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May 29 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of May 29 -June 4

Marilyn Monroe, disaster flicks & history’s greatest machines!

Marilyn Monroe is featured in six films Monday night, including ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.’

FRIDAY, May 29
Star City
Rhys Ifans stars in this space-race alt-history thriller series, which posits the what-might-have-been if the Soviet Union had beat America to the moon (Apple TV).

Miss You, Love You
New original film about a grieving widow (Allison Janney) planning her husband’s funeral with a total stranger: her estranged son’s assistant (Andrew Rannells). Can they help each other heal? (8 p.m., HBO).

SATURDAY, May 30
Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose
The award-winning comedian hosts this new weekly series exploring what it means to be American through humor, history, and personal reflection (9 p.m., CNN).

SUNDAY, May 31
1971 Psychological Thrillers
It’s back-to-back classics, both released in the golden Hollywood year of 1971. Donald Sutherland and Jane Fonda star in Klute, which also features Roy Schieder and an uncredited, pre-Rocky Sylvester Stallone. And then Play Misty for Me, a suspense thriller written by and starring Clint Eastwood (TCM).

MONDAY, June 1
History’s Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren
The actor explores the engineering breakthroughs that shaped human history, including the printing press, rockets and personal computers (10 p.m, History).

Star of the Month: Marilyn Monroe
Celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of the silver screen goddess with six of her films, including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Monkey Business and I Love Trouble (TCM).  

TUESDAY, June 2
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer
Get ready for another season of real-life, harrowing accounts of survivors who crossed paths with serial killers and lived to share their story (9 p.m., ID).

Not Suitable For Work
Mindy Kaling created this new series (above) about work-obsessed twenty-somethings striving for success and, if they have time, happiness in Manhattan’s most glamorous neighborhood (Hulu).

WEDNESDAY, June 3
The Legend of Vox Machina
The critically acclaimed animated series begins its fourth season (Prime Video).

TCM Spotlight: Disaster Films
Buckle up for a day of disaster flicks, including Airport (the original 1970 version!), The Hindenberg, Skyjacked and Zero Hour (TCM).

THURSDAY, June 4
The Witness
Three-part true-crime drama focuses on the aftermath of a 1992 murder, centered on her partner and their young son, who saw it happen. Starring Jordon Bolger and Max Fincham. (Netflix).

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If you ever wondered about the relationships between photography, feminist art and collage-making, you can take a deep dive into Cut Out (Thames & Hudson). It’s an art-filled salute to college and cutting techniques, stretching across nearly 200 years, from the Victorian era to today.

Young readers can get an appreciation of the beauty and strength of Black culture in We Are Joy (Penguin Random House), a vibrantly illustrated celebration of diversity and inclusion from award-winning author Crystal T. Giles and artist Kitt Thomas. 

Baseball fans will discover all the details about a pivotal moment in sports in The First All-Star Game: Babe Ruth, FDR and America at the Crossroads (Atlantic Monthly Press), a sweeping, richly detailed history of the game and how it grew against the backdrop of a failed presidential assassination, a rising threat in Europe…and Bonny and Clyde!  

TRUDEAU & DOONESBURY: A Biography (Abrams Press) is a must-read for anyone who remembers the newspaper strip that brought serious “bite” to “the funnies” and helped drive the national conversation about Watergate, Vietnam and other social and political events of the ‘70s.

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Milla Jovovich stars in Protector (Magenta Light Studios), a gripping action tale of a war hero whose peaceful life is shattered with her daughter is kidnapped by sex traffickers—and she dives deep into the criminal underworld to find her. With Matthew Modine and D.B. Sweeney.

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Willie Nelson is on the road again! Well, not exactly—but he was in the studio to make his 156th album, Dreamchaser (Legacy). Nelson, who just turned 92, shows he’s still got the musical mojo with this all-new collection of tunes, many of which he co-wrote—like “I Can’t Read Your Mind,” “We’d Make a Good Movie,” “Whiskey Wants Me To” and “I Don’t Think I’ve Cried Today.” One of his songwriting collaborators? Bob Dylan!

May 15 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of May 15 – May 21

Twain twang, another ‘Yellowstone’ spinoff & monsters in a retirement home!

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser return in the new spinoff of ‘Yellowstone.’

FRIDAY, May 15
It’s Not Like That
Scott Foley and Erinn Hayes star in this character-driven family drama about love, loss, and starting over, from the producers of Parenthood (Prime Video).

Dutton Ranch
Both a spinoff and a sequel, this new series stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprising their Yellowstone roles as the Duttons fight to build a new future far from where they used to be (Paramount +). 

SATURDAY, May 16
Faith & Forgiveness: A Duck Dynasty Love Story
This tale of a love tested, broken and ultimately rebuilt is based on the real-life couple, Lisa and Al Robertson, from TV’s Duck Dynasty family (8 p.m., Lifetime).

