From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv
Monday, Feb. 16
Streaming:
Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model [new; complete
limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
What started as a glamorous launchpad for aspiring models became a
pop-culture juggernaut defined by explosive drama, public meltdowns, and controversies that still fuel viral moments today. Reality Check exposes
the showrCOs complicated legacy and asks a provocative question: how far
are we willing to go for entertainment? Three episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64eaReTHCgc
https://www.netflix.com/title/81928842
Broadcast and cable:
None.
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Tuesday, Feb. 17
Streaming:
Sommore: Chandelier Fly (comedy special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
1h 8m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTD-a1FqRAc
https://www.netflix.com/title/81900912
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (movie; streaming
premiere) (3:01 am, Paramount+)
Broadcast and cable:
John and Carolyn - Love, Beauty and Loss (special) (10-11
pm, ABC)
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Wednesday, Feb. 18
Streaming:
The Eighth Family [new; complete season 1] (12:01 am, Hulu)
A textile family's rise to global power brings struggles to maintain
their position, while facing betrayals and twists of fate in this tale
of ambition and survival. Turkish series; 8 episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38781098/
[rating 5.5]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRmFhKf0DY
https://www.hulu.com/series/the-eighth-family-c7287b59-ec62-4ea1-a440-3380ebeccc49
Rental Family (movie; streaming premiere) (12:01 am, Hulu)
An American actor in Tokyo (Brendan Fraser) struggling to find purpose
lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency,
playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging,
and the beauty of human connection. 1h 49m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14142060/
[rating 7.6]
56 Days [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Prime Video)
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to
Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and
Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56
days. Starring Dove Cameron, Avan Jogia, Karla Souza and Dorian Missick.
Eight episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5EhHeF99wg
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/56-days/
[score 54]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30412869/
[rating 6.5]
Being Gordon Ramsay [new; complete season 1] (3:01
am, Netflix)
Gordon Ramsay as we have never seen him before as he opens the doors to
his home and businesses in the lead-up to his biggest restaurant
ventures to date: the opening of five restaurants in one of LondonrCOs
tallest buildings, 22 Bishopsgate. Six episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQxu_fbZmdk
https://www.netflix.com/title/81901623
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/being-gordon-ramsay/
[score 60]
Wild Boys: Strangers in Town [new; complete limited series]
(3:01 am, Paramount+)
In 2003, two young men emerge from the forests of British Columbia
claiming to have been raised entirely off the grid. As a small town
tries to help them, a mystery unfolds, testing how far people will go to believe the unbelievable. Two episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to76npteitg
Broadcast and cable:
None.
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Thursday, Feb. 19
Streaming:
Girl on the Run: The Hunt for America's Most Wanted Woman [new; complete limited series] (12:01 am, Hulu)
When convicted double murderer Sarah Pender escapes from a
maximum-security prison in Indiana, a nationwide manhunt is immediately launched. Charged alongside her former boyfriend, who pled guilty, for
the murder of a young couple, Pender has vanished, igniting fear,
fascination, and a relentless pursuit that stretches across state lines.
Three episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39847051/
The Night Agent (complete season 3) (3:01 am, Netflix)
10 episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F6BCHAfGDc
https://www.netflix.com/title/81450827
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-night-agent/season-3/
[score 76]
The Swedish Connection (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Swedish Foreign Ministry bureaucrat G||sta Engzell, overlooked during
WWII, rescued thousands while turning supposedly neutral Sweden into a
moral force. His efforts challenged the status quo and left a lasting humanitarian legacy. Swedish film; 1h 42m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28793125/
[rating 6.8]
https://www.netflix.com/title/81713119
East of Wall (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
After the death of her husband, Tabatha- a young, tattooed, rebellious
horse trainer- wrestles with financial insecurity and unresolved grief
while providing refuge for a group of wayward teenagers on her
broken-down ranch in the Badlands. 2025 independent film; 1hr 37m.
