What To Watch: Love Island Marathon, V.C. Andrews' Casteel And More
Courtesy of CBS
On TV this Saturday: Pop TV travels to LoveIsland, the Casteel Saga begins in Heaven and Designated Survivor's Emily finds love in Rome.Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for July 27, 2019
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Love Island Marathon
Pop
Through 12 am | Here's your second chance to get hooked on CBS' Stateside adaptation, as the cabler binges on every... episode... so far. And there have been many.
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Frankie Drake Mysteries
Ovation
Season 2 premiere (two episodes): First up, Frankie suspects that an old rival’s business is a scam. Then at 8 pm, the team investigates a botched kidnapping at the Palais Royale.
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Widows
HBO
Premium cable premiere: After their criminal husbands are killed, four widows band together to steal $5 million and pay back a mob boss; Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder), Jon Bernthal (The Punisher), Liam Neeson (Taken), Michelle Rodriguez (Lost) and Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) star.
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Holmes & Watson
Starz
Premium cable premiere: Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) re-team for this "comedic" take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective duo; Rebecca Hall (Tales From the Loop), Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire) and Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter) co-star.
Million Dollar Mile
CBS
A Pilates instructor faces down a Spartan Race World Champion; a parkour expert takes on a professional triathlete.
V.C. Andrews' Heaven
Lifetime
Miniseries premiere: In the first of five films adapted from the Casteel book series, Heaven (Snowpiercer's Annalise Basso) and her four siblings are sold to different families. She winds up in the residence of father's ex-lover, Kitty (Dexter's Julie Benz), and begins a torrid affair with Kitty's husband, Cal (When Calls the Heart's Chris McNally).
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Rome in Love
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: An up-and-coming actress (played by Italia Ricci, of the twice-cancelled Designated Survivor) lands the role of a lifetime in Rome. There, she is paired with an American journalist (Baby Daddy's Peter Porte) who is writing a profile.
Wild City: Singapore
BBC America
Series premiere: Narrated by Planet Earth's Sir David Attenborough, this program explores the urban sprawl of the Asian nation, and the diverse range of plants and animals that call it home.
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HBO
TV-movie premiere: A teenager (Hanna's Rhianne Barreto) must piece together what happened after a disturbing video from a night she does not remember goes viral; Charlie Plummer (Looking for Alaska), Poorna Jagannathan (Big Little Lies) and Danny Mastrogiorgio (Instinct) co-star.