SUNDAY, May 17
The Academy of Country Music Awards
Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Zach Top and Cody Johnson lead the nominees for these annual honors, live from Las Vegas and hosted by Shania Twain (Prime Video).

Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown
They’re naked, they’re afraid (especially of losing out on the show’s biggest cash prize ever!), they’re all previous winners, and they come from all over the world to try to outlast each other in Africa (8 p.m., Discovery).

MONDAY, May 18
You’re Killing Me
Brooke Shields stars in this six-episode murder-mystery drama series about a bestselling novelist who forms an unlikely alliance with an aspiring writer to find the killer of a close friend (Acorn TV).

TUESDAY, May 19
W.E.B. Dubois: Rebel with a Cause
Stirring doc about the late, great civil rights activist, who died just before the March on Washington in 1963, but whose legacy continues to resonate and inspire today (9 p.m., PBS).

Forever Young: A Grammy Tribute to Rod Stewart Live
Two-hour TV special honors the GRAMMY Award-winning two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one of the best-selling artists in music history, bringing viewers on stage and behind the scenes for an all-access concert experience (8 p.m., CBS).

WEDNESDAY, May 20
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
New dark-comedy thriller stars Tatiana Maslany as a mom who thinks she’s witnessed a crime and starts her own investigation, but falls down a rabbit hole of blackmail, murder…and youth soccer (Apple TV).

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War
John Krasinski returns for another season as the iconic supersleuth on a new international covert mission that unravels a deadly conspiracy (Prime Video).

THURSDAY, May 21
Alien: Romulus
2024 sequel in the hit sci-fi franchise (the seventh film in the Alien series) stars Cailee Spaeny in the latest tale of space scavengers encountering the deadliest beastie in the universe (Hulu).

The Boroughs
Residents in a retirement community (Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman) deal with a little problem plaguing their placid golden years in the sun-drenched desert of New Mexico—and it involves monsters (Netflix).

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Based on a popular videogame, season two of the Amazon Prime sci-fi series Fallout takes its characters (Ella Purnell, Kyle McLachlin, Walton Goggins and Frances Turner) into a post-apocalyptic hellscape that was once Las Vegas. (Amazon MGM Home Video)

In The Yeti (Well Go USA), a team of explorers runs across a terrifying oversized monster in a remote region of Alaska. It’s a creature feature on ice! With Brittany Allen, Eric Nelsen and Corbin Bernsen.

Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox star in the zippity live-action Speed Racer (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment), the latest incarnation of the 1960s Japanese TV series.

The latest adaptation of the classic Wuthering Heights is a steamy affair, with a pair of eye-candy stars (Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi) in the leading roles as their intoxicating romance turns toxic. Directed by Emerald Fennell, whose proclivity for provocation put the spice in Saltburn and Promising Young Woman. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment).

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The Bride is much more than just Frankenstein’s sweetie. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s gruesomely fem-centric take on the familiar Gothic horror story. With Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment).

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Elvis fans will love dropping the needle on the double-disc vinyl set of Epic (Legacy Records), the soundtrack to the hit documentary—with a title that noted it stood for “Elvis Presley in Concert.” Tracks include “I Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Hound Dog,” “Polk Salad Annie,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight” and some two dozen more Elvis in-concert staples.

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It took more than a bunch of miners and gold-rushers to settle California, as you’ll learn in Unsung Heroines (City Lights Publishing). Journalist Rae Alexandra puts the spotlight on 35 largely overlooked women who made important, impactful strides in San Francisco and northern California across the centuries.

May 08 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of May 8 – 14

Sally Field and an octopus, Johnny Knoxville brings the fear & a new ‘Amadeus’

FRIDAY, May 8
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and an octopus (yes, you read that right) star in this adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s mystery drama, above (Netflix).

Amadeus
Will Sharpe stars as Mozart, and Paul Bethany as his jealous rival Salieri, in this new adaptation of the play that was previously made into a hit movie in 1984 (Starz).

SATURDAY, May 9
K-Everything
Daniel Dae-Kim explores the cultural impact of Korea’s explosive global influence (CNN).

SUNDAY, May 10
America’s Funniest Home Videos
Ten of the season’s biggest winners vie for a $100,000 cash prize. Hilarious highlights include birthday blunders, summer snafus and kids saying the silliest things (7 p.m., ABC).

Mothers’ Day Marathon
Celebrate with mom-centric programming, including hand-picked episodes of Friends and Modern Family (begins 8:30 a.m., TBS)

MONDAY, May 11
BBQ Brawl
If you love ‘cue, you’ll dig digging into the new season of the team competition to find the ultimate pitmaster, hosted by Bobby Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Brooke Williamson (9 p.m., Food Network). 

