If it isn’t obvious, here at Uproxx we love cheeseburgers. We love them so much that we even went on a long and laborious quest to find which burger chain has the best tasting meat in fast food. We’re a dedicated bunch, so you best believe that this weekend our plans are set — we’re going to be eating cheeseburgers and saving money.

Tomorrow, September 18th, 2021, is National Cheeseburger Day. That’s the best news we’ve gotten all week (if you don’t count the launch of the season three trailer for Succession.)

So how cheap will these cheeseburgers get? Does the idea of a 50 cent double cheeseburger cause you to salivate and make your stomach grumble in hunger? Then you’re going to want to keep reading. Here are the best deals for National Cheeseburger Day 2021!

Applebee’s — Applebee’s is offering up a cheeseburger, fries, and 30-ounce drink for just $9.99 on National Cheeseburger Day (September 18th) only. That’s a pretty good deal and brings Applebee’s affordability down to the fast-food level. Can’t go wrong with this one.

BurgerFi — This isn’t quite a deal that will get you fed, but on Saturday BurgerFi will be holding a sweepstakes that can win you a free A+ meal for a year. So while we’re salty that we aren’t getting fed on the cheap, a year is a pretty long time.

The A+ meal features a BurgerFi cheeseburger, French fries, and a beverage. Winners will be announced on September 24th.

Dog Haus — Dog Haus will be offering its signature cheeseburger for just $5 for all in-store or takeout orders. Sure, Dog Haus’ cheeseburger is a bit unconventional, but it’s the only place on this list you can grab a dog and a burger for cheap!

Friendly’s — Friendly’s Sweet Rewards members will be treated to a free medium sundae with the purchase of any cheeseburger on September 18th. Apparently Friendly’s thought this weekend was national sundae day.

The Habit Burger Grill — If you order The Habit via UberEats this weekend you’ll receive a free Charburger with cheese after a $20 minimum purchase. That means someone in your house is getting a free burger this weekend, with the right strategic planning, you can be that person.

McDonald’s — McDonald’s will be selling double cheeseburgers for just 50 cents all day on September 18th so long as you order through the MyMcDonald’s Rewards app. That’s the sort of money-saving deal we like to see!

Red Robin — All weekend long Red Robin will be offering loyalty rewards members who order a cheeseburger a second cheeseburger for half price. So take your best friend to Red Robin this weekend, and don’t tell them about the deal, just take the cheeseburger and run.

Smashburger — Smashburger’s Double Classic Burgers will only be $5 all day on National Cheeseburger Day.

Wayback Burgers — Wayback Burgers will be offering a free cheeseburger with any cheeseburger purchase all day Saturday. No app necessary for this deal!

Wendy’s — Today and tomorrow (National Cheeseburger Day) Wendy’s will be offering app-users a BOGO deal for all premium cheeseburgers, as well as $2 off any premium combo. We couldn’t think of a better time to finally try Wendy’s new Big Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburger than this weekend!

Have you ever woken up one day and wondered if you were destined to do more in your life? Or worried you didn’t take that shot at your dream?

FOX’s new show “The Big Leap.” is here to show you that all you need to take that second chance is the confidence to do so.

Watch as a group of diverse underdogs from all different walks of life try to change their lives by auditioning for a reality TV dance show, finding themselves on an emotional journey when suddenly thrust into the spotlight. And they’re not letting the fact that they don’t have the traditional dancer body type, age, or background hold them back.

Unfortunately, far too many people lack this kind of confidence. That’s why FOX is partnering with the Movemeant Foundation, an organization whose whole mission is to teach women and girls that fitness and physical movement is essential to helping them develop self-confidence, resilience, and commitment with communities of like-minded girls.

For example, every year the foundation hosts a number of “We Dare to Bare” events to celebrate women of all shapes and sizes doing boxing, hip hop, yoga, and other boot camps — all just wearing their sports bras. They also have a BIPOC fitness grant program to empower women, businesses, and organizations that are leading the way in making wellness and fitness more inclusive.

When you feel good in your body, you’re going to feel much more confident in all aspects of your life, and that will empower you to take a big leap, whether that’s leaving your job to start a passion project, learning to dance, or getting on a flying trapeze at the age of 41.

