Must-see TV: Jennifer Lopez’s action-packed Netflix movie ‘The Mother’ and ‘Jeopardy! Masters’ top this week’s watch list

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The Mother
Film
A deadly assassin (Jennifer Lopez) comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years before from a gang of ruthless criminals. “I’m a killer. But I’m also a mother,” Lopez says in the action-packed trailer. “And I will die protecting her.”
When: Friday on Netflix

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Jeopardy! Masters
Debut
Six notable Jeopardy! champions — James Holzhauer, Amy Schneider, Matt Amodio, Sam Buttrey, Andrew He and Mattea Roach — compete against each other in a “Champions League-style” format.
When: Monday on ABC

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The Muppets Mayhem
Debut
Follows the Dr. Teeth-led Electric Mayhem Band as they try to record their first-ever studio album.
When: Wednesday on Disney+

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Documentary
Recounts Michael J. Fox’s story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from Canada who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood.
When: Friday on Apple TV+

City on Fire
Debut
After an NYU student is shot dead in Central Park, her connection to a series of mysterious citywide fires begins to reveal itself. Stars Chase Sui Wonders and Wyatt Oleff.
When: Friday on Apple TV+

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Missing: Dead or Alive?
Documentary
Officers from a South Carolina sheriff’s department urgently search for individuals who’ve disappeared under troubling circumstances.
When: Wednesday on Netflix

Class of ’09
Limited Series
FBI agents operating in three distinct time periods grapple with changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence. Stars Brian Tyree Henry and Kate Mara.
When: Wednesday on Disney+

Crater
Film
After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a mysterious crater.
When: Friday on Disney+

NCIS: Los Angeles
New Episode
When four people, including a CIA officer, are shot and killed in broad daylight, the NCIS team suspects the attacks have something to do with the Drona Project.
When: Sunday on CBS, Global

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Air
Film
Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) convinces Nike boss Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) to pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan in hopes of revolutionizing its sneaker business.
When: Friday on Prime Video

The Equalizer
New Episode
McCall is tasked with tracking down an ex-MI6 agent with whom she had a past relationship.
When: Sunday on CBS, Global

Listing Large
Debut
Set against the backdrop of the GTA’s wild west real estate market, Odeen Eccleston and Lamont Wiltshire juggle their growing real estate and property development business with the demands of parenthood and their love lives.
When: Thursday on CTV Life Channel

White House Plumbers
New Episode
Takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were desperately trying to protect.
When: Monday on Crave

The Company You Keep
Season Finale
Emma (Catherine Haena Kim) and Charlie (Milo Ventimiglia) partner with Daphne (Felisha Terrell) to take down the Maguires for good.
When: Sunday on ABC, CTV

Scream VI
Film
The four survivors of the Ghostface murders leave Woodsboro behind for a fresh start in New York City. Bet you can’t guess what happens next.
When: Available now on Paramount+

The Blacklist
New Episode
After Red is identified as a possible hostage during a deli robbery in Philadelphia, Dembe and Ressler are forced to take action.
When: Sunday on NBC, Global

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