What to watch FRIDAY
Nov. 5, 2021
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Dickinson
Apple TV+ Season Premiere
The critically acclaimed, Peabody Awardwinning comedy that fancifully follows the life of famed 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) returns for its 10-episode third and final season. In Season 3, Emily’s most productive time as an artist falls amid the raging Civil War and an equally fierce battle that divides her own family. As she tries to heal the divides around her, Emily wonders if art can help keep hope alive, and whether the future can be better than the past. New guest stars include Ziwe as Sojourner Truth, Billy Eichner as Walt Whitman and Chloe Fineman as Sylvia Plath, who join returning favorites Zosia Mamet as Louisa May Alcott and Will Pullen as Nobody. The first three episodes are available today; subsequent new episodes are available Fridays.
Animaniacs
Hulu Season Premiere
The Steven Spielberg-produced revival of the beloved animated series returns for a 13-episode second season, with all episodes available today.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Prime Video Feature Film Exclusive Benedict Cumberbatch leads this biopic as its title subject in a film that tells the extraordinary true story of eccentric
British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic, pictures helped transform the public’s perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through the 1930s, the drama follows the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero as he seeks to unlock the “electrical” mysteries of our world and, in so doing, better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife,
Emily Richardson (Claire Foy). The cast also includes Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Olivia Colman and Taika Waititi.
The Unlikely Murderer
Netflix New Series
This limited series offers a fictional interpretation of how Stig Engstrom — the graphic designer who was named as the probable assassin of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986 — managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck and a perplexed police force. How could Engstrom get away, despite police being on his track, and the fact that he did everything wrong from the beginning and almost no one believed his lies about what he actually did during that fateful night in Stockholm?
NBA Basketball
ESPN, Beginning at 4:30 p.m. Live
Kemba Walker and the N.Y. Knicks are in Milwaukee to face Giannis Antetokounmpo and the NBA champion Bucks. ESPN’S second game has the New Orleans Pelicans on the road against the Golden State Warriors.
Gold Rush: White Water Discovery Channel, 9 p.m.
Season Premiere
The popular spinoff of Discovery’s No.1-rated show, Gold Rush, returns for
Season 5. After a lackluster season, miner Dakota Fred hangs up his wetsuit to search for his next golden opportunity. Meanwhile, his son Dustin is left with his own opportunity and biggest challenge yet: running two mining operations in the treacherous Alaskan wilderness, where even the slightest mistake could be fatal. To bring home their biggest payday yet, everyone must put everything on the line — including the new crew members. Also streams on Discovery+.
Magnum P.I. CBS, 9 p.m.
In “Til Death,” cold feet for an anxious groom should be an easy case for private-eye duo Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks). But a surprise web of lies and a lifethreatening situation for Higgins complicate things! (There will still be cake, right?)