Jonah From Tonga, on HBO
This six-part Australian comedy makes its debut with two back-to-back new episodes. The mockumentary follows the adventures of rebellious teenager Jonah Takalua (Chris Lilley), an Australian boy of Tongan descent. After being expelled from high school, Jonah is sent to live with relatives in Tonga to get his life straightened out.
Rookie Blue, on ABC
Chris's (Travis Milne) addiction issues are brought out into the open in this new episode. He and Dov (Gregory Smith) get wrapped up in the middle of a suspicious home invasion investigation during a call to a middle-class home. The police drama also stars Missy Peregrym, Charlotte Sullivan and Peter Mooney.
Q: Where was "Harry and the Hendersons" filmed?
A movie about a sasquatch that moves in with a family in the suburbs doesn't seem likely to get too concerned about authenticity, but "Harry and the Hendersons" was actually filmed at various locations around Washington state, where it was set.
Who Do You Think You Are?, on TLC
Get a look at actress Rachel McAdams' family tree in this new episode. Each episode in the genealogy documentary series surprises a celebrity with a close look into his or her ancestry, often uncovering fascinating activities - both legal and illegal - and historical events that occurred in the family's past.
Love in the Highlands: Immensely popular 'Outlander' series comes to the small screen
Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan star in “Outlander”
A beloved book series that has been bewitching fans for decades will finally make it to television screens this month.
'Blood' in his veins: Robert Clohessy is a Friday night treat on CBS
Robert Clohessy and Donny Wahlberg as seen in “Blue Bloods”
Build it and they will come?
Friday nights have long been a desolate wasteland in the TV world, a barren landscape filled by shows either cheap to make or with one foot out the door.
Tyrant, on FX
Jamal (Ashraf Barhom) is horrified to learn that his attack may not have finished off Sheik Rashid (Waleed Elgadi) in this new episode. Meanwhile, Amira (Alice Krige) divulges a secret that's been held for 20 years, bombarding Barry (Adam Rayner) with a slew of questions and doubts about his father.
Q: On "Rizzoli and Isles," Angie Harmon's character Jane is pregnant. Is Angie pregnant in real life?
If she is, she's keeping it very close to her prop bulletproof vest.
Angie Harmon gave a lot of interviews about her character's pregnancy in the weeks leading up to "Rizzoli & Isles's" fifth season premiere in June, but never once mentioned being pregnant herself -- it seems like it would be hard not to, like a little baby elephant in the room.
Bachelor in Paradise, on ABC
Don't miss the latest spin-off in the reality series franchise. Drama and heartbreak are sure to ensue as 13 past contestants from "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" head to a secluded romantic paradise in Mexico to live together for seven weeks in the renewed hopes of finding love.
New Releases for the week of August 3 - 9
Divergent
In a dystopian future Chicago, the population is split into five different factions based on personality type. Tris (Woodley), a young woman with a special mind, is classified as a "divergent," meaning that she doesn’t fit into any distinct group. She finds her life threatened when she learns of a conspiracy to do away with her kind -- part of the authorities’ means to keep a perfectly ordered society. With her world thrown upside-down, Tris must discover what makes being a Divergent so dangerous while she still can.
Director: Neil Burger. Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Mekhi Phifer, Kate Winslet. 2014. 139 min. Sci-fi.
Need for Speed
Blue-collar mechanic Tobey Marshall (Paul) struggles to keep his family-owned garage in business while building and racing muscle cars on the side. When he takes part in an unsanctioned race that ends with disastrous results, his partner, wealthy ex-NASCAR driver Dino Brewster (Cooper), frames him for manslaughter. Upon his release from prison two years later, Tobey joins a cross-country race in the hopes of exacting revenge, but must dodge the authorities at every turn as a dangerous bounty is placed on his car.
Director: Scott Waugh. Stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Dakota Johnson, Michael Keaton. 2014. 132 min. Action.
Tarzan
Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale, Tarzan (Lutz) and Jane Porter (Locke) discover an army of mercenaries organized by the malicious CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who claimed the company of Tarzan’s parents after their death. In order to protect the hidden secrets of the jungle, Tarzan must place his life at risk.
Director: Reinhard Klooss. Stars: Kellan Lutz, Spencer Locke, Robert Capron, Jaime Ray Newman, Brian Bloom, Mark Deklin. 2013. 94 min. Animation.
I'll Follow You Down
After the disappearance of his accomplished physicist father, Erol (Osment) and his mother struggle with unanswered questions. But years later, as a scientist himself, Erol uncovers loopholes that could solve a personal mystery and rebuild his family or leave him for dead.
Director: Richie Mehta. Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell, Victor Garber. 2013. 93 min. Drama.