What to watch
THURSDAY
October 5, 2023
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Lupin
Netflix ■ Season Premiere
The French mystery thriller returns, continuing to follow the life of gentleman thief Assane Diop (Omar Sy). Now in hiding, Assane must learn to live far from his estranged wife (Ludivine Sagnier) and their son. But Assane can’t take the suffering they endure because of him, so he decides to return to Paris and make them a crazy proposal: Leave France, and start a new life elsewhere. However, the ghosts of the past are never far away, and an unexpected return will turn Assane’s plans upside down.
Bargain Paramount+ ■ New Series
This South Korean drama revolves around a group of strangers who gather at a remote motel with ulterior motives, seeking to bargain. Unlike the original short film on which it is based, this series follows the characters after an unexpected earthquake traps them inside the building. With no one to trust, they must find a way to survive. The series is led by Jin Seon-kyu, Jeon Jong-seo and Chang Ryul.
BattleBots Discovery Channel, 7 p.m. ■
Season Premiere
The robot-fighting series returns, and every battle is win or go home.
NFL Football: Chicago at Washington Prime Video, 7:15 p.m. Live
Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears ship off to FedExField in Landover, Maryland, for a Thursday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders.
Loki
Disney+, 8 p.m. ■ Season Premiere
The second season of this time-twisting Marvel Cinematic Universe series picks up right where Season 1 left off, and star Tom Hiddleston teases that viewers will find his god of mischief in a familiar, but strange, place. “Loki is back at the (Time Variance Authority),” he says, “he’s had a very difficult confrontation with Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), and Mobius (Owen Wilson) and Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) don’t know who he is.” Other cast members returning in the new season include Jonathan Majors, who played He Who Remains in Season 1 but this time is Victor Timely, a variant of Kang the Conqueror who was introduced earlier this year at the end of the feature film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania; Gugu MbathaRaw as Ravonna Renslayer; and Tara Strong as the voice of Miss Minutes. Among the newcomers to the cast is Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan as Ouroboros “OB,” a TVA agent in charge of tech and repairs.
Bobi Wine:
The People’s President Nat Geo, 9 p.m.
This documentary chronicles how, in Uganda’s 2021 presidential election, music star/ activist/opposition leader Bobi Wine, with his wife, Barbie, rallied his people in a dangerous fight for freedom from the ruthless regime of Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986.
The Dead Files Travel Channel, 9 p.m.
In “Burning Hatred,” Paula’s childhood home always gave her an unsettling feeling, but she was never concerned for anyone’s safety. However, things have taken a dangerous turn since she moved away. Terrified for her parents’ lives, Paula now begs Cindy and Steve for help.