Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, Aug. 18-24. Details and times are subject to change.
Twisted tales.
In 2007, Amanda Knox, an American college student who was studying abroad in Italy, was arrested for the murder of Meredith Kercher, a fellow exchange student and her roommate at the time. Two years later she was convicted, then in 2011, Knox was acquitted after the appeal showed there was not enough DNA evidence to definitively match to her. In 2013, with Knox now back in the United States, Italy’s highest court ordered a new trial, ultimately acquitting her in 2015.
The 2016 Netflix documentary “Amanda Knox” dove deep into the case, including interviews with the subject herself. Now a fictionalized version is coming to streaming: “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” stars Grace Van Patten as Knox, who is also an executive producer. The eight-part limited series goes through the arrest, the contentious interrogation and the trial. Streaming Wednesday on Hulu.
Imagine you are the prime minister of Britain and the president of France is coming for a state visit — but suddenly your husband gets kidnapped and the president starts getting blackmailed. What happens next? That’s what we’ll find out in the new fictional series “Hostage.” In the show’s not-historically-accurate but idealized world of diversity and gender equality, both the leaders are women, played by Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy. Streaming Thursday on Netflix.
Based on the novel of the same name by Robert Thorogood, the second season of “The Marlow Murder Club” comes to small screens this week. Samantha Bond stars as Judith Potts and Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew round out the cast. The group of women work to investigate a brutal murder and follow clues to try to stop the killer. Sunday at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).
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