September watchlist: 'The Perfect Couple,' 'Mormon Wives,' more

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>>> IT'S FRIDAY WHICH MEANS IT'S FINAL FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF OUR "WEEKEND WATCHLIST." >> TODAY.COM SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR ELENA NICOLAOU. >> HI, HOW ARE YOU? >> WE LOVE YOU. FIRST OF ALL, CAN I SAY SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST READERS THERE EVER IS. >> YES. AND WE ARE SO HAPPY. YOUR FIRST TIME ON "WEEKEND WATCHLIST." WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. >> YOU KNOW WHAT APPROPRIATE? AN ADAPTATION THAT LOOKS AMAZING. >> IT IS DELECTABLE. IF YOU LIKE ESCAPIST THRILLERS LIKE "THE WHITE LOTUS" OR "BIG LITTLE LIES," THE PERFECT COUPLE ON NET FLECKS. IT'S A THRILLER BASED ON AN ELIN HILDERBRAND NOVEL. I READ THE BOOK AND WATCHED THE SHOW AT THE SAME TIME. SO THIS WEDDING WEEKEND IN NANTUCKET GOES AWRY WHEN A GUEST WINDS UP DEAD AND IT COULD BE ANYBODY WHO KILLED HER. >> A MYSTERY, A FAMILY DRAMA? >> A WEALTHY FAMILY. WHODUNIT. AND NICOLE KIDMAN'S IN IT. >> UNBELIEVABLE. >> WE ARE OBSESSED WITH THIS. CAN'T WAIT. >> EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS THING ON PEACOCK, THE NEW, "FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST." GREAT CAST, TOO, RIGHT. >> INCREDIBLE. IT'S BASED ON A TRUE STORY, WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE. THE CAST IS UNBELIEVABLE AS WELL. TARAJI P. HENSON, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, KEVIN HART, DON CHEADLE. 1970, MUHAMMAD ALI HAS A COME BACK FIGHT. THE ELITE OF ATLANTA ARE GATHERED IN A ROOM AND THEY ARE THE TARGET OF GIGANTIC HEIST. WHO DID IT? ARE THEY GOING TO GET CAUGHT? NEW EPISODES ON PEACOCK OR SISTER COMPANY ON THURSDAYS. THE FIRST THREE DROPPED YESTERDAY. >> SOMEONE WATCHING IT SAID THEY COULDN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE. >> BOTH LOOK AMAZING. THIS COMEDY SERIES I AM DYING FOR, THE ENGLISH TEACHER. >> IF YOU ARE THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL VIBE, THIS IS THE SHOW FOR YOU. GET YOUR BINDERS OUT. >> I AM TOTALLY IN. >> SO THIS IS A WORKPLACE COMEDY SET IN A HIGH SCHOOL. THIS REALLY WONDERFUL ZANY COMEDIAN PLAYS A MORE DOWN TO EARTH CHARACTER ON THE SHOW. HE HAS TO DEAL WITH HIS STUDENTS EYE ROLLS, ADMINISTRATION DRAMA. IT'S JUST A WARM WORKPLACE COMEDY. IF YOU LIKE ABBOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, YOU WILL LIKE THIS. IT'S SET IN A HIGH SCHOOL. LAUGHING THE WHOLE TIME. REALLY INVESTED IN THE CHARACTERS, TOO. >> IS IT A SERIES? >> YES. IT WILL BE AIRING WEEKLY ON MONDAYS ON FX AND NEW EPISODES ON HULU THE NEXT DAY. >> OKAY. WE HAVE TO SAY -- SHOULD WE SAY IT THREE TIMES? BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE. LET'S SEE IF HE COMES OUT. THAT WAS THE LEGEND. >> WE HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT 34 YEARS. IT TOOK THAT LONG. FINALLY HE IS BACK AND IS REUNITING WITH MICHAEL KEATON, CATHERINE O'HARA, WINONA A RIDER. JENNA ORTEGA AND JUSTIN THEROUX. MICHAEL KEATON SAID HE WAS NERVOUS TO COME BACK BECAUSE OF AN ICONIC ROLE AFTER READING THE SCRIPT AND SEEING THE CASTE WAS, LIKE, I'M IN. CATHERINE O'HARA SAID HE IS STYLISH AS EVER. A COLLEAGUE SAW THIS, SAID IT LIVED UP TO THE HYPE AS A SUPER FAN. IT'S A PERFECT -- >> YOU KNOW THAT DINNER TABLE SCENE, DAYLIGHT COMES AND ME WANT TO GO HOME. DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S EQUIVALENT? >> THERE IS A SONG SHE THINKS WILL GO VIRAL BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG MOMENT. I WON'T GIVE IT AWAY CAN I LET THE KIDS WATCH IT? >> I THINK IT'S FAMILIAR -- >> IT'S GROSS AND GORY, BUT POPPY AND MILA ARE GROSS AND GORY. >> REALTY? >> I HAVE A STRONG FEELING THIS WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE'S OBSESSIONS. BY PEOPLE, MINE ME. "THE SECRET LIVES OF MORMON WIVES" EPISODES ON HULU ON THE 5th OF SEPTEMBER. THE CAST IS GENERATING CONTROVERSY. THEY ASKED THAT YOU WATCH BEFORE YOU COME TO CONCLUSIONS. IT FOLLOWS EIGHT WOMEN WHO ARE INFLUENCERS AND IT FOLLOWS THEIR LIVES AS MORMON WOMEN AS WIVES, OF COURSE, AS FRIENDS. AND IT ALSO EXPLORES SOME OF THEIR SCANDALS. I WILL NOT GET INTO WHAT THE SCANDALS ARE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT, THEY ADDRESS THEM WITHIN THREE SECONDS OF THE SHOW. DOESN'T TAKE LONG. BUT I TOLD MYSELF I WOULD WATCH AN EPISODE AND THE WHOLE NIGHT WENT BY. >> COULD WE JUST SAY -- >> WE LOVE YOU. >> A BEAUTIFUL JOB. ELLE WE LOVE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WILL WATCH ALL OF THOSE. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS

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