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Southwestern dust covers a lot of truths behind mysterious tales in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One perhaps foolishly fearless citizen journalist, however, is dead set on sweeping his way to the bottom of things in the new FX crime drama, “The Lowdown,” premiering Tuesday, Sept. 23 on the network, and streaming the next day on Hulu. Ethan Hawke (“Moon Knight”) stars as Lee Raybon, a self-taught reporter with an obsessive interest in skeletons hiding in a powerful Tulsa family’s closet.

The real story Citizen reporter sheds light on the darkness in ‘The Lowdown’

By Sarah Passingham TV Media

Southwestern dust covers a lot of truths behind mysterious tales in Oklahoma. One perhaps foolishly fearless citizen journalist, however, is dead set on sweeping his way to the bottom of things in the new FX series “The Lowdown,” premiering Tuesday, Sept. 23 on the network, and streaming the next day on Hulu. Ethan Hawke (“Moon Knight”) stars as Lee Raybon, a self-taught reporter with an obsessive interest in skeletons hiding in a powerful Tulsa, Oklahoma, family’s closet.

Devoted to his truth-finding mission, Lee gets beat up, knocked out, taken hostage and threatened in the official trailer for the upcoming series. Hawke is perfectly sleazy as Lee, who lives in the rare bookstore he operates when he isn’t following the trail of one of his conspiracies. As described by FX, “while Lee’s no idealist, he’s fiercely committed to exposing corruption and unearthing the city’s hidden rot, even when it puts him at risk.”

However, Lee’s commitment to the greater good leaves him lacking in other areas of his life. His 14-year-old daughter Francis, portrayed by “Skeleton Crew” actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong, is often the one left behind when truth comes calling. Despite her father’s proclivity for absenteeism, Francis longs to follow in his footsteps and go where her curiosity leads her.

The case that starts this particular one of Lee’s spirals centers around the Washberg family. Following the publication of Lee’s exposé on the local bigwigs, one unsavory member of the family meets an unfortunate, suspicious end. Dale Washberg’s (Tim Blake Nelson, “Poker Face”) alleged suicide doesn’t sit right with Lee, who starts following a trail of breadcrumbs left by the dead man that points in a different direction than the official story.

Dale’s widow, Betty Jo (Jeanne Tripplehorn, “The Gilded Age”), piques Lee’s interest when her grief over her late husband quickly sends her closer to her brother-in-law, whose local political profile is heating up. Gubernatorial candidate Donald Washberg (Kyle MacLachlan, “Overcompensating”) is paid a visit by Lee in a public urinal of all places in the series trailer. In another scene, the two exchange pointed words, both onto each other.

Up against a family with all the resources in the world to take him down and keep Lee from reaching the ultimate truth that they want to stay hidden, one mysterious man has got the unorthodox journalist’s back. Marty, portrayed by seasoned scene stealer Keith David (“Duster”), pops up at random to encourage Lee in his Washberg investigation.

Also starring in “The Lowdown” are Kaniehtiio

Horn (“Letterkenny”), Siena East (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”), Scott Shepherd (“True Detective”), Tracy Letts (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Macon Blair (“Oppenheimer,” 2023), Killer Mike (“Billions”), Cody Lightning (“Echo”), Michael Hitchcock (“Black Monday”) and Peter Dinklage (“Dexter: Resurrection”).

The new series even had a festival premiere at TIFF. The festival’s Primetime program celebrated 10 years of featuring series from around the world, with “The Lowdown” opening this year’s installment alongside five other world premieres.

“The Lowdown” comes from the creator of the Peabody Award-winning FX dramedy “Reservation Dogs,” Sterlin Harjo, who wrote, directed and executive produced the new series. Bringing another story of Oklahoma to FX, Harjo was inspired by a real person, very close to home, when writing Lee.

