What to Watch podcast: Praise be, the new season of The Handmaid's Tale is here

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On today's episode of the podcast, we learn that Hocus Pocus 2 will include some big musical numbers set to "familiar" songs, a Strangers remake is in the works starring Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch, and French new wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard has passed away.

Plus, it's time to return to the world of The Handmaid's Tale for season 5, which picks up just moments after the events of the season 4 finale. It's also the Catch up with the grown-ish gang for the midseason finale, and go on one Hell of a Cruise on Peacock to get an up-close look at one of the scariest stories from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hear more on all of today's must-see picks on EW's What to Watch podcast, hosted by Gerrad Hall.

What to watch on Wednesday, Sept. 14

Streaming

The Handmaid's Tale (season premiere) - Hulu

Sins of Our Mother (docuseries debut) - Netflix

Hell of a Cruise (doc) - Peacock

Tell Me Lies - Hulu

Ink Master - Paramount+

101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time - Shudder

Reservation Dogs - Hulu

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (season finale) - Disney+

8 p.m.

Big Brother - CBS

Married at First Sight - Lifetime

DC's Stargirl - The CW

8:30 p.m.

ABC Fall Preview Special - ABC

9 p.m.

Guy's Ultimate Game Night - Food Network and Discovery+

Farmhouse Fixer - HGTV (and streaming on Discovery+)

The Challenge: USA (season finale) - CBS

Court Night LIVE - A&E

9:30 p.m.

Raising a F***ing Star - E!

10 p.m.

Grown-ish (midseason finale) - Freeform

Jay Leno's Garage - CNBC

The Try Guys - Food Network (and streaming on Discovery+)

Welcome to Wrexham - FX

Archer - FXX

Resident Alien - Syfy, USA

*times are ET and subject to change

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