What to watch FRIDAY
August 12, 2022
All times Mountain. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Five Days at Memorial Apple TV+ New Series
This eight-part limited series is based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink. It chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a New Orleans hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed and heat soared, exhausted caregivers there were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come. Carlton Cuse (Lost) and John Ridley (American Crime) are the show’s writers and executive producers, and each also directed some installments, along with Wendey Stanzler (Clarice). Vera Farmiga, Robert Pine, Cherry Jones and Julie Ann Emery lead the cast. The first three episodes are available today; new episodes drop on Fridays.
This Fool Hulu New Series
Inspired by the life and stand-up of star and co-creator Chris Estrada, this half-hour comedy set in working-class South Central Los Angeles centers around Julio Lopez (Estrada). Thirty-year-old Julio lives at home and finds any excuse to avoid dealing with his own problems, including the on-again, o-again relationship with his high school girlfriend. His job at a gang rehabilitation nonprofit, Hugs Not Thugs, leads to clashes with his older cousin Luis (Frankie Quinones), an ex-gang member fresh out of prison who moves in with Julio and his family. All episodes are available today.
Day Shift Netflix Original Film
Executive producer Jamie Foxx also leads this action/horror film as a hardworking blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his daughter. But his mundane San Fernando Valley pool-cleaning job is just a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires as part of an international union of vampire hunters. Meagan Good, Snoop Dogg, Dave Franco, Karla Souza and Steve Howey also star.
A League of Their Own Prime Video New Series
This series based on Penny Marshall’s beloved 1992 film of the same name that combined humor and heart to oer a fictionalized account of the real-life 194354 All-American Girls Professional Baseball League evokes the joyful spirit of that movie while also widening the lens to further tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing pro ball. The cast is led by Abbi Jacobson (who is also a cocreator and executive producer), Chante Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Colindrez and Nick Oerman, among others. All eight episodes are available today.
Children of the Underground FX, 9 p.m. New Series
Documentary series Children of the Underground tells the pulse-pounding story of charismatic vigilante Faye Yager, who built a vast underground network that hid hundreds of mothers and children, saving them from the alleged abuse of husbands and fathers when a broken court system would not. As Yager’s work became publicized, she was investigated by the FBI and became the target of numerous lawsuits. All five episodes premiere back-to-back tonight.
She Is Not Your Daughter LMN, 9 p.m.
In this U.S. TV premiere movie, Kathy’s family is threatened when she discovers that her husband has kept a chilling secret from her for years: Her teenage daughter is not really her own flesh and blood, and the past is now coming back to haunt them all in a deadly way. Stars Alicia Leigh Willis, Emily Topper and Jon Bridell.
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