Must-see TV: Netflix’s Do Revenge and the return of Dragons’ Den top this week’s watch list

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1. Do Revenge
Movie
Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, two teen girls (Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke) team up to exact revenge on each other’s enemies.
When: Friday on Netflix

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2. Dragons’ Den
Season 17
After a decade away from The Den, Robert Herjavec returns to join fellow Dragon investors Arlene Dickinson, Michele Romanow, Manjit Minhas, Vincenzo Guzzo and Wes Hall for a new season of the reality hit. “I’m back home to where it all started,” says Herjavec.
When: Thursday on CBC

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3. Atlanta
Season 4 debut
Donald Glover’s award-winning comedic journey through the Atlanta rap scene returns for its final season.
When: Thursday on FX

4. I Used to Be Famous
Movie
Two decades after his peak, a former boy band star (Ed Skrein) gets an unexpected second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.
When: Friday on Netflix

5. The Grand Tour
Season 5
At the wheel of their three favourite rally cars, iconic trio Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on a catastrophe-filled adventure in the icy Scandinavian Arctic Circle.
When: Friday on Prime Video

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6. The Resort
Debut
An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple (The Good Place’s William Jackson Harper and Palm Springs’ Cristin Milioti) finds themselves embroiled in one of the Yucatan’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries.
When: Sunday on Showcase

7. The Serpent Queen
Debut
A cunning account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown: Catherine de’ Medici. Samantha Morton stars.
When: Sunday on Crave

8. Tom Swift
Debut
The Nancy Drew spinoff follows Tom Swift (Tian Richards) as he looks into his father’s mysterious disappearance.
When: Tuesday on Showcase

9. Gutsy
Docuseries
Based on The New York Times best-selling book, The Book of Gutsy Women, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton celebrate the enterprising females who have inspired them over the years.
When: Available now on Apple TV+

10. The Amazing Race Canada
New Episode
The remaining teams head to Tobermory, Ont., and the Bruce Peninsula, where they compete for a spot in the Season 8 finale.
When: Tuesday on CTV

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11. Goodnight Mommy
Movie
When twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might be an imposter. Stars Naomi Watts.
When: Friday on Prime Video

12. Mary Makes It Easy
Season 2 debut
MasterChef Canada winner Mary Berg shows home viewers how to whip up a lemon raspberry loaf, lemon Parmesan chicken and zesty carbonara as her hit culinary series returns.
When: Tuesday on CTV Life Channel

13. Halloween Baking Championship
Season 8 debut
This season’s batch of bakers are tasked with creating spell-binding treats for a chance to win $25,000 and the title of Halloween Baking Champion.
When: Monday on Food Network

14. Comedy Night with Rick Mercer
Special
Rick Mercer assembles a lineup of the country’s funniest new and notable comedians.
When: Tuesday on CBC

15. Love Is Blind: After the Altar
Season 2
The spinoff show catches up with the singles and recently wed couples who appeared on Love Is Blind.
When: Friday on Netflix

16. 74th Emmy Awards
Special
Kenan Thompson hosts the annual awards ceremony that toasts television’s best shows. This year, Succession, Squid Game, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus lead a diverse field of nominees.
When: Monday on NBC, CTV

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