TUESDAY, May 12
Squatters
Homeowner-rights advocate Flash Shelton and his team take on high-stakes missions to run squatters out of their roosts and help property owners reclaim their homes (10 p.m., A&E).

Chopped Castaways
Twelve elite chefs are “stranded” on a remote island in this new food competition series, where their culinary talents must align with basis survival skills (9 p.m., Food Network).

WEDNESDAY, May 13
Off Campus
College-based soap based on the bestselling book series by Elle Kennedy follows the “opposites attract” romance of an elite ice hockey star and a quiet songwriter, starring Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli, above (Prime Video).

Mistakes That Made America
Host Michael McBride explores the unexpected accidents, mishaps, and misunderstandings that ended up changing the course of American culture (on History’s YouTube channel and available on history.com).

THURSDAY, May 14
Fear Factor: 48 Hours of Fear
Johnny Knoxville (above) is the ringleader as six contestants compete in epic challenges testing their endurance, with one critical catch: no sleeping! (9 p.m., Fox)!

Nemesis
What happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal) meets an immovable object (a brilliant police detective)? Find out in this new series starring Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel (Netflix).

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Trees: A Rooted History (Abrams Books) is an illustrated tree-riffic treasury of just about everything related to trees, from the many ways the benefit our world to their roles in lore and legend, and their vital importance to our global ecosystem. 

Launch your imagination into orbit with Space Journal: Art, Space & Cosmic Inspiration (Thames & Hudson), which weaves together memorabilia, revolutionary experiments and spectacular scenes to celebrate space exploration through the imagination of great dreamers—artists, photographers, filmmakers, rocketeers, astronauts, cosmonauts and scientists—across the centuries.

How did “soap operas” get to be such a pop-cultural touchstone? In Love in the Afternoon, and Evening (W.W. Norton), authors Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen dig into the roots, and the reach, of so-called daytime dramas, the “art” of TV storytelling, and why soaps so often aren’t taken seriously.

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Shutterbugs, you’ll love Brooke DiDonato: Take a Picture, It Will Last Longer (Thames & Hudson), packed with beguiling pics by the highly creative photographer who loved looking at “normal” things through a lens of the fantastical and surreal—like a bouquet of flowers overflowing from a toilet, a nude body covered in books on a fireplace mantle, or a woman balancing brooms on her neck.

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Get down with your bad self, and get watching Soul To Soul (MVD Entertainment Group), a new DVD of the 1971 cross-cultural concert film—recorded in South Africa—featuring Wilson Pickett, Santana, Ike & Tina Turner, the Staple Singers and more.

The totally rockin’ reissue of 1972’s The J. Geils Band “Live” Full House (Rhino) reminds me of how much I loved hearing front man Peter Wolfe and crew tear through high-energy rave-ups like “First I Look at the Purse,” “Whammer Jammer” and “Lookin’ for a Love.” With new liner notes from Wolf, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, it’s a whammer jammer, indeed!

May 01 2026
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What to watch, and more! May 1 – May 7

Body-swapping critters, ’60s beefcake brawlers and a month of Mayberry!

FRIDAY, May 1
Swapped
Animated film about a small creature (voiced by Michael B. Jordan) that switches bodies with another animal—and learns a valuable lesson. Additional voices by Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan and Cedric the Entertainer (Netflix).

Lucky Chow
Experience the food of Europe through Berlin, Paris, London, Copenhagen, and Northern Italy, with host Danielle Chang (PBS.org).

SATURDAY, May 2
Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story
A woman finds herself locked in an intense psychological battle when she discovers an escaped convict hiding in her basement (8 p.m., Lifetime).

SUNDAY, May 3
Hercules, Samson & Ulysses
Worlds collide! Set your DVR! This 1963 beefcake brawl (above) brings a pair of Greek heroes together with the Biblical strongman! Starring Kirk Morris, Richard Lloyd and Liana Orfei (5:30 a.m., Turner Classic Movies).

MONDAY, May 4
Month of Mayberry
Tune in tonight for the beginning of four weeks of Andy Griffith Show episodes, above, with special “themed” programming featuring Aunt Bee, Barney Fife and Opie (8:30 p.m., MeTV).

American Idol: 20 Year Reunion
Tonight fan favorites from 2006 return, plus special guests and some smooth-move ballroom flair from the pros of Dancing with the Stars (8 p.m., ABC).

TUESDAY, May 5
The Pusher Trilogy
Gritty acclaimed Danish film series spanning 1996-2005 set in the gritty criminal world of Copenhagen, starring Mads Mikkelsen—who made his acting debut in the first film (Magnet).

