This Week On TV: March 25-31

By Brent Furdyk. 25 Mar 2019 9:39 AM

This Week: Mark Hamill joins History‘s “Knightfall”, a new TV tavern opens with “Abby’s”, Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner chase down Bonnie and Clyde in “The Highwaymen”, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ long-awaited return in the final season of “Veep”, and the best in homegrown film and TV honoured at the Canadian Screen Awards.

City

History

History

Super Channel

'What We Do in the Shadows' - series premiere

John P Johnson/FX

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal

HGTV Canada

Hilary B Gayle / Courtesy of Netflix

Amazon Prime Video

Trae Patton/NBC

The Canadian Academy

HBO

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'Hudson & Rex' - series premiere
City
This shot-in-Newfoundland police drama follows the adventures of major crimes detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) and his new partner Rex, a German shepherd with
* Monday, March 25
'Knightfall' - season premiere
History
"Star Wars" alum Mark Hamill joins the cast for the second season of this historical drama about the mysterious Knights Templar. The erstwhile Luke Skywalker is practically unrecognizable as Talus, described as a "battle-hardened Knight Templar veteran of the Crusades, who survived captivity for 10 years in the Holy Land and is tasked with training the new initiates to the Order.”
* Monday, March 25 on History
'Jesus: His Life' - series premiere
History
This eight-part miniseries takes a historical approach to the life of Jesus, with each hour-long episode told through the eyes of a different person, ranging from mother Mary to duplicitous Judas.
* Monday, March 25 on History
'NCIS'
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While Gibbs and Bishop are aboard a nuclear submarine conducting conduct a murder investigation, Director Vance (Rocky Carroll, who also directed this episode) is notified by the Pentagon that the sub has gone radio silent.
* Tuesday, March 26 on Global
'Jane the Virgin' - season premiere
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The final season kicks off, addressing the big ol' cliffhanger in the previous season's finale when Jane (Gina Rodriguez) discovered her late husband, who died a few seasons back, isn't quite as dead as she thought. Meanwhile, look for former "Chicago P.D." star Sophia Bush to guest star in a recurring capacity.
* Wednesday, March 27
'Damned' - series premiere
Super Channel
This British comedy focuses on the day-to-day lives of a pair of jaded social workers (Jo Brand, "Getting On", and Alan Davies, "Jonathan Creek") as they battle the constant absurdities of bureaucracy. * Wednesday, March 27
'What We Do in the Shadows' - series premiere
John P Johnson/FX
Anyone who enjoyed the big-screen cult comedy of the same name will want to check out this new sitcom spinoff about a group of immortal vampires living together in Staten Island, where they get on each other's nerves just like any roommates.
* Wednesday, March 27
'Abby's' - series premiere
NBCUniversal
Natalie Morales stars as the titular Abby, who runs a hopping (and not exactly legal) bar in her backyard in this new comedy.
* Thursday, March 28 on Global
'Happy!' - season premiere
NBCUniversal
Arguably one of the more weirdly hilarious shows in recent memory, Christopher Meloni returns for a second season of this off-kiler comedy about a cop-turned-hit man who's befriended by an imaginary cartoon unicorn (voiced by comedian Patton Oswalt).
* Thursday, March 28 on Showcase
'Backyard Builds' - season premiere
HGTV Canada
Bryan McCourt and Sarah Keenleyside return with a new season of "Backyard Builds", guaranteed to give viewers ideas on how to beautify their own backyards.
* Thursday, March 28 on HGTV Canada
'The Highwaymen'
Hilary B Gayle / Courtesy of Netflix
Based on a true story, Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson star as a pair of former Texas Rangers who are enticed out of retirement to help capture notorious crime duo Bonnie and Clyde after the FBI and other law enforcement come up short.
* Friday, March 29
'Hanna' - series premiere
Amazon Prime Video
Based on the 2011 film of the same name, Esme Creed-Miles plays the child assassin memorably portrayed by Saoirse Ronan in the original. Also starring Joel Kinnaman and Mireille Enos.
* Friday, March 29
'Saturday Night Live
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Ahead of the second season of "Killing Eve", Sandra Oh makes her debut as host of "Saturday Night Live", joined by musical guest Tame Impala.
* Saturday, March 30 on Global
'Canadian Screen Awards'
The Canadian Academy
This year's awards gala, honouring the best achievements in Canadian film and television, will be host-free. One of the highlights promises to be a special appearance by The Kids in the Hall, reunited for one night to accept this year's Academy Icon Award.
* Sunday, March 31
'Veep' - season premiere
HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns for a seventh and final season as Selina Meyer, who has her eye on a presidential bid, which takes her to a whole new level of insanity when she discovers she'll be running against Jonah (Timothy Simons). * Sunday, March 31
'Barry' - season premiere
HBO
One of last year's funniest new arrivals, "Barry" is back to continue to exploits of hit man/aspiring actor Barry ("SNL" alum Bill Hader), under the tutelage of his daffy acting coach Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler).
* Sunday, March 31

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