Previously released:
Dead Talents Society (movie) (Netflix, March 27)
A sheepish rookie ghost must scare the living or risk vanishing forever. With help from a once-lauded mentor, she works to master the art of haunting. 2024 Taiwanese film; 1hr 50m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81987312https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17079606[rating 7.3]
Weak Hero [new] (Netflix, March 25)
With the aid of unexpected friends, a gifted but introverted student confronts bullies and violent foes -- unaware of how dangerous his world will become. 2022 Korean series; 8 episodes.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81742615[rating 8.5]
Note: Not noted in last week's listings, NBC's "Deal or No Deal Island" completed its second season on Tuesday, March 25.
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Monday, March 31
Streaming:
The Divorce Insurance [new] (12:01 am, Prime Video)
The unique story centers on insurance expert Noh Ki-jun (Lee Dong-wook) who seeks to create a divorce insurance product. Through the process of putting a price on the cost of divorce with his insurance team, they learn more about themselves and love. Korean series.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35839843/Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
This tense true-crime series examines the hunt for the Long Island serial killer through the perspective of his victims, their loved ones and the police. Three episodes.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81729869Promised Hearts [Setetes Embun Cinta Niyala] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
After Niyala achieves her dream of becoming a doctor, an arranged marriage into a wealthy family suddenly throws her life into total chaos. Indonesian film; 1h 49m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31107212/https://www.netflix.com/title/81913460https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ANiX6lef4Rhythm + Flow Italy (season 2 premiere) (3:01 am, Netflix)
In this music competition series, Fabri Fibra, Geolier and Rose Villain look for Italy's next rap superstar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzFPyQiSdZAhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81659327 Broadcast and cable:
American Idol (time slot premiere) (8-10 pm, ABC)
Rescue: Hi-Surf (season 1 finale) (9 pm, Fox)
An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution (special) (10-11 pm, ABC)
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Tuesday, April 1
Streaming:
America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation (complete season 2) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
"America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation" is a competition series in which 11 home cooks from across the country come to the ATK headquarters for the job interview of a lifetime. Through a series of difficult cooking and media challenges they compete for a chance to become the newest face on America's Test Kitchen, author a cookbook, and win $100,000 to put towards their culinary dreams! Ten episodes. Season one streamed on Freevee from Dec. 2022 through February 2023.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22768836/Nimesh Patel: Instant Karma (comedy special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
In his first Netflix special, Nimesh Patel talks rebelling against his traditional parents and why you should never go viral in India. 47m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81778376The Last Stop in Yuma County (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Paramount+)
While stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman [Jim Cummings] is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty--or cold, hard steel--to protect their bloodstained fortune. 2023 film also starring Richard Brake, Faizon Love, Jocelin Donahue, and Nicholas Logan; 1h 30m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11674730/[rating 6.9]
Before Dawn (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Paramount+)
The journey of fictional Western Australia outback kid Jim Collins and his battalion on the Western Front during WW1. 2024 Australian film; 1h 41m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10869956/[rating 5.4]
Broadcast and cable:
None.
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Wednesday, April 2
Streaming:
Love on the Spectrum U.S. (complete season 3) (3:01 am, Netflix)
The search for true love continues as newcomers and returning favorites navigate the ups and downs of dating on the autism spectrum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXSiyvI8cFUhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81338328Garnachas: Glorious Street Food! [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
A flavorful exploration of Mexico's street food scene, where the beloved garnacha takes center stage, sparks debates and unites fans with every bite.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81706965Banger (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
When an intelligence agent offers a washed-up DJ the opportunity to take down his young rival, he sees it as a chance to return to the top with a banger. French comedy; 1h 30m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35434840/https://www.netflix.com/title/81691348The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (complete season 5) (3:01 am, Netflix)
This reality series follows the Kretz family and their luxury property business as they help clients buy and sell fabulous homes in France and abroad.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81417684 Broadcast and cable:
Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America (documentary) (8-11 pm, National Geographic Channel)
From National Geographic and 72 Films, OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING: ONE DAY IN AMERICA offers an unprecedented moment-by-moment account of the Oklahoma City bombing, including extraordinary stories of survival, heroic rescue efforts, the nationwide search that followed, and a city’s need for justice and healing after the tragedy. The new three-part docuseries features rare archive footage and powerful first-hand testimony from witnessessome sharing their stories for the first time.
