Your Weekly Guide to TV Entertainment February 8 - 14, 2026
Det. Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge, “City on a Hill”) returns for Season 2 of “Cross,” premiering its first three of eight episodes Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Prime Video. After saving his children and love interest (Samantha Walkes, “The Kings of Napa”) in Season 1, Cross once again teams up with FBI Special Agent Kyla Craig (Alona Tal, “Veronica Mars”), this time to track down a vigilante killer who has been murdering morally corrupt billionaires. Matthew Lillard (“Good Girls”) joins the Season 2 cast.
Aldis Hodge and Isaiah Mustafa in “Cross”
By Dana Simpson TV Media
BBrains, brawn and billionaires
Killer targets big business in ‘Cross’ Season 2
illionaires are hardly a new concept — American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller was the world’s first billionaire 110 years ago — but as business has continued to grow and capitalism perpetuates wealth among the wealthy, the world has more billionaires now than ever before.
According to an article published Jan. 19, on Oxfam.org, “billionaire wealth has increased by 81% since 2020,” with a 16% jump attributed to 2025 alone. A sizable socioeconomic disparity of this kind is enough to enrage and rouse the everyman into action, and that is exactly what D.C.-based Det. Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge, “City on a Hill”) must face when the series premieres its second season Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Prime Video.
Beginning with a whopping three-episode release, Season 2 of “Cross” focuses on a hunt to apprehend a female vigilante who has begun targeting America’s uber-rich. With a supposedly philanthropic CEO atop her sizeable hit list, Cross and the FBI have been called in to protect the country’s wealthy elite from the wrath of the mysterious woman picking them off one by one.
“‘Cross’ is a complex, twisted, pulse-pounding ... Washington, D.C., crime drama [that] follows Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist, uniquely capable of digging into the minds of murderers in order to identify and catch them,” says Prime Video. “In Season 2, Cross is in pursuit of a ruthless vigilante who is hunting down corrupt billionaire magnates.”
One such billionaire is new central character Lance Durand, played by “Good Girls” star and horror scream king Matthew Lillard. Described by Deadline as “a ruthless, self-made business tycoon,” Lance’s morals — or, more accurately, a lack thereof — have placed him squarely within the crosshairs of this season’s mysterious leading villain. Although very little has been shared to date about Lance’s personality traits, the Season 2 trailer positions him as something of a billionaire savior, showing the CEO at a large-scale event as he proclaims to the crowd that his company, Crestbrook Industries, “will end world hunger forever.”
Unfortunately, this kind of big thinking on the part of a corrupt businessman often comes with a hefty price tag for those of the less-privileged classes, which is no doubt part of our skilled killer’s driving force throughout the season. Lance, however, easily brushes off the threats as a hazard of his job: “In my position, you’re gonna make enemies along the way,” he casually tells law enforcement in the trailer.
Given the large, America-wide scale of the killer’s operation, Cross and D.C.’s Metropolitan Po-
lice Department are collaborating with the FBI this season. Leading the charge from the bureau’s side of the case is Special Agent Kayla Craig, played by returning cast member Alona Tal (“Veronica Mars”). “Cross” fans will remember Craig from the show’s first season, when she tried to recruit Cross for the FBI despite his clear allegiance to the MPD and dedication to finding the Fanboy Killer (Ryan Eggold, “New Amsterdam”).
Other cast members returning for the show’s sophomore season include Samantha Walkes (“The Kings of Napa”) as Elle Monteiro, Cross’ love interest who survived a harrowing abduction alongside Cross’ children, Damon (Caleb Elijah, “True Story”) and Janelle (Melody Hurd, “Them”), last season; Juanita Jennings (“Runaway Jury,” 2003) as Regina Cross, aka Nana Mama, Cross’ grandmother and the glue that keeps the Cross family together in hard times; Johnny Ray Gill (“Underground”) as disgraced former D.C. cop Bobby Trey Abellard, who worked with the Fanboy Killer in Season 1; and
Isaiah Mustafa (“It: Chapter Two,” 2019) as Det. John Sampson, Cross’ MPD partner and best friend, who, according to creator and showrunner Ben Watkins (“Burn Notice”), will be getting more attention in Season 2.
“We get to peel back a layer to John, where you get to see a little bit of his backstory and watch him deal with emotion,” said Watkins in an interview with Entertainment Weekly after the Season 1 finale in November 2024. “You’ve seen how good he is at holding his friend accountable and at helping his friend navigate deep emotions. You haven’t seen how he would do it if it was him having to confront it.”
