The Best Shows and Movies to Watch This Week: Genius: Aretha, Superstore Series Finale

I hope you like extremes because the best new shows and movies of the week occupy one pole or the other. On one side, you've got inspirational and fun fare, like Nat Geo's Genius: Aretha and Disney+'s new Mighty Ducks series, and on the other side you've got horrifying monsters, conspiracy theorists, and serial killers. There's no room for moderation here, so find some balance by watching all of our recommendations.

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Genius: Aretha

Season 3 premiere Sunday at 9/8c on Nat Geo
National Geographic's Emmy-winning dramatic biographical series, which covered the lives of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in previous seasons, returns after a few years off to depict the life of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin in Season 3. Cynthia Erivo, who is just an 'O' shy of an EGOT, stars as the legendary singer as she looks for some R-E-S-P-E-C-T in an industry populated by a chain of fools. [TRAILER]

Q: Into the Storm

Series premiere Sunday on HBO
The sooner we bury Q Anon into the ground the better, but there are lessons to be learned about the wildfire conspiracy that started on message boards full of furry porn and changed the world forever. Mainly, let's understand it so we don't let this happen again. Director Cullen Hoback's six-episode docuseries becomes the first major series about Q, the anonymous figure who believes a government cabal eats babies (among other mumbo jumbo), following supporters and key players involved, voluntarily or not, in the rise of Q. Hoback's light tone may seem irresponsible to some, given the severity of Q supporter actions, or perfect for the absurdity of the zany brainwashing behind it. As a bonus, Hoback digs up clues and comes up with his own guess of who Q actually is. [TRAILER]

Superstore

Series finale Thursday at 8/7c on NBC
Don't miss the closing shift for the most underrated comedy on network TV. Superstore signs off Thursday with a sweet, hourlong series finale that finds the Cloud 9 team pulling out all the stops to save the Ozark Highlands store from closure. Plus, America Ferrera's Amy returns after heading west — and breaking Jonah's (Ben Feldman) heart — earlier this season. However it works out for those two, we know no one will be more invested than Sandra (Kaliko Kauahi). -Kelly Connolly

John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise

Series available Thursday on Peacock
Peacock's first foray into true crime is this six-episode docuseries examining John Wayne Gacy, the infamous Chicago-area serial killer who was found guilty of murdering dozens of young men and boys. Devil in Disguise uses rarely seen footage from an extended interview with Gacy himself before he was killed by lethal injection in 1994. The series hopes to dispel some myths about Gacy, including the notion that he was a lone wolf who stayed out of the public eye, as well as prove that Gacy was responsible for many more unreported murders. [TRAILER]

Invincible

Series premieres Friday on Amazon Prime Video
Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead, goes back to his preferred medium of choice in this animated superhero series based on his comic. Steven Yeun provides the voice of a young man, the son of the most famous superhero in the world, as he waits to master his own powers and discover his crime-fighting identity. There's a slow start, but the ball gets rolling at the end of the first episode when it's clear this will be a new, violent take on the superhero coming-of-age story. Three episodes will be available to get you hooked. [TRAILER]

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers

Series premieres Friday on Disney+
It's time to hit the ice again with The Mighty Ducks. Lauren Graham stars in the Disney+ TV show in which the ultimate underdog hockey team of the '90s has become the villain -- an institution obsessed only with winning, stats, and money. When Alex's (Graham) son Evan is booted from the Ducks for not being pro-ready at age 12, she enlists the help of a curmudgeonly Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez) to start a new hockey team where kids can just love the sport and have fun. It has the same spirit as the original films, just with 2021 dialogue ("I have more of a podcasting body"). Outside of Estevez, don't expect to see familiar faces until Episode 6, but it's still a fun time for fans old and new and something the whole family can enjoy. -Megan Vick [TRAILER]