What’s on TV, May 3-9: ’Amadeus,’ Attenborough, Star Wars Day, the WNBA and more
New and noteworthy series, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and/or streaming this coming week
Sunday — May 3
Get your kicks! The three-part docuseries “Soccer Meets America” surveys the decades-long effort to build a following for “the beautiful game” here in these United States. (Anytime, Roku Channel)
The 2026 NBA playoffs and the NHL’s 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continue throughout the week. (Various days, times and teams; check NBA.com and NHL.com for updates)
A young woman is menaced by a masked stranger who films her while she sleeps and then sends her the video in the new thriller “Somebody’s Watching Me.” With Kirsten Comerford. (8 p.m. Lifetime)
Elementary, my dear “Watson.” The medical drama starring Morris Chestnut as Sherlock Holmes’ sometime partner in crime-solving ends its run after two seasons. “The Riches’” Eddie Izzard guest stars. (10 p.m. CBS)
Monday — May 4
A chance encounter with the man convicted of murdering her brother decades earlier sets an Irish woman to crafting an elaborate plan for revenge in the imported drama “Dead & Buried.” With Annabel Scholey. (Anytime, Acorn TV)
Stranded on an uncharted desert isle, a group of British schoolboys promptly descend into savagery in “Lord of the Flies,” a new TV drama based on that William Golding novel you probably had to read back in high school. (Anytime, Netflix)
May the Fourth be with you: The house George Lucas built, and that Disney later bought, marks Star Wars Day by dropping the final two episodes of the spinoff series “Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord.” (Anytime, Disney+)
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