TV in February 2020 - What are you watching?

RatskyWatsky · Jan 31, 2020

McMillion$ - HBO (Feb 3)

The incredible true story of how $24 million-dollars was stolen from the McDonald's Monopoly game of the 1990s, the mystery mastermind behind the scam and the intrepid FBI agents on his trail. For over a decade, McDonald's fast-food empire awarded prizes in its Monopoly promotional game tie-in, unaware that the biggest winning tickets were being stolen and sold to undeserving winners through a complex web of family and friends who became co-conspirators. An anonymous tip to the FBI in 2001 triggers a far-reaching chain of events that will come to include dogged and unorthodox investigative work, undercover sting operations and dirty dealings by shifty ex-cons with ties to the mafia. The series unfolds with suspense and improbable hijinks as it unravels the twisted threads of the fast-food fraud and reveals the real-life characters for whom a winning ticket was too good to turn down, and who hoped they could get away with stealing from Ronald McDonald.

LEGO Masters - Fox (Feb 5)

Based on the hit British reality-competition series of the same name, 'LEGO Masters' brings imagination, design and creativity to life when teams of LEGO enthusiasts go head-to-head, with infinite possibilities and an unlimited supply of LEGO bricks. Teams of two compete against each other in ambitious brick-building challenges to be crowned the country's most talented amateur LEGO builders. In each episode, the competing pairs who impress the judges the most progress to the next round, until the finale where the top teams will face off for a cash prize, the ultimate LEGO trophy and the grand title of LEGO Masters.

Cagaster of an Insect Cage - Netflix (Feb 6)

Thirty years after a disease that turns the infected into carnivorous insects emerged, a young exterminator and a teenage girl search for her mother.

Interrogation - CBS All Access (Feb 6)

The series is based on a case that spans more than 20 years, in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. After being sentenced to life in prison, he continued to fight to prove his innocence. Each episode is structured around interrogations informed by real police case files.

Katy Keene - The CW (Feb 6)

Follow fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene, singer/songwriter Josie McCoy, performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger, and "It Girl" Pepper Smith — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City…together.

Indebted - NBC (Feb 6)

Young parents Dave and Rebecca are ready to reclaim their lives after years of diapers and sleepless nights. However, things take an unexpected turn when Dave's parents show up unannounced and broke, leaving Dave with no choice but to open the door to the two people who gave him everything. But these boomerang parents aren't great with boundaries, and the question of who's parenting whom quickly becomes blurred.

Briarpatch - USA (Feb 6)

The series follows Allegra Dill, as a no-nonsense professional who returns to her quirky hometown to solve her sister's murder.

Tommy - CBS (Feb 6)

A true blue New Yorker, Abigail "Tommy" Thomas uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland.

Locke & Key - Netflix (Feb 7)

Based on the best-selling graphic novels, 'Locke & Key' follows 3 siblings who, after the murder of their father, move to their ancestral home only to find the house has magical keys that give them a vast array of powers and abilities.

My Holo Love - Netflix (Feb 7)

Han So-yeon stopped believing in love and decided to close herself off from the world. But she starts to open her heart to the unexpected — a hologram AI named Holo. When she falls for both Holo and his lookalike creator Ko Nan-do, she's faced with the question: What's real and what's not?

Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet - Apple TV+ (Feb 7)

Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don't occur in the game—they happen in the office.

Cherish the Day - OWN (Feb 11)

The sereis chronicles the stirring relationship of one couple, with each episode spanning a single day. The narrative will unfold to reveal significant moments in a relationship that compel us to hold true to the ones we love, from the extraordinary to the everyday.

For Life - ABC (Feb 11)

Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., 'For Life' is a fictional serialized legal and family drama about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. The show will also, through the window of his ferocious struggle and his complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden, examine the flaws and challenges in our penal and legal systems.

High Fidelity - Hulu (Feb 14)

A departure from Nick Hornby's 1995 novel and beloved 2000 film, 'High Fidelity' centers on Rob, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn who revisits past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love.

Utopia Falls - Hulu (Feb 14)

Hundreds of years in the future, in the last living colony on earth, a city called New Babyl, twenty-four teenage candidates are chosen to take part in an annual musical competition known as The Exemplar. For all of them it's a chance to write their names in the history books, but for Aliyah, the independent and adventurous daughter to a city government official, it's the beginning of an incredible adventure. Through the discovery of a mysterious archive, she is exposed to hip-hop, an ancient form of music culture, which will lead her to question everything she has ever known and change her world forever.

