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‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power,’ ‘The Patient,’ ‘Devil in Ohio’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

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MONDAY

The Patient: Steve Carrell stars in this new thriller series as a therapist who is held hostage by a serial killer patient. Premiere. Hulu

America’s National Parks: Garth Brooks narrates this look into our national parks from the Grand Canyon to Big Bend to Hawai’i’s volcanoes. Series premiere. 8 p.m., National Geographic

Keep This Between Us: An adult woman who realized her relationship with her high school teacher was inappropriate embarks on a journey to address the impact of the experience in this new docuseries. Premiere. 8 p.m., Freeform

The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All, and scream more. 7 p.m., ABC

TUESDAY

The Princess:  Using only a mountain of news clips and interviews, and without the benefit of narration, this documentary explores the life and death of Princess Diana in a deeply moving way. Disturbing and heartbreaking, this is a must for anyone with even a passing interest in the royal family … or in an examination of the cruelty of the modern media machine. 7 p.m., HBO2

Rise of the Bolsonaros: A look into Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s powerful family and the repercussions of his election around the world. Premiere. 8 p.m., PBS

WEDNESDAY

DC’s Stargirl: The Gambler’s come to town in the season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

I Came By: Hugh Bonneville stars in this thriller as a powerful man who goes to war with a graffiti artist after the artist discovers a twisted secret in his basement. Premiere. Netflix

Wellington Paranormal: Season finale (and likely the series finale, at least on The CW). 8:30 p.m., The CW

THURSDAY

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Big day for Tolkien fans — Prime Video’s big Lord of the Rings bet is here. Hope you’ve been brushing up on your elvish. Series premiere. Prime Video

Pantheon: This new animated anthology series explores stories by award-winning sci-fi author Ken Liu. Premiere. AMC+

Road House: Jake Gyllenhaal has the audacity to think he can remake this Patrick Swayze classic. How dare he. 9:30 p.m., BBC America

FRIDAY

Fakes: A pair of teenagers accidentally create a fake ID empire in this new comedy. Series premiere. Netflix

Dated and Related: In this new dating show, siblings are on hand to serve as wingmen to help their brother or sister find love. I am the first person to say that we are running out of dating show ideas, but this one is not terrible. Series premiere.  Netflix

Devil in Ohio: A psychiatrist takes in an escaped cult member only to have her own life turned upside down in this new miniseries. Premiere. Netflix

Honk for Jesus: Save Your Soul: Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall star in this new comedy as a mega-church pastor and his wife trying to rebuild their congregation after a scandal closes their church. Premiere. Peacock

SATURDAY

The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert: R.I.P. Taylor.  10:30 a.m., Paramount+ & 10 p.m., CBS

Saturday Night College Football: Oh great. The college football season is upon us. 6:30 p.m., ABC

Red Rocket: Simon Rex stars in this film shot in the Galveston area as a man who returns to Texas City after failing to make it as an actor in Los Angeles. 7 p.m., Showtime

SUNDAY

McEnroe: A look into the life of John McEnroe from the tantrum-thrower himself.  6 p.m., Showtime

Rick & Morty: Season premiere. 10 p.m., Adult Swim

The Murders Before the Marathon: A look into a triple murder that took place ahead of the Boston Marathon bombing, and whether or not the bombing could have been prevented had the murders been solved. Hulu

 

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