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Can Kevin Hart and John Travolta Throw Quibi a Lifesaver with Die Hart?

ALSO: The Bachelor: Greatest Seasons Ever, The Titan Games, I May Destroy You, and more.
  • John Travolta and Kevin Hart star in Die Hart. (Quibi)
    John Travolta and Kevin Hart star in Die Hart. (Quibi)

    Three months in, it's safe to say Quibi has gotten off to an unimpressive start. Given the fledgling platform's current status as a go-to Hollywood punchline, not to mention the rate at which it's burning through money, it's almost surprising to see Quibi is still launching new shows, but its latest and perhaps biggest release drops today as Kevin Hart and John Travolta star in Die Hart, a meta action comedy in which Hart — playing a fictionalized version of himself — is training for a part in the next action movie blockbuster. By this time next week, we should know if this is Quibi's first breakout hit or its answer to Last Action Hero. Also today, The Bachelor takes a look back at Brad Womack, The Titan Games have a surprise in store for Dwayne Johnson, and Andy Cohen brings his diaries to life in a new animated series. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Monday:

    SERIES PREMIERE: Hoping to become the next action star, Die Hart follows Kevin Hart (Kevin Hart) as he attends Ron Wilcox's Action Star School, where the school's namesake proprietor (John Travolta) puts him through a gauntlet of increasingly insane challenges. Watch the trailer. Streaming on Quibi

    NEW EPISODE: In the history of The Bachelor, only one man has searched for love twice. The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever! looks back at the romantic journey of bar owner Brad Womack, a man skilled at serving up both drinks and shocking plot twists. We're still trying to shake off that double whammy season finale, not to mention that season-opening slap. 8:00 PM ET on ABC

    NEW EPISODE: There's no telling what it will be, but as The Titan Games head into the next stage of the competition, producers are promising a "surprise" for host Dwayne Johnson. 8:00 PM ET on NBC

    NEW EPISODE: Cash-strapped and facing writer's block, Arabella (Michaela Coel) takes on a delivery job on I May Destroy You. Later, Kwame (Paapa Essied) voices her suspicions about Theo (Harriet Webb). 9:00 PM ET on HBO

    DOCUMENTARY: The PBS series POV presents We Are the Radical Monarchs, which profiles an Oakland alternative to the Girl Scouts, which awards badges to girls between the ages of 8 and 13 as they study such topics as Radical Beauty, Disability Justice, Black Lives Matter, and ways to become an LGBTQ ally. Watch the trailer. 10:00 PM ET on PBS

    SERIES PREMIERE: Watch What Happens Live's Andy Cohen brings some of his greatest celebrity stories to life in The Andy Cohen Diaries. Watch the trailer. Streaming on Quibi

    NEW EPISODES: 15-year-old scientist Ashley Garcia (Paulina Chávez) returns in Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (aka The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia Part 2), which finds the show's namesake hero navigating the perplexing mysteries of science, robotics, and young romance. Watch the trailer. Streaming on Netflix

    Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.

    TOPICS: Die Hart, Quibi, John Travolta, Kevin Hart