What To Watch: New Tales Of The City, Clayne Crawford Goes Into The Dark, Designated Survivor And More
On TV this Friday: Netflix swears in Designated Survivor, Clayne Crawford dives Into the Dark and Laura Linney returns for more Tales of the City. Here are 11 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for June 7, 2019
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Season 3 premiere (all eight episodes): Villagers are threatened with hunger after a catastrophic sandstorm destroys the Shell’s water and food supply.
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City
Limited series premiere (all 10 episodes): Mary Ann (Laura Linney) returns to San Francisco, where she is reunited with Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis), ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross) and their daughter Shawna (Umbrella Academy's Ellen Page). (Watch trailer.)
The Chef Show
Series premiere (all eight episodes): Chef collaborators Jon Favreau and Roy Choi reunite to experiment with some of their favorite recipes and collaborate with some of their famous friends, including MCU vets Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Tom Holland.
Designated Survivor
Season 3 premiere (all 10 episodes): Kirkman tries to maintain his integrity as a first-time presidential campaigner; new cast members include Anthony Edwards (ER), Lauren Holly (NCIS) and Julie White (SVU). (Read preview; watch trailer.)
Into the Dark: They Keep Knocking
A widower (Clayne Crawford, in his first TV role since Lethal Weapon) takes his two daughters on a road trip and encounters terrifying, supernatural entities.
BattleBots
Season 4 premiere (two hours): Sixty-seven bots face off to become the 2019 world champion.
Masters of Illusion
Season 9 premiere (two episodes): Acts include Ed Alonzo, Dan Sperry, Joshua Jay, Anna DeGuzman, Shoot Ogawa, Naathan Phan and Jeki Yoo.
The Big Stage
Series premiere: Described as the "ultimate talent show," this Masters of Illusion companion series features singing, stand-up routines, acrobatics and more; James Maslow and Elizabeth Stanton host.
XY Chelsea
Documentary premiere (90 minutes): This film chronicles the two years since transgender whistleblower Chelsea Manning was released from an all-male prison.
Warrior
Season 1 finale: Ah Sahm rejects his warrior roots and retreats into the netherworld of the Chinese working class. (Yep, renewed!)
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
Season 2 finale (35 minutes): Cenac examines how infrastructure impacts segregation. (Not yet renewed.)