Innholdsfortegnelse for September 13, 2021 i TV Guide Magazine

We know how much you, our readers, love this annual Returning Favorites issue. It’s one of the year’s bestsellers, and the volume of our reader emails shoots up dramatically right after you’ve had a chance to dig into all the updates about your favorite shows. Once viewers get attached to a series, their passion rarely wanes. We saw that especially this year when we put Christopher Meloni on the cover in the spring for his return to the Law & Order franchise as the lead in Orga  nized Crime. Viewers missed the partnership of Benson and Stabler (Mariska Hargitay and Meloni) on Law & Order: SVU and have been excited to see them back together again in the numerous crossovers. So, we talked to the stars for our cover story,…

Smart Watch If you have a half hour, check out this finale Brooklyn Nine-Nine, led by SNL vet Andy Samberg, goes out in a blaze of policeantics glory in a two-episode sitcom doubleheader. We’re hoping for at least one more Die Hard reference. Thursday, Sept. 16, 8/7c, NBC If you have a couple of hours, watch this movie Cruella, now streaming for free for Disney+ subscribers, stars Emma Stone in a fun and raucous live-action origin story of one of cinema’s all-time favorite animated villains, whom we first met in 101 Dalmatians. Disney+ If you have a free evening, watch this awards show Will the fourth time be the charm for This Is Us? It’s nominated for outstanding drama series for the 73rd Emmy Awards. Cedric the Entertainer (The Neigh borhood) hosts.…

THE NEIGHBORHOOD Surprising DNA results = an OMG moment If Calvin Butler (Cedric the Entertainer) thought Dave Johnson (Max Greenfield) was too close for comfort before, wait until this bombshell drops! On Season 4 of the sitcom, Dave takes a genealogy test, revealing the neighbors are distant cousins. “Calvin is less than thrilled,” says showrunner Meg DeLoatch, who previews what else is new on their California block. • Morning sickness? Dave’s pregnant wife, Gemma (Beth Behrs), is ill 24/7, says DeLoatch. Cue the toilet humor! • Calvin adds “pimp-my-ride pro” to his résumé as his auto shop gets into high-end design, while wife Tina’s (Tichina Arnold) side-hustle baking business finds success. Also, conflict mediator Dave takes on a celebrity divorce that “puts him on Hollywood’s radar,” DeLoatch adds. • We…

STATION 19 What a difference (nearly) a year makes! Not all of the Seattle firefighters’ relationships stood the test of time Ten months have elapsed since Station 19 captain Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre) was publicly fired during her wedding to ob-gyn Carina DeLuca (Stefania Spampinato). In addition to that professional drama, the event stirred up much romantic drama. Executive producer Kiley Donovan—who notes that there have been “big shake-ups at 19, and the fire family is not quite intact”—reveals which love matches still sizzle and which flamed out. MAYA AND CARINA Despite Maya’s shift in career status—she’s still part of the Seattle FD, but where?—in Season 5, “their marriage is solid, an A+,” says Donovan. ANDY AND SULLIVAN The firefighters’ tempestuous union shattered when Andy (Jaina Lee Ortiz) blamed her hubby…

@damianholbrook Cheers to A.P. Bio for leaving no kids behind. By giving more screen time to the scene-stealing students of misanthropic teacher Jack (Glenn Howerton) and his hilarious colleagues, Season 4 of Peacock’s highschool comedy deserves all the extra credit available. Cheers to Wicked in Concert for offering us some Glee. PBS’s salute to the Oz-some musical brought together former New Directions powerhouses Alex Newell and Amber Riley (right), as well as frequent Glee guests—and O.G. Wicked stars—Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. Mr. Schue would be so proud. Cheers to Chapelwaite for being scary good. Based on a Stephen King short story, Epix’s ’Salem’s Lot prequel starring Adrien Brody (left) as a 19thcentury New Englander facing racist villagers and ravenous vampires is a slow-burn thrill packing horrors both supernatural and surprisingly…

HEROIC RETURN I adored Scott Foley as Jake Ballard in ABC’s Scandal, so I will be checking out The Big Leap on Fox [Fall Preview, page 20]. Now, we just need more of the fabulous Kerry Washington! —Marianne OLD FAVES I cannot wait for CSI to come back to TV [CSI: Vegas, Fall Preview, page 16]! Jorja Fox and William Petersen have such amazing chemistry. Can only imagine what they’ve been up to in “Margaritaville.” —Cecile BLOODY BRILLIANT! Dexter coming back to TV is just what the doctor ordered [Dexter: New Blood, Fall Preview, page 23]! After the Showtime drama’s not-great final season, I really hope the writers can do right by the incredible actor Michael C. Hall. Time will tell! —David GETTIN’ HOT Season 1 of The Hot Zone…

