What to Watch the Week of November 12: ‘The Crown’ Does the Impossible, ‘Julia’ Season 2 Delights, and Gerry Hits the Fantasy Suites on ‘The Golden Bachelor’
NCIS: Sydney (CBS/Paramount+): A new NCIS spin-off is here, with the fifth series to come out of the popular global franchise. It’s also the first international edition. Here’s what we know: With rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of US NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multinational task force to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet. Led by NCIS special agent Michelle Mackey and her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sergeant Jim “JD” Dempsey, our team of Americans and Aussies must quickly learn to trust each other, overcoming and harnessing their differences to solve each case. Though jurisdictional tussles and culture clashes make for a rocky start, Mackey will eventually come to respect JD’s nose for the truth, as he does her maverick style. Meanwhile, sassy AFP Constable Evie Cooper and endlessly curious Special Agent DeShawn Jackson form a fast friendship, while curmudgeonly forensic pathologist Doctor Roy Penrose meets his match in the brilliant young forensic scientist Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson. Together the team becomes NCIS’s first internationally blended family. 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT
JFK: What the Doctors Saw (Paramount+): This eye-opening documentary captures the words and memories of nine of the doctors who were in the emergency room at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on the morning of November 22, 1963. Director Barbara Shearer uncovers fascinating accounts that will change what you thought you knew about JFK’s assassination. Streaming
Gary Cooper: Enduring Style (book): This new book, Gary Cooper: Enduring Style, gives readers a look at a larger-than-life leading man and the real life he led. Per the official press release, “The photos you’ll see were taken primarily by his wife, Rocky, and include snapshots of his home life, his easy style, and time spent with his friends. Regardless of place or present company, Cooper had the model outfit for every occasion, embodying a type of refined masculinity rarely seen—though always in high demand—to this day. These intimate family scrapbook photos from his personal collection, curated by his daughter, Maria Cooper-Janis, show us that three-time Oscar winner Gary Cooper was every inch and stitch the elegant paragon off-screen as on.” Preorder here
Thursday, November 16
The Crown (Netflix): The first four episodes depict the blossoming relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before their fateful night in Paris. We’ll have interviews with the producing team next week about the painstaking lengths they took to bring these incredible episodes to life. Streaming
