What To Watch: Cumberbatch's Brexit, Rachel Brosnahan Hosts SNL And More
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On TV this Saturday: Benedict Cumberbatch leads the way for Brexit, Christina Ricci must escape the Madhouse and the Marvelous Rachel Brosnahan presides over SNL. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Premium cable premiere: An overwhelmed mom (Oscar winner Charlize Theron) makes a lifesaving friend after her brother hires a nighttime nanny (Halt and Catch Fire's Mackenzie Davis).
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Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere:A reporter (Lizzie Borden Chronicles' Christina Ricci) goes undercover to investigate an insane asylum, then starts to question her own sanity; Judith Light (Transparent) and Josh Bowman (Revenge) co-star.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Starz
Premium cable premiere: An FBI agent (Avengers: Infinity War’s Josh Brolin) and a CIA operative (Escape at Dannemora's Benicio del Toro) team up when Mexican drug cartels start smuggling terrorists into America.
Winter Love Story
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: A rookie author (Days of Our Lives' Jen Lilley) is sent on a book tour with a best-selling writer (Heartland's Kevin McGarry).
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Brexit
HBO
TV-movie premiere: Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose)stars as Dominic Cummings, the man who made Brexit a reality and sent shockwaves throughout the world. (Watch trailer.)
Dynasties
BBC America, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV
Docuseries premiere (90 minutes): This simulcast nature exposé follows some of the world's most endangered creatures as they do what they must to survive.
