First seen in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, spunky young female inventor Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne) is a disciple of Tony Stark who is mastering the design of her own iron suit. Now back in her Chicago hometown after getting booted from MIT, Riri takes center stage in her own spinoff, so desperate for funding to realize her vision that she falls in with a criminal gang led by cocky Parker “The Hood” Robbins (Anthony Ramos). His mysterious cloak has powers of its own, stemming from a Faustian bargain for power and riches. On hand to try to keep Riri from going too far to the dark side: her scene-stealing AI sidekick, N.A.T.A.L.I.E. (Lyric Ross of This Is Us). Launching with three episodes, with the final three available next Tuesday.

One of reality TV’s greatest villains, Vanderpump Rules‘ notoriously unfaithful Tom Sandoval, gets his latest chance at TV redemption courtesy of the hit summer talent show. In a performance that reportedly stunned the panel, he takes to the stage during the open auditions with his band, Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras, delivering a rendition of A-ha’s “Take on Me” that takes the judges by surprise. Other hopefuls include a Kentucky truck driver and a roller-skating aerial act that previously crossed paths with Simon Cowell.

Well, that stinks. Quite literally, in the case of the ill-fated voyage of the Carnival Triumph cruise in 2013, when a four-day round trip from Galveston, Texas to Cozumel, Mexico floated into disaster after an engine-room fire causes a power outage throughout the ship, leaving 4,000 passengers dead in the water without air-conditioning or, fatefully, working plumbing for the onboard toilets. The latest installment of the docuseries about real-life debacles unfolds amid leaking sewage and dwindling food supplies, with the unruly vacationers revolting as a rabid media observes from afar.

HBO has stoked our fascination with America’s Gilded Age of the late 1800s with its opulent soap opera, now in its third season. The movie channel pays homage to the era with a lineup of period dramas, including two based on Edith Wharton classics. The first (at 8/7c), Martin Scorsese‘s 1993 Oscar-winning (for costume design) adaptation of The Age of Innocence, stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder. Making its TCM debut, 2000’s The House of Mirth (10:30/9:30c), from writer-director Terence Davies, stars Gillian Anderson as the tragic Lily Bart. Followed by Orson Welles‘ legendary 1942 adaptation of Booth Tarkington’s The Magnificent Ambersons (1 am/12c), which was altered and drastically cut by the studio but is still considered a classic.

INSIDE TUESDAY TV:

• Enigma (9/8c, HBO): A provocative documentary explores the history of the still hot-button topic of trans and gender identity, revisiting the glory days of an underground Parisian nightclub, Le Carrousel, where trans women performed in a subculture that made celebrities of “European queen of disco” Amanda Lear and Vogue model April Ashley.
• Caregiving (9/8c, PBS): Personal stories of people who care for those unable to care for themselves are at the heart of a documentary executive produced by Bradley Cooper and narrated by Emmy winner Uzo Aduba. The special also delves into the crisis these unsung heroes face in the American healthcare system.
• I Kissed a Boy: Reunion Special (streaming on Hulu): The British dating show hosted by Dannii Minogue recaps its second season (which dropped June 17) with updates on the same-sex relationships that began with a kiss.
• Steph Tolev: Filth Queen (streaming on Netflix): Given the title, you shouldn’t expect G-rated jokes and polite dating anecdotes from this notoriously bawdy comedian.