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T8 WHATS UP! April 2 - 8, 2023 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON APPLE TV+ "Schmigadoon!" - Season 2 The lovers are back and ready to paint the town in Season 2 of the hit musical comedy "Schmiga- doon!" when it premieres on Ap- ple TV+ Wednesday, April 5. Having returned to their every- day lives after discovering the magical, musical land of Schmigadoon, where everyone acts like they're in a perfor- mance of classic musicals, Josh (Keegan-Michael Key, "Keanu," 2016) and Melissa (Cecily Strong, "Saturday Night Live") are left feeling like something is missing for them. Heading back into the woods in search of Schmigadoon once more, what they find instead is Schmicago, a darker, grittier fantasy land that reimagines the musicals of the 1960s and '70s. Now, as they set- tle back into a new adventure, they'll have to take on a whole new cast (or two, or three ...) as they work to solve a song-and- dance-filled murder mystery. Season 2 sees the return of stars Dove Cameron ("Descendants," 2015), Jaime Camil ("Jane the Virgin"), Kristin Chenoweth ("Pushing Daisies"), Alan Cum- ming ("The Good Wife"), Ari- ana DeBose ("West Side Story," 2021), Ann Harada ("Blue Bloods"), Jane Krakowski ("30 Rock"), Martin Short ("Only Murders in the Building") and Aaron Tveit ("Les Misérables," 2012), alongside new additions Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"), Patrick Page ("In the Heights," 2021) and Kar- in Konoval ("Snowpiercer"). The six-episode second season is once again brought to the screen by co-creators Ken Dau- rio and Cinco Paul, the writing team behind big-screen hits in- cluding "Despicable Me" (2010), "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) and "The Lorax" (2012), among others. WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Tiny Beautiful Things" - Season 1 Author Cheryl Strayed's work takes to the screen once more with the series adaptation of her bestselling collection, "Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar," premiering on Hulu Friday, April 7. "Tiny Beautiful Things" stars Kathryn Hahn ("WandaVi- sion") as Clare, a floundering writer who becomes a re- nowned advice columnist — while, behind the scenes, her own life is falling apart. As she tries to hold her marriage to her husband, Danny (Quentin Plair, "Roswell, New Mexico"), and her tumultuous relationship with her daughter, Rae (Tanzyn Crawford, "Servant"), Clare's column helps her begin her own journey towards healing as she reflects on her past and looks for a better future. Created for tele- vision by Liz Tigelaar ("Little Fires Everywhere"), "Tiny Beau- tiful Things" is directed by De- siree Akhavan ("The Bisexual") and Rachel Goldenberg ("Amer- ican Greed") with writing by Ti- gelaar, Jocelyn Bioh ("Russian Doll"), Ellen Fairey ("Nurse Jackie"), Naomi Iwamoto ("Twenties"), Des Moran ("Grown-ish") and Deirdre Shaw ("Jane the Virgin"). The series also stars Sarah Pidgeon ("The Wilds"), Owen Painter ("The Handmaid's Tale"), Mer- ritt Wever ("Severance"), Eliza- beth Hinkler ("American Auto") and Michaela Watkins ("The Unicorn"). Executive producers include Strayed, Hahn, Tigelaar, Reese Witherspoon ("Wild," 2014), Lauren Levy Neustadter ("Little Fires Everywhere"), Jayme Lemons ("Enlightened"), Laura Dern ("Big Little Lies"), Stacey Silverman ("The Lying Game") and Nancy Won ("Jeri- cho"). WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Transatlantic" This Friday, April 7, Netflix brings audiences "Transatlan- tic," the seven-episode limited series inspired by Julie Orrin- ger's novel "The Flight Portfo- lio" and by the real adventures of Varian Fry (played in the series by Cory Michael Smith, "Go- tham"), Mary Jayne Gold (Gil- lian Jacobs, "Community"), Al- bert Hirschman (Lucas Eng- lander, "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," 2022) and the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), an interna- tional gang of young heroes. Set in Marseille, France, from 1940- 1941, "Transatlantic" follows the group as they risk their lives to save more than 2,000 refugees during World War II, including some of Europe's greatest artists and intellectuals, alongside a long list of individuals deemed "undesirable" by the Nazi Party. From creator/showrunner Anna Winger ("Deutschland, 83") and co-creator Daniel Hendler ("Un- orthodox"), "Transatlantic" also stars Corey Stoll ("Billions"), Gregory Montel ("Call My Agent!"), Ralph Amoussou ("Marianne"), Deleila Piasko ("Agent Hamilton"), Amit Rahav ("Unorthodox"), Moritz Ble- ibtreu ("Shades of Guilt"), Alex- ander Fehling ("Inglourious Basterds," 2009), Jonas Nay ("Line of Separation"), Lolita Chammah ("Anton Chekhov 1890," 2015), Luke Thompson ("Bridgerton"), Jodhi May ("The Witcher"), Rafaela Nicolay ("FBI: International"), Henriette Confurius ("The Silent Forest," 2022), Yoli Fuller ("Marie Antoi- nette") and Nadiv Molcho ("Freud"). WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "On a Wing and a Prayer" (2023) Experience a harrowing true story of bravery and survival with the new Prime Original drama film "On a Wing and a Prayer," premiering Friday, April 7. On what should have been an ordinary flight, father Doug White (Dennis Quaid, "Far From Heaven," 2002) is forced to fight for his life when their pilot dies suddenly mid-flight. With his entire family onboard the plane, Doug must figure out how to safely land the plane with noth- ing but the help of his wife (Heather Graham, "Lost in Space," 1998) and the guidance of a man on the ground (Jesse Metcalfe, "Desperate House- wives"). With a screenplay by Brian Egeston ("The Quad"), "On a Wing and a Prayer" is di- rected by Sean McNamara ("Spare Parts," 2015). Anna Enger Ritch ("Chicago Med"), Brandon Quinn ("Sweet Magno- lias"), Rachael Markarian ("Top Gun: Maverick," 2022), Rocky Myers ("Confess"), Jessi Case ("Mother's Day," 2016) and Brett Rice ("Remember the Titans," 2000) also star. WHAT'S NEW ON HBO MAX "Royal Crackers" - Season 1 Follow one family's quest to keep their dynasty from crum- bling (literally) in the new Adult Swim animated series "Royal Crackers," premiering on HBO Max Monday, April 3. Once the king of snacks, the family behind the Royal Crackers company find their legacy falling to pieces around them. When Theodore Hornsby Sr., family patriarch and tyrannical company found- er, falls into a "super coma," the rest of the Hornsbys band to- gether to return the family busi- ness to its former glory. But, with their distinct lack of talent and business acumen, they definitely have their work cut out for them. Created by and voice-starring Jason Ruiz ("Murder Police"), the series cast is rounded out by Jessica St. Clair ("She's Out of My League," 2010), Andrew San- tino ("Dave"), Fred Tatasciore ("Star Trek: Lower Decks"), Maile Flanagan ("Naruto") and David Gborie ("The Lot," 2019). Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong star in"Schmigadoon!" Painting the town: Key and Strong return for 'Schmigadoon!' Season 2 STREAMING Katryn Hahn and Tanzyn Crawford in "Tiny Beautiful Things" Deleila Piasko, Ralph Amoussou, Lucas Englander, Gillian Jacobs, Cory Michael Smith and Amit Rahav star in "Transatlantic"