Funny AF with Kevin Hart
Vote tonight on who gets the top prize tonight in the comedy star’s cross-country quest to find the next ha-ha susperstar (Netflix).

WEDNESDAY, May 6
The Other Bennett Sister
The often-overlooked sibling in Jane Austen’s iconic Pride and Prejudice gets her own period-piece series, starring Ella Bruccoleri (from Bridgerton and Call the Midwife) (Britbox). 

Life on Earth: David Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure
A chronicle of the famed explorer and his three-year global odyssey, spanning 40 countries to document more than 600 species, which began in 1976 (8 p.m., PBS).

THURSDAY, May 7
M.I.A.
New series about drug-running in the dangerous underbelly of Miami. Starring Shannon Gisela (Peacock).

The Terror: Devil in Silver
Horror abounds in this tale of a man (Dan Stevens) wrongfully committed to a psychiatric hospital where other patients work against him, doctors hold grim secrets and maybe even the Devil himself is afoot. With Judith Light and CCH Pounder (Shudder).

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The sequel to the 2018 faith-based film based on the MercyMe song, I Can Only Imagine 2 (Lionsgate Home Entertainment) stars John Michael Finley, Milo Ventimiglia and Sophie Skelton, with appearances by Trace Adkins and Dennis Quaid.

The killer clown known as Pennywise is back in IT: Welcome to Derry: The Complete First Season (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) of the hit HBO series based on author Stephen King’s 1986 novel It. Follow the terrifying adventures of a couple in the 1960s who move to Maine, just before very bad things begin to happen in their little town of Derry.

Mark Ruffalo leads an FBI task force in rural Pennsylvania looking for the connections between a kidnapped child, a string of burglaries and a brutal biker gang. And what does a garbage man (Tom Pelphrey) have to do with it? It’s all in the pulse-pounding season one of the HBO series Task (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment), now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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You’re heard about the famed designer Yves Saint Laurent, right? But did you ever hear how he designed the first tuxedo for women, femininizing a garment that had previously been the exclusive domain of men? You can read (and see) all about it in The Yves Saint Laurent Revolution (Thames & Hudson), a stylish graphic novel that tells all about the tux and the rebellious women who first wore it.

Here, kitty kitty! In Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known (W.W. Norton), NPR radio host Scott Simon waxes on creatures (including cats) great and small and their marvelous tales (and tails!) Pet lovers of all kinds will purr with the wisdom, whimsy, joys, worries, love, humor and hijinks found between the covers.

Learn all about history’s prime plunderers and most fearsome explorers in Vikings (Osprey), a colorful exploration of the wide-ranging voyagers and their weaponry, boats, at-home lifestyle and legacy.

In Do You Believe in Magic? (Abrams Books) author Laura Krantz shows young readers how “magic” and “science” are often two sides to the same coin, bridging the gaps between sorcery, sleight-of-hand, myth and reality.

Apr 24 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of April 24 – 30

Timothée Chalamet plays ping-pong, a Kentucky con & Disney songs in sign language!

FRIDAY, April 24
Marty Supreme
See the ping-pong movie, loosely based on a real-life table tennis champ of the ‘50s, that got Timothée Chalamet nominated for an Oscar (HBO Max).

Nikki Glaser: Good Girl
New stand-up special from the spicy comedienne who brought satirical fire as host of Hollywood’s Golden Globes awards (Hulu).

Apex
Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton star in this thriller about a ruthless game of cat and mouse set in the Australian wilderness (Netflix).

SATURDAY, April 25
Justice & Revenge Movie Marathon
The old adage says it’s best served cold, but revenge (and justice) get pretty heated in The Shawshank Redemption (above), The Accountant and Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (9:30 a.m., TBS).

SUNDAY, April 26
Betrayal: Secrets & Lies: “The Kentucky Conman”
Tonight’s episode focuses on the real-life case of a shyster in the Bluegrass state (10:02 p.m., ABC).

24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Two dozen talented chefs taking on 24 challenges over the course of 24 straight hours (8 p.m., Food Network).

MONDAY, April 27
The First House
Millennial and Gen Z families tackle buying and renovating their first homes (Roku Channel).

Songs in Sign Language
In celebration of National Deaf History Month, you can learn tunes from Disney’s Frozen 2, Encanto and Moana 2 in American Sign Language (Disney+)

TUESDAY, April 28
Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation
A Virginia couple is excited to finally pursue their dreams of owning a beach home in Emerald Isle, N.C. (9 p.m., Magnolia Network).

WEDNESDAY, April 29
Widow’s Bay
Matthew Rhys stars in this new drama series blending comedy and horror as weird things start happening in a quaint New England Island town (Apple TV).

Shared Planet
Learn the inspiring stories of people and wildlife flourishing together, celebrating the unique benefits of making room for nature (10 p.m., PBS).

