‘My Brilliant Career’ and 5 More Shows to Watch on TV This Week

Let’s take a look at an Australian series set in 1900 airs and revisit some classic TV episodes that evoke the feeling of summer.

Between streaming and cable, viewers have a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that are airing or streaming this week, Aug. 10-16. Details and times are subject to change.

Poised and headstrong women who would rather have a career than wed are a cornerstone of many novels by women — “Little Women,” “Pride and Prejudice,” “The Edible Woman.” “My Brilliant Career,” a semi-autobiographical book written by Miles Franklin and published in 1901, is getting a new television adaptation. This six-part iteration follows Sybylla (Philippa Northeast), a 17-year-old Australian farm girl who dreams of writing instead of conforming to societal expectations of marriage. The story is widely considered a milestone in feminist literature. Begins streaming Thursday on Netflix.

A new addition to the DC universe, “Lanterns” follows two intergalactic cops, a recruit named John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and a veteran named Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), as they stay in the earthly realm to investigate a murder in America’s heartland. The show is connected to other DC stories about Green Lanterns, including one who appeared in “Superman” and the second season of “Peacemaker.” Sunday at 8 p.m. on HBO.

Over the course of his career as a soccer player, a team manager and the head coach of Real Madrid, José Mourinho has been dubbed “The Special One.” The three-part documentary series “Mourinho” chronicles his rise to popularity, his reputation for being outspoken and his ability to coach teams including Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid to championship wins. Begins streaming Tuesday on Netflix.

Previously, Netflix has tried to look inside the minds of convicted murderers including John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer and David Berkowitz through prison phone recordings on their documentary series “Conversations with a Killer.” The newest iteration, “The Charles Manson Tapes,” uses prison calls by Manson, interviews with former members of his cult and archival news footage to track his ascent and ultimately the nine murders that he orchestrated. Begins streaming Wednesday on Netflix.

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