FRIDAY, May 13The Essex SerpentBased on the bestselling novel of the same name, this limited series drama stars Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston about a London widow, a village vicar and a mythical creature (Apple TV+). The Lincoln LawyerNew crime drama from producer David E. Kelley (Little Big Lies) follows a renegade attorney (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) as he operates his Los Angeles practice from the backseat of his Lincoln Towne Car (Netflix). SATURDAY, May 14Top GunJust ahead of the new sequel, Top Gun: Maverick (in theaters May 27), you can watch the high-flying original 1986 blockbuster starring Tom Cruise as a cocky U.S. Navy fighter pilot and Kelly McGillis as the civilian instructor who teaches him a few things outside the cockpit (8 p.m., CBS). JailWatch eight back-to-back episodes of the true-crime reality series (which originally debuted on Court TV in 2007) following inmates around the country from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars (6 p.m., Reelz). SUNDAY, May 15The Billboard Music AwardsLive from Las Vegas, it’s the annual celebration of the year’s biggest music and music-makers, determined by performance on the charts of the iconic entertainment trade publication, reflective of album and digital song sales, radio airplay, touring and social engagement (8 p.m., NBC). Lucy Worsley InvestigatesNetwork historian Lucy Worsley looks the mysteries of two boys who disappeared in the late 1400s, leading to centuries of questions and speculation; plus, the Black Plague and 16th century witch hunts (8 p.m., PBS). MONDAY, May 16Unfaithful: Caught in the ActNew reality series explores infidelity through the perspectives of people who learn they aren’t the only ones in their significant others’ lives—and leads them to decisions about moving forward, or ending their relationship for good (10 p.m., VH1). Doug to the RescueAerial cinematographer, animal rescuer and environmental activist Doug Thron returns for another season of using drone technology to scour disaster-torn corners all over the world and rescue wild animals, lost puppies and just about every other critter in distress (Curiosity Stream). TUESDAY, May 17Lionel Richie: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular SongThe singer-songwriter receives the distinguished honor named for one of America’s most beloved composers, George Gershwin (9 p.m., PBS). Supermarket StakeoutAlex Guarnaschelli hosts as chefs face off in a high-tech pop-up kitchen outside a grocery store, where they purchase, negotiate and wheedle with shoppers to get their goodies—and then make delicious dishes for the judges (10 p.m, Food Network). WEDNESDAY, May 18Food ParadiseCome along for the key lime pie in Key West, crack into steamed crabs in Baltimore and discover the swordfish tacos of Los Angeles (10 p.m., Cooking Channel). The Masked SingerIt’s time for all the masks to come off—from the disguised celebs, that is—in tonight’s season finale (8 p.m., Fox). THURSDAY, May 19The Ipcress FileNew British espionage thriller based on the novel by Len Deighton (and previously turned into a 1965 flick with Michael Caine) stars Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander in a tale of abducted scientists, brainwashing, rivalry, treason and a questionable romance (AMC+) AngelyneEmmy Rossum stars in this new limited series about the billboard queen of Los Angeles—a pink-loving, Polish-born immigrant “entertainer” who reinvented herself to become a fixture on (and above) Hollywood Blvd (Peacock). NEW ON DVD A California high school teen (Cooper Hoffman) and a slightly “older” young woman (Alana Haim) fall in love in Licorice Pizza (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), director Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically hailed, award-winning retro throwback to the early 1970s in sunny California. With all-star cameos from Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper and more. Longing to get away? Then sit back and chisel into these eight episodes of Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman: Season One (Lionsgate Home Entertainment), the Oscar-winning actor’s engrossing History Channel series about the world’s greatest, most daring prison breakouts from fortresses including Alcatraz, Stalag concentration camps and Rikers Island. AT THE MOVIESIn Firestarter, the second movie adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 novel, newcomer Ryan Kiera Armstrong stars as the little girl with a supernatural ability to really heat things up. Zac Efron plays her dad. Next, The 100 Best Movies of All Time
