Nicole Kidman transforms into a wellness guru with unconventional methods in Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, which debuts its first three episodes today.
Also today: Dr. Phil McGraw hits the road to help families in need in House Calls with Dr. Phil, Awkwafina returns to Comedy Central for more semi-autobiographical shenanigans, and Diary of a Future President drops its entire second season on Disney+. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Wednesday:
Nine Perfect Strangers: Series premiere. Nine stressed city dwellers embark upon a ten-day retreat in hopes of being transformed by an enigmatic wellness guru (Nicole Kidman). The prestige limited series features an ensemble of A-list stars, including Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, and Michael Shannon. Three episodes stream today. Read our review. Streaming on Hulu
House Calls with Dr. Phil: Series premiere. Dr. Phil McGraw travels across the country visiting families in need of his help in this new hour-long series. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on CBS
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens: Season premiere. Queens native Nora Lin (Awkwafina) continues to navigate life and young adulthood with the help of her dad (BD Wong), Grandma (Lori Tan Chinn), and cousin (Bowen Yang) in Season 2 of the acclaimed comedy. Watch trailer. 10:00 PM ET on Comedy Central
Diary of a Future President: Complete second season. Cuban American and future leader of the United States Elena Cañero-Reed (Tess Romero) enters the seventh grade with her friends, family, and diaries by her side in ten new episodes of the Gina Rodriguez-narrated Disney+ series. Watch trailer. Streaming on Disney+
The Defeated: Complete first season. An American cop (Taylor Kitsch) sets off in search of his missing brother in 1946 Berlin with the help of a novice German policewoman (Nina Hoss). Michael C. Hall, Logan Marshall-Green, and Tuppence Middleton also star. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes: Original documentary. Britain's most notorious serial killer Dennis Nilsen reflects on his life and his horrific crimes in chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell in Netflix’s latest true crime documentary. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix
America’s Got Talent: Tuesday’s performers learn their fate during the second quarterfinals results show. Seven will move on to AGT’s semifinal. 8:00 PM ET on NBC
Big Brother: New episode. 8:00 PM ET on CBS
In the Same Breath: Original documentary. Filmmaker Nanfu Wang looks at the devastating toll of widespread misinformation in the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch trailer. 9:00 PM ET on HBO
I Survived a Serial Killer: Series premiere. A&E explores what it’s like to escape a serial predator in this new twelve-episode series told from the survivors’ point of view. Watch preview. 9:30 PM ET on A&E
The FBI Declassified: Season premiere. Back for its fourth season, the team behind CBS News’ 48 Hours takes viewers behind the scenes of the FBI’s biggest cases. 10:00 PM ET on CBS
Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.
TOPICS: Nine Perfect Strangers, Hulu, Nicole Kidman