WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK
NEW ON DVD
“Queen Bees”: Ellen Burstyn stars as Helen, a widow living alone who is sent by her daughter to a retirement community after a kitchen fire. Although not wild about the move initially, friendship with a group of women known as the Queen Bees and romance with a new suitor quickly follow for Helen.
“The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2”: Carl Black and his family are back in this horror comedy sequel, this time moving into his old childhood home. Carl and his neighbors take on a pimp who is possibly a real vampire.
“American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally”: In this World War II drama based on a true story, Al Pacino stars as the lawyer representing an American singer accused of treason for broadcasting Nazi propaganda.
“The Misfits”: Pierce Brosnan stars as a renowned thief who is recruited for an elaborate gold heist.
“Finding You”: A young woman beginning her semester abroad in Ireland encounters unexpected romance when she meets a handsome movie star.
AT THE MOVIES
“Free Guy”: An NPC (nonplayable character) discovers that he lives in a video game and begins taking measures to become his world’s savior. Directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery and Taika Waititi.
“Don’t Breathe 2”: The sequel to 2016 horror film “Don’t Breathe” follows Stephen Lang’s “The Blind Man” as he again takes justice into his own hands when someone he loves is put in danger.
“Respect”: This Liesl Tommy-directed biopic chronicles the life of R&B legend Aretha Franklin. Jennifer Hudson plays the singer alongside Forest Whitaker as her father, C.L. Franklin, and Audra McDonald as her mother, Barbara Franklin.
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
The Killers, “Pressure Machine”: For the Vegas band’s seventh album, created during the pandemic and co-produced by the band, Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado (of Foxygen), Utah-born frontman Brandon Flowers presents songs “based on the memories and stories of people that impacted him growing up, interspersed with commentary from current Nephi locals about their town.”
Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson, “Refuge”: Ambient, meditative album from freak-folk artist Banhart and Grammy-winning musician/producer Georgeson taps into their New Age roots.
Jungle, “Loving in Stereo”: The third album from the British electronic band Jungle features guest appearances by American rapper Bas and Swiss-Tamil musician Priya Ragu.
WHAT’S ON TV
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8 p.m. Thursday, WPXI): The Emmy-winning cult comedy hit returns for its eighth and final season, which will see loose-cannon Detective Jake Peralta (Golden Globe winner Andy Samberg) and his colleagues of New York’s 99th Precinct trying to navigate a strange new world for police personnel, especially in the aftermath of a pandemic.
“Chrisley Knows Best” (9 p.m. Thursday, USA): Todd and Julie Chrisley open Season 9 with “The Botox Monster,” which finds the couple looking for their next dream home.
“Growing Up Chrisley” (9:32 p.m. Thursday, USA): As they open Season 3 of their “Chrisley Knows Best” spinoff, adult children Chase and Savannah have returned to Nashville, where they’re embracing their adult years a bit closer to where they grew up.
“The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E” (10 p.m. Thursday, WE): This four-part limited docuseries explores the 1995 death of the NWA frontman, born Eric Lynn Wright, whose passing was attributed to HIV/AIDS. As this series reveals, however, conspiracy theories suggest Eazy-E was administered an injection of tainted blood.
“Beckett” (Friday, Netflix): John David Washington stars in this thriller as an American tourist who becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident while vacationing in Greece.
“Spin” (8 p.m. Friday, DIS): This new Disney original TV movie from Indian director Manjari Makijany stars Avantika Vandanapu as Rhea Kumar, a bubbly Indian American teenager who discovers her previously untapped creative side through the unique world of DJ culture.
“Icon: Music Through the Lens” (9 p.m. Friday, WQED): This illuminating six-part docuseries about concert photography wraps up Season 1 with two back-to-back episodes. First, “On the Wall” examines the transition from viewing music photography as something disposable to a valuable and highly collectible art form. While it’s a relatively new industry, it’s not unheard-of for some individual prints to sell for six- or even seven-figure sums. Highlights include a section on “Abbey Road,” considered the Holy Grail of music photographs. Then, the finale, “On the Net,” ponders new standard-bearers for this digital profession.
“Descendants: The Royal Wedding” (9:40 p.m. Friday, DIS): This new half-hour animated special takes place at the most anticipated social event in the fantasy kingdom of Auradon: the wedding of Mal and King Ben, with “Descendants” TV movie actors Dove Cameron and Mitchell Hope voicing their respective characters.
“Clipped” (9 p.m. Saturday, HGTV): Actor Michael Urie (“Ugly Betty”) hosts this new reality competition series, the first set in the world of topiaries. The competition pits seven real-life “Edward Scissorhands”-style experts who create living sculptures out of meticulously trimmed shrubbery, plants and flowers.
“Chesapeake Shores” (8 p.m. Sunday, HALL): After an extended hiatus, the hit romantic drama returns for Season 5 with a new showrunner at the reins: TV veteran Phoef Sutton, an Emmy winner for his work on “Cheers.” Robert Buckley (“iZombie”) joins the cast as Evan McKenzie, a successful young entrepreneur who brings a new development project into the community.
“Heels” (9 p.m. Sunday, STARZ): Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) heads the cast of this new character-driven drama set in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Created and written by Michael Waldron (“Loki”), the series takes place in a close-knit Georgia community, where brothers Jack and Ace Spade (Amell and Alexander Ludwig, “Vikings”) clash over control of their late father’s wrestling promotion legacy.
“Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in America” (9 p.m. Sunday, A&E): This new three-part docuseries (airing nightly through Tuesday) interweaves the stories of five infamous serial killers: Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, the Green River Killer and BTK.