Baby blues versus tales of the ultra rich.
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” based on the popular novel of the same name by Rufi Thorpe, stars Elle Fanning, who finds herself pregnant after an affair with her community college English professor. Margo starts an OnlyFans account to try to cover her bills, all while managing the strange family dynamic presented by her mother (Michelle Pfeiffer), a former Hooters-waitress, and her semi-estranged father (Nick Offerman), a former pro-wrestler, who needs a place to crash. The first three episodes will be available immediately, with the subsequent installments releasing each week until mid-May. Begins streaming Wednesday on Apple TV.
It’s been three years since “Beef,” the anthology series that picked up eight Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes, first aired. And now it’s back for a second season with a new cast and fresh premise, shifting from a road-rage feud (featured in Season 1) to duress and twisted marriage struggles within the confines of a country club. Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny play one central couple, working lower-level jobs at the club, while Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are club members and the people you could picture having an altercation with the manager. All eight episodes will be available when the season starts. Begins streaming Thursday on Netflix.
Dating around and making money.
The competition series “Million Dollar Secret” is like “The Traitors,” but instead of people trying to figure out who is committing “murders,” on this show, they are trying to determine which player has been staked with $1 million. This season’s 12 contestants are put in a house together and compete in games and missions to find out who the millionaire is with the goal of eliminating them and getting the money for themselves. The first three episodes will air together, with the next three coming out the following week and the final episodes on April 29. Begins streaming Wednesday on Netflix.
If the memories of Season 7 of “Love Island U.S.A.” aren’t seared into your brain like they are mine, you might need a refresher before the premiere of the second season of “Love Island: Beyond the Villa.” The series follows some of last year’s contestants, including Amaya Espinal, Hannah Fields, Iris Kendall, Jeremiah Brown and TJ Palma, as they navigate their relationships and newfound fame after returning to the real world. Unlike the previous season, which followed the Season 6 cast, the show won’t be entirely filmed in Los Angeles and will instead follow them home. Two episodes will air weekly. Begins streaming Wednesday at 9 p.m. on Peacock.
A musician and a daredevil.
In 2022, Noah Kahan released his single (and subsequent album) “Stick Season,” which inspired a whole group of people to embrace the vibes of his home state and sing-scream the lyrics “and I love Vermont, but it’s the season of the sticks,” whether or not they had been to the Green Mountain state. And in the years since the release, Kahan has collaborated with Hozier, was nominated for a best new artist Grammy (Victoria Monét won) and created the Busyhead Project, nonprofit devoted to improving access to mental health services and spreading information promoting them. The new feature-length documentary “Noah Kahan: Out of Body” chronicles his rise and follows him as he returns to Vermont for some rest and an opportunity to reconnect with himself and his roots. Begins streaming Monday on Netflix.
Earlier this year, Alex Honnold made history by free climbing the Taipei 101 skyscraper during a live Netflix event and brought a lot more eyes to that extreme sport. Another daredevil in this field, Dean Potter, is the subject of “The Dark Wizard,” a four-part documentary series that examines his life and death. The free climber and alpinist died in 2015 at the age of 43 after BASE jumping in Yosemite Park with a fellow climber. The two, whose parachutes did not deploy, collided with a cliff side. The show uses archival footage, journal entries and past interviews to explore Potter’s personal history. Tuesday at 9 p.m. on HBO.
Some finales …
Some winter shows are wrapping up their seasons as flowers bloom and temperatures rise.
“The Pitt” will end its 15-episode Season 2 run, and we will be able to take a breath and unclench our fists after seemingly endless moments of Dr. Robby’s erratic behavior. Begins streaming Thursday at 9 p.m. on HBO.
On “House of Villains” five of reality TV’s biggest wrongdoers are still in the game, but the winner of the cash prize will be revealed this week. Begins streaming Thursday at 9 p.m. on Peacock.
March Madness is officially over for the year with the Michigan Wolverines taking home the NCAA title. The documentary series “Made for March,” which chronicles the preparations the Wolverines and Kansas Jayhawks made ahead of the tournament, is also wrapping up. Begins streaming Saturday on Paramount+.
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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