Stuff To Watch This Week (Apr 5-11, 2021)

Did the British military build a tunnel connecting Sentosa to Labrador Park? Just how much do you know about Singapore’s railway legacy? These are a few of the local urban myths and obscure history tackled in this enlightening — and sometimes creepy — series as host Adrian Pang (nice boots, by the way) turns to experts to separate fact from spin.

Watch it on: meWATCH

Joanne Peh re-teams with the makers of Last Madame on this intriguing drama series where she plays an autistic accountant endowed with telepathic powers after undergoing radiotherapy for her cancer. (She’s an X-woman!) James Seah is the PI who exploits her gift to track down white-collar criminals.

Watch it on: meWATCH; Channel 8, 9pm, Mon-Fri

Supernatural series starring Ramesh Gandhi as a DJ radio who confronts a host of characters who have crossed over from the titular late-night show. Guests include Jaynesh Isuran (above) and Manjari, winners of the Most Popular Male and Female personalities at the recent Pradhana Vizha 2021. In Tamil with English subtitles.

Watch it on: meWATCH

Docu-series about the good Samaritans in Singapore who devote their time, energy and money to serve the needy and vulnerable. “I can’t change the world,” says one volunteer. “Maybe I can help one person at a time.” And we all can play a part to help one another. In the first ep, learn more about the folks behind Mummy Yummy and Dignity Kitchen and their initiatives.

Watch it on: meWATCH; Channel 8, Thu, 8pm

Using NASA’s Black Marble high-resolution satellite imagery, this CNA documentary shows viewers what Singapore is like after dark.

Watch it on: meWATCH

Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer play BFFs who become superheroes after they are imbued with incredible abilities in a lab accident. Together, they put on matching costumes to take on scum of the earth (just Chicago, actually). Jason Bateman and Bobby Cannavale co-star.

Watch it on: Netflix, Fri

Photo: Hopper Stone/Netflix

More superhero action. Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and friends take on a challenge that brings Alex (Chyler Leigh) to her breaking point. Meanwhile, the rivalry between Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) and sister Lena (Katie McGrath) intensifies. Same day as the US telecast.

Watch it on: WarnerTV (Singtel TV Ch 306 & StarHub Ch 515), Wed, 9.50pm

Photo: TPG News/Click Photos

Oscar contender Daniel Kaluuya (Judas and the Black Messiah) makes his hosting debut on the iconic sketch show. Check out his opening monologue here.

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We still don’t understand why the Marvel Cinematic Universe's TV series spin-off — co-created by Joss Whedon — managed to last seven seasons. It should’ve stopped at three. Four, tops. Decide for yourself by binge-watching all 136 episodes of the show which re-introduced Ming-Na Wen to a generation as a badass hero.

Watch it on: Disney+, from Fri

Photo: Disney

Four-part docu-series about how thieves pulled off the biggest art heist in history when they stole half a billion dollars’ worth of paintings (by Rembrandt and Vermeer) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990. Watch and learn. Watch it on: Netflix, Wed

Photo: Netflix

Catch the encore of this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards where history was made when actors of colour swept the individual film categories: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’s Viola Davis (Best Female Actor) and the late Chadwick Boseman (Best Male Actor), Judas and the Black Messiah’s Daniel Kaluuya (Best Male Supporting Actor), and Minari’s Youn-Yuh-Jung (Best Female Supporting Actor). Elsewhere, Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 took home Best Ensemble. In the TV category, The Crown, Schitt’s Creek, Ozark, and Queen’s Gambit were the notable winners.

Watch it on: Blue Ant Entertainment (Singtel TV Ch 318 & StarHub Ch 509, Sun, 7.50pm; Blue Ant Entertainment On Demand.