The first season of the TBS-turned-HBO Max original series Search Party saw Dory (Alia Shawkat) leading her motley crew of self-absorbed twenty-something friends in search of a missing acquaintance. Premiering today, the show's new season sees the tables turned, with Dory being held captive by a deranged "fan."
Also today: Superstore returns for the back half of its final season, Anne Hathaway stars in a new quarantine thriller from the director of The Bourne Identity, and a new gaggle of stars try to avoid embarrassment on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Thursday:
SEASON PREMIERE: Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliot (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) are all living in their own personal hellscapes as Search Party returns for its fourth season, but a new adventure awaits as they begin to suspect that Dory (Alia Shawkat) might not be touring Europe as her faked social media posts suggest. Three episodes drop today. Watch trailer. Streaming on HBO Max
NEW EPISODE: Settling into a new timeslot for the back half of what we recently learned will be its final season, tonight's Superstore sees a change in Cloud 9 policy force the employees to reckon with systemic racism in the store. Watch preview. 8:30 PM ET on NBC
ORIGINAL MOVIE: Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, Locked Down stars Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor as a quarreling couple who set aside their differences to attempt a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist. Doug Limon (The Bourne Identity and Mr. and Mrs. Smith) directs. Watch trailer. Streaming on HBO Max
NEW EPSIODE: Last week's premiere of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune wasn't quite the celebrity schadenfreude bonanza we'd hoped it would be, although Chandra Wilson did manage a whopper of wrong guess. How will Drew Carey, Teri Hatcher, and Chrissy Metz fare tonight? There's only one way to find out. 8:00 PM ET on ABC
NEW EPISODE: The crew at Law & Order: Special Victims Unit investigates when a role-play session on a camming website turns violent after one user decides to meet his idol in person. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on NBC
NEW EPISODE: Being mayor of Los Angeles means rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, as Neil (Ted Danson) learns tonight on Mr. Mayor, after he meets and very publicly flirts with Andie MacDowell (playing herself). Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on NBC
NEW EPISODE: Kat (Mayim Bialik) wins a free trip to Puerto Rico for herself and a friend on Call Me Kat, but after her friends convince her to go alone, she makes a last-minute change of plans. Meanwhile, Randi (Kyla Pratt) and Phil (Leslie Jordan) have trouble with the new register. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on Fox
Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.
TOPICS: Search Party, HBO Max