Lot’s to enjoy this holiday week
Catch up on
Anne With An E: (Netflix) With everything that’s going on in the news, a journey to the simpler world of Green Gables may be in order. The new adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved 1908 novel about a highly imaginative orphan retains all the charms of the original while tonally giving it a more contemporary window. Anne, the 13-year-old who is mistakenly sent by her orphanage to Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert (Geraldine James and R. H. Thomson), is a more complicated and deeper figure than previous incarnations. Amybeth McNulty — who plays the young lass — is a real find, capturing both Anne’s spirit and doubts.
This week
National Memorial Day Concert: (8 p.m. Sunday on PBS) Emmy and Tony Award-winner Laurence Fishburne will cohost the 28th annual edition of the National Memorial Day Concert with Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna. Gary Sinise will present a 75th anniversary salute to the Doolittle Raiders, the daring aviators who changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. The all-star lineup includes: distinguished American leader Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.); world-renowned classical superstar Renée Fleming; multiplatinum recording artist Vanessa Williams; country music superstar Scotty McCreery; John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting; and Tony-nominated actress Mary McCormack. Auli’i Cravalho (the voice of “Moana”) will open the show with a special performance of the national anthem.
Michael Jackson — Searching for Neverland: (8 p.m. Monday on Lifetime) Told through the eyes of the King of Pop’s trusted bodyguards, the
movie will reveal firsthand the devotion Michael (Navi, the world’s top Michael Jackson tribute artist) had for his children and the hidden drama that took place during the last two years of his life.
America — Promised Land: (9 p.m. Monday on History) Two-part miniseries chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States through the telling of historical events, including the Dutch Fur Trade; the creation of the postage stamp; the California Gold Rush; Germans coming to the aid of the Union Army in vast numbers during the Civil War; The Great Migration of African-Americans to the North and West and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Still Star-Crossed: (10 p.m. Monday on ABC)
The latest seven-episode drama from Shonda Rhimes picks up the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at its ending point and continues it forward from there, with the Montagues and the Capulets still feuding. The diverse cast includes Anthony Head, Grant Bowler, Wade Briggs, Zuleikha Robinson, Lashana Lynch, Sterling Sulieman and Torrance Coombs.
America’s Got Talent: (8 p.m. Tuesday on NBC) Tyra Banks takes over for Nick Cannon as host of the talent show (as well as hosting “America’s Next Top Model”).
Animal Kingdom: (9 p.m. Tuesday on TNT) The second season of the crime drama finds a threat from the past resurfacing as some in the Cody clan begin thinking of separating themselves from one another.
Fear Factor: (10 p.m.
Tuesday on MTV) Ludacris hosts a new revival of the NBC game show that ran 2001-06 (and was previously revived in 2011).
Sarah Silverman — A Speck of Dust: (Available Tuesday on Netflix) Comedy special.
World of Dance: (10 p.m. Tuesday on NBC) Jennifer Lopez produced this dance competition, which is hosted by Jenna Dewan Tatum, while Lopez serves as a judge alongside Ne-Yo and Derek Hough.
The Carmichael Show: (9 p.m. Wednesday on NBC) The family comedy returns for its third season.
Andrew Santino — Home Field Advantage: (9 p.m. Friday on Showtime) Comedy special.
Flaked: (Available Friday on Netflix) Season 2 of the sitcom starring Will Arnett as a recovering alcoholic self-help guru living a slacker life in Venice Beach.
Long Strange Trip: (Available Friday on Amazon) Six-part Martin Scorsese-produced documentary examines the history of The Grateful Dead. Amir Bar-Lev (“The Tillman Story”) directs.
Dumb — The Story of Big Brother Magazine: (Available Saturday on Hulu) Examines the rise and fall of the 1990s counterculture/skater magazine that served as the launching ground for MTV’s “Jackass” and featured early work by Spike Jonze, among other things.