RM: The completion of the week. It's late, but the best I could do this week.
Thursday, May 1
Streaming:
Another Simple Favor (movie) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square. Henry Golding and Andrew Rannells also star in a streaming sequel to the 2018 comedic thriller "A Simple Favor."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGoOcUeWsyQhttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/another-simple-favor/[score 55]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20214908/[rating 5.4]
Angi: Fake Life, True Crime [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Spanish series.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81925845[website is incomplete; has the series not yet been released?]
https://time.com/7282036/angi-fake-life-true-crime-netflix-story/The Biggest Fan [La más fan] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Canceled in Hollywood, star Lana Cruz heads to her hometown for a comeback. Enter Polly, her fan-turned-frenemy. Can Lana dodge drama and reclaim her fame? Mexican film starring Kate del Castillo, Diana Bovio, and Hugo Catalán. 1h 31m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81677543https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMF55OmuWREhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt31227132/The Four Seasons [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Netflix's new comedy series is adapted from the 1981 film of the same name. Like the movie, the series follows six old friends—three couples—on a series of four vacations together over the course of one year as the relationship of one of those couples is dissolving, impacting the entire group. Tina Fey stars alongside Steve Carell, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Marco Calvani, while guests include Alan Alda, who was the director of the original film (as well as the producer of an earlier TV adaptation for CBS in 1984). All eight episodes stream today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTwtIL4xykhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81750702https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-four-seasons/[score 60]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30826447/[rating 7.2]
Past Lives (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
After losing touch, two childhood classmates with a magnetic connection wonder where destiny will push their friendship when they reunite as adults. 2023 American/South Korean film also available on Paramount+; 1h 45m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81700118https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13238346/[rating 7.8]
The Comeback Trail (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Paramount+)
A film producer who owes money to a mobster tries to "accidentally" kill his aging movie star for an insurance scam so he can payoff his debt, but he begins to realize that the movie they're shooting is a masterpiece in the making. 2020 film starring Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman; 1h 44m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5420210/[rating 5.7]
Broadcast and cable:
Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols [new] (9 and 10 pm, Nat Geo)
Six episodes shown over three Thursday nights.
https://www.dgepress.com/natgeo/shows/genghis-khan-the-secret-history-of-the-mongols/100 Foot Wave (season 3 premiere) (9 pm, HBO)
"The waves are bigger, the stakes are higher, and the chase is far from over."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_U6U5iA138Lifelines of Hope (special) (9-10 pm, CW)
LIFELINES OF HOPE is an uplifting hour-long special that illuminates acts of bravery and unshakeable community spirit--drawn from recent headlines that prove how the darkest moments can inspire the brightest responses. Viewers will hear from Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Garner, Billie Eilish, Dolly Parton, Billy Crystal, Gary Sinise, Bob Odenkirk, Luke Combs, and Eric Church, who share personal stories of how they've rallied support for communities in crisis. Hosted by Dean Cain, Laura McKenzie, Elizabeth Stanton, and Montel Williams, this inspirational program underscores that courage, generosity, and unity shine brightest when the world needs them most
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Friday, May 2
Streaming:
Pita Hall [Kalender Pide] (movie) (12:01 am, Hulu)
Kalender Pide is about the events that happen to two men who accidentally enter each other's lives. Kalender, together with Öcü, who unexpectedly enters his life, tries various ways to prevent the sale of his restaurant. Turkish comedy; 1h 45m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35825882/Bad Boy [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
A comedian recounts how his wit kept him alive inside a brutal juvenile detention center in this raw, coming-of-age drama inspired by true events. 2023 Israeli series; 8 episodes.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81771822https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28688946/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGv2tuTV3FEUnseen (complete season 2) (3:01 am, Netflix)
A house cleaner desperately searches for her husband as a dreaded criminal syndicate dredges up past tragedies and ultimately drives her to violence. South African series; 6 episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEqmfAELDnMhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81553435https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26931883/[rating 5.8]
Pararescue Jumper [new] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Chief instructor Seiji Usami trains an elite team of rescue operatives to undergo daring missions in dangerous environments where others fear to go. Japanese series.
https://www.netflix.com/title/82046099https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36594575/Malditos [new] (3:01 am, Max)
“Malditos” is an action-packed crime thriller revolving around the leader of a Gypsy community and her two sons who struggle to save their clan threatened with eviction by rising waters in southern France. French series; 7 episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64495809/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36774488/[stub only]
https://www.max.com/shows/malditos/dd1f75da-c4a5-4eb7-ab31-0afba6f0e6cfInheritance (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, AMC+)
When Maya [Phoebe Dynevor] learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy. 2025 film; 1h 41m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31050620/[rating 5.6]
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/inheritance-2025/[score 55]
Adult Best Friends (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Max)
Inseparable since childhood, levelheaded Katie takes her codependent best friend Delaney on a girls' trip to break the news that she is getting married. Things do not go as planned. 2024 film starring Delaney Buffett, Katie Corwin, Mason Gooding and
Zachary Quinto; 1h 30m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31778094/[rating 5.9]
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/adult-best-friends/[reviews but no score yet]
Black Bag (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Peacock)
When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband--also a legendary agent--faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country. 2025 film starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett; 1h 33m. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30988739/[rating 6.8]
https://www.metacritic.com/movie/black-bag/[score 85]
Note: Netflix also added two Korean zombie apocalypse movies today, "Train to Busan" from 2016, which is quite good, and "Peninsula" from 2020, marketed as a sequel to the first film but not considered nearly as good.