Harjo told the Los Angeles Times in an interview in August, “the story is fictional, but the character was inspired by someone I worked with named Lee Roy Chapman at This Land Press magazine. He was very much a soldier for truth and I would ride shotgun and make these videos

about the underground, unknown histories of Tulsa.”

Chapman founded the Center for Public Secrets to house neglected stories of Oklahoma’s history, including the video series he and Harjo worked on, appropriately named “Public Secrets.” About the series, Harjo said, “it was about a pent-up need for truth in this city. That push to tell the truth and find truth and tell our story and create a narrative around us. It gave us and the city an identity, something to hold on to.”

“The Lowdown” joins a few mighty recent projects that have brought aspects of Oklahoma’s hidden history to light across genres and formats. The crime drama, of course, joins Harjo’s last series with FX, “Reservation Dogs,” which offered a grounded portrayal of life on a rural Oklahoma reservation through the eyes of a group of teens. The incredible cast of newcomers and veteran actors and writing that leaned into humor and away from melodrama made for a moving watch.

The 2023 Martin Scorsese-directed Apple TV+ film “Killers of the Flower Moon” received

10 Academy Award nominations and helped make Lily Gladstone (“The Wedding Banquet,” 2025) a household name. Inspired by the 2017 non-fiction book of the same name, the drama told the story of the systemic killing of Osage people in 1920s Oklahoma after oil was discovered on their land.

“Watchmen,” the 2019 HBO limited series that served as a sequel to the 1986 comic book of the same name, was set in an alternate universe’s present-day Tulsa. The series, which won several Emmy awards at the 2020 ceremony, highlighted the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.

Don’t miss the premiere of “The Lowdown,” Tuesday, Sept. 23, on FX, and streaming the next day on Hulu.

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Sunday

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(11) WTTW WILL 7:00 p.m.

Draw your own conclusions when Adelaide’s (Frances de la Tour) painting is vandalized and the art gallery owner is murdered. But when Jasper (Ben Miller) learns of the results of some DNA tests on him and the Dean (Douglas Reith), he gets distracted.

Monday

Brilliant Minds

(5) WMAQ 9:00 p.m.

After reuniting with his long thought dead father (Mandy Patinkin) at the end of last season, brilliant and unconventional neurologist Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto) has a new goal in life: to find a

Tuesday

The Fugitive

TCM 7:00 p.m.

In a Latin American country where the government has outlawed religious displays, the last priest (Henry Fonda) in a village seeks refuge in a church, disguised as a peasant. He is soon discovered by Maria (Dolores del Rio), who he offers to baptize.

Thursday

English Teacher

FX 8:00 p.m.

Controversy hits Morrison-Hensley High School, and Evan (Brian Jordan Alvarez) finds himself squarely in the middle of issues ranging from COVID to student phone use in this Season 2 premiere, which kicks off with three back-to-back episodes.

Friday

Dateline NBC

(5) WMAQ 8:00 p.m.

Sunday

Anchor Lester Holt along with journalists Andrea Canning, Blayne Alexander, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy take on stories that run the gamut from true crime, to documentaries, to indepth investigations in this award-winning series.

A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September

Celebrate an iconic band with “A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September,” airing on CBS this Sunday, Sept. 21. With hits such as “September” and “Boogie Wonderland,” the band defined an era. This salute features appearances by artists such as Herbie Hancock, Jefferson Airplane and more.

Saturday

48 Hours

(2) WBBM WCIA 9:00 p.m.

Erin Moriarty, Natalie Morales, Peter Van Sant and the rest of the CBS News team

go in-depth to investigate fascinating criminal cases that have shocked journalists and captivated the nation during the Season 39 premiere of this awardwinning program.

