Today's Entertainment TV - May 5-11, 2024

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Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), introduced as the Doctor in the Disney+ special “The Giggle,” stars in Season 14 of “Doctor Who,” premiering Friday, May 10, on Disney+. Joining the charming Rwandan-Scottish Doctor in his time-hopping adventures to Regency England, the 1960s and various “war-torn futures” is Ruby Sunday, played by “Coronation Street’s” Millie Gibson. Former Doctor David Tennant (“Good Omens”) also makes an appearance alongside Catherine Tate (“Starter for 10,” 2006).

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Crossword

Across

1. “What’s that?”

4. Mouths

7. Buddhist branch

10. Comedians Sedaris and Pohler

12. “___ in the High Castle”

13. **** review

14. Claire Danes series

16. Scored on serve

17. TV show with the car KITT

19. “___ on TNT”

20. “The Idiot” author Batuman

21. “The Brady Bunch,” e.g.

24. “Royals” singer

27. “I see!”

28. Lord’s Prayer start

29. Dweeb

32. Word with ear or peace

34. Tangles

36. Homeland Security agcy.

37. James Gandolfini’s series

41. Pipe problem

42. David Hasselhoff’s series

44. Snaky swimmers

45. Oscar-winner Mahershala

46. “___ Trek”

47. “___ Tree Hill”

48. “i” lid

49. Delivery room doctors, for short

Down

1. Derisive laugh

2. “Yeah, I guess so”

3. Mass number 4. City named for an Indian tribe

5. Carry on 6. Comedian Eric 7. “High School Musical” (2006) actor

8. “Best Week ___”

9. Dennehy of “Peaky Blinders”

11. Angler’s gear

13. WKRP, e.g.

15. Letters before Q

18. In poor health

21. Buttermilk morsel?

22. Aviary sound

23. Movie that

Brendan Fraser won his Oscar

25. Expected

26. Goof

30. Stinks

31. “American Experience” network

32. “___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”

33. Grannies

35. “What’s ___ about that?”

36. “See what you think!”

37. “___ Jeopardy!”

38. ___ Alto, Calif.

39. “The Simpsons” bus driver

40. Union foe

41. DiCaprio, to fans

43. “48___”

Solution on page 12

Sports this week

Sunday, May 5

6:30 a.m.

ESPN2 English Championship Soccer (Live) (2:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Third Round (4:30)

8:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Chelsea vs. West Ham United (Live) (2:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN Women’s College Beach Volleyball NCAA Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)

BSNOR NASCAR Race Rewind 2023 AdventHealth 400 (1:00)

Noon (5) KSTP NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

(7) KCCO NWSL Soccer

Kansas City Current at Houston Dash (Live) (2:00)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR United Football League Arlington Renegades at Michigan Panthers (Live) (3:00)

(23) WUCW LIV Golf League

LIV Golf League. Singapore, Day 3 (5:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Texas A&M at Florida (Live) (2:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Final Round (Live) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)

2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Tour

Golf The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Final Round (Live) (3:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Champions

Golf Insperity Invitational, Final Round (Live) (3:00)

2:55 p.m. (5) KSTP Formula 1 Racing Miami Grand Prix (Live) (2:05)

3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR United Football League San Antonio Brahmas at D.C. Defenders (Live) (3:00)

(11) KARE AMA Supercross Series Round 16 (2:00)

ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs: Teams TBA (2:30)

ESPN2 College Softball Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. CNBC 2024 World Athletics Relays Day 2 (Live) (3:30)

ESPN MLB Baseball San Francisco Giants at Philadelphia Phillies (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 X Games Real BMX 2023 - Best Of (1:00)

BSNOR Lights Out Xtreme Fighting LXF 15 (3:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Final Round (4:30)

10:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour

Champions Golf Insperity Invitational, Final Round (2:00)

11:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 WPT Choctaw - Part 3 (1:00)

Monday, May 6

6:00 a.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball

Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

8:00 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Final Round (4:00)

9:00 a.m. BSNOR Professional Women’s Hockey League Professional Women’s Hockey League. Minnesota at New York (2:00)

Noon BSNOR NASCAR Race Rewind 2022 Darlington: Goodyear 400 (1:00)

