13 Best Dramatic Turns From Comedic Actors

The World Series

One of baseball’s greatest rivalries resurfaces in a bicoastal World Series, with star power fueling both the Los Angeles Dodgers (Shohei Ohtani) and the New York Yankees (Aaron Judge) as they meet for the first game at Dodger Stadium.

Blue Bloods

Jake Weber (Medium) guests on the police drama as a British investigator who enlists Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) to help search for an international fugitive, while Jamie (Will Estes) works closer to home to take down a fraudulent sports gambling website.

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Simone Biles Rising

Documentary Premiere

Back in July, Netflix aired the first chapters of a docuseries charting world-renowned gymnast Simone Biles’ return to the sport after withdrawing from much of the Tokyo games in 2021. Netflix now completes its docuseries, following the gymnast to the Paris Olympics.

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Series Premiere

“My life has turned into a Dali painting,” muses Eli (Billy Crystal), a child psychiatrist haunted by the recent suicide of his wife (Judith Light). His unhappy life takes another turn when an odd little boy, Noah (Jacobi Jupe), shows up on his doorstep.

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band

Documentary Premiere

Director Thom Zimny’s backstage documentary follows Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band musicians in rehearsals and onstage with footage from their 2023-2024 global tour, where they rocked eager crowds for the first time since the pandemic.