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Noon (2) WBBM WCIA (32) WFLD NFL Football (Live) (3:25)

BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball Florida at Wisconsin. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)

1:00 p.m. USA NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire. (Live) (3:30)

2:00 p.m. (5) WMAQ IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks. (Live) (3:00) (7) WLS WNBA Basketball Semifinals, Game 1: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball Notre Dame at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)

3:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Final Round. (Live) (2:00)

3:25 p.m. (32) WFLD NFL Football (Live) (3:05)

4:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball California at USC. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN WNBA Basketball Semifinals, Game 1: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

5:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf PURE Insurance Championship, Final Round. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros. (Live) (3:00)

7:15 p.m. (5) WMAQ NFL Football Kansas City Chiefs at New York Giants. (Live) (3:15)

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 NWSL Soccer NJ/NY Gotham FC at Bay FC. (Live) (2:00)

M onday

7:00 p.m. (7) WLS ESPN NFL Football Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens. (Live) (3:15)

ESPN2 NFL Football Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli: Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens. (Live) (3:15)

T ue S day

5:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Soccer Indiana at Michigan State. (Live) (2:00)

6:30 p.m. TRU TBS MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)

ESPN WNBA Basketball Semifinals, Game 2: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Soccer Maryland at Penn State. (Live) (2:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN WNBA Basketball Semifinals, Game 2: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

W edne S day

6:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball Michigan at Nebraska. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball Indiana at Northwestern. (Live) (2:00)

T hur S day

6:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Army at East Carolina. (Live) (3:00)

7:30 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball Michigan State at Minnesota. (Live) (2:00)

9:30 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Soccer Rutgers at UCLA. (Live) (2:00)

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2:00 p.m. USA 2025 Ryder Cup Day 1. (Live) (3:00)

3:00 p.m. BIG10 College Field Hockey Michigan State at Penn State. (Live) (2:00)

5:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Soccer Michigan State at Michigan. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Florida State at Virginia. (Live) (3:00)

6:30 p.m. ESPN2 WNBA Basketball Semifinals, Game 3: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. BIG10 Men’s College Soccer UCLA at Indiana. (Live) (2:00)

TRU Banana Ball World Tour Texas Tailgaters vs. Savannah Bananas. (Live) (2:00)

8:00 p.m. (32) WFLD College Football TCU at Arizona State. (Live) (3:30)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 WNBA Basketball Semifinals, Game 3: Teams TBA. (Live) (2:00)

9:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Houston at Oregon State. (Live) (3:00)

S aT urday

9:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Manchester City vs. Burnley. (Live) (2:00)

11:00 a.m. (2) WBBM WCIA Italian Serie A Soccer Juventus vs. Atalanta. (Live) (2:00) (7) WLS College Football Notre Dame at Arkansas. (Live) (3:00) (32) WFLD BIG10 ESPN ESPN2 College Football Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00) 11:30 a.m. TNT College Football (Live) (3:30) USA Premier League Soccer Nottingham Forest vs. Sunderland. (Live) (2:00) Noon TRU NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400, Qualifying. (Live) (2:00)

2:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers. (Live) (2:00)

2:30 p.m. (2) WBBM WCIA (7) WLS (32) WFLD BIG10 ESPN ESPN2 College Football Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)

3:00 p.m. (9) WGN NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series Kansas Lottery 300. (Live) (3:00)

6:00 p.m. (9) WGN ESPN ESPN2 College Football Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00) (32) WFLD MLB Baseball Teams TBA. (Live) (3:00)

6:30 p.m. (5) WMAQ College Football Oregon at Penn State. (Live) (3:30) (7) WLS College Football Alabama at Georgia. (Live) (3:30) (38) WCPX NWSL Soccer Angel City FC at Racing Louisville FC. (Live) (2:00)

7:00 p.m. BIG10 Women’s College Volleyball Michigan at Michigan State. (Live) (2:00) TRU Banana Ball World Tour Texas Tailgaters vs. Savannah Bananas. (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. (38) WCPX NWSL Soccer Utah Royals FC at Bay FC. (Live) (2:00)

9:15 p.m. ESPN College Football BYU at Colorado. (Live) (3:00)

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ESPN2 College Football Idaho at Montana. (Live) (3:00)

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Brewing up drama

‘House of Guinness’ unveils history of ‘Black Gold’

By Dana Simpson TV Media

Nestled snugly in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties neighborhood lies St. James’s Gate, an area of town that served as the city’s western entrance during the Middle Ages. Now a relatively unassuming access to the country’s most popular brewery-cum-tourist attraction, St. James’s Gate could, in some ways, be considered Ireland’s gateway to the rest of the world. For what represents Ireland better than a Guinness?

