Stuff To Watch This Week (Oct 17-23, 2022)
Are you ready for a double-shot of Rebecca Lim? She’s in the high-octane hijack thriller Third Rail and her own reality show Love, Becks.
Third Rail
What happens when terrorists hijack an MRT train in Singapore? That’s the unthinkable scenario in this 12-part thriller from the makers of Last Madame. Rebecca Lim, Andie Chen, and Benjamin Heng are among the hostages in a train seized by armed perps. Did the SCDF drills prepare them for this? Watch the first episode below. (There’s an alternate NC16 version as well!)
Watch it on: meWATCH, two episodes every Monday
Love, Becks
Rebecca Lim is getting married and she needs all the sagely advice she can get: from fellow Mediacorp artistes (Zoe Tay, Fann Wong, Xiang Yun, Jesseca Liu), one singer (Annette Lee), and one politician (Sun Xue Ling, Minister of State). No pressure, right, Matthew? Watch the first episode below
Watch it on: meWATCH & Channel 8, Mon, 8pm
Hear U Out, Season 3
Quan Yifeng, Mediacorp’s in-house shrink, is ready to see… Jeremy Chan. Now what is your sob story, my boy? More courtship anecdotes with Jesseca Liu? And they better be tear-inducing, okay? I’m on the clock.
Watch it on: meWATCH, Thur
Cool Hotels
Allan Wu checks into Australia’s Taronga Wildlife Retreat — which overlooks the Sydney Harbour — and spends quality time with the resident kangaroos and koala bears. Wait, does that sound like the premise of a potential meWATCH sitcom? You're welcome.
Watch it on: meWATCH & Channel U, Wed, 8pm
Camokakis: Whole Lot Fall In
Actors Nick Teo, Hazelle Teo, Tasha Low, Munah Bagharib, and Brian Ng, and influencer Hanan S H Al-Johary learn to secure sea lanes from the Navy. Yeah, change of scenery!
Watch it on: meWATCH & Channel 5, Wed, 8pm
The Peripheral
Now that Middle-Earth saga has ended its first season, Amazon is betting on its next big thing: its own Westworld. And who better to do that than the Westworld executive producers themselves, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Chloë Grace Moretz gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving virtual simulators and time travel. Based on the book by William Gibson, the iconic cyberpunk author who once famously called Singapore “Disneyland with the death penalty”. Loving this already.
Watch it on: Amazon Prime Video, Fri
Photo: Amazon Prime Video
Raymond & Ray
Have you ever asked, Why hasn’t Hollywood cast Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor as brothers? Well, your wish is now answered: they play estranged half-brothers reunited at their father’s funeral in this drama directed by Rodrigo García and produced by Alfonso Cuarón (Roma).
Watch it on: Apple TV+, Fri
Photo: Apple TV+
The School for Good and Evil
Young-adult fantasy from Bridesmaids director Paul Feig about an institution where students are trained to become fairytale-like heroes and villains. Stars Charlize Theron, Kerri Washington and Michelle Yeoh as the instructors.
Watch it on: Netflix, Wed
Photo: Netflix
Post-Mortem with Mick Garris
Jamie Lee Curtis takes the hot seat as she discusses the impact of playing Laurie Strode in the Halloween movies on her career.
Listen to it on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Photo: TPG News/Click Photos
The Problem With Jon Stewart, Season 2
The former Daily Show host takes on the pros and cons of American globalisation!
Watch it on: Apple TV+, Fri
Photo: Apple TV+
House on Wheels, Season 4
SF9’s Rowoon joins cast regulars Sung Dong-Il and Kim Hee-Won as they travel around South Korea in a trailer house. Along their way, they’ll invite friends of theirs to spend a night or two.
Watch it on: Viu, Sun
Photo: Viu