A ‘Furious’ Crime Thriller, Shark Week Feeding Frenzy, ‘Dancing’ in Groups, World War II Finale

Furious

“Vicious” might be a better title for this disturbing crime thriller starring Emmy Rossum (Shameless) as restless new FBI agent Alice Black, who’s stuck on a desk answering phones but is soon returning to her roots as a former NYPD detective (a job she left under a sexist cloud) when she realizes a female serial killer is on the loose. Lola Petticrew, so terrific in the FX docudrama Say Nothing, plays the mystery woman, whom Alice pegs as a vengeful victim-turned-psychotic monster. Rossum gets first-rate support from Scoot McNairy as a sympathetic detective who became a pariah by standing up for her and Quincy Tyler Bernstine as an agent in the bureau’s sex-crimes office who takes Alice under her jaded wing. The series launches with three episodes.

Bull Shark Dinner Bell

What behaviors ring a Bull Shark Dinner Bell and causes them to attack humans? The first of three new specials on Shark Week’s second night sets out to explore that mystery in the waters off Jupiter, Florida. Then it’s off to New Zealand and a House of Sharks (9/8c), followed by a search in Southern California for the Biggest Mako on Earth (10/9c).

Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro

Britt Stewart, a Dancing With the Stars pro since 2020, is the mentor and guest judge as she guides the remaining dancers through the demanding paces of a group dance. With only a few hours to learn and master the choreography, just like the show’s own pros do each week, the contestants struggle to work in sync, resulting in an injury. The show goes on with the second challenge, in which the dancers are split into teams for competing team dances, one doing the tango and the other the paso doble. They have to put their egos aside to be part of a team, as judge Mark Ballas notes: “You’ll shine more by showing off less.”

World War II with Tom Hanks

The long and grueling war is nearly over, and the historical docuseries marks the endgame with its final two chapters. The first explores the drastic decision to drop the atomic bomb on targets in Japan, and in the finale, the series depicts the dawn of the nuclear age as American and Russian allies become enemies. A Cold War encroaches.

Harry Wild

The Irish light mystery’s fifth season ends with a personal crisis when Malky (Shane Lynch), the often-soused deadbeat dad of Harry’s (Jane Seymour) young crime-solving partner Fergus (Rohan Nedd), is implicated in a murder. Prone to blackouts, Malky has no memory of the fatal deed, so it’s up to the team to clear his name. Also ending its season on Acorn TV: Inspector Ellis, with the second half of a two-part mystery in which the discovery of a missing person who’s been badly beaten adds urgency to the investigation.

INSIDE MONDAY TV:

• All American (8/7c, The CW): A flashback reveals new details about Amina’s (Alexis Chikaeze) time at the Dinsberg boarding school, which complicates her friendship with KJ (Nathaniel Logan McIntyre).
• The 1% Club (8/7c, Fox): It’s “Ladies Night” on the quiz show, with a contestant pool of 100 women. Followed by The Quiz with Balls (9/8c), featuring teams comprised of alums from Fox’s Extracted reality show.
• American Ninja Warrior (8/7c, NBC): The Qualifying Rounds end with the last group of ninjas from the Central Region. Followed by a new episode of The Wall (10/9c).
• Modern Marvels: World War II (10/9c, History Channel): The docuseries returns with three episodes focusing on military engineering breakthroughs during World War II, starting with “Super Weapons” including America’s B-29, Germany’s Gustav Gun and Britain’s Bouncing Bomb.
• Game Day Murders (10/9c, Investigation Discovery): Shaquille O’Neal is executive producer of a true-crime series set in the world of sports. The opener explores the 2003 shooting of Baylor University player Patrick Dennehy by a fellow teammate.

ON THE STREAM:

• Hannibal (streaming on Netflix): The streaming giant acquires all three seasons of Bryan Fuller‘s haunting take (2013-15) on Thomas Harris’ notorious Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), starring Law & Order‘s Hugh Dancy as FBI agent Will Graham. Hard to believe this ever aired on NBC in the early days of streaming, years before the launch of Peacock.
• The Ridge (streaming on Acorn TV): A six-part mystery stars Outlander‘s Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie) as Mia, a Scottish anesthetist who travels to New Zealand for her sister’s wedding, only to discover her sibling is dead, so she sticks around to solve the murder.
• Long Play (streaming on YouTube): Political junkies can follow strategist Jennifer Palmieri (The Circus), former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu, and journalist Errin Haines in a six-part docuseries as they take the temperature of politics in the nation’s volatile South.