“House of Guinness,” premiering Thursday, Sept. 25, on Netflix, takes viewers beyond the storied gate and into the family drama, socioeconomic and religious politics and entrepreneurial schemes of Ireland’s most esteemed brewing dynasty.

Best characterized as a family-succession period drama, “House of Guinness” comes from film and television triple threat Steven Knight, who also created the award-winning English gangster drama “Peaky Blinders,” starring Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer,” 2023) and Paul Anderson (“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” 2011).

“’House of Guinness’ explores an epic story inspired by one of Europe’s most famous and enduring dynasties — the Guinness family,” reads the official description, as reported by Netflix’s press site, Tudum. “Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery, and the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.”

As divulged by the trailer, upon Sir Benjamin’s death, the patriarch split his “brewery concerns” between his eldest son, Arthur, played in the Netflix series by “Masters of the Air” star Anthony Boyle, and his third child and youngest son, Edward, who is portrayed on screen by “Enola Holmes” (2020) and “Disclaimer’s” Louis Partridge. This decision ultimately excluded the remaining two Guinness children, second-born son Benjamin (Fionn O’Shea, “Normal People”) and sole daughter Anne (Emily Fairn, “The Responder”), which caused its own unique brand of chaos within the family.

“Here’s a deceased father deciding the fate of his children,” Knight told Tudum during a promotional interview for the show. “The will determines the trajectory of each of those siblings. What’s a better place to start a drama than that? They all receive whatever they receive. None of them are happy.”

But, of course, it isn’t just the surviving Guinnesses’ fates that are about to change with the 1868 death of their father, but Ireland’s fate as a

Fionn O’Shea, Louis Partridge, Anthony Boyle and Emily Fairn star in “House of Guinness”

whole, given that political unrest continues to grow in the face of ongoing British control over Irish affairs. And while the Home Rule campaign to build a Dublin-based Irish Parliament is gaining traction across the country at this time, there is still plenty left to get done leading up to the big rebellion on Easter 1916.

“The decisions these characters make about personal issues will have consequences for the future of Ireland, which is quite a burden,” Knight explained to Tudum. “The pressure adds fuel and energy to all of those relationships.”

As the Guinness brewing company finds a path without its long-term guide at the helm — Sir Benjamin led the company to success following his grandfather, Arthur Guinness’, decision to sign a 9,000-year lease on St. James’s Gate Brewery in 1759 — brothers Arthur and Edward face struggles of their own while trying to expand the family brand into the United States with the help of allies from all walks of life. As always, however, not all who offer help are friendly, so the Guinness family must remain discerning amid rife tensions and never-ending periods of rapid social change.

Told across eight hour-long episodes, “House of Guinness” also stars James Norton (“Grantchester”) as Sean Rafferty, a character whose posh Protestantism echoes that of the Guinnesses, threatening to further expose the class disparity between religious sects; Niamh McCormack (“Everything Now”) and Seamus O’Hara (“The Northman,” 2022) as Ellen and Patrick Cochrane, working-class Dubliners whose livelihood, like that of many around them, depends upon Guinness’ success; Danielle Galligan (“Shadow and Bone”) as the seductive and possibly manipulative Lady Olivia Hedges; and Jack Gleeson (“Game of Thrones”) as unpredictable cog in the wheel Byron Hedges, whose privilege pairs with ignorance in such a way that could prove detrimental to him and anyone caught in the crossfire.

