Tough as Nails, on CBS
Twelve hard-working contenders are tested by a series of challenges meant to push their endurance, life skills and mental toughness to the limit at real-world job sites. Phil Keoghan returns to host this blue-collar competition series' second season.
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.
Another small step for Apple TV: 'For All Mankind' returns for Season 2
Joel Kinnaman and Jodi Balfour in "For All Mankind"
In an alternate universe, the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union never ends — and neither does "For All Mankind." After a gripping Season 1 finale and a post-credits hint as to where our astronauts could take us, it's finally here. Season 2 of "For All Mankind" is set to premiere Friday, Feb. 19, on Apple TV .
30 Coins, on HBO
Ex-convict and exorcist Father Manuel Vergara (Eduard Fernández) is sent to a small town in Spain where he joins forces with locals to solve a mystery involving a coin he possesses. Megan Montaner and Macarena Gómez also star in this dark Spanish drama.
Q: Was the guy who played the Chinese gangster in "The Gentlemen" the same guy who was in that comedy "A Simple Favor"?
The 2019 British crime film, "The Gentlemen," was indeed a bit of a departure for Henry Golding, but it's now seeming like just the first step towards a more diverse film career.
Having burst onto the American film scene just a year earlier in the surprise hit romantic comedy, "Crazy Rich Asians," it suddenly seemed everyone wanted to be in the Henry Golding business.
Valentine's Day viewing: 'Nadiya Bakes' lands on Netflix
Nadiya Hussain in "Nadiya Bakes"
Looking to indulge in some sweets-themed programming this Valentine's Day? Food Network's weekend lineup is a celebration of all things chocolat (chocolate treats, not the 2000 film starring Johnny Depp) but if you prefer pastries under pressure, a new season of "Chopped Sweets" landed on discovery on Feb. 9.
Late Laughs for the week of February 14 - 20, 2021
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Joe Biden will become the oldest president to ever take the oath of office. This just proves you're never too old to achieve your dreams … unless you're in Los Angeles and over the age of 35.
Biden said his whole soul is in it and, because it's Joe Biden, we know it's the kind of soul typically performed by Hall & Oates.
Your Honor, on Showtime
Bryan Cranston stars as New Orleans judge Michael Desiato, an honorable man whose values and morals are tested when his son (Hunter Doohan) is involved in a hit and run, killing the son of a mob boss (Michael Stuhlbarg). Hope Davis also stars.
'Most Wanted': Fox revives fugitive-hunting series
Elizabeth Vargas hosts reboot of "America's Most Wanted"
Fox's 'Most Wanted': It was Fox's longest-running series before "The Simpsons" surpassed it and, while the network pulled the plug on "America's Most Wanted" in 2011, it seems the time is right for a revival.
New Releases for the week of February 14 - 20
Fear of Rain
Rain (Iseman) is a teenager diagnosed with schizophrenia who struggles to separate the dark hallucinations and voices in her head from reality. However, the disturbing cries and shadows in her neighbor's attic seem all too real, and Rain begins to suspect her neighbor of kidnapping. When her parents dismiss her claims as being simply a product of her schizophrenia, Rain turns to the friendly new boy at school (Broussard) for help but soon finds herself questioning if even her new friend is real.
Director: Castille Landon. Stars: Madison Iseman, Katherine Heigl, Israel Broussard, Eugenie Bondurant, Harry Connick Jr., Julia Vasi, Lindsay Lamb. 2021. 92 mins. Thriller.
A Call to Spy
When the pressure on Britain in the early stages of World War II prompts Churchill to order his new spy agency to train women as spies, the head of operations (Katic) decides that American amputee Virginia Hall (Thomas) and Muslim pacifist Noor Inayat Khan (Atpe) are perfect for enemy infiltration. The women are quickly thrust down a path of heroism as they help undermine the Nazi regime in France, eventually making their way into the history books.
Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher. Stars: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte, Linus Roache, Rossif Sutherland, Samuel Roukin, Andrew Richardson, Laila Robins, Marc Rissmann, Mathilde Ollivier. 2019. 123 mins. Drama.
The Informer
The FBI gives Pete Koslow (Kinnaman), a former Special Op, the chance for an early release from prison if he becomes an informant for them and helps take down the Polish mob's drug trade in New York. But when the sting goes horribly wrong and an undercover NYPD officer dies, Pete's cover is put in jeopardy. Learning that his handler intends to fatally double-cross him, Pete begins a final effort to escape the crosshairs of the powerful trifecta — the FBI, the NYPD and the Polish mob — in order to save himself and his family.