Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 21, the series premiere of Catherine the Great will debut on HBO at 10 PM. This four-part drama is set against the politically tumultuous and sexually charged court of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Helen Mirren) who wielded supreme power throughout Russia for nearly half of the 18th century. It follows Catherine towards the end of her reign during her passionate affair with Grigory Potemkin (Jason Clarke). Amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries and together serving as the architects of modern-day Russia through a series of liberalizing reforms. The cast includes Sam Palladio and Rory Kinnear.
The second season of the Hulu streaming series Castle Rock will premiere online on October 23.
Also on October 23, the cable run series premiere of The Cry will debut on Sundance at 11 PM. The series is based on the best-selling novel by Helen FitzGerald, following Joanna (Jenna Coleman from Doctor Who) and Alistair (Ewen Leslie from Top of the Lake and Rake) — young parents who travel from Scotland to a small town in Australia to visit family and fight for custody of Alistair’s daughter, Chloe (Markella Kavenagh), against his Australian ex-wife, Alexandra (Asher Keddie). Joanna (Coleman) is already struggling with being a first-time mom and soon after their arrival, find themselves at the center of an unthinkable tragedy, as their newborn son Noah goes missing.
The season finale of When Hope Calls will air online on Hallmark Movies Now on October 25.
Also on October 25, the holiday movie Sweet Mountain Christmas will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM. Country music star Laney Blu (Megan Hilty) hasn’t been back to her Tennessee hometown in years. It wasn’t the kindest place to grow up, so when her career skyrocketed at 17 she was happy to leave it behind. Though she’s set to headline a Christmas concert in NYC, Laney decides to make a quick pit stop to see her family. When a freak snowstorm hits, she finds herself stranded in the town, and is roped into taking part in a local Christmas concert. As Laney spends more time in her hometown, it becomes less and less like she remembered it. She begins to fall in the love with the people, place and just maybe, a handsome snowplow driver named Robbie (Marcus Rosner). When the storm lets up, will Laney head off to NYC or will home be where her heart is?
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Merry Christmas Match will debut on October 25 at 9 PM. Corey (Ashley Newbrough) lives in a ski village where she works at a local antique shop. When recently named Christmas Catch Ryder (Kyle Dean Massey) comes into her shop, sparks fly and she starts to wonder what could be.
On October 26, the Lifetime movie The Road Home for Christmas will debut at 8 PM. Two rival musicians, Lindsay (Marla Sokoloff) and Wes (Rob Mayes), who perform in a dueling piano show, suddenly find themselves without a gig on Christmas Eve and decide to road-trip to their neighboring hometowns together. During the drive, the mismatched pair find themselves surrounded by Santa conventioneers, saving a Christmas nativity play, performing on stage in Nashville with music royalty (Marie Osmond), and braving a massive snowstorm which just may lead them to making sweet music together.
The new holiday movie Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses will debut on the Hallmark Channel on October 26 at 8 PM. Weeks before Christmas, Abbey (Jill Wagner) is hired to decorate the estate of businessman Nick (Matt Davis). She must break down the wall between her and Nick, all while keeping the holiday spirit alive.
On October 27, the new Lifetime holiday movie No Time Like Christmas will debut at 8 PM. After Emma (Kyla Pratt) finds her college boyfriend’s engraved watch at a vintage jewelry shop, her sister Bronwyn (Rachel McLaren) believes it is a sign, and decides to secretly play Cupid by sending Emma to the same bed and breakfast in Vermont that Fletcher (Ed Ruttle) is staying at one week before Christmas. However, upon arrival, Emma is not only shocked to bump into her first love after all these years, but also his vivacious daughter. Throughout the week, the two fight their feelings for one another as they plan a Christmas Eve show in hopes of saving the local theater.
The UP TV holiday movie A Christmas Movie Christmas will debut on October 27 at 7 PM. Eve is a Christmas movie fanatic and dreams of having a movie-perfect Christmas with a movie-perfect boyfriend. On Christmas Eve, when Eve and her cynical sister Lacy make wishes to Santa, they wake up in Christmas Town and find themselves trapped inside a Christmas movie where they are the stars. But when things start to go wrong, and Eve’s knowledge of all things Christmas movie fails to fix things, Eve and Lacy try to find a way out of the picture-perfect Christmas and back to reality. The movie stars Kim Hidalgo, Brant Daugherty, Lana McKissack, Randy Wayne and Ryan Merriman.
And, also on October 27, the fall finale of Power will air on Starz at 8 PM.
Mark your calendars!
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