Netflix’s The Gentlemen spinoff, The Traitors season 2 finale, and more new TV this week

04.03.2024 - 21:13 / polygon.com

This is a quiet week on TV, especially compared to the bonanza in theaters that is Dune: Part Twoor the ongoing fervor around Helldivers 2 (shoutout to those servers).

But that doesn’t mean no TV is happening. Take it from me, a humble TV editor: There is basically constant television going. This week, shows are wrapping up, ramping up, and even making their big debuts — just ask some of the genderqueer comics of the Gender Agenda making their Netflix special debut. And if you’re still looking for something else to watch, feel free to check out our list of the best TV shows of the year (so far).

Here’s the biggest TV premieres and finales this week:

Genre: Comedy special
Release date: March 5
Showrunner/creator: Hannah Gadsby
Cast: Ashley Ward, Jes Tom, Chloe Petts, and more

You know Hannah Gadsby from such comedic specials as Douglas and, more famously, Nanette. Now, Gadsby is hosting a comedy special (filmed at London’s Alexandra Palace) featuring genderqueer comics from around the world for a showcase under Gadsby’s umbrella.

Genre: Crime drama
Release date: March 7
Showrunner/creator: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, and more

Eddie (Theo James) is a British aristocrat who’s just inherited a sizable family estate from his father. Only he soon learns the estate has become part of Mickey Pearson’s weed-growing empire, and unfortunately the proprietors don’t plan on going anywhere.

Genre: Reality competition
Release date: March 8
Host: Nick Uhas
Cast: A group of talented glass-blowing artists

There is a reality show for everything these days! Also, who doesn’t want to watch the magic of glass blowing? Like all good reality shows, it provides us the finer points of a new subculture, and then by episode 4 you’re expert enough to judge.

Genre: Superpowered coming of age
Release date: March 6, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Emma Moran
Cast: Máiréad Tyers, Luke Rollason, Bilal Hasna, and more

Season 2 of Extraordinary picks up right where season 1 left off: Jen (Máiréad Tyers) finding out the process of finding her power isn’t as easy as she had hoped it would be. Unfortunately, nothing else is going perfectly either — like, for instance, the unexpected revelation Jizzlord (Luke Rollason) gets about his past life.

Genre: Murder mystery
Release date: March 5
Showrunner/creator: Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams
Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Violett Beane, and more

Ten episodes in and we’re finally going to get to the bottom of whodunit — of either of the murders this show kicked off with all those weeks ago. More importantly: Will Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin) get his mojo back?

Genre: Reality show mafia game
Release date: March 7 at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST
Host: Alan Cumming
Cast: A traitor