Between streaming and cable, viewers have a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, March 16-22. Details and times are subject to change.
Doing what they want
The three protagonists in “Imperfect Women,” a new series based on a novel of the same name by Araminta Hall, have decades of friendship behind them, but that doesn’t guarantee future closeness. The lives of Mary (Elisabeth Moss), Eleanor (Kerry Washington) and Nancy (Kate Mara) are forever changed when a murder and the subsequent investigation dig up truths they might have wanted to keep buried. Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll and Leslie Odom Jr. also appear. The first two episodes will air together, with the remaining six releasing weekly. Begins streaming Wednesday on Apple TV.
“The Bachelorette” is shaking things up this season: Instead of having a former “Bachelor” contestant as the lead, as has been the case for all past seasons, it has dipped into another reality show’s cast. Taylor Frankie Paul, from “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” is taking her turn at dating 25 men from different backgrounds, which she hopes will help her finally get over her ex, the father of her son. Some “Mormon Wives” fans are excited to see Paul bring her self-proclaimed messiness onto to the comparatively buttoned-up “Bachelorette.” Either way, I am sure we will enjoy the journey. Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC and streaming the next day on Hulu.
A prank and a K-pop band
In 2023, a group of actors tricked the sweet and unknowing Ronald Gladden into thinking he happened to be on the most hectic jury with the most chaotic disruptions and was being filmed for a documentary. But it was actually all a big hoax for a reality show called “Jury Duty.” Now, there is going to be a second season, this time called “Company Retreat,” where a temporary worker named Anthony finds himself on a corporate retreat for a family-owned hot sauce business — but of course, the whole thing is staged. Begins streaming Friday on Prime Video.
In 2022, the members of the K-pop boy band BTS announced they were going on a hiatus — in part to pursue other projects and to fulfill the military service that South Korea mandates. Now they are getting back together for their fifth album, “Arirang” (out Friday), and before embarking on a world tour spanning 23 countries, they are celebrating their return with a livestreamed event. On “BTS the Comeback Live,” the members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook will perform some of their past hits as well as new songs off the album live from Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Saturday at 7 a.m. on Netflix.
A sports documentary
Bowling isn’t just what you do on a rainy afternoon in your quaint hometown. It is a serious sport, and that’s being chronicled in the five part-documentary series “Born to Bowl.” Over the episodes, Liev Schreiber narrates as five of the sport’s most notable athletes (Kyle Troup, Anthony Simonsen, E.J. Tackett) compete for the glory and cash prize that winning the Professional Bowlers Association Tour would provide. Episodes will air weekly. Monday 9 p.m. on HBO.
Two power struggles
The TV series “Peaky Blinders,” which stars Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby, a gang leader in the aftermath of World War I, premiered in 2013. Since then, the show has become beloved, and four years after its finale, there is more of Thomas’s life to cover in the feature film “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.” Set in the 1940s, the story will focus on Thomas’s son Duke Shelby (played by Barry Keoghan), who is working to take over his father’s crime syndicate, but the two engage in a power struggle as Duke gets involved in the world of Nazi Germany. Begins streaming Friday on Netflix.
The musical drama “Wicked: For Good” is available to stream this week after grossing over $500 million worldwide during its theatrical run. Not only will the film be available to watch (including the viral moments like Elphaba’s sexy cardigan and Fieyro’s scarecrow transformation), there will also be a version that features the director Jon M. Chu’s commentary. Begins streaming Friday on Peacock.
Shivani Gonzalez is a news assistant at The Times who writes a weekly TV column and contributes to a variety of sections.
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