1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

2:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship First Round (Live) (3:00)

USA Premier League Soccer Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United (Live) (2:00)

3:00 p.m. BSNOR Professional Women’s Hockey League Professional Women’s Hockey League. Minnesota at New York (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

6:30 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)

TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

8:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship First Round (3:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Final Round (4:00)

Tuesday, May 7

6:00 a.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

8:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour

Champions Golf Insperity Invitational, Final Round (3:00)

9:00 a.m. BSNOR Athletes

Unlimited Pro Basketball Game 8 - Team Gray (Gold) vs. Team Sims (Purple) (2:00)

1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball

Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

2:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate,

Championship Second Round (Live) (3:00)

3:00 p.m. BSNOR Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball Game 8 - Team Gray (Gold) vs. Team Sims (Purple) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 College Baseball Louisville at Vanderbilt (Live) (3:00)

GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship Second Round (3:00)

TBS MLB Baseball Houston Astros at New York Yankees (Live) (3:00)

6:30 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)

TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

10:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship Second Round (3:00)

Wednesday, May 8

7:00 a.m. BSNOR 2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis ATP/WTA First Round (Live) (4:00)

8:00 a.m. GOLF Asian Tour Golf The 43rd GS Caltex Maekyung Golf Championship, Final Round (2:00)

Noon BSNOR NASCAR Race Rewind 2023 Goodyear 400 (1:00)

1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

2:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship Final Round (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 College Baseball Penn State at West Virginia (Live) (3:00)

GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship Final Round (3:00)

6:30 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)

TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (2:30)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. TNT TRUTV NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (2:30)

10:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 WPT Choctaw - Part 3 (1:00)

GOLF College Golf PGA WORKS Collegiate, Championship Final Round (3:00)

Thursday, May 9

6:00 a.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

8:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Myrtle Beach Classic, First Round (Live) (2:00)

9:00 a.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 WPT Choctaw - Part 2 (1:00)

10:00 a.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 WPT Choctaw - Part 3 (1:00)

10:30 a.m. GOLF 2024 Regions Tradition First Round (Live) (2:30)

Noon BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)

1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf

Wells Fargo Championship, First Round (Live) (4:00)

5:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 WPT Choctaw - Part 3 (1:00)

6:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Cognizant Founders Cup, First Round (2:00)

6:30 p.m. TNT NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

TRUTV NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

6:40 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:22)

7:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (3:00)

8:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, First Round (4:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

TNT NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)

TRUTV NHL Hockey Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)

Friday, May 10

7:00 a.m. BSNOR 2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis ATP/WTA Second Round (Live) (4:00)

8:30 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Myrtle Beach Classic, Second Round (Live) (2:00)

10:30 a.m. GOLF 2024 Regions Tradition Second Round (Live) (2:30)

1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball

Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (2:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Second Round (Live) (4:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN2 College

Softball SEC Tournament, First Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball SEC Tournament, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays (Live) (3:00) GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Cognizant Founders Cup, Second Round (2:00)

6:30 p.m.

ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs: Teams TBA (Live) (0:08)

TNT NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

TRUTV NHL Hockey

Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

6:40 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs: Teams TBA (Live) (2:22)

8:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf

Wells Fargo Championship, Second Round (4:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)

TNT TRUTV NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)

9:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball Pac-12 Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)

10:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 WPT Choctaw - Part 3 (1:00)

Saturday, May 11

6:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Fulham vs. Manchester City (Live) (2:00)

7:00 a.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Second Round (4:00)

7:30 a.m. TRUTV MotoGP Racing MotoGP Racing. Michelin Grand Prix de France, Sprint Race (Live) (1:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN2 Equestrian Kentucky Three-Day Event (2:00) USA Premier League Soccer Everton vs. Sheffield United (Live) (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN2 College Softball AAC Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

11:30 a.m. (11) KARE Premier League Soccer Nottingham Forest vs. Chelsea (Live) (2:00)

Noon CNBC Diamond League Doha (2:00)

ESPN United Football League Memphis Showboats at

Arlington Renegades (Live) (3:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Third Round (Live) (2:00)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball ACC Tournament, Championship (Live) (2:30)

2:00 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Third Round (Live) (3:00)

