The Investigation
Nordic crime fiction can get pretty dark. But
when a real-life Copenhagen-based journalist
disappeared in 2017 after she accepted a ride on
an inventor’s homemade submarine, Denmark
showed another side. In this six-part Danish
drama series, director Tobias Lindholm focuses
on the heroic work of the detectives, divers, and
scientists who worked doggedly to convict Kim
Wall’s murderer and bring some peace to her
parents and a shaken nation. Monday, Feb. 1, at
10 p.m., HBO
Firefly Lane
Tully and Kate vowed as eighth-graders to be
best friends forever. In this new drama series
based on Kristen Hannah’s best-selling novel,
Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke play the pair
as they share ups and downs across three decades
until an act of betrayal threatens to destroy their
bond forever. Available for streaming Wednesday,
Feb. 3, Netflix
30 for 30: Al Davis vs. the NFL
Pro football’s greatest all-time rivalry? It might
just have been the decades-long feud between
Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis and longtime
NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. This new docu-
mentary traces it back to Davis’ reign as com-
missioner of the rival AFL, revealing that many
of Davis’ seemingly self-serving provocations
were instrumental in the NFL’s development.
Thursday, Feb. 4, at 9 p.m., ESPN
Bliss
Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek, two stars of the
early 2000s, join forces in a mind-bending new
movie about a recent divorcé who meets a mys-
terious woman who lives on the streets and con-
vinces him that the world of his everyday prob-
lems and worries is a simulation. Unfortunately,
the dream world she ushers him into turns out
to be far from stable. Available for streaming
Friday, Feb. 5, Amazon Prime
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The Night Stalker:
Hunt for a Serial Killer
Los Angeles was terrorized
in the summer of 1985 when
an unknown fiend went on
a rape and murder spree
whose victims ranged in age
from 6 to 83. The story of the
hunt for Richard Ramirez has
given Netflix another true-
crime hit series. Netflix
I Love You, Now Die:
The Commonwealth v.
Michelle Carter
Her texts to her boyfriend
shocked the nation, and
teenager Michelle Carter was
soon convicted for encourag-
ing the young man’s suicide.
This gripping documentary
goes inside the trial, ask-
ing big questions about the
power of speech. HBO Max
The Killing Season
An in-depth look at the
unsolved case of a Long
Island serial killer becomes
a devastating investigation
into scores of overlooked
murders. Amazon Prime
Killing for Love
It was a lurid tale: A student
couple from the University
of Virginia had conspired
in the 1985 murder of the
young woman’s parents.
This documentary favors the
courtroom contention of the
boyfriend that he had falsely
confessed to protect the
woman he loved. Hulu
Without Charity
In 2000, three contractors in
Lakeville, Ind., were bound
and shot dead by burglars
who’d been tipped on how
to enter the property by a
local 18-year-old. This 2013
documentary focuses on
that accomplice, Charity
Payne, who was initially
given a 165-year sentence.
Amazon Prime
Murder Mountain
In a docuseries set in the
Northern California heart of
U.S. marijuana farming, the
murder of a transplanted
San Diego surfer prompts a
private investigation. Find-
ings include a Wild West
culture and a string of re-
lated killings that have gone
unpunished. NetflixStreaming tips
Sam Levinson’s intimate new black-and-white
drama gives at least one rising star a fighting
chance at bringing home hardware in an uncon-
ventional Oscar race. Emmy winner Zendaya
and Tenet’s John David Washington play the
title characters, a couple that has just returned
home from a movie premiere at which Malcolm,
a director, forgot to thank Marie, his film’s ap-
parent muse. A long night of argument and
revelation follows. Think a John Cassavetes
two-hander but with dialogue that sounds like
today and that has sharply divided today’s crit-
ics. Available for streaming Friday, Feb. 5, NetflixShow of the week
Modern lovers Washington and ZendayaMalcolm & Mariefeatures. The studio’s first foray into computer
animation doesn’t match Pixar’s current level
of technical artistry, but it doesn’t have to. It
adapts a recent British children’s book about a
fearless orphan who’s adopted by a witch and
makes her grim new situation work for her.
With a cameo voice role by longtime Ghibli
fan Kacey Musgraves. Available for streaming
Friday, Feb. 5, HBO Max
Other highlights
9 to 5: The Story of a Movement
A documentary revisits the secretaries of the
1970s who united in a grassroots campaign
for workplace equality, inspiring lasting change
and an iconic 1980 movie. Monday, Feb. 1, at
10 p.m., PBS; check local listings
Super Bowl LV
Football’s biggest game promises an epic quarter-
back showdown as Patrick Mahomes and the
Kansas City Chiefs face Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay
Buccaneers, in Tampa. The Weeknd headlines
the halftime show following his record-breaking- Sunday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m., CBS
The Equalizer
A tough guy–for-hire series that ran in the 1980s
gets a reboot with a twist: Queen Latifah now
stars, playing a no-nonsense former CIA opera-
tive who uses her skills to help people in need.
Sunday, Feb. 7, at 10 p.m., CBS
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