But, Season 2 isn’t just about diving into the show’s existing characters (as much as we do love that we will get more of John across the next eight episodes). Joining Lillard among the Season 2 recruits are Wes Chatham (“The Expanse”) and actor/dancer Jeanine Mason (“So You Think You Can Dance”), who recently shared her involvement in the show with an Instagram post (@itsjeaninemason) of her in a sweater that
reads “in my villain era,” which is no doubt a clue as to who portrays Season 2’s so-called big bad.
“Cross” is based on the characters created by author James Patterson in his Alex Cross novel series, the first book of which was released in 1993. The beloved literary series is now home to 36 books, each of which serve as inspiration for the Prime series despite the television adaptation staying fairly original.
Don’t miss your shot to view the first three episodes of “Cross” Season 2 when they release Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Prime Video. The remaining five episodes of the season will release weekly until the March 18 finale.
Matthew Lillard in “Cross”
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TNT 52 138 245 Movie <++ Blue Beetle (‘23) Bruna Marquezine,Xolo Maridueña. <++ The Flash (2023, Action)Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon,Ezra Miller. <++ Mortal Kombat (‘21) Lewis Tan.
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51 105 242 Olympics (N) 2026 Olympics Olympics Women's Snowboard Big Air: Qualifying (N) Olympics Women's Hockey: France vs. Sweden (N) Olympics 2026 Olympics2026 Olympics
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Highlights
this week
Sunday Road House
AMC 6:00 p.m.
A cult classic, this action flick from 1989 features Patrick Swayze in one of his most memorable roles. Swayze plays a bar bouncer, Dalton, who romances a local doctor, Dr. Clay (Kelly Lynch), and tames his town in the process. Sam Elliott also stars.
Monday
Primetime in Milan:
The Olympics
(5) WMAQ 7:00 p.m.
Tonight, see coverage of the figure skat
Tuesday
WWE NXT
(9) WGN 7:00 p.m.
After last week’s six-way ladder match for the vacant NXT Championship, it’s the dawning of new era for WWE’s silver brand as the newly crowned NXT Champion celebrates their hard-fought victory. However, there’s no time to rest as challengers circle.
Thursday
9-1-1: Nashville
(7) WLS 7:00 p.m.
Chris O’Donnell, Jessica Capshaw, LeAnn Rimes, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Juani Feliz and Michael Provost star in this series about heroic emergency first responders who work to keep Music City USA running smoothly and out of dan-
Sunday
(5) WMAQ 5:00 p.m.
Super Bowl LX
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White welcome celebrities to spin the iconic wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to $1 million for charity. Despite the affordability issue, vowels have never seemed like a better buy than they do right
Saturday
2026 NBA
All-Star Saturday Night
(5) WMAQ 4:00 p.m.
Broadcasting live from the Intuit Dome
in Los Angeles, this special event sees NBA players participating in a skills challenge, a three-point contest and a slam dunk contest ahead of the 2026 NBA AllStar Game, scheduled to take place the next day.
After an exciting season of gameplay, Super Bowl LX airs live on NBC this Sunday, Feb. 8. If your team is playing tonight, congrats. The rest of us can only hope for a good game live from Levi Stadium interspersed with clever commercials, great guacamole and a dazzling halftime show by superstar Bad Bunny.
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ANPL 66 Gator Boys Gator Boys My Cat From HellMy Cat From HellPit Bulls and Parolees (M) Puppy Bowl XXII / Pit Bulls and Parolees Various Various BET 75
M <++ Mickey 17 (2025,Drama) Naomi Ackie, Robert Pattinson. Real, Bill Maher <+++ Fargo (‘96) <+++ Bodies Bodies Bodies (‘22) A Knight Industry
T < I Love You Forever <++ The Switch (‘10) A KnightIndustry < Friendship (‘25,Com) Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson. A KnightMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
W <++ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (‘24) Real, Bill Maher <++ It's Complicated (‘09) Meryl Streep. A Knight Industry <++ Twilight (‘08) Kristen Stewart.
Th <++ Greenland (‘20) Gerard Butler. <+++ Companion (‘25) Industry A Knight <++ The Smashing Machine (‘25) Dwayne Johnson Real, Bill Maher
F <++ All Eyez on Me (‘17,Dra) Danai Gurira, Demetrius Shipp. A KnightIndustry <+++ Marie Antoinette (‘06) Kirsten Dunst. <+++ The Lobster (‘15) Colin Farrell.
