The latest Channel Surfing TV picks will make you laugh, give you thrills, and give you chills. What We Do in the Shadows kicks off its sixth and final season. The Like a Dragon video game series receives a live action adaptation. Then, a child psychologist discovers an eerie link with one of his patients in Before.
Dark Purpose
With What We Do in the Shadows coming to an end, the characters are becoming very reflective. After a brief stint as a vampire, Guillermo reassesses his life. Maybe it wasn’t his dream to be turned, but only to use that idea to be a loyal familiar to his master.
Elsewhere, Laszlo, Nadja, and Nandor reconnect with an old vampire roommate after he’s been in a deep 50 year slumber. They soon realize their lack of ambition as they have not accomplished anything in the past half century. As a result, they have a renewed dark purpose, but how long can it last until they start bungling things again?
The three-episode season six premiere of What We Do in the Shadows airs tonight, October 21, on FX.
The Dark Japanese Underworld
The Like a Dragon video game series has lasted for almost 20 years spanning numerous titles in the main line in addition to a number of spinoffs. Like other popular franchises such as Fallout, Twisted Metal, and The Last of Us, it too is receiving a television adaptation.
Like a Dragon: Yakuza takes place across two intersecting timelines of the years 1995 and 2005. A man named Kiryu robs a local arcade with his friends, unknowingly robbing from a powerful yakuza organization. Soon afterwards they become entangled in the world of organized crime. Ten years later, Kiryu is released from prison and learns that his friends are once again in danger so he sets out to protect them.
The first three episodes of Like a Dragon: Yakuza launch Thursday, October 24, on Prime Video.
A Dark Connection
In Before, Eli is a child psychologist who recently lost his wife placing him in a vulnerable state. Eli becomes even more troubled when he crosses paths with a young boy who has a haunting connection to his past.
The series stars Billy Crystal as Eli alongside Judith Light, Rosie Perez, Jacobie Jupe, Maria Dizzia, and Ava Lalezarzadeh. It is created by Sarah Thorp, who also serves as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Crystal executive produces with Eric Roth, Adam Bernstein, and Jet Wilkinson.
The first two episodes of Before release Friday, October 25, on Apple TV+.
