Re: Selected programming for March 24-30, 2025

On 3/23/25 11:14 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

         Previously released:
  The Outrun    (movie)       (Netflix, March 18)
 After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands, where she grew up. 2024 British-German film; 1hr 58m. Stars  Saoirse Ronan [as Rona], Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane, Paapa Essiedu, Nabil Elouahabi, and Izuka Hoyle, none of whom I've ever heard of.

Really?! I've heard of nearly all of them, and you should at least know who Ronan is!

Not available on the ad tier.
 https://www.netflix.com/title/81700122
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11687002/    [rating 6.9]
            Monday, March 24
  [basically nothing]

Yikes.

         Tuesday, March 25
       Streaming:
  Big Boys        (complete final season 3)        (12:01 am, Hulu)
 A comedy about two mismatched boys who strike up an unlikely friendship when they’re thrown together at university.
 Season 3: For Jack and Danny, their time at Brent Uni is coming to a close and with that comes the ups and downs of dissertations, deadlines, and dating. Furthermore, can their friendship last when they enter real adulthood?
 Hulu acquired seasons 1 and 2 in December 2024.

UK series, which explains why I've never heard of it.

     Broadcast and cable:
  The Irrational       (season 2 finale)         (10 pm, NBC)

Geez - already?! I don't think I ever saw more than 5 mins of the current season!

         Wednesday, March 26
       Streaming:
  The Studio         [new]            (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
 Created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, "The Studio" is a 10-episode comedy that finds Rogen playing the new head of an aging Hollywood movie studio that is struggling to stay relevant in the streaming era. Other cast regulars include Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders. Bryan Cranston has a recurring guest role and, because the series is set within the entertainment industry, you can expect plenty of additional familiar faces to show up as themselves (including Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Ron Howard, and Zac Efron). Two episodes stream today followed by weekly installments through May 21.

Again, the problem is that I just don't like Rogen. Also, 10 episodes is a large buy-in for this...

Mufasa: The Lion King        (movie; streaming premiere)         (3:01 am, Disney+)
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13186482/    [rating 6.6]

Pass.

     Broadcast and cable:
  The Conners         (final season 7 premiere)           (8 pm, ABC)
 6 episodes.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lr-KVCBlc

Hard pass.

         Thursday, March 27
       Streaming:
  Bosch: Legacy           (final season 3 premiere)         (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 The Bosch spinoff moves from the now-defunct Freevee to Prime Video for its third and final season. A second spinoff series will follow later this year. Ten episodes released through April 17.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTLGcjBpjc

Weird, as I just saw another article that mis-ID'ed it as "season #2".

Holland        (movie)           (12:01 am, Prime Video)
 Nancy Vandergroot (Nicole Kidman) is a teacher and homemaker whose picture-perfect life with her community pillar husband (Matthew Macfadyen) and son (Jude Hill) in tulip-filled Holland, Michigan, tumbles into a twisted tale. Nancy and her friendly colleague (Gael García Bernal) become suspicious of a secret, only to discover nothing in their lives is what it seems. 1h 48m.

This seems... vague.

A Complete Unknown        (movie; streaming premiere)          (12:01 am, Hulu)
 Timothée Chalamet as young Bob Dylan.
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11563598/    [rating 7.4]

Gah!

     Broadcast and cable:
  Crime Nation       (season 2 finale)         (9 pm, CW)

It's dead!!

         Friday, March 28
       Streaming:
  The Life List     (movie)     (3:01 am, Netflix)
 A young woman (Sofia Carson) embarks on a journey of self-discovery, working through a list of goals she wrote as a teenager, at the request of her late mother (Connie Britton). As she navigates the messy process of her second coming-of-age, she confronts her grief while finding the courage to live fully again. 2h 3m.

Bah!

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (movie)      (3:01 am, Disney+)
 This film follows a Mexican American family who have recently lost their connection to each other and their roots, as they embark on an epic road trip that immediately goes hilariously wrong. 1h 18m.

Bah!

The Rule of Jenny Pen       (movie)         (3:01 am, Shudder)
 Arrogant Judge Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush) suffers a near-fatal stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed and confined to a retirement home. Resistant to the staff and distant from his friendly roommate, Mortensen soon clashes with seemingly gentle resident Dave Crealy (John Lithgow) who secretly terrorizes the home with a sadistic game called "The Rule of Jenny Pen” while wielding his dementia doll as an instrument of cruelty. What begins as childish torment quickly escalates into far more sinister and disturbing incidents. When Mortensen's pleas to the staff go unanswered, he takes it upon himself to put an end to Crealy's reign of terror.

This sounds... unpleasant.

Ex Door Neighbor        (movie)         (3:01 am, Tubi)
 An engaged couple's perfect life unravels when one of their exes moves in next door, threatening their happiness with a hidden agenda. Stars Chantel Riley, Getenesh Berhe and Kwaku Adu-Poku.

Gosh, I've never seen this story before!!  :p

     Broadcast and cable:
 None.

Yeah, LMN is showing Lifetime reruns this week, and I'm not interested in any of them!

         Saturday, March 29
  Wife Stalker       (movie)         (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Joanna and Leo seem to have it all. Two adorable children, Evie and Aaron, and a beautiful house in the suburbs. But their perfect marriage begins to unravel when Piper, the owner of a wellness center, moves to town and sets her sights on Leo, who quickly falls for her charms. As Piper ruthlessly maneuvers her way into the family, Joanna starts digging into her past and discovers some very disturbing secrets, including two previous dead husbands. Fearing for their safety, Joanna is determined to find the proof that she needs and expose Piper in time to protect her family. Keshia Knight Pulliam, Trai Byers, Alayna Bernard, AJ Bernard, and Grace Byers star.
 https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/wife-stalker
 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35286916/

Meh - I may, or may not, watch this one.

Hearts Around the Table: Shari's Second Act      (movie)      (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
 Shari just moved back to D.C. after a breakup and hopes to start painting again. Inspiration hits when she meets Evan, a repairman who winds up actually being a gallery owner. Stars Mishael Morgan, Brendan Morgan and Mindy Cohn.

[sigh...]

         Sunday, March 30
  MobLand          [new]         (3:01 am, Paramount+)
 Guy Ritchie's London-set organized crime series finds Pierce Brosnan as the head of a crime family that is battling with a rival for control of a global syndicate. Helen Mirren, Tom Hardy, Paddy Considine, and Joanne Froggatt also star. 10 episodes released weekly through June 1. The series is also shown on Showtime on Monday at 8 pm starting tomorrow.

This is a show I'm actually thinking about watching, though I probably can't fit it in.

The Last Anniversary          [new]        (3:01 am, Sundance Now/AMC+)
 Sophie Honeywell (Teresa Palmer) inherits a house from her ex's great aunt and becomes entangled with the family's secrets in a series based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name. Miranda Richardson also stars in this BBC-produced, six-part limited series. Episodes are released weekly through May 4.

Meh.

Fit for Murder        (movie; linear premiere)        (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
 Based on actual events. The lives of fitness celebrities Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan take a dark turn when they hire a young female assistant. Tory Trowbridge, Brock Yurich, and Paris Smith star. Originally released in August 2024 as a Tubi Original.

Yep - though I never watched it on Tubi, so I will probably watch it here.

Call the Midwife       (season 14 premiere)         (8 pm, PBS)
 8 episodes running through May 18. This season is set in 1970. Already renewed for season 15.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLy5_2dIvxs

No!

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This was a pretty disappointing week. Though that's OK, as I'm behind of watching stuff right now anyway...