Real-life dramas rule screen

Fairfax’s picks out the best on the box for the week ahead.

James Croot OJ gets another squeeze

More than 22 years ago, a white Ford Bronco involved in a police car chase flashed across our TV screens, captivating audiences around the world. Little did we know it would led to the most highly publicised criminal trial of the century. But what if the world was too quick to convict OJ Simpson? Private investigator William C Dear has spent the past two decades gathering undisputed facts and critical new evidence to build a new theory: OJ Simpson is innocent and he’ll explain it over the next six weeks in Is O.J. Innocent? The Missing Evidence.

8.30pm, Sunday, Discovery Revisiting a nightmare

Directed by the Emmy-nominated team of Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, and produced in association with The Boston Globe, Marathon: The Patriot’s Day Bombing revisits the April 15, 2013, bombings at the Boston Marathon through the prism of individuals whose lives were forever changed by the attacks. ‘‘This film ... was made to remind us that recovery is far harder and more complex than we realise,’’ wrote The New York Times’ Neil Genzlinger.

7.30pm, Monday, Soho A sporting celebration

America’s largest sporting event, the Superbowl, gets the free-to-air treatment as TVNZ brings us live coverage from Houston of the Atlanta Falcons versus New England Patriots clash. The halftime show will include a performance by Lady Gaga.

Midday, Monday, TVNZ1 & Duke

Fab Four on tour

Ron Howard’s intimate, innovative and intensely interesting 2016 documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week charts the progress of the mop-topped quartet from the cellars of Liverpool to the making of Sgt Pepper. Using archival video and audio footage, later interviews with George Harrison and John Lennon and modern-day chats with surviving members Ringo Starr and Paul Mccartney, Howard has created a tale that will both stir long-dormant memories for Baby Boomers and provide deeper insight into The Beatles phenomenon and legacy for the generations who never saw them in their prime.

8.35pm, Tuesday, Prime Survivors of Scientology

Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath is an eight-part documentary series which sees The King of Queens‘ actress delving deep into shocking stories of abuse, heartbreak and harassment experienced by those who have left the church and spoken publicly about their experiences. ‘‘Remini’s presence is compelling (and frequently wacky), while her outrage at the institution she grew up in seems deeply felt,’’ wrote The Atlantic’s Sophie Gilbert.

9.30pm, Wednesday, CI.