PUBLIC TELEVISION FEATURE FILM PACKAGE Season 5
June 2026
Father of the Bride
Episode #: 5022
Broadcast window: 6/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1950
Theatrical rating: not rated
Theatrical runtime: 1h 32m
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Top billed cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor
Synopsis: When beautiful Kay Banks (Elizabeth Taylor) announces her engagement to Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor), her doting middle-class father, Stan (Spencer Tracy), must contend with a variety of problems, ranging from money issues to wedding planning difficulties. As things get hectic, Stan's wife, Ellie (Joan Bennett), tries to be the calm in the center of the storm. At the heart of the comedy, though, is Stan's emotional tie to his little girl, and his realization that she has indeed grown up.
Spaceballs
Episode #: 5023
Broadcast window: 6/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1987
Theatrical rating: PG
Theatrical runtime: 1h 36m
Director: Mel Brooks
Top billed cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis
Synopsis: A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
My Week with Marilyn
Episode #: 5024
Broadcast window: 6/1/2026
Film Studio: Lionsgate
Released: 2011
Theatrical rating: R
Theatrical runtime: 1h 39m
Director: Simon Curtis
Top billed cast: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh
Synopsis: Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).
May 2026
Anchors Aweigh
Episode #: 5017
Broadcast window: 5/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1945
Theatrical rating: not rated
Theatrical runtime: 2h 20m
Director: George Sidney
Top billed cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
Synopsis: Joe (Gene Kelly) and Clarence (Frank Sinatra) are two young Navy sailors on leave in glitzy Los Angeles. The two men at first plan to use their layover as an opportunity to relax, but they soon find themselves in a complicated web of comic secrets. When the two buddies find a runaway boy and return him to his fame-hungry Aunt Susan (Kathryn Grayson), both men find themselves falling for the wannabe singer, setting off a series of misadventures that unfold in comedy and song.
National Velvet
Episode #: 5018
Broadcast window: 5/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1944
Theatrical rating: G
Theatrical runtime: 2h 3m
Director: Clarence Leon Brown
Top billed cast: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp
Synopsis: When Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), an equine-loving 12-year-old living in rural Sussex, becomes the owner of a rambunctious horse, she decides to train it for England's Grand National race. Aided by former jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) and encouraged by her family, the determined Velvet gets her steed, affectionately called "The Pie," ready for the big day. However, a last-minute problem arises with the jockey and an unexpected rider must step in as a replacement.
On The Town
Episode #: 5019
Broadcast window: 5/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1949
Theatrical rating: PG
Theatrical runtime: 1h 38m
Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Top billed cast: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Vera-Ellen
Synopsis: Fun-loving sailors Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra) and Ozzie (Jules Munshin) have 24 hours of shore leave in New York City, and they want to make every second count. While Chip hooks up with loudmouth cab driver Brunhilde (Betty Garrett) and Ozzie swoons for prim anthropologist Claire (Ann Miller), Gabey falls in love with an actress he sees in an advertisement, Ivy Smith (Vera-Ellen). Leonard Bernstein, with lyricists Betty Comden and Adolph Green, provides the music.
Being The Ricardos
Episode #: 5020
Broadcast window: 5/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 2021
Theatrical rating: R
Theatrical runtime: 2h 5m
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Top billed cast: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem
Synopsis: In 1952, Hollywood power couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face personal and professional obstacles that threaten their careers, their relationship, and their hit television show.
Outsiders, The
Episode #: 5021
Broadcast window: 5/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1983
Theatrical rating: PG
Theatrical runtime: 1h 54m
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Top billed cast: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe
Synopsis: A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers, are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group. When Greasers Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell) and Johnny (Ralph Macchio) get into a brawl that ends in the death of a Social member, the boys are forced to go into hiding. Soon Ponyboy and Johnny, along with the intense Dallas (Matt Dillon) and their other Greaser buddies, must contend with the consequences of their violent lives. While some Greasers try to achieve redemption, others meet tragic ends.
April 2026
Ben Hur
Episode #: 5013
Broadcast window: 4/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1959
Theatrical rating: G
Theatrical runtime: 3h 32m
Director: William Wyler
Top billed cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
Synopsis: An epic drama about an aristocratic Jew living in Judaea who incurs the wrath of a childhood friend, now a Roman tribune. Although forced into slavery on a galley and compelled to witness the cruel persecution of his family, he survives, harboring dreams of vengeance. A battle at sea and a chariot race are among the memorable sequences. The film used 300 sets at Rome's Cinecitta Studios and won a record 11 Oscars.
Gorillas in the Mist
Episode #: 5014
Broadcast window: 4/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1988
Theatrical rating: PG-13
Theatrical runtime: 2h 9min
Director: Michael Apted
Top billed cast: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris
Synopsis: Lured to deepest Africa by the chance to study rare mountain gorillas, anthropologist Dian Fossey learns to communicate with her subjects, but the breakthrough turns her academic interest into an all-consuming obsession.
