What's on TV this week—Task and Only Murders In The Building
Plus, Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke star in The Girlfriend, and more.
Task (Photo: Peter Kramer/HBO), Only Murders In The Building (Photo: Patrick Harbron/Disney)
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, September 7 to Saturday, September 13. All times are Eastern.
The biggies
Task (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.)
Mare Of Easttown creator Brad Inglesby’s latest HBO drama sees Mark Ruffalo suit up as a Pennsylvania
-based FBI agent. He oversees a team to investigate a recent spate of home invasions, putting him on a collision course with the perpetrator (played by Ozark‘s Tom Pelphrey). Martha Plimpton, Fabien Frankel, Thuso Mbedu, and Alison Oliver co-star. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Only Murders In The Building (Hulu, Tuesday, 12:01 a.m.)
The Arconia’s favorite sleuths tackle a new mystery in season five: the suspicious death of their beloved doorman. Oliver (Martin Short), Mabel (Selena Gomez), and Charles (Steve Martin) come face to face with the case’s suspects, which include billionaires, Staten Island mobsters, and even a robot. As always, a string of famous folks join the cast, including Christoph Waltz and Renée Zellweger. Look for The A.V. Club‘s review on Monday.
Also airing
The Girlfriend (Prime Video, Wednesday, 3:01 a.m.)
