The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. 'Houdini' follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. “America’s Next Top Model” (9 p.m., The CW): Um, this could be awkward: On tonight’s edition, the contestants take part in another photo shoot, during which they’re given only a string to wear.It also seems like the story may peer beyond Houdini's life, which makes me wonder if director Uli Edel and writer Nicholas Meyer will delve extensively into the story of the seances that Harry asked Bess to hold after his death (perhaps in an effort to prove that if the world's greatest escape artist couldn't break free from the chains of the afterlife, then it's no possible).īefore David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape – Harry Houdini.

The film features Dylan Everett as Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Sam Kindseth as Dustin Diamond (Screech!), Julian Works as Lopez, Allyssa Lynch as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Tiera Skovbye as Berkley.

This new film tells the story of six unknown actors, including Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, who were thrust into the spotlight in the early ’90s when they were cast in the popular sitcom. Time for a nostalgic trip back to Bayside High School. “The Unauthorized Saved By the Bell Story” (9 p.m., Lifetime): Hormone alert. The film traces Houdini’s public stunts as they grow more spectacular and risky, while also trying to delve into what made him tick. Oscar winner Adrien Brody stars as the escape artist who rose from humble circus side shows to become America’s first world-renown superstar. “Houdini” (9 p.m., History Channel): “Fear is how I know I’m alive,” the title character of this two-part miniseries says as he explains what motivated him to spend his life defying death.

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