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“The War Gets Hot” Between Axe & Chuck

CELEBRITY ESCAPE ROOM

POSTPONED

What Happened To Your Favorite Series?

Monica Raymund Heads To

HIGHTOWN

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Snowpiercer

Jennifer Connelly And Daveed Diggs Star In TV’s Biggest Adrenaline Rush

A Humorous Escape Celebrities Try To Get Out Of An Escape Room To Raise Money To End Child Poverty. By Barb Oates x Courteney Co

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Imagine locking this group of comedic geniuses — Ben Stiller, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Adam Scott — in a tricked-out room of clues and puzzles. They’ve got 60 minutes to try to solve the clues and escape, but they’ve got Jack Black blurting out all sorts of distractions as their Game Master, so the pressure never lets up. Welcome to Celebrity Escape Room, a one-hour special airing on NBC Thursday, May 21, as part of the network’s annual Red Nose Day programming block that raises funds to end child poverty around the world.

“I think the hardest part of the escape room was for everyone working together with a ticking clock,” tells executive producer Lee Metzger. “The puzzles themselves were not too hard, but one after another over the course of 60 minutes becomes difficult to stay focused and no two puzzles are alike. Everyone had a common goal, which was to escape, and in the process, they are playing against

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Jack. Also, you’ll probably see a little Monica come out from Courteney when the pressure is on.”

“Courteney and Lisa are a natural team, so they work together well,” adds Metzger. “Ben leads the team through, and Adam adds his own perspective to solving puzzles.

They all brought something to the game; sometimes they overthought puzzles and other times missed them completely. Ben had probably done the most escape rooms outside the show, and there is a different way of looking at an escape room and recognizing what is a clue, a puzzle or a dead end, so his experience was a strength.”

As for their relentless Game Master, Black brings a complete unpredictability to the show. “He was as entertaining to watch on camera as off,” Metzger concludes. “But at the same time, he reminded everyone why we were here and that’s to raise money for Red Nose Day.”

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In The Works

By Taylor Neumann

STRONG WOMEN IN BIG ROLES

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Julie Bowen has nailed down her postModern Family plans: The two-time Emmy winner will play the lead in CBS’ comedy Raised by Wolves, about a successful — and often aggressively blunt — crisis manager who decides to adopt an 11-year-old girl, with help from her nervous wreck of a sister.

PILOT LIT

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The drama pilot Harlem’s Kitchen is bringing food TV to ABC: The series is set in a fine dining restaurant in Harlem, where executive chef Ellis Rice serves as the patriarch of his family, running the restaurant with his wife and three daughters. But after an unexpected death, secrets are revealed, and everything is put in jeopardy. The show has already cast Delroy Lindo as Ellis.

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Returning Favorites

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Understanding TV Everywhere

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OTHER CASTING NEWS ABC’s drama pilot The Brides has cast Goran Višnjić ((Timeless) as Count Dracula and Gina Torres (Suits) as one of the titular brides. The series follows Dracula’s three brides (Katherine Reis and Erin Richards will play the other two) as they flee the castle to start a new life together, leaving the infamous vampire for dead.

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RETURNING TO TV Courteney Cox is returning to television in Starz’s half-hour horror comedy Shining Vale, about a dysfunctional family who moves from the big city to a small town into a house where terrible things have happened. Only Pat (Cox) notices anything is afoot, as she tries to determine if she’s crazy while remaining sober and fixing her struggling marriage. Shining Vale comes from Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan and Trial & Error co-creator Jeff Astrof.

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POSTPONED! Socially Distanced Shows

TV’s Biggest Tragedy — Live Sports Every major sporting league is on hold, and that’s where it hits us the hardest. There will be no Kentucky Derby in May as it’s been pushed to September, no Indy 500 until August, no Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, no French Open tennis until September, no Wimbledon this year and no Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo until July 2021. Opening day of Major League Baseball is delayed indefinitely. Golf’s PGA Tour events are canceled through mid May. The NHL and NBA have suspended play, Major League Soccer is taking a timeout for 30 days, and NASCAR won’t rev up again until possibly later in May. All of these changes alone leave hundreds of hours to be filled, most with repeats and some original episodes.

