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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! No one played a larger role in mythologizing the cowboy’s place in American culture than Charles M. Russell. Explore his art and life as he witnessed and documented the end of the Wild West open range, and America entered the 20th Century.

Premieres Monday, May 19, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. After decades in obscurity and sitting on a treasure trove of pictures, elusive San Francisco artist Michael Jang uses guerrilla art tactics to share his stunning, previously unknown work with unsuspecting audiences.

Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family during that tense time.

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Pati's new mountain climber friends take her on an adventure to see the mountains up close and personal. Then they grab a quick elote snack dressed in wild norteno ways, a concoction popular with the climbers. Later, Pati connects with four top chefs in the area and invites them to a Carne Asada in the backdrop of the gorgeous Huasteca mountains.

Premieres Fridays, May 16 - July 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS app. Stream Season 1 now with KPBS Passport! Ex-cop Alexa Crowe returns to her New Zealand hometown from Australia and finds herself continuing to investigate puzzling murders alongside charismatic DI Harry and her protégé Madison, who has moved into Alexa's home. William Shatner and Renee O'Connor are among the guest stars this season.

Premieres Friday, May 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS app. Enjoy Tony winner David Henry Hwang’s comedy starring Daniel Dae Kim as an Asian American playwright who protests “yellowface” casting in the musical “Miss Saigon” only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play.

The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.

Premieres Monday, May 19, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Meet Edwin Land, a pioneering tech disruptor and inventor of the midcentury icon, the Polaroid camera. Introduced in 1948, it revolutionized amateur photography, making it instant and accessible to all.

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join the “Man in Black,” along with June Carter Cash, the First Family of Country Music’s matriarch Maybelle Carter, rockabilly eminence Carl Perkins and the Statler Brothers for an evening of country, rockabilly, American roots music and spirituals.