Gwyneth Paltrow Plays Sex Therapist, Dune Hits HBO Max, and SVU Turns 500

Gwyneth Paltrow’s collaboration with Netflix continues today with Sex, Love & Goop, a new series that sees the wellness entrepreneur and a team of experts help couples achieve deeper intimacy. Plus, Dune premieres on HBO Max day and date with its theatrical release, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs its 500th episode, and Selma Blair chronicles her life with multiple sclerosis in a new Discovery+ documentary. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Thursday:

Sex, Love & Goop: Complete first season. Relationship experts help courageous couples experience more pleasurable sex and deeper intimacy in Gwyneth Paltrow’s new series. Read our review. Streaming on Netflix

Dune: Original film. Warner Bros.’ fall tentpole follows a young Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he sets out to save a dangerous desert wasteland flush with the most precious spice in the entire universe. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi/fantasy epic also stars Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, and Jason Momoa. Watch trailer. Drops at 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM PT on HBO Max

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: 500th episode. Amaro (Danny Pino) asks the SVU for help clearing a convicted man’s name, but his efforts bring a figure from Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) past back into her life. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on NBC

The Blacklist: Season premiere. Two years after Elizabeth Keen’s (Megan Boone) death, Raymond Reddington (James Spader) and his team have disbanded. But when one of their own is injured in the line of duty, the FBI Task Force is drawn back together to bring down a conspiracy that could shatter global security. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on NBC

Introducing, Selma Blair: Original documentary. Director Rachel Fleit follows actress Selma Blair for over a year as she undergoes treatment for multiple sclerosis and comes to terms with the next chapter of her life. Watch trailer. Streaming on discovery+

Grey’s Anatomy: Richard (James Pickens, Jr.) recruits Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Bailey (Chandra Wilson) to help him launch a new program. Addison (Kate Walsh) struggles to save her patient, and Jo (Camilla Luddington) helps a woman who goes into premature labor. Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on ABC

The Next Thing You Eat: Complete first season. Chef David Chang and Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville explore new advances in food science, from robots to lab-grown fish, and what they mean for our diets in this six-episode docuseries. Watch trailer. Streaming on Hulu

Insiders: Complete first season. Money Heist star Najwa Nimri hosts Netflix’s first original Spanish reality show, in which 12 people think they’re in the final round of casting for a new series, but are already being recorded in secret. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

Thursday Night Football: The Denver Broncos travel to Ohio to face the Cleveland Browns. 8:20 PM ET/5:20 PM PT on FOX

One of Us Is Lying: Season finale. Simon’s murderer is revealed in the final two episodes of Peacock’s twisty teen drama. Streaming on Peacock

Titans: Season finale. The Titans face a final battle for Gotham as the Max Original series wraps its third season. Streaming on HBO Max

The Girl in the Woods: Complete first season. Peacock gets into the Halloween spirit with this supernatural drama about a teenage runaway (Stefanie Scott) who leads a group of monster slayers in a quest to save their loved ones. Watch trailer. Streaming on Peacock

NBA Basketball: Week 1 of the 2021-22 season continues with two big-name games:

• Dallas Mavericks at Atlanta Hawks 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT on TNT
• Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT on TNT

College Football: The Tulane Green Wave and the SMU Mustangs take over ESPN tonight in an AAC matchup. 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT on ESPN

Life’s a Glitch: Complete first season. Social media influencer Julien Bam and his sidekick Joon Kim scramble to return to the real world after accidentally traveling to a parallel dimension in this German comedy. Streaming on Netflix

Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.