What to Watch Friday: 20/20 and Dateline cases focus on killer wives
20/20 (9 p.m., ABC) - ABC anchor John Quiñones reports on well-known West Coast lawyer Larry McNabney, who disappeared after a horse show on Sept. 11, 2001. His fifth wife, Elisa McNabney, claimed he broke up with her and left town, but police soon found McNabney’s body buried in a California vineyard. They also discovered that Elisa drained his assets and went on the run with her daughter, Haylei Jordan. The investigation got crazier from there. For the first time in 20 years, Elisa’s daughter speaks out and reveals insight into her mother’s troubled past, including her allegedly volatile relationship with McNabney. In the interview, Jordan shares stories about life on the run with her mother, before finding out about her role in the murder, and her firsthand interactions with her mother’s accomplice Sarah Dutra, convicted of manslaughter and of helping cover up McNabney’s death.
Dateline NBC (9 p.m., NBC) - This week’s “Dateline” has updates in the case of former NYC police officer Valerie Cincinelli, who was accused of an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting her husband, Isaiah Carvalho. We get exclusive TV interviews with those close to the case and Cincinelli, including her ex-boyfriend John DiRubba. In his first TV interview, DiRubba speaks out about going undercover in an FBI sting operation and recording conversations with Cincinelli to expose her alleged plan, which also included killing his own 14-year-old daughter. Andrea Canning reports.
Slow Horses (Apple TV+) - This six-episode darkly funny espionage series follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5, known un-affectionately as Slough House. Oscar winner Gary Oldman stars as Jackson Lamb, the brilliant but irascible leader of the spies, who end up in Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes. The ensemble cast also includes Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas and BAFTA Scotland Award-winner Jack Lowden. The first two episodes premiere tonight, followed by a new episode each Friday.
The Bubble (Netflix) - This new Judd Apatow comedy released in theaters last week, but is now available to stream. The plot: A group of actors and actresses are stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel attempting to complete a sequel to an action franchise film about flying dinosaurs. The cast includes David Duchovney, Fred Armison, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow and Leslie Mann.
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