Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On April 30, the first two episodes of the new FX on Hulu series The Veil will debut online. The series explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster. Elizabeth Moss and Josh Charles star.
The new Hulu series Shardlake will debut online today on May 1. Drenched in mystery, suspense and deception, this four-part drama, based on the first novel in C.J. Sansom’s internationally popular Tudor murder mystery series, is an eerie whodunnit adventure, set in 16th century England during the dissolution of the monasteries. Shardlake’s (Arthur Hughes) sheltered life as a lawyer is turned upside down when Cromwell (Sean Bean) instructs him to investigate the murder of one of his commissioners at a monastery in the remote town of Scarnsea. The commissioner was gathering evidence to close the monastery and it is now imperative for Cromwell’s own political survival that Shardlake both solves the murder and closes the monastery. He leaves Shardlake in no doubt that failure is not an option. Cromwell insists that he is accompanied by Jack Barak (Anthony Boyle) to Scarnsea, where the duo are met with hostility, suspicion and paranoia by the monks who fear for their future and will seemingly stop at nothing to preserve their order.
On May 2, new episodes of 9-1-1, Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 will air on ABC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively. Meanwhile that same day, the season finale of We Were the Lucky Ones will air online on Hulu.
The Amazon Prime feature film The Idea of You will debut online on May 2. Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. The movie also stars Reid Scott and Perry Mattfeld.
Also on May 2, the limited series The Tattooist of Auschwitz will debut online on Peacock. Inspired by the real-life story of Jewish Holocaust survivors Lali and Gita Sokolov. Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, and shortly after arrival, he was made one of the tätowierer (tattooists), charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) while tattooing her prisoner number on her arm. They experience love at first sight, and so begins a courageous, unforgettable, and human story. Under constant guard from a volatile Nazi SS officer Baretzki (Jonas Nay), Lali and Gita became determined to keep each other alive. Harvey Keitel plays the older version of Lali and Melanie Lynskey also stars.
The new Netflix drama A Man in Full will debut online on May 2. Facing relentless foes and sudden bankruptcy, Atlanta real estate tycoon (Jeff Daniels) must claw his way back to the top when his empire begins to crumble. The series also stars Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Sarah Jones, William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen and Tom Pelphrey.
Also on May 2, the new 4-part Australian rural noir crime drama Scrublands will debut online on both AMC+ and Sundance Now. Based on Chris Hammer’s award-winning and bestselling crime novel, the captivating series follows a country town grappling with the aftermath of a horrible crime, still trying to come to terms with it a year on. Jay Ryan, Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcote co-star.
The AMC+ movie American Star will debut online on May 3. The movie is about an assassin (Ian McShane) on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. The cast includes Nora Arnezeder and Thomas Kretschmann.
On May 3, the new movie Unfrosted will debut online on Netflix. In 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg’s and Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever. The ensemble cast includes Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Grant, Melissa McCarthy, Rachael Harris, Christian Slater, Jim Gaffigan, James Marsden, Peter Dinklage, Amy Schumer, Max Greenfield, Tony Hale, Patrick Warburton, Jack McBrayer and Cedric The Entertainer.
The season finale of the Disney animated series Monsters at Work will air on May 4. Check your local listings for airtime.
The season finale of Call the Midwife will air on PBS on May 5 at 8 PM followed by the debut of the new series MaryLand at 9 PM. MaryLand follows Becca (Suranne Jones from Vigil and Gentleman Jack) and Rosaline (Eve Best from Nurse Jackie and House of the Dragon), two sisters that were distanced, but that through tragic events, learn to love and respect each other again. Stockard Channing also stars.
Lastly also on May 5, the season finale of Parish will air online on AMC+ as well as on AMC at 9 PM.
Mark your calendars!
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