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Stuff To Watch This Week (Aug 8-14, 2022)

Mediacorp's first long-form medical drama, Healing Heroes, premieres tomorrow night after the National Day Parade. 

National Day Parade 2022

Celebrate Singapore’s 57th birthday at The Float@Marina Bay! Highlights include the Military Tattoo, featuring precision drills and band performances; a Total Defence Display by the Singapore Armed Forces and the Home Forces; the F-16 jet fly-past in the heartland; the bomb burst in the Marina Bay area; a virtual choir performance of the NDP 2022 theme song ‘Stronger Together’; and The Story of Us, the show segment helmed by Adrian Pang. Catch the PM’s National Day speech on Aug 8: CNA (6.45pm), Channel 8 (8.45pm), Suria (8.30pm), Vasantham (9pm).

Watch it on: meWATCH & Channel 5, 8, U, Suria, Vasantham, Tue, 5.35pm-8.30pm

Gardens by the Bay and Mediacorp National Day Concert 2022

Catch highlights from the concert — hosted by Jean Danker and Joakim Gomez — held last Saturday. The line-up includes Rui En, Taufik Batisah, Yung Raja, Shabir, Dick Lee and his band Omnitones, Benjamin Kheng, and Annette Lee. Pay close attention to Benjamin’s wardrobe: he deserves a cultural medallion for wearing it in this weather. Power.

Watch it on: meWATCH, Channel 5 & Mediacorp Entertainment on YouTube, Sat, 8pm

Healing Heroes

Mediacorp’s first ever long-form (130 episodes!) medical drama following four junior doctors (Herman Keh, Gini Chang, Zhang Zetong and Sheryl Ang) at a private hospital. With Pierre Png, Chen Hanwei and Paige Chua as the newbies’ sups.  

Watch it on: meWATCH & Channel 8, Tue, 8.30pm; subsequent eps at 7.30pm, weekdays

The Wonder Shop

The National Day edition of livestreaming show will feature the contributions of social enterprises WhatIf Foods, Alchemy Foodtech and Bettr Group. Respect.

Watch it on: meWATCH’s LIVE+, Tue, 9pm

A Night Under the Stars

Join Zen Chong — formerly known as Zzen Chong, aka The Little Nyonya villain — and his five-year-old son Eytan on Lazarus Island and Kusu Island.

Watch it on: meWATCH & Channel 8, Wed, 8pm

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge

Ashton Kutcher learns how to evade crocodiles in the coastal jungles of Costa Rica.

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

Photo: National Geographic

I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot. Translation: Five animated shorts about the tree alien (again voiced by Vin Diesel) before it (he?) became part of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Expect extreme cuteness.

Watch it on: Disney+, Wed

Photo: Disney+

Candy

Five-part true-crime series starring Jessica Biel as Candy Montgomery, a friendly small-town wife and mother-turned-murderous adulterer in 1980s Texas. Also stars Pablo Schreiber, Melanie Lynskey and Justin Timberlake. It’s up for an Emmy for Best Main Title Design — yes, it’s a thing.

Watch it on: Disney+ Wed

Photo: TPG News/Click Photos

Day Shift

Jamie Foxx stars as a cash-strapped blue-collar dad juggling two jobs: pool cleaner by day; vampire slayer by night. Dave Franco and Snoop Dogg co-star.  Love the trailer. Please don’t suck.   

Watch it on: Netflix, Fri

Photo: Parrish Lewis/Netflix

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