FRIDAY, July 15PersuasionDakota Johnson toplines in this period drama, based on a Jane Austen novel, as an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities, forced to confronting her past when a dashing young man—the “one that got away”—re-enters her life. With Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant and Henry Golding (Netflix). Forever Summer: HamptonsNew reality series—billed as a “coming-of-age docusoap”—follows a group of college kids who descend for the summer on the “townies” of this renowned resort community (Prime Video). SATURDAY, July 16Campfire ChristmasRomance heats up for Peyton (Tori Anderson) and her friends when her parents decide to host a big holiday-themed reunion before selling their family-owned summer camp (8 p.m., Hallmark Channel). Planet SharkUnlock ancient secrets of one of the most successful hunters ever to populate the planet in this three-episode series about sharks, which populate every corner of the Earth’s seas and have diversified across some 500 species (8 p.m., National Geographic). SUNDAY, July 17 MoonhavenSuspense-thriller series is set in a utopian colony on the moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become increasingly perilous. Starring Dominic Monaghan, Joe Manganiello and Emma McDonale (AMC+). Coliseum Eight-part docuseries probes into the mighty Roman Empire through the lens of those who fought, died and drew perverse thrills from the infamous arena (9 p.m., History Channel). MONDAY, July 18Caught in the Act: Unfaithful Suspicious lovers catch their unfaithful partners in the act, with the help of host Tami Roman (Basketball Wives, The Real World), in this new relationship-on-the-rocks series (9 p.m., VH1). The CaptainSports docuseries about New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter, who helped transform a struggling franchise team into a legendary dynasty (ESPN). TUESDAY, July 19The Great American Muslim Road TripDriving the last leg of the fabled Route 66, a Muslim American couple encounters setbacks and surprises in this eye-opening travel documentary (10 p.m., PBS). The Day the Music DiedDocumentary explores the musical phenomena of Don McClean’s cryptic hit “American Pie,” which continues as an essential thread in the fabric of of pop culture some five decades after it hit the charts (Paramount+) WEDNESDAY, July 20Grown-ishThe black-ish spinoff returns for a fifth season, following the enrollment of Junior (Marcus Scribner) in a California university (10 p.m., Freeform). The 2022 ESPYs Presented by Capital OneAuthor, athlete and retired Army Command Sergeant Major Gretchen Evans will be honored with the Pat Tillman Award for Service, given to individuals with sports connections who have served others in ways that echo the legacy of Tillman, the former NFL star and U.S. Army Ranger (8 p.m., ABC). THURSDAY, July 21American Horror StoriesThe new season of this successful American Horror Story spinoff continues its format as a weekly anthology with different creepy stories in each episode (Hulu). The Last Movie StarsNew doc directed by Ethan Hawke—and produced by Martin Scorsese—explores the lives and careers of superstar actor Paul Newman and his actress wife Joanne Woodward (HBO Max). NEW ON DVD In The Bob’s Burgers Movie (Disney Home Entertainment), the Belcher family from Fox TV’s long-running animated sitcom finds themselves in the middle of a murder mystery. AT THE MOVIESReece Witherspoon is one of the executive producers of Where the Crawdads Sing, based on the novel by Delia Owens, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones (she was “Brenda” in the miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven) as a woman with roots in the deep South who becomes a murder suspect. A lovable dog with a dream heads off to become a samurai in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, an animated adventure featuring the voices of Michelle Yeoh, Samuel L. Jackson, Mel Brooks, Ricky Gervais, Michael Cera and Djimon Hounsou. In the comedy-drama Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, a widowed cleaning lady (Leslie Manville) in 1950s London falls madly in love with a high-couture Dior dress and embarks on an adventure to obtain one of her own in Paris.
