Ellie Kemper plays a divorcee who hikes the Appalachian Trail with strangers in the rom-com “Happiness for Beginners” (Netflix, streaming), based on Katherine Center’s novel of the same name. Luke Grimes, Ben Cook and Nico Santos also star.
Jamie Lynn Spears returns for “Zoey 102” (Paramount+, streaming) a new film that serves as a reunion of the old Nickelodeon series “Zoey 101.” Erin Sanders, Sean Flynn also return for a wedding that turns into a high school reunion.
“Twisted Metal” (Peacock, streaming) is a new 10-episode over-the-top action comedy series about a guy delivering a mysterious package across a postapocalyptic United States. Based on the old PlayStation game, it stars Anthony Mackie, with Stephanie Beatriz, Neve Campbell and Thomas Haden Church.
The true crime documentary “The Lady of Silence: The Mataviejitas Murders” (Netflix, streaming) looks at the serial killer in Mexico City charged with more than 40 murders, posing as a nurse.
A new three-part true crime documentary series, “The Heiress and the Heist” (Sundance Now, streaming) concerns a former debutante Rose Dugdale, who became a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army in the 1970s, and led a huge art heist.
From Germany comes “Paradise” (Netflix, streaming), a sci-fi thriller set in a time when you can transfer years of your life to someone else. Costa Ullmann and Marlene Tanczik star.
“The Slumber Party” (Disney, 8 p.m.) looks like a middle school version of “The Hangover” (except they can’t remember what happened at their chaotic slumber party because of a hypnotist, not because of drinking) has its premiere. Darby Camp and Emmy Liu-Wang star in the adaptation of Jen Malone’s YA novel; Tituss Burgess and Paula Pell are also in the cast.