When will ‘The Sinner’ return?
A: The second season consisted of eight episodes, which premiered on USA last August and September. Those episodes are available on Amazon, iTunes and other services. You can find out more at www.usanetwork.com/thesinner/cast#where-to-watch. The first season is also available on Netflix, DVD and Blu-ray.
A: So many questions, and you are not the only one asking about the TV tales based on books by Georges Simenon about French detective Jules Maigret. First, after two seasons totaling four movie-length productions, the Atkinson “Maigret” has nothing else in the works. Of course, Atkinson (“Mr. Bean,” “Love Actually”) has plenty of other things to do. His latest secret-agent comedy, “Johnny English Strikes Again,” made its way to CD and Blu-ray in late January.
Although set in France, this “Maigret” was shot in Hungary. The music — which as far as I can tell has no special title — was written by Samuel Sim, with vocals by Tracy Kashi. They also worked together on music for “The Halcyon.”
Michael Gambon played Maigret in a TV version in 1992-93. Gambon’s other credits include the great “The Singing Detective” and succeeding Richard Harris as Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” films. Harris, by the way, also played Maigret, in a 1988 TV movie. Other screen Maigrets include Jean Gabin (who actually was French) and Charles Laughton.
A: The awards are now in a new location — E! — after more than 40 years on CBS. CBS traditionally aired the show in January, but E!’s first telecast of the awards was in November. Still, if you really need to see a show that called “The Spy Who Dumped Me” the best comedy of 2018, you can see the entire program streaming at eonline.com.
A: The ABC game show has completed its 10-episode second season. No word yet on a third.