M <+++ Love & Mercy (‘14) <+ Getaway (‘13) Selena Gomez,Ethan Hawke. <++ Chasing Mavericks (‘12) <+++ Civil War (‘24) Kirsten Dunst. <++ The Mummy (‘17)
T <+ Yogi Bear (‘10) <++ The Three Stooges (‘12) <+ Show Dogs (‘18) Will Arnett. <++ Gifted (‘17,Dra) Mckenna Grace,Chris Evans. <++ Y2K (‘24) Rachel Zegler. Movie
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W Movie <+ A Thousand Words (‘12) <+ Repo Men (‘10) Jude Law. <++ The Man Who Invented Christmas (‘17) < The Ballad of Lefty Brown (‘17) Bill Pullman Movie
Th <++ Chasing Mavericks (‘12) <+++ Public Enemies (‘09,Act) Christian Bale, Johnny Depp. <+++ Open Water (‘03) <++ The 33 (‘15) Antonio Banderas Movie
M Movie <+++ Hard Truths (‘24) <++ She's Out of My League (‘10) Jay Baruchel. < Bottom of the 9th (‘19) Joe Manganiello <++ The Foreigner (‘17) Jackie Chan.
F <+++ State of Play (‘09) Russell Crowe. <+++ Battle of the Sexes (‘17) Emma Stone. <++ Gifted (‘17,Dra) Mckenna Grace,Chris Evans. <++ Skiptrace (‘16) Jackie Chan. Movie SHOW
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T <+++ The School of Rock (‘03) <++ Here Comes the Boom (‘12) <++ Grudge Match (‘13) Robert De Niro. <++ Southpaw (2015,Drama) Forest Whitaker,Jake Gyllenhaal Movie
W <+++ A Single Man < Heatwave (‘22) Katerina Graham. <++ Kiss the Girls (‘97) Morgan Freeman. < Barron's Cove (‘24) Garrett Hedlund. <+++ No Country for
Th <++ The Longest Yard <+++ 10 Cloverfield Lane (‘16) John Goodman <++ Event Horizon (‘97) <++ Hotel Artemis (‘18) Jodie Foster. <+++ Bridget Jones's Diary (‘01)
F < Old Guy < Guns Up (‘25) Kevin James. <+ Nobody's Fool (‘18) Tiffany Haddish <++ Bridget Jones's Baby (‘16) Renée Zellweger. <+++ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
M <+++ Salt (‘10) Angelina Jolie. <++ Arthur the King (‘24) < Trouble Man (‘25) Spartacus: House of Ashur <+ The Strangers: Chapter 2 (‘25) Movie
T <+++ Changing Lanes Power Book II: Ghost Power Book II: GhostPower Book II: Ghost <++ Jack Reacher (2012,Action) Rosamund Pike,Tom Cruise <++ Cleaner (‘07)
W Movie Power Book II: Ghost Power Book II: GhostPower Book II: GhostPower Book II: Ghost <+++ Hitch (‘05,Rom) Eva Mendes, Will Smith. <++ Bottle Shock
Th <+++ The Long Walk Power Book II: Ghost Power Book II: GhostPower Book II: GhostSpartacus: House of Ashur <+ Bulletproof (‘96) < Bulletproof 2 (P) (‘20) Faizon Love.
F Movie <+ Proud Mary (‘18) <++ The Raven (‘12) Luke Evans,John Cusack. <+ The Strangers: Chapter 2 (‘25) < Rosario (‘25) Emeraude Toubia. <+ Proud Mary (‘18)
M <+ Because I Said So (‘07) < The Plus One (‘23) Ashanti. <++ Runaway Bride (‘99) Julia Roberts. <++ A Lot Like Love (‘05) Ashton Kutcher. <+ Mother's Day (‘16)
T < Why Men Are Clueless <+++ Dreamgirls (‘06) Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx. Whitney Houston <++ Sparkle (‘12) Jordin Sparks. < Singing in my Sleep (P) (‘25) Movie
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W < You, Me & Her (‘23) <+++ Red Eye (‘05) <++ Ghostbusters: Afterlife (‘21) Carrie Coon. <++ The Protégé (‘21) Michael Keaton. <+ The Sweetest Thing (‘02)
Th <++ The Ministry of U <++ The Protégé (‘21) < How I Learned to Fly (‘23) Marcus Scribner. <+++ From the World of John Wick: Ballerina <+++ Salt (‘10) Angelina Jolie.
F <+++ Salt (‘10) < SAS: Red Notice (‘21) Ruby Rose,Sam Heughan. <+++ Dreamgirls (‘06) Beyoncé, Jamie Foxx. < Chocolate City (‘15) Robert Ri'chard. <+++ Casino (‘95)
M <++ Necessary Roughness (P) (‘91) Scott Bakula. <++ Jersey Girl (‘04) Ben Affleck. <++ Youth in Revolt (‘09) < Shadowland (‘21) Amelia Eve. <++ Juice (‘92) Omar Epps.
