WHAT TO WATCH
From the publishers of TV Guide
The Essex Serpent Apple TV+
Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston lead this six-episode limited drama based on Sarah Perry’s award-winning novel. Set during the Victorian era, the series follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Danes), who moves to a small village on the Essex coast to investigate reports of a mythical sea serpent.
Greatness Code Apple TV+
Featured this season on the sports documentary series are English professional footballer Marcus Rashford; NFL quarterback Russell Wilson; pro street skateboarder Letícia Bufoni; Parapan American track and field champion Scout Bassett; pioneering Black NASCAR star Bubba Wallace; and alpine skiing icon Lindsey Vonn.
Sneakerella Disney+
This music-driven movie puts a twist on the Cinderella story. El (Chosen Jacobs) is an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens who works as a stock boy in the shoe store that once belonged to his late mother. He hides his talent from his stepfather, Trey (Bryan Terrell Clark), and mean-spirited stepbrothers (Kolton Stewart and Hayward Leach).when El meets Kira King (Lexi Underwood), daughter of a basketball star and sneaker tycoon(john Salley), sparks fly. With a nudge from his best friend, Sami (Devyn Nekoda) and a sprinkle of Fairy Godfather magic, El finds the courage to pursue his dream of becoming a “legit” sneaker designer.
The Lincoln Lawyer Netflix
This legal drama is based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling series of novels about idealist Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-rulfo), a Los Angeles defense attorney who runs his practice out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car. The first season is based
on “The Brass Verdict.”
Senior Year Netflix
In this comedy, Rebel Wilson plays Stephanie Conway, a high school cheerleader who fell into a coma before her prom. Awakening 20 years later, Stephanie wants to return to high school to reclaim her status and become prom queen.
The Kids in the Hall
Prime Video
The Canadian comedy troupe — Dave Foley, Bruce Mcculloch, Kevin Mcdonald, Mark Mckinney and Scott Thompson — is back with eight episodes of new sketches.
Children Ruin Everything
The Roku Channel
This lighthearted half-hour family comedy was created by “Schitt’s Creek ” alum Kurt Smeaton. The series follows Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) as they struggle to find a balance between being mom and dad to two kids and being who they were before the offspring.
Quantum Leap Marathon Syfy, beginning at 5 a.m.
Beginning today, and continuing the next two Fridays in May, Syfy airs 24-hour marathons of episodes from the 1989-93 time-travel series “Quantum Leap,” led by Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
A Haunting Marathon
Travel Channel, beginning at 8 a.m.
Celebrate Friday the 13th with a 19-hour marathon of the paranormal series.
Friday the 13th Movie Marathon
AMC, beginning at 9 a.m. Today’s your lucky day if you are a fan of the “Friday the 13th” slasher movie franchise. AMC will air the following seven films: “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” (1984), “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” (1989), “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood” (1988), “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” (1986), “Friday the 13th” (1980), “Friday the 13th Part 2” (1981) and “Friday the 13th Part III” (1982).
A Baby at Any Cost LMN, 7 p.m.
When a surrogate grows too fond of the baby she carried for a young couple, they try to disengage from her. But the surrogate starts poisoning the mother in a scam that will keep the surrogate around, and then, when mom is gone, get her the child, the husband and the suburban life she covets. Stars Sarah Fisher, Brianna Cohen, Christy Tate and Johnny Ramey.
The Blacklist NBC, 7 p.m.
In an effort to reveal his true enemy, Red (James Spader) turns to the task force to help ground a flying fortress bank.
Couples Therapy Showtime, 7 p.m.
The docuseries that gives viewers an authentic look at weekly therapy sessions returns for season three as Dr. Orna Guralnik guides couples through honest confrontation.
The Night of the Hunter
TCM, 7 p.m.
Robert Mitchum is chilling as tattoo-knuckled religious fanatic/serial killer Harry Powell in Charles Laughton’s superb 1955 thriller. Powell marries a fragile widow (Shelley Winters) to try to learn where her late husband hid a large sum of cash from a robbery. When his plans are uncovered by her terrified young children (Billy Chapin and Sally Jane Bruce), it begins a pursuit that becomes a mesmerizing allegory for the battle between good and evil.
Great Performances PBS, 8 p.m.
The fifth annual “Broadway’s Best” lineup begins with a performance from the 2021 London production of Cole Porter’s classic musical “Anything Goes,” starring Sutton Foster in a reprisal of her Tony-winning role as Reno Sweeney. With a score that includes “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top” and “Anything Goes,” the musical tells the story of two unlikely couples who veer off course aboard the SS American to find true love.
Mama June: From Not to Hot
WE tv, 8 p.m.
Sobriety wasn’t easy, but Mama June did it. And when her longtime boyfriend Geno continues to let her down, she finally calls it quits. Now, can the family reconcile?
A Black Lady Sketch Show
HBO, 10 p.m.
Stars Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, Ashley Nicole Black and Skye Townsend wrap up season three of the Emmy-winning sketch comedy series.