Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On April 7, A Million Little Things will move to its new night (Wednesdays) at 10 PM on ABC; also that night the 5th and final season of Queen of the South will get underway tonight on the USA Network at 10 PM.
The reboot of Kung Fu will debut on The CW on April 7 at 8 PM. A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman, Nicky Shen (Olivia Liang), to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to San Francisco, she finds her hometown is overrun with crime and corruption and her own parents (Tzi Ma and Kheng Hua Tan) are at the mercy of a powerful Triad. Nicky will rely on her tech-savvy sister (Shannon Dang), pre-med brother (Jon Prasida), Assistant District Attorney and ex-boyfriend (Gavin Stenhouse), and new love interest (Eddie Liu) as well as her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice … all while searching for the ruthless assassin (Gwendoline Yeo) who killed her Shaolin mentor and is now targeting her.
On April 8, the spring premiere of Fear the Walking Dead will air on AMC+ online.
The new ABC drama Rebel will debut on April 8 at 10 PM. Inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today, Annie “Rebel” Bello (Katey Sagal) is a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy, brilliant and fearless woman who cares desperately about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel applies herself to a fight she believes in, she will win at almost any cost. The cast includes John Corbett, Andy Garcia, Kevin Zegers, Sam Palladio and Tamala Jones.
The series finale of Wynonna Earp will air at 10 PM on Syfy on April 9.
Also on April 9, the Netflix feature film Thunder Force will debut online. Two childhood best friends (Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy) reunite as an unlikely crime-fighting superhero duo when one invents a formula that gives ordinary people superpowers. The cast includes Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale, Melissa Leo, Melissa Ponzio and Pom Klementieff.
The Hallmark Channel movie As Luck Would Have It will debut on April 10 at 9 PM. Lindsey (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort. She decides to enter the town’s world-renowned matchmaking festival to prove her investment in the community and win over a handsome local (Allen Leech from Downton Abbey).
On April 11, the UPtv movie A Love to Remember will debut at 7 PM. After a year of interacting exclusively online, Tenley (Rhiannon Fish), an eco-conscious horticulturist, finally works up the courage to meet her online crush, Jared. When Jared doesn’t show because of a bike accident, Tenley gets mistaken for his wife at the hospital. Soon, she’s forced to keep the lie up with Jared’s entire family and his annoyingly charming best friend, Everett (Edward Ruttle) in order to save Jared’s company.
The movie Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on April 11 at 8 PM. Tess (Lacey Chabert) gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O’Connor (Brennan Elliott) seek to uncover who was behind it all. Barbara Niven also stars.
Also on April 11, the new period piece drama The Nevers will air on HBO at 9 PM. It is August 1896 when Victorian London is rocked to its foundations by a supernatural event which gives certain people – mostly women – abnormal abilities, from the wondrous to the disturbing. But no matter their particular “turns,” all who belong to this new underclass are in grave danger. It falls to mysterious, quick-fisted widow Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and brilliant young inventor Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) to protect and shelter these gifted “orphans.” To do so, they will have to face the brutal forces determined to annihilate their kind. The cast includes Amy Manson, Ben Chaplin, Denis O’Hare, Eleanor Tomlinson, James Norton, Olivia Williams and Tom Riley.
Lastly, also on April 11, the season finale of Pennyworth will air on EPIX at 9 PM; also that night the reality series Men In Kilts will air at 8:55 PM on Starz and Fear the Walking Dead will also air its spring premiere at 9 PM on AMC.
Mark your calendars!
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