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Week in entertainment: 'OITNB,' 'Uncle Buck'


Plan your week in entertainment with these highlights and pop-culture milestones:

MONDAY, 6/13

Watch: From the creators of The Good Wife comes the series debut of BrainDead. The show follows Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a young and fresh-faced Capitol Hill staffer, and co-stars Aaron Tveit, Nikki M. James and Tony Shalhoub. Catch the premiere at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

 

 

TUESDAY, 6/14

Watch: The classic 1989 film Uncle Buck gets a modern-day TV reboot. Uncle Buck the series stars Mike Epps as the title character along with James Lesure and Nia Long. Catch it at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

WEDNESDAY, 6/15

Watch: Composer John Williams will be the recipient of the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award in a gala broadcast at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TNT. Williams is the creator of such famous scores as E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialSchindler's List, Jaws, the first three Harry Potter films and Star Wars:The Force Awakens.

THURSDAY, 6/16

Go: The Firefly Music Festival kicks off at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. The four-day festival includes performances from Ellie Goulding, Ludacris, Fetty Wap, Blink-182 and The 1975.

 

FRIDAY, 6/17

Stream: It's time to revisit the ladies of Litchfield. Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black premieres on Netflix.