Stars Tabatha Zimiga, Porshia Zimiga, Scoot McNairy, Jennifer Ehle,
Jesse Thorson, and Chancey Ryder Witt. Not available on the ad tier. [According to an IMDB trivia note, "aside from Scoot McNairy, Jennifer
Ehle and Haley Strode, the cast is comprised of non-actors playing
versions of themselves."]
https://www.netflix.com/title/82194686
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21349688/
[rating 6.1]
Broadcast and cable:
Murder in Glitterball City [new; complete limited series]
(8 and 9:20 pm, two episodes, HBO)
In 2010, Jeffrey Mundt and Joseph Banis accused one another of murdering
James Carroll and burying his body in the cellar of their Louisville
house in two-part documentary directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy
Barbato and inspired by David Domine's non-fiction book "A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeBon_7qKpM
TMZ Presents: Michael Jackson: 30 Fatal Seconds (special)
(9-10 pm, Fox)
True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here (season 3 premiere)
(10 pm, Sundance)
Small town native and advocate Hilarie Burton Morgan explores
controversial small town murder cases. Six episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOzTIPGKoZQ
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Friday, Feb. 20
Streaming:
The Last Thing He Told Me (season 2 premiere) (12:01 am,
Apple TV)
Hannah (Jennifer Garner) seeks to build a relationship with her
16-year-old stepdaughter (Angourie Rice) as they look into why her
husband (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappeared mysteriously in this
thriller based on Laura Dave's novel of the same name. Eight episodes released weekly through April 10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r9DKzgHrRo
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-last-thing-he-told-me/season-2/
[score 57]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13745850/
rating 6.6]
Watching You [new to US; complete season 1] (12:01 am, Hulu)
After Lina's impulsive encounter with a stranger is captured on hidden
camera, her world descends into chaos. As trust erodes and tensions
mount among those closest to her, a shocking death leads to her fianc|-'s arrest. Seeking comfort in a new relationship, Lina soon realises she's
caught in a deeper conspiracy. With her life hanging in the balance,
Lina must unmask a dangerous voyeur before she loses everything.
Australian series; six episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35836640/
[rating 5.7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watching_You_(TV_series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPZ4w8DB2ls
Famous Last Words: Eric Dane (special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
50m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEMpdwdVpng
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/eric-dane-famous-last-words-documentary
https://www.netflix.com/title/82125158
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40035852/
Firebreak [Cortafuego] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
After the death of MararCOs (Bel|-n Cuesta) husband, she and her daughter
Lide (Candela Mart|!nez) travel to the familyrCOs summer house in the
forest with her brother in law Luis (Joaqu|!n Furriel), his wife Elena
(Diana G||mez), and ElenarCOs son (Mika Arias) to prepare the property for sale. What was meant to be a step toward closure turns into a nightmare
when Lide disappears just as a wildfire breaks out in the area. In a
race against time, shaped by fire and rising tension, suspicion quickly
falls on Santi (Enric Auquer), the forest ranger, as the truth becomes increasingly elusive. Spanish film; 1h 47m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81744440
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33474179/
[rating 5.6]
The Orphans [Les orphelins] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Childhood friends Gabriel and Idriss have taken different paths: the
former became a police inspector, while the latter joined organized
crime. They reunite when their first love is involved in a suspicious
road accident. French film; 1h 35m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81754057
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35330717/
[rating 5.4]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcW83KQXT94
Pavane (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Three lonely strangers meet at their department store jobs and find
solace in each other's company while they explore connection and the
nature of love. Korean film; 1h 53 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKM0WEtHoEU
https://www.netflix.com/title/82103772
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39387657/
Strip Law [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Netflix's new adult animated comedy series centers on a boring Las Vegas lawyer who teams with a hedonistic local magician to tackle some of the
city's stupidest cases. Adam Scott, Janelle James, Stephen Root, Keith
David, Joel McHale, and Shannon Gisela head the voice cast. Ten episodes stream today.
