Cops, robbers, and athletes
This week begins the goodbye tour of a few shows welcomes some new ones
21 Thunder
This new drama premiering Monday probes the goings-on — on and off the field — at an under-21 pro soccer team based in Montreal. A story of love, crime, race, sex and athletic glory, at its core the series is about how a group of players and coaches unite. Stephanie Bennett and Ryan Pierce portray coaches, while RJ Fetherstonhaugh, Emmanuel Kabongo and Andres Joseph star as team members. (CBC)
19-2
The fourth and final season of the Canadian Screen Award-winning police drama debuts with an episode titled Swimming. Nick (Adrian Holmes) and Ben (Jared Keeso) decide to take down Elise (Krista Bridges.) Also, Nick arrives first to a scene with several casualties, and Ben and Audrey (Laurence Leboeuf ) are implicated in an accident. (CTV)
Intervention
Season 19 of the recovery-focused docu-series premières. Katherine C. was a bright college student with dreams of becoming a journalist, but was abducted and brutally assaulted. In the aftermath, she became dependent on a dangerous mix of drugs to mask the trauma. Immediately following is a new special titled Dope Man. It’s a chilling yet hopeful look at the unexpected face of addiction through the eyes of Tim Ryan, an ex-con and recovering heroin addict. The special follows Ryan, who battles demons of his own yet is on a mission to help others overcome their addiction in an unconventional and inspiring way. (A&E)
American Ninja Warrior
It’s a new episode featuring the finals in San Antonio, Texas. Competitors will face the Salmon Ladder, Hourglass Drop, Elevator Climb and new obstacle Spinball Wizard. Veteran ninjas Kacy Catanzaro, Daniel Gil and Brent Steffensen return. (CTV/NBC)
Preacher
It’s a new instalment of the comic book-based series co-developed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Tulip (Ruth Negga) confronts her near-death experience, while Denis (Ronald Guttman) asks Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) for a favour and Jesse (Dominic Cooper) questions the price of saving Cassidy and Tulip. (AMC)
Line of Duty
Season 4 of this British police procedural continues with a new episode. A dismembered body is discovered, and worries grow when DCI Roz Huntley (Thandie Newton) fails to report for duty. The AC-12 cranks up its investigation into Operation Trapdoor, concerned that Michael Farmer (Scott Reid) will go to jail for crimes he didn’t commit. (Super Channel)
Midnight, Texas
The second episode of this new supernatural drama airs. In Bad Moon Rising, psychic Manfred (François Arnaud) tries to help a new neighbour clear his name by communicating with the murdered victim. Manfred’s neighbours help rid his home of the spirits haunting it, and Lem (Peter Mensah) and Olivia (Arielle Kebbel) set out to stop a deadly predator before it kills again. (Global/NBC) Postmedia Network