WEEKEND CALENDAR
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
COBRA KAI: The martial arts comedy-drama series -- a spin-off of the "Karate Kid" film franchise -- returns to Netflix on Friday for a fifth season. The new episodes find Terry Silver (Thomas ian Griffith) expanding his Cobra Kai dojo empire across the Valley, leaving Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) as the last hope at stopping him. William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña, Tanner Buchanan, Peyton List, and Martin Kove co-star; Sean Kanan returns from the "Karate Kid" films this season as Mike Barnes. [Netflix]
END OF THE ROAD: Action drama feature about a family on a road trip across the New Mexico desert who witness a murder, then find themselves in the crosshairs of a maniacal killer. Queen Latifah and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges co-star; "The Walking Dead" vet Millicent Shelton makes her directorial debut with the film. [Netflix]
MERLÍ. SAPERE AUDE: Teen coming-of-age drama series from Spain, spun off from a previous series, "Merlí." Carlos Cuevas stars as a university student hoping to follow in the footsteps of his favorite high school teacher; the cast also includes Pablo Capuz, Azul Fernández, María Pujalte, and Gloria Ramos. It's back for a second season. [Netflix]
NARCO-SAINTS: First-year crime drama series from Korea, inspired by actual events. Ha Jung-woo stars as a civilian businessman given no choice but to team up with government operatives as they take down a Korean drug lord (Hwang Jung-min) who's holed up in Suriname. [Netflix]
NO LIMIT (SOUS EMPRISE): Romantic thriller from France starring Camille Rowe as Roxana, who enters into a passionate and all-consuming affair with a champion free diver (Sofiane Zermani) and finds herself pushing through all of her previous limitations and boundaries. David M. Rosenthal ("How It Ends") wrote and directed. [Netflix]
AMERICAN GIGOLO: Debut drama series from "Ray Donovan" vet David Hollander, serving as a sequel to the 1980 Paul Schrader film. Jon Bernthal takes over the role of former escort Julian Kaye, who's released from prison after 15 years for a murder he didn't commit and tries to find a new place for himself in the Los Angeles sex industry. Gretchen Mol, Rosie O'Donnell, Lizzie Brocheré, and Leland Orser co-star. The series debuts on streaming today and premieres on cable this Sunday. [Showtime]
CENTRAL PARK: The animated musical comedy series from "Bob's Burgers" vet Loren Bouchard (along with Josh Gad and Nora Smith) returns for a third season on Friday. The story centers on the Tillerman family, who both live and work in New York's Central Park; the voice cast includes Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Stanley Tucci, Gad, Tituss Burgess, and Daveed Diggs. [Apple TV+]
GUTSY: Eight-part docuseries from hosts and producers Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, inspired by their recent publication, "The Book of Gutsy Women." The series finds the duo traveling around the US and meeting various women artists, activists, and community leaders, including Glennon Doyle, Dr. Jane Goodall, Mariska Hargitay, Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson, Megan Thee Stallion, Gloria Steinem, and Natalie Wynn. [Apple TV+]
FLIGHT/RISK: Original documentary about the investigations into the Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner following a pair of devastating crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. The film looks back on the incident from a variety of perspectives, including affected family members and their legal representatives, Boeing whistleblowers, and Seattle Times journalist Dominic Gates. [Amazon]
ALINE: This 2021 French-Canadian musical comedy-drama feature is a loose, unauthorized fictionalization of the life of singer Céline Dion, here renamed "Aline Dieu." Valérie Lemercier stars as Dieu; Victoria Sio performs as her singing voice. The cast also includes Roc Lafortune, Danielle Fichaud, Sylvain Marcel, and Antoine Vézina. [Amazon]
MOONFALL: 2022 disaster film from co-writer/director Roland Emmerich ("The Day After Tomorrow"), in which the moon turns out to be an artificial megastructure that's on a collision course with the Earth. Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, and John Bradley co-star as the two astronauts and one conspiracy theorist who join forces to save the planet. [HBO Max]
TOM SWIFT: The CW mystery drama series, a spin-off of "Nancy Drew," stars Tian Richards as a brilliant young inventor and billionaire who uncovers a global conspiracy that's straight out of science fiction. The series was canceled earlier this year after a single season. [HBO Max]
SAVING THE KING (SALVAR AL REY): Investigative docuseries from Spain looking into all the ways the Spanish government protects former King Juan Carlos I, and continues to cover up his various scandals. The film features testimonials from a number of witnesses and experts. [HBO Max]
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
NFL ICONS: The sports docuseries features profiles of legendary figures from the history of professional football, with archival footage from NFL Films and narration from Rich Eisen. The eight-episode Season 2 features segments on Walter Payton, Jimmy Johnson, Steve Young, Ray Lewis, Troy Aikman, Cris Carter, Tony Dungy, and John Madden. [Epix]
CAPITAL ONE COLLEGE BOWL: Students from 16 universities across the US square off in this trivia game show, taking the form of a five-round tournament, for a shot at $1 million in scholarship prizes. Peyton and Cooper Manning co-host. [Hulu]
THE LAST VICTIM: 2021 neo-Western film, starring Ron Perlman as a small town sheriff investigating a violent murder that he suspects was the work of a brutal local gang leader. Ali Larter and Ralph Ineson co-star. [Hulu]
CAILLOU: ADVENTURES WITH GRANDMA & GRANDPA: The first of five new computer-animated "Caillou" specials for young kids coming to Peacock, each focused on a different significant childhood occasion or rite of passage. The first 45-minute special finds Caillou visiting his grandparents' beach house and going swimming. A new "Caillou" series is also on its way to Peacock; no release date has yet been announced. [Peacock]
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: The TruTV hidden camera prank show features the "Tenderloins" -- including James "Murr" Murray, Brian "Q" Quinn, and Sal Vulcano -- daring one another to humiliate themselves in public, often with the use of covert cameras, microphones, and surveillance equipment. The final batch of Season 9 episodes hit HBO Max today. [HBO Max]
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Dallas Cowboys in this week's Sunday night NFL game, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock starting at 7 pm ET. [Peacock]
THE SERPENT QUEEN: Period drama series starring Samantha Morton as 16th Century Italian noblewoman Catherine de' Medici, who married into the French court as an orphan and ultimately ruled as Queen of France for 30 years. The series is based on the 2004 biography of Catherine by Leonie Frieda. [Starz]
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