HBO Bows A-List Socially Distanced Satire Coastal Elites

Six months into the pandemic, the quarantine series and films are rolling in. Joining the ranks of Freeform's recent Love in the Time of Corona and Netflix's upcoming Social Distance this Saturday night is the HBO original movie, Coastal Elites. Aspiring to address the unique cinderbox that is our current national moment, the film boasts an A-list cast, and a tepid recommendation from Primetimer's Aaron Barnhart. Also: Our Cartoon President meddles with the 2020 election, Power Book II moves to its new night and Fox revives the fall TV preview. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this weekend:

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12

PREMIERE MOVIE: Jay Roach (Austin Powers) directs writer Paul Rudnick's Coastal Elites, in which Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson, Issa Rae, Kaitlyn Dever, and Dan Levy struggle to come to terms with life in quarantine. Read our review. 8:00 PM ET on HBO

RECAP EPISODE: Love Island shook the table this week by introducing an entirely new group of Islanders and separating the originals from their partners. Catch up on all the drama, infidelity, and scandal in Saturday's two-hour recap show. 8:00 PM ET on CBS

SERIES PREMIERE: Home renovation expert Jasmine Roth hosts Help! I Wrecked My House, HGTV's new show in which homeowners get urgent help undoing the damage from their DIY incompetence. Watch a preview. 8:00 PM ET on HGTV

MADE FOR TV MOVIE: Lifetime's latest nuanced tale of everyday horror is Deranged Granny, in which Barbara (Wendie Malick) is so excited by her son's marriage to a divorcée with kids, that she blows several mental gaskets and loses all sense of boundaries when told she'll be a step-granny. 8:00 PM ET on Lifetime

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: The Masked Singer's fourth season doesn't start until September 23rd, but The Masked Singer: Special Sneak Peek is set to whet our appeitites with a tantalizing glimpse at the season ahead. Watch a preview. 8:00 PM ET on Fox

SEASON PREMIERE: The third season premiere of Our Cartoon President finds Cartoon Trump struggling to act like a real human after the Republican Party threatens to nominate someone else for 2020. Fortunately, Cartoon Kellyanne Conway and Leader McConnell are there to coddle and manipulate him for a couple more months. Watch a preview. 8:30 PM ET on Showtime

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Though it's not likely to bear much resemblence to the classic Fall TV Previews of old, tonight's 2020 Fox Fall Preview will be jam-packed with clips and previews of the networks' pandemic-proof fall season. 9:00 PM ET on Fox

NEW EPISODE: After Thursday's emotional eviction, the Head of Household competition was an endurance affair, with the remaining Big Brother houseguests tasked to stand up on a wall for as long as it takes to win. Tonight we'll see how that competition plays out, and who the winning HOH will put up as nominees. With three secret powers in the hands of Daniele, David, and Christmas, those nominations could be a particularly tricky affair. 8:00 PM ET on CBS

NEW EPISODE: We've reached the conclusion of the Casa Amor twist on Love Island. Will the original Islanders stick with their tried-and-true partners? Or will they explore love with a newcomer? 9:00 PM ET on CBS

SERIES PREMIERE: Dutch homicide detective Piet Van Der Valk (Marc Warren) takes to the streets of Amsterdam as he works to solve a series of murders that couldn't have happened in any other city. Watch the trailer. 9:00 PM ET on PBS

NEW TIMESLOT: The world of Power continues to expand as Power Book II: Ghost moves to its new night and time. 8:00 PM ET on Starz

SERIES PREMIERE: Alyson Hannigan hosts Outrageous Pumpkins, Food Network's four-week gourd-carving gauntlet, in which the field's most formidable artisans slice, scoop, and finesse their way to a $25,000 prize. 10:00 PM ET on Food Network

SEASON FINALE: Baba (Dipo Ola) and Freddy (Hermione Corfield) are trapped in a remote cabin on We Hunt Together, where their predicament has them wondering if they may have reached the end of their journey. Watch a preview. 10:00 PM ET on Showtime

DOCUMENTARY: In Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets, the royal historian and Chief Curator of England's Historic Royal Palaces opens the doors to sites that have been closed to the public since the start of the Global pandemic. Watch the trailer. 7:30 PM ET on PBS

Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.