If you want to support others in this mission — or go after it yourself — join FOX in supporting the Movemeant Foundation by donating or applying for one of their grants.

And don’t forget to tune in to the series premiere of “The Big Leap” on Monday, September 20 at 9/8c on FOX.

The relationship that has developed between artist Maria Grette, originally from Sweden, and “Johnny,” a former Nigerian scammer, has a very bizarre beginning. But, in the end, it’s a heartwarming lesson about human potential.

Twelve years ago when Grette was 62, she was encouraged by her friends to start an online dating profile to get back into the swing of things after a divorce. “I received messages telling me that people had contacted me, but I never looked at them,” she told the BBC.

Then one day she logged into the site and responded to an email from a man she refers to as “Johnny.” “I still don’t know why,” she said. “It was like a sudden impulse happening before I could stop it.”

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He described himself as a 58-year-old from Holland, raised in South Carolina, currently working in England. His son was a student at Manchester University.

The two exchanged emails for a while and he eventually called her from a UK number. He had an accent that she couldn’t place but didn’t let it worry her.

Maria Grette was conned out of £8,000 by a stranger she met on a dating website! #LooseWomen https://t.co/itkkCmkrS3

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After three months of communicating, he agreed to visit her in Sweden.

“I wanted to meet him because I liked him,” she said. “He had a way and a sweetness I had never known in a man before. And he was innocent in a way that puzzled me.” He told her that he would come to see her in Sweden after making a brief stop in Nigeria for a job interview with his son.

Johnny first called her from London’s Heathrow airport. Then to let her know he had landed in Nigeria and met up with his son. The next time he contacted her, he claimed to be at Lagos hospital with his son who had been shot in the head during a mugging.

Johnny said that the hospital was requesting €1,000 for his son’s treatment but he couldn’t pay the bill because his bank had no locations in Africa. He asked Grette to wire him the money so that his son can receive treatment.

“I will never forget how I rushed to the Western Union office, trembling while I did the transfer,” Grette said. “All I could think of was to get the two persons in Nigeria out of danger.”

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After the initial transfer, Johnny asked her for more money due to “complications” and demanding doctors. After sending €8,000 to Johnny, she began to believe that something was up. “I was angry, I sent some very angry emails when I realized something was wrong,” she said according to The Mirror.

Three weeks later, something unbelievable happened. Johnny called her to confess that he was a 24-year-old Nigerian scammer. He had finished university two years before but couldn’t find a job so he was forced into preying on people. “When he revealed everything to me I was past the point of shame. I felt so sorry for him,” she said.

“He said he had never met anyone like me before, that he had been fighting his feelings for me for a long time,” she said. “He said his scamming mates had warned him about falling in love with a ‘client’, that he had ignored them because he trusted me and did not want to lose contact with me.”

“I wanted to meet him,” she said. “I could not live with this relationship unless it was adjusted to reality in all senses.”

In October of 2009, Grette traveled to Nigeria to meet Johnny. “When I saw him at the airport in Abuja, tears fell over his face, and I knew I had known him all my life,” she said.

During their time in Nigeria, the two developed a strong friendship. After meeting some of her friends that were scammers she began to wonder how she could help get these men out of such dubious employment.

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Two years later she began helping African artists visit Europe for exhibitions and workshops. She has also traveled to Uganda to give talks on art. She credits it all to meeting a very unique Nigerian scammer.

“Johnny has given me more than he took,” she said, “Without him, I would not have met Africa.”

Johnny has stopped working on scams and with the help of Grette, moved to America to get his education.

“He is very dear to me,” she said. “He has asked me so many times to forgive him and I told him that the most important thing is to forgive himself.”

The best new hip-hop this week includes albums, videos, and songs from Lil Nas X, Mozzy, and more.

You’d think things would slow down with two of the biggest releases of the year, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and Kanye West’s Donda, out of the way. Instead, it seems that everyone else has given themselves the go-ahead to drop new music without worrying about being overshadowed. Not that we’re complaining; this week’s slate of releases is a true “something for everybody” situation showcasing just how much variety and creativity modern-day hip-hop has to offer.

Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending September 17, 2021.

Albums/EPs/Mixtapes

Curren$y & Kino Beats — Matching Rolexes

Any time Kino Beats gets to team up with a rapper for a whole project, fans are in for a treat. When that rapper happens to be Curren$y, one of the genre’s most consistent creators, it’s a double delight.

DijahSB — Tasty Raps, Vol. 1 [EP]

Toronto, stand up! Dijah’s only a couple of months removed from the release of her last full-length project, Head Above The Waters, but it looks like the smooth Canadian native isn’t through with 2021 just yet.

Injury Reserve — By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Arizona-based avant-garde trio-turned-duo Injury Reserve returns after the loss of Stepa J. Groggs with an album dedicated to his memory.

Lil Nas X — Montero

Nas’ long-awaited debut arrived this week to pay off all the fanfare he’s created in the lead up to its release, revealing an artist who isn’t afraid to take big swings and push himself out of his comfort zone.

Mozzy — Untreated Trauma

Speaking of “consistent,” Sac-town’s favorite son returns just a few months after releasing the joint tape Kommunity Service with YG, getting back to business and sticking to his gritty script while layering in newfound observations and introspection.

Rittz — S.O.S.

White Jesus returns for yet another in his annual string of independently-released albums. An eight-track effort, S.O.S. finds Rittz utilizing his rapid-fire flow as usual to address the struggles of growing up in Gwinnett County.

Wordsmith — Bittersweet

Baltimore-based Wordsmith is a veteran of the blog era whose sharp lyrics and uplifting messages pair with a polished flow on his latest release.

Singles/Videos

CJ — “Replica” Feat. El Alfa

If CJ’s hyperfocus on the drill sound convinced you he couldn’t or wouldn’t be good at switching lanes, he returns with a reggaeton anthem dedicated to calling out the fakes of the world with a cheeky video starring some eerie duplicates of the two Latino stars.

FXXXXY — “Yeah Kool” Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

Released in memory of the late Freebandz rapper, “Yeah Kool” and its claymation video are bittersweet. On one hand, it’s a genuinely fun song but on the other, it’s a reminder of what could have been.

Lakeyah — “313-414” Feat. Tee Grizzley

After impressing with her XXL Freshman Freestyle, the Milwaukee rapper has recruited DJ Drama to reintroduce herself via a Gangsta Grillz mixtape — the best way to do it, to be honest. Hanging with Tee Grizzley on a monstrous street sweeper of a single is a good start.

Wiki — “Promised” Feat. MIKE

This modern wave of lo-fi (an extension of early 2000s backpack rap) has been divisive, to say the least, but it’s really benefitted rappers like Wiki and MIKE, who are both great lyricists whose bars deserve to be the primary focus of whatever track they spit on.

Zack Fox & BFB Da Packman — “Bob And Weave”

Am I a little biased because Zack Fox is a hilarious comedian whose standup and television work has been amusing me for the last few years? Maybe. But I defy you to make it to the end of this wild, borderline disrespectful groove without breaking out into a grin at least once. You can’t do it. You won’t.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Have you had a White Russian recently? The answer is likely “no” because 1) it’s not a super mainstream drink and 2) we’re coming off a hot summer. But as fall settles in, it’s time to change that. Because this ’60s classic and drink of choice for Jeffery ‘The Dude” Lebowski is delicious-as-hell. And it’s not too tough to make.

All you have to do is fill a glass with some ice and ingredients, give it a bit of a stir, and enjoy. If you can pour things into a cup (or coupe), you can make these.

When it comes to the ingredients, you do really need to go high-fat on the cream. It creates a bolder emulsion and the right textural feel to the drink. The less fat your cream has in it, the worse these are going to be. That said, even if you’re using full-fat milk (3.5 percent), you’re still going to have an “okay” White Russian experience — just not the “full Lebowski.”

Enough preamble. Let’s get mixing!

White Russian

Ingredients:

• 2-oz. vodka
• 1-oz. Kahlua
• 1-oz. heavy cream (32%)
• Ice

As we mentioned above, you need some serious cream for this recipe. Heavy cream is usually 32 to 35 percent milkfat. Half and half is a mix of whole milk and heavy cream and brings that percentage down to around 12 to 15 percent milkfat. It’s fine to make these with half and half, but it’s really not going to give it the punch — or mouthfeel — you want. The Kahlua and cream really shine together and help to smooth out any rough edges from the alcohol.

