HBO’s limited drama series The Young Pope HBO’s limited drama series The Young Pope, starring Jude Law and Diane Keaton debuts on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 9 p.m. Young and charming, Lenny Belardo, aka Pius XIII, is the first American Pope in history. His election seems to be the result of a simple yet effective media strategy on the part of the College of Cardinals. But appearances can be deceiving — above all, in the Vatican, where the leaders of the Church have chosen the great mystery of God as the compass guiding their existence. And Pius XIII proves to be the most mysterious and contradictory of them all. Diane Keaton plays Sister Mary, a nun from the U.S. now living in Vatican City. The first part of the ten-episode limited drama series debuts Sunday, Jan. 15 (9-10 p.m.), and the second part the next night, Monday, Jan. 16 (9-10 p.m.), followed by other episodes subsequent Sundays and Mondays at the same time.
The hunt is on for Jace in the second season premiere of Freeform’s series Shadowhunters, Monday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. The series follows 18-year-old Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara), who finds out on her birthday that she is not who she thinks she is but rather comes from a long line of Shadowhunters — human-angel hybrids who hunt down demons. Clary has begun a journey of self-discovery as she learns more about her past and what her future may hold.
PBS‘ Independent Lens series will premiere Containment on Monday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. (check your local listings). How can we contain some of the deadliest, most long-lasting substances ever produced? Left over from the Cold War are a hundred million gallons of radioactive sludge, covering a vast amount of land. Part wake-up call, part sci-fi graphic novel, Containment explores our attempts to plan for our radioactive future and reveals the startling failure to manage waste in the present, epitomized by the Fukushima disaster.
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