As an early Valentine’s reward, Peacock presents the newest chapter in Bridget Jones‘ romantic saga. Netflix travels to Italy for a romcom starring Scott Foley. Even Elsbeth will get in on the Valentine’s motion, with an admirer from throughout the pond serving to her resolve a homicide. The Karate Child sequel Cobra Kai airs its closing episodes.
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Bridget Jones: Mad In regards to the Boy
It’s been a minute — make that just about a decade — since we checked in with the winsome romantic heroine Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) in Bridget Jones’ Child. Within the interim, a lot has modified, and within the fourth movie within the franchise, Bridget has been a widow for 4 years — Mark (Colin Firth) perished whereas on a humanitarian mission — and is now elevating two youngsters with the assistance of associates, together with her most memorable ex, Daniel (Hugh Grant). When she decides to dive again into the courting pool, she finds romance with a youthful man (One Day‘s Leo Woodall) and can be disarmed by her son’s science trainer (Chiwetel Ejiofor), although longtime shippers might hope she’ll find yourself again in Daniel’s arms.
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La Dolce Villa
Extra Valentine’s week magic in a Hallmark-style romcom fantasy starring Scandal‘s Scott Foley in dad mode as Eric, a involved father who follows his daughter (Maia Reficco) to Italy to attempt to speak her out of shopping for (for a Euro) and restoring a rundown villa. However then he meets the native mayor, Francesca (Violante Placido), and his previous life as an expert chef begins to rear its savory head. As Francesca notes, “There’s no higher place to rediscover your ardour” that Italy. Ciao!
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Elsbeth
In a change-of-pace episode with a decidedly Valentine’s really feel, the visitor star du jour isn’t the prime suspect, however an admirer of the quirky advisor (Carrie Preston) who helps her resolve against the law from a far distance — all the way in which from Scotland, courtesy of a video artwork portal that connects Manhattan visually to a small Scottish village. Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd (Incredible 4) adopts a Scottish brogue as Angus, a musician who composes ditties whereas staring by way of the portal — and when Elsbeth arrives on the scene of a homicide he sort-of witnessed, they’re each charmed. As are we.
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Cobra Kai
The Karate Child sequel ends a outstanding six-season run that started on YouTube and moved in 2021 to the streaming big, the place the adventures of an grownup Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), his frenemy rival Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and a brand new technology of dojo combatants hold Mr. Miyagi’s philosophy alive. The collection picks up after Kwon’s (Brandon H. Lee) surprising demise throughout the Sekai Taikai karate event, with one final battle dealing with Miyagi-Do. (The story isn’t over but. A sequel to this sequel, The Karate Child: Legends, set three years sooner or later, opens in theaters Could 30.)
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Matlock
Mattie (Kathy Bates) can appeal the conceal off an armadillo along with her folksy (although phony) method, however bold younger Sarah (Leah Lewis) has soured on her after final week’s antics, and jury advisor/human lie detector Shae (Yael Grobglas) is not any fan, both. “I don’t belief her,” Shae tells Sarah, who’s wanting to dig up dust on her colleague. And with Shae assigned to the newest case, to the chagrin of Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), Mattie has to observe her again, entrance and physique language. Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs) guest-stars as their consumer, a reformed oil magnate who claims his save-the-world cloud-seeding tech has been compromised by rivals.
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The Pitt
The gripping medical drama strikes into the afternoon (1-2 p.m.) with Dr. Collins (Tracy Ifeachor) mediating between a pregnant teenage daughter who desires an abortion and her equally adamant mom. Having been chastised a number of instances already about staying in her lane as a beginner intern, Santos (Isa Briones) interjects herself in a difficult state of affairs involving a affected person who could also be abusing his daughter.
INSIDE THURSDAY TV:
- Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (8/7c, CBS): Younger Sheldon‘s Zoe Perry returns as Mary Cooper, whose struggle with Georgie’s (Montana Jordan) mother-in-law Mary (Rachel Bay Jones) involves a head, with Pastor Jeff (Matt Pastime) stepping in to calm the home storm.
- Subsequent Stage Chef (8/7c, Fox): The fourth season of the high-concept cooking competitors opens with eight social media-savvy cooks hoping to outlive the audition spherical.
- Regulation & Order (8/7c, NBC): A teenage Jane Doe creates a problem for the New York detectives. Adopted by Regulation & Order: Particular Victims Unit (9/8c), the place a high-school sexting incident exposes a extra widespread scandal.
- Excessive Makeover: Residence Version (8/7c, ABC): The primary of a two-part season finale sends the crew to Arizona to design and develop a brand new wellness middle with household residences for sufferers.
- Ghosts (8:30/7:30c, CBS): Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar) dream of opening a restaurant is lastly occurring — however not if Flower (Sheila Carrasco) disrupts the celebration, appearing on a prophecy from her long-ago cult chief.
- Animal Management (9/8c, Fox): The Tremendous Bowl’s over, however Fox nonetheless has soccer fever, with former NFL star (and sports activities commentator) Rob Gronkowski guest-starring on the raucous comedy as himself, enlisting the animal management crew to assist him wrangle real-life variations of NFL mascots.
- Discovered (10/9c, NBC): How did Sir’s (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) captivity start? This episode offers solutions.
ON THE STREAM:
- Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (streaming on Hulu): Oscar-winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directs a music documentary profiling the influential R&B band Sly and The Household Stone.
- Sweethearts (streaming on Prime Video): A ten-episode docuseries follows six high-school {couples} by way of their senior 12 months and closing summer time, after they determine whether or not they’ll keep collectively previous commencement and different milestones.
- Who Shot Otto Mueller? (streaming on Viaplay): The spirit of Agatha Christie infuses this absorbing true-crime collection from Estonia. Over eight episodes, the highlight falls on particular person suspects being grilled by two younger detectives investigating the homicide of a former Soviet wrestler-turned-tycoon in his posh manor on his sixty fifth birthday.