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This week's TV: A JFK Jr. docuseries, ‘King of the Hill' returns, and Jenna Ortega is back as ‘Wednesday'

'Atomic People,' Monday at 9 p.m. on PBS: In the twilight of their lives, survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings are given what may be the last opportunity to tell their stories, in detail, with a raw emotion that signals the continued trauma of this horrific event. Their testimonies are interspersed with archival footage. Once forced into silence, the individuals known as hibakushas become a later generation's eyes and ears in a devastating documentary that already received the British Television Academy Award for Specialist Factual in 2024. Advertisement ' ': season 14 , Monday on Hulu: Has it been 15 years already? After its extended hiatus, streamer Hulu has started up the Hill factory again. Ten episodes of the new season drop today, all from the warped brains of creators Mike Judge ('Beavis and Butt-Head') and Greg Daniels ('Upload'). The season 14 conceit is that Hank and Peggy Hill have returned at long last from working in the Saudi Arabian propane business to retire among their old friends in Arlen, Texas. Their son, Bobby, is now an adult chef living in Dallas. Cast regulars Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, and Stephen Root are returning, and Ronny Chieng joins the cast as a recurring character, the Hills' new Laotian neighbor. Advertisement 'The Pickup,' Wednesday on Prime Video: The summer direct-to-streaming action comedy continues trying to find its niche in the new world order for marquee stars like Eddie Murphy. Murphy and Pete Davidson play armored truck drivers challenged to a duel between law and disorder by Keke Palmer's diabolical and violent bank robber. Over one very long, hot day, the duo bond and bromance as chaos reigns around them. 'Lethal Weapon' and 'Beverly Hills Cop' vibes chime in a disposable slapstick buddy comedy. 'Wednesday': season 2 , Wednesday on Netflix: The Addams Family girl-powered spinoff from Tim Burton that made Jenny Ortega a star as the title teen arrives for season 2, part 1. It's back to school at Nevermore for Wednesday Addams, who deadpans her way through relationships with family, friends, and faculty, while testing her psychic powers and unraveling a new mystery. Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones return as her parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams, with guest appearances from Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, and Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood,' Friday at 8 p.m. on Starz: In a historical time travel series, there's space for infinite prequels and sequels. The offshoot of the romance based on the Donna Gabaldon novels rewinds a generation. It focuses on the parents of main characters Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser (Caitriona Balfe). Heughan and Balfe are unlikely to appear in this show, although the potential for cameos and flash-forwards exists. Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy, and Jeremy Irvine lead the cast to Scotland and back. Bodices will rip, swords will be brandished. Advertisement Thelma Adams is a cultural critic and the author of the best-selling historical novel 'The Last Woman Standing,' about Josephine Marcus, the Jewish wife of Wyatt Earp.