Ryan Murphy and his Glee collaborator Ian Brennan have assembled another stellar cast for their new Netflix series. Hollywood offers an alternative history of post-World War II life in the City of Dreams, one with far-reaching implications. Also today: Amazon bows a new comedy from the creator of The Office, HBO presents a new series set in New York City's skater scene, and the force is with RuPaul's Drag Race. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Friday:
SERIES PREMIERE: Real and fictional legends intermingle in Hollywood, Neflix's sprawling new tinseltown alt-history from uber-producer Ryan Murphy. Read our review. Streaming on Netflix
SERIES PREMIERE: From creator Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) Upload follows Nathan Brown (Robbie Amell) as his consciousness is uploaded into a digital afterlife. Watch the trailer. Streaming on Prime Video
SERIES PREMIERE: Based on her film Skate Kitchen, writer/director Crystal Moselle's six-episode series Betty follows a band of female skaterboarders as they cruise the streets of New York City. Watch the trailer. 11:00 PM ET on HBO
SERIES PREMIERE: Longtime couple Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) want to have a baby on Trying, but when it seems they're unable to conceive, they look into adoption while considering how a new addition would impact their lives. Watch the trailer. Streaming on Apple TV+
NEW EPISODE: Daisy Ridley (The Force Awakens) sits in as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race, where the queens are giving fans their own makeovers. 8:00 PM ET on VH1 (A new episode of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race follows at 9:30 PM ET)
SEASON FINALE: Frank (Tom Selleck) receives an interesting request from an officer's mother on the season finale of Blue Bloods. Meanwhile, Sean (Andrew Terraciano) tracks down an unknown match in a DNA database. Watch the preview. 10:00 PM ET on CBS
NEW EPISODE: After returning home on The Blacklist, Ressler (Diego Klattenhoff) is reminded of uncomfortable events from his past. Watch the preview. 8:00 PM ET on NBC
Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.
TOPICS: Hollywood, Netflix, Ryan Murphy