Travel Channel (Nov

KRAPOPOLIS

SNEAK PREVIEW! Get a sneak preview of creator Dan Harmon’s (Rick and Morty) new animated comedy series before it debuts in January. Set in mythical ancient Greece, a family of humans, gods and monsters tries to see if everyone can live together in a “city.” Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) voices Tyrannis, the king of Krapopolis, who holds council meetings to address problems like loitering Medusas. His mother, Deliria (voiced by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham), is the goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices. “Our entire family tree is trunk!” she says. Tyrannis’ father is deadbeat Shlub (voice of Matt Berry), a centaur/manticore hybrid. Half-cyclops warrior Stupendous (voice of Pam Murphy) is Tyrannis’ half sister, and Hippocampus (voice of Duncan Trussell) is the walking fish offspring of Shlub and a mermaid. — Ryan A. Berenz Premieres on FOX Sunday, Nov. 27

TAKEN HOSTAGE:

AN “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE” SPECIAL

This four-hour installment of American Experience, airing over two nights, revisits the Iran hostage crisis that began on Nov. 4, 1979, when 52 American diplomats, Marines and civilians were taken hostage at the American embassy in Tehran. Acclaimed filmmaker Robert Stone’s film unfolds like a political thriller as it examines the roots of the crisis and how it forever upended the focus and direction of American foreign policy. The documentary uses riveting eyewitness accounts from hostages, journalists and government officials — and even footage shot by the hostage-takers themselves that was smuggled out of Iran.

Executive producer Cameo George says this film presents “a very unique perspective, even if it’s a story that you’re familiar with. … Even if you lived through this [and] watched it on the nightly news … hearing from the cast of characters that Robert has pulled together is bound to give you a new perspective. It is so intimate, so personal.”

Premieres on PBS Monday, Nov. 14 & Tuesday, Nov. 15