What to Watch This Week: October 10 to 15

From regal royals to horror reboots, here are our top 10 shows to watch this week

1. Diana – Sunday, October 10, 6 p.m. & 9 p.m., CNN | Series Premiere

Nearly 25 years after her 1997 death, Princess Diana is back in the spotlight, thanks to Netflix’s The Crown and Spencer, the upcoming biopic starring Kristen Stewart as the People’s Princess. This new six-part CNN documentary series aims to reframe her story to “discover the real woman” behind the legend that has grown over the past quarter-century, exploring the life of someone “who was not afraid to carve her own path and in doing so, set a new standard for women around the globe.” Featuring interviews from those who were closest to her, Diana strives to offer a fresh take on a figure “more complex than history has acknowledged.”

2. Bachelor in Paradise Canada – Sunday, October 10, 8 p.m., City | Series Premiere

The singles are here and most definitely ready to mingle. The inaugural season of this spinoff launches with a 90-minute premiere, featuring a mix of former Bachelor-verse competitors plucked from both the Canadian and American editions of the franchise (like Bianka Kamber and Brendan Scanzano)—along with some Bachelor super-fans who finally get the chance to try their own luck at reality dating.

They’ll shack up at a “lakeside love nest” in Toronto known as Camp Paradise. Here, they’ll flirt, make out and get up to all kinds of scandalous exploits this pandemic has mostly prevented singles from enjoying, while the cameras capture every last second.

It’s hosted by Jesse Jones, with Bachelor alum Kevin Wendt as the ever-important Bartender. And make sure to stay tuned for the requisite after show at 9:30.

3. The Equalizer – Sunday, October 10, 8 p.m., Global & CBS | Season Premiere

Season two opens to find ex-CIA agent Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) on the verge of giving up her new career as a vigilante. Lucky for the good folks of NYC, she’s roped back in by Det. Dante (Tory Kittles), who needs help tracking some “untraceable” bank robbers.

4. We’re Here – Monday, October 11, 8 p.m. & 11:20 p.m., HBO Canada | Season Premiere

This feel-good reality series returns for a second season, following former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley as they visit small towns throughout America and recruit residents that they train to participate in a one-night-only drag performance, teaching their “drag daughters” how to embrace life by stepping outside their comfort zones.

5. Roast Battle Canada – Monday, October 11, 10:30 p.m., CTV Comedy

The history of celebrity roasts is filled with jaw-dropping moments, as performers hurl good-natured—or sometimes outright evil—zingers in the direction of their fellow comics. Now, CTV Comedy is turning this concept—generally enjoyed as occasional specials—into a weekly series.

Hosted by Ennis Esmer, every episode will feature two standoffs between standups, with each display of wit and cruelty judged by a panel of fellow comics: K. Trevor Wilson, Sabrina Jalees and the great Russell Peters.

In the show’s inaugural “battle,” Daniel Woodrow and Keith Pedro come out throwin’ punchlines, followed by a vicious quip-off between Brittany Lyseng and Mike Rita.

As for the rules? The material must be original, the attacks have to be verbal-only and… that’s about it!

6. British Columbia: An Untold History – Tuesday, October 12, 9 p.m., Knowledge Network

From Knowledge Network, British Columbia’s public broadcaster, British Columbia: An Untold History takes an unflinching look at B.C.’s complex history while offering viewers a chance to learn about diverse stories they may not have heard of before from a more inclusive lens.

With episodes releasing weekly, this thought-provoking series will take viewers on a journey from the late 18th century and spanning 200 years. The project offers a more inclusive and diverse perspective as told from those who have lived and studied B.C’s shared past and features the voices of authors, historians, Elders and descendants of historical figures. Indigenous, Chinese, Japanese, Punjabi, Black and European stories are woven together to present an astute look at the complicated past that shaped B.C. as we know it today.

7. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – Wednesday, October 13, 5 p.m. & 11 p.m., CTV Sci-fi; 8 p.m., The CW | Season Premiere

Having spent last season trying to track down the Loom of Fate in order to bring back their slain comrades and save the world from mind control, the Legends now find themselves tasked with saving history from a foe like none they’ve ever encountered before, in the past or future.

8. I Know What You Did Last Summer – Friday, October 15, Amazon Prime Video | Series Premiere

This TV reboot of the classic 1997 fright flick actually delves back to the original source, Lois Duncan’s 1973 novel of the same name. Written and executive-produced by Sara Goodman (Preacher, Gossip Girl­­), the series is set one year after the fatal car accident that haunted the graduation night of a group of teenagers, who now find themselves bound together by a dark secret and stalked by a brutal killer. As they try to piece together the identity of who’s been trying to slaughter them, they reveal the dark side of their seemingly perfect town—and themselves. As it turns out, everyone is hiding something, and uncovering the wrong secret could be deadly. This new series’ cast includes Madison Iseman, Bill Heck, Brianne Tju, Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore, Sebastian Amoruso, Fiona Rene, Cassie Beck and Brooke Bloom.

It kicks off by dropping the first four episodes this week, with subsequent episodes appearing each Friday until the season finale on November 12th.

9. You – Friday, October 15, Netflix | Season Premiere

If you haven’t cottoned on to this TV phenomenon yet, You spins the yarn of a 30-something book lover named Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley), whose hopeless romanticism leads him down some dark, occasionally murderous paths. It’s sordid, clever, addictive stuff. But the behind-the-scenes story is pretty darn interesting too, with the show originally debuting on Lifetime, being cancelled due to low ratings and then revived by Netflix when its reruns turned into a genuine smash hit.

Now, a few years later, chapter three is upon us. We left off with Joe learning that the latest object of his affection—the appropriately named Love (Victoria Pedretti)—was just as prone to obsession and homicide as he is. Joe was about to kill her, before discovering she was pregnant with his baby, which prompted our antihero to pivot and—quite reluctantly—settle down in the ‘burbs and start raising a family.

That’s where we find Joe and Love in season three. But their domestic life is somewhat less than blissful, and it’s not long before Joe’s eye wanders to a new would-be soulmate—with predictably bloody results.

10. Home Sweet Home – Friday, October 15, 8 p.m., NBC | Series Premiere

They say you can’t really know a person until you walk a mile in their shoes, but sometimes if you want to know a person it’s easier to just raid their fridge, take a peek in their closet and creep on what they’ve got recorded on their PVR. That’s the line taken by this incoming series from Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Ava DuVernay (Selma, When They See Us).

In each of the show’s nine episodes, we’ll meet two families from very different backgrounds and walks of life who will trade homes for a bit. In so doing, they’ll see just how different the other half lives, but also realize some of the things they surprisingly have in common. It’s a social experiment that’s kinda reminiscent of Wife Swap, except this time around the goal isn’t to see who buckles under the domestic pressure and creates a jaw-dropping reality TV moment: it’s to celebrate our differences while bridging the ever-widening cultural divide.

As DuVernay puts it: “My hope is that audiences will find understanding, perspective and appreciation for not only the families featured on the show but with their neighbours in real life.”