T < Crisis (‘21) <+ Switchback (‘97) Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid. <++ Treasure (‘24) Stephen Fry,Lena Dunham <+++ The Talented Mr. Ripley (‘99) <+++ Shakespeare i
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Sports this week
Sunday
11:00 a.m. BIG10 College Basketball USC at Penn State. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf WM Phoenix Open, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)
11:30 a.m. (7) WLS NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Boston Celtics. (Live) (2:30)
Noon (2) WBBM WCIA College Basketball Michigan at Ohio State. (Live) (2:00) (32) WFLD College Basketball Texas Tech at West Virginia. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball UNC-Greensboro at Furman. (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. (9) WGN Women’s College Basketball SMU at Duke. (Live) (2:00)
BIG10 College Basketball Maryland at Minnesota. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA PGA Tour Golf WM Phoenix Open, Final Round. (Live) (3:00) (7) WLS Women’s College Basketball Tennessee at South Carolina. (Live) (2:00) (32) WFLD Women’s College Basketball UCLA at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN NBA Basketball LA Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves. (Live) (2:30)
5:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ Super Bowl LX Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots. (Live) (4:15)
Monday
6:30 p.m. TRU TNT Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. Vinyl Basketball Club vs. Phantom Basketball Club. (Live) (1:15)
7:45 p.m. TRU TNT Unrivaled Basketball Unrivaled Basketball. Rose Basketball Club vs. Mist Basketball Club. (Live) (1:15)
8:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Arizona at Kansas. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Oklahoma at Vanderbilt. (Live) (2:00)
TueSday
6:00 p.m.
ESPN College Basketball TGL Golf. Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. TRU TNT College Basketball Marquette at Villanova. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers. (Live) (2:35) TNT College Basketball UConn at Butler. (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. BIG10 College Basketball Michigan at Northwestern. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
9:05 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Memphis Grizzlies at Denver Nuggets. (Live) (2:30)
9:30 p.m. BIG10 College Basketball Penn State at Washington. (Live) (2:00)
ThurSday
2:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball Clearwater Invitational, Game 3: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) GOLF PGA Tour Golf AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, First Round. (Live) (4:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN Women’s College Basketball TCU at Baylor. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
7:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Basketball Nebraska at Minnesota. (Live) (2:00)
Friday
9:00 a.m. ESPN2 College Softball Clearwater Invitational, Game 4: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
10:00 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Chubb Classic, First Round. (Live) (3:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN2 College Softball Clearwater Invitational, Game 5: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm, Second Round. (Live) (4:00)
6:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Wrestling Ohio State at Penn State. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN 2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (Live) (2:00) ESPN2 Women’s College Gymnastics Oklahoma at Florida. (Live) (1:30)
7:00 p.m. (32) WFLD College Basketball Michigan State at Wisconsin. (Live) (2:00) (38) WCPX Pro Cheer League Atlanta. (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Saint Louis at Loyola-Chicago. (Live) (2:00)
8:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Wrestling Michigan at Iowa. (Live) (2:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hampton vs. North Carolina A&T. (Live) (2:00)
SaTurday
Noon (2) WBBM WCIA College Basketball UCLA at Michigan. (Live) (2:00) (7) WLS College Basketball Kansas at Iowa State. (Live) (2:00)
BIG10 College Basketball Northwestern at Nebraska. (Live) (2:00)
TRU TNT College Basketball St. John’s at Providence. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Third Round. (Live) (2:00)
12:30 p.m. (26) WCIU Boys High School Basketball Hinsdale Central vs. Warren. (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. (9) WGN College Basketball SMU at Syracuse. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN College Basketball Pittsburgh at North Carolina. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Liberty at Texas-El Paso. (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. (32) WFLD College Basketball Villanova at Creighton. (Live) (2:00) 2:00 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA PGA Tour Golf AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Third Round. (Live) (4:00) (7) WLS College Basketball Kentucky at Florida. (Live) (2:00)
BIG10 College Basketball Penn State at Oregon. (Live) (2:00)
TRU TNT College Basketball Marquette at Xavier. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Chubb Classic, Second Round. (Live) (2:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Louisville vs. Baylor. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00) 4:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ 2026 NBA All-Star Saturday Night (Live) (3:00) (32) WFLD College Basketball Purdue at Iowa. (Live) (2:00)
BIG10 College Hockey Penn State at Michigan. (Live) (2:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. BIG10 College Hockey Wisconsin at Ohio State. (Live) (2:30)
7:00 p.m. (32) WFLD College Basketball Virginia vs. Ohio State. (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. (7) WLS Women’s College Basketball South Carolina at LSU. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Gonzaga at Santa Clara. (Live) (2:00)
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8:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Basketball Saint Mary’s (Calif.) at Pacific. (Live) (2:00)
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Night at the Roxbury
Surgery with a twist
‘The Artful Dodger’ returns with Dawkins in turmoil
By Sarah Passingham TV Media
Wherever you go, your past will find you. This is very literally true for Jack Dawkins, a well-respected young surgeon in 1850s Australia whose dodgy early years in London can’t help but catch up to him. “The Artful Dodger,” a sequel story to Charles Dickens’ 1837 novel “Oliver Twist,” returns Tuesday, Feb. 10, for its second season on Disney+. All eight new episodes will be available to stream on premiere day.