As for the vodka, I’m using Grey Goose because it’s delicious. Always use good vodka in cocktails — even when you’re making a cocktail that has bold flavors like this, where the vodka basically disappears.

What You’ll Need:

• Rocks glass
• Straw
• Jigger

Method:

• Prechill your rocks glass in the freezer (preferably overnight).
• Fetch your glass from the freezer and fill 3/4 with ice.
• Add in the vodka and Kahlua and then stir to combine.
• Gently pour the cream over the top so that it floats.
• Add the straw and stir once or twice.
• Serve.

Bottom Line:

There are two aspects that make this a great drink. One, there’s a real heft thanks to that heavy cream that means you can only really drink one or two, which keeps your imbibing in check automatically.

The other aspect is that this is really satisfying with a touch of eye-opening buzz thanks to the coffee liqueur. It’s a dessert in a glass but strong enough to not feel overly saccharine. It feels like you’re getting a rich and creamy dessert course with the shot of espresso right in the mix. Even for such a heavy cocktail, it really works well after a heavy meal to brighten up your mood again.

Am I going to be making these in batches? No. The White Russian is a “one or two, both made fresh” sort of cocktail. It offers a warm hug of cozy sweetness, coffee, and cream with a little alcohol kick — making it a great cocktail for the rainy days and cool nights ahead.

In many ways, the visual clutter of the video for Dijon’s new single “Many Times” reflects the song’s subject: A cycle of pain and confusion caused by a loved one who doesn’t understand the impact their chaotic actions are having. Shot over Dijon’s shoulder during a percussive jam session with his band and featuring the song’s lyrics splashed across the screen, the video captures the narrator’s inner turmoil before a seemingly sloshed Dijon stumbles over to the kitchen sink, presumably to spill a different kind of guts. Mercifully, the video smash-cuts to black.

“Many Times” is set to appear on Dijon’s upcoming debut album, the follow-up to his 2020 EP How Do You Feel About Getting Married? In addition to echoing the chaotic mood of the song, the video also captures the spirit of the recording process for the album, which was recorded in a few weeks with a small group of collaborators.

Speaking of collaborators, Dijon was also a guest on fellow singer-songwriter Jim-E Stack’s early-August single “Sweet Summer Sweat” after being tapped by Stack, who was impressed by a freestyle. “When Dijon freestyled and landed on the words ‘Sweet Summer Sweat,’ I immediately had an unlived memory of young summer love in small-town America,” he recalled. “From that moment on, finishing the song became solely about articulating that feeling.”

Watch Dijon’s “Many Times” video.

Kawhi Leonard is a Fun Guy. He had a whole marketing campaign about it and everything, so you know it’s true.

While the Clippers star forward is known for his stoic nature, he is, by all accounts from teammates and coaches, a guy who enjoys joking around and having fun, he just doesn’t quite express that joy as frequently many of us do. However, on Friday, there was no mistaking the facial expressions of Leonard, who found himself sitting through a Fitz and the Tantrums concert at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Intuit Dome, where the Clippers will play their games starting in 2024-25.

Poor Kawhi (and Paul George) is going through something all of us have at some point or another, where we have been obligated to be somewhere but are downright miserable.

That is the face of a man who was told he needed to be somewhere for work “for just a few minutes” and finds himself trapped in an hours-long meeting that he wanted no part of to begin with. It is, arguably, the most relatable Kawhi has ever been — well, this and the coupon hoarding. Kawhi’s misery, naturally, became fodder for Twitter jokes, not simply because it was funny that Kawhi was clearly not enjoying himself, but because it’s a situation everyone’s been in, which led to some very specific and personal jokes about being trapped at an event you don’t want to be at.

Even LeBron found it hilarious, as he can both empathize with this situation and also it gives him a chance to troll the Clippers a bit.

And of course, someone gave Kawhi the Curb theme treatment.