THURSDAY, April 30
Scarborn
Acclaimed historical drama is set in 18th-century Poland and follows a young serf on a perilous quest to prove his noble heritage, while getting entangled in a rebellion (Viaplay).

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Young science fans will love The Spark Experiment (Andrews McMeel Publishing). The graphic novel by Matthew K. Manning and Matthew Loux makes learning fun as two characters explore the mysteries of the Micro Universe with all sorts of interactive, imaginative hands-on STEM (science, tech, engineering and math) experiments.

What do Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run,” Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” and John Mellencamp’s “Small Town” have in common? Well, you’ll find out in Won’t Back Down (W.W. Norton), they’re all “heartland rock,” part of the soundtrack of American life. Find out as author Erin Osmon breaks it all down about the music that sits on the edges of country, Americana and rock.

Author Steven J. Ross looks at activists and spies who fought against a resurgence of hate in post-WWII America—and worked to dethrone the leaders who had vowed to “finish the job Hitler had begun”—in The Secret War Against Hate (Bloomsbury). 

Brian Cullman’s How to Prepare for the Past (ZE Books) is a heady trip into his lifelong love affair with music. It’s a first-person memoir told in intimate details through his friendship and close encounters with Nick Drake, Rolling Stone journalist Lester Bangs, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddly and many more.

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With baseball season underway, it’s a pitch-perfect time to re-visit a classic sports drama. Brad Pitt stars in Moneyball (AV Entertainment), newly re-released and based on a true story about how the Oakland A’s manager, Billy Bean, used number-crunching analytics to shape a team of underdogs into World Series contenders. Order here.

On your mark, get set…go! And get The Running Man (Alliance Entertainment), the 2025 remake of the Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘80s sci-fi-dystopia classic. This one stars Glen Powell as the game-show contestant literally running for his life, with a supporting cast that includes Emila Jones, Michael Sera, Josh Brolin and William H. Macy.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1996 hit Sleepers, about a group of boys horrifically abused at a reformatory who grow up to even the score in court, it’s now available on a new 4K restoration. It stars Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Jason Patric and Dustin Hoffman.

Apr 17 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of April 17 – April 23

Lainey Wilson is keepin’ it country, a monster marathon & ‘Stranger Things’ gets animated!

FRIDAY, April 17
American Gladiators
New season features amateur male and female “contenders” stepping into the arena to face fearsome “gladiators” in hopes of bringing home $100,000 (Prime Video).

Hive
When an already-anxious teen loses the child she’s babysitting, she’s forced to confront a sinister presence hiding among playground children as her grip on reality slips (Tubi).4.18

We Are All Trying Here
12-episode South Korean drama about characters seeking inner peace amidst intense jealousy and personal struggles (Netflix).

SATURDAY, April 18
Movie Monster Marathon
Settle in for an evening of Godzilla, Kong and all the dinos from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (5:30 p.m., TBS).

SUNDAY, April 19
From
Season four of the hit sci-fi horror series about a nightmarish town that traps all who enter returns tonight with star Harold Perrineau from Lost (MGM+).

The Food That Built America
Returning series continues its exploration of brands and franchises that shaped what we eat, from pizza and rice to bubblegum, iced tea and hamburgers (10 p.m., History Channel).

MONDAY, April 20
American Roadshow: 250 Years of Americana
Honoring the country’s semi-quincentennial in 2026, this special edition spotlights 30 years of discoveries of American art, artifacts, crafts and collectibles spanning the country’s entire history (8 p.m., PBS).

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New animated comedy series—about a housecat who “breaks up” with his owners—features voices of Jason Schwartzman, Whoopi Goldberg and John Waters (Prime Video).

TUESDAY, April 21
Farmer Wants a Wife
More hunky plowboy playboys lookin’ for love in season four, with Kimberly Williams-Paisley returning as host (8 p.m., Fox).

Daredevil: Born Again
In season two, the Marvel superhero (Charlie Cox) gathers allies to resist the mayor of New York City (Vincent D’Onofrio) and his anti-vigilante task force (Disney+).

WEDNESDAY, April 22
Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ It Country
An up-close look at the country hitmaker’s career and her impact on the genre (Netflix).

Criminal Record
Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo return for season two of the London-based drama series about rival police officers forced into an uneasy alliance to hunt a murderer (Apple TV).

THURSDAY, April 23
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85
New animated series (above) returns to the town of Hawkins, where the show’s original characters fight new creatures and work to unravel a paranormal mystery (Netflix).

Half Man
Limited series explores 30 years in the lives of two broken men, bound not by blood but circumstance, and their volatile mix of brotherhood, violence and the intense fragility of male relationships (HBO Max).

