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“Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers”
This documentary series introduces viewers to one of the most powerful high school basketball programs in the country, the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers, who have some of the nation’s highest-ranking players. Cameras follow them as they balance the pressures of competing on the global stage with finding success at one of the most academically elite high schools in the nation. (ORIGINAL)
“Movie: The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Andra Day has the title role in director Lee Daniels’ (“Precious,” “The Butler”) drama movie set in the 1940s and follows the jazz legend as she’s targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics in a sting operation led by an agent (Trevante Rhodes) with whom she had a tumultuous affair. Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund and Rob Morgan also star. (ORIGINAL)
“Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel”
From director Joe Berlinger (“Brother’s Keeper”) comes this documentary series that deconstructs the mythology and mystery surrounding infamous locations in contemporary crime. The first season focuses on the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, known for untimely deaths and housing serial killers, where college student Elisa Lam disappeared in 2013. (ORIGINAL)
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A teen’s unconventional ability to transform herself into animal hybrids lands her in an academy with similarly gifted kids, where the headmaster believes their powers leave them vulnerable to dangerous “shadow magic” in this fantastical 2020 Disney Channel original from director Joe Nussbaum (“Just Add Magic”). Izabela Rose, Siena Agudong and Kyle Howard head the cast.
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Ali Khan hosts as 11 bakers begin a new round of competition by making farm stand breakfast treats and trying to impress the judges with a cake and dessert tribute to happy, dancing cows in the Season 7 opener of “Spring Baking Championship” Monday on Food Network. Get tips and recipes at www. foodnetwork.com/shows/ spring-baking-championship Marking the 30th anniversary of the pair’s original television debut, Tim Allen and Richard Karn return to the shop as hosts of a competition series where makers from across the country go head-to-head to create mind-blowing builds in “Assembly Required,” Tuesday
“Disney’s Upside-Down Magic” (Feb. 21)
Now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track, Punky (Soleil Moon Frye) meets a young girl who reminds her a lot of her younger self, as “Punky Brewster,” a new continuation of the popular 1980s sitcom, drops Thursday on Peacock. Get your first look at www.youtube.com/watch?v43E2ONFNYQE Looking to remedy his lack of culinary skills with the help of trained chef, hip-hop icon, accomplished actor, food aficionado and successful restaurateur Chris “Ludacris” Bridges learns the basics in order to cook for a room full of VIPs in “Luda Can’t Cook,” dishing out Thursday on discovery+. Find more delicious offerings at www. discoveryplus.com
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One of the best known rivalries in history is reignited when a wedding planner hires a cat to rid one of New York City’s finest hotels from a mouse, who has taken up residence there on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” in the film premiere of “Tom & Jerry,” debuting Friday on HBO Max. Watch a preview at www.tomandjerrymovie.com
Friday, February 19, 2021