Remember when SpongeBob SquarePants was all the rage? Obviously our favorite undersea sponge is still plenty popular, but when he was the peak of his popularity it was impossible to look anywhere without seeing merchandise, toys, or video games about him.

SpongeBob actually has one of the most robust gaming libraries out there with everything from 3D platformers to minigame collections under his belt. The amount of SpongeBob games have slowly decreased over the years, likely because making video games is expensive and the interest in them just wasn’t there anymore. Although we may be seeing a change in that in the near future. 2020 saw the remake of the much-beloved SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom released to success. Despite some saying it didn’t quite meet their expectations, it was a fun little game and apparently there’s more SpongeBob on the way.

During their 10th-anniversary stream on Friday, THQ Nordic said that a new SpongeBob game was on the way. The first new title in six years, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake appears to be a collection of all of SpongeBob’s greatest moments, or maybe his previous games. The trailer features moments such as the famous band scene, SpongeBob as a snail, and Caveman SpongeBob all getting pulled into a vortex somewhere. The description for the game on Steam right now says:

Wish-granting Mermaid’s Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick… What could go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the universe together could come undone, opening portals into wild Wishworlds. But that’s nothing our favorite sponge can’t handle- with the right cosmic costume!

So we have multi-verses and wishes? It’s going to be a unique SpongeBob experience to say the least. While they did not give a release date they indicated that this will be coming out soon so we shouldn’t have to wait too long to figure out what exactly this game is going to be about.

Vaccines are without a doubt one of the most impactful scientific advancements in human history. Through vaccines, we eliminated smallpox, have nearly eliminated polio worldwide, and have saved countless lives through protection from a host of other infectious diseases. Yet even with that history, millions of Americans are refusing the coronavirus vaccines and decrying efforts to mandate proof of vaccination to partake in certain activities.

A Twitter post is serving as a timely reminder that vaccination isn’t new and neither are proof-of-immunization requirements. The post shows a polio record card from 1956 that the poster found at the thrift store where they work. And the real kicker here is that COVID is actually far deadlier than polio ever was.

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COVID-19 has killed nearly 670,000 Americans in the past year and a half. We are just days away from surpassing the death toll from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Those numbers are staggering in comparison with the polio epidemic, which at its peak in 1952, killed 3,000 Americans in one year. Thousands more were paralyzed, but nowhere near hundreds of thousands in the span of a year.

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I’m not trying to downplay polio—it’s a terrible disease. It was especially scary because primarily impacted children, but by every other measure, the COVID pandemic is far worse than the polio epidemic ever was. In deaths, there’s no comparison. In long-term effects, we simply don’t know yet. COVID isn’t leaving people paralyzed like polio did, but “long COVID” is a thing and organ damage caused by COVID can lead to a host of ongoing health problems.

People downplay COVID by saying most people who get the virus don’t get severely sick, but the same is true of polio. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, around 70% of polio cases are totally asymptomic, and another 25% have just mild symptoms. Less than 1% of cases result in paralysis, and far fewer result in death.

And yet, we never hear people say, “We should just take our chances with polio, since most people who get it are fine!” We still vaccinate for it, even though the chances of getting it in the U.S. is practically nil at this point because vaccination has eradicated it.

Some people don’t trust the coronavirus vaccines because they think they were approved for use too quickly. But do you know how long it was between the start of clinical trials for the polio vaccine to when it was approved? Less than a year. Clinical trials for the Salk polio vaccine began on 1.8 million children (650,000 of whom got the vaccine, with 1.2 million getting a placebo) on April 26, 1954 and the vaccine was approved April 12, 1955. It wasn’t without controversy, of course, but the success of the vaccine speaks for itself.

That was nearly seven decades ago. Think of how far medical research has come since then and how much greater our understanding of infectious disease and immunology is now. We already had enormous amounts of base knowledge about coronaviruses in general, decades of mRNA research under our belt, and more than a decade of mRNA vaccine development already underway, so the quickly developed and tested COVID vaccines are not terribly surprising.

As for proof of vaccination complaints, the polio card post also prompted a flood of other photos of immunization “passports,” from record books to reminders that people with smallpox inoculations had to literally show the scar on their arm to prove that they’d been vaccinated.