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (“The Queen’s Gambit”) stars as Jack Dawkins, the eponymous Dodger, whose childhood as a pickpocket led him, predictably, to become a surgeon with the Royal Navy. Now an adult living in the Australian penal colony of Port Victory, halfway around the world from his humble beginnings in Britain, someone from Jack’s past life reappears and pops the bubble of respectability the surgeon had managed to build down under.
Dragging Jack back into a life of crime and convenient paydays is Norbert Fagin, portrayed by “Sherlock & Daughter” actor David Thewlis. Fagin, the ringleader of Jack’s childhood gang, entices his former prodigy to join him in a final heist in exchange for some much-needed funds. Of course, it all goes wrong, complicating Jack’s head surgeon aspirations.
Jack is not alone in dreaming of the head surgeon title — Lady Belle Fox (Maia Mitchell, “The Fosters”), the ambitious, self-taught daughter of the governor, sees herself in the role. The only things holding her back are societal norms, which she starts to bypass with Jack’s help teaching her the practical skills needed for surgery. The starcrossed lovers fall for each other but are separated by the end of the show’s first season.
Divided by their wildly different backgrounds, the upcoming season kicks off with Jack and Belle having both tried to solve the problem of Jack’s imminent hanging with very different tools. “I was so close to freeing you honorably,” Belle tells Jack in the official trailer for the new season. Clueless as to why Jack would resort to Fagin’s help in springing him from custody, Belle insists that they could earn a life together if only Jack could truly leave his past behind him.
Jack, however, sees the situation differently. “My lot don’t get futures,” he assures Belle, defending his choices, saying, “Fagin saved me from the rope. You left me in the dark.” While Fagin and Jack work to obtain Jack’s freedom, Belle’s mother makes the most of their differences and focuses on finding her daughter a respectable husband by any means necessary.
Lady Jane Fox (Susie Porter, “Apple Cider Vinegar”) has set some strict rules for her headstrong daughter. Belle is not to see Jack for two years and, in exchange, Jane will make her the colony’s
first female doctor. Meanwhile, Insp. Henry Boxer (Luke Bracey, “Point Break,” 2015) has his eyes on both Belle and Jack, for different reasons. A suitable high society match, Henry is interested in fulfilling Jane’s wishes and making Belle his wife. At the same time, Henry is after Jack, looking for any opportunity to eliminate his romantic competition by trying to catch him in the act of one of Fagin’s schemes.
While Jane insists that her orders are only to protect Belle, the restrictions are no match for true love. The pair manage to sneak time together at what else than a masquerade ball, as well as some other stolen moments. “I don’t have two years. I have now and I love you now,” Jack tries to reason with Belle in the trailer when the two have a moment alone to imagine what could be their future.
Brought together by a zest for life and shared passion for the rapidly developing world of surgery, Belle and Jack must weigh the risks that will come with being together and getting what they want against what is remarkably more easy.
As if that isn’t enough drama for one show, there is also a killer on the loose in Port Victory. With the new lawman, Insp. Boxer, already looking for reasons to rid the colony of the Dodger, one can only question how safe Jack is from being framed for murders he did not commit. In a time when surgeons were often associated with criminal activity like body snatching, it wouldn’t take much convincing to pin a violent crime on a practitioner.
Also returning to the cast are Tim Minchin (“Upright”) as Darius Cracksworth; Lucy-Rose Leonard (“Sleeping Dogs,” 2024) as Lady Fanny Fox; Nicholas Burton (“Pieces of Her”) as Dr. Rainsford Sneed; Kim Gyngell (“Love Me”) as Prof. Alistair McGregor and Luke Carroll (“Mystery Road: Origin”) as Tim Billiberllary. Joining the cast alongside Bracey are Jeremy Sims (“Mr. Inbetween”) as Uncle Dickie and Zac Burgess (“Cruel Intentions”) as Phineas Golden.
Don’t miss the premiere of the new season of “The Artful Dodger” when all eight episodes drop Tuesday, Feb. 10, on Disney+.
Screen Scramble
Unscramble the letters for each word to reveal five movies and TV shows. Then, rearrange the circled letters to discover the actor who has appeared in all five.
Solution on page 2
By Caroline Collacutt TV Media
Who needs overpriced menus, crowded restaurants and pesky reservations? Enjoy a delicious Valentine’s Day meal from the comfort of your own home, with inspiration found in seasonal episodes of “Girl Meets Farm,” “The Pioneer Woman” and “The Kitchen,” airing back-to-back-to-back on Food Network, Saturday, Feb. 14.
