What’s On: March 11 to 17—Upload, Minx, The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey
Our picks also include The Snoopy Show, season finales for Mrs. Maisel and HIMYF, the Critics' Choice Awards, and Netflix true-crime docuseries Bad Vegan
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly picks of must-watch shows for the next seven days. Here’s what’s you need to watch from Friday, March 11 to Thursday, March 17. All times are Eastern. Happy viewing.
The biggies
Upload (Prime Video, Friday, March 11 at 12:01 a.m.): Greg Daniels’ sci-fi comedy returns in all its AI glory for a seven-episode second season. Robbie Amell and Andy Allo steal the show with their chemistry. Check out The A.V. Club’s review.
The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey (Apple TV+, Friday, March 11 at 12:01 a.m., series premiere): Samuel L. Jackson leads this new miniseries, based on Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name. He plays—take a wild guess—Ptolemy Grey, a 93-year old man who uses his fading memories to investigate the death of his beloved nephew. Dominique Fishback, Walton Goggins, Damon Gupton, and Marsha Stephanie Blake also star. Here’s the full review of the show. Season one consists of six episodes, with two premiering on March 11.
Minx (HBO Max, Thursday, March 17 at 3:01 a.m., series premiere): What’s better than Jake Johnson starring in a TV show? Jake Johnson starring in a TV show about a women’s erotic magazine. Set in the 1970s, Minx is about a young feminist from Los Angeles, Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond), who joins forces with low-rent publisher Doug (Johnson) to create the magazine. Keep an eye out for Gwen Ihnat’s review on the site next week.
Hidden gems
Formula 1: Drive To Survive (Netflix, Friday, March 11 at 3:01 a.m., season four): This docufiction series transports into the fast-paced lives of Formula 1 drivers, managers, and team owners. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the high-octane sport actually takes place. Here’s an excerpt from Sam Barsanti’s story on the show:
Even during one of the most ridiculous and dramatic F1 seasons ever, Drive To Survive is more concerned with the smaller teams and less-accomplished drivers, the ones who are eager for the PR boost of having their “storyline” get a showcase. And with the benefit of knowing how races end, the show can structure episodes around those storylines to create satisfying arcs.