Euphoria, on HBO
Christmas arrives just after Rue (Zendaya) is left at the train station by Jules (Hunter Schafer) at the end of Season 1. The first of two specials, this episode follows Rue as she deals with her loss during what should be the happiest time of the year.
New Releases for the week of December 6 - 12
Smiley Face Killers
College student Jake (Rubinstein) is trying to make it through school and keep his mind off the reports of young male students found dead in the water, victims of apparent homicide by a group known as the "Smiley Face Killers." When Jake notices he's being stalked by a hooded figure (Glover), he's unable to convince his friends or anyone around him of the figure's existence, leading them to think the frantic student has lost his mind. As the mind games progress and the killers prepare to make their move, Jake fears he may be the only one who can save himself.
Director: Tim Hunter. Stars: Ronen Rubinstein, Mia Serafino, Crispin Glover, Garrett Coffey, Amadeus Serafini, Cody Simpson, Ashley Rickards. 2020. 90 mins. Thriller.
Faith Under Fire
Fireman Tom Hatcher (Vlassopoulos) has hit rock bottom. Already having lost his wife to cancer, his daughter is facing the same fate. Now, he's in jail for assaulting a pastor (Cain), and he truly believes that God has abandoned him. As Tom reflects on the path that led him here, he receives help from the same pastor he previously assaulted. The two begin an unlikely friendship, and Tom starts to believe that if he embraces faith, he will make it through this troublesome time.
Director: Joel Paul Reisig. Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Nick Vlassopoulos, Dean Cain, Joel Paul Reisig, Jesi Jensen, Grover McCants, Colleen Gentry, Keyna Reynolds. 2020. 89 mins. Drama.
Proxima
Sarah (Green) is the only female astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. A single mother to her 8-year-old daughter, Stella (Boulant), Sarah struggles with guilt over not being able to spend more time with Stella. When Sarah is picked as a crew member for a yearlong space Mission called Proxima, she rushes to make amends with her daughter, the love of her life, before she leaves Earth.
Director: Alice Winocour. Stars: Eva Green, Zélie Boulant, Matt Dillon, Lars Eidinger, Sandra Hüller, Aleksey Fateev, Nancy Tate. 2019. 117 mins. Drama.
Holiday feasts to remember: Yeh and Brown cook up family classics
Molly Yeh hosts "Girl Meets Farm"
The season for roast turkey with all the trimmings is upon us! While this and many of the season's gastronomic traditions can be traced back to Victorian England — you can thank/blame Charles Dickens for popularizing the turkey dinner — the foods we associate with a traditional Christmas reveal a lot about our cultural backgrounds.
Looking for love: 'Good Place' star joins HBO Max's 'Love Life'
William Jackson Harper to star in "Love Life"
'Love Life': Through four seasons of "The Good Place," William Jackson Harper's character, Chidi, had us rooting for love (and moral redemption). Harper will likely be doing that again, this time on HBO Max, when "Love Life" returns for a second season.
Late Laughs for the week of December 6 - 12, 2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Now that it appears Trump might lose, he can just hang out, play golf and tweet. He's going to be the only guy in history whose life stayed exactly the same before, during and after his presidency.
Biden's ready to celebrate. Tonight his campaign wheeled out a bucket of milk and said, "On Tuesday this was an ice cream cake."
Battle of the lights: 'The Great Christmas Light Fight' returns to ABC
Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak host "The Great Christmas Light Fight"
Saturday Night Live, on NBC
This iconic sketch comedy series' stars Michael Che, Kate McKinnon, Colin Jost and more return for Season 46, poking fun at pop culture and politics with help from guest impersonators Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris and Jim Carrey as Joe Biden.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, on NBC
Every Friday, Jimmy Fallon takes time to write his hilarious "Thank You Notes" to everything from pony tails to penguins. Accompanied by house band The Roots, this late-night show offers a more light-hearted and playful take on the daily headlines.
Q: Where did Rashida Jones get her start? She seems to suddenly be everywhere.
The simple, more literal answer to your question — that she got started by doing small, often uncredited roles, mostly in films — misses the point, which is that she's something close to entertainment royalty.
Rashida Jones, best known, perhaps, for her long-running role as Ann on "Parks and Recreation," is the daughter of legendary music producer Quincy Jones and former "Mod Squad" star Peggy Lipton (or, "Twin Peaks" star Peggy Lipton, if you're a little younger).
The anti-hero returns: Bryan Cranston is back in 'Your Honor'
Bryan Cranston stars in "Your Honor"
Few parents like to see their children in trouble, but sometimes life lessons are best learned when young people face the music. However, there may be consequences that are just too dire for even the most scrupulous parents. A new miniseries explores the fine line between protection and corruption as a man scrambles to save his son at all costs.