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Actor Steve Schirripa (he played Bobby Bacala on The Sopranos) pens a fantastical and heartwarming (and tail-wagging) tale in WillieBoy Eats the World (Akashic), as his beloved dachshund introduces him—somewhat reluctantly—to international-cuisine wonders all over New York City. And the illustrations by Kirk Parrish are fantastic.

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Jennifer Lawrence gives a potent gut-punch performance in the psychological thriller Die My Love (Mubi), about a young woman drowning in postpartum madness. With Robert Pattinson, Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek.  

A woman and her friends fight to survive against a rabid predator that used to be a clever, playful ape in the adrenaline-fueled Primate. It’s like Cujo with a chimp—and some truly scary monkeyshines!

School’s in session! All season four episodes of writer/producer Quinta Brunson’s award-winning comedy series Abbott Elementary are now available on Blu-ray!

Apr 10 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of April 10 – April 16

Euphoria returns, Keanu’s new dark comedy, boy band scandals, and the quest to live forever! And more!

Sydney Sweeney heats up the new season of ‘Euphoria.’

FRIDAY, April 10
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
New four-episode spinoff of the landmark sitcom reunites original stars Bryan Cranston, Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarkek and Justin Berfield (Hulu and Disney+).

Outcome
Keanu Reeves stars as a beloved Hollywood actor who’s extorted with a video that’s sure to shatter his image and end his career. Also in the dark comedy series are Jonah Hill, Cameron Diaz, Roy Wood Jr., Susan Lucci and David Spade (Apple TV).

SATURDAY, April 11
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
Watch the Czech Republic’s Jeri Prochazka and New Zealand’s Carlos Ulberg use every trick in the Ultimate Fighting handbook to try to take home a win (8 p.m., CBS and Paramount).

Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever
The journalist embarks on a deeply personal journey into the rapidly expanding world of longevity science and humanity’s enduring quest to cheat death (9 p.m., CNN).

SUNDAY, April 12
The Audacity
Billy Magnussen (above), Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Goldberg lead the cast of this new drama series about the warped dreams and outsized egos of Silicon Valley inventors working to craft the future (AMC and AMC+).

Euphoria
Season three of this deep-dish young-adult fave drama (with a cast that includes Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Eric Dane, Hunter Shafer and more) should make fans, well, euphoric (9 p.m., HBO Max).

MONDAY, April 13
Boy Band Confidential
Former members of former boy bands (NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Boyz II Men and more) are interviewed in this documentary exposing untold stories of abuse, addiction and financial manipulation in the process that transformed young men into superstars (9 p.m., ID).

The Quiz with Balls
Host Jay Pharoah is back for the new season of the high stakes, sink-or-swim game show (10 p.m., Fox).

TUESDAY, April 14
#Skyking
Documentary tells the true story of an air traffic controller who stole a 33-million-dollar plane and took off into the skies of the Pacific Northwest. The film ultimately offers a look into the U.S. mental health crisis (Hulu).

The Dark Wizard
Documentary series about Dean Potter, the controversial climber, BASE jumper, and highline walker, and the jaw‑dropping feats that made him a legend (HBO Max).

WEDNESDAY, April 15
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
An all-star cast (Elle Fanning! Michelle Pfeiffer! Nicole Kidman! Nick Offerman! Greg Kinnear!) star in this drama series about a young college dropout with mounting bills, a new baby and parents with colorful pasts (Apple TV+)

Made With Love
Romcom series about an ambitious chef named Luka, who must work with her rival to save her family’s restaurant (Netflix).  

THURSDAY, April 16
Beef
In season two of the terrific high-tension drama series (above), a young couple witness an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering trouble in the elite world of a country club and its billionaire owner. Starring Oscar Issac, Carey Mulligan and Charles Melton (Netflix).

Jerry West: The Logo
Documentary about the pro basketball Hall of Famer and how he became enshrined in sports culture when his silhouette became part of the NBA’s official logo (Amazon Prime).

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You might not be thinking about just how much influence The Beatles and Bob Dylan had on each other, but Where The Music Had to Go (Simon & Schuster) dives into that very relationship, showing how the two acts were at first dismissive of each other. Dylan dissed the Beatles as “teenieboppers,” and Paul McCartney called Dylan’s music “folk crap.” Find out how they eventually came to be mutual admirers and even imitators. Journalist Jim Windolf packs his biography with loads of anecdotes, including accounts of every documented encounter between the two acts.

Learn the true story of how the U.S. Navy courted mobsters to fight Nazis in Ghosts of Sicily (HarperCollins), the third in the true military-espionage series written by NCIS actors-turned-authors Mark Harmon with Leon Carroll Jr.

Since Mesopotamia, humans have created gardens, creating spaces to shape our surroundings with beauty, order, comfort and even mystery. In The Landscape of Man (Thames & Hudson) authors Geoffrey and Susan Jellicoe explore mankind’s instincts to modify, model and enhance Mother Nature with “landscape architecture.” 

