Stuff To Watch This Week (Oct 11-17, 2021)
‘Supermodel Me’ returns for another cutthroat cycle; Han So-Hee shows a side we’ve never seen of her in the gritty revenge thriller ‘My Name’.
It’s “sashay, shantay” time! Now in its 10th cycle, the competition sees 12 aspiring models —from Singapore, China, Hongkong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam — vying for catwalk supremacy. Cindy Bishop returns as host and judges alongside photographer Yu Tsai (“Models, models, models”), Hanli Hoefer, Ase Wang, and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray.
Watch it on: AXN (Singtel TV Ch 304 & Starhub Ch 511), Mon, 10pm; meWATCH & Channel 5, Wed, 10pm
Photo: AXN
Han So-Hee goes from the pretty little thing in Nevertheless to badass in this gritty eight-part thriller. She plays a young woman who joins a drug cartel and becomes a mole in the police force to track down her father’s killer. Think Infernal Affairs meets Taken!Watch it on: Netflix, Fri
Photo: Netflix
Kim Kardashian makes her host debut, with Halsey as musical guest (note: her performances will be included in later encore). Highlights include a Bachelor parody featuring John Cena (!), Chris Rock (!!) and Amy Schumer (!!!); and her opening monologue where she roasts her family, Kanye West and OJ Simpson.
Photos: NBC, TPG News/Click Photos
Over in the ‘Let’s Turn Your Favourite ‘90s Horror Flick Into A TV Series’ corner, we have this adaptation of the 1997 Jennifer Love-Hewitt-starring slasher. The story follows a group of friends (including Annabelle Comes Home’s Madison Iseman and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged’s Brianne Tju) tormented by guilt and a killer (or killers?) one year after covering up a fatal car accident.Watch it on: Amazon Prime Video, Fri
More superhero mayhem! After defeating the aliens and saving Earth (you’re welcome!), the Legends find themselves stranded in 1925 Odessa, Texas, with a destroyed Waverider. Same day telecast as the US.
Watch it on: WarnerTV (Singtel TV Ch 306 & StarHub Ch 515), Thur, 9pm
Photo: WarnerTV
This week’s episode looks at Americans’ love for freedom and what price are they willing to pay for it and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be free.
Watch it on: Apple TV+, Thur
Photo: Apple TV+