What to watch, and more! Week of March 20 – March 26
Warring witches, Southern law and the return of Hannah Montana!
FRIDAY, March 20
Wicked: For Good
The hit movie musical—actually part two of the 2024 box-office winner—comes to streaming, with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo reprising their roles as witches at odds with each other, plus the backstories to the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow (Peacock).
Company Retreat
This new “faux documentary” (from the creative team behind Office Space) revolves around an unsuspecting temp worker at a corporate event—where everyone else is “in” on the joke (Amazon Prime).
SATURDAY, March 21
I Killed Him in My Sleep
Abigail Breslin stars in this thriller about a young woman who has a terrifying dream about a violent death—then discovers it might be true (8 p.m., Lifetime).
SUNDAY, March 22
The Faithful: The Women of the Bible
New series starring Minnie Driver (above), Jeffery Donovan and Natacha Karam, dramatizing the Old Testament book of Genesis (8 p.m., Fox).
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia
Series examines the fragile, high-risk relationship between FBI directors and the Presidents they serve, and the moments that push those relationship to the brink (9p.m., CNN).
MONDAY, March 23
A Little Prayer
David Strathairn plays a father grappling with how to protect his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he finds out his son is having an affair (Prime Video).
Mystery Road: Origin
A couple explores their relationship and a new world of forests and high country, when a sudden series of deaths and a crime that strikes at the heart of their household suggest sinister depths to their new home (Acorn TV and AMC+).
TUESDAY, March 24
White With Fear
Documentary explores how racial division has been used as a political tool for decades (10 p.m., PBS).
Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Two decades after she first rocked the airwaves on her own Emmy-nominated TV series, Miley Cyrus returns to talk about her television experiences and revisit the music that defined the era (Disney+).
WEDNESDAY, March 25
Bait
Comedy series stars Riz Ahmed as a struggling actor facing the audition of a lifetime (Prime Video).
Southern Law
New series follows law enforcement officers across the South as they respond to calls, protect their communities, and face the realities of policing in places below the ol’ Mason-Dixon (10 p.m., A&E).
THURSDAY, March 26
Detective Hole
A pair of police officers—supposed colleagues—operate opposite sides of the law in this new whodunnit serial-killer mystery (above) based on the acclaimed crime fiction of Jo Nesbø. With Tobias Santelmann and Joel Kinnaman (Netflix).
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen
Atmospheric horror tale of a young wife-to-be (Camila Marone) at a snowy mountain retreat with her fiancé’s family, where she’s gripped by the feeling that, well, what the title says (Netflix).
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Everybody lies, right? In The Lie You Don’t Know You Believe (Nelson Books), podcaster Jennie Allen explains how “hidden lies” shape our thoughts, our relationships and our sense of self-worth. Especially when we lie to ourselves. “Freedom isn’t about being perfect,” Allen says. “It’s about being honest.” And that’s no lie.
BRING IT HOME
What would it be like to be stranded in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico after your boat capsizes? Find out in Not Without Hope (Alliance Entertainment), a true-ish tale starring Zachary Levy and Josh Duhamel. Come for the hypothermia, stay for the sharks—and the massive waves and dehydration.
Ralph Fiennes stars in The Choral (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), a touching drama set during World War I as a war-ravaged English community decides to combat the ugly realities all around them with music. Order here .
NOW HEAR THIS
Not only can you watch the movie (on Amazon Prime!), now you can own the music with Man on the Run: The Movie Soundtrack. It’s got all the songs from the new documentary about Paul McCartney and his post-Beatles career, including the theme to the James Bond flick Live and Let Die, “Mull of Kintyre,” “Coming Up” and “Too Many People.” Plus a cool poster!
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