Friday TV: ‘Dead Ringers’ Now a Series
Rachel Weisz has double duty in playing the twin gynecologists in the series version of “Dead Ringers” (Prime Video, streaming). The gender-switched variant on the David Cronenberg psychological thriller is…
Thursday TV: A Couple of Women to Watch
Keri Russell brings a Samantha Power vibe to her role of “The Diplomat” (Netflix, streaming). That is to say: very competent but slightly frazzled. The new series from “West Wing”…
Wednesday TV: Stoner Flick Comes Early
You’d think they’d wait one day in order to release it on 4/20, but the new stoner comedy “Pretty Stoned” (MTV, 8 p.m.), about a missing $20,000 payment to a…
Tuesday TV: Saved by His Songs
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea are the unexpected producers of a new documentary airing to commemorate Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day. “How Saba Kept Singing” (PBS,…
Monday TV: Stanley Cup Playoffs Start
The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin with Round 1 games that include Islanders at Carolina (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) and Florida at Boston (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) in the East, and Minnesota at…
Sunday TV: ‘Waco’ and What Came After
Michael Shannon and John Leguizamo reprise their roles from the 2018 miniseries “Waco” for a five-episode sequel of sorts. “Waco: The Aftermath” (Showtime, CMT, Paramount, 10 p.m.) looks at not…
Saturday TV: The NBA Playoffs Begin
The NBA Playoffs begin with Brooklyn at Philadelphia (ESPN, 1 p.m.) and Atlanta at Boston (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) in the Eastern Conference first round; and New York at Cleveland (ESPN,…
Friday TV: David Johansen at the Club
A stylish performance by David Johansen at New York’s Cafe Carlyle in January 2020, gives him an opportunity to reminisce about a life that included fronting the New York Dolls,and…
Thursday TV: A Series About ‘Florida Man’
Edgar Ramirez stars as an ex-cop returning to his home state to find a mobster’s runaway girlfriend in the new limited series from Donald Todd (“This is Us,” “Ugly Betty”).…
Wednesday TV: Boston Marathon Manhunt
Repercussions are still being felt from the bombing a decade ago in Massachusetts that comes alive again in the three-episode documentary series “American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing” (Netflix, streaming).…