Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:
On August 12, The Terror: Infamy will air its season premiere on AMC at 9 PM followed by the season premiere of Lodge 49 at 10 PM; meanwhile that same night the series finale of Legion will air on FX at 10 PM.
The season finale of The Disappearance will air on WGN America on August 14 at 10 PM. That same day, The Handmaid’s Tale will air its season finale on Hulu, and also on August 14, the season finale of Krypton will air at 10 PM on Syfy.
Also on August 14, the new series Why Woman Kill will debut on CBS All Access. A darkly comedic drama detailing the lives of three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the 60s, a socialite in the 80s and a lawyer in 2018, each dealing with infidelity in their marriages. The cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time), Sam Jaeger (Parenthood), Lucy Liu (Elementary), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Veronica Mars), Reid Scott (Veep) and Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas).
The series finale of Elementary will air on CBS on August 15 at 10 PM.
On August 17, the Hallmark Channel movie A Summer Romance will debut at 9 PM. Samantha’s (Erin Krakow) Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer (Ryan Paevey) shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Samantha finds he might also be winning her heart.
The Lifetime movie V.C. Andrews’ Heaven Casteel Saga: Gates of Paradise will also debut on August 17 at 8 PM. This film quickly turns tragic when Heaven’s daughter Annie (Lizzie Boys) finds herself orphaned and crippled. Whisked off to Farthinggale Manor by Tony (Jason Priestley), Annie pines for her lost family, especially for her half-brother (Keenan Tracey). Without the warm glow of Luke’s love, she is lost in the shadows of despair and forced into submission by Nurse Broadfield (Daphne Zuniga). When Annie discovers a cottage hidden in Farthinggale’s woods, the mystery of her past deepens. Even as she yearns to see Luke again, her hopes are darkened by the sinister Casteel spell.
On August 18, the 5th season finale of Good Witch will air on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM while that same night the season finale of The Rook will air at 8 PM on Starz followed at 9:30 PM by the season finale of the half-hour drama Sweetbitter; and the season finale of City On A Hill will also air on Showtime on August 18 at 9 PM. And, the season finale of Grantchester will air that night, too, on PBS at 9 PM.
Lastly on August 18, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries telefilm Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play will debut at 9 PM. While attending a weekend confab of murder mystery and true crime fans, Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) and her Real Murders Club pals agree to appear in the stage production of a fun murder mystery. However, when a very real murder is committed on stage in front of everyone during an unplanned blackout, Aurora’s nephew Phillip becomes the prime suspect when the lights come back up and he is found holding the murder weapon, a bloody knife.
Mark your calendars!
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