Welcome to What\u2019s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows and films. Here is what\u2019s happening on TV from Sunday, November 16 to Saturday, November 22. All times are Eastern.<\/p>\n
Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) is back for another season of Paramount+\u2019s oil-slick drama Landman, juggling mounting pressures from M-Tex, Cami Miller (Demi Moore), his kin, and father (played by series newbie Sam Elliott). Look for The A.V. Club\u2018s recap of the season premiere on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charles Nieuwendyk trades retirement homes for college campuses in the second round of Mike Schur\u2019s comedy, which stars Ted Danson as a retired professor who gets a new lease on life when he\u2019s recruited to go undercover as a private investigator. The latest gig\u2014tailing a mystery blackmailer who\u2019s targeting the university president\u2014brings forth a cast of academic suspects portrayed by Max Greenfield, David Strathairn, Michaela Conlin, Sam Huntington, and, yes, Mary Steenburgen. The A.V. Club\u2019s review publishes Thursday.<\/p>\n
This six-part, 12-hour docuseries directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt digs deep into the complicated founding of America, thoughtfully detailing both the democratic wins and devastating impact of the country\u2019s early days. Check out The A.V. Club\u2018s rave review of the project<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Train Dreams (Netflix, Friday, 3 a.m.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n This Clint Bentley-directed drama premiered at Sundance in January and has garnered praise for Joel Edgerton\u2019s performance as railroad worker Robert Grainier, who\u2019s contending with love (Felicity Jones plays his wife, Gladys), loss, and a rapidly changing America. Read The A.V. Club\u2018s review of this \u201cethereal, awestruck drama.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Selena Y Los Dinos (Netflix, Friday, 3 a.m.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Between her enduring music and a popular biopic with a star-making performance from Jennifer Lopez, the life and legacy of late Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla is pretty well known. This new doc, which has never-before-seen footage and interviews with the performer\u2019s family and bandmates, hopes to give her devotees even more to consider.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Can\u2019t miss recaps<\/p>\n IT: Welcome To Derry<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.)\u00a0<\/p>\n The Chair Company<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 10:05 p.m.)<\/p>\n I Love LA<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 10:40 p.m.)<\/p>\n