“Outlander” at war, remembering Stan Lee, Ciao to “Bold and Beautiful”, a renewal of the apple and final

Outlander

The Revolutionary War is brewing and finding its way to North Carolina as the seventh season of the cult romantic drama begins. But first, Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Young Ian (John Bell) flee to Wilmington to rescue Claire (Caitríona Balfe) from the gallows, falsely accused of murdering pregnant Malva Christie, who had lied about Jamie being the father. (It’s complicated.) As Jamie prepares for service in the Continental Army, this will likely bring him into direct contact with his British friend Lord John Gray (David Berry), who is raising Jamie’s illegitimate son William ( Charles Vandervaart), who is also redcoat. . Did I mention it’s complicated? Also highly addictive.

Stan Lee

A pop culture wonder to put it mildly, Marvel Comics visionary Stan Lee (1922-2018) tells his life story in his own words, according to an iconic creator who became a public celebrity (not unlike Alfred Hitchcock) with cameos in many of the films and TV shows derived from his popular strips. Director David Gelb’s documentary traces Lee’s career from his humble roots through the evolution of the Marvel brand to the blockbuster hit that remains after his death at 95. There will never be another like him.

The Bold and the Beautiful

Ciao bella, the cast of the long-running daytime soap heads to glorious Italy for seven episodes (through June 26) built around fashion maven Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) and prepares her collection to be presented in Rome’s legendary Piazza Navona . With her on the romantic journey: Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson), Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton), Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye), Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang), Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes ). Wood). As a special treat, famed tenor Andrea Bocelli will serenade the cast with a rendition of “A Te” during Monday’s episode. When in Rome…

Silo

To the delight of sci-fi fans, Apple has renewed this gripping underground thriller for a second season, with two episodes before the end of the first year. Things get especially dangerous for Sheriff Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson), who learns how dangerous it can be to defy higher “judicial” authority in this Silo of Secrets. Flashbacks reveal her mother Hanna (Sienna Guillory) role in an earlier resistance movement. Also new for Apple: the conclusion of the limited series The city on fire, where a city-wide blackout in New York brings an answer to who shot Sam (Chase Sui Wonders), among other Dickensian flourishes. And in the fourth episode of the psychological mystery Crowded room, Jason Isaacs begins a recurring role as a mysterious Londoner who may be the link Danny (Tom Holland) is looking for with his long-lost biological father. Or not.

Inside Friday TV:

• Will Trent (8/7c, ABC): In case you missed or were late to the first season of this enjoyable procedural Karin SlaughterThe damaged but insightful agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (played winningly by Ramón Rodríguez), a repeat of the pilot episode sets the tone. Go Betty!
• Hoffman family gold (9/8c, Discovery): The second season of the movie Gold Rush the spinoff becomes a father-son battle as Todd Hoffman returns to Alaska’s Mammoth Valley mine with the goal of logging 1,000 ounces of hollow to pay off his debt, only to have a son. Hunter decides to run his own mine and try to outdo his father.
• 20/20 (9/8c, ABC): Juju Chang conduct a prison telephone interview with the convicted felon Kelly Cochranwho killed her lover Chris Regan in 2014 in a pact with her husband Jasonwhom he later killed.
• Big shows at the Met: Medea (9/8c, PBS): Sondra Radvanovsky performs the mythical role in the premiere at the Met Cherubimit is a rarely performed opera, with tenor Matei Polenzanme as her husband Giasone.

ON THE FLOW:

• Extraction 2 (streaming on Netflix): ThorChris Hemsworth returns as mercenary Tyler Rake in an action-packed sequel to one of the streamer’s most-watched original films. In his latest adventure, Rake interrupts his recovery from his latest battle to free his former sister-in-law and her children from a foreign prison. Buckle up for the 21-minute escape sequence.
• RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars (streaming on Paramount+): BatwomanJavicia Leslie is the guest judge as the queens present a real spoof, “Wha-Ha-Happened to Lil’ Poundcake.”
• Morimoto’s sushi master (streaming on the Roku channel): Iron bossMasaharu Morimoto presides over a competition where contestants put their own spin on the art of sushi preparation.