On TV This Week: “Stranger Things,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “Ellen” Ended

There are a few finals from May 25th to May 31st, but the biggest item, in more ways than one, on the TV schedule for the next seven days is season four. Weird stuff, which arrived on Netflix nearly three years after the last season. Beautiful war of the galaxies The character takes the show’s place on Disney+ and the day-to-day life of television comes to an end when Ellen DeGeneres signs up.

is below the hollywood reporterIt summarizes their debuts, returns, and special offers over the next seven days. It will be almost impossible to see everything, but get out THR Point the way to decent options for the week ahead. All times are ET/PT if not specified.

Big show

When viewers last saw Hawkins, Indiana was destroyed after a battle at Starcourt Mall. Six months have passed since the transfer deadline when Weird stuff He returns, but it’s been almost 35 months since the show’s last season. Seven of the season’s nine episodes, six of which are over 70 minutes long, will premiere on Friday, and the final two episodes (which will be nearly four hours together) will premiere in July.

Long episodes make up “the biggest, scariest, most ambitious Weird stuff “Season continues,” he wrote. THR Critic Daniel Feinberg, but also “the least fascinating, least funny, and least inventive season” as the desire to raise the stakes further alienates the larger human elements from previous seasons. request closed Weird stuff Huge and is one of the most popular shows on Netflix. But, as Feinberg says, “it’s no longer subservient.”

Also broadcasting…

Released on the same day as Weird stuff -and two days after its originally announced premiere- is Obi van Kenobi (Friday, Disney+), a limited-edition series in which Evan McGregor reprises his role as the Jedi. It takes place between episodes III and IV of the Star Wars timeline, where Obi-Wan lives off a tattoo and takes care of young Luke. Hayden Christensen also returns to the saga as Darth Vader.

Also the premiere is new seasons. Someone handed Phil (Wednesday, Netflix), Who cursed Michael Che (Thursday, HBO Max) and Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Friday, Apple TV+). Hulu has Cards slit shorisi Premieres on Friday. Limited series produced by FX GunAbout Punk Icons, Sex Pistols, premieres Tuesday on Hulu.

On the air…

Final: After opening the 19-year-old show with dancing, audience games, and celebrity conversation, Ellen DeGeneres will wrap up her talk show on Thursday (temporarily check local listings). Jennifer Aniston, who was the first guest Ellen DeGeneresShow The premiere took place in 2003, completing the show’s circle; Also featured is Pink, who wrote the show’s theme song.

More endings: Survivor (8 pm Wednesday, CBS); Chicago Medi, Fogo s PS (Wednesdays, 8, 9 and 22 hours, NBC); Gray’s anatomy (8 pm Thursday, ABC); bulls (Series finale, Thursday, 10 pm, CBS); s black list (Friday at 8pm, NBC).

What else: kitchen master The new season premieres Wednesday at 8pm on Fox. PBS goes on air National Remembrance Day Concert Live (in the eastern half of the country) Sunday at 20 pm comes out on nbc კისTalented American and a new series dance for yourself Tuesday at 20:00 and 22:00. NancyDrew slit fast tone Premieres Tuesday at 9pm on The CW.

by cable…

Young: History Channel continues the tradition of Memorial Weekend premieres Theodore Roosevelt (8 am Sunday and Monday). The five-hour documentary, produced by historians Doris Kerns Goodwin and Leonardo DiCaprio (among others), offers an in-depth look at the life of the 26th president.

What else: After completion Theodore RooseveltIt will be a first in history. United States Presidency with Bill Clinton (Monday, 10:30 pm), a six-part series with historians and other experts learning how presidents have tackled issues ranging from civil rights to world power. AMC legal drama 61st street The first season ends at 10pm on Sunday.