Must-see TV: Michael Fassbender spy thriller ‘The Agency’ tops this week's watch list (2024)

The Agency
Debut
A covert CIA operative (two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender) is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London, but he is quickly drawn into a new web of problems when an old love (Jodie Turner-Smith) reappears in his life and an undercover agent goes missing. “I believe there’s one type of agent, the insane,” Fassbender says in the trailer. Also stars Jeffrey Wright and Richard Gere.
When: Friday on Paramount+

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The latest series from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan is set in the world of the oil rigs fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics. Stars Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, Ali Larter, Demi Moore and When Calls the Heart alum Kayla Wallace.

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
Film
A die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan (Hunter King) falls in love with an employee (Tyler Hynes) for the club as she and her family compete to win the team’s Fan of the Year contest. Features cameos by Donna Kelce, Jenna Bush Hager, Coach Andy Reid; and players Trey Smith, Mecole Hardman Jr., Clyde Edwards-Helaire and George Karlaftis.
When: Saturday on W Network

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Thelma
Film
When 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles to reclaim what was taken from her.
When: Now streaming on Paramount+

Twisters
Film
The spinoff of the 1996 original centres on a group of storm-chasers that descend on central Oklahoma after multiple systems converge to threaten the region. Stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos.
When: Friday on Prime Video

Beatles ’64
Documentary
Featuring never-before-seen footage, the film gives a rare glimpse into the spectacle and hysteria that followed the Fab Four when they first came to America in 1964 and Beatlemania swept the country for the first time.
When: Friday on Disney+

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Watchmen: Chapter 1
Film
Based on the classic DC Comics series of the same name, the animated film takes place in an alternate world where the murder of a government sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement.
When: Saturday on Adult Swim

Hard North
Docuseries
Follows a diverse group of young Canadians as they embark on a challenging four-season mission: to build a life in the vast and unforgiving Canadian wilderness.
When: Friday on Prime Video

My Old Ass
Film
A mushroom trip brings a teenager face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. Stars Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza.
When: Now streaming on Prime Video

Outlander
Season 7B Premiere
Coming off the first half of Outlander seventh season, viewers find Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan) and young Ian (John Bell) leaving the colonies and arriving in their beloved homeland: Scotland.
When: Monday on W Network

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NFL’s Thanksgiving Games
Sports
Thanksgiving football kicks off with the NFC-leading Detroit Lions hosting their division-rival Chicago Bears. Afterwards, the Dallas Cowboys will welcome the New York Giants before the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers bring things to a close at Lambeau Field.
When: Thursday on CBS, Fox, NBC

It’s in the Game: Madden NFL
Docuseries
Honours the legacy of coach John Madden, who as an announcer called 20 NFL Thanksgiving games and helped create one of the biggest video games of all time, Madden NFL.
When: Tuesday on Prime Video

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Special
Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and more take to the streets of New York City.
When: Thursday on NBC

Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary
Documentary
Chronicles the emergence and popularity of the West Coast, soft rock pop culture epitomized by musical artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto.
When: Friday on Crave

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The Absence of Eden
Film
A border agent (Garrett Hedlund) works with an undocumented woman (Zoe Saldana) fighting to escape a ruthless cartel to save the life of an innocent girl.
When: Now streaming on Paramount+

Bread & Roses
Documentary
Follows three women as they fight to recover their autonomy after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021.
When: Now streaming on Apple TV+

Tracker
New Episode
Colter (Justin Hartley) makes it his mission to track down a stolen dog and reunite him with his family.
When: Sunday on CBS, Monday on CTV, Tuesday on Disney+

St. Denis Medical
New Episode
Alex (Allison Tolman) accidentally provokes the Emergency Department’s mean girls.
When: Tuesday on NBC, CTV

Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown
New Episode
Familiar faces battle it out to take down Bobbly Flay as the serve up holiday favourites in the kitchen.
When: Friday on Food Network

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