‘True Detective: Night Country’ and June Carter Cash doc top this week’s TV must-sees

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True Detective: Night Country
Debut
Nearly 10 years after its first season, the anthology series returns with a new story that follows detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) as they investigate the disappearance of eight men from an Alaskan research station.
When: Sunday on Crave

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June
Documentary
Documentarian Kristen Vaurio explores the life and career of June Carter Cash, the iconic country singer-songwriter and second wife to Johnny Cash. The film chronicles their marriage, which lasted from 1968 until their deaths in 2003, and June’s impact on country music. “She was tough and she was funny. If you’re married to Johnny Cash, you gotta be tough,” says interviewee Willie Nelson.
When: Tuesday on Paramount+

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Love on the Spectrum U.S.
Season 2
Single people with autism search for the perfect partner in this dating docuseries.
When: Friday on Netflix

Death and Other Details
Debut
Follows the brilliant and restless Imogene Scott (Violett Beane), who finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time and becomes the prime suspect in a locked room murder mystery.
When: Tuesday on Disney+

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One Chicago
Season Premieres
Dick Wolf’s One Chicago franchise returns with Chicago Med kicking things off at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Chicago Fire (with Taylor Kinney’s Lieutenant Kelly Severide back in the fold inside Firehouse 51) and then the police drama Chicago P.D.
When: Wednesday NBC, Citytv

Law & Order Franchise
Season Premieres
Season 23 of Law & Order debuts at 8 p.m., followed by the 25th season of Law & Order: SVU and the Christopher Meloni-fronted spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime at 10 p.m.
When: Thursday on NBC, Citytv

Saturday Night Live
New Episode
Saturday Night Live returns with its first new episode of the year with host Jacob Elordi and musical Mean Girl Renee Rapp.
When: Saturday on NBC, Global

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Extended Family
New Episode
Two exes (Two and a Half Men’s Jon Cryer and Suits’ Abigail Spencer) navigate life after a happy divorce.
When: Tuesday on NBC

The Woman in the Wall
Debut
Follows the horrors of a woman (Ruth Wilson) who wakes to discover a corpse in her home with no recollection of how it got there – or if she’s responsible
When: Friday on Paramount+

Role Play
Film
A married couple’s life turns upside down when a husband (David Oyelowo) discovers his wife (Kaley Cuoco) has a secret life as an assassin.
When: Available now on Prime Video

LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland
Comedy
Graham Norton emcees a competition in which 10 comedic stars try to make each other laugh by using every unpredictable gag … without cracking a smile themselves.
When: Friday on Prime Video

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Documentary

Follows fraudster Ray Trapani, who exploited the freewheeling cryptocurrency market to scam millions from investors and bankroll lavish lifestyles for his family and friends.

Special

From being tackled onstage to jokes mocking transgender people, comedian Dave Chappelle lets loose on pretty much everybody in his latest stand-up special.

75th Primetime Emmy Awards
Special
Host Anthony Anderson helps honour the best in television with Succession up for 27 awards for its fourth and final season. Expect big nights for other shows, including The Last of Us, White Lotus and Ted Lasso.
When: Monday on Fox

After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson
Variety
Standup comedian Taylor Tomlinson fronts a new late-night program, taking over the slot vacated by James Corden’s Late Late Show. “I’m 29 so if you don’t know who I am, don’t worry. I barely know myself,” Tomlinson quipped after announcing the show last November.
When: Tuesday on CBS

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