Magnum P.I., on CBS
Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks star in this hit reboot of the classic series as roguish private detective Thomas Magnum and the steward of the luxurious estate he calls home, former MI6 agent Juliet Higgins, whose second job is keeping Magnum in line.
Mom, on CBS
Now an empty nester, Bonnie Plunkett (Allison Janney) relies on her friends more than ever in Season 8 of this hit sitcom. Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), Jill (Jaime Pressly), Wendy (Beth Hall) and Tammy (Kristen Johnston) help Bonnie stay sane - and sober.
The show must go on: Academy Awards adapt to pandemic protocols
Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman in "Mank"
A little over a year ago, all sorts of film sets were shut down due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, from small indie productions to massive blockbusters. However, the industry rallied and got back on track, and now it's time to celebrate.
Q: I've been rewatching "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and I noticed that the coroner, Dr. Robbins, always walks around with a cane or crutches. Is that part of his character? He is very convincing.
He's convincing because that part of Robert David Hall's performance is not acting.
Hall, who played Dr. Al Robbins in more than 300 episodes of the beloved procedural drama (the third-highest episode count of anyone in the cast) actually has two prosthetic legs (like his character) and walks with a crutch.
Chicago P.D., on NBC
Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) takes down criminals in Chicago with his District 21 Intelligence Unit comprised of rookie officer Rojas (Lisseth Chavez), Det. Upton (Tracy Spiridakos) and the sarcastic Sgt. Platt (Amy Morton) in this hit procedural.
Big Sky, on ABC
Kylie Bunbury and Ryan Phillippe star as private detectives Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt in this freshman procedural drama. The duo joins forces with locals and unlikely allies to put a stop to a slew of kidnappings on a remote Montana highway.
Q: Is the show "The Cool Kids" available to watch on any service? I loved that show and suddenly it was no longer on air.
"The Cool Kids" were very suddenly uncool in Fox's eyes — the show was unceremoniously canceled just ahead of the network's spring presentation to advertisers in 2019. It was part of the annual culling of shows just prior to the events (which take place at the same time for all four big networks) that has come to be known as the "broadcast bloodbath."
Big trouble in a small town: New Peacock series faces Indigenous representation
Ed Helms stars in "Rutherford Falls"
It's common to see dramas depicting the clash of culture and history on TV, but the new sitcom "Rutherford Falls" has found a way to give some sensitive subjects a refreshing spin. The new twist on small-town American struggles is set to premiere Thursday, April 22, on Peacock.
The Neighborhood, on CBS
White Midwesterners Dave (Max Greenfield) and Gemma (Beth Behrs) move to a historically Black L.A. neighborhood and manage to bond with their neighbors (Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold) despite vast cultural differences in this comedy.
New Releases for the week of April 18 - 24
Crisis
In the midst of the opioid crisis, a drug trafficking ring organizes a multi-cartel smuggling operation, unaware that their organization has been infiltrated by an undercover DEA agent (Hammer). Meanwhile, an architect (Lilly) recovering from an oxycodone addiction engages in a desperate search for her son, whose disappearance has links to narcotic activity. Elsewhere, a university professor (Oldman) faces an uphill battle when he attempts to blow the whistle on his research employer, a powerful pharmaceutical company that plans to introduce a new "non-addictive" painkiller.
Director: Nicholas Jarecki. Stars: Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Indira Varma, Kid Cudi, Martin Donovan, Veronica Ferres. 2021. 118 mins. Drama.
Body Brokers
Convinced to enter a rehab program in California by a mysterious man named Wood (Williams), junkies Utah (Kilmer) and Opal (Englert) leave the streets of rural Ohio and head to Los Angeles. Utah is optimistic about his sobriety progress, feeling especially good about his sessions with the treatment center's shrink (Leo), until he discovers the center is actually a front for a fraud operation that recruits addicts through other addicts. Mentored by Wood and his business partner, Vin (Grillo), Utah must decide what he wants more: to make big money or to overcome addiction.
Director: John Swab. Stars: Jack Kilmer, Micheal Kenneth Williams, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Frank Grillo, Melissa Leo, Thomas Dekker. 2021. 111 mins. Crime.
The Violent Heart
Twenty-four-year-old Daniel (Adepo) wants to leave everything and join the marines, but a troubled history, which includes trauma from witnessing his sister's murder 15 years ago and time spent in a juvenile detention center, make entry into the forces difficult. Then there's Cassie (Van Patten), a bright and bold 18-year-old high school senior ready to embrace adulthood. When Cassie and Daniel meet, they fall in love, but their relationship is tested by factors stemming from their differences that threaten to tear the two apart.