Dervla Kirwan (“Ondine,” 2009), Michael McElhatton (“Game of Thrones”), David Wilmot (“Calvary,” 2014), Jean-Pascal Heynemand (“All Creatures Great & Small”) and Hilda Fay (“The Woman in the Wall”) also star, while Tom Shankland (“The Serpent”) and Mounia Akl (“Costa Brava, Lebanon,” 2021) split directorial duties.

Screen Scramble

Unscramble the letters for each word to reveal five movies and TV shows. Then, rearrange the circled letters to discover the actor who has appeared in all five.

Solution on page 2

By Kimberly Tremblay TV Media

Frosting frights and candy nightmares come alive when “Halloween Wars” returns for Season 15, bringing a spellbinding mix of hauntingly sweet and wickedly creative treats to Food Network this Sunday, Sept. 21, to kick off the spooky holiday season.

Actor Jonathan Bennett, best known for his role in the 2004 hit film “Mean Girls,” is back as a host this season as seven teams — each a trio of cake sculptors, sugar alchemists and pumpkin carvers — face off in a series of eerie challenges that demand both artistry and precision in order to turn their visions into edible masterpieces that both scare and impress. As the

competition escalates week by week, viewers can look forward to a season packed with unexpected twists and a festive dose of Halloween spirit.

From childhood monsters to sinister spins on the Boogeyman, this season’s displays are guaranteed to be both spine-tingling and scrumptiously impressive. But, only one team will impress judges Shinmin Li (“Holiday Wars”) and Aarti Sequeira (“Mira, Royal Detective”), who decide which teams move on and which team is eliminated. In the end, one team will walk away with the Halloween Wars championship title and the grand prize of $25,000.

And “Halloween Wars” doesn’t stand alone in the seasonal fun. It anchors Food Network’s annual Halloween

Shinmin Li, Aarti Sequeira and Jonathan Bennett feature in “Halloween Wars”

lineup alongside “Halloween Baking Championship” and “Road to Halloween Wars,” making for a frightfully fun tradition for viewers ready to indulge in seasonal thrills and chills.

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5. ER procedure

8. “90 Day Fiancé” channel

11. Bean product?

12. Afflict with ennui

13. Edge

14. Cartoon about search and rescue dogs

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17. Jared Harris series

19. Acadians in Louisiana

22. Plant axis

23. Have __ to play

24. Big fairs

27. “I’ve heard better”

28. Slugger’s stat

29. Like some windows

32. Cutter kin

34. Soccer center?

36. Cuts it close?

37. John Cena series

40. Competed in a marathon

41. “Glee” star

45. Monk’s condition

46. Yankee slugger, familiarly

47. Slangy denial

48. Timid

49. Balance sheet abbr.

50. Revealing picture

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1. 90210, for one

2. “Sweet as apple cider” girl

3. Not used

4. Detergent measure

5. Ear pieces?

6. Pokes

7. Tell, as a tale

8. N.Y.C. comedy club

9. Toy building block

10. “Follow me!”

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15. Topnotch

18. Cowhand’s nickname

19. Bivouac area

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35. Shrewd

36. Timetable, for short

37. N.F.L. players

38. One and all

39. “___ is as good as a wink”

42. Neither follower

43. P. and L. preparer

44. When tripled, Fat Albert’s catchphrase

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WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX

“Wayward”