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Thursday, April 3
Streaming:
The Bondsman [new; complete season 1] (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Kevin Bacon stars as undead bounty hunter Hub Halloran in Amazon's new series from Blumhouse Television. After being murdered, Halloran gets a new lease on life from the Devil, who employs him to seek out and capture demons who have escaped from Hell. Along the way, he'll get a second chance at life, love, and ... a country music career. All eight half-hour episodes stream today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmiGkuMWJ94https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28256288/Devil May Cry [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Netflix's new demon-hunting anime series is adapted from the Capcom videogame series of the same name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlEqHXRrcpchttps://www.netflix.com/title/81506915Pulse [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
This year's medical procedural renaissance continues with Netflix's first-ever take on the format. Produced by Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Zoe Robyn (The Equalizer), Pulse is set at a Miami trauma center preparing for the arrival of a major hurricane. (Don't worry: There's still enough time for the staff to juggle their personal lives, and maybe even a "secret romance" or two.) The ensemble cast includes Justina Machado, Jessie T. Usher, Colin Woodell, Willa Fitzgerald, Jack Bannon, Nestor Carbonell, and more. All 10 episodes stream today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPRjGdNmDCIhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81498229 Broadcast and cable:
Crime Nation: Long Island Murders (special) (9-10 pm, CW)
Unearth the haunting saga of Long Island's south shore, where the bodies of the Gilgo Four victims were discovered. In 2022, police arrest a man, but chilling questions linger. Did he orchestrate the murders or does another dark force linger in the shadows?
SurrealEstate (season 3 premiere) (10 pm, Syfy)
SurrealEstate follows real estate agent Luke Roman [Tim Rozon] and an elite team of specialists that handle the cases no one else can: haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Researching, investigating and "fixing" the things that go bump in the night, the team works to create closure - and closings - even as they struggle with demons of their own. Season 2 ran from October through December 2023. Both prior seasons had 10 episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11952974/[rating 7.1]
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Friday, April 4
Streaming:
Dying for Sex [new; complete limited series] (12:01 am, Hulu)
Adapted from the Wondery podcast of the same name, this FX-produced miniseries is inspired by the true story of a woman (Michelle Williams) who, after being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, decides to leave her husband (Jay Duplass) after 15 years of marriage to begin exploring her sexuality with the aid of her best friend (Jenny Slate). Rob Delaney, Sissy Spacek, David Rasche, and Kelvin Yu also star. All eight episodes stream today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4WAcOJ5bvohttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt30252752/Karma [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
A fateful accident intertwines six lives in a thrilling tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections. Korean series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-yn_yO3qAhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81703410https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29921070/Test (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
The worlds of three ordinary people converge during a historic cricket match, ultimately forcing them to make life-altering decisions. Indian film.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81775792https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27477888/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryR2-jVjoeAY2K (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Max)
Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27218960/[rating 4.8]
Girl You Know It's True (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Peacock)
Dancers Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan rise to fame in the late 80's as Milli Vanilli. The duo never sang a word in their songs nor their debut album and, when the truth was finally revealed, they started one of the biggest scandals in music history. 2023 German-French film; 2h 4m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21927594/[rating 7.1]
Play Dirty (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi)
With Internal affairs on his back, a corrupt cop moonlighting for a crime boss must take out a rival if he wants to live long enough to leave town. Stars Theo Rossi, Teresa Celeste, Thomas Q. Jones, Ron Perlman and Nick Principe; 1 hr 25 min.
https://tubitv.com/movies/100030795/play-dirtyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3fqQ2NAEAhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt32491447/825 Forest Road (movie) (3:01 am, Shudder)
After a family tragedy, Chuck Wilson hopes to start a new life in Ashland Falls with his wife Maria and little sister Isabelle, but he quickly discovers that the town has a dark secret. Stars Joe Bandelli, Brian Anthony Wilson, Mike Sutton, and Monica Fleurette. 1 hr 41 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUDd83PSBichttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt15173952/ Broadcast and cable:
Grosse Pointe Garden Society (new time slot) (8 pm, NBC)
Moves from Sunday 10 pm.
