Here is a list of all of the programming options to expect on TV this week:
The CW new drama Jane the Virgin will debut on October 13 at 9 PM. The series will detail the surprising and unforeseen events that take place in the life of Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez), a hard-working, religious young Latina woman whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her imminent marriage to a detective (Brett Dier from Ravenswood) is shattered when a doctor accidentally artificially inseminates her by mistake during a checkup.
On October 14, the final six episodes of the Crackle legal thriller Sequestered, starring Summer Glau and Jesse Bradford, will return (check your local listings for airtime).
The Hallmark Channel movie My Boyfriends’ Dogs will debut on October 18 at 9 PM. The owners of a small diner are surprised one rainy evening when just after close, a young woman wearing a wedding dress with three dogs begs to come into their restaurant. What follows is the young woman’s retelling of how she arrived at this curious junction in her life, how through the search for the right man, ended up as a runaway bride with three new dogs. The cast includes Erika Christensen (Parenthood), Joyce DeWitt (Three’s Company), Teryl Rothery (Cedar Cove), Jeremy Guilbaut (The L.A. Complex) and Tyron Leitso (Being Erica and Wonderfalls)
On October 18, the new TNT series Transporter: The Series will debut with two back-to-back episodes at 9 PM. Based on the Luc Besson Transporter film franchise, the series stars Chris Vance (Prison Break, Burn Notice and Rizzoli & Isles) as professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done discreetly.
That same night on October 18, the Lifetime movie Big Driver will debut at 8 PM. Tess Thorne (Maria Bello), a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out, leaving her stranded. Relieved when another driver stops and offers assistance, Tess quickly discovers her savior is actually her assailant, a serial killer who repeatedly assaults her. Left for dead in a drainage pipe to rot with the bodies of his other victims, Tess escapes and makes her way safely home. With her fragile mind beginning to unravel, she is determined to find her rapist and seek revenge, as payback is the only thing holding her together.
Finder’s Keepers is the new Syfy movie that will debut at 9 PM on October 18. A child becomes obsessed with an evil doll left behind by the previous occupants of her new home. Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl) stars. The film also stars Patrick Muldoon (the original Melrose Place) and Justina Machado (Private Practice).
On October 19, the UP Channel movie If I Had Wings will debut at 7 PM. Seventeen year old Alex Taylor (Richard Harmon from The 100 and Continuum) dreams of flying. He also dreams of running for his high school’s cross-country track team. Both dreams seem equally out of reach as Alex has been blind since the age of two. Alex, determined to run, practices with his father, Probation Officer Geoff Taylor. The cast includes Craig Bierko (Body of Proof) and Jill Hennessy (Law & Order and Crossing Jordan).
Also on October 19, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel original movie Wedding Planner Mystery will debut at 9 PM. Wedding planner Carnegie Kincaid Erica Durance (Saving Hope and Smallville) has just landed the job that could propel her small business into the limelight – Nicky Parry’s marriage to a concert pianist promises to be the season’s biggest high society wedding, but when someone dies in a suspicious car crash and the bride is kidnapped, the impending nuptials turn into a nightmare. Relying upon her sharp intuition, humor and active imagination, Carnegie attempts to root out the culprit. The cast includes Andrew Walker (Against the Wall) and Chelan Simmons (Kyle XY and The LA Complex).
And on October 19, Manhattan will air its season finale on WGN America at 10 PM.
Mark your calendars!
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