TELEVISION

A PBS showcase for short films begins ▶ its new season with a trio of projects that explore family roots and how strong their hold can be. “Sing Me a Lullaby,” directed by Tiffany Hsiung, “A Broken House” from Jimmy Goldblum, and “Joychild” from Aurora Brachman are part of “POV Shorts,” airing Monday (check local stations for times) and available at POV.org. Homesickness permeates the multiple prize-winning “A Broken House,” in which Syrian architecture student Mohamad Hafez realizes he must recreate in the U.S. what he’s left behind.

Crime and punishment is different in ▶ small towns vs. the big city. That’s the premise of “It Couldn’t Happen Here,” a docuseries that examines how rural communities and legal systems are affected by violent crimes and burdened by a lack

of resources. Actor Hilarie Burton Morgan (”One Tree Hill,” “The Walking Dead”) delves into cases in the six-part series debuting 10 p.m. EDT Sept. 9 on SundanceTV and AMC+. The first stop is Adel, Georgia: Has a wrongly convicted man been imprisoned for more than two decades for a crime he didn’t commit?

“Lucifer” is coming to an end? The ▶ devil you say! But Netflix, which rescued the show after it was canceled by Fox, has cautioned that it’s “real this time.” The six-season journey of Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), who traded his digs in hell for Los Angeles, will wrap with 10 episodes out Sept. 10. Issues to be settled: why is Lucifer balking at taking over for now-retired God, and how will he respond as a godless world frays at the edges. Ex-LAPD detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German), now Lucifer’s consultant, is along for the final ride.