Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On February 27, the new Amazon Prime drama House of David will debut online. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul (Ali Suliman) as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel (Stephen Lang) anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David (Michael Iskander) finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he’s destined to replace. As one leader falls, another must rise. Ayelet Zurer stars as Queen Ahinoam, Saul’s trusted wife and Martyn Ford as Goliath.
The limited series Toxic Town will debut online on Netflix on February 27. Based on a true story, a group of mothers fight for justice when dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities. This became one of the worst toxic waste scandals in UK history. The ensemble cast includes Jodie Whittaker, Robert Carlyle, Brendan Coyle, Rory Kinnear, Claudia Jessie, Lauren Lyle, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha.
On February 28, the UP Faith & Family movie The Love Club Moms: Nila will debut online. Since her husband died three years earlier, Nila (Nazneen Contractor) has focused on her Instagram business and helicopter parenting her daughter, Mara. Now a tween aching to break free, Mara creates a dating profile for her mom. The cast includes Joseph Cannata and Michael T. Burgess.
The Hallmark Channel movie The Royal We will debut on March 1 at 8 PM. When her older sister elopes with a non-royal, Princess Bea (Mallory Jansen) who has lived her life away from her royal duties must now step in and honor the arranged marriage to a small kingdom prince (Charlie Carrick).
On March 2, the 90th Annual Academy Awards will air on ABC at 7 PM while on that same night, the finale of Mayfair Witches will air online on AMC+ as well as on AMC at 9 PM.
Lastly also on March 2, the new MGM+ drama Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue will debut at 9 PM. A light aircraft with nine passengers crashes in the Mexican jungle – and everyone survives. But then, one after another, they begin to die in strange and violent ways and very soon they begin to realize that, for some inexplicable reason, somebody wants them dead. As the story unfolds in flashback, we meet the survivors as they fight against the heat, a shortage of supplies, the many dangers of the jungle – and each other. The setting becomes increasingly tense and claustrophobic until finally the identity of the killer and the truth are revealed. The cast includes Eric McCormack (Will & Grace and Travelers), David Ajala (Star Trek: Discovery) and Peter Gadiot (Queen of the South and Yellowjackets).
Mark your calendars!
Read Full Post »