BSNOR MLB Baseball Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays (Live) (3:00)

GOLF PGA Tour Golf Myrtle Beach Classic, Third Round (Live) (2:00)

2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

(11) KARE IndyCar Racing Sonsio Grand Prix (Live) (2:00)

3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR United Football League St. Louis BattleHawks at Birmingham Stallions (Live) (3:00)

ESPN UFC Fight Night (3:00)

4:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball SEC Tournament, Championship (Live) (2:30)

GOLF 2024 Regions Tradition Third Round (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00) (15) KVRR MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers (Live) (3:00)

ESPN UFC Fight Night (3:00)

BSNOR 2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis WTA Third Round & ATP Second Round (4:00)

6:30 p.m. (41) KPXM NWSL Soccer Bay FC at Orlando Pride (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Big 12 Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)

TNT TRUTV NHL Hockey Second Round (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Cognizant Founders Cup, Third Round (2:00)

USA AMA Supercross Round 17 (Live) (3:00)

7:30 p.m. (5) KSTP NBA Basketball Conference Semifinal (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. (41) KPXM NWSL Soccer Seattle Reign at Portland Thorns FC (Live) (2:00)

ESPN Boxing Top Rank Boxing (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 College Softball Pac12 Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00) GOLF PGA Tour Golf Wells Fargo Championship, Third Round (4:30)

TNT TRUTV NHL Hockey Second Round: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)

Videoreleases

Marmalade Baron (Keery) is a kind-hearted but naive young man living in a small southern town and working as a delivery man to afford medication for his terminally ill mother, Eda (Warner). After Baron loses his job due to his refusal to cut his hair and adhere to the post office’s dress code, he gains hope in the form of the beautiful and eccentric Marmalade (Morrone), a woman with a troubled past. Desperate to obtain his mother’s medication and secure their futures, the two plan a robbery, for which Baron is caught and imprisoned. Sharing a cell with Otis (Hodge), he recounts his

story, forming a bond with the escape artist, who knows more about Baron’s predicament than he leads on.

Director:KeirO’Donnell.Stars:Joe Keery,AldisHodge,Camila Morrone,AmyWarner.2024.99 min.RomanticThriller.

Heavy

Seven Max (Zovatto) and Madeline (Turner) are a young couple living in New York City. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, the two find themselves heavily immersed in the city’s hard drug scene, with Seven turning to trafficking. Reaping the lucrative rewards of

their addiction but barely avoiding the dangers, their risktaking intensifies when Seven attempts to aid a childhood friend in need. Seven and Madeline come to terms that while they may not make it out alive, they will not go down without a fight.

Director:JouriSmit.Stars:Daniel Zovatto,SophieTurner,Darrell Britt-Gibson,AndreasApergis, MatiasVarela, Anatasia Marinina.2019.95min. RomanticThriller.

The Taste of Things

In 1889 in the beautiful French countryside, Eugenie (Binoche) works as a cook for Dodin (Magimel), a wealthy man and

gastronome who frequently hosts dinner parties. Aided by her assistant, Violette (Bellugi), and her daughter, Pauline (ChagneauRavoire), the dinners are a brilliant success for Eugenie, garnering much attention and appreciation. Dodin enters a morbid depression, becoming despondent and refusing to eat. Eventually, encouraged by the young Pauline’s passion for cooking and her desire to follow in Eugenie’s footsteps, Dodin’s passion returns.

Director:TranAnhHung.Stars: JulietteBinoche,BenoitMagimel, EmmanuelSalinger,Patrick d’Assumcao,GalateaBellugi, BonnieChagneau-Ravoire.2023. 134min.HistoricalDrama.

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Late Laughs

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

An eclipse is always a good opportunity to ponder our place amongst the stars, but it’s also a great time to see your pets go crazy. In fact, scientists warned pet owners that their furry friends may exhibit “strange behaviors.” ... It’s not just pets. Experts also

said that most animals would likely be confused by the darkness and start their nighttime routines. Oh! Animals have nighttime routines! [As a nature documentary narrator] “Watch as the giraffe exfoliates with a water-based cucumber cleanser, while its predator, the lion, plugs in its CPAP machine. Oh no. It forgot the distilled water.”

