The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Laetitia
The murder of 18-year-old Laetitia Perrais in 2011 rocked all of France. The killer seemed a man who shouldn’t have been on the streets, and the entire criminal justice system came under attack. In this subtitled six-part drama series, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade makes the tragedy feel even larger, showing how the spirited Perrais and her twin sister had been failed by society since childhood. Monday, Aug. 30, at 9 p.m., HBO
Sparking Joy
Who knew that a slight, soft-spoken Japanese woman with a knack for tidying up could win over America’s nation of conspicuous consumers? Lifestyle expert Marie Kondo returns with a new three-episode series that applies her essentialist philosophy to the work lives and personal lives of three households. Available Tuesday, Aug. 31, Netflix
What We Do in the Shadows
Staten Island’s zaniest vampires are back. Season 3 of this surprisingly great mockumentary series brings many changes for its bumbling bloodsuckers. While Nandor, Laszlo, and Nadja cope with their recent discovery that Guillermo, Nandor’s trusted human aide, is a vampire killer, they gain promotion to a leadership role in the vampire community. As they fight over who among them will be the supreme leader, Nandor begins a search for a 21st-century mate and energysucking vampire Colin Robinson turns 100. Thursday, Sept. 2, at 10 p.m., FX
Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever—A Love Letter to Los Angeles
Billie Eilish came on like a teen pop princess who might never leave her childhood bedroom. With this concert movie, capturing a performance at the Hollywood Bowl during which she and collaborator-brother Finneas are backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the 19-year-old Los Angeles native completes her transformation into a megastar. The film, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Patrick Osborne, will mix renditions of all 16 songs on her new album with animated sequences that provide a dreamlike tour of her hometown. Available Friday, Sept. 3, Disney+ Money Heist
The final season of the international hit series begins with the release of five episodes that find our team of code-named and fashionably jumpsuited robbers trapped inside the Bank of Spain. While the Professor, the heist’s mastermind, is discovered in his remote location and held at gunpoint by a rogue police agent, the gang prepares for all-out war with the nation’s army, whose officers are prepared to blow open the bank’s doors. Available Friday, Sept. 3, Netflix
Other highlights
Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James A documentary chronicles the aggressively wild times of the “Super Freak” funk-punk pioneer. With Bootsy Collins, Big Daddy Kane, and Ice Cube. Friday, Sept. 3, at 10 p.m., Showtime Cinderella
Camila Cabello and Idina Menzel headline a modern musical version of the tale about a girl with glass slippers. Available Friday, Sept. 3, Amazon Prime
Billions
Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis return for Season 5 of the popular series about the long battle between a brash federal prosecutor and a predatory Wall Street billionaire. Sunday, Sept. 5, at 9 p.m., Showtime