Scripted Series No season finales for some shows? That’s what we’re Kentucky Derby facing as our favorite shows pushed to September have all stopped production, and if they didn’t wrap filming prior to the pandemic, you’re not going to see many new episodes until after we get through this and/or will see shortened seasons with no real season finale.

Upwards of 100 series and pilots are on hiatus — for example, all of the NCIS dramas, FBI and Young Sheldon on CBS; ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy (21 of the 25 episodes were shot) and The Goldbergs; NBC’s Chicago franchise, Superstore (it’s unclear if/when Amy — America Ferrera — will get a proper sendoff) and Saturday Night Live; and more. The series finale of The CW’s Supernatural had yet to be shot before production halted, but expect the network to bring a satisfying conclusion to the 4

Completed In Time And for some good news — all 20 Season 3 episodes of ABC’s The Good Doctor are finished, as well as all 15 episodes of the sixth and final season of How to Get Away With Murder, so you’ll see those seasons through. Other series that have their episodes in the bag include The Masked Singer and Outlander.

Real-Time TV Comes To A Halt Also coming to a stop are several competition and reality series.

ABC’s The Bachelorette and American Idol, and Season 33 of CBS’ The Amazing Race, which had been shooting in the U.K. when production halted (Season 32 debuts May 20), are all postponed. Shooting on CBS’ Survivor Season 41 (slated for next fall) was set to begin in late March in Fiji, but hasn’t even begun yet.

Fall TV Threat September’s fall TV kickoff may seem far off, but March and April were typically when the networks film their pilots. Since production on these could-be series has also halted, the broadcast networks may be left scrambling to fill holes in their 2020-21 schedules — or they may push the start of the new season to later in the year. Another reason for pilot delays is that current series have to wrap before actors can start work on new projects. For example, because The CW’s Supernatural called off production before finishing its last episodes, star Jared Padalecki may have to delay his next gig, headlining the network’s Walker, Texas Ranger reboot.

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When you change the channel after getting the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic from your preferred news network, you notice that regular programming is looking, well, rather irregular. The coronavirus forced many TV shows to suspend production, meaning several series have had their premieres or finales delayed. Sports, talk shows, and scripted and unscripted series are all experiencing cancellations, postponements and production shutdowns lasting a month, possibly longer. As of presstime, here’s how things are looking in the near and distant future.

show, possibly through a movie event. Other popular series on hold include AMC’s The Walking Dead Season 10 finale, which will air as a special later this Fargo delayed year (it was originally scheduled for April 12), and its new spinoff The Walking Dead: World Beyond, which had its debut pushed back. FX’s new Fargo has been delayed indefinitely. Streaming series including The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu), The Morning Show (Apple TV+) and the upcoming Lord of the Rings (Prime Video) are also on break.

It’s still unclear what this means for many current-season episodes that have not been filmed. We anticipate that everything is going to push back to fall, and instead of season premieres, we’ll pick up where we last left off and keep going.

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SNOWPIERCER A Thrilling, Edge-Of-Your-Seat Ride On Social-Class Divides And The Race For Survival. By Jeff Pfeiffer

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ith the fearful, apocalyptic feelings associated with today’s coronavirus pandemic, it at first might not seem like the ideal time to premiere a series like TNT’s Snowpiercer, a dystopian sci-fi thriller set in a devastated postapocalyptic world.

But with movies like Contagion and Outbreak — which eerily parallel our battle against a life-threatening virus — being some of the most-

streamed movies by viewers these days, there seems to be a cathartic release, and some hope, to be found in watching fictional characters fight against dire situations, as is the case with Snowpiercer.

“I think art is useful in a few different ways,” offers Daveed Diggs, the Tony-winning star of Hamilton who headlines Snowpiercer and thinks the series has a vital place, especially now.

