The Handmaid’s Tale S01E01, Wednesdays in the US.
Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birthrate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalism in its militarized ‘return to traditional values'. As one of the few remaining fertile women, Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is a Handmaid in the Commander’s household, one of the caste of women forced into sexual servitude as a last desperate attempt to repopulate the world. In this terrifying society, Offred must navigate between Commanders, their cruel Wives, domestic Marthas, and her fellow Handmaids – where anyone could be a spy for Gilead – all with one goal: to survive and find the daughter that was taken from her.
https://www.hulu.com/the-handmaids-tale91% on metacritic -
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-handmaids-taleGreat News S01E01, Tuesdays in the US.
Getting along with office colleagues can be rough, but working with your mom? That's a whole different story, and it's the headline for Katie Wendelson (Briga Heelan, "Ground Floor," "Undateable Live"), a smart, ambitious news producer at "The Breakdown," a national cable news show that shoots in Secaucus, NJ.
Katie was raised by an overly involved mom who always told her she was destined for greatness. But now at 30 and feeling stuck in her career, Katie is starting to have some doubts. Meanwhile her mother, Carol (Andrea Martin, "SCTV," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Hairspray Live!"), is also looking for a change. After 30 years of being a stay-at-home mom, Carol decides that it's never too late to follow your dreams and lands an internship at her daughter's news show. This is Katie's worst nightmare, until she comes to realize that with her biggest cheerleader at her side, she and her mom both might just make it after all.
http://www.nbc.com/great-news?nbc=174% on metacritic -
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/great-newsThe President Show S01E01, Thursdays in the US.
The losers dominating late-night are in for a rude awakening when the smartest, handsomest, most winning-est president of all time enters the fray to address the nation. The President Show brings television back to the people – by putting a plutocratic billionaire behind the desk.
http://www.cc.com/shows/the-president-showNo reviews yet on metacritic -
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-president-showDear White People, Season 1, Friday 28th April. All episodes that day on Netflix UK.
Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that's not nearly as "post-racial" as it thinks.
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/8009569884% on metacritic -
http://www.metacritic.com/tv/dear-white-people-2017Casting JonBenet, Friday 28th April. Documentary that day on Netflix UK
Local actors from JonBenet Ramsey's hometown offer multiple perspectives on her 1996 murder as they vie to play roles in a dramatization of the case.
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/8014231692% on metacritic -
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/casting-jonbenetLet It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992, Friday 28th April. Documentary that day in the US.
Academy Award-winner John Ridley has teamed up with ABC News’ Lincoln Square Productions to produce a feature-length documentary titled “Let It Fall: LA 1982-1992,” about the Los Angeles uprising of April 1992. The two-hour documentary is scheduled to air on the ABC television network in the spring of 2017, pegged to the 25th anniversary of the rioting, looting and gun violence that unfolded after the verdict in the Rodney King case.
The gripping documentary begins a decade before the Rodney King Riots and unspools the stories of individuals caught up in growing tension. It features interviews with people from the diverse communities who came to be involved: black, white, Hispanic, Korean and Japanese Americans, as well as police commanders, patrolmen and members of city government.
http://www.disneyabcpress.com/abc/shows/let-it-fall/92% on metacritic -
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/let-it- ... -1982-1992Returning Shows this weekSilicon Valley 23rd April (New), Mondays on Sky Atlantic.
Making History 23rd April
The Last Man on Earth 23rd April
Madam Secretary 23rd April
Elementary 23rd April
NCIS:LA 23rd April
Gotham 24th April
Supergirl 24th April
Jane The Virgin 24th April
The Flash 25th April
The Mick 25th April
Chicago Fire 25th April
Arrow 26th April
The 100 26th April
Modern Family 26th April
Blackish 26th April
The Goldbergs 26th April
Blindspot 26th April
Speechless 26th April
Criminal Minds 26th April
Chicago P.D. 26th April
Riverdale 27th April
The Big Bang Theory 27th April
Life In Pieces 27th April
Supernatural 27th April
Chicago Med 27th April
Grey's Anatomy 27th April
Mom 27th April
The Great Indoors 27th April
Reign 28th April
Blue Bloods 28th April
Hawaii Five-O 28th April
Samantha Bee's ‘Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner’ 29th April
Finales this week (UK Days) Tuesday - Series Finales of Bates Motel & Outsiders.