What to watch FRIDAY
Sept. 17, 2021
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Do, Re & Mi
Amazon Prime Video & Amazon Kids+
New Series
This animated series for preschoolers centers on the musical adventures of three best birdie buddies voiced by Kristen Bell, Jackie Tohn and Luke Youngblood, with Bell and Tohn also executive producers. Featuring delightful escapades and toe-tapping original songs spanning multiple genres, the series takes little ones on a journey where they will discover new sounds and melodies, move to the beat and see how music helps solve every problem.
The Mad Women’s Ball Amazon Prime Video
Feature Film Exclusive
This French thriller based on the novel Le
Bal des folles by Victoria Mas is co-written and directed by, and stars, Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds). Set near the end of the 19th century, it tells the story of young, radiant and passionate Eugenie (Lou de Laage), who discovers that she has the special power to hear the dead. After her family discovers her secret, she is forced into a Paris clinic run by pioneer in neurology Dr. Charcot (Gregoire Bonnet), where women diagnosed with hysteria, “craziness,” egomania, epilepsy and other types of mental or physical diseases are committed. Her destiny becomes entwined with that of Genevieve (Laurent), a nurse at the hospital whose life is passing her by. Their encounter will change both their futures as they prepare for the annual “Bal des folles” organized by Dr. Charcot at the hospital.
Cry Macho
HBO Max Feature Film Exclusive Director/producer Clint Eastwood also stars in this uplifting drama based on the book of the same name. Eastwood plays a onetime rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who, in 1979, takes a challenging journey during which the world-weary horseman finds unexpected connections and his own redemption. The film is also releasing in theaters today, and it will stream for 31 days on HBO Max’s $14.99-per-month Ad-free plan.
Chicago Party Aunt
Netflix New Series
Chris Witaske adapts his popular Twitter account into this half-hour adult animated comedy that follows Diane Dunbrowski (voice of Lauren Ash), aka the Chicago Party Aunt, as she stays true to her mantra, “If life gives you lemons, turn that @#$% into Mike’s Hard Lemonade.” Rory O’malley, Rupaul Charles, Jill Talley, Ike Barinholtz, Jon Barinholtz, Da’vine Joy Randolph, Katie Rich and Witaske are also among the voice cast.
My Husband’s Secret Brother
LMN, 8 p.m. Original Film
Jackie, the heiress to her husband’s fortune after his death, finally finds love again with a plastic surgeon, Kevin. As tragedy continues to strike around her, secrets about Kevin and her late husband’s family nefariously come to light, placing Jackie and her daughter in fear for their lives and casting doubt on who Kevin claims to be. Stars Samantha Cope, Matthew Lawrence, Charleston Lawrence, Andrew Lawrence, Adrienne Thomas, Jolene Kim, Jennifer Taylor, Robert Davi and Joey Lawrence.
Tha God’s Honest
Truth With Lenard ‘Charlamagne’ Mckelvey
Comedy Central, 10 p.m. New Series This weekly late-night series features Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” Mckelvey’s culturally fluent take on social issues in a variety of deep dives, sketches and social experiments that deftly unpack the most pressing topics permeating politics and culture. Redemptively comedic, refreshingly unfiltered and unapologetically Black, nothing is off limits.