Also on Monday: Solicitor to Barrister
An Australian import becomes part of the mostly British lineup on the online service Acorn with “Newton’s Law” (Acorn TV, streaming) in which Claudia Karvan plays suburban solicitor Josephine Newton,…
You Can Bet on HBO’s ‘The Deuce’
David Simon and his creative crew are used to creating whole cities with their ambitious TV series — and changing the medium along the way. First it was Baltimore in…
Top-Flight ‘Top of the Lake’ Sequel
It was a great gift to receive Jane Campion’s “Top of the Lake” four years ago — a terrific showcase for Elisabeth Moss as a tough Australian detective determined to…
Seth MacFarlane’s Space Ship Stalls
Seth MacFarlane’s “Family Guy” has made Fox so much money over the years that he’s seemingly been allowed to indulge his every fantasy — from touring Sinatra-style crooner to motion…
Also on Sunday: New ‘Outlander’ Season
The time traveling romance “Outlander” (Starz, 8 p.m.) is back for its third season, with Claire, now pregnant, adjusting to 1940s life in Boston with Frank, while Jamie is at…
Saturday TV: ‘Con Man’ Comes to Syfy
The web series “Con Man” (Syfy, 10 p.m.) migrates to cable, starring Alan Tudyk portraying a washed-up former sci-fi celebrity who can only revisit his glory days at comic conventions.…
Friday TV: The Artist Behind ‘Bambi’
Until he died last year at age 106, Tyrus Wong was the oldest living Chinese American artist, whose work in film began in designing the bucolic, evocative scenes of Walt…
Thursday TV: NFL Season Crashes In
There’s no stopping it now: The NFL season starts in earnest with Kansas City at New England (NBC, 8:30 p.m.), preceded by the first “Football Night in America” (NBC, 7:30…
Wednesday TV: ‘You’re the Worst’ Returns
Jimmy was rattled enough by his proposal to Gretchen at the end of last season of “You’re the Worst” (FXX, 10 p.m.) to have spent the last three month in…
Tuesday TV: Political ‘Horror Story’
Yes, Election Night unfolded as a horror story for many last November, but it ham-handedly becomes the theme on the seventh iteration of “American Horror Story: Cult” (FX, 10 p.m.).…