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The Serpent Queen Returns, New Descendants Movie, The Mole Finale and More

On TV this Friday: The Serpent Queen is back for Season 2, The Mole is revealed and Brandy reprises Cinderella for a new Descendants movie. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)

Showtimes for July 12, 2024

03:00 AM
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Disney+

Descendants: The Rise of Red

Movie premiere: The rebellious daughter (Gabby Duran & the Unsittables’ Kylie Cantrall) of the Queen of Hearts (pop singer Rita Ora) and the perfectionist daughter (The Baby-Sitters Club’s Malia Baker) of Cinderella become unlikely allies who travel back in time to reverse the traumatic event that made the queen a villain; Brandy and Paolo Montalban reprise their roles from 1997’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. (Watch trailer and get first look.)

Apple TV+

Me

Series premiere (first two episodes): A boy (Heartland’s Lucian-River Chauhan) struggles to navigate strange life changes after an encounter with a bully leaves him with superpowers; Dilshad Vadsaria (Greek) and Abigail Pniowsky (Channel Zero) co-star.

Netflix

The Mole

Season 2 finale (last two episodes): A winner is crowned and the mole is finally revealed.

Paramount+

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

The queens participate in a lip sync LaLaPaRuZa.

08:00 PM
ET
The CW

The Big Bakeover

Nancy helps a cheesecake maker take his tarts to the next level to honor his late father and brother.

Discovery

Shark Week

Night 6 specials include The Real Sharkano (8 pm), Sharks of the Dead Zone (9 pm) and Shark Attack Island (10 pm). (View full schedule; plus, How to Stream!)

Starz

The Serpent Queen

Season 2 premiere: Catherine aims to reunite France under King Charles IX, pushing her agenda of a secular state; Minnie Driver debuts as Elizabeth I. (Trailer.)  

The Serpent Queen Season 2
Courtesy of Starz
09:00 PM
ET
Starz

Down in the Valley

Nicco explores the life and career of MC Marley Santana, a gay Black man from one of Dallas’ toughest neighborhoods.

Hallmark Mystery

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters

TV-movie premiere: The POstables must identify the intended recipients of a trio of dead letters which have a surprising, personal impact on them all.

11:00 PM
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HBO

Fantasmas

Season 1 finale: When Vanesja gets a surprising call about Julio’s rejected work, an exciting new opportunity emerges. (Not yet renewed.)

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