What to watch
FRIDAY
April 23, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
For All Mankind
Apple TV+ Season Finale The drama set amid the backdrop of an alternate history in which it was the Soviet Union that first landed people on the moon ends its second season with “The Grey.”
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Disney+ Season Finale Marvel’s series featuring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan reprising their Avengers film roles concludes its first season.
Mortal Kombat
HBO Max Feature Film Exclusive Inspired by the blockbuster video-game franchise, this fantasy martial-arts action film brings together Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a highstakes battle for the universe. Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks and Ludi Lin star. The film is rated R and will be available on HBO Max for 31 days from its theatrical release, which is also today.
Shadow and Bone
Netflix New Series
Based on Leigh Bardugo’s worldwide bestselling Grishaverse novels, this fantasy series is set in a war-torn world where lowly soldier and orphan Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) has just unleashed an extraordinary power that could be the key to setting her country free. With the monstrous threat of the Shadow Fold looming, Alina is torn from everything she knows to train as part of an elite army of magical soldiers known as Grisha. But as she struggles to hone her power, she finds that allies and enemies can be one and the same and that nothing in this lavish world is what it seems.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Live
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are at Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a matchup against Kevin Durant and the Nets. ESPN’s second game has Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets playing host to Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
The Blacklist
NBC, 7 p.m.
In “Misere,” a retrospective look at key turning points, steps are retraced that lead Elizabeth (Megan Boone) to align with a powerful enemy.
Deceitful Dating
LMN, 7 p.m. Original Film
John Logan, a widower and father of two daughters, is struggling to balance his job and parenting. Luckily, he has the help of Jillian, his wife’s best friend. When an attractive woman moves in across the street, John finds himself enjoying her company. Alice, the new neighbor, starts spending time at the Logan house, even helping John with the girls. This new woman in John’s life is a bit mysterious, and she starts getting caught in some lies, raising the suspicion of Jillian and Chelsea, John’s older daughter. When Alice’s ex-husband is found dead, everyone starts to wonder if Alice is as sweet as she seems. Stars Christine Chatelain and Derek Hamilton.
Doing the Most With Phoebe Robinson
Comedy Central, 10 p.m.
Each week, the funny gal and former 2 Dope Queens cohost finds a new way out of her comfort zone and into a celeb guest’s head by joining them in an activity like horseback riding, tumbling or a rope course.