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/strip-law/
[score 50]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTh-GIDzIew
https://www.netflix.com/title/81677608
The Trip 8 (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
A couple's romantic honeymoon hits a snag when their in-laws crash their vacation, determined to break them up to keep a shocking family secret
hidden. Colombian film; 1hr 31m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81971901
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt40021723/
Dead of Winter (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am,
HBO Max)
A woman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota,
interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl. Hours from the nearest town
and with no phone service, she realizes that she is the young girl's
only hope. Emma Thompson stars; 1h 38m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7574556/
[rating 6.1]
Portobello [new] (3:01 am, HBO Max)
Italian TV host Enzo Tortora (Fabrizio Gifuni) fights to clear his name
after he is accused of drug trafficking for a Neapolitan crime syndicate
by one of its associates (Lino Musella) in the Marco Bellocchio limited
series based on real-life events. Italian limited series; 6 episodes
released weekly.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35663349/
Banksters [new] (3:01 am, HBO Max)
Berlin, 2004. Yusuf is arrested during a soccer game, accused of
multiple bank robberies. The question: Who were his accomplices? Staying silent means prison, talking means betrayal. But who betrayed him and
why? German series.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39379411/
Fit for a Killer [new] (3:01 am, HBO Max)
This chilling docuseries chronicles one of Poland's most notorious cold
cases -- the brutal 1999 murder of female student Katarzyna Zowada.
Polish series.
Surviving the Jehovah's Witnesses [new] (3:01 am, HBO Max)
Former members of the Jehovah's Witnesses share their stories of
lesser-known aspects of the faith that have remained hidden for decades.
Unrequited (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi)
A hotel maid with a shadowed past falls for her handsome but taken
coworker, unwittingly stepping into a dangerous game of desire and
betrayal. Stars Zulay Henao, Flex Alexander, Shal|?t Monique, Santiago
Moreno Sandra, and Adi Benson; 1 hr 35 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0SbOFkANiU
https://tubitv.com/movies/100045155/unrequited
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39132261/
Broadcast and cable:
Who Took My Family? (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
When Courtney's husband and young daughters mysteriously vanish, she
begins a relentless search that unearths chilling threats and buried
secrets, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about
the people closest to her. Kyle Kankonde and Gina Vitori star.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/who-took-my-family
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39398842/
The Nowhere Man (limited series finale) (8 pm, Starz)
The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast (season 2 finale)
(10 pm, Starz)
Stumble (special time) (10:30 pm, NBC)
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Saturday, Feb. 21
Shoresy (complete season 5) (12:01 am, Hulu)
Six episodes; renewed for season 6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4U_2zyvfBQ
Double Double Trouble (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
Reeling from a devastating miscarriage and the collapse of her marriage,
Drea (Tami Roman) struggles to rebuild her life when her identical twin
sister Ali finds love with Ryan (Colin Lawrence), a man who represents everything Drea believes she's lost. As old wounds, buried resentments,
and twisted loyalties resurface, Drea is pulled into a dangerous
psychological battle with her twin - one that blurs identity, fractures reality, and leads to deadly consequences.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/double-double-trouble
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39402313/
The Stars Between Us (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark)
Seven years ago, Kim made a connection with a stranger during an eclipse event. Now a fledgling news reporter, Kim returns to Illinois for this
year's eclipse, unaware that their paths may cross again. Stars Sarah
Drew and Matt Long.
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/the-stars-between-us
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39300784/
A Missed Connection (movie; linear premiere) (8 pm, Great
American Family)
After finding a spark with a woman on a train platform, a photographer
posts a missed connection in the newspaper but never hears from her.
Five years later, they meet again while on the way to the same wedding -! hers. 2024 film starring Alex Trumble and Meggan Kaiser. Available on
several services.
https://www.greatamericanfamily.com/movie/missed-connection/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27773310/
[rating 5.6]
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Sunday, Feb. 22
Murder in Music City (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
When a rising young musician is found murdered at the estate of country
music legend Abilene Tucker, all evidence points to the scandal-plagued
diva. But as her estranged daughter Caroline digs for the truth, she
uncovers a web of obsession.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/murder-in-music-city
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37600119/
Family Guy (time slot premiere) (8 pm, Fox)
Hollywood Squares (special time) (8 and 8:30 pm, two
episodes, CBS)
American Dad! (season 20 premiere) (9 pm, Fox)
The series shifts back to Fox from TBS for its 20th season.
All Creatures Great and Small (season 6 finale) (9 to 10:30
pm, PBS)
Renewed for seasons 7 and 8.
Vanished (limited series finale) (9 pm, MGM+)
Dreaming Whilst Black (season 2 premiere) (10 pm, Showtime)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obwGBEz2j6g
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (season 1 finale; renewed for
season 2) (10 pm, HBO)
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