What’s on TV

1.22.21

Hello and Happy Friday or Friyay. What’s on TV? A lot of good shows and documentaries, and films. The fact that we are still in a pandemic, we have been spending most of our time in front of the television. As always, I’ve been looking around and on tv and my laptop for what’s on the tube. ‘WandaVision‘ is already here, then I see a new series called ‘Flack‘, an Amazon original series, and Discovery+ is here. So many options to chose from. Found a list of tv series or shows that have already and will be coming soon to our tv, thanks to Metacritic. 

Credit source: Metacritic

	tbd The Luminaries February 14, 2021 Anna Wetherell (Eve Hewson) travels to New Zealand to start a new life during New Zealand’s gold rush in 1866 where she meets Emery Staines (Himesh Patel) and fortune teller Lydia Wells (Eva Green) in this six-part series based on Eleanor Catton’s book of the same name. [Premiered originally in New Zealand’s TVNZ 1 on 17 May 2020, in the UK on BBC One on 21 June 2020, and in the US in Feb 2021]
	tbd The Long Song January 31, 2021 The three-part adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel set in 1800s Jamaica about the life of July (Tamara Lawrance), who was taken from her enslaved mother to be a lady’s maid for the plantation owner’s sister Caroline (Hayley Atwell) during the last days of slavery on the island. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 18 Dec 2018 and in the US as a part of PBS’ Masterpiece on 31 Jan 2021]
	tbd Bridge and Tunnel (2021): Season 1 January 24, 2021 The Edward Burns dramedy series set in the 1980s follows Long Island 20-somethings: photographer Jimmy (Sam Vartholomeos), his ex-girlfriend Jill (Caitlin Stasey), Columbia Business student Tammy (Gigi Zumbado), accountant graduate (JanLuis Castellanos), law school student Pags (Brian Muller) and college dropout Stacey (Isabella Farrell) as they begin new lives in Manhattan.
	64 The Sister: Season 1 January 22, 2021 Nathan Redman’s (Russell Tovey) happy life is threatened by the arrival of a man (Bertie Carvel) from his past in the adaptation of the Neil Cross novel, Burial. [Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 26 Oct 2020; set to air in the US on Hulu in Jan 2021]
	tbd Fate: The Winx Saga: Season 1 January 22, 2021 The live-action fantasy drama based on the Nickelodeon animated series Winx Club follows 16-year-old fairies Bloom (Abigail Cowen), Musa (Elisha Applebaum), Stella (Hannah van der Westhuysen), Aisha (Precious Mustapha), and Terra (Eliot Salt) as they attend boarding school to learn how to control their powers and deal with relationships and creatures out to destroy them.

	89 Painting With John: Season 1 January 22, 2021 John Lurie reflects on life and the lessons he’s learned as he paints at his home in the Caribbean.
	tbd Losing Alice: Season 1 January 22, 2021 48-year-old film director Alice (Ayelet Zurer) becomes obsessed with 24-year-old screenwriter Sophie (played by Lihi Kornowski) in this psychological thriller written by Sigal Avin.
	51 Walker: Season 1 January 21, 2021 After working undercover for two years, Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki) returns to Austin and must juggle rebuilding his relationship with his children and his own parents, as well as a new partner (Lindsey Morgan).
	76 Celebrating America January 20, 2021 The inauguration concert special hosted by Tom Hanks features performances from such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake, Ant Clemons, Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard, John Legend, Foo Fighters, Yo Yo Ma, Yolanda Adams, DJ Cassidy, Luis Fonsi, Ozuna, Demi Lovato, and Katy Perry as well as appearances from Lin Manuel Miranda, former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
	67 Miss Scarlet & The Duke: Season 1 January 17, 2021 After the death of her private detective father, Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) is helped by Detective Inspector William “The Duke” Wellington (Stuart Martin) as she takes over her father’s detective agency in this series set in Victorian London. [Premiered originally in the UK on Alibi on 31 Mar 2020 under the name Miss Scarlet and The Duke]

	76 WandaVision: Season 1 January 15, 2021 Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are living in the suburban town of Westview and trying to hide their powers, but they soon begin to suspect something is up when life begins mirroring classic TV shows.
	tbd Secrets of Sulphur Springs: Season 1 January 15, 2021 12-year-old Griffin (Preston Oliver) and his family move to Louisiana from Chicago to take over The Tremont, a hotel where a girl disappeared 30 years earlier in this mystery/time-travel series from Tracey Thomson.
	tbd Bling Empire: Season 1 January 15, 2021 Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery’s Dr. Gabriel and Christine Chiu, model Kevin Kreider, DJ Kim Lee, real estate developer Kane Lim, Anna Shay, hairstylist Guy Tang, and Instagram influencer Jaime Xie are some of the rich Asian and Asian-Americans featured in this reality series.
	41 Call Your Mother: Season 1 January 13, 2021 Empty-nester mom Jean (Kyra Sedgwick) leaves Iowa to be closer to her grown-children in Los Angeles in this Kari Lizer comedy.
	tbd Everyone Is Doing Great: Season 1 January 13, 2021 Five years after the end of their hit TV series, Seth (Stephen Colletti) and Jeremy (James Lafferty) struggle with life and relationships while trying to recapture their past success.

