Around the Remote: ‘Alienist’ is back with a new case
Daniel Bruhl, Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans, shown in 2018, are back for a second season of “The Alienist.” (Willy Sanjuan/The Associated Press)
DON’T MISS: “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness” – Season 1 of this gripping, turn-of-the-century murder mystery series introduced viewers to Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Daniel Bruhl), a brilliant “alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies. He tracked down a ruthless serial killer with the help of John Moore (Luke Evans), a New York newspaperman, and Sara Howard (Dakota Fanning), an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective. Now comes the follow-up: Sara is a newly minted sleuth and reunites with Kreizler and Moore in the hunt to find the kidnapped infant daughter of the Spanish consular. It’s a case that leads them down a sinister path of murder and deceit. The series will roll out as a four-week event with two episodes airing every Sunday. (9 p.m., Sunday, TNT).
Other bets
SUNDAY: The timing couldn’t be better for a new season of “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.” In the opener, the Bay Area sociopolitical comedian travels to Pittsburgh to interview Black leaders, writers and activists about white supremacy and systemic racism (10 p.m., CNN).
MONDAY: “Hometown Homicide: Local Mysteries” is a new true-crime series that recounts high-stakes, small-town murder investigations that consumed the locals for weeks, months or even years. Included: local news footage and interviews with journalists who covered the cases. (9 p.m., Investigation Discovery).
TUESDAY: “COVID’s Hidden Toll,” the latest installment of “Frontline,” spotlights the pandemic’s “invisible victims” – immigrants and undocumented workers, including crucial farm and meatpacking employees who lack protections and have been getting sick. (10 p.m., PBS).
WEDNESDAY: Some brides and grooms hit the gym to lose a few pounds before their wedding. That wasn’t nearly enough for Alexa and Matt, the couple featured in the special “Happily Ever Altered.” Both go through amazing physical transformations – while living apart – until the big day when they reveal their new looks to each other right before the ceremony. (10 p.m., Lifetime).
WEDNESDAY: The third and final season of the hilarious comedy “Corporate” arrives just in time to deliver to those of us stuck working at home during the pandemic a nostalgic reminder of the soul-crushing office life we’ve desperately missed. (10:30 p.m., Comedy Central).
THURSDAY: Who knows what Jane’s (Jaimie Alexander) ultimate fate will be when the drama series “Blindspot” wraps up its run tonight. But we do expect some turbocharged action in the show’s 100th and final episode. (9 p.m., NBC).
FRIDAY: In the new globe-trotting series “Rogue Trip,” ABC News Correspondent Bob Woodruff and his son, Mack, embark on an epic journey to unexpected places to enjoy experiences not found in the typical guidebooks. (Disney+).
FRIDAY: It’s time to check back into “Room 104.” The anthology series about the colorful characters who pass through a chain motel begins its fourth and final season with an episode ominously titled “The Murderer.” (11 p.m., HBO).
SATURDAY: Tia Torres’ work is never done. As a new season of “Pit Bulls and Parolees” begins, she and her team at the Villalobos Rescue Center deal with new obstacles and new dogs – including Alicia, an extremely emaciated canine desperate for a second chance at life. (9 p.m., Animal Planet).