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S.A. COSBY
In Razorblade Tears, two aging men—one Black, one white, both with criminal pasts—join forces to seek revenge for the murders of their gay sons. The themes of fathers and sons and toxic masculinity will be familar to fans of Cosby’s 2020 breakout Blacktop Wasteland.
VIPER'S NEST OF LIES
A slip of the tongue is a dangerous thing. Not only does it expose indiscretions, it also can lead to murder. The latter especially applies to me.
6 New Writers to Watch
Wiley Cash’s debut, A Land More Kind Than Home, about the bond between two brothers landed on the New York Times Best Sellers List and received the Crime Writers’ Association Debut of the Year.
The Big Leap
FIFTEEN MINUTES IN, this lively, endearing but unsentimental drama about the goings-on at a reality TV show called The Big Leap will have you jumping for joy. Here’s the pitch: Amateur dancers are selected by audition, then rehearse to perform a modernized Swan Lake while also letting cameras film them offstage and at home in Detroit. (The series, shot in Chicago, is inspired by an actual 2014 U.K. reality show, Big Ballet.) The underdogs who make the cut all hunger for some kind of second chance, while savvy executive producer Nick Blackburn (Scott Foley) just wants rating gold.
ORDINARY JOE
IN EVERY EPISODE of this ultimate “what if?” series, we’ll watch earnest Joe Kimbreau (Watchmen’s James Wolk) live out the three paths he could’ve chosen when he graduated college: What would’ve happened if he’d become a nurse, a cop or a rock star? Ten years later, “The guy who’s Bono-famous and has a charcuterie platter waiting for him is going to be different from the guy who’s working a 10-hour shift and then gets a beer at the corner bar,” says Wolk.
FALL PREVIEW CSI: VEGAS Grissom and sara are the season's winning pair
Power up your remote! The new TV season shines bright with electric performances (Jeff Daniels! Jessica Chastain! Michael Keaton!) and memorable returns, starting with our favorite Sin City couple…
OUR KIND OF PEOPLE
POWER, PRIVILEGE, AND secrets from the past heat up this titillating family drama set in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, the real-life playground of the Black elite. Based on Lawrence Otis Graham’s bestseller Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class, the show stars Chicago Med’s Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn, a new arrival to Martha’s Vineyard enclave— whose mother was once a maid on the island.
American Rust
MURDERS AND SMALL towns make for riveting television (see: Mare of Easttown, Broadchurch), and American Rust, based on the Philipp Meyer novel, is a worthy addition to this very specific genre. Set in fictional Buell, Pennsylvania, the nine-episode drama centers on a conflicted chief of police Del Harris (Jeff Daniels), who considers crossing morality lines after the son of the woman he loves, Grace Poe (Maura Tierney, The Affair), is linked to a homicide.
“JUST LIVE”
What’s next for Morgan? On set exploring the fate of our favorite Fear characters as we head into Season 6
WORLD BEYOND
Which of the Endlings will survive the series’ final installment?
THE NEXT GENERATION
The new Walking Dead: World Beyond spinoff introduces four sheltered Nebraska teens and the high-tech, highly suspect Civic Republic Military
THE DEAD PHENOMENON
The zombie apocalypse might have ended civilization on The Walking Dead, but it also inspired a fresh new world of undead entertainment
RICK TURNS IN HIS BADGE
Andrew Lincoln ends a nine-season run as The Walking Dead’s hardened but heroic leader. Will we survive?
DEAD RECKONING
A mysterious swordswoman! A terrifying Governor! And: Even. More. Zombies! Rick and Co. return for a killer new season
KILLER INSTINCT
As The Walking Dead returns for a fifth season, stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus talk about teaming up to lead in a world gone mad
DEAD HEAD
The Walking Dead franchise’s big boss, Scott M. Gimple, on everything from the upcoming Rick Grimes films to the episode he keeps rewatching
DAWN OF THE DEAD
Fear the Walking Dead rises in a sunny new setting at the start of our favorite zombie apocalypse
''We All Have Secrets''
On Hulu’s eerie Nine Perfect Strangers, the clients at an exclusive wellness spa have as much to hide as the mysterious owner
NCIS IN Paradise
Aloha from the NCIS: Hawai'i field office in Pearl Harbor—and meet the magnetic special agent in charge BY JIM HALTERMAN
Chapelwaite
SERIES PREMIERE Sunday, Aug. 22, 10/9c, Epix
Hit & Run
ORIGINAL DRAMA Buckle up for a tense, globe-hopping thriller that will have you double-checking what’s in the rearview mirror.
The Ultimate Surfer
SERIES PREMIERE Monday, Aug. 23, 10/9c, ABC
Cecily Strong – Crying and Laughing
Comedy and sorrow play equal roles in SNL’s Cecily Strong’s memoir This Will All Be Over Soon
Cooking With Paris Is Anti-Aspirational Food Television
Paris Hilton rattles the very foundations of cooking shows.
WELCOME (BACK) TO FANTASY ISLAND
TV’s classic what-if series returns with more magical adventures, memorable guest stars and a marvelous new host, Ms. Roarke
Ted Lasso
The Emmys love this feel-good comedy—because who wouldn’t?
In Their Own Words
IF EVER THERE were a worthy subject for the In Their Own Words series—which has previously profiled Muhammad Ali, Jim Henson, and Pope Francis—it’s Diana, the glamorous People’s Princess whose life was filled with so much strife.
Heels
ARROW VET STEPHEN Amell happily shifts from hero to heel for this winning sports drama.
Blue Skies Ahead
Abby’s got a new attitude—and a fun new love interest on the horizon!—when Chesapeake Shores returns
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Simone Biles leads Team USA to Tokyo—finally—for the Summer Olympics. Here’s your guide to the most compelling competitors going for gold in your favorite sports