Visible: Out on Television - Apple TV+ (Feb 14)

This docu-serise investigates the importance of TV as an intimate medium that has shaped the American conscience, and how the LGBTQ movement has shaped television. Combining archival footage with interviews with key players from the movement and the screen, the docuseries is narrated by Janet Mock, Margaret Cho, Asia Kate Dillon, Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Waithe.

Duncanville - Fox (Feb 16)

An animated family comedy centered around a spectacularly average 15-year-old boy with a rich fantasy life, and the people in his world.

Like most 15-year-olds, Duncan can see adulthood on the horizon: money, freedom, cars, girls…but the reality is more like: always being broke, driving with your mom sitting shotgun and babysitting your little sister. He's not exceptional, but he has a wild imagination in which he's never anything less than amazing.

War of the Worlds - Epix (Feb 16)

Set-in present-day Europe, 'War of the Worlds' is a multi-faceted series, based on the story by H.G. Wells. When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world's population waits for further contact with baited breath.

Slow Burn - Epix (Feb 16)

'Slow Burn' will look back on the Watergate crisis, excavating the strange subplots and forgotten characters involved in the downfall of a president -- and flashing back to politically tumultuous times not so far removed from today.

Year of the Rabbit - IFC (Feb 19)

Detective Inspector Rabbit and his new young partners investigate murder trials in Victorian London. Anxieties rise when they discover an ancient secret society has resurfaced and is wreaking havoc on the city.

Playing for Keeps - Sundance Now (Feb 20)

A fresh, contemporary and glamorous murder mystery set on the sidelines of professional football, told from the unique perspective of the real power players: the wives. Away from the grandstands and the locker rooms, the real action is on the red carpets, in the beauty salons and in those designer bedrooms. Dive into the salacious world of Aussie Rules Football, unearthing secrets, lies, scandals and murder.

Spectros - Netflix (Feb 20)

A teenage boy and his friends get caught in a clash between Brazilian witchcraft and Japanese Shinto spirits in their neighborhood.

Gentefied - Netflix (Feb 21)

The Morales primos love their culture, community, and family. But what happens when you have to choose between them?

Hunters - Amazon (Feb 21)

Inspired by true events, 'Hunters' follows a diverse band of Nazi Hunters in 1977 New York City who discover that hundreds of escaped Nazis are living in America. And so, they do what any bad-ass vigilante squad would do: they set out on a bloody quest for revenge and justice. But they soon discover a far-reaching conspiracy and must race against time to thwart the Nazis' new genocidal plans.

Puerta 7 - Netflix (Feb 21)

A woman tries to rid an Argentine soccer club of the organized crime surrounding it.

I Am Not Okay with This - Netflix (Feb 26)

Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

Transplant - CTV (Feb 26)

Dr. Bashir "Bash" Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country with his younger sister Amira. With the hope of returning to his career in medicine, together Bash and Amira strive to build a new life in Canada while managing the struggles that come with a new country. With life experiences and a medical background unlike his Canadian counterparts, Bash works to navigate a new environment and forge new relationships after earning a coveted residency in the Emergency Department of one of the best hospitals in Toronto, York Memorial.

It's Personal with Amy Hoggart - TruTV (Feb 26)

The new series, featuring under-qualified and over-confident Brit Amy Hoggart seeks to make Americans feel better by attacking issues that make their lives - and Amy's - harder.

Followers - Netflix (Feb 27)

This is the story of women living in the glamorous city of Tokyo as they struggle with love, careers, and friendship.

Queen Sono - Netflix (Feb 28)

A highly trained South African spy must face changing relationships in her personal life while taking on her most dangerous mission yet.

Shonan Junai Gumi - Amazon (Feb 28)

The story follows Eikichi Onizuka and Ryuji Danma, known as the deadly duo Oni-Baku (Demon Explosion). The pair recant their previous gang lifestyle in the hopes of losing their virginity while battling their former adversaries.

Unstoppable - Netflix (Feb 28)

Three 20-somethings go on a road trip to escape their problems but cross paths with a desperate woman, who forces them to change direction.

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