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.

The eclipse started its trip across America down in Texas, and CNN announced the event with this chyron: “Animals at Dallas Zoo react to total solar eclipse.” Thank you, CNN. That is news you can use. I wish they’d give more animal takes on current events. I want to see “Breaking: Ring-tailed lemur reacts to RFK Jr.’s VP pick.”

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

I saw that all the major networks wrote an open letter urging [Joe] Biden and former president [Donald] Trump to debate. Yep, all the major networks want to air a Biden-Trump debate. On NBC, they would present it as “Law and Order: SVU:

AARP.” On ABC, they would present it as “The Golden Bachelors Tell All.” And on CBS, they would present the debate as “Super Old Sheldons.”

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell just called for action on the bill to restrict TikTok. McConnell hates TikTok because whenever he freezes, his staffers slap him with a tortilla.

The CDC is alerting doctors across the country about fake Botox injections. You can tell you got a fake Botox if it comes in flavors like Major Melon and Baja Blast.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

We had a total solar eclipse today [April 8]. ... All across the country today [April 8], Americans were clamoring for the eclipse glasses. ... If you’re excited about the eclipse and the sky turning totally black, wait until you hear about nighttime. It goes on for hours and it is awesome.

The last time the sun dared to pull a stunt like this was in 2017 when our then leader [Donald Trump] stared directly at it, and he said, “Not today sun. Not today.” He wasn’t wearing any wimpy cardboard glasses. Trump handles an eclipse the same way he does a porn star: unprotected.

Late Night With Seth Meyers

After the earthquake in New York last week [March 31 to April 6], Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said, in a post on X, quote, “God is sending America strong signs to tell us to repent.” Strong signs? It was a 4.8. If that’s a sign, then the F train has been telling us to repent for years.

A comic book featuring the first appearance of Superman recently sold at auction for $6 million, while a comic book featuring the first appearance of Aquaman was used as scrap paper to write down the bid.

A defendant recently appeared in an Irish courtroom completely nude. Luckily, the jury still had their eclipse glasses on.

The utility company conEdison announced this week [April 7-13] that they accidentally spilled about 1,000 gallons of oil into the Bronx River, which severely polluted the oil.

[Donald] Trump visited a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta yesterday [April 10] and praised the restaurant for being closed on Sundays, calling it, quote, “the Lord’s chicken,” which is also what he used to call Mike Pence.

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“Fiasco” - Season 1

Created, written and directed by Igor Gotesman (“Two Is a Family,” 2016), the French comedy television series, “Fiasco,” debuts Tuesday, April 30, on Prime Video with three episodes. The series follows a young creative named Raphaël Valande (Pierre Niney, “Frantz,” 2016), a man revved up and ready to shoot his directorial debut. His project begins in earnest, as Raphaël plans to make a film in tribute to his heroic grandmother, but when things start going wrong with production, Raphaël is left to wonder if someone on set is trying to sabotage any chance of his career taking off, putting his life’s goal at risk. Season 1 of “Fiasco” also stars François Civil (“Frank,” 2014), Marie-Christine Barrault (“My Night at Maud’s,” 1969), Vincent Cassel (“Black Swan,” 2010), Géraldine Nakache (“All That Glitters,” 2010), Pascal Demolon (“And Yet We Were All Blind,” 2022), Leslie Medina (“Balthazar”), Louise Coldefy (“Love at First Child,” 2015), Juliette Gasquet (“Jeune et golri”), Djimo (“The Last Mercenary,” 2021) and Gotesman himself.

