This Is Us
It’s been a tough few weeks for the Pearsons,
and for those who love watching them. Between
Rebecca’s rapid cognitive decline, Randall’s wors-
ening anxieties, Kate and Toby’s marital troubles,
and the ever-widening rift between Randall and
Kevin, viewers have to be praying for resolution
from the Season 4 finale. Some respite has come
from flashbacks to Jack and Rebecca’s happier
days. Expect at least one big one—to the first
birthday of “the Big Three.” Tuesday, March 24,
at 9 p.m., NBC
One Day at a Time
When your favorite show gets canceled, don’t
lose hope. Just a year after being dropped by
Netflix, the reboot of Norman Lear’s 1970s
sitcom has resurfaced on cable, and the whole
Alvarez family has made the leap. Season 4 will
find Penelope exploring an unexpected relation-
ship, her youngest starting to date, and her mom
ready to share stories about her return trip to
Cuba. With Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, and,
in an early guest spot, Ray Romano. Tuesday,
March 24, at 9:30 p.m., Pop
Crip Camp
In the 1970s, there may have been no better
place to be a disabled kid than Camp Jened in
upstate New York. This documentary produced
by Barack and Michelle Obama revisits the hippie
past and a summer camp where kids with Down
syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other disabilities
all found validation and good times. Then those
kids grew up—and became activists who joined
forces to improve the lives of all differently abled
Americans. Available for streaming Wednesday,
March 25, Netflix
Kill Chain: The Cyber War on
America’s Elections
Just how vulnerable are our elections to foreign
hackers? Finnish hacker Harri Hursti supplies
frightening answers as he leads a 90-minute tour
of the guts of America’s voting infrastructure,
detailing how hackers affected results in 2016
and how easily they could have changed votes
directly. His theory: Foreign adversaries are play-Television ARTS^25
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Fremantle, Netflix
Monday, March 23
Sideways
Leave the merlot corked
when watching Alexander
Payne’s charmer about two
old friends on a lost week-
end in Santa Barbara wine
country. With Paul Giamatti
and Thomas Haden Church.
(2004) 4:50 p.m., Starz
Tue sday, Mar c h 24
Be Natural
Jodie Foster narrates the
story of Alice Guy-Blaché,
a forgotten pioneer who
may have been the world’s
first movie director and
certainly created the larg-
est U.S. movie studio of its
day. (2018) 8 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, March 25
Speed
Keanu Reeves is a bomb-
squad cop and Sandra
Bullock is an emergency
driver in a confoundingly
effective thriller about a
passenger-filled bus that’s
been rigged to explode if
it slows to below 50 mph.
(1994) 8 p.m., AMC
Thursday, March 26
Dr. Strangelove
Crackpots man the war
room in Stanley Kubrick’s
brilliant satire of Cold War
nuclear brinkmanship. With
Peter Sellers, George C.
Scott, and Slim Pickens.
(1964) 6:15 p.m., TCM
Friday, March 27
Blinded by the Light
In Thatcher-era England, a
British-Pakistani teen with
a poetic soul becomes
entranced by the music and
spirit of Bruce Springsteen.
(2019) 6 p.m., HBO
Saturday, March 28
Super 8
J.J. Abrams’ charming
thriller follows five teenag-
ers who are making a zom-
bie movie when they stum-
ble onto an alien conspiracy.
(2011) 6:05 p.m., Epix
Sunday, March 29
Fatal Attraction
Glenn Close gives co-star
Michael Douglas—and all
men—a lesson in how badly
an extramarital affair can
end. (1987) 8 p.m., FlixMovies on TV
The notorious Byrdes are back, and all is not well
in their nest. Sure, they’ve created a riverboat ca-
sino in their adopted Missouri home, wiped out
the local criminal competition, and apparently
appeased the drug lords who chased the family
out of Chicago. But there’s a crack in the mar-
riage between dirty accountant Marty and for-
mer housewife Wendy. Laura Linney’s Wendy is
now committed to the gangster life, while Jason
Bateman’s Marty wants out. And he’s leaning on
young Ruth Langmore (Emmy winner Julia Gar-
ner) for help with making his new scheme work.
Available for streaming Friday, March 27, NetflixShow of the week
Linney and Bateman: Now she’s calling the shots.Ozarking a long game in which each breech erodes U.S.
democracy. Thursday, March 26, at 9 p.m., HBOBaghdad Central
Bombs fall on 2003 Iraq, and in the chaotic
aftermath a veteran Baghdad police detective
allies himself with the invaders in a bid to find his
missing daughter. Veteran stage and screen actor
Waleed Zuaiter makes the most of a rare starring
role in this six-part British-produced thriller. It
becomes a heart-pounding immersion in how the
American war might have looked to the people
who were caught in the crossfire. With Leem
Lubany and Olivier Award winner Bertie Carvel.
Available for streaming Friday, March 27, Hulu
Other highlights
Dark Side of the Ring
The series about pro wrestling’s underbelly
returns with several sordid new tales. Tuesday,
March 24, at 9 p.m., Vice TV
Earth’s Sacred Wonders
A multiepisode tour of the world’s religious
sites begins with visits to Jerusalem, Cambodia,
and China for three awe-inspiring true stories.
Wednesday, March 25, at 10 p.m., PBS; check
local listings
Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj
The Emmy-winning former Daily Show corre-
spondent returns for a new season of the comic
but probing news-analysis show. Available for
streaming Sunday, March 29, NetflixBaghdad Central’s Zuaiter: Noir for a new century- All listings are Eastern Time. THE WEEK March 27, 2020