Mar 20 2026
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The Entertainment Forecast

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).

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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.

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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 .

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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!

Mar 13 2026
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What to watch, and more! Week of March 13 – March 19

The Oscars! ‘The Golden Girls’ are back, baby! And rollin’ with bowler ballers!

Former Oscar winners will hand out trophies at the Academy Awards Sunday night.

FRIDAY, March 13
Celebrity Jeopardy All Stars
Series pits previous champions and other standout players in classic bouts to win $1 million for their favored charities (8 p.m., ABC).

Twisted Yoga
Three-part documentary series examines the rise and unraveling of a global tantric yoga movement that drew followers worldwide with promises of spiritual growth and belonging, but brought a swirl of serious criminal accusations around its founder (Apple TV).

SATURDAY, March 14
The Boy with My Son’s Face
A woman convicted of murdering her infant son gets a shock years later when sees a photo of a boy who looks exactly like him, only older (8 p.m., Lifetime).

Michelle Pfeiffer stars in ‘The Madison,’ creator Taylor Sheridan’s sprawling new drama series.

The Madison
Ready for yet another series from Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King)? This one’s a family drama that sprawls from Montana to Manhattan and stars Beau Garrett, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Fox, Patrick J. Adams and Elle Chapman (Paramount+).

SUNDAY, March 15
The Academy Awards
Who, and what films, will bring home the year’s most prestigious movie awards? As always, you’ll have to watch to find out, as presenters (like former Oscar winners Adrien Brody, Kieran Culkin, Mikey Madison and Zoe Saldaña, in top pic) pass out the 2026 Oscars (7 p.m., ABC).

Rivals
Season two begins about the cutthroat world of independent television in England in the 1980s. Starring David Tennant, Adian Turner and Kathleen Parkinson (Hulu).

MONDAY, March 16
The Golden Girls
Bring back the memories with Blanche, Sophia and Rose as reruns of the fan-fave sitcom (above) return to the airwaves for the first time since its final episode in the 1990s (10 p.m., MeTV).

Born to Bowl
Go inside the world of professional bowling, chronicling five stars of the sport as they chase glory, respect and prize money on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour (HBO).

TUESDAY, March 17
Shake Hands with the Devil
1959 classic about the Irish War for Independence in the ‘20s has a strong anti-violence message and stars James Cagney, Don Murray and Glynnis Johns (12:30 p.m., TCM).

WEDNESDAY, March 18
Imperfect Women
New series based on Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name examines a crime that shatters the lives of three longtime female friends. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara, above (Apple TV).

Invincible
Adult animated superhero series begins season four, based on an award-winning comic book series and featuring voices by Sandra Oh, J.K. Simmons, Seth Rogen, Walton Goggins, Zazie Beetz and Mark Hamill (Prime Video).

THURSDAY, March 19
Beauty in Black
In season two, the ruthless, backstabbing family behind a famous beauty brand (and an underground trafficking ring) faces a reckoning. Starring Taylor Polidore Williams, Crystle Stewart  and Amber Reign Smith (Netflix).

Our Dementia Choir
Trigger Point and Alex Rider star Vicky McClure puts together a musical choral group to help people with dementia (BritBox).

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Sit back and sip a spell with The True History of Tea (Thames & Hudson), in which you’ll learn about the deep roots, widespread use and diverse applications of one of the world’s most enduring beverages. And hint, hint: It goes much deeper than the stuff was dumped in Boston Harbor!

Batter up! You wanna talk baseball? Baseballisms (McFarland) by Leonard Skonecki hits a home run with etymologies and origins of dozens of baseball-related words and phrases, like “Tinker to Evans to Chance” and “chin music” to “I call ‘em as I see ‘em” and “murderer’s row,” which once referred to a team’s lineup of formidable hitters.

BRING IT HOME

Hiiii-yah!!! Call your sensei ‘cause TV’s sequel to the Karate Kid movies is now rounded up into one package with Cobra Kai: The Complete Series (AV Entertainment). You’ll hit the mats with all seven seasons of Ralph Maccio doing his dojo best, alongside Johnny Lawrence, William Zabka and Courtney Henggeler. (Order at https://tinyurl.com/27rux8be).

The hit TV procedural The Closer, which ran 2009 to 2012 and starred Kyra Sedgwick as an L.A. detective known for getting convictions (and “closing” the case), is now available in the boxed set The Closer: The Complete Series (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment). It has all 109 episodes of the show, plus a bounty of bonus features.

Mar 06 2026
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What to watch, and more! March 6 – March 12

Miley gets Muppet-ized, it’s a wrap for ‘Outlander’ & NatGeo hunts for elephants

Miley Cyrus kicks off a new season of ‘Sesame Street’ Monday night.