Eight Men Out
Episode #: 5015
Broadcast window: 4/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1988
Theatrical rating: PG
Theatrical runtime: 1h 59m
Director: John Sayles
Top billed cast: John Cusack, Clifton James, Jace Alexander, Gordon Clapp, Don Harvey
Synopsis: A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
Greatest Story Ever Told, The
Episode #: 5016
Broadcast window: 4/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1965
Theatrical rating: G
Theatrical runtime: 3h 15m
Director: George Stevens
Top billed cast: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston
Synopsis: From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ (Max von Sydow) is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod (Claude Rains); Christ's baptism by John the Baptist (Charlton Heston); and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
March 2026
Michael Collins
Episode #: 5010
Broadcast window: 3/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1996
Theatrical rating: R
Theatrical runtime: 2h 13min
Director: Neil Jordan
Top billed cast: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Julia Roberts
Synopsis: Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the U.K., helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.
Mighty Wind, A
Episode #: 5011
Broadcast window: 3/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 2003
Theatrical rating: PG-13
Theatrical runtime: 1h 27m
Director: Christopher Guest
Top billed cast: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Michael McKean
Synopsis: In this hilarious backstage mockumentary, three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on a reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son (Bob Balaban). For the members of The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, and Mitch & Mickey, time has not been kind. As the show approaches, apprehension sets in, romances are rekindled and ambitions are permanently deferred.
Hoosiers
Episode #: 5012
Broadcast window: 3/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1986
Theatrical rating: PG
Theatrical runtime: 1h 54m
Director: David Anspaugh
Top billed cast: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper
Synopsis: A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.
February 2026
Casablanca
Episode #: 5006
Broadcast window: 2/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1942
Theatrical rating: PG
Theatrical runtime: 1h 42m
Director: Michael Curtiz
Top billed cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Synopsis: Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.
Love Affair
Episode #: 5007
Broadcast window: 2/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1994
Theatrical rating: PG-13
Theatrical runtime: 1h 48min
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Top billed cast: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Katharine Hepburn, Garry Shandling, Chloe Webb
Synopsis: Warren Beatty and Annette Bening star as frustrated lovers who are engaged to other people in this 1990s remake of the 1939 classic of the same name, which was also retold in the 1957 romance An Affair to Remember. When sparks fly between the two on board a ship, they decide to meet again in three months to see if it's meant to be. Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn co-stars as Beatty's aunt in her final film role.
One Night In Miami...
Episode #: 5008
Broadcast window: 2/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 2020
Theatrical rating: R
Theatrical runtime: 1h 54m
Director: Regina King
Top billed cast: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge
Synopsis: On the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, Cassius Clay joins Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcom X, and they discuss the responsibility of being successful black men during the civil rights movement.
Much Ado About Nothing
Episode #: 5009
Broadcast window: 2/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1993
Theatrical rating: PG-13
Theatrical runtime: 1h 51m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Top billed cast: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Denzel Washington, Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Beckinsale
Synopsis: In this Shakespearean farce, Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and her groom-to-be, Claudio (Robert Sean Leonard), team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro (Denzel Washington), the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sharp-witted duo Benedick (Kenneth Branagh) and Beatrice (Emma Thompson) — a tough task indeed, considering their corresponding distaste for love and each other. Meanwhile, meddling Don John (Keanu Reeves) plots to ruin the wedding.
January 2026
After The Thin Man
Episode #: 5001
Broadcast window: 1/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1936
Theatrical rating: not rated
Theatrical runtime: 1h 53m
Director: W. S. Van Dyke
Top billed cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
Synopsis: Recently returned home from vacation, private detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his socialite wife, Nora (Myrna Loy), are back on the case when Nora's cousin, Selma (Elissa Landi), reports her husband, Robert (Alan Marshal), missing. As the duo search for the disreputable Robert, Selma's friend David Graham (James Stewart), who secretly pines for her, aids the investigation. When the three begin to unravel Robert's secret life, the missing persons case turns into one of murder.
Thin Man, The
Episode #: 5002
Broadcast window: 1/1/2026
Film Studio: WB
Released: 1934
Theatrical rating: not rated
Theatrical runtime: 1h 33m
Director: W. S. Van Dyke
Top billed cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy
Synopsis: Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Episode #: 5003
Broadcast window: 1/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1968
Theatrical rating: G
Theatrical runtime: 2h 25m
Director: Ken Hughes
Top billed cast: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall
Synopsis: Dick Van Dyke stars as eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, who creates an extraordinary car called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It not only drives but also flies and floats as it leads him, his two children and his beautiful lady friend, Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), into a magical world of pirates, castles and endless adventure.
Judy
Episode #: 5004
Broadcast window: 1/1/2026
Film Studio: Lionsgate
Released: 2019
Theatrical rating: PG-13
Theatrical runtime: 1h 58m
Director: Rupert Goold
Top billed cast: Ren�e Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon
Synopsis: The showbiz legend, Judy Garland, arrives in London to perform her final concerts. After working for 45 of her 47 years, she is haunted by memories of a childhood lost to Hollywood and longs to be back home with her kids.
Great Escape, The
Episode #: 5005
Broadcast window: 1/1/2026
Film Studio: MGM
Released: 1963
Theatrical rating: not rated
Theatrical runtime: 2h 52m
Director: John Sturges
Top billed cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
Synopsis: Imprisoned during World War II in a German POW camp, a group of Allied soldiers are intent on breaking out, not only to escape, but also to draw Nazi forces away from battle to search for fugitives. Among the prisoners determined to escape are American Captain Virgil Hilts and British Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett. Outwitting their captors by digging a tunnel out of the prison grounds, the soldiers find the stakes much higher when escape becomes a reality.