“A Man in Full” - Season 1

Follow along with one man’s determined journey to keep his legacy alive when the limited drama series “A Man in Full” premieres Thursday, May 2, on Netflix. Charlie Croker (Jeff Daniels, “American Rust”) is an Atlanta real estate mogul with a towering empire under his control. But when he faces sudden bankruptcy, Charlie’s world threatens to crumble completely as he works to defend his business empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe, “A Man in Full” comes from showrunner, writer and executive producer David E. Kelley (“The Lincoln Lawyer”). Directed by Regina King (“Shirley,” 2024) and Thomas Schlamme (“The West Wing”), the series also stars Diane Lane (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”), Lucy Liu (“Elementary”), Tom Pelphrey (“Ozark”), Sarah Jones (“For All Mankind”), William Jackson Harper (“The Good Place”), Aml Ameen (“Rustin,” 2023), Jon Michael Hill (“Elementary”), Chanté Adams (“A League of Their Own”), L. Warren Young (“Greenleaf”), Evan Roe (“Madam Secretary”) and Bill Camp (“American Rust”). The series comes from producer Ted Gidlow (“Shirley,” 2024), coproducer Amy Libowsky (“Silicon Valley”), associate producer Danielle L. Ross (“Shirley,” 2024) and executive producers Kelley, King and Matthew Tinker (“Big Sky”).

“The Veil”

Embark on an international espionage journey with the new FX limited thriller series, “The Veil,” premiering Tuesday, April 30, on Hulu. Imogen Salter (Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”) is a British MI6 agent who, as the best at what she does, will go to every limit to uncover the truth. Salter is sent on a mission to uncover the secrets held by Adilah El Idrissi (Yumna Marwan, “The Strangers’ Case,” 2024) that have the potential to prevent a deadly attack on the U.S. From here, the series follows along with their surprising and fraught relationship as the two women travel from Istanbul, to Paris and London. Meanwhile, the CIA and French DGSE must put their differences aside and work together behind the scenes to avert the impending disaster. Also starring Dali Benssalah (“No Time to Die,” 2021), Josh Charles (“The Good Wife”), Thibault de Montalembert (“The Tunnel”), Alex Secareanu (“Spy/ Master”) and James Purefoy (“Rome”), “The Veil” is written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”) and directed by Damon Thomas (“Killing Eve”) and Daina Reid (“Shining Girls”). Moss, Knight, Denise Di Novi (“Little Women,” 2019), Lindsey McManus (“Shining Girls”) and Nina Tassler (“Not Going Quietly,” 2021) are executive producers.

“The Contestant”

Making its debut Thursday, May 2, on Hulu, “The Contestant” brings forth the mind-boggling tale of reality television pushed to the edge. In 1998 in Japan, comedian Tomoaki Hamatsu, nicknamed Nasubi, thought he was attending an audition when Toshio Tsuchiya, a successful Japanese TV producer, enlisted him to take part in a life-altering challenge. Set up in an apartment with nothing — including no clothing, food or connection to the outside world — Nasubi was challenged to win everything he needed to survive using only entries to magazine sweepstakes until he reached the goal of winning one million yen. With his every move being streamed live for the whole country as a show called “Denpa Shonen: A Life in Prizes,” Nasubi’s challenge became a national obsession. From filmmaker Clair Titley (“One Born Every Minute”), “The Contestant” explores the many questions about “our culture of oversharing” (per Hulu) brought forth by Nasubi’s story, as well as looking at how Nasubi’s life was impacted afterward. Executive produced by Titley, the film is produced by Ian Bonhote (“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” 2024), Amit Dey (“The Greatest Night in Pop,” 2024), Megumi Inman (“Space: The Longest Goodbye,” 2024) and Andee Ryder (“Kingdom of Dreams”).

“Star Wars: Tales of the Empire”

The force is with Star Wars fans once again. Lucasfilm’s new animated follow-up series to “Tales of the Jedi,” titled “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire,” premieres Saturday, May 4, on Disney+. The second installment of the “Tales” series, this six-episode series is an epic adventure “into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras” (per Disney+). Morgan Elsbeth (voiced by Diana Lee Inosanto, “Ahsoka”) has lost everything and is now heading down a path of vengeance. Meanwhile, former Jedi Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger, “The Prank,” 2022) does whatever it takes to survive in a rapidly changing galaxy. As they navigate their journeys, their choices will define their destinies. The series voice cast is rounded out by Rya Kihlstedt (“Dexter”), Wing T. Chao (“The Mandalorian”), Lars Mikkelsen (“The Witcher”), Jason Isaacs (“Archie”) and Matthew Wood (“Star Wars: The Bad Batch”). Created by Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), the series is executive produced by Filoni, Carrie Beck (“The Mandalorian”), Athena Yvette Portillo (“Star Wars: Rebels”) and co-executive producer Josh Rimes (“Young Jedi Adventures”).

