The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Pelé
Soccer has never known another star to match Pelé. A member of Brazil’s national team from age 17, he played as though the ball answered his every thought while leading Brazil to three World Cups across a tumultuous period in the nation’s history. In this powerful documentary, the 80-year-old legend revisits his career, addressing difficult questions about whether he should have done more to resist the rise of a brutal Brazilian dictatorship. Available for streaming Tuesday, Feb. 23, Netflix
Superman & Lois
Not even Superman finds it easy to be a super dad. Tyler Hoechlin, who has played the Man of Steel in several Supergirl episodes, now assumes the role for a series in which he returns in his Clark Kent guise to Smallville, the Kansas town where he was raised. He and wife Lois Lane, played again by Elizabeth Tulloch, are seeking a more stable family life while their children are still teenagers. And they still don’t know that Dad’s a superhero. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m., the CW Ginny & Georgia
The latest series to try to recapture the special magic of Gilmore Girls makes the sober teen daughter biracial and her young mom far more of a handful. Brianne Howey plays Georgia, a flirty blond Southerner who’s running from the law when she moves Ginny and her younger brother to a small New England town. Newcomer Antonia Gentry co-stars. Available for streaming Wednesday, Feb. 24, Netflix
Allen v. Farrow
Almost three decades after Woody Allen was accused of sexually abusing his adopted 7-yearold daughter, this four-part documentary series argues that Allen, who denies the allegation, has largely controlled the story that has nevertheless clouded his career ever since. Filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick won interviews with Allen’s then partner, Mia Farrow, and Farrow’s daughter, Dylan, who has shared video clips of herself at 7 describing the event. The series, following a Feb. 21 debut, adds new episodes each week. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m., HBO 2021 Golden Globe Awards
Awards season finally kicks off, with a Globes ceremony split between coasts, Tina Fey emceeing at New York City’s Rainbow Room and Amy Poehler presiding at the Beverly
Hills Hilton. Expect a big night for the film Nomadland and many mentions of Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, the critically acclaimed TV series that somehow scored no nominations. Sunday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m., NBC
Other highlights
Beartown
In a five-part drama based on a best-seller, a Swedish town is torn apart when the star of its celebrated junior hockey team is accused of rape. With subtitles. Available for streaming Monday, Feb. 22, HBO Max
Punky Brewster
Soleil Moon Frye reprises her 1980s sitcom role, now as a single mom who takes in a plucky foster child despite already having a crowded house. Available for streaming Thursday, Feb. 25, Peacock
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
A documentary pulls back the curtain on Billie Eilish as she works to reconcile pop stardom with just being a teenager. Available for streaming Friday, Feb. 26, Apple TV+