Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
‘The Story of Diana’ comes to ABC on Wednesday
(Available on Netflix) “Penny Dreadful” aired successfully for three years before abruptly ending. Created by John Logan (the play “Red” and the Bond film “Skyfall”), the series was a powerful drama masquerading as a gothic horror piece, with all sorts of 19th century monsters like Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man. It centered on the mystical Vanessa Ives played by Eva Green, whose path crossed with the creatures, all elegantly reimagined. Green is brilliant throughout, particularly when she got to act with equally brilliant Patti Lupone, who had arcs as two different characters in the series.
This week
(10 p.m. Monday on HBO) Short documentary revolves around the Brillo Box that was designed by pop art icon Andy Warhol and was sold for $3 million at Christie’s auction.
(Episodes available Tuesday on Apple Music) The first original series on Apple’s paid streaming service is a spinoff from “The Late Late Show With James Corden.” Corden will appear in a handful of the 16 episodes, with various celebrities taking his seat during the other episodes.
(Available Tuesday on Hulu) John Cho and Lucy Liu have recurring roles in the comedy’s third season.
(10 p.m. Tuesday on HBO) Weekly documentary on the ups and downs of an NFL training camp.
(9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC) Twopart, four-hour look at the life of the late Princess Diana concludes Thursday at 9 p.m.
(9 p.m. Wednesday on Pop) Peter Stormare and Johan Glans star in a scripted comedy series about a former stuntman and a Swedish DJ who team up to launch a detective agency. Keanu Reeves has a recurring role. Other guests include Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia and Traci Lords.
(9 p.m. Thursday on Discovery) The three-part, six-hour documentary series narrated by Jim Parsons takes viewers inside the crucial beginning phase of scientific medical research.
(9 p.m. Thursday on NBC) The halfhour telecast will feature “Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che. Additional “Saturday Night Live” cast members also will make appearances.
(Available Friday on Netflix) Family comedy stars Jennifer Jason Leigh as the mother of an autistic teenager (Keir Gilchrist).
(Available Friday on Netflix) Six-episode, 1980s-set British comedy series about a group of window salesmen makes its USA debut. Series creator Damon Beesley previously created “The Inbetweeners,” and the show has already been renewed for a second series in Britain.