From creator Mae Martin (“Feel Good”), who also stars in the series, “Wayward” premieres Thursday, Sept. 25, on Netflix, transporting its viewers into the mysterious world of Tall Pines Academy. This thrilling miniseries sees Martin starring as police officer Alex Dempsey, who moves into a new home alongside his pregnant wife, Laura (Sarah Gadon, “Cosmopolis,” 2012), only to connect with two young students — Abbie (Sydney Topliffe, “Davey & Jonesie’s Locker”) and Leila (Alyvia Alyn Lind, “The Young and the Restless”) — attending a local academy for “troubled teens.” Both girls express their desire to escape the overly stringent school, leading Alex to begin an investigation into the institution and the unusual incidents surrounding its students. Before long, Alex is led to the school’s mysterious leader, Evelyn (Toni Collette, “Hereditary,” 2018), who might just be the answer to all his pressing questions. Called a “genre-bending limited series about the eternal struggle between one generation and the next” (per Netflix), Martin’s series also stars Patrick J. Adams (“Suits”), Brandon Jay McLaren (“Tucker and Dale vs Evil,” 2010), Joshua Close (“In Their Skin,” 2012), Patrick Gallagher (“Night at the Museum,” 2006), Tricia Black (“Pretty Hard Cases”), Tattiawna Jones (“Murderbot”) and John Daniel (“The Hardy Boys”).

WHAT’S NEW ON HULU

“English Teacher” - Season 2 Grab your books, your lunch bag and your backpack: class is back in session. Season 2 of “English Teacher” premieres Thursday, Sept. 25, on Hulu following yet another year in the life of high school teacher Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez, “Will & Grace”) as he navigates the “political minefield known as the American high school,” per the series’ logline. In this second season, Evan finds himself managing countless controversies at Morrison-

Hensley High, as he and the other teachers navigate everything from student phone usage and climate change discussions to COVID-era classrooms and in-school military recruitment. All the while, Evan struggles to maintain his ongoing relationship with Malcolm (Jordan Firstman, “Rotting in the Sun,” 2023), who no longer works at Morrison-Hensley but struggles with Evan’s excessive righteousness in the classroom. Stephanie Koenig (“Lessons in Chemistry”) and Sean Patton (“Maron”) return as some of the school’s steadfast teachers, alongside Enrico Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”), who stars as Principal Grant Moretti, and Carmen Christopher (“The Bear”) as Morrison-Hensley’s opinionated guidance counselor, Rick.

WHAT’S NEW ON DISNEY+

“Marvel Zombies”

Based on the Marvel Zombies comic book series (originally written by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips), the MCU expands yet again with the debut of “Marvel Zombies,” a four-episode, animated miniseries premiering Wednesday, Sept. 24, on Disney+. Created by Zeb Wells (“Deadpool & Wolverine,” 2024), and with episodes directed by Bryan Andrews (“What If…?”), “Marvel Zombies” focuses on an alternate timeline first introduced in 2021’s “What If… Zombies?!,” in which a virus has turned most of the world’s population — including

the superpowered Avengers — into flesh-eating zombies. This latest series finds a group of survivors searching for a cure to the life-threatening zombie plague, seeing the group risking their lives as they wander through a dystopian landscape filled with unspeakable threats. “Marvel Zombies” stars David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) as the Red Guardian, Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” 2021) as Xu Shang-Chi, Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”) as Scarlet Witch, Florence Pugh (“Thunderbolts*,” 2025) as Yelena Belova, Hailee Steinfeld (“Hawkeye”) as Kate Bishop, Dominique Thorne (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” 2022) as Ironheart, Iman Vellani (“The Marvels,” 2023) as Ms. Marvel, Todd Williams (“Invincible”) as Blade Knight and Hudson Thames (“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man”) as Spider-Man.

WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO

“Hotel Costiera” - Season 1 Starring “Grey’s Anatomy” alum Jesse Williams as former marine Daniel “DD” De Luca, the mystery- and intrigue-filled series, “Hotel Costiera,” premieres its first season Wednesday, Sept. 24, on Prime Video. Upon returning to his childhood home in Italy, De Luca finds himself intrigued by a luxurious hotel located on the Amalfi Coast, where he begins a curious investigation into the hotel owner’s missing daughter, who went missing a month