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” - Season 1

One of the best thing to come out of Star Wars’ prequel trilogy was Ewan McGregor’s (“Moulin Rouge!,” 2001) performance as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. McGregor returns to the iconic role for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” available now on Disney+. Set a decade after the events of “Revenge of the Sith” (2005), this six-part miniseries picks up as Obi-Wan is called from his duties of watching over a developing Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely, “Panhandle”) to rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia Organa (Vivien Lyra Blair, “The Boogeyman,” 2023) from the Galactic Empire. All the while, he is pursued by vengeful Imperial Inquisitors — played by Rupert Friend (“Hitman: Agent 47,” 2015), Sung Kang (“The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” 2006), Moses Ingram (“The Queen’s Gambit”) and Rya Kihlstedt (“Dexter”) — and his former Padawan, who now goes by a different name: Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen, “Jumper,” 2008). Rounding out the cast for this miniseries are Kumail Nanjiani (“The Big Sick,” 2017), Benny Safdie (“Oppenheimer,” 2023), Joel Edgerton (“The Gift,” 2015), Bonnie Piesse (“Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones,” 2002), Simone Kessell (“Yellowjackets”), Flea (“Baby Driver,” 2017), Jimmy Smits (“NYPD Blue”), Zach Braff (“Scrubs”), Maya Erskine (“Blue Eye Samurai”) and Ian McDiarmid (“Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi,” 1983).

“Clarkson’s Farm” - Season 3 British journalist and TV personality Jeremy Clarkson (famous for “Top Gear” and Amazon’s “The Grand Tour”) puts his boots back on and gets down and dirty when “Clarkson’s Farm” returns to Prime Video with its third season, Friday, May 3. The first season saw Clarkson, who is definitely not a farmer, take on a new venture when he buys and learns how to tend to a British farm, following him through his first year in an informative, intense, back-breaking and sometimes heartbreaking journey, as he grappled with the worst farming weather in decades, disobedient animals, unresponsive crops and an unexpected pandemic. Now, Diddly Squat farm is facing some daunting challenges, with severe weather killing their crops, inflation driving up prices, their dreams of a restaurant dashed and a farm shop facing trouble. Desperate to come up with some new ways to make ends meet for the farm, Jeremy turns his hopes to Diddly Squat’s thick woodlands and hedgerows, which make up half of the property. In classic Clarkson fashion, his new ambitions bring on a slew of creative — and often halfcocked — ideas. Directed by Will Yapp (“The Circus,” 2012), the series is executive produced by Clarkson, Peter Fincham (“The Chelsea Detective”) and Andy Wilman (“The Grand Tour”), with series producer Peter Richardson (“The Grand Tour”).

“The Beekeeper” (2024)

Written by Kurt Wimmer (“Total Recall,” 2012) and directed by David Ayer (“End of Watch,” 2012), this brutal and biting action film, “The Beekeeper,” is now available to stream on Prime Video. Jason Statham (“Crank,” 2006) stars as Adam Clay, a wronged man who begins a relentless campaign for vengeance following the death of his neighbor (Phylicia Rashad, “Creed,” 2015), who killed herself after being scammed and robbed of over $2 million. Adam contacts The Beekeepers — a powerful and clandestine organization of connected operatives, a team he just so happens to be a part of — and asks for their help with his mission, knowing it may be futile otherwise. Jeremy Irons (“Dead Ringers,” 1988), Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games,” 2012), Bobby Naderi (“Under the Shadow”), Emmy RaverLampman (“The Umbrella Academy”), David Witts (“EastEnders”), Michael Epp (“The Childhood of a Leader,” 2015), Taylor James (“Vikings: Valhalla”), Minnie Driver (“Circle of Friends”), Jemma Redgrave (“Red, White & Royal Blue,” 2023), Don Gilet (“EastEnders”) and Sophia Feliciano (“The Hand That Feeds You,” 2021) also star.

Grand Inquisitor and Barriss Offee in a scene from “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire”

Kaleb Cooper and Jeremy Clarkson in “Clarkson’s Farm”

Pierre Niney stars in “Fiasco”

Elizabeth Moss stars in “The Veil”