FRIDAY’S PROGRAMMING
8 PM Filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “Queen Sugar”) is the creator behind this new “social experiment” series, which follows two families from completely different walks of life as they accept the challenge to explore a world outside their own, by effectively switching lives with each other. At the end of each episode, the two featured families reunite to share the fresh perspectives and eye-opening insights this experience has given them.
10 PM (SYFY) Day of the Dead A tip
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George A. Romero’s famous horror movies, this new series relates the intense saga of six complete strangers as they try to survive the first 24 hours of an undead invasion. In addition to delivering plenty of satisfying jump-scares, the thriller reminds viewers that all it takes to bring people together is a horde of zombies trying to tear them apart. The cast includes Keenan Tracey (“Bates Motel”), Daniel Doheny (Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor”), Natalie Malaika (“Fractured”) and Kristy Dinsmore (“Vikings”). 10 PM (AMC) Eli Roth’s History of Horror The new episode “Psychics” explores how movies about the ability to read minds both play on the egos of our species and exploit our insecurities about psychic abilities that go wrong. Among the films considered are Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s “Doctor Sleep,” David Cronenberg’s “Scanners,” Brian De Palma’s “The Fury” and Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice,” along with others. Interviews include King, Cate Blanchett, Geena Davis, Bill Hader, Vanessa Hudgens and Quentin Tarantino.