before his arrival. As De Luca digs deeper into his surroundings, he quickly discovers that the hotel’s wealthy guests — and its unusual employees — have countless secrets to hide … secrets De Luca hopes to uncover once and for all. From creators Francesco Arlanch (“DOC — Nelle tue mani”) and Elena Bucaccio (“Che Dio ci aiuti”), “Hotel Costiera” also stars Jean-Hugues Anglade (“Betty Blue,” 1986), Jordan Alexandra (“The Winter King”), Maria Chiara Giannetta (“Muori di lei,” 2025), Alejandra Onieva (“Stories Not to Be Told,” 2022), Tommaso Ragno (“The Miracle”), Sam Haygarth (“The French Dispatch,” 2021) Pierpaolo Spollon (“Come fratelli,” 2025), Antonio Gerardi (“Sara: Woman in the Shadows”), Amanda Campana (“The Crypt Monster,” 2021) and more, with Adam Bernstein (“Fargo”) and Giacomo Martelli (“Miss Fallaci”) acting as series directors.

WHAT’S NEW ON APPLE TV+

“Slow

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Q: I see a lot of Agatha Christie remakes happening, but what about my favorite cozy mystery, “Murder, She Wrote”? Are they ever going to remake that?

A: “Oh, it’s happening,” said none other than screen megastar Jamie Lee Curtis, who will apparently be this generation’s Jessica Fletcher. Deadline.com kicked off the rumors in December, when it said it “heard” Curtis (“Halloween,” 1978) would play nosy novelist Fletcher in a reboot of beloved ‘80s mystery show “Murder, She Wrote.”

Curtis seems to have confirmed the rumors in July, when Entertainment Tonight cornered her at a red-carpet event to ask about it.

“Oh, it’s happening. We’re a minute away, but yeah, very excited. Very excited. But I’m tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting.”

Allow me to tamp down your enthusiasm a little further and point out that we won’t be getting hours upon hours of it the way we did for the original, which ran for 12 seasons on CBS. The reboot is planned as a feature film. And as Curtis said, they haven’t even started shooting yet, so it’s unknown when this will reach the screen.

As Deadline points out (and you allude to in your question), doing it as a movie squares it with the larger cozy-mystery trend happening at the moment.

“Whodunits are hot,” Deadline’s Matt Grobar wrote back in December, citing the new Agatha Christie films made by Kenneth Branagh (starting with “Murder on the Orient Express,” 2017), as

well as the “Knives Out” films (the third installment of which, titled “Wake Up Dead Man,” just debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival).

Q: I just heard that “Family Matters” was a “Perfect Strangers” spinoff. Now I’m wondering, did the actress do any of those other shows? Is she still working?

A: No, Jo Marie Payton, who played Harriette Winslow on “Perfect Strangers” and then “Family Matters,” didn’t do any of the other ABC TGIF shows. But she is still working, so there are plenty of chances to see her in other stuff.

For anyone who didn’t spend most of the 1990s in front of the TV, that all may need to be untangled a little. Payton’s character, Harriette, was introduced first as an elevator operator at the Chicago office building where the two central characters on “Perfect Strangers” — Larry,

played by Mark Linn-Baker (“My Favorite Year,” 1982) and his cousin Balki (Bronson Pinchot, “Beverly Hills Cop,” 1984) — worked.

Her character proved popular enough that ABC built a whole new show, “Family Matters,” around her and her family. It was added to the network’s Friday night sitcom block, dubbed ABC TGIF. But of the many different sitcoms that composed the TGIF block over the decade, Payton only appeared in those two.

She has, however, done plenty of other things since.

For example, she voiced the character Suga Mama on the kids’ sitcom “The Proud Family” in the early 2000s, and is now doing so again on its

spinoff, “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.” She also has a supporting role right now in the Netflix sitcom “Miss Governor.”

If you’re really aching to relive some “Family Matters” vibes, you can check out the 2015 Lifetime movie “The Flight Before Christmas,” which she appeared in along with Reginald VelJohnson (“Die Hard,” 1988), who played her husband on “Family Matters” and actually showed up in an episode of “Perfect Strangers” as well.

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