Programming Highlights | October 2022

Marc Warren (The Good Wife) reprises his role as Commissaris Piet Van der Valk in the second season of the Amsterdam-set police drama. Maimie McCoy (All Creatures Great and Small), Luke Allen-Gale (The Borgias), Elliot Barnes-Worrell (Ready Player One), Darrell D'Silva (Atlanta) and Emma Fielding (Bridgerton) all return to their respective roles.
When an employee of the renowned Cuypers Diamonds is killed and his body delivered in pieces to the wealthy siblings and heirs to the company, Van der Valk must consider a possible tale of revenge against the family.
When a promising cellist from a prestigious orchestra dies following an acid attack, Van der Valk and his team have to delve into the city’s vibrant and eclectic classical music scene in the search for her killer.
Three Cuban baseball players leave their families and risk exile to chase their dreams of playing in the United States. At the shadowy nexus of the migrant trail and pro sports, The Last Out chronicles their harrowing journey, from immigration obstacles to the broken promises of dubious agents. Against all odds, these young athletes try to hold onto their hope while fighting for a better life for their families.
Accepted follows four high school students at T.M. Landry, a prep school in Louisiana known for its viral videos of seniors being accepted to the Ivy Leagues and sending 100% of its graduates to college. But an explosive N.Y. Times article exposes the controversial methods of its dynamic founder — and the fiction of higher education's promise.
Victorian London's most delicious detective duo-with-a-twist are back. Their story continues as aspiring detective Eliza Scarlet competes for cases. She even partners with her longtime friend/rival, The Duke, as their relationship delightfully and maddeningly simmers on.
The sister of a missing woman hires Eliza to find her – the only problem is that the case was already investigated and closed by the police department, leading to new tensions between Eliza and the Duke.
A valuable sketch by the famed naturalist Charles Darwin is stolen, and Eliza is hired by an insurance company to find it. The reason behind her being hired, and the process of solving the mystery bring fresh twists and turns for Eliza and the Duke.
Eliza is forced into hiding when she is the prime suspect in a series of break-ins at city morgues. While the Duke tries to find other suspects, Eliza turns to Moses and her other associates for help.
A mystery author dies under suspicious circumstances, with his last book seemingly unfinished. This leaves two mysteries: What happened to him? And how does his latest potboiler end? Magpie Murders revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway's latest novel but has little idea it will change her life.
A dead mystery author. An unfinished book. His editor is soon involved in his suspicious death.
Was Alan Conway’s death an actual murder? The missing last chapter may hold the secret.
Susan is in line to become the next CEO as the detective plot in Alan’s last novel unfolds.
Fishing bodies from the waters around Glasgow, Scotland, DI Annika Strandhed and her newly-formed Marine Homicide Unit face a steady stream of murders in this new series, starring Nicola Walker as the title character. Confiding her thoughts directly to viewers, Annika juggles baffling cases and a rebellious teenage daughter. The former is easier to solve than the latter.
Annika assembles her team to solve murders in the waters around Glasgow. Their first case looks a lot like a whale hunt gone wrong.
Annika’s teenage daughter, Morgan, gets mixed up with suspects in a revenge slaying. Norse saga comes to life as Annika’s team closes in.
Annika sees one of playwright Ibsen’s plots play out in a homicide. Meanwhile, she takes more than a parental interest in Morgan’s therapist, Jake.
An Act of Worship explores the past 30 years of American history through the perspective of Muslims across the U.S. who have lived it. Observational footage of activists who came of age after 9/11 and personal testimonials offer a window into the community's perspective on pivotal moments and policies that continue to impact Muslim Americans today. A co-production of the Center for Asian American Media.
Learn about WHOOF USA's organization that encourages getting in the dirt with hands-on mentoring at organic farms across the nation. Next, visit an aquaponic greenhouse in the heart of the inner city, growing tilapia fish and fresh produce while teaching the community how to grow healthy options and combatting urban food insecurity. Travel to the heart of the bread basket to visit a high-tech start-up promoting chemical-free large-scale farming with the help of robots.
What does it mean to be a digital native? TikTok, Boom dissects the platform along myriad cross-sections — algorithmic, socio-political, economic and cultural — to explore the impact of the history-making app. Balancing a genuine interest in the community and its innovative mechanics with a healthy skepticism, delve into the security issues, global political challenges and racial biases behind the platform.
Legends of the Sky: The Liberty Plane brings to life the startling development of America's first warplane and the enormous contributions the aircraft has made to aviation history. Meet the men and women of a century ago as they answer the call of our nation to defend liberty in Europe during WWI.