What to watch FRIDAY
March 17, 2023
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Extrapolations Apple TV+ New Series
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In this new eight-episode dystopian drama series, taking place in the near future where climate change has upset everyday lives, eight interwoven stories about love, work, faith and family across the globe will explore the arduous choices that must be made when the planet is changing more rapidly than the population. The large ensemble cast includes Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, David Schwimmer, Edward Norton, Diane Lane, Daveed Diggs and many more. The first three episodes drop today; new episodes are available Fridays.
Boston Strangler Hulu Original Film
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Keira Knightley headlines this true-crime thriller about the trailblazing reporters who broke the story of the notorious Boston Strangler murders in the 1960s. The film follows Loretta Mclaughlin (Knightley), a reporter for the Record American newspaper, who becomes the first journalist to connect the murders. As the mysterious killer claims more victims, Mclaughlin attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidante Jean Cole (Carrie Coon). Despite being stymied by the rampant sexism of the era, the duo bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line to uncover the truth. The film includes Ridley Scott as a producer and also stars Alessandro Nivola, David Dastmalchian and Chris Cooper.
Class of ’07
Prime Video ■ New Series
When a catastrophic tidal wave hits during the 10-year reunion of an all-girls high school, a group of women must find a way to survive atop the island peak of their high school campus. Now freshly entangled in decade-old drama, their greatest threat to survival isn’t the end of the world but one another. A love letter to female friendship, the half-hour Australian comedy is about old friends finding their way back to one another in the most absurd of settings: the apocalypse. Emily Browning, Caitlin Stasey and Megan Smart lead the cast.
Lopez vs. Lopez NBC, 8 p.m.
When her primos visit, Mayan (Mayan Lopez) and Quinten (Matt Shively) get a taste of what life could have been like had they made different choices. Meanwhile, Rosie (Selenis Leyva) enlists Oscar’s (Al Madrigal) help to sell life insurance policies to her machista Latinx male clients.
BMF
Starz, 8 p.m. Season Finale
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The drama based on the true story of brothers and 1980s Detroit drug kingpins Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory finishes Season 2. Starz has renewed it for Season 3.
Grand Crew NBC, 8:30 p.m.
In “Wine & Neighbors,” the guys attend a party hosted by Anthony (Aaron Jennings) and Sherm’s (Carl Tart) neighbor, Nicky’s (Nicole Byer) relationship is put to the test, and Fay (Grasie Mercedes) jumps back into the dating scene.
Power Book II: Ghost Starz, 9 p.m. ■ Season Premiere
Season 3 of the Power spinoff finds Tariq St. Patrick (Michael Rainey Jr.) determined to get his trust, get back to his family and get out of the game for good. But the emergence of a ruthless new connection puts Tariq, Brayden (Gianni Paolo) and Effie (Alix Lapri) back into business with the Tejadas.