Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that air or stream this week, March 3-9. Details and times are subject to change.
Things aren’t going as expected.
On the Hulu thriller “Paradise,” things took an unexpected turn right from the beginning — and have only gotten more twisty from there. The show follows Xavier Collins, a secret service agent played by Sterling K. Brown who is in charge of protecting President Cal Bradford (James Marsden). Slight spoilers ahead: The end of the first episode showed that Xavier, Cal and a few lucky civilians have been living in an underground city after the world ended — and that the president is actually dead. In a series of flashbacks, the rest of the episodes have revealed how things got to where they are, and this week’s finale will reveal who killed the president. Streaming Tuesday on Hulu.
Netflix’s lush historical drama “The Leopard” follows the Salina family, Sicilian aristocrats who are bracing for the Giuseppe Garibaldi’s Redshirt guerrillas to conquer the island in the 19th century. The 1958 book, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, became one of the highest selling novels in Italy. If not for a look at the history, tune in for the stunning location and enviable outfits. Streaming on Wednesday on Netflix.
What happens when you have been raised in the cushy world of wealth but your father’s death has left nothing but his convenience store empire, which is actually a crime front? “Deli Boys,” a new comedy, answers that question. Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh star as brothers who are trying to maintain a deli counter while also dealing with a Peruvian cartel and the Italian mafia. Streaming Thursday on Hulu.
An inside look at sports.
It’s no secret that Boston takes their sports seriously. The new documentary series “Celtics City” transports viewers back to the founding of the Boston Celtics N.B.A. team in 1946 and forward to their championship win in 2024. The show features archival footage and interviews with past and present players, including Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Monday at 9 p.m. on HBO and streaming on Max.
Everyone’s favorite racecar drivers are back for the seventh season of “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” which looks behind the scenes at the lives of some of the best drivers in the world — on and off the paddock. As the franchise has found more and more fans, the 2024 season was on the biggest yet with Max Verstappen for Redbull, Lando Norris for McLaren-Mercedes and Charles Leclerc for Ferrari getting first, second and third, respectively. But what was going on behind the scenes? Streaming Friday on Netflix.
Whether you’re at sea, banishing your friends or in the family business, drama is sure to follow.
In a single episode of Ryan Murphy’s cruise-ship-slash-medical-drama “Dr. Odyssey,” starring Joshua Jackson, an unimaginable amount of things can happen. For example: the captain of the ship has a heart attack while on a date with Shania Twain, Steph Shep’s character has a medical emergency, then the ship travels seven hours off course to pick up a Venezuelan woman stranded at sea. Safe to say, I cannot wait to see what the series cooks up when the second half the first season comes back this week. Thursday at 9 p.m. on ABC.
This season of the reality show “The Traitors” has been a doozy — faithfuls have been murdered and traitors have been banished left and right, usually by their fellow traitors. So at this point, it is impossible to predict who will take home the cash prize and how it will go down.What I do know is that the host, Alan Cumming, has worn some wild outfits along the way. Even though season is coming to an end, there’s still a reunion hosted by Andy Cohen to look forward to. Thursday at 9 p.m. on Peacock.
Danny McBride, Adam Devine, John Goodman and the rest of this love-to-hate world-famous televangelist family are back for a fourth and final season of “The Righteous Gemstones.” While it’s clear this family has some problematic dynamics, this year will focus on their codependency as the show wraps up. McBride told GQ that it made sense to end the show after this season. “It felt natural,” he said. “The story came to me, and it felt like it was a story that was bringing all these themes and these ideas and these characters to a conclusion, to something that felt like completion.” Sunday 10 p.m. on HBO and streaming on Max.
