Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
NOTE: Please keep in mind that any of the following could easily change because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has altered our lives and TV production permanently.
On March 30, the new WGN America series Almost Paradise will debut at 10 PM. Christian Kane as Alex Walker, a former US DEA agent who was forced into early retirement. Once the DEA’s most resourceful undercover operative, the combination of his partner’s betrayal and a life-threatening battle with hypertension has sent him as far from the madness as he can go… a small tropical island in the Philippine Archipelago.
The series finale of The Magicians will air on Syfy at 10 PM on April 1.
On April 2, he two-hour season premiere of Siren will air on Freeform at 9 PM while that same night How to Get Away with Murder will air its spring premiere on ABC at 10:01 PM.
The complete third season of Future Man will air on Hulu on April 3.
That same day, April 3, the new streaming series Home Before Dark will debut on Apple TV+. The series follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury. Inspired by the reporting of young investigative journalist Hilde Lysiak. The cast includes Brooklyn Prince, Jim Sturgess, Joelle Rogers, Abby Miller and Michael Weston.
Also on April 3, Tales From the Loop is the new streaming series set to debut on Amazon. Inspired by the wondrous paintings of Simon Stålenhag, the series explores the mind-bending adventures of the people who live above the Loop, a machine built to unlock and explore the mysteries of the universe – making things previously relegated to science fiction, possible. The series stars Jonathan Pryce, Rebecca Hall and Paul Schneider.
The series finale of Hawaii Five-0 will air at 9 PM on CBS on April 3.
On April 4, the third season of Frankie Drake Mysteries will premiere on Ovation at 7 PM.
The new Hallmark Channel movie You’re Bacon Me Crazy will debut on April 4 at 9 PM. Cleo Morelli (Natalie Hall), a spunky young chef with a popular food truck in Portland, becomes a favorite among the bustling and competitive local food scene. But when Gabe (Michael Rady), the handsome chef of a rival food truck, parks across the street, Cleo’s goal to win a local food truck competition takes a turn.
The final episode of The Walking Dead will air on AMC on April 5 at 9 PM; also that same night, the season finale of War of the Worlds will air on EPIX at 9 PM.
Also on April 5, the new movie Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction Murder will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9 PM. Shortly after being named Seattle 57 News’ TV crime reporter, Ruby Herring (Taylor Cole) begins receiving anonymous tips when a cold case – the unsolved murder of a psychic – is reopened, and teams up with Seattle PD detective Jake Killian (Stephen Huszar) to find the killer. She’s encouraged by her dad, retired detective John Herring (John Wesley Shipp), to follow her keen instincts. Together, Ruby and Jake uncover a plot to frame an innocent person who everyone involved with the case to seems to think is the ideal candidate for the five-year-old murder of a local tarot card reader.
Lastly also on April 5, the new 7-part mini-series World on Fire will debut on PBS at 9 PM. This adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in five countries as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives. The cast includes Helen Hunt (As Good As it Gets, Mad About You), Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread), Jonah Hauer-King (Little Women and Howard’s End) and Blake Harrison (A Very English Scandal).
Mark your calendars!
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