Whatâs on TV This Week: âOsloâ and Specials Honoring George Floyd
A film adaptation of J.T. Rogersâs Tony-winning play airs on HBO. And several specials recognize the anniversary of George Floydâs murder.
From left, Waleed Zuaiter, Andrew Scott and Salim Daw in “Oslo.”Credit...Larry D. Horricks/HBO
May 24, 2021, 1:00 a.m. ET
Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, May 24-30. Details and times are subject to change.
Monday
INDEPENDENT LENS: THE DONUT KING (2020)
10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). The filmmaker Alice Gu tells a rags-to-riches immigrant story with a sugary glaze in âThe Donut King,â her documentary about the California entrepreneur Ted Ngoy. A Cambodian war refugee, Ngoy arrived in America in the 1970s, where he became a multimillionaire with a network of successful doughnut shops in Southern California â and subsequently struggled with gambling. Guâs film âdoesnât quite manage to connect the dots between Ngoyâs financial troubles and the voracious capitalism that enabled his rise,â Devika Girish wrote in her review for The New York Times. âThe result is a cheery portrait of immigrant entrepreneurship that lacks political punch.â