Thursday TV: Two New Drug Crime Dramas Start
Drugs might not be everywhere but drug dramas are. Two start tonight. Steve Coogan plays it straight in the new crime thriller “Legends” (Netflix, streaming) set among UK customs officials…
Wednesday TV: Reimagining an Austen Sister
The world of Jane Austen expands a bit more as a new series focuses on “The Other Bennet Sister” (BritBox, streaming). Ella Bruccoleri stars as the overlooked Mary Bennet in…
Tuesday TV: California Governors Race Debate
Kaitlan Collins and Elex Michaelson moderate the California Gubernatorial Debate (CNN, 9 p.m.).The seven candidates who qualified for the event with at least 3 percent support in polls are Republicans…
Capital Radio 5-4-26: May the Fourth and More
May the Fourth may be the least qualified holiday since Pi Day, but it doesn’t stop fans from kicking celebrations to hyperspace. Unfortunately, there aren’t that many songs connected to…
Monday TV: ‘Lord of the Flies’ Flies Again
From Jack Thorne, the writer of “Adolescence” (and the stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”), comes another dark tale of young life — a four-part adaptation of William…
Sunday TV: It’s the End of the Line for ‘Watson’
After two seasons and 32 episodes, it’s the series finale for “Watson” (CBS, 9:55 p.m.), the medical mystery series starring Morris Chestnut. And Holmes (Robert Carlyle) shows up for the…
Saturday TV: Kentucky Derby Has a Movie, Too
Fast horses! Funny hats! The 152nd Kentucky Derby (NBC, 2:30 p.m.) is schduled amid the mint juleps and money-changing, from Churchill Downs in Lousiville, Ky. The actual post time is…
Friday TV: Bird and Beast Change Places
Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple are among those lending their voices to a new animated feature “Swapped” (Netflix, streaming) about a bird who swaps bodies with a woodland creature. …
Thursday TV: Mysteries of Ancient Medicine
The healthcare system may be broken today, but was it always that way? A new 10-part series “Mysteries of Ancient Medicine” (National Geographic Channel, 9 p.m.) looks at things like…
Wednesday TV: Matthews Rhys Becomes Mayor
Matthew Rhys returns to series TV in “Widow’s Bay” (Apple TV, streaming), playing the mayor of a struggling New England town who is trying to shake what seems to be…