What to watch
FRIDAY
Oct. 22, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Invasion
Apple TV+ New Series
Set across multiple continents, this 10-episode sci-fi drama follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The series stars Sam Neill, Shamier Anderson, Golshifteh Farahani,
Firas Nassar and Shioli Kutsuna, and comes from co-writers/executive producers Simon Kinberg (Deadpool films, The Martian) and David Weil (Hunters). The first three episodes are available today; subsequent new episodes are available Fridays.
Dune
HBO Max Feature Film Exclusive
Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 sci-fi saga gets an epic redo in this big-budget, starstudded film. Dropping simultaneously on
HBO Max and in theaters, the first part of a planned two-part film series directed by Denis Villeneuve details the long, bloody rise to greatness of the young hero Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) as he comes to terms with his powers of omniscience. The film also stars Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgard, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem and Zendaya. The film streams on HBO Max’s Ad-Free plan 31 days from its
theatrical release today.
Locke & Key
Netflix Season Premiere
The series based on the bestselling comicbook series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez returns for Season 2.
NBA Basketball ESPN, 6:30 p.m. Live
A Friday night NBA doubleheader on ESPN has the Brooklyn Nets at the
Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns at the L.A. Lakers.
You, Me & The Christmas Trees
Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. Original Film Countdown to Christmas begins this weekend with three premieres: Tonight, Danica McKellar stars as an evergreen expert who helps save a family’s tree farm. In Saturday’s Boyfriends of Christmas Past, Catherine Haena Kim is a marketing exec visited by the ghosts of ... you can guess. Sunday’s The Santa Stakeout is even more inspired: Tamera Mowry-Housley and
Paul Campbell play detectives posing as
newlyweds to solve a string of heists at holiday parties. Joe Pantoliano costars as their main suspect.
For Love or Murder
LMN, 7 p.m. Original Film
Wedding planner Angie is surprised when her estranged brother, Michael, comes to their parents’ funeral with his fiancee, Olivia. Hoping to repair their relationship, Angie agrees to help Michael and Olivia plan their wedding. Soon, Angie is wrapped up in the drama of Olivia and her bridesmaids, one of whom accuses Olivia of murdering her husband. But when the bridesmaid is found dead, Angie becomes suspicious of Olivia, especially when she learns that Olivia previously dated a millionaire who died from a nasty “fall.” With this news and Olivia’s constant questions about Angie’s parents’ will, Angie is convinced that Olivia is only after Michael’s money. Unable to convince Michael of his fiancee’s true nature, Angie decides she must get proof on her own or risk her family becoming another pawn in Olivia’s deadly game. Stars Kristen Vaganos,
Benedict Mazurek and Maddison Bullock.
Magnum P.I.
CBS, 8 p.m.
A therapist hires Higgins (Perdita Weeks) to investigate the suicide of one of her patients in the new episode “Those We Leave Behind.”