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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 14 September 2018
From 'Murphy Brown' to le Carre, 6 new shows worth watching

By LYNN ELBER the newcomer about a
LOS ANGELES (AP) — working-class, Irish-Catholic
There's more new television family in the 1970s isn't rid-
to watch than is humanly ing anyone's coattails: It's
possible. But everyone has sharply written, charming
to make a time-allocation and boasts laugh-out-loud
decision in the end, and scenes.
that's what we're here to Created by Tim Doyle,
help with. whose background mirrors
Consider the list below a tip that of the fictional Clearys,
sheet to get you going on "The Kids Are Alright" gives
the fall TV season. Each of the lovingly strict parents of
the six shows has something eight (well-cast) sons their
of note to offer, and some dignity as well as foibles as
have the potential to be they navigate parenthood
season (or beyond) stand- in a tumultuous decade.
outs. Happy viewing, and Mary McCormack and Mi-
the snacks are on you. chael Cudlitz are actors
"MURPHY BROWN" best known for drama but
The unexpected success of shine as mom and dad,
"Roseanne" last season (be- with McCormack getting
fore its sudden implosion the best punchlines in the
due to star Roseanne Barr) debut episode and deliv-
would be enough to make ering them with aplomb. A
this revival intriguing as an- sample: "We do not have
other onetime TV hit eager the wherewithal in this fam-
to prove its relevance. ily for any of you kids to be
The original CBS sitcom star- special." Begins 8:30 p.m.
ring Candice Bergen as a EDT Tuesday, Oct. 16.
broadcast TV news anchor "THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL"
and reporter was unabash- For fans of the gripping,
edly in the middle of politics hugely entertaining "The
and social issues when it Night Manager" that aired
aired from 1988-98, includ- This image released by Amazon Studios shows Kerry Bishe in a scene from "The Romanoffs," on AMC in 2016, there's
ing going toe-to-toe with premiering on Oct. 12. reason for celebration: ex-
Vice President Dan Quayle Associated Press ecutive producers of the
over unwed motherhood. Emmy Award-winning se-
Creator Diane English has fancy themselves descen- Elena and Lila as girls (new- While the twin football con- ries based on a John le
said it was the chance to dants of the royal Russian comers Elisa Del Genio troversies of kneeling and Carre novel are behind this
weigh in on Trump-era poli- family that fell victim to rev- and Ludovica Nasti) and concussions play out at a le Carre adaptation.
tics that persuaded her to olution. The cast changes as teenagers (Margherita distance, the series pro- The six-part miniseries stars
put Murphy back to work, from episode to episode, Mazzucco, Gaia Girace) to vides intimate glimpses of Alexander Skarsgard ("Big
this time on the cable news starting with Marthe Keller its re-creation of the tough, Liberty City Warriors players Little Lies," ''True Blood") and
side and with a bone to and Aaron Eckhart in "The unforgiving neighborhood on and off the field as they English actress Florence
pick about so-called "fake Violet Hour" and Corey Stoll that served as their incuba- pursue the distant dream of Pugh ("Lady Macbeth") in
news." She's joined by her and Kerry Bishe in "The Roy- tor. a pro career and, more im- a 1970s tale of espionage
former colleagues includ- al We." There's fidelity to the novel mediately, a winning sea- and intrigue. He's a mystery
ing Corky (Faith Ford), Frank "The Romanoffs" was shot overall in the episode pro- son. man, she's an actress with
(Joe Regalbuto) and Miles on location in Europe, the vided, a promising start for Their grit is impressive and secrets of her own, and hov-
(Grant Shaud). Americas and Asia. Fair to the extended series that touching, but it's framed by ering over all is spy master-
Do we sense a real-world say the bar is set for high — will adapt the novels in full the burdens of poverty, vio- mind Kurtz (Michael Shan-
Twitter storm gathering on if not excessive — expecta- and which, hopefully, will lence and lack of educa- non, "The Shape of Water").
the horizon? The show de- tions. The first two episodes air here. This season's eight tional opportunities. Camp- As with any respectable
buts 9:30 p.m. EDT Thurs- debut Friday, Oct. 12. episodes are coming in bell's program provides ac- international thriller, it was
day, Sept. 27. "MY BRILLIANT FRIEND" November (date to be an- ademic tutoring and tries filmed on location in scenic
"THE ROMANOFFS" HBO's first non-English lan- nounced). to instill a work ethic that locations including London,
The Amazon Prime Video guage series is based on "WARRIORS OF LIBERTY CITY" can serve beyond football, Prague and (bonus!) at the
drama series makes the the internationally best- The Starz documentary se- but who else is rooting for Acropolis and Temple of
cut even without virtue of selling novel of the same ries has the power of fiction them? Poseidon in Athens.
an early screening, thanks name, the first of four books and beyond, delving into The six-episode series cre- There's another notable
both to its pedigree and by Elena Ferrante. That's a American lives rarely seen ated and directed by Evan producer besides Simon
ambitions. It was created, pen name for the author on TV. Rosenfeld had a power- and Stephen Cornwell of
written, directed and pro- who's remained anony- Miami's disadvantaged ful ally: LeBron James was the Emmy-winning "Night
duced by Matthew Weiner mous, creating as much a Liberty City neighborhood among its executive pro- Manager": le Carre himself,
of "Mad Men" glory and sensation for that choice as is home to a youth foot- ducers. It debuts 8 p.m. EDT the pen name for 86-year-
marks his return to series TV for the acclaimed saga of ball program, founded by Sunday, Sept. 16. old author David Cornwell.
after his Emmy-showered two women starting in their 2 Live Crew frontman and "THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT" "The Little Drummer Girl"
drama ended in 2015. 1950s childhood in Naples, activist Luther "Uncle Luke" This comedy fits snugly was published in 1983; his
An eight-episode anthol- Italy. Campbell, that's helped into ABC's ethnic-family most recent book, "A Leg-
ogy series, "The Romanoffs" The production is impres- launch Antonio Brown, Ted- folio that includes "black- acy of Spies," was released
promises a kaleidoscope sive, from the casting of the dy Bridgewater and others ish," ''The Goldbergs" and last year. The drama airs
of tales about people who actresses playing friends into NFL careers. "Fresh Off the Boat." But Nov. 19-21.q