What to watch
FRIDAY April 2, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Concrete Cowboy Original Film
Netflix
In this Western drama that made its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and is based on Greg Neri’s novel Ghetto Cowboy, 15-year-old Cole (Caleb McLaughlin) moves from Detroit to North Philadelphia to live with his estranged father. Upon arriving, Cole discovers the world of urban horseback riding.
The Serpent New Series
Netflix
Inspired by shocking real events, this crime drama reveals the story of serial con man Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) — who murdered young tourists traveling along the “hippie trail” of South Asia in the mid 1970s — and the remarkable attempts to bring him to justice.
The Barbarian and the Troll Nickelodeon, 6:30 p.m. New Series
In this new live-action puppet comedy series, a bridge troll named Evan, who is looking for adventure, and Brendar, a fierce female warrior, team up to vanquish the evil demon holding Brendar’s brother captive.
MacGyver CBS, 7 p.m.
Mac (Lucas Till) and members of his team go undercover during a royal Indian wedding to protect a princess whose policies could put her life in danger in the new episode “Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna.”
My Lottery
Dream Home International HGTV, 7 p.m. New Series
This spinoff of My Lottery Dream Home features lauded British interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen as he helps lucky winners newly flush with cash search for properties that reflect their wealthier status.
The series, which covers dream-home searches in the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, will satisfy die-hard real estate voyeurs who are curious about life abroad, and it will showcase every type of home from charming cottages to posh estates worthy of royalty.
The Blacklist NBC, 7 p.m.
In “Rakitin,” The task force’s determination to identify a Russian asset in the U.S. government puts Cooper (Harry Lennix) and Red (James Spader) in increasingly treacherous positions.
Magnum P.I. CBS, 8 p.m.
When a Marine veteran’s SUV is stolen with her service dog inside, Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) must track down the thief in the new episode “Dark Harvest.”