Kajillionaire

Miranda July’s latest dramedy “might be her best film yet,” said Bilge Ebiri in NYMag.com. Some may find the director’s absurdist humor twee, but she remains “so good at keeping us off-edge,” and even in her two previous films there’s never been anything precious about her characters’ longing to escape their awkwardness to find some measure of happiness. Kajillionaire features a family of petty grifters who’ve survived so long on society’s fringe that Old Dolio, a 26-year-old played by Evan Rachel Wood, is practically feral. Because the Dynes are perpetually behind on the rent for an empty office space whose walls are frequently overrun by pink foam that spills out from an adjoining factory, their existence “feels like an escalating anxiety

between the different Glorias, the story unfolds in traditional fashion, enlivened by the cast and by the empathetic warmth Steinem brought to her fight. Available for streaming Wednesday, Sept. 30, on demand and on Amazon Prime

Masterpiece: Flesh and Blood

A death on the rocks below a couple’s coastal home opens this excellent four-part British mystery, in which clues spill out after the widow takes a new lover and a detective begins questioning her adult children. With Francesca Annis, Imelda Staunton, and Stephen Rea. Sunday,

Oct. 4, at 9 p.m., PBS; check local listings

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

A look at how gerrymandering, the Electoral College, and other practices affect U.S. election outcomes. Available for streaming Monday, Sept. 28, Netflix

Monsterland

October and monster season kick off with a series based on Nathan Ballingrud’s masterful story collection North American Lake Monsters. With Kaitlyn Dever, Taylor Schilling, and Ozark’s Charlie Tahan. Available for streaming Friday, Oct. 2, Hulu

Saturday Night Live

SNL returns to its traditional live in-studio format and introduces Jim Carrey as Joe Biden, as it launches its 46th season of late-night sketch comedy. Saturday, Oct. 3, at 11:30 p.m., NBC