‘Ted’ prequel, Marvel spinoff ‘Echo,’ a gaggle of TV sleuths & more: Week’s best TV shows and movies

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Seth MacFarlane revives his filthy teddy bear character Ted in a new series for Peacock while Alaqua Cox revives her ‘Hawkeye’ character in “Echo,” a new Marvel spinoff on Disney+. Martin Scorsese’s true-crime epic “The Killers of the Flower Moon” begins streaming on Apple TV+. Kevin Hart stars in “Lift” as the leader of a band of criminals enlisted to steal $500 million in gold from a plane in mid-flight, while Peacock’s competition series “The Traitors” returns with host Alan Cumming and various reality TV stars, athletes and competition show veterans as rivals.

‘Echo’

After making her acting debut in the Marvel series “Hawkeye,” Alaqua Cox stars in a spinoff about her character for Disney+ called “Echo.” Cox’s Maya Lopez is a deaf Native American who has left Wilson Fix’s (Vincent D’Onofrio) Tracksuit Mafia and returns home to Oklahoma to reconnect with her heritage and family, with Fisk’s henchmen trailing behind. “Echo” debuts this week on Disney+ and Hulu. DETAILS

‘Criminal Record’ and ‘True Detective: Night Country’

Several mystery series with starry talent roll out in January so pick your sleuth. Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi portray dueling police officers investigating a case of a missing woman in the new thriller program “Criminal Record,” which premiered Wednesday on Apple TV+. Jodie Foster leads the fourth season of “True Detective” called “True Detective: Night Country,” premiering Sunday, Jan. 14 on HBO and Max. And Clive Owen stars in “Monsieur Spade” as Sam Spade, a former detective pulled out of retirement to investigate the murder of a group of nuns. The premiere will be simulcast Sunday, Jan. 14 on AMC, AMC+ and Acorn TV.

‘Ted’

On a lighter note, Seth MacFarlane revives Ted, his filthy teddy bear character with a Boston accent, in a new series for Peacock. “Ted” the show, is a prequel to the films starring Mark Wahlberg with Max Burkholder (“Parenthood”) as a teenage John Bennett in high school, with his best friend Ted by his side. The comedy drops Thursday. DETAILS

‘The Killers of the Flower Moon’

Martin Scorsese’s true-crime epic “The Killers of the Flower Moon” begins streaming Friday, Jan. 12, on Apple TV+. If the movie’s 3½-hour running time gave you pause to catch it in theaters, you can now watch one of the year’s most acclaimed films at your leisure. The film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, adapts David Grann’s nonfiction chronicle of the Osage murders of the 1920s. Scorsese, 81, tells an expansive and disquieting Western story soaked in blood and oil, with chastening reverberations for American history. DETAILS

‘Beyond Utopia ‘

One of the year’s best documentaries, “Beyond Utopia” captures the precarious plight of defectors from North Korea. Madeleine Gavin’s film has a gritty intimacy that utilizes footage shot by its subjects and the operatives who aid their flight from the totalitarian regime. Foremost among them is Seungeun Kim, a South Korean pastor whose heroic efforts have helped rescue hundreds over the the last two decades. “Beyond Utopia” premiered on PBS on Tuesday and is also streaming on Hulu and the PBS app. DETAILS

‘Lift’

“Lift” takes the heist movie to the skies. Kevin Hart stars as the leader of a band of criminals enlisted to steal $500 million in gold from a plane in mid-flight. Directed by F. Gary Gray (“The Fate of the Furious,” “The Italian Job”), “Lift” features an ensemble cast including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Billy Magnussen and Sam Worthington. It debuts Friday, Jan. 12, on Netflix. DETAILS

‘The Traitors ‘

Peacock’s competition series “The Traitors” returns Friday, Jan. 12. Hosted by Alan Cumming and his sidekick, pet dog Lala, various reality TV stars, athletes and competition show veterans are sent to an ancient castle in the Scottish Highlands to play psychological warfare inspired by the party game “Mafia.” This crop of contestants includes Tamra Judge from ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County,” Maksim Chmerkovskiy from “Dancing with the Stars,” Marcus Jordan, son of basketball great Michael Jordan and Chris ‘C.T.’ Tamburello of MTV’s “The Challenge.” DETAILS

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