Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On October 23, the FX thriller series Grotesquerie will air its finale at 10 PM.
The new Netflix series Territory will debut online on October 24. When the world’s largest cattle station is left without a clear successor, the outback’s most powerful factions move in for the kill. The cast includes Anna Torv, Michael Dorman, Jay Ryan, Robert Taylor, Tuuli Narkle and Philippa Northeast (among others).
On October 24, The Old Man will air its season finale on FX at 10 PM; meanwhile, that same night, the season finale of the new Hallmark+ drama The Chicken Sisters will air online.
The Hallmark Channel holiday movie This Time Each Year will debut on October 24 at 8 PM. Lauren (Alison Sweeney) and Kevin (Niall Matter) were once happily married and thriving as a family but the couple has spent almost the past year in a trial separation and are working hard to co-parent their young son Charlie. Kevin is determined to make their family whole again and it’s clear he and Lauren still care for each other deeply. When Lauren’s mother (Laura Soltis) suddenly comes into town, she asks Kevin to pretend they’re still together as she hasn’t yet broken the news to her. As they try to keep up this ruse, they begin to remember what life was like and Lauren sees the strides Kevin has made to get back on the right path and just maybe, this holiday will be a season of healing and bring happiness back into their lives.
Also on October 24, the Amazon Prime movie Canary Black will debut online. It follows Agent Avery Graves (Kate Beckinsale) as she is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband (Rupert Friend). The cast includes the late Ray Stevenson, Saffron Burrows and Ben Miles.
The Hallmark+ movie The Groomsmen: Second Chances will debut online on October 24. This trilogy of films follow the lives of three best friends with different backgrounds, cultures, and sexual orientations. Jonathan Bennett plays Danny, a baseball coach with a heart of gold; Tyler Hynes plays Jackson, a stylish and charming social media agent and B.J. Britt plays Pete, a kind-hearted pediatrician with a knack for planning.
On October 25, the new thriller series Before will debut online on Apple TV+. Billy Crystal stars as Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn (Judith Light), encounters a troubled young boy, Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens. Rosie Perez also stars.
The holiday movie Operation Nutcracker, which originally debuted on Hallmark Movies Now, which has rebranded as Hallmark+, will make its network debut on Hallmark Channel on October 25 at 8 PM. When an antique nutcracker set to be auctioned at the Warby family Christmas charity goes missing, a demanding event planner (Ashley Newbrough) and the heir to the Warby dynasty (Christopher Russell) try to track it down.
On October 26, the Great American Family holiday sequel movie A Christmas Castle Proposal will debut at 8 PM. Olivia (Rhiannon Fish), a commoner, travels with Prince Alexander (Mitchell Bourke) to his family’s magical palace, Torovia so their families can spend a first Christmas together. The couple’s plans for an enchanted Christmas are threatened by comedic mishaps caused by cultural differences between the families.
The Hallmark Channel holiday movie The Christmas Charade will debut on October 26 at 8 PM. Whitney (Rachel Skarsten), a cautious librarian raised by home security experts, finds herself in a real-life adventure when a blind date mix-up leads her into an undercover FBI operation. Forced to pose as the girlfriend of Special Agent Josh (Corey Sevier), she helps him track down an art thief targeting the Saint Nicholas Ruby at a Christmas Eve charity ball. As the stakes rise, Whitney must embrace her inner action hero to save the day—and her family—just in time for Christmas.
On October 27, the second season of Special Ops: Lioness (primarily known as just Lioness now) will debut its first two episodes online on Paramount+.
The new PBS series The Marlow Murder Club will debut on October 27 at 9 PM. Judith Potts (Samantha Bond), Suzie Harris (Jo Martin) and Becks Starling (Cara Horgan) start an investigation. To assist with the official police investigation, headed by DS Tanika Malik (Natalie Dew), they must suspect witnesses, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop the killer in their tracks.
On October 27, the Hallmark Channel holiday movie The 5-Year Christmas Party will debut at 8 PM. Over five years, Alice (Katie Findlay) and her old theater school rival, Max (Jordan Fisher), reunite each holiday season to work at a Chicago catering company’s Christmas parties. While their undeniable chemistry grows, the timing is never right for romance – until the company’s final season pushes them to confront their true feelings. As they say goodbye to the job that brought them together, they might finally find love in the most unexpected way.
Mark your calendars!
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