TV picks for May 20-21: 'Wizard of Lies,' Dwayne Johnson on 'SNL,' 'Dark Angel'

May 19, 2017 at 8:18PM
Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro in "The Wizard of Lies."
photo: Craig Blankenhorn/courtesy of HBO
Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro as the Madoffs in HBO’s “The Wizard of Lies.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

You talkin' to me?

Financial con games have ruined many lives, but they've also inspired some terrific films, including "The Big Short" and "Margin Call." "The Wizard of Lies" isn't in that category, despite the presence of Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff, although it's always a pleasure to see the Oscar winner recommit himself to a strong-and-silent role rather than trying to be the king of comedy.

7 p.m. Saturday, HBO

Like a rock

Season finales of "Saturday Night Live" are usually peppered with guest appearances and surprises, so don't be shocked if Steve Martin and Martin Short follow their Friday night performance in Minneapolis with a red eye to New York City. Dwayne Johnson hosts.

10:30 p.m. Saturday, KARE, Ch. 11

The maid did it

There may have been some question about the innocence of Joanne Froggatt's Anna Bates in "Downton Abbey," but the actress' latest character, Mary Ann Cotton, is guilty as sin in "Dark Angel," a "Masterpiece" movie about Britain's first female serial killer.

8 p.m. Sunday, TPT, Ch. 2

Neal Justin

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