There’s Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show, a documentary about Hank Williams, Married at First Sight UK returns, while Mel Gibson leads the cast in The Continental: From the World of John Wick . . .
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Last week’s opener was a fine debut for new host Patrick Kielty, and the 52-year-old already looks like a very comfortable fit for a show that continues to defy the ages and TV format conformities.
Expect the usual eclectic mix of celebrities from home and occasionally abroad, political types, everyday people doing extraordinary things, some music, a few laughs – and something for everyone in the audience, both in studio and at home.
The Shape of Water, 9.40pm, RTÉ2
Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar and Bafta-winning fantasy, starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer and Doug Jones.
Elisa Esposito is a mute singleton who lives above a cinema. Although friends with Giles, a neighbouring artist, she lives a lonely existence.
While he has designs on the cafe worker nearby, Elisa cleans up at top-secret government lab, a bus ride away in Baltimore, Maryland.
One day in 1962, she makes a life-changing discovery when Elisa finds an amphibious humanoid creature who is being held captive, and they embark on an extraordinary relationship.
Arena: Hank Williams – Honky Tonk Blues, 10.30pm, BBC Four
Profile of American country singer and gifted songwriter Hank Williams, who embodied the honky-tonk ethos with seductive tunes and lyrics about love and ruin.
Blazing out of Alabama in the late 1940s, he was hailed a superstar by the age of 25, only to meet his untimely death just four years later.
Family and friends offer an insight into the man who became one of the most legendary figures in US music.
Preceded at 9pm by Country at the BBC and followed at 11.50pm by I Saw the Light, an unfortunately disappointing biopic of Hank Williams, starring Tom Hiddleston.
Culture Night: Live at Dún Lúiche, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh presents this live music and arts show in the shadow of Mount Errigal off the Donegal coast, featuring performances by the Murder Capital, Aby Coulibaly, Olesya Zdorovetska and Ye Vagabonds.
Married at First Sight UK, 10.00pm, Channel 4
The return of the experiment to see whether science can help people fall in love.
Sixteen single people put their happiness hopes in the hands of relationship experts Mel Schilling, Paul C Brunson and Charlene Douglas, who are ready to help the singles find their perfect match.
Can they be matched with their perfect partner and find everlasting love – despite not meeting until their wedding day?
In the opening episode, the new brides and grooms come together at the Stag and Hen parties to celebrate their last night of freedom – but what do they all make of each other?
And as the first weddings commence, one bride’s protective sister grills her groom, while a shock at the altar could put another bride off her brand-new husband for good.
The Continental: From the World of John Wick, Prime Video
This three-parter with a cast led by Mel Gibson will explore the origin behind the iconic hotel-for-assassins centrepiece of the John Wick universe.
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It’ll be seen through the eyes and actions of a young Winston Scott, as he’s dragged into the Hell-scape of 1970’s New York City to face a past he thought he’d left behind.
Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel’s mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his throne.
Still Up, Apple TV+
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This comedy series – created by Steve Burge and Natalie Walter – follows the fluctuating late-night relationship of free-spirited illustrator Lisa (Antonia Thomas) and Danny (Craig Roberts), a socially anxious journalist.
Lisa and Danny are both insomniacs and while the world sleeps they stay connected and talk for hours, despite never meeting.
Cassandro, Prime Video
Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the ‘Liberace of Lucha Libre’.
In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.
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God is a Bullet, Sky Cinema & NOW
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maika Monroe, Jamie Foxx, January Jones and Karl Glusman star in director Nick Cassavetes’ drama.
Detective Bob Hightower (Coster-Waldau) takes action when his ex-wife is murdered and his daughter kidnapped by an insidious cult.
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Bob takes matters into his own hands and infiltrates the secretive cult to try to save his daughter.
With the help of the cult’s only female victim escapee, Case Hardin (Monroe), Bob and Case go down the rabbit hole with The Ferryman (Foxx).
The double aim is to save his daughter and find closure for Case from the cult – and its maniacal leader (Karl Glusman) – that took so much away from her.
No One Will Save You, Disney+
This sci-fi horror thriller introduces Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented young woman who’s been alienated from her community.
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Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up—until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from decidedly unearthly intruders.
What follows is an action-packed face-off between Brynn and a host of extraterrestrial beings who threaten her future, while forcing her to deal with her past.
Written and directed by Brian Duffield, the film features music by composer Joseph Trapanese. Tim White, Trevor White, Allan Mandelbaum and Duffield produce, and Dever and Joshua Throne executive produce.