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The military has been required to get vaccines for pretty much ever.

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— Mick – AZ Covax2 – all done (@Mickholloways)
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And yes, people with smallpox vaccinations used to have to lift their shirt sleeves to show that they’d been immunized before being allowed to enter some public places.

@DavidLewis61 @interest_mild @GlennKesslerWP I have one of those scars on my left shoulder. It’s a very distinctive mark.

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Sometimes a “vaccine passport” is literally called a vaccine passport. And many jobs have long required them.

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One of the unfortunate side effects of living in the information age is that we spend so much time battling misinformation. I recall predictions from disease specialists in March 2020 that we may lose 100,000 to 200,000 Americans to COVID-19, and people scoffing about fearmongering. Here we are 18 months and 680,000 deaths later, still having to convince people that COVID is real, the pandemic is serious, vaccination is good, and requiring proof of immunization for life-threatening infectious disease is not an authoritarian power-grab.

If you’re immunized for polio, which you most probably are, being immunized for coronavirus should be a no brainer. The risk of the COVID is much higher, the vaccines have had ample time for testing in comparison to the early days of polio immunization, and the vaccines have been proven safe and effective according to the vast majority of people who are qualified to evaluate such things.

We’re all tired of this stupid pandemic. Please do your part and get vaccinated if you are able.

Ted Lasso: Season 2 (Apple TV+ series) — First thing’s first: Everyone who’s caught a glimpse of this Bill Lawrence co-created and developed series loves it. That’s a notable feat, considering that star Jason Sudeikis first portrayed the title character way back in 2013 for NBC Sports’ promos for Premier League coverage. Fast forward to the fresh hell that was 2020, and the show surfaced as one of the year’s lone bright spots. Ted Lasso is somehow both relentlessly and charmingly cheery, although there’s always the spectre of Led Tasso to consider. This week’s episode is called “Beard After Dark,” which involves Coach Beard on an all-night wandering session throughout London.

The Emmys (Sunday, CBS 8:00pm) — Cedric The Entertainer hosts the 73rd edition of TV’s favorite awards show. Hopefully, the ceremony will be suitably entertaining to honor this year’s stacked nominees roster. Join us for live coverage of the event.

Here’s some regularly scheduled programming:

Scenes From A Marriage (Sunday, HBO 9:00) — Here’s the project that Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain were firing up on the red carpet last weekend. This miniseries remakes Ingmar Bergman’s 1970s project original as directed by HBO regular Hagai Levi with a contemporary spin, including all of the love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce that one would expect. Considering the Isaac-Chastain chemistry on hand, it’s a remake worth perusing.

The Walking Dead (Sunday, AMC 9:00pm) — This zombie-apocalypse universe’s flagship series returns for one final rodeo with two spinoffs (Fear The Walking Dead, The World Beyond) still in motion, so it’s time to wrap this puppy up before the various shows’ timelines begin to intersect. This week, it’s Commonwealth orientation time for Eugene and company.

Billions (Sunday, Showtime 9:00pm) — There ain’t no drama quite like hedge-fund-king drama, and it remains to be seen whether Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades will ever decide to stop wasting so much time hating the hell out of each other. Probably not? Yeah, that’d be no fun at all, and Season 5 resumes with everyone getting yanked into beefs that may very well destroy them all. This week, Axe’s unexpected announcement puts the team’s futures up for grabs, and Wendy’s divorce business isn’t going well.

Heels (Sunday, Starz 9:00pm) — Does the world need a series about a small-town wrestling circuit? Well, maybe not, but how about a show about a small-town wrestling circuit that’s written and created by Michael Waldron, creator of Loki and writer of Rick and Morty and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Now, you’ve got my attention, and there’s a baptism afoot that’s getting everyone worked up.

American Rust (Sunday, Showtime 10:00) — Jeff Daniels can swing between being comedic and dramatic, and in his new Showtime series, American Rust, he’s decidedly the latter and latest star to take on a complicated cop role after Kate Winslet’s turn in Mare of Easttown. And notably, Bridges’ new role is also set in Pennsylvania and unravels a murder, with a hasty marriage taking center stage as Harris’ inquiry heats up.