@TVGMMattRoush Scenes From a Marriage A wrenching dissection of a rocky relationship has all the emotions Sundays, 9/8c, HBO JONATHAN AND MIRA were meant for each other. Until they weren’t. Or were they ever? Love means never being able to truly let go, even when it’s all over, in writer-director Hagai Levi’s (In Treat ment, The Affair) devastating five-part adaptation of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman’s acclaimed 1973 miniseries. Working with playwright Amy Herzog, Levi constructs many of these episodic “scenes”—which play out over several turbulent years—as an explosively emotional one-act drama, largely taking place in the couple’s deceptively cozy Massachusetts home. We watch the brilliant stars (Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, at the soul-baring top of their game) approach the soundstage as they get into character, exposing the artifice before…

NEW AMSTERDAM Max’s people skills are tested…and tested…and tested Welcome to a more hopeful round of the medical drama after Season 3’s COVID-dominated episodes. “But just because our characters are desperately seeking more joy doesn’t mean it’s going to come easy,” says showrunner David Schulner. In fact, fixer Dr. Veronica Fuentes (new recurring cast member Michelle Forbes) brings pretty much the opposite of joy to medical director Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold). “This is someone he can’t win over. He can’t even administer his way out because they’re so diametrically opposed in their vision for the hospital.” As for Max and oncology head Dr. Helen Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) finally getting together, Schulner reassures us the show will not “skimp on any of the details.” Staff notes: Dr. Iggy Frome (Tyler Labine)—stalked…

ACROSS 1 Wolverine portrayer Hugh ____ 5 Breaking Bad actor ____ Paul 8 NBC series starring James Spader and Megan Boone (2 wds.) 11 Hatfield-McCoy conflict, for one 13 Me-first mindset 14 She won an Emmy for her role in ER, Sally ____ 16 French for you 17 Roman 7 19 Canadian province (abbr.) 20 The ____: Netflix drama about Elizabeth II 21 Play division 24 Quiet! 25 The ____ Mile, starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan 26 She played Daenerys on Game of Thrones 27 “When Doves ____” (Prince) 28 Beauty and the Beast star Watson 31 Voldemort’s pet in Harry Potter 34 Action on eBay 35 Sherlock Holmes’ sidekick 36 She stars in Grey’s Anatomy, Ellen ____ DOWN 1 Easy-to-use cellphone and 1930s swing dance 2 Character in the Star Trek…

@TVGMMattRoush I give Schmigadoon! on Apple TV+ a standing ovation! Any word yet on a second season for this movie-musical parody? I think it is perfect, and there are so many musicals yet to be “referenced.” —Sharon R. MATT ROUSH: Apple has yet to greenlight a new season of this inspired musical spoof, but I’d also love to see more. The show’s creator and gifted songwriter, Cinco Paul, has said he already has an idea for a continuation that would once again include the characters of Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key), last seen attempting to step away from the magically tuneful village. I’m hopeful Paul will get another crack at sending up the Great American and Broadway songbooks. With Sandra Oh starring in the Netflix series The Chair,…

Top Picks ANIMATED The Smurfs (Series premiere, Friday, Sept. 10, 7:30/6:30c, Nickelodeon) We’re not smurfing around—the iconic blue troublemakers (above) are back in action. Villainous wizard Gargamel (voiced by Lenny Mark Irons), out to capture them, ups the stakes, but a tribe of girl Smurfs (making their debut) are here to help. Everyone SITCOM The Wonder Years (Series premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 8:30/7:30c, ABC) The beloved 1988–93 comedy gets a reboot following a family in 1968 Alabama. Narrated by Don Cheadle as the adult version of its tween protagonist (Elisha “EJ” Williams, second from left, with Laura Kariuki, Saycon Sengbloh and Dulé Hill), the series tackles first crushes and the time period’s racial divides in Little League. Tweens COMPETITION Top Chef Family Style (Peacock) In this delicious competition series, child prodigies in the…

CHICAGO MED Will the staff warm to interim Emergency Department chief Dean Archer (Steven Weber)? He’s been in the position for two months when Season 7 starts, subbing while Ethan Choi (Brian Tee) recovers after being shot by an ex-patient. The former Navy officer is demanding and believes he’s always right, so expect conflict. Though exec producer Diane Frolov notes, “For all Archer’s emotional issues, he is still a dedicated and resourceful doctor.” How do the exits of Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) and Nurse April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta) affect the dynamic? An unexpected bond has formed between Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) and Crockett Marcel (Dominic Rains), two docs who disliked each other because they both loved Natalie. “Their shared loss [after her departure] will bring them closer together as…

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) Now is a potential litmus test for your most important relationships. On the one hand, if you’re involved with someone who is shady, they are likely to act even shadier. On the other hand, if you are feeling all loved up, it could be true love! Libra (Sept. 23–Oct. 22) This time could be pretty intense. Don’t get into any upsets if you can possibly avoid it. It could all go horribly wrong if you start to argue now. That doesn’t mean you have to be a simpering wallflower, though. Use all your Libra charm if someone is annoying you. Birthday: Caitriona Balfe 10/4/1979 Scorpio (Oct. 23–Nov. 21) You are in a period of personal growth at the moment. Have you noticed? This time, you have to…