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Around the remote: Showtime goes to Boston with ‘City on a Hill’

Kevin Bacon stars in Showtime’s “City on a Hill.” (Willy Sanjuan / File/Associated Press)
By Chuck Barney Tribune News Service

DON’T MISS: “City on a Hill” – Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge lead the cast in this new drama series set in 1990s Boston. It follows ambitious Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), who arrives from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with corrupt FBI veteran Jackie Rohr (Bacon). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the city’s entire criminal justice system. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are among the show’s executive producers. (9 p.m. Sunday, Showtime).

Other bets

SUNDAY: In the bleak new drama series “Euphoria,” Zendaya plays Rue Bennett, a 17-year-old drug addict fresh out of rehab struggling to find some traction in her life. There are signs of hope when she meets Jules Vaughn (Hunter Schafer), a transgender girl who recently moved to town. (10 p.m., HBO).

SUNDAY: The “Masterpiece Mystery!” series “Endeavour” returns for its sixth season. In the opener, the murder of a schoolgirl brings our title character back to Oxford, where he refuses to accept that the main suspect is guilty. (9 p.m., PBS).

MONDAY: Inspired by the best-selling novel and 1981 film, “Das Boot” is a new drama series set in World War II about an inexperienced U-boat crew striving to survive a secret mission and a young German woman torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance. (Hulu).

MONDAY: Welcome to “Grand Hotel,” a bold and soapy new drama set at a family-owned resort in Miami Beach. Naturally, behind its picture-perfect exterior are loads of juicy scandals, escalating money problems and explosive secrets. (10 p.m., ABC)

TUESDAY: Robin Givens and Brian White star in the steamy new multigenerational family saga “Ambitions.” She’s a win-at-all-costs, Atlanta-based attorney. He’s her husband – and the city’s scandal-plagued mayor. (10 p.m., OWN).

WEDNESDAY: Season 2 of “Yellowstone” picks up with billionaire cattle rancher John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his family still fighting for their ranch. Meanwhile, some new dangers threaten to upend their lives. (10 p.m., Paramount Network).

THURSDAY: Golden State Warriors superstar – and avid golfer – Stephen Curry is an executive producer on “Holey Moley.” It’s a miniature golf competition waged over an epic, supersized obstacle course. (8 p.m., ABC).

THURSDAY: How’s this for a one-two punch? Ayesha Curry follows her husband’s new show with one of her own: “Family Food Fight.” She’s the host and one of three judges for a tasty competition that features family teams dishing out their culinary skills. (9 p.m., ABC).

FRIDAY: As Season 2 of the supernatural drama “Dark” begins, Jonas is trapped in the future and desperately trying to return to 2020. Meanwhile, his pals Martha, Magnus and Franziska try to figure out how Bartosz is involved in the mysterious incidents occurring in their hometown of Winden. (Netflix).

SATURDAY: With this week’s arrival of “Toy Story 4” in theaters, you might experience some nostalgic heart-tugging for 1995’s “Toy Story.” It’s the original computer-animated film that introduced Woody and Buzz Lightyear, and it launched Pixar Studios to, well, infinity and beyond. (7:55 p.m., Freeform).