Ted Lasso season 2 is here

Here’s what’s happening in the TV world for Friday July 23 and Saturday July 24. All hours are Eastern.

Best choices

Ted lasso (Apple TV +, Friday, 12:01 am, Season 2 premiere): The Jason Sudeikis-directed comedy returns with two episodes, with new ones being released weekly. Myles McNutt will recap. Here is our review of the season: “The greatest concern Ted lasso hope he lives up to his very successful debut. It might take a minute for the show to regain its rhythm, but it returns with optimism and warmth (and cookies), qualities taken from The unpredictable challenges of Ted and his friends.

Tig Notaro: Drawn (HBO, Saturday, 10 p.m.): As she told us earlier this year, the new action star Tig Notaro can’t wait to get back on the road for stand-up. But for now, she’s releasing her first animated comedy special, Drawn. The Notaro teamwith Six Point Harness, the animation studio behind Hair love and Lazor Wulf. Several styles of animation are used, bringing the pleasant twists and turns of Notaro to life, often revealing anecdotes.

Regular coverage

Star Wars: The Bad Lot (Disney +, Friday, 3:01 a.m.)

Wildcards

The Tokyo Olympics: Opening Ceremony (NBC, Friday, 6:55 a.m.): The Olympics begin with an opening ceremony that will air very early on NBC. For those who don’t want to get up too early, they will rebroadcast the ceremony at 7:30 p.m. EST. The games will start on July 23 and end on August 8. NBC and its various platforms, including Peacock, CNBC, USA and Golf Channel, will broadcast the games.

Masters of the Universe: Apocalypse: Part 1 (Netflix, Friday, 3:01 a.m.): “Revelation works as a direct continuation of the original 130-episode series. It is at the same time fascinating, ambitious and chimerical, because Revelations must try to match the aesthetic and sensibility of the original show, update the narrative and visuals, comment on and / or clarify many original characterizations, provide former fans with plenty of references and Easter eggs, and bring the world back to showing it to a whole new audience. And he has to do all of that in the five episodes that make up the first part of this limited 10-episode Kevin Smith series. Read the rest of Kevin Johnson’s review here.

The films that made us (Netflix, Friday, 3:01 a.m.): The second season of this docuserie will provide a comprehensive look at the making of four classic films—jurassic park, Back to the future, A pretty woman, Forrest Gump– and feature interviews with team members who helped piece these films together.