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What to Watch Saturday: Stories of quarantine romance and a creepy new Lifetime movie

Tommy Dorfman and Rainey Qualley in Freeform’s “Love in the Time of Corona,” a four-part romantic comedy series about the search for love, sex and connection during this time of social distancing.
Tommy Dorfman and Rainey Qualley in Freeform’s “Love in the Time of Corona,” a four-part romantic comedy series about the search for love, sex and connection during this time of social distancing. Freeform

Love in the Time of Corona (8 p.m., Freeform) - A new miniseries chronicling stories of love, sex and dating while in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tonight we meet married couple James and Sade, adjusting to being together 24/7 in lockdown when James’ business travel halts. Also, Nanda spends time virtually with her husband, who is in a nursing home, and roommates Oscar and Elle decide to try online dating.

Secrets in the Basement (8 p.m., Lifetime) - In this new Lifetime movie, Delilah and her husband Shawn are happy to leave the big city and make a fresh start in their new smart home in the suburbs. They have no idea that their beautiful new house is harboring a masked figure in the basement. No, it’s not a raccoon! Delilah begins to suspect that someone else is in the house, and when the masked figure is revealed, she and Shawn must fight to escape with their lives. It stars Melina Bartzokis, Nick Cassidy and Micah McNeil.

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Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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