First, celebrity chef Molly Yeh (“Today”) showcases innovative and festive recipes in a multi-episode “Girl Meets Farm” marathon celebrating the romance-filled holiday. Before sharing tips and tricks for making tasty treats like chocolate chunk cherry cobbler and glazed almond mini cakes, Yeh delves into some of her favor-
ite savory recipes — all perfect to be served as the night’s appetizers.
From steak buns with creamy peanut sauce and salty ranch kale chips to Brussels sprout risotto and ooey-gooey diner-style patty melts, Yeh offers ideas that’ll satisfy every palette. When it’s time for dinner, Yeh’s got it covered, sharing step-by-step instructions on how to make a succulent rosemary rib roast.
When Molly hangs up her apron for the day, cookbook author Ree Drummond (“Christmas Cookie Challenge”) is next to shine in the kitchen as she continues Food Network’s Valentine’s Day spectacular with four episodes that’ll delight any sweet tooth. To kick off the next course, Drummond shares her recipes for decadent chocolate treats, including white chocolate raspberry cheesecake, dipped and decorated waffle cones, milk chocolate mousse and a chocolate orange martini. She also shares some topnotch shortcuts that yield quick-to-serve desserts like tiramisu, cherry chocolate mug cakes, fruity blackberry lemon ice cream and chocolate cake with seven-minute frosting, before ending the “Pioneer Woman” marathon with recipes for Ree’s signature chocolate cereal treats, rice pudding and mini chocolate chip cookies.
Molly Yeh hosts “Girl Meets Farm”
Maia Mitchell in “The Artful Dodger”
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8. Stomach soothers
12. “Social” starter
13. Fine, informally
14. “The Flying Dutchman” role
15. Hudson Williams series
18. “Squid Game,” “Pachinko,” etc.
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22. “Oh, come on!”
26. Like some smoky Scotch
27. ___-Sketch (drawing toy)
28. Chesapeake Bay outlet: Abbr.
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19. Muscular jerk
20. Competitor of New York Life
21. A hero might get a medal for it
23. Nasty-smelling
24. Elm tree’s offering
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32. NYC or London area
33. Political unit
34. Hook, line and ___
36. Word with “wed” or “married”
37. Shots in the dark
39. Open just a tad
40. Since January 1: Abbr.
41. Before, to Bards
42. Bound
43. Prefix with “friendly” and “warrior”
44. Fifth col. heading
45. They can be White or Red
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46. Park sight
47. Workplace with tests
48. Cave phenomenon
49. “Honeybunch”
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(‘18) Jason Mitchell, Trevor Jackson. <++ Boomerang (‘92)Halle Berry,Eddie Murphy. <++ Ghostbusters: Afterlife (‘21)Carrie Coon. <+++ Changing Lanes Ben Affleck. Movie
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MTV 60 160 331 Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous Ridiculous RidiculousRidiculous <+ Pixels (‘15)Kevin James,Michelle Monaghan, Adam Sandler. MTV Special
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By Kimberly Tremblay TV Media
WHAT’S NEW ON PEACOCK
“The ‘Burbs” - Season 1
Beyond the picket fences and perfectly manicured lawns, “The ‘Burbs’” safest neighborhood is hiding deadly secrets. Inspired by 1989’s “The ‘Burbs,” Season 1 of the all-new Peacock series arrives Friday, Feb. 8, following Rob (Jack Whitehall, “Bad Education”) and Samira Fisher (Keke Palmer, “Nope,” 2022) as they uproot their young family and settle into Rob’s childhood home in Hinkley Hills. But when a mysterious man (Mark Proksch, “The Office”) moves into the long-abandoned house across the street, Samira befriends a group of neighbors, who join her in investigatory misadventures that bring them closer to shattering Hinkley Hills’ reputation as “the safest town in America.” As fear takes root and danger creeps closer to her doorstep, Samira must consider how far she’ll go to defend her home. From series creator Celeste Hughey (“Dead to Me”), Season 1 of “The ‘Burbs” also stars Julia Duffy (“The Mommies”), Paula Pell (“30 Rock”) and Kapil Talwalkar (“Paper Flowers,” 2024).
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX
“How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” - Season 1
Under the glare of old memories, a wake becomes a mystery when Season 1 of “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” arrives on Netflix Thursday, Feb. 12, with eight episodes. Three childhood friends — Saoirse (Roisin Gallagher, “Lazarus”), Robyn (Sinead Keenan, “Doctor Who”) and Dara (Caoilfhionn Dunne, “Wrath of the Titans,” 2012) — reunite when they receive “an email telling them about the death of the estranged fourth member” of their group (per Tudum). When they show up at their friend’s wake for a final farewell, a series of eerie
events sends the trio to Ireland, where her past holds answers none of them saw coming. From “Derry Girls” creator Lisa McGee, Season 1 of “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” also stars Darragh Hand (“Grace”), Jenn Murray (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” 2016) and Chris Robinson (“Faith of Our Fathers,” 2023), with episodes directed by George Kane (“Crashing,” “Flack”).
