Netflix, 3:00 a.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: The narrative structure of this series, aimed at young teens but with potential appeal to a wider audience, caught well-deserved attention when it premiered last year. It’s about a young, modern, aimless Bonnie and Clyde of sorts, played by Jessica Barden as Alyssa and Alex Lawther as James, who end up on the run and starting a murder spree. One wrinkle: he planned to kill her as well, until he fell in love with her along the way. Season 1 probed their relationship, and those characters, through a rarely used dual narrative approach: we heard his inner thoughts and perspective, but also heard hers. Written by Charlie Covell, it’s a sort of Badlands meets A Catcher in the Rye, with James as a teenage sociopathic Dexter and Alyssa as a murderous Carrie Bradshaw. And now it’s Season 2, which starts with the couple separated, and with the focus on Alyssa.
ABC, 8:00 p.m. ET
It’s the 30thanniversary of the animated Disney hit The Little Mermaid, so this version of the classic fairy tale now has multiple generations of fans. This live TV special shows parts of the movie, but intersperses them with live performances of the musical, sung and acted by a few familiar faces and voices. Auli’i Cravalho, who sang the title role in a much more recent Disney musical animated film, Moana, sings the role of Ariel in the new studio production. Also appearing: John Stamos as Chef Louis, Shaggy as Sebastian, and Queen Latifah as Ursula the sea witch. So if you want to sea witch, tune in…
NBC, 9:00 p.m. ET
The flashback parts of tonight’s episode, called “Dinner and a Date,” include a scene at a college mixer, when Beth first met Randall.