Last Week Tonight (Sunday, HBO 11:00) — John Oliver’s back, baby.

Here’s some more streaming goodness for the weekend.

The Morning Show: Season 2 (Apple TV+ series) — The gang (Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup, at least) is back for a new round of attempting to evade the scandal-plagued nature of their business. This season, we’ll not only see more of Steve Carell but also Hasan Minhaj and Julianna Margulies as everyone’s positioning themselves, and they’re clawing at each other on their way to the top. Alex and Bradley still can’t stand each other, despite a certain level of begrudging respect. Things will get intense, as well, with the continued #MeToo theme and also some edging into the systemic racism issue while barbs are thrown, both on-and-off camera.

Sex Education: Season 3 (Netflix series) — This Gillian Anderson-starring series returns, so that the X-Files and The Crown actress can continue embarrassing the heck out of her TV son, Otis (Asa Butterfield), who is apparently now having casual sex. Jemima Kirke is officially onboard, too, as a headteacher named Hope, who desperately wants to restore Moordale Secondary School to its former sterling reputation. Uh, good luck with that? Also, Anderson’s character is pregnant. Oh, Mom.

The Premise (FX on Hulu series) — B.J. Novak (The Office, Inglourious Basterds) writes all of the episodes on this show, which aims to use dark comedy to tackle tough topics, including sex, social media, Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and immigration. Along the way, there’s apparently the “the worst sex tape ever,” and this show aims for satire (which is not easy to pull off, especially with such hot-button topics) with mixed results.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Netflix series) — Kevin Smith’s recent Masters of the Universe: Revelation sequel series sparked some overwrought backlash after continuing He-Man and Skeletor’s story in a way that some nerds didn’t enjoy, given that there was plenty of focus (like the original series) on other characters. Well, here’s a kid-appealing update of the classic ’80s cartoon, and this one has a much different feel with a He-Man-focused story, so maybe that will make the angry people happy? It’s got a whole lot of dude-on-bony-dude battling, looks like, while they fight for the ultimate control of Eternia and Castle Grayskull.

Cry Macho (Warner Bros. movie on HBO Max) — Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this story about an ex-rodeo star and failed horse breeder who falls upon tough times in the late 1970s. He ends up on a challenging journey of redemption while fetching a young boy from Mexico back to his father in Texas. Along the way, the grizzled horseman ends up teaching the boy how to be a decent man, and apparently, that involves showing emotions at times. Who knew?

LuLaRich — (Amazon Prime docuseries) — This four-parter from the Fyre Fraud documentarians asks the question of what happens leggings become the subject of a pyramid scheme. Well, it ain’t good, and this project tells the cautionary tale of ruined lives and vast social-media circles that became embroiled in one tacky hot mess.

The Mad Women’s Ball (Amazon Prime film) — Inglourious Basterds star Melanie Laurent directs and stars in this terrifying French film about a woman whose family institutionalizes her in the late 1880s. Before long, the film exposes the harsh treatment of women during that period, as the battle between science and faith isn’t even close to be resolved at that time. Laurent stars as a not-so-friendly nurse to the the young woman, and there’s a supernatural twist that eventually brings women together.

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (20th Century Studios film on Amazon Prime) — Here’s the movie adaptation of the hit stage musical about a teenager, Jamie, who doesn’t want a career and, instead, hopes to become a drag queen. He puts that plan into motion whole vanquishing prejudice and bullies with the help of his friends and mom, and before all is said and done, Jamie’s firmly in the spotlight.

Kin: (AMC+ series) — Charlie Cox stars in this new Irish series about a tight-knit crime family that’s drawn into wartime mode with a mighty drug kingpin. The family soon discovers that this is an unwinnable war, yet as the losses begin to mount, it becomes clear that the cartel is at one distinct disadvantage: they’re not bound by unbreakable blood bonds. The cartel does, however, have a host of exotic pets and some snazzy costumes and celebrity status, so this is a heck of a story.

Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol (Peacock series) — The international bestseller is here to translate those thrills to the small screen. Settle in for Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon’s earliest adventures, which include saving his kidnapped mentor while squashing a global conspiracy by defeating a ton of deadly puzzles.