FRIDAY, March 6
Outlander
Tonight begins the eighth and final season of the time-traveling romance starring Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan, based on author Diana Galbaldon’s international best-selling book series (Starz).

Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese
When 16-year-old Skylar Neese vanishes from her West Virginia home, her family and community are thrown into turmoil. As the search for answers intensifies, attention turns toward Skylar’s closest friends, uncovering a tangled web of secrets, betrayal and identity (Hulu).

SATURDAY, March 7
Vanished in an Instant
A widowed high school teacher (Vinessa Antoine) and rebellious teen daughter (Arista Arhin) find themselves on parallel paths of terror during what was supposed to be a fun weekend getaway. Don’t you just hate it when that happens? (8 p.m., Lifetime).

SUNDAY, March 8
Rooster
Steve Carell stars in this new college-set comedy series about an author and his complicated relationship with his daughter (HBO Max).

Ghost Elephants
Come along with National Geographic explorers in this documentary about the search in South Africa for legendary “ghost” elephants, long believed to exist only in myth. It’s directed and narrated by Werner Herzog (Disney+ and Hulu). 

MONDAY, March 9
The Ultimate Baking Championship
Sixteen elite pastry chefs vie to be crowned the best of the best. Hosted by Duff Goldman (9 p.m., Food Network).

Sesame Street Vol. 2
New season of the newly revived iconic kids’ show features well-known Muppet characters and guests, like tonight’s Miley Cyrus (Netflix).

TUESDAY, March 10
One Piece: Into the Grand Line
Season two, based on Japan’s high-rated animated series, goes live-action for more high-seas adventure (Netflix).

Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare
Documentary examines the devastating 2011 9.0 earthquake in Japan and the following tsunami that washed away entire towns—and destroyed cooling systems of three nuclear reactors, causing a chain reaction of high radiation and hydrogen explosions (9 p.m., HBO).

WEDNESDAY, March 11
Sunny Nights
In this dark comedy, a brother and sister (Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden, above) try to set up a spray-tanning business in Australia, only to run afoul of Sydney’s criminal world (Hulu). 

Scarpetta
A doctor tries to unmask a serial killer in this thriller series produced by Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis, with an all-star cast including Bobby Cannavale, Ariana DeBose and Simon Baker (Prime Video).

THURSDAY, March 12
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
More secrets, more TikTok-ing wives, more drama (above). Season four starts tonight (Hulu).

The Stroke
Polish dark-comedy drama about an openly gay, middle-aged cultural tastemaker whose stroke shatters not only his body, but his ego, status, and carefully constructed persona (Viaplay).

BRING IT HOME

If you’re a fan of “hair metal,” you know Cinderella. The new Cinderella in Concert (MVD Entertainment) takes you back to glory days of glam rock, filmed on the Philly-based band’s tour in 1991, and featuring most of the group’s songs you ever heard on the radio (or watched on MTV), including “Nobody’s Fool,” “Gypsy Road” and “Shelter Me.”

The Band’s Levon Helm narrates Elvis ’56 (MVD Entertainment), a chronicle of Presley’s breakthrough year, with his hip-shakin’ early TV appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and other programs. You’ll see rare live performances of “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel” and much more.

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Looking forward to passing along all those souvenirs, family photos and heirlooms to your kids when they leave the nest? Well, guess what? In Nobody Wants Your Sh*t (Skyhorse Publishing), author Messie Condo offers practical—and motivational—advice for the art of decluttering, dealing with all your “stuff” and moving on.

It’s been 50 years since Blondie sang about “Freddy” in the hit rap song “Rapture.” Now Fred Brathwaite (aka Fab 5 Freddy) is telling his own story in Everybody’s Fly: A Life of Art, Music and Changing the Culture (Viking). It’s an essential street-level cultural history with an intimate look into New York City’s underground art and music scene, and how it transformed culture into the late ‘70s and beyond.


With spring just around the corner, Flower Power by plant advocate and gardening expert Jac Semmler provides a beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide to planning and designing your own parcel of year-round botanical goodness. Just add water and sunshine and see! (Thames & Hudson)

The Art of the Book: 75 Years of Thames & Hudson looks at the company founded in 1949 by Walter and Eva Neurath and how it grew into a pinnacle of publishing, with books ranging across art, archaeology, architecture, history, photography and fashion. With covers, reproductions of inside pages and more, it’s a book for book lovers, for sure! 

What’s a Nordic house? Well, find out in The Iconic Nordic House (Thames & Hudson), a visually sumptuous look inside (and outside) architecturally splendid Scandinavian homes, spanning more than a century in some of the most beautiful, and extreme, geographic locations on the planet.

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