All times Eastern. FRIDAY, Sept. 10KateMary Elizabeth Winstead stars in this action-packed drama about a ruthless criminal operative who exacts revenge on her enemies after she is irreversibly poisoned, only to form an unexpected bond with one of her past victims (Netflix). SATURDAY, Sept. 11Inside the President’s War RoomRevisit of the hours immediately after the terrorist strikes of 9/11, as seen through the eyes of the top decision-makers who responded for the nation, with never-before-heard testimony from President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condeleezza Rice and many others, and filmed archives of nearly 200 never-before published photos from that fateful day (Apple TV+). 9/11: I Was ThereMarking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this two-hour documentary presents a unique and moving account of day featuring rare footage and audio captured by ordinary people who happened to pick up their video cameras that day, providing an unvarnished, remarkable documentation of an event that changed modern history forever (10 p.m., History Channel). SUNDAY, Sept. 12American RustJeff Daniels and Maury Tierney star in this new drama series, based on Phillip Meyer’s celebrated debut novel about a chief of police in a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices who must decide how far he’ll go to protect the son of the woman he loves when a murder rips through the community (10 p.m., Showtime). Scenes From a MarriageAdaptation of director Ingmar Bergman’s classic Swedish TV series of the same name, this new five-part limited series stars Oscar Issac, Jessica Chastain and Corey Stoll in a dramatic examination of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce, all through the lens of a contemporary American couple (HBO). MONDAY, Sept. 13Halloween Baking ChampionshipTen bakers from across the country meet at Camp Devil’s Food Lake in this competition themed around ‘80s slasher horror movies to create killer cakes, creepy confectionaries and more eerie edibles in challenges that pay homage to essential horror films of the era (9 p.m., Food Network). Back to LifeAfter an extended break, the six-part second season of the critically acclaimed comedy series begins tonight, starring Daisy Haggard as Miri Matteson, who, after 18 years behind bars, returns and tries to re-assimilate into the life she once lived in the coastal British town she once called home (10 p.m., Showtime). TUESDAY, Sept. 14You vs Wild: Out ColdAdventurer Bear Gryllis stars in this action-packed “interactive” movie—as a plane-crash passenger, with amnesia, stranded in wintry mountains—who needs your help (making choices on your remote) to save himself and his pilot. So, c’mon now, let’s get Bear outta there! (Netflix). Level Playing FieldSports doc series features stories illuminating how public policies have contributed to inequalities in the sports landscape and society at large, and how billion-dollar industries in and outside of sports have historically underpaid their most valuable assets, politicized community-based initiatives and stifled the voices of athletes of color (HBO and HBO Max). WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15Made From ScratchSeason three of the “not-really-a-cooking-show” series kicks off tonight, going beyond the recipes to serve up candid looks at Latino artists as they prepare favorite childhood dishes with family members who know them best. Watch for pop singer/actress Becky G, Dominican singer-songwriter Maria Isabel, rapper Smino, actress Tinashe and more (10 p.m., Fuse). My SonMissing-person thriller flick—a remake of a French film—stars James McAvoy and Claire Foy in this tale of a kidnapped child and father who goes off to find him (Peacock). THURSDAY, Sept. 16The PremiseB.J. Novak is the creator and host of this bold new half-hour comedy anthology series, which engages timely and topical issues including sex, gun violence and online obsession. The ensemble cast includes Ben Platt, Daniel Dae Kim, Lucas Hedges, Kaitlin Dever, Jon Bernthal, O’Shea Jackson Jr.,Ed Asner, George Wallace, Beau Bridges and more (FX on Hulu). Dan Brown’s The Lost SymbolLearn the backstory of the young Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon—you know, who’d “grow up” to be played by Tom Hanks in all those Da Vinci Code movies—in this new series based on yet another Dan Brown thriller, featuring more deadly puzzles, a missing mentor and a chilling global conspiracy. Starring Ashley Zukerman and Valorie Curry (Peacock). NEW ON DVD Scarlett Johansson finally gets her own standalone solo project, reprising her fan-favorite role in Black Widow (Disney Home Entertainment) as Natasha Romanoff confronts the darker parts of her pre-Avenger past and a dangerous, deep-rooted conspiracy. With Florence Pugh, David Harbour and Rachel Weisz. Bonus content includes bloopers, deleted scenes and featurettes. It started as a 2015 Twitter thread from a Detroit waitress and part-time stripper, about her wild road trip to Florida with a friend, and became the acclaimed, uproarious and outrageous dark comedy Zola (Lionsgate Home Entertainment), starring TaylourPage and Riley Keough—as the two girlfriends whose wild, unpredictable weekend includes encounters with a pimp, an idiot boyfriend and some of Tampa’s finest strip clubs. Work is kids’ stuff in The Boss Baby: Family Business (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), the family-fun animated madcap comedy sequel to the 2017 hit featuring the voices of Alec Baldwin, James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt, Jeff Goldblum, Eva Longoria, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow. AT THE MOVIESFrom horror-flick maestro James Wan comes Malignant, a new thriller-chiller about a woman (Annabelle Wallis, from The Tudors and Peaky Blinders) paralyzed by visions of grisly murders, who comes to realize that her nightmares are in actually terrifying realities. In the comedy Queenpins, two housewives (Kristin Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste) conspire to create a $40 million coupon scam. With Vince Vaughn, Joel McHale and Paul Walter Hauser.