Secrets in the Foundation (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
Widow Elena, her daughter Sadie and her dad Jim move into a new house for a fresh start. But when Sadie’s classmates tell her that her new house is haunted, she learns that the ghost of Silas Crane--patriarch of the infamous Crane family--haunts the house. As Sadie hears odd noises, she becomes convinced that Silas is trying to force her family to move out. Determined to uncover what’s really happening, Elena and Sadie search the house and find a descendant of Silas Crane living in the walls. Now, Elena and Sadie must rid their home of Nathaniel if they ever hope to live in peace. 2024 film starring Kristi Murdock, Julia Terranova and Mark Speno.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secrets-in-the-foundationhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt28774264/[as "Whispers in the Walls"]
Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny [new] (10 pm, History Channel)
The ten-part series will reveal the latest evidence behind some of the government's most secretive, strange and mind-blowing activities that have been declassified throughout history.
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Saturday, April 5
Give Me Back My Daughter (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
"Give Me Back My Daughter" tells the story of Renee (Gabourey Sidibe) and her daughter Imani (Cadence Reese), who are left homeless after Renee loses her job and they are evicted from their home. Determined to stay independent, Renee refuses any public assistance, but her desperation leads to a difficult decision: leaving her daughter, in the car during a job interview, which results in her arrest and Imani being taken by Child Protective Services. As Renee navigates family court, she discovers the support of those around her and comes to understand that she can’t do it all on her own. With the help of new friends, she starts to see a glimmer of hope in her situation and remains steadfast in her determination to do whatever it takes to be reunited with her daughter.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/give-me-back-my-daughterhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt36340742/Hearts Around the Table: Josh's Third Serving (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
When after-school programs see their funding cut, teachers Josh and Ella turn to fundraising before banding together in search of a larger donation, falling hard along the way. Stars Jake Epstein, Stephanie Bennett and Mindy Cohn.
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Sunday, April 6
Lazarus [new] (12 am, Adult Swim)
The latest sci-fi anime series from Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe centers on a team of secret agents in the year 2052 who have just one month to find a vaccine to save humanity from a major side effect from a popular new miracle painkiller called Hapna: death. Watanabe isn't the only big name attached to the project: Some action sequences were designed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski, while the music comes from Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points. Note that if you want the original Japanese version of Lazarus with subtitles (rather than this English-language dub), it'll air on Adult Swim and Max one month from now.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28454008/An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile (special) (8-9 pm, CBS)
https://www.krbe.com/news/an-evening-with-elton-john-and-brandi-carlile-concert-special-will-air-on-cbs/Sinister Surgeon (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
A young doctor’s dream job with a top cosmetic surgeon becomes a nightmare when she fears that he may secretly be murdering his patients. Stars Anthony Montgomery, Samantha Neyland Trumbo, Alisa Allapach, and Helena Mattson. A Tubi Original from July 2024.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/sinister-surgeonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYZKmB7cDhshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt30989112/When Hope Calls (season 2 returns) (8 pm, Great American Family)
"When Hope Calls" is a spinoff of "When Calls the Heart" and followed a pair of sisters, Lillian Walsh (Morgan Kohan) and Grace Bennett (Jocelyn Hudon), to the town of Brookfield, Canada, circa 1916. Hudan left after season one, which streamed on Hallmark Movies Now in 2019 and later on Hallmark Channel. GAF acquired the rights and aired the first two episodes of season 2 in December 2021. Season two has now resumed with six more episodes.
In addition to Kohan, the series stars Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell, Nick Bateman, Wendy Crewson, Hanneke Talbot, and Ryan-James (RJ) Hatanaka.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Hope_Callshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt9145334/Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (limited series finale) (9 pm, MGM+)
The White Lotus (season 3 finale; renewed for season 4) (9 to 10:30 pm, HBO)
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