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T8 WHATS UP! January 15 - 21, 2023 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON APPLE TV+ "Truth Be Told" - Season 3 The highly anticipated third sea- son of the Apple TV+ mystery drama "Truth Be Told" makes its debut on the streamer Friday, Jan. 20. Episodes air weekly on Fridays. Based on the novel "While You Were Sleeping" by Kathleen Barber, the series ex- amines America's obsession with true crime podcasts and challenges its viewers to consid- er the consequences when the pursuit of justice is placed on a public stage. The series began by focusing on true crime podcast- er Poppy Parnell (Octavia Spen- cer, "Hidden Figures," 2016), as she tried to solve the mystery surrounding the death of a fami- ly's patriarch. Now, Season 3 finds Poppy frustrated by the lack of media attention for sev- eral young missing Black girls. In order to keep the victims' names in the public eye, all while chasing down leads on a sus- pected sex trafficking ring that may have ensnared them, Poppy teams up with an "unorthodox principal" (per Apple TV+), Eva (Gabrielle Union, "Being Mary Jane"). Created and executive produced by Nichelle Tramble Spellman ("The Good Wife"), Season 3 of "Truth Be Told" is executive produced by Spencer, showrunner Maisha Closson ("Claws"), Mikkel Nørgaard ("Klovn"), Reese Witherspoon ("Wild," 2014), Lauren Neus- tadter ("The Morning Show"), Peter Chernin ("See"), Jenno Topping ("Slumberland," 2022) and Brian Clisham ("Right to Try," 2021). The series cast is rounded out by Mekhi Phifer ("Love, Victor"), David Lyons ("Revolution"), Ron Cephas Jones ("This Is Us"), Rico E. An- derson ("S.W.A.T."), Merle Dan- dridge ("Station 19"), Tracie Thoms ("9-1-1"), Haneefah Wood ("Schooled"), Mychala Lee ("End of the Road," 2022) and Tami Roman ("The Family Business"). WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Represent" - Season 1 Get ready to join the rat race when the new French political comedy series "Represent" pre- mieres Friday, Jan. 20, on Netflix. Series co-creator Jean-Pascal Zadi ("Craignos") stars as Sté- phane Blé, an idealistic educator who works as a youth center leader in the suburbs of Paris. When Blé finds himself unex- pectedly thrust into the French presidential race, his whole world turns inside out in a sec- ond when he is suddenly a presi- dential finalist on the national stage. Made up of six episodes, this series' debut season is co- created and written by Zadi and Francois Uzan ("Lupin"), and produced by Nathan Franck ("Lupin") and Francois Larde- nois ("La Révolution"). "Repre- sent" also stars Marina Foïs ("The Beasts," 2022), Benoît Poelvoorde ("Coco Before Cha- nel," 2009), Eric Judor ("Plat- ane"), Panatayotis Pascot ("Deerskin," 2019), Fadily Cama- ra ("Mythomaniac") and come- dian Fary ("One Night in Paris," 2021). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre" From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito ("Tomio," 2011) comes "Junji Ito Maniac: Japa- nese Tales of the Macabre," pre- miering Thursday, Jan. 19, on Netflix. A collection of some truly spine-tingling, bizarre, dis- turbing and terrifying tales, "Maniac" is an anthology of hor- ror manga masterpieces penned by Ito himself. From Ito's vast wealth of works, 20 outstanding stories, all sharing the theme of "madness," have been chosen for this collection. Animated ad- aptations of Ito's mangas include Hanging Blimp, Tomie, Photo, Four x Four Walls, Intruder, and more. Directed by Shinobu Ta- gashira ("Junji Ito: Korekush- on"), "Maniac" features scripts written by Kaoru Sawada ("Dia- mond Daydreams"). Rie Suegr- ara ("Tower of God"), Yumiri Hanamori ("Kaguya-sama: Love is War"), Yûji Mitsuya ("Stitch!"), Hiro Shimono ("At- tack on Titan"), Romi Park ("At- tack on Titan") and Tomoko Kaneda ("Powerpuff Girls Z"). "Shahmaran" - Season 1 Dive into a world of mythical adventure with the new Turkish fantasy series "Shahmaran," premiering Thursday, Jan. 19, on Netflix. Going to Adana as a lec- turer, Sahsu (Serenay Sarikaya, "Lale Devri") is determined to confront her grandfather, who left her mother behind years ago. However, she soon ends wrapped up in the midst of a legend when she finds herself in a mysterious community of Mar, a race descended from Shahmaran, mythical creatures that are half snake and half woman. Believing in the legend of Shahmaran, one of the great- est symbols of love and wisdom, the Mar believe that an ancient prophecy is complete with Sashu's arrival. A story filled with love, lore (and lots and lots of snakes), "Shahmaran" comes from director Umur Turagay ("Portrait of Beauty," 2019) and writer Pinar Bulut ("A Mira- cle"). Burak Deniz ("Marasli"), Mert Ramazan Demir ("The Teacher"), Ebru Özkan ("Ha- kim"), Mustafa Ugurlu ("Icerde"), Mahir Günsiray ("Mrs. Fazilet and Her Daugh- ters"), Nil Sude Albayrak ("Birthday," 2021), Mehmet Bilge Aslan ("Son") and new tal- ent Berfu Halisdemir also star. WHAT'S NEW ON PARAMOUNT+ "Are You the One?" - Season 9 Reality TV is heating up once again: Season 9 of the match- making series "Are You the One?" premieres Wednesday, Jan. 18, on Paramount+. As with other hit reality dating series, such as "Too Hot to Handle" and Love Island," "AYTO?" puts love to the test by sending a group of young singles on a 10-week vaca- tion in a luxury vacation house, where every move they make can be tracked on camera 24/7. But this American series is tak- ing the experience global in this new season, as 22 recently single hopefuls from around the world head to Gran Canaria, Spain, hoping to find their "perfect match." A dating algorithm is used to help quantify compati- bility and then identify the ideal pairs among the participants. However, the results are kept se- cret from the singles, and they'll undergo weekly tests as they try to find their ideal mate while they all get to know one another. If they choose the wrong person to couple up with, they'll have to start all over for another week; but if all 11 couples can find their match on the same week, they'll split a massive cash prize. With all barriers removed on gender and sexual identity for the matches, the competitors have the chance to learn about them- selves and who they really love. This season, hosting duties are taken over by relationship ex- pert and TV host Kamie Craw- ford ("Catfish: The TV Show"). The series is produced by ITV Netherlands and MTV Enter- tainment Studios. Octavia Spencer stars in "Truth Be Told" Nothing but the 'Truth': Spencer, Union team up on Apple TV+ STREAMING Jean-Pascal Zadi stars in "Represent" Kamie Crawford hosts "Are You the One?"