Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On April 24, the season finale of Perry Mason will air on HBO at 9 PM.
The new drama Saint X will debut online on Hulu on April 26. The series, which is told via multiple timelines, explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth. The cast includes Betsy Brandt and Alycia Debnam-Carey.
On April 27, the season finale of Bel-Air will air online on Peacock and that same day, the series finale of Firefly Lane will air online on Netflix.
The Netflix movie A Tourist’s Guide to Love will debut online on April 27. Work brings an American travel executive (Rachael Leigh Cook) to Vietnam, where a free-spirited tour guide (Scott Ly) helps open her eyes to a beautifully adventurous way of life. Missi Pyle also stars.
On April 27, the Max (formerly HBO Max) 7-episode limited series Love & Death will debut online. This riveting drama tells the true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen and Patrick Fugit) and Betty and Allan Gore (Lily Rabe and Jesse Plemons) – two churchgoing couples enjoying their small town Texas life until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe. The cast includes Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, Elizabeth Marvel and Keir Gilchrist.
The second season of Sweet Tooth will premiere online on Netflix on April 27.
On April 28, the new Amazon drama Citadel will debut its first two episodes online. Eight years ago, Citadel fell. The independent global spy agency – tasked to uphold the safety and security of all people – was destroyed by operatives of Manticore, a powerful syndicate manipulating the world from the shadows. With Citadel’s fall, elite agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) had their memories wiped as they narrowly escaped with their lives. They’ve remained hidden ever since, building new lives under new identities, unaware of their pasts. Until one night, when Mason is tracked down by his former Citadel colleague, Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci), who desperately needs his help to prevent Manticore from establishing a new world order. Mason seeks out his former partner, Nadia, and the two spies embark on a mission that takes them around the world in an effort to stop Manticore, all while contending with a relationship built on secrets, lies, and a dangerous-yet-undying love. Lesley Manville also stars.
The Disney+ movie Peter Pan & Wendy will debut online on April 28. Wendy Darling (newcomer Ever Anderson), a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan (Alexander Molony), a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook (Jude Law), and embarks on a thrilling adventure that will change her life forever. The cast includes Alan Tudyk, Molly Parker, Yara Shahidi and Jim Gaffigan.
On April 29, the Hallmark Channel movie Hearts in the Game will debut at 8 PM. Hazel Miller (Erin Cahill) is a top publicist in New York City looking to build her empire. Diego Vasquez (Marco Grazzini) is a top MLB pitcher who froze during Game 7 of the World Series. He also happens to be the guy who shattered Hazel’s heart in high school. When Hazel is tasked with spinning Diego’s image, it might be her biggest challenge professionally, and personally, as she takes him back to their hometown in Ohio to deal with what they’ve both left behind.
The new PBS drama Tom Jones will debut on April 30 at 9 PM. Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon) stars as the handsome, resourceful Tom while Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) stars as the beautiful and bright, seemingly unattainable love of his life, Sophia Western. He is a foundling of uncertain parentage, while she is an heiress. In 18th-century England, their class differences make their journey to find each other complicated and treacherous. Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham stars as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston, who comes between Tom and Sophia. The cast also includes James Fleet, Pearl Mackie, Tamzin Merchant and Shirley Henderson (among others).
On April 30, the small screen adaptation of Fatal Attraction will debut online on Paramount+. The 6-episode reimaging of the classic psychosexual thriller stars Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan in the lead roles. The series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control. The cast includes Amanda Peet and Reno Wilson.
Lastly, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Spring Breakthrough will debut on April 30 at 7 PM. Single mother Monica Rollins (Keesha Sharp) excitedly waits for her daughter, Vivian (Rhyon Nicole Brown), to come home for Spring Break, their annual tradition. Days before, after years of tireless dedication to her job, Monica is unceremoniously fired. To make matters worse, Monica is dealt with a second blow when Vivian announces her surprise engagement to Shawn (Akono Dixon), someone Monica didn’t even know existed and travels to The Gulf Shores for the engagement celebration. En route, she meets Clark Randall (Demetrius Grosse), who also happens to be Shawn’s godfather, at the airport and an unexpected flirtation ignites.
Mark your calendars!
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