What To Watch: Road House Remake, 3 Body Problem Debuts, Halo Finale And More
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On TV this Thursday: Jake Gyllenhaal channels his inner Patrick Swayze in the new Road House, the Game of Thrones EPs aim to solve 3 Body Problem and Halo wraps on Season 2. Here are 11 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for March 21, 2024
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3 Body Problem
Netflix
Series premiere (all eight episodes): EPs David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) and Alexander Woo (The Terror) adapt Cixin Liu's sci-fi novels, which chronicle one woman's fateful decision in 1960s China that reverberates across space and time; Jess Hong (Brokenwood Mysteries) and John Bradley (GoT) star. (Watch trailer.)
Diarra From Detroit
BET+
Series premiere: A divorced teacher (Perry Mason’s Diarra Kilpatrick) believes she's been ghosted by a Tinder date and gets pulled into an old mystery involving the Detroit underworld; Morris Chestnut (The Resident) and Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show) co-star. (Read review.)
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
Hulu
The documentary revisits the iconic Atlanta street party that drew hundreds of thousands of people in the '80s and '90s; talking heads include "Uncle" Luke Campbell, Jermaine Dupri and 21 Savage. (Watch trailer.)
Halo
Paramount+
Season 2 finale: John makes a fateful choice; Soren and Kwan execute a rescue mission; Halsey and Miranda release an ancient horror. (Not yet renewed.)
The Long Shadow
AMC+, Sundance Now
Limited series premiere (first two episodes): The true-crime drama follows the five-year hunt for serial killer Peter Sutcliffe — aka the Yorkshire Ripper; David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) and Toby Jones (Detectorists) star.
Road House
Prime Video
Movie premiere: An ex-UFC fighter (Jake Gyllenhaal) is hired as a bouncer at a gang-ridden bar in the Keys; Jessica Williams (Shrinking), Billy Magnussen (Made for Love) and UFC fighter Conor McGregor co-star.
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NCAA Men's Basketball
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First Round: CBS' coverage includes Michigan State vs. Mississippi State (12:15 pm); Wagner vs. North Carolina (2:45 pm); Oakland vs. Kentucky (7:10 pm); and NC State vs. Texas Tech (9:40 pm). (Get full schedule.)
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NCAA Women's Basketball
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First Four: Auburn vs. Arizona (at 7 pm); Holy Cross vs. UT Martin (at 9 pm). (View full schedule.)
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9-1-1
ABC
Bobby and Athena spring to action aboard the cruise ship; Hen questions her instincts. (Read Part 1 post mortem.)
House Hunters: All Stars
HGTV
Series premiere (two episodes): Good Bones' Mina Starsiak Hawk helps an artist find her perfect home; Down Home Fab's Chelsea and Cole DeBoer help a couple find something more spacious.
