New this week: Kevin Hart in ‘Fatherhood, ‘iCarly’ & ‘Luca’

— In Enrico Casarosa’s enchanting Pixar feature “Luca,” two young sea monsters frolic along the Italian Riviera, temporary transforming into 13-year-old boys to pose as human and soak up all the coastline’s summertime pleasures — all while hiding their identities.

The film, based on the 2011 book “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love,” is also produced by Hart, who has said he was drawn to showing Black fatherhood in a more positive light on screen.

— “River City Drumbeat,” airing Friday on PBS and also available on the network’s streaming platforms, follows a drumline in West Louisville that spans youth through high-school graduation.

is set to drop the album “Back of My Mind.” On Friday, the R&B superstar will release the project that features the platinum hit “Damage” and the Chris Brown-assisted “Come Through,” which is currently No.

“Gentle Man” has 14 songs, including guest appearances by heavyweights such as Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Lee Ann Womack, Ricky Skaggs and Trisha Yearwood.

The new “iCarly” brings Miranda Cosgrove back as the title character, now a 20-something coping with love and life, original cast members Jerry Trainor as Carly’s brother Spencer and Nathan Kress as her pal Freddie are along for the ride, with newcomers Laci Mosley as Carly’s best friend and roommate and Jaidyn Triplett as Freddie’s stepdaughter and a social-media pro.

In the 1980s-set dark comedy “Physical,” Byrne plays Sheila, who’s a dutiful partner to her aspiring politician husband but privately grappling with body-image issues.

— “Soul of a Nation,” ABC’s news magazine focused on Black life in America, features an interview with former President Barack Obama as part of a special honoring Juneteenth, an observation of the June 19, 1865, end to slavery in most of the United States.

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