Broadcast and cable:
Hollywood Squares (season 1 returns from hiatus) (8 and 8:30 pm, two episodes, CBS)
Scheduled for tonight and next Friday night, May 9. There appear to be two episodes remaining in season one after these two weeks; the show has been renewed for season 2.
Snatched from the Crib (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
Gabi’s search for her missing pregnant stepsister takes a chilling turn when her sister’s body is found and the baby is gone. Determined to find the child and get justice, Gabi risks everything to unravel the truth behind the tragedy. Stars Anna Marie Dobbins and Brittney Q. Hill.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/snatched-from-the-cribhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt34273427/S.W.A.T. (new time slot) (9 pm, CBS)
Scheduled for 9 pm tonight and next Friday night, May 9, followed by episodes at 9 and 10 pm on May 16 to conclude the series.
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Saturday, May 3
2025 Kentucky Derby (live event) (2:30 pm, NBC)
The race starts at 6:57 pm ET.
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/horse-racing/kentucky-derby-how-watch-time-channel-stream-rcna203341I Am Your Biggest Fan (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
An obsessive fan kidnaps a former child star to live out the fantasy of having her character as a best friend. Meghan Carrasquillo and Lauren Cole star.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/i-am-your-biggest-fanhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33487168/Hats Off to Love (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
Stella designs hats and fascinators for socialite Rosalind and meets her son Christian who's training a horse to compete in the Louisville Derby. Stars Ginna Claire Mason, John Clarence Stewart and Holly Robinson Peete.
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/hats-off-to-lovehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt36414389/Sneak Preview of Destination X (special) (8-8:30 pm, NBC)
Grab your passports and get ready to play along in NBC's spectacular competition series "Destination X." The series, hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, premieres May 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC following the season premiere of "America's Got Talent." In the bold travel competition series, Europe is turned into a real-life gameboard as complete strangers are invited to participate in the trip of a lifetime and the ultimate geo-guessing contest. These adventurous players will traverse each country on a blacked-out "Destination X" bus with the goal of figuring out where the "X" they are each week.
2025 iHeartCountry Festival: Livestream (live event) (8 pm, Hulu)
Hulu is the Official Streaming Destination of the iHeartCountry Festival, with performances livestreamed exclusively to all Hulu subscribers on Saturday, May 3, beginning at 5 pm PT. The festival will feature performances by Thomas Rhett, Rascal Flatts, Nate Smith, Megan Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Sam Hunt, and country music's best-selling duo, Brooks & Dunn.
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Sunday, May 4
Streaming:
Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
https://www.netflix.com/title/82010354Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Disney+)
Six new Star Wars animated shorts stream today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkywNANueew Broadcast and cable:
The Love Club Moms: Jo (movie) (7 pm, UPtv)
As an uptight elementary school principal, Jo’s skills are put to the test when a new young student, Simon, continuously lands in her office for detention. When she learns the boy’s father is her old high school flame Ryan, Jo’s world is thrown for a loop, especially since she has been dating Bernie, the school’s French teacher. Neither Jo or Ryan have forgotten one another and their heated volatile relationship only reveals an intense passion that the Love Club are intent on reigniting.
https://uptv.com/movies/the-love-club-moms-jo/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36695892/Secret Life of the Dean's Wife (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
When the devoted wife of a prestigious university dean discovers her husband’s secret life, she is thrust into a web of lies, betrayal, and danger. As her husband’s hidden world threatens to unravel everything, Margaret [Kate Watson] must take matters into her own hands to protect herself and her daughter. Not on IMDb.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secret-life-of-the-deans-wifeThe Walking Dead: Dead City (season 2 premiere) (9 pm, AMC)
8 episodes running through June 22.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2q0oV5Nol0https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18546730/[rating 7.1]
Miss Austen [new] (9 pm, PBS)
Keeley Hawes heads the cast of a four-part adaptation of the novel by Gill Hornby. Set in the 19th century, the series reimagines a real-life literary mystery: Why did Cassandra Austen burn her sister Jane's letters? Rose Leslie, Max Irons, and Calam Lynch also star in the series. Single episodes tonight and next Sunday (5/11), followed by a double episode (9 and 10 pm) on 5/18.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-05wBhN6Vghttps://www.metacritic.com/tv/miss-austen/[score 73]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21096438/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/shows/miss-austen/The Equalizer (season 5 and series finale) (10 pm, CBS)
The Righteous Gemstones (season 4 and series finale) (10 pm, HBO)
Time100: The World's Most Influential People (special) (10 pm, ABC)
https://abc.com/news/9fca8851-3ef2-4504-955e-d635f2b3adfb/category/1138628(end)
Selected programming for May 1-4, 2025
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