Sunday TV: Courtney B. Vance Leads ‘Heist 88’
Courtney B. Vance plays a criminal mastermind who convinces some young bank employees to pull one more caper before he goes to jail in the new film “Heist 88” (Showtime,…
Saturday TV: ‘Meg 2’ Returns to Take a Bite
“Meg 2: The Trench” (HBO, 8 p.m.), a sequel to the first film about a giant shark, makes its premium cable debut. Jason Stratham stars with Li Bingbing and Rainn…
Friday TV: Benicio Del Toro in ‘Reptile’
Benicio Del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone and Eric Bogosian star in the Southern crime thriller “Reptile” (Netflix, streaming) which Del Toro also produced and helped write. Making his directorial…
Thursday TV: ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Ages Up
Delayed for years, here finally is the senior citizens version of “The Bachelor.” The 72-year-old Indiana grandfather Gerry Turner is “The Golden Bachelor” (ABC, 8 p.m) who gets to choose…
Wednesday TV: Wes Anderson’s New Short Film
Wes Anderson adapts Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” (Netflix, streaming), about a guru who tries to use his talent at gambling. The short film, the first in…
Tuesday: Strike Up ‘Dancing With the Stars’
For a moment, it looked as though the 32nd season premiere of “Dancing with he Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) was in peril because of the writers and actors strike. But…
Monday TV: ‘The Irrational’ Fall TV Schedule
Jesse L. Martin of “Law & Order” fame returns with what looks like the only new scripted show of the fall season, “The Irrational” (NBC, 10 p.m.) about a behavioral…
Sunday TV: The Usual ‘Krapopolis’ on Fox
The latest addition to the Fox Sunday night animation roster is from Dan Harmon of “Ricky and Morty” fame. He seems to undersell this one by calling it “Krapopolis” (Fox,…
Saturday TV: Sam Jay Returns to Stand-Up
The comedian and former writer for “Saturday Night Live” presents her second HBO stand-up special “Sam Jay: Salute Me or Shoot Me” (HBO, 10 p.m.), filmed at Brooklyn Steel. What…
Friday TV: Before the Days of John Wick
There’s no Keanu Reeves in sight in the new prequel “The Continental: From the World of John Wick” (Peacock, streaming) that centers on the early days of the crime lord…