High School Musical: The Musical: The Series returns to Disney+ today for a new camp-set third season, and yes, Olivia Rodrigo, who's become a global pop star since shooting the show's second season, is back as a recurring player.
Also today: The Most Hated Man on the Internet gets what’s coming to him in new a Netflix docuseries, We Met in Virtual Reality probes the intimacy of relationships formed in the virtual world, Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers behind the scenes of Lucasfilm’s visual effects division, and more. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Wednesday:
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 3 premiere. The Wildcats head to Camp Shallow Lake to put on a high-stakes production of Frozen and film a drama-filled docuseries about their experience. Olivia Rodrigo returns as a recurring player for Season 3, while Jesse Tyler Ferguson and JoJo Siwa join as guest stars. Watch trailer. Streaming on Disney+
The Most Hated Man on the Internet: Complete docuseries. Hunter Moore was a self-proclaimed “professional life ruiner” who found fame in the early 2010s by launching a revenge porn hub, but when a mother learns nude photos of her daughter have been posted online, she leads a crusade to take him down. Read our review. Streaming on Netflix
We Met in Virtual Reality: Original documentary. Filmed entirely in the world of virtual reality, this immersive documentary follows several relationships formed in the virtual world during the COVID-19 lockdown. Watch trailer. 9:00 PM ET on HBO
Light & Magic: Complete docuseries. Lucasfilm lifts the curtain on Industrial Light & Magic, its world-renowned special visual effects, animation, and virtual production division, in a six-episode series directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Watch trailer. Streaming on Disney+
Dream Home Makeover: Complete Season 3. Syd and Shea McGee bring Shea’s breaktaking interior design touch to a wide range of clients across the country in a new season of their home renovation show. Streaming on Netflix
Car Masters: Rust to Riches: Complete Season 4. After creating a one-of-a-kind concept car and motorcycle, the Gotham Crew roll up their sleeves and get back to their Hot Rod roots with the rustiest transformations they’ve ever attempted. Watch preview. Streaming on Netflix
Wellington Paranormal: Season 4 premiere. When shiny objects begin disappearing all over town, Officers Minogue (Mike Minogue) and O’Leary (Karen O'Leary) go looking for the culprit and happen upon a suspect who's half-bird, half-human. Watch trailer. 9:00 PM ET on The CW
Rebelde: Complete Season 2. The students are in for various surprises upon their return to Elite Way School, including a new music director, a new classmate, and a chance to break into the industry. In Spanish. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix
Big Brother: New episode. 8:00 PM ET on CBS
Married at First Sight: New episode. The four newlywed couples spend their first night together, but in the morning, each is bombarded with personal questions from their new in-laws. Then, they jet off to their honeymoon in Mexico, where fun in the sun awaits. 8:00 PM ET on Lifetime
Shark Week 2022: Special presentation. Another night of deep-sea programming begins with Island of Walking Sharks, which sees Animal Planet’s Forrest Galante travel to Papua New Guinea to definitively prove that sharks are evolving to walk on land. 8:00 PM ET on Discovery and Discovery+
The Challenge: USA: New episode. Tension continues to bubble up among the Big Brother alums, threatening their position in the competition. 9:00 PM ET on CBS
Grown-ish: New episode. Friction mounts between Junior (Marcus Scribner) and Annika (Justine Skye) when one of them is tapped for a secret society. Red flags start to arise when Aaron (Trevor Jackson) discovers the university is overusing his image to promote how “diverse and inclusive” they are. Watch preview. 10:00 PM ET on Freeform
Five Guys a Week: New episode. Willing to go to extreme lengths for love, 26-year-old Alexis invites five men into her home, but with everyone competing for her heart, their journey takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn. 10:00 PM ET on Lifetime
Everything’s Trash: New episode. Jessie’s (Nneka Okafor) mentor asks Phoebe (Phoebe Robinson) to be a guest speaker at his university, but Phoebe sees an unusual side to the mentor that makes her second-guess the entire speaking engagement. Watch preview. 10:30 PM ET on Freeform
Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.
TOPICS: The Most Hated Man on the Internet, Disney+, Netflix, Dream Home Makeover, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, We Met in Virtual Reality, Industrial Light & Magic