	72 Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer January 13, 2021 The four-part documentary series about serial killer Richard Ramirez, who killed people in Los Angeles and San Francisco between June 1984 to August 1985, features archival footage, photos, and interviews with survivors, victim’s families, and the detectives who help capture him.
	62 Trickster: Season 1 January 12, 2021 Indigenous teenager Jared (Joel Oulette) supplements his after-school job by selling ecstasy to support his dysfunctional parents, but his life becomes more strange when he starts seeing and hearing odd things in this adaptation of Eden Robinson’s novel Son of a Trickster. [Premiered originally in Canada on CBS on 7 Oct 2020 and air in the US on The CW on 12 Jan 2021]
	73 Tiger January 10, 2021 The two-part documentary series directed by Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek chronicles the career of golfer Tiger Woods and features interviews and previously unseen footage.
	82 All Creatures Great and Small (2021): Season 1 January 10, 2021 New graduate James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) travels to the Yorkshire village of Darrowby for an assistant position with veterinarian Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) in this reboot of the 1970s series based on the books written by Alf Wight (under the pen name of James Herriot). [Premiered originally in the UK on Channel 5 on 1 Sep 2020; set to air in the US as part of PBS’s Masterpiece in Jan 2021]
	76 Pretend It’s a City January 8, 2021 Directed by Martin Scorsese, writer Fran Lebowitz talks about a variety of topics about New York City, including the arts, its subways, Times Square, and tourists.
	84 Lupin: Season 1 January 8, 2021 Assane Diop (Omar Sy) seeks to steal a necklace his father was accused of taking years ago in the French series created by George Kay with François Uzan that was inspired by the is inspired by the Arsène Lupin books by Maurice Leblanc.
	65 Coyote: Season 1 January 7, 2021 After 32 years, Border Patrol agent Ben Clemens (Michael Chiklis) finds himself helping those he had tried to thwart during his career in this drama from Michelle MacLaren.
	53 Mr. Mayor: Season 1 January 7, 2021 Retired businessman Neil (Ted Danson) becomes mayor of Los Angeles and has to figure out what he really believes in, gain respect from his staff including Deputy Mayor Arpi (Holly Hunter), and trying to bond with his teenage daughter, Orly (Kyla Kenedy) in the comedy created by Robert Carlock and Tina Fey.
	tbd Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Season 1 January 7, 2021 Celebrities take their turn at the wheel to compete to win up to a million dollars for their charity in this spin-off hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White.
	tbd The Chase (2021): Season 1 January 7, 2021 Hosted by Sara Haines, the new American remake of a British game show of the same name features Jeopardy champions James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter competing against a quizzing professional who seeks to thwart them from winning.
	tbd Name That Tune: Season 1 January 6, 2021 Jane Krakowski hosts the new version of the musical game show where two contestants seek to name the correct songs played by the house band led by Randy Jackson for a chance to win the $100,000 grand prize.
	62 History of Swear Words: Season 1 January 5, 2021 Nicolas Cage hosts this series about the history of some English swear words.
	tbd The Hustler (2021): Season 1 January 4, 2021 Craig Ferguson hosts this game show which features five contestants (one contestant, the Hustler, secretly knows the answers) answering trivia questions to grow a large prize pot, but along the way, two will be eliminated and the remaining contestants must figure who is the Hustler to win the prize money.
	tbd 30 Coins: Season 1 January 4, 2021 Exiled to a small town in Spain, Father Vergara (Eduard Fernández) seeks a quiet life but strange events begin to happen and expose his past in this Spanish-language horror series co-written by Álex de la Iglesia and Jorge Guerricaechevarría.
	86 Elizabeth Is Missing: Season 1 January 3, 2021 80-something Maud (Glenda Jackson) has Alzheimer’s and is convinced her best friend Elizabeth (Maggie Steed) has vanished in this adaptation of Emma Healey’s novel of the same name by Andrea Gibb. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Dec 2019, airs in the US as a part of PBS’ Masterpiece in 2021]
	64 The Watch (2021): Season 1 January 3, 2021 Captain Sam Vimes (Richard Dormer) leads the misfits’ cops of City Watch which includes Lady Sybil Ramkin (Lara Rossi), Constable Cheery (Jo Eaton-Kent), Constable Carrot (Adam Hugill), Corporal Angua (Marama Corlett), Sergeant Detritus (voiced by Ralph Ineson), and Death (Wendell Pierce), as they seek to stop the resurrection of a dragon in this fantasy series inspired by characters in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series of novels.
	41 Call Me Kat: Season 1 January 3, 2021 39-year-old Kat (Mayim Bialik) opens a cat café in Louisville with her wedding money and strives to prove to her mother (Swoosie Kurtz) you can’t have everything you want in this comedy based on the British series, Miranda.
	tbd The Great North: Season 1 January 3, 2021 The animated comedy set in Alaska follows the Tobin family led by single father Beef (voiced by Nick Offerman) and his children: Judy (voiced by Jenny Slate), Wolf (voiced by Will Forte), Ham (voiced by Paul Rust), and Moon (voiced by Aparna Nancherla).
	tbd A Perfect Planet: Season 1 January 3, 2021 The five-part nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough looks at how weather, ocean currents, the sun, and volcanoes shaped Earth and the animals that have adapted to the extremes. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One 3 January 2021 and on discovery+ in the US on 4 January 2021]

That’s what is on and will be coming in February. There are a few that I have watched already. I’ll give a review for one of them later this weekend. Enjoy your Friday, be safe, be healthy, and be blessed.

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