Amy Poehler's Moxie Brings