Americans abroad: 'Atlanta' returns with European tour
Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz in "Atlanta"
9-1-1, on Fox
LAPD patrol Sgt. Athena Grant Nash (Angela Bassett) is back in action for the remainder of Season 5 with this new, post-hiatus premiere. The 118 race to save a family whose truck has been rigged with a bomb. They also welcome two new members to the team.
Q: Do we know yet when "Stranger Things" is coming back?
We do. And not only that, we know when it will stop coming back, though I guess that's not as exciting.
Netflix officially announced last month that the long-awaited fourth season will be released in two "volumes" — half will be available on the streamer on May 27, and the other half on July 1.
Late Laughs for the week of March 20 - 26
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
We've still got Q Anon waiting for JFK and rooting for the Russians, which — as we know — would be right up JFK's alley. He loved those Russians! The latest batch of crazy from the Q Klux Klan is that they are largely on Team Putin. They've been praising Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is confusing. The Russian alphabet doesn't even have a Q in it, but they're all over this.
New Releases for the week of March 20 - 26
Nightmare Alley
Stanton Carlisle (Cooper) leaves his old life and joins a carnival where clairvoyant Madame Zeena (Collette) and her washed-up husband, Pete (Strathairn), take Stan under their wings and teach him the ways of cold reading. Using these skills alongside fellow carnival worker Molly (Mara), Stan gains a reputation among New York's finest and attracts the attention and help of a mysterious psychiatrist (Blanchett). Together, the two set their sights on a dangerous tycoon, but Stan's newest aide may turn out to be more dangerous than he is himself.
Director: Guillermo del Toro. Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Mark Povinelli. 2021. 150 mins. Thriller.
For the Love of Money
Gigi Davis (Hilson) left her wealthy family to carve a path of her own away from the pressure of money. Life is fine and normal, with Gigi living out her days as an average single mom in the city until her daughter's life is put in jeopardy. With threats being made towards her daughter by gangsters, Gigi finds her only choice is to reach out to the world she left behind for assistance. This move comes with a heavy price as Gigi must leave her safe mom life behind and embrace a world of crime as the only solution to saving her daughter.
Director: Leslie Small. Stars: Katt Williams, Keri Hilson, Rotimi, D.C. Young Fly, LisaRaye McCoy, Jason Mitchell, Keith Sweat, Jazzy Jade, Cedric Pendleton, Ryan Francis. 2021. 99 mins. Drama.
West Side Story
Tony (Elgort) and María (Zegler) are from different walks of life, both living in Manhattan's Upper West Side in 1957. Tony is a former Jets brawler and María is little sister to the leader of the Puerto Rican Sharks. The Jets and the Sharks are at war, but that doesn't stop Tony and María from falling in love at the high school dance. As their friends and families clash, the couple are swept up in an whirlwind romance that defies the societal standards of the time and place.
Director: Steven Spielberg. Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno, Brian d'Arcy James, Corey Stoll, Mike Faist, Josh Andrés Rivera, Iris Menas. 2021. 156 mins. Musical.
'Sherri' coming soon: Shepherd's talk show to replace 'Wendy Williams'
Sherri Shephard to host own talk show in place of "The Wendy Williams Show"
The Walking Dead, on AMC
Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride return for a new episode of this long-running zombie apocalypse series. The action ramps up as the show's final season inches toward a definitive conclusion that may reportedly differ from that of its source material.
The Many Saints of Newark, on HBO
Michael Gandolfini brings his late father's most famous role back to life in this prequel film to HBO's hit series "The Sopranos." Vera Farmiga stars as Tony Soprano's mother, Livia, while Corey Stoll plays uncle Corrado 'Junior' Soprano in the late '60s.
Dateline NBC, on NBC
NBC news anchor Lester Holt and a team of journalists present the news of the week along with fascinating human interest stories, ground-breaking interviews and hard-hitting investigations in this long-running, prime-time news magazine staple.
Q: Is the "Fargo" show really based on true events? They seem so outlandish.
You could say that the crimes depicted in the TV adaptation of "Fargo" are too good to be true, and that's because they are. (Well, maybe not "good," but you get it.)
Screenwriter Noah Hawley ("Legion"), who was given the enviable task of adapting the 1996 movie for the small screen, admits that the "true story" disclaimer at the beginning of each episode is itself a fiction.