By Rob Lowman
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Catch up on
Santa Clarita Diet: (Netflix) The horror-comedy is about married Realtors — Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant) — raising their teenage daughter in the quiet L.A. suburb who face an unusual problem. Sheila has suddenly turned into a zombie-cannibal. The premise would seem impossibly hard to maintain, yet after watching all 10 episodes, the series only seems impossibly funny. Barrymore and Olyphant are terrific as a couple still in love after 25 years, trying to make it work despite the little problem. Worried that Joel might have to kill her, Sheila asks how he’d go about doing it. Probably bash her brains in with a baseball bat, he replies. When she says this sounds kind of hostile, Joel says, “Oh, so this is going to be a thing?” In marriage, there are moments you can never win.
This week
The Walking Dead: (9 p.m. Sunday on AMC) The second half of the seventh season begins.
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: (11 p.m. Sunday on HBO) The Emmy-winning host of the satirical half-hour news show is back for a fourth season.
Birds Of A Feather: (Streaming on Acorn TV on Monday) This British sitcom classic returns after 15 years in which sisters Sharon (Pauline Quirke) and Tracey (Linda Robson) have gone their separate ways and not spoken to each other for years.
Crownies: (Streaming on Acorn TV on Monday) Legal drama is a prequel to the “Janet King” mysteries.
Eagles Of Death Metal — Nos Amis: (10 p.m. Monday on HBO) Documentary film follows the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal as they recount their experiences before, during and after the tragic terrorist attack at their concert in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015.
Girlfriend’s Day Movie: (Tuesday on Netflix) Bob Odenkirk plays a down-on-his-luck romance card writer trying to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest. Instead, he gets entangled in a web of murder and deceit as writers vie to create the perfect card for a newly crowned holiday, Girlfriend’s Day.
Undeniable With Joe Buck: (8 p.m. Wednesday on AT&T/DirecTV) Sports announcer hosts new talk show.
Supermansion: (Available on Crackle on Thursday) A stop-action animation comedy about a superhero group getting older and still trying to stay relevant. Bryan Cranston is one of the voices.
Planet Earth II: (9 p.m. Saturday BBC America) The BBC’s hit 2006 nature series gets an ultra-high-def, six-part sequel. David Attenborough returns as narrator. Tonight’s BBC America premiere will be simulcast on AMC and Sundance, though the remaining five episodes (all airing on Sunday nights) will be exclusive to BBC America.
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