Stuff To Watch This Week (Aug 22-Aug 28, 2022)

King of Culinary, Season 3 

More KOC action! On Raja Kulinari (hosted by Farhana M Noor), KOC candidates take on mentor chefs Bob, Iskander and Khaled, while over on 三把刀 (hosted by Cavin Soh), amateur home-cooks go head-to-head with chefs Eric Neo, Eric Teo and Pung on a coveted spot in November’s Game of the Thrones-sounding Battle of the Kings. And speaking of Game of Thrones…

Watch it on: Raja Kulinari, Tue, meWATCH, Suria, Mediacorp YouTube Entertainment, 8.30pm; 三把刀, Wed, meWATCH, Channel 8, Mediacorp YouTube Entertainment, 8pm

House of the Dragon

Welcome back to Westeros! The 10-part prequel set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones follows trials and tribulations of the House of Targaryen as various factions — including Matt Smith’ sociopathic Prince Daemon — go after the Iron Throne. Kinda like Succession, but with liberal bloodletting, torture, incest, and of course, dragons. In short: If you plan to quit red meat, this isn’t the week to start.

Watch it on: HBO Go, Mon

Photo: HBO GO

Partner Track

Teen Wolf’s Arden Cho headlines this adaptation of Helen Wan’s bestselling novel of the same name as Ingrid Yun, a Korean-American lawyer vying for partner at a law firm. How far will she go (or won’t go) to secure her seat at the table? And will Ingrid’s corporate ambitions get in the way of her love life or vice versa?

Watch it on: Netflix, Fri

Photos: Vanessa Clifton/Netflix

Shark Week 2022

Sharks, it’s that time of the year…While Nat Geo’s SharkFest is more serious, Discovery’s line-up is skewed towards the — whatchamacallit — the more flippant side. Highlights include Jackass Shark Week 2.0 (Mon), Impractical Jokers Shark Week Spectacular (Tue), and Tracy Morgan Presents: Sharks! with Tracy Morgan (Wed). See what I mean?

Watch it on: Discovery Channel (Singtel TV Ch 202), Mon-Sun, 9pm

Photo: Discovery Channel

Welcome to Wrexham

What do Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney know about running a Welsh football team? This isn’t the third season of Ted Lasso — it actually happened! This docu-series looks at how Reynolds and McElhenney try to revive the fortunes of Wrexham AFC, a struggling club they bought in 2020.

Watch it on: Disney+, Thur

Photo: Ryan Reynolds/Instagram

Blackish star Anthony Anderson learns a thing or two about evading a grizzly bear in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Maybe A Night Under the Stars should do that too next season, something dangerous to spike the ratings. Have a think: Darren Lim vs Wild Boar…I’ll watch that. Repeatedly.

Watch it on: National Geographic Channel (Singtel TV Ch 201, StarHub Ch 411), Tue, 9am (same day as the US)

Photo: National Geographic

Mike

Moonlight star Trevante Rhodes plays Mike Tyson in this eight-part biopic series that has been disavowed by the heavyweight champ. “I don’t support their story about my life,” Tyson protested on Instagram. “They stole my life story and didn’t pay me.” Tsk, tsk, tsk. How can?

Watch it on: Disney+, Thur

Photo: Hulu

Seoul Vibe

Get ready for some Fast & Furious action, Korean-style, in this thriller where a group of speedsters — including #Alive’s Yoo Ah-In and All Us of are Dead’s Lee Kyoo-Hyung —  partake in a heist amid the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Watch it on: Netflix, Fri

Photo: Netflix

Stellar: A Magical Ride

More vehicular mayhem in this action-comedy about an automobile dealer (Lee Kyoo-Hyung, him again) who learns about his past while on the run from loan sharks in his late father’s decrepit car named Stellar.

Watch it on: iQiYi, Sat

Photo: iQiYi