On this episode of Why Watch That:

SERIES PREMIERES

Five Bedrooms

Website: Peacock

Dead Pixels

Website: CW

Ted Lasso

Website: Apple TV+

Lovecraft Country

Website: HBO

FIRST LOOK

Project Power

Website: Netflix

Synopsis: “An ex-soldier, a teen and a cop collide in New Orleans as they hunt for the source behind a dangerous new pill that grants users temporary superpowers.”

Release Date: August 14, 2020
Directed by: Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Screenplay by: Mattson Tomlin
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, and Courtney B. Vance
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 1 hour 53 minutes
Rated R

SNEAK PEEK

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Website: Searchlight Pictures

Synopsis: “THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD re-imagines Charles Dickens’ classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers — giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Emmy® winners and Oscar® nominees Armando Iannucci (IN THE LOOP, THE DEATH OF STALIN, HBO’s Veep and Avenue 5) and Simon Blackwell (IN THE LOOP, HBO’s Succession) lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens’ iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England.”

Release Date: August 28, 2020
Directed by: Armando Iannucci
Screenplay by: Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Starring: Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Gwendoline Christie, and Benedict Wong
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Rated PG