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO
“Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association”
The untold story of basketball’s most revolutionary league comes to light in director Kenan Kamwana Holley’s (“30 for 30”) docuseries “Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association,” premiering Thursday, Feb. 12, on Prime Video. “Soul Power” tells the story of the American Basketball Association (ABA), tracing the league’s daring launch in 1967 and following its nine turbulent and groundbreaking seasons, during which a shifting collection of teams challenged the National Basketball Association (NBA). “Soul Power” explores the ABA’s lasting influence on the sport, from introducing the three-point shot and the slam dunk
contest to paving the way for franchises such as the Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs to join the NBA. Along the way, the docuseries will celebrate legendary players — including Julius Erving (“Philadelphia,” 1993), Spencer Haywood (“Full Court: The Spencer Haywood Story,” 2016), George Gervin (“Marty Supreme,” 2025), Rick Barry (“Uncle Drew,” 2018) and George Karl (“He Got Game,” 1998) — while highlighting how the league empowered women to take on larger roles in the business of basketball.
WHAT’S NEW ON TUBI
“Kissing Is the Easy Part” (2026)
Based on Christine Duann’s web novel of the same name, Paris Berelc (“Alexa & Katie”) and Asher Angel (“Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” 2023) star in director Fawzia Mirza’s (“Hidden Canyons”) “Kissing Is the Easy Part,” premiering Friday, Feb. 13, on Tubi. Sean (Angel) is a straight-A student with a spotless resume, while Flora (Berelc) is the opposite — sharp, unpredictable and disinterested in the academic future her parents have planned for her. But when Sean agrees to tutor her, sparks fly in ways neither planned, and their study sessions turn into a crash course in first love. Also starring Sorika Wolf (“Fargo”), Rizwan Manji (“Paterson,” 2016), Jennifer Robertson (“Ginny & Georgia”) and Daniel
Falk (“Killjoys”), Berelc and Angel serve as producers for the film.
WHAT’S NEW ON HULU
“The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story”
Premiering Wednesday, Feb. 11, on Hulu, the threepart docuseries “The Scream Murder: A True Teen Horror Story” revisits a chilling teen homicide that transformed a small Idaho town into the center of a national true crime saga. When 16-year-old Cassie Stoddart is found stabbed to death in a house on the outskirts of Pocatello, Idaho, a community is gripped by fear as police hunt for a killer on the loose. “The Scream Murder” retraces Cassie’s final hours as investigators question three classmates who were the last ones to see her alive, forcing parents and students to confront the idea that the danger might not have come from outside. As the investigation unfolds, a shocking videotape surfaces that reframes the entire case, raising the unthinkable question of whether 16-year-olds could have committed such a brutal crime.
WHAT’S NEW ON DISNEY+
“Incas: The Rise and Fall”
Mountains tremble under the footsteps of a rising empire as the first two episodes of National Geographic’s four-part docuseries “Incas: The Rise and Fall” makes its way to Disney+ and Hulu on Friday, Feb. 13. The docuseries follows a civilization marked by “gold, power and ingenuity” (per National Geographic), from monumental cities and vast empires stretching across the Andes to treasures so dazzling they became legend. The Inca Empire reached its golden age under the reign of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, but even the mightiest empires can crumble. In less than a decade, war, betrayal and foreign invasion toppled the empire, ending the reign of its last three rulers. Through striking reconstructions and expert insight, “Incas: The Rise and Fall” brings the story of the Inca Empire vividly to life. The docuseries is produced by Celine Payot-Lehmann (“The Rise and Fall of the Maya”) for National Geographic.
Kapil Talwakar, Jack Whitehall and Keke Palmer in “The ‘Burbs”
Caoifhionn Dunne, Roisin Gallagher and Sinead Keenan star in “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast”
Asher Angel and Paris Berelc in “Kissing Is the Easy Part”
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LIFE 38 108 252 < Wife Stalker < Swindler Seduction (‘22)Colton Haynes. < The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story < Desire: A Temptations Story (‘25) Tasha Smith. < Movie
Snapped: Killer Couples Snapped: Killer Couples Snapped: Killer CouplesBuried in the Backyard Charmed by the Devil Buried in the
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Roberts.
Bridesmaids (‘11) Kristen Wiig.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel. <+++ Hitch (‘05) Eva Mendes,Will Smith.
(‘25)Dakota Johnson.
The Notebook (‘04)Ryan Gosling. TBA <+++ The Spectacular NowTBA Movie
Sparks (‘12) Paul Dano.
Away We Go John Krasinski. <++ Couples Retreat (‘09)Vince Vaughn. < Waitress: The Musical (‘23) Sara Bareilles Movie
Hurricane <++ Southpaw (‘15) Jake Gyllenhaal. <++ American Assassin (‘17) Dylan O'Brien. <++ The Foreigner (‘17) Jackie Chan. < The Sum of All Fears
Man <++ Good Fortune
Rogen. (P) The Nowhere ManBMF Docu <+ Hurry Up Tomorrow (‘25) Nowhere
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Zeta-Jones, Tom Hanks. <+++ Road to Perdition (‘02)Tom Hanks. <++ The Last Castle (‘01)Robert Redford. <+++ The Reader
By Adam Thomlison TV Media
Q: Where are the stairs that Joaquin Phoenix dances on in “Joker”? Is it a set or do they actually exist?
A: The famous scene of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix, “Gladiator,” 2000) dancing down an urban outdoor staircase in the 2019 smash hit “Joker” — which critics have said is meant to symbolize his descent into his criminal alterego, The Joker — was filmed on a real set of stairs in New York’s Bronx neighborhood.
Once known, uncreatively, as the West 167th Street Stairs, they’re now better known as just the Joker Stairs. They connect Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at — you guessed it — West 167th Street, but they have grown into much more than a pass-through: they have become a major tourist attraction in a city full of them. Attention reached the extent that local residents and officials started asking people to give it a rest.
The stairs now have their own page on Tripadvisor.com, though the locals seem to have gotten their wish: tourist discussion of the Joker Stairs seems to have waned in recent years. That makes sense. The film was an absolute cultural phenomenon when it came out — a rare example of a comic-book movie (the Joker, of course, exists in DC Comics’ Batman universe) that won artistic Oscars and also cleaned up at the box office — but that was seven years ago.
A disappointing sequel — 2024’s “Joker: Folie a Deux” — also featured the same stairs, but
it was a critical and commercial flop, so it did nothing to rekindle popular interest.
Q: Nicholas Hoult did the movie “Renfield,” and then “Nosferatu” right afterward. Are they part of a series? They don’t seem like it. Is he doing more?
A: Nicholas Hoult (“The Great”) did indeed jump from one vampire movie, 2023’s “Renfield,” right into another with 2024’s “Nosferatu,” and his roles were at least similar. However, the two films have nothing else to do with each other, and he has no plans to dip back into vampire cinema.
In fact, he said the reason he took on “Nosferatu” so soon after “Renfield” is because, as you say, the two films are so very different. And because he really wanted to work with director Robert Eggers (“The Lighthouse,” 2019).
“Honestly, I wasn’t looking to go back into the vampire world again,” Hoult told Total Film, “but [Eggers’] style and tone are just so completely the opposite of [“Renfield”], and I’m such a fan of his work that I’m excited to be in his world and watching him and learning from him.”
To be specific, “Renfield” takes the Dracula story originally written by Bram Stoker in the 19th century and turns it into something like a modern workplace comedy, whereas “Nosferatu” is a deadly serious gothic fantasy. In both, Hoult plays a sort of audience surrogate — a relatively normal human who is thrust into conflict with the supernatural.
Having thus very efficiently covered both extremes of vampire storytelling, Hoult seems to have moved on from the genre, at least for now.
He’s since been keeping busy with the comic book kind of fantasy, playing supervillain Lex Luthor in 2025’s big-screen hit “Superman” and TV series “The Peacemaker.” He has another one lined up: 2027’s “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.”
In the meantime, he’ll be starring in the much more ground-level action flick “How to Rob a Bank,” about bank robbers posting their heists on social media. That one’s due out this September.
Q: Is Seth Rogen coming back for more of “The Studio”?
A: He seems to be having too much fun to quit now.
Seth Rogen (“Superbad,” 2007), who created and stars in the Apple TV series “The Studio,” was quoted by Variety magazine last month as saying that filming of a second season was about to start.
He was speaking backstage at the Golden Globes, where the show won the award for best comedy or musical series. And yes, he did mention the fact that it was weird to win a Golden Globe for a show that, for a whole episode, made fun of the Golden Globes.
That’s the fun of “The Studio”: it’s a big, Hollywood show that makes fun of big, Hollywood movies.
And it gets big stars to do it, including Rogen himself. He’s more in demand than ever, with more than a dozen projects on the go, either as a writer, producer or actor. But “The Studio” seems to be his main focus.
It’s not clear when Season 2 will premiere. Season 1 debuted last March, so it’s clearly going to miss that window if it just started shooting in January. But IMDb and other sources say it’s still targeting a 2026 release.
