Weekend Preview: ‘The Boys’ Take Down Some Superheroes, And ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Ends

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The Boys (Friday, Amazon Prime) — What if the superheroes you loved so much were actually a bunch of bad people whose acts never resulted in any consequences Enter “The Boys,” a group who promise some payback.

Orange Is the New Black (Friday, Netflix) — The Ladies of Litchfield return for the seventh and final season of Netflix’s hit series.

Pennyworth (Sunday, Epix 9 p.m.) — As a prequel of sorts to FOX’s Gotham, this series follows the spy-bound adventures of Alfred Pennyworth, the man who would eventually become the Wayne family butler and Bruce Wayne’s crime-fighting confidante and assistant.

Here’s the rest of this weekend’s notable programming.

Light as a Feather (Friday, Hulu) — Hulu’s teenage horror series about the supernatural perils of witchcraft returns for a second season.

Love Island (Friday, CBS 8 p.m.) — As always, this bonkers reality show gets even crazier.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Friday), ABC 8 p.m.) — The agents are forced to contend with their past mistakes in order to survive the night and fight another day.

Killjoys (Friday, Syfy 10 p.m.) — Dutch is determined to stop the Lady and rescue her trapped friends after waking up from the memory matrix.

City on a Hill (Sunday, Showtime 9 p.m.) — With an arms dealer in custody, Jackie and Decourcy seem to think they’ve got all the advantages… until they come to a disagreement about how to proceed.

Euphoria (Sunday, HBO 10 p.m.) — Rue turns to British television during an intense depression, while Jules reconnects with an old friend and Cassie seeks some advice.

NOS4A2 (Sunday, AMC 10 p.m) — Vic attempts a dangerous rescue instead of listening to advice and Manx learns something new about his opponent.

Shark Trip: Eat. Prey. Chum. (Sunday 9 p.m.) — Discover officially kicks off its annual “Shark Week” slate of programming with a new special in which comedian Rob Riggle campaigns for… his own Shark Week special.

Shark After Dark (Sunday, Discovery 11 p.m.) — Speaking of “Shark Week,” Riggle is also hosting a nightly talk show to commemorate the occasion. No… seriously.