This is what happens in the world of television on Sunday 18 April. All hours are Eastern.
Top choice
Mare Of Easttown (HBO, 10 p.m., premiere of the series): “Kate Winslet is buckling under the expectations of a small town of Mare Of Easttown. The Oscar winner is Detective Mare Sheehan, a local hero thanks to a basketball win in high school and her dedicated service. Although she followed in the footsteps of her late father to join the force, Mother struggles mostly to get out of her own shadow. But this limited series by Brad Ingelsby has more to do for Mother than crushed hopes: it also leads the search for a missing person. And as the investigation continues, no amount of former glory can stop his Easttown teammates from getting restless. There are shadows of Sharp objects, What about the island environment, the missing girl and the disputed relationship of Mother with her mother Helen (Jean Smart). But HBO and Winslet already proved to be a winning combination in 2011, when the actor won an Emmy Mildred Pierce“. Read the rest of Danette Chavez’s thoughts on this new series, among others, in our April preview. Joshua Alston will make a summary.
Regular coverage
Els Nevers (HBO, 9 p.m.)
Bedside tables
Roll up your sleeves (NBC, 7 p.m.): If there’s anyone in your life who feels spared by the vaccine, you may want to set up a Zoom to see this special with them from afar, as it’s designed to “raise awareness and encourage the American public to get vaccinated. to end the COVID-19 “pandemic. Maybe Michelle Obama and Lin-Manuel Miranda can convince them? If nothing else, it would be worth tuning in to this fool 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 phrase we could never have imagined, that.
Face a serial killer (Starz, 9 pm, premiere of documentaries): Sounds like the real horn crime once again. From the latest entry to the genre, Saloni Gajjar writes:
Throughout its five episodes, the Starz docuseria offers the naked and horrific details behind the murder of 93 women by Samuel Little (possibly more), and the lapses of the criminal justice system that allowed him to remain free for longer. three decades before he was properly arrested in 2012. When a massive number like 93 sinks, the view only becomes more heartbreaking as the stories of some of Little’s victims, who were mostly women, come to light. of marginalized color and sex workers who fought addiction.
Journalist and author Jillian Lauren serves as the narrator and guide to the horror story. Lauren and Little formed one Silence of the sheep-lig esque in 2018, when he contacted him to do an interview for his book while he was imprisoned. He ended up confessing his crimes to her and Face a serial killer includes audio footage of his interactions with him.
Read the rest of his review before airing.