A world removed from the super-rich diva she plays in Netflix‘s Sirens, Julianne Moore goes gritty as Kate, a long-suffering mother operating a struggling Pennsylvania horse farm on her own in a grim thriller from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby. Still mourning the loss of her wife, Kate is also challenged by a fraught relationship with her wayward and relentlessly needy daughter, Claire, played by Euphoria‘s Sydney Sweeney. (Kyle MacLachlan makes a brief appearance as Kate’s tight-fisted ex.) When Claire runs afoul of a manipulative drug dealer (Domhnall Gleeson), Kate will do anything — and we mean anything — to keep her miserable offspring safe. Fiona Shaw provides essential support as Kate’s resourceful and incredibly loyal best friend.

No campy reality competition worth its sequins can afford to pass up the chance to stage a Wicked challenge. And thus the final bracket of six queens, working in teams, creates good witch and bad witch looks for the runway. Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo (so good on Sunday as the Tonys host) join the judges’ panel to bestow their blessings — or possibly curses.

Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk), the alien in human disguise, is distraught upon realizing he can no longer revert to his otherworldly form, nor can he access his special powers. He enlists Asta (Sara Tomko) to help him understand his dilemma, but she’s also busy fending off the amorous advances of alien hybrid Joseph (Enver Gjokaj). The X-Files wouldn’t know what to make of this berserk sci-fi comedy.

One of the great warhorses of the opera canon, Verdi’s Aida, receives a new staging from director Michael Mayer, with soprano Angel Blue making her Met role debut as the Ethiopian princess torn between duty and love. Piotr Beczala is the soldier Radamès and Judit Kutasi her Egyptian rival Amneris, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting.

There’s something comforting about the knowledge that even in the far future (as seen in this exhilarating sci-fi action comedy), cheesy soap operas can provide an escapist tonic in times of anxiety. The titular security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) knows this almost too well, and now that his human clients are in on his secret, even they can benefit by peeking in on the serialized Sanctuary Moon. Team leader Mensah (Noma Dumezweni) needs all the help she can get when she attempts a major repair on the cyborg after their latest mishap, and even more peril awaits once they return to home base.

INSIDE FRIDAY TV:

• NBA Finals (8:30 pm/ET, ABC): The Oklahoma City Thunder, now down 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, hopes to make it even again as they battle the Indiana Pacers in Game 4.
• Mama June: Family Crisis (8/7c, We TV): The reality series marks its 100^th episode as June goes to court to fight for custody of Kaitlyn.
• The Proof Is Out There (10/9c, History Channel): The fifth season of the speculative series opens with Tony Harris and his team investigating the discovery of a possibly unknown life form deep in the ocean.

 ON THE STREAM:

• Not a Box (streaming on Apple TV+): If you’ve even seen (or been) a kid who becomes more fascinated by a box than the gift inside, this animated preschool series, based on a children’s picture book celebrating the power of imagination, is for you.
• Atsuko Okatsuka: Father (streaming on Hulu): The comedian whose bowl cut has inspired a legion of followers presents her second comedy special.
• Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter? (streaming on Prime Video): A two-part true-crime docudrama uncovers the deceptions of romantic scammer Jason Porter.
• Cleaner (streaming on Max): Star Wars alum Daisy Ridley shifts into Die Hard mode in a 2025 thriller making its streaming debut. She plays Joey, an ex-soldier, now a window cleaner, who takes action when a London high-rise is taken hostage by ruthless activists, led by Clive Owen. The movie premieres on HBO Saturday at 8/7c.