SATURDAY’S BEST PICKS
8 PM ( LIFE) MOVIE Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate Charmed and swept off her feet by the apparent glitz and glamour of Hollywood star Ava Von Richter, Olivia Bolton has no qualms about agreeing to be the pregnancy surrogate for this A-list celebrity. Once she moves in with Ava and her handsome hubby, however, Olivia discovers some dark and twisted goings-on behind the scenes that could put her and her unborn child in serious danger. Carrie Wampler, Brianne Davis, Carl Beukes and Mitchell Hoog star in this 2020 thriller.
8 PM ( HBO) MOVIE The Invisible Man Australian writer-director Leigh Whannell earned widespread acclaim for his clever updating of H.G. Wells’
1897 literary thriller, casting Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) as Cecilia Kass, who flees an abusive relationship with tech entrepreneur Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) after drugging him. While hiding out with a childhood friend (Aldis Hodge), Cecilia receives word that the troubled Adrian has killed himself. In the weeks that follow, however, Cecilia becomes convinced her exlover has mastered the art of invisibility to destroy her life. Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer and Michael Dorman also star.
8 PM ( BBCA) Animal Babies This stunning nature miniseries continues with the new episode “Water Babies,” which looks at some of the many animals that live in water but come on land to have their babies. Being born this way presents some major challenges for water babies to overcome. For some, simply getting to water in the first place while avoiding hungry predators can be the biggest trial of their young lives, while others have to face up to their first swimming lesson or master vital “adult” skills.
8 PM ( FXX) 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Preceded earlier this week by four nights of virtual Emmy Award presentations streaming on the Emmys. com site, the Creative Arts Emmys draw to a close with this telecast that covers an eclectic mix of awards across multiple genres. (The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmys hosted by Jimmy Kimmel follow on ABC Sunday, Sept. 20). Among tonight’s categories are outstanding animated program, outstanding children’s program, outstanding television movie, outstanding guest actor and actress in a series (both comedy and drama), and outstanding host for a reality or competition program.
9 PM ( HALL) MOVIE Love at Daisy Hills In this 2020 romance, smalltown girl Jo is alarmed to discover that her family’s general store in the quaint community of Daisy Hills has started to lose money. She urges her father to take action, so he calls in a personal favor to bring in the necessary help. That’s good news for the family, although it leads to an awkward situation for Jo: Her father’s white knight is none other than Blake, a Daisy Hills native who is also Jo’s exboyfriend. Cindy Busby and Marshall Williams star.
9:15 PM ( FREE) MOVIE Ratatouille Eat something before you watch this. Patton Oswalt provides the voice of Remy, a rat with a culinary bent who is nothing like his rat pack family. When he gets separated from them and winds up in a restaurant kitchen, he’s in heaven. But can he save the restaurant from repetitive and boring food? With the help of a young man (voice of Lou Romano) who can’t cook, Remy becomes a top chef. Additional voices include Ian Holm, Janeane Garofalo, Brad Garrett and Peter Sohn.