Here is what is happening in the world of television for Sunday, April 18. All times are Eastern.
Top choice
Mare Of Easttown (HBO, 10 p.m., series premiere): “Kate Winslet is closing in on the expectations of a small town in Mare Of Easttown. The Oscar winner plays the role of Detective Mare Sheehan, who is a local hero due to his victory in high school basketball and dedicated service. Although he followed in the footsteps of his late father in joining the force, Mare struggled largely to get out of his own shadow. But this limited series from Brad Ingelsby has more in store for Mare than shattered hopes – it also leads to the search for a missing person. And as the investigation continues, no amount of former glory can stop her Easttown colleagues from getting agitated. There are shades of Sharp objects, what happens to the island setting, the missing girl and Mare’s controversial relationship with her mother Helen (Jean Smart). But HBO and Winslet already proved to be a winning combination in 2011, when the actor took home an Emmy for Mildred Pierce. ” Read the rest of Danette Chavez’s thoughts on this new series, among others, in the April TV preview. Joshua Alston recapitulated.
Regular coverage
Nevers (HBO, 9 p.m.)
Wild cards
Roll up your sleeves (NBC, 7 p.m.): If there is anyone in your life who feels bad about the vaccine, you may want to set up a Zoom to watch this special with them from afar, as it is designed to “raise awareness and encourage the American public to vaccinate to end the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maybe Michelle Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda can convince them? If nothing else, it might be worth giving yourself this sucker to witness this surreal conversation: “Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, will be interviewed by Matthew McConaughey. “A sentence we could never have imagined, that.
Confronting a serial killer (Starz, 9 p.m., premiere docuseries): The real horn sounds again. Among the latest entries in the genre, Saloni Gajjar writes:
Throughout its five episodes, the Starz docuseria offers the disgusting and frightening details behind the murder of 93 women by Samuel Little (possibly more) and the shortcomings in the criminal justice system that allowed him to remain free for more than three decades. before being properly detained in 2012. Once a massive number, such as 93, sank, the viewing became more heartbreaking as the stories of Little’s victims – who were primarily marginalized women of color, such as and sex workers who fight addiction – come to light.
Journalist and author Jillian Lauren serves as the narrator and guide in the awful story. Lauren and Little formed a The silence of the lambs-essential league in 2018, when he contacted her for an interview for her book while it was closed. He ended up confessing to his crimes and Confronting a serial killer includes audio recordings of her interactions with him.
Read the rest of his pre-air review.