A new series comes to Netflix, a true crime documentary airs and “The Righteous Gemstones” wraps up its season on HBO.
Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that air or stream this week, April 28-May 4. Details and times are subject to change.
Friendship, courtship.
“The Four Seasons,” a comedy series starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell, is based on the 1981 Alan Alda movie of the same name. Fey and Carell play Kate and Jack, whose decades-long friendship with three other couples (Marco Calvani, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Erika Henningsen and Kerri Kenney-Silver also star) is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways. Streaming Thursday on Netflix.
With the 20th anniversary of the Keira Knightley-Matthew MacFadyen “Pride and Prejudice” movie upon us, Jane Austen has been top of mind lately. And right on topic, the BBC series “Miss Austen” is making its U.S. debut this week. The series follows, of course, Jane Austen (Patsy Ferran) and her sister Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) through their lives, romances and friendships. Though the characters are all based on real life people in Austen’s life, the actual story lines here are mostly fictional. Sunday at 9 p.m. on PBS.
Fashion, faith.
After 10 years of “What Not to Wear,” a public falling out and a rebrand, Stacy London and Clinton Kelly are back with their new show “Wear Whatever the F You Want.” The show still features fashion advice but now takes a different approach: It’s less about giving people hard-and-fast fashion rules and more about figuring out their ideal styles (punk rock, boho chic, glam queen) and what they feel confident in. I’m just happy to have the charming banter between Stacy and Clinton back on my TV screen. Streaming Tuesday on Prime Video.
We used to have Walton Goggins on our screens twice a week with “White Lotus,” which recently wrapped up, and “The Righteous Gemstones,” which is ending this week, so now it will sadly be zero times. The series, which follows the Gemstones, a family of wealthy televangelists who run a megachurch, has been a bit tame for its fourth and final season. But there are still plenty of shenanigans, ridiculous but catchy songs and strange family bonding. The series finale airs Sunday at 10 p.m. on HBO and is available to stream on Max.
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