CBS All Access, 3:00 a.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: CBS All Access’ modern reboot of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone presents all 10 episodes of its new Season 2 today. Critics were shown three of those, presumably the better ones, in advance – and while they’re still not comparable to the best of Black Mirror, they’re at least much closer in tone to either the whimsy or the wonder of the original Zone, which last season’s efforts missed almost entirely. Start with the episode “You Might Also Like,” which stars Gretchen Mol (pictured), harks back to a classic episode from Serling’s classic Zone – and, if I’m correct, features Donna Dixon, formerly of Bosom Buddies, in only her second actress appearance of the 21st century.
National Theatre at Home, 2:00 p.m. ET
There only are a few of these fabulous National Theatre at Home streaming treats left before its pandemic “season” of free one-week presentations from its archives is over. (The offerings conclude next month with a stage production of Amadeus.) And today, the website presents a production of one of my favorite Shakespeare plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. And this production, staged last year, stars Gwendoline Christie, from HBO’s Game of Thrones, as Titania, Queen of the Faeries.
TCM, 9:45 p.m. ET
“Jazz in Film” continues its Monday and Thursday run this month with tonight’s prime-time lineup, which includes this 1972 Diana Ross showcase. She plays jazz singer Billie Holiday, and does a fine job with both the vocals and the tragic drama. Co-stars, by the way, run the gamut, from Star Wars stalwart Billy Dee Williams to The Jeffersons sitcom star Isabel Sanford – with Richard Pryor (pictured, with Ross) as the piano player.