“One of those ways,” he continues, “is that, particularly with science fiction, if we use it as allegory for [our real world], it allows us to externalize it a little bit so that we can comment on it, so that we can have conversations that don’t feel as personal. But we can still talk about the things that are going on in our world. That’s one of the great functions of science fiction.

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THE LADIES ONBOARD

JENNIFER CONNELLY AS MELANIE CAVILL

Cavill is Snowpiercer’s Head of Hospitality. Connelly says of her, “The person you meet in Episode 1 is very different from the person you come to know by the end of [Season 1].”

ALISON WRIGHT AS RUTH WARDLE According to Wright, “My character [helps] everything run smoothly on the train.”

Fanatically loyal, Wardle is a dedicated enforcer of the Order that defines class on Snowpiercer.

MICKEY SUMNER AS BESS TILL Brakeman Till is paired with Andre Layton to solve a crime. Sumner adds, “[Bess isn’t] confined to any class or carriage.

I felt very lucky to have that freedom to be fully in the train.”

ANNALISE BASSO AS LJ FOLGER LJ is the nihilistic teenage daughter of the powerful Folger family in First Class.

After almost seven years on Snowpiercer, she’s almost as conniving as her parents.

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other characters will be learned.

“We do dive into the past a little bit,” he says, “but there’s a method that I think is really smart by which Snowpiercer deals with flashbacks, and it has to do with this idea that one of the unifying factors between classes on the train is that everybody there has experienced trauma [following the end of the world].

There’s a kind of healing that needs to go on for that, and there are folks who are responsible for that healing.

That process is how flashbacks are dealt with.”

As a major character itself, more of the Snowpiercer is also slowly uncovered as Andre discovers other parts of the train during his investigation. And it’s not just the detective who is impressed as he explores this wider world — Diggs, too, was amazed at what the series’ set designers kept coming up with.

“Oh, man,” recalls the actor.

“The train keeps revealing itself. It’s pretty incredible, really, as an actor, because the production design is kind of fantastic. So, you would walk into these spaces just like, ‘How did you do this?’ … It felt like every week I would show up and see new cars.

I mean, to the point where they kept having to add more stages.”

While Season 1 of Snowpiercer was completed before the pandemic shut down many TV productions, filming on the second season was suspended. But Diggs says, “We were almost done, so I’m not super worried about [finishing Season 2].”

In the meantime, he assures viewers that Season 1 offers “great action sequences, and espionage and mystery. I do think it will be enjoyable for folks. Also, we may be inside for quite a while. You’re going to want to watch everything at this point.”

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Snowpiercer,” Diggs adds, “is it’s actually really fun. … There’s a ton of really propulsive storytelling.”

The storytelling in the series is indeed as propulsive as the supertrain of its title. Based on a 1982 graphic novel and series producer Bong Joon Ho’s cult 2013 film adaptation (see sidebar on next page), Snowpiercer is set seven years after Earth has become a frozen wasteland. The gigantic Snowpiercer train has been created to house the remnants of humanity — or at least those privileged enough to be allowed aboard — and now perpetually circles the globe.

Those on the train also include the less privileged who managed to fight their way onboard before it departed, and who now spend their lives locked in the train’s Tail, far away from those enjoying life in First Class.

When we meet Diggs’ character, Andre Layton, he is among those in the Tail. In his former life, Andre was a homicide detective. Now, as apparently the last surviving person with such skills, he is brought uptrain by the leaders of the Snowpiercer to help investigate a murder.

While Andre is “a staunch supporter of the Tail,” according to Diggs, and does not want to leave the others behind, he is not given much choice by those at the front of the Snowpiercer.

Among those powers-that-be is Melanie Cavill (Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly), the train’s Head of Hospitality whose deceptively soothing voice is regularly heard over the train’s PA system.

As with Andre, we get glimpses of who Cavill is, and the secrets she may be hiding, in the first episode.

Diggs explains that as the series progresses, more about them and

WHAT’S NEW

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Hightown

National Marine Fisheries agent Jackie Quiñones (Monica Raymund) discovers a dead body in the bay in Provincetown, Cape Cod, propelling her into a compulsion to figure out what happened.

Premieres on Starz May 17

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Quiz

Stephen Frears (The Queen) directed this three-part drama based on the true story of Charles and Diana Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford), who with an accomplice were accused of cheating their way to a million pounds on Britain’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. Michael Sheen is terrific as Millionaire’s host, Chris Tarrant, in this compelling and at times humorous miniseries that also explores game show fandom, human memory and whether all questions can be answered as definitively as they can be on a quiz show.

Premieres on AMC May 31

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WHAT’S NEW

Based on Crystal Moselle’s critically acclaimed feature Skate Kitchen, this six-episode drama features Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran, Ajani Russell and Rachelle Vinberg, who all starred in the original film. The series follows a diverse group of young women navigating their lives through the predominantly maleoriented world of skateboarding, set against the backdrop of New York City. Premieres on HBO May 1 8

Comedy Central presents this hilarious ode to moms and the way they have shaped the work of some of comedy’s biggest stars.

The documentary features interviews with Louie Anderson, Awkwafina, Jimmy Carr, Bridget Everett, Fortune Feimster, Rachel Feinstein, Judah Friedlander, Jim Gaffigan, Judy Gold, Jen Kirkman, Jo Koy, Bobby Lee, the Lucas brothers, Norm Macdonald, Jim Norton, Tig Notaro, Yvonne Orji, Kristen Schaal, David Spade and Roy Wood Jr. Premieres on Comedy Central May 10

Call Your Mother: Comedy Central/Loki Films

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Betty

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Call Your Mother

Betty: Credit: Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO.

Star and executive producer Mark Ruffalo delivers an intense, Emmy-worthy dual performance as identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in this mesmerizing six-part adaptation of Wally Lamb’s bestselling novel. The family saga follows the brothers’ parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness. Melissa Leo, Rosie O’Donnell, Archie Panjabi, Imogen Poots, Bruce Greenwood and Juliette Lewis also star. Premieres on HBO May 10

I Know This Much Is True: Credit: HBO.

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I Know This Much Is True

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Creepshow

In a show that is equal parts baking boot camp and camp-inspired games and challenges, six talented home baker/ campers brave the outdoor elements for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perfect their skills under the watchful eyes of baking mentor Martha Stewart. Jesse Palmer hosts and “camp counselors,” baking experts Carla Hall and Dan Langan, serve as judges.

Premieres on Food Network May 11

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Creepshow: Credit: AMC.

I Was Lorena Bobbitt: Credit: Ramona Diaconescu.

Bakeaway Camp With Martha Stewart

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Ready for something truly macabre? The rebooted Creepshow, which debuted last year on the horror streamer Shudder, claws its way onto AMC, starting with tonight’s four stories. (Two backto-back hours, a quartet of short tales, air weekly.)

“The concept really does stand the test of time,” says executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) of these 12 “bite-size morsels” inspired by the 1982 cult film. Take a peek at the frights to come.

Tonight’s lineup includes Gray Matter, based on a short story by Stephen King, who masterminded the original flick, which delves into the effects of alcoholism on a father and son’s relationship. In The House of the Head, a severed toy head appears in a girl’s dollhouse and starts murdering.

Premieres on AMC May 4

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Camp Getaway

This series follows the staff of the ultimate adult playground, located in the Berkshire Mountains of Kent, Conn., as they navigate the challenges and surprises that accompany working for a camp that offers a nonstop good time. The upstairs and downstairs worlds collide as the staff live, love and work together, while tending to the ever-changing eccentric and outrageous wishes of their demanding summer camp guests.

Premieres on Bravo May 4

I Was Lorena Bobbitt

Starring Dani Montalvo and Luke Humphrey as the controversial couple Lorena and John Bobbitt, the film follows Lorena’s account leading up to that fateful day when after years of abuse by her husband, she cut off his penis with a knife in 1993. Lorena also serves as executive producer and onscreen narrator.

Premieres on Lifetime May 25 9

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Billions

Bobby (Damian Lewis) and Chuck (Paul Giamatti) are ready to reignite their cold war when Season 5 begins. Taylor (Asia Kate Dillion) encounters some obstacles in their own plan. Also introduced this season are new faces — Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, a business titan with plans to get in the middle of Axe and Chuck’s conflict, and Julianna Margulies as Catherine Brant, a sociology professor who makes Chuck question his values.

Premieres on Showtime May 3

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Bering Sea Gold: Credit: Discovery Channel.

Following a record-breaking heat wave in Nome, the clock is ticking for those seeking gold in the depths of the Bering Sea as the sediment on the ocean floor begins to kick up, putting all of their known claims at risk. The Eroica’s Capt.

Emily Riedel has a secret weapon — she’s brought diver Daryl Galipeau back into the game in the hopes of venturing into untouched areas and rising up against her competitors. Later in the season, when winter sets in and the sea freezes over, for the first time in years the miners will dive under a solid sheet of ice.

Premieres on Discovery Channel May 15

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Bering Sea Gold

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Line of Duty

The six-episode Season 2 of this anthology police procedural sees the AC-12, a police unit that investigates fellow officers, focusing their attention on an officer who survived an ambush where three cops were killed and a protected witness was left seriously injured. Expect to gasp at how the hour ends. Premieres on AMC May 9

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The Misery Index

Host Jameela Jamil reprises her role alongside the stars of truTV’s Impractical Jokers, comedy troupe the Tenderloins — Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray, Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano — as panelists translating the most miserable of mishaps into outright hilarity at a time when we need it most.

Premieres on TBS May 14

The Amazing Race

Season 32 of The Amazing Race has 11 new teams beginning their journey of a lifetime when host Phil Keoghan kicks off this edition from the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This season’s destinations include Trinidad and Tobago, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Brazil, among others. The team that crosses the finish line first will be crowned the winners and receive the $1 million prize. Season 32 was filmed before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Premieres on CBS May 20 11

RETURNING FAVORITES

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Holey Moley II: The Sequel

This new season of the survival competition series kicks off with a two-hour premiere.

The challenge is taken to the next level as individuals work to prove their worth to the group or risk being banished. It is a true survival of the fittest as a new crop of survivalists, including some seeking redemption, look to make their mark on this competition, all while battling unbearable heat and a harsh environment. Premieres on Discovery Channel May 24

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coulson (Clark Gregg) and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are thrust backward in time and stranded in 1931 New York City. With the all-new Zephyr set to time-jump at any moment, the team must hurry to find out exactly what happened. If they fail, it would mean disaster for the past, present and future of the world.

Premieres on ABC May 27

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Naked and Afraid XL

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: © 2019 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit: Mitch Haaseth.

The 13-episode extreme mini-golf competition series swings into Season 2 and will showcase self-proclaimed mini-golf lovers from around the country as they compete head-to-head through an epic obstacle golf course. In each episode, eight contestants will put their miniature golf — and physical — skills to the test as they face off in out-ofthis-world challenges on the supersized course.

Premieres on ABC May 21

RETURNING Understanding FAVORITES TV Everywhere August

Watch Your Favorites Wherever You Are With TV Everywhere

Midco’s TV Everywhere can help make your time indoors more entertaining. And with a host of choices for family members of all ages, paired with multiscreen viewing capabilities, everyone can watch what they want.

Midco’s TV Everywhere is a FREE feature included with Midco Cable TV that lets you watch a select group of networks and programs from your computer, tablet or smartphone — whenever and wherever you have an internet connection.

See how to use TV Everywhere at Midco.com/TVEverywhere.

Not all networks are available in all areas, and networks are subject to change. The number of available TV Everywhere networks depends on your Midco cable TV package.

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ON DEMAND

(Action) Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and the Joker have split, and Harley now realizes there are quite a few people who want her dead. She joins forces with a who’s who of other strong women, and together they fight for survival. Also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor (R, 1:49) Available Now 14

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Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey

(Horror) Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) tries to move on after the apparent suicide of her abusive ex-boyfriend, but it doesn’t take long for her to believe he didn’t really die and is instead invisible and still stalking her.

Also stars Oliver JacksonCohen, Aldis Hodge (R, 2:04) Available Now

The Call of the Wild (Adventure) John Thornton (Harrison Ford) heads to the Yukon to get away from people.

When John meets Buck, a dog with a personality, their two journeys join together and the majestic environment surrounding them provides the backdrop in a struggle for survival. Based on the novel.

Also stars Karen Gillan, Cara Gee (PG, 1:40) Available Now

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© 2020 Universal Pictures.

The Invisible Man

© 2020 Universal Pictures

May NEW RELEASES

Brahms: The Boy II (Horror) When a family moves into a new home, the young son makes friends with a lifelike doll named Brahms.

Little does the boy know, Brahms wants to do more than just play. Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery (PG-13, 1:26) Available Now

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Working Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/5 A Good Woman Is Hard To Find . . . . . . 5/8 Intrigo: Dear Agnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8 The Legion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8 Valley Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/8 Evil Little Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 Fairytale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 Fantasy Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 From Business To Being . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 Ordinary Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 The Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 Thy Kingdom Come . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 The Times Of Bill Cunningham . . . . . . 5/12 The Traitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/12 Blood And Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/15

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(Comedy) Emma seems to have it all. She has money, is beautiful and amazingly clever, and works through her days growing up providing advice to all. But what about her own journey through misguided matches? Can she find her own romance? Anya TaylorJoy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy (PG, 2:04) Available Now

Sonic the Hedgehog (Comedy) In this film based on Sega’s world-famous character, Sonic teams with his new friend to take on the evil Dr. Robotnik. James Marsden, Jim Carrey, voice of Ben Schwartz (PG, 1:39) Available Now

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(Drama) Photographs connect a woman to her mother’s life and try to help explain all the things her mother couldn’t say.

And through the journey, the daughter tries to understand her own budding relationship with a new man. LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Chelsea Peretti (PG-13, 1:46) Premieres May 12

(Horror) The classic fairy tale comes to life as a brother and sister who are hungry head to the woods to find food. The two will find so much more waiting for them deep within the darkness of this horror film. Sophia Lillis, Alice Krige, Sammy Leakey (PG-13, 1:27) Premieres May 5

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PREMIUMS

Betty

Bruce Springsteen brings together his band and a full orchestra in a special environment to play the songs from his Western Stars album. (PG) Premieres on HBO May 8

Joker

The staff and residents of Downton Abbey try to impress the king and queen during a visit by the royals to their humble estate. Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith (PG) Premieres on HBO May 9

Arthur Fleck becomes the Joker in this look at the evolution of a misunderstood individual.

He finds his identity, and all of Gotham will remember his name. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz (R) Premieres on HBO May 16

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Downton Abbey

Western Stars: © 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Credit: Rob DeMartin.

Downton Abbey: © 2019 Focus Features, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk.

A diverse group of young women in New York City fight for a place in the male-dominated world of skateboarding. Based on the feature film Skate Kitchen. Dede Lovelace, Moonbear, Nina Moran (TV-MA) Premieres on HBO May 1

Western Stars

Joker: © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Niko Tavernise.

NEW SERIES

May

Red Joan

Billions

The story of Joan Stanley, a British civil servant and a Soviet and Communist Party sympathizer, who was recruited by the KGB in the mid 1930s.

Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore (R) Premieres on Showtime May 2

The first of seven new episodes airs tonight, picking up where the Season 4 finale left off.

Julianna Margulies joins the cast this season, which will be split into two parts. Also stars Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti (TV-MA) Premieres on Showtime May 3

Beauty Shop

Sword of Trust

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Billions: © 2019 SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Marc Hom.

Beauty Shop: © 2004 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Sam Emerson.

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When stylist Gina Norris fulfills her dream of opening her own beauty shop, the going isn’t easy. Soon, Gina’s business is buzzing with headstrong stylists and colorful clientele. Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell (PG-13) Premieres on Showtime May 5

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Cynthia’s inheritance from her deceased grandfather turns out to be an antique sword that he believed was proof that the South won the Civil War. Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Michaela Watkins (R) Premieres on Showtime May 15

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Looking Glass

Brandon is a bright, curious child — until he hits puberty and begins acting out some malevolent impulses, putting those who love him in danger.

Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn (R) Premieres on Starz May 3

Looking for a new beginning, a young couple buys an old motel in the desert. But rather than a fresh start, mysterious events and visitors begin to plague the pair. Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney, Marc Blucas (R) Premieres on Starz May 4

Finding Steve McQueen In 1972, a group of thieves attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions and blackmail money from Richard Nixon’s secret fund. Travis Fimmel, Rachael Taylor, William Fichtner (R) Premieres on Starz May 5

Hightown A federal Fisheries Service agent on Cape Cod discovers a body in the bay and soon finds herself in the center of an opioid epidemic.

Atkins Estimond, Monica Raymund, James Badge Dale (TV-MA) Premieres on Starz May 17

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Looking Glass: © 2018 Momentum Pictures.

Finding Steve McQueen: © 2019 Momentum Pictures.

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Hightown: © 2019 Starz Entertainment, LLC Credit: CLAIRE FOLGER.

PREMIUMS

Don’t Let Go

The Ladykillers

A man’s family dies in what appears to be a murder, but when he receives a phone call from one of the dead, he starts to question his sanity.

David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Mykelti Williamson (R) Premieres on Cinemax May 1

Tom Hanks plays a one-of-a-kind criminal who rents a room from a seemingly helpless little old lady and sets out to tunnel into and rob a nearby casino. Also stars Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans (R) Premieres on Cinemax May 3

Mary Queen of Scots

The Mule

Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England, leads to her imprisonment while she awaits execution.

Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden (R) Premieres on Cinemax May 12

At 90 years old, most individuals are just happy to be alive. One horticulturist and Korean War veteran, however, is hauling cocaine for a drug cartel — but why? Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Michael Peña (R) Premieres on Cinemax May 22

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The Mule: © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. Credit: Claire Folger.

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RETURNINGAccess FAVORITES NetflixAugust Through TiVo

Available May 1

Limited Series Available May 1

Mrs. Serial Killer Available May 1

Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill Available May 5

Workin’ Moms

Dead to Me

The Eddy

Rust Valley Restorers

Bordertown

Have a Good Trip: Trial by Media Limited Docuseries Adventures in Available May 11 Psychedelics

Season 4 Available May 6

Season 2 Available May 8

Season 2 Available May 8

Season 3 Available May 11

Season 1 Available May 8

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Available May 11

Unbreakable Kimmy The Wrong Missy The Lovebirds Schmidt: Kimmy vs. Available May 13 Available May 22 the Reverend Available May 12

The Hollow

Space Force

Season 1 Available May 29

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The Eddy: Credit: Lou Faulon/Netflix.

The Hollows: Credit: Netflix The Lovebirds: Credit: Paramount Pictures Space Force: © Aaron Epstein/Netflix.

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The Half Of It: Credit: Netflix/KC Bailey.

Hollywood: Credit: Netflix Mrs. Serial Killer: Credit: Anu Pattnaik/Netflix.

Jerry Seinfeld 23 Hours To Kill: © 2020. Credit: Jeffery Neira/NETFLIX Working Moms: Credit: Netflix.

Have A Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics: © 2020 Netflix.

Trial By Media: Credit: Netflix.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend: Credit: Netflix.

The Wrong Missy: Credit: Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix.

The Half of It

Rust Valley Restorers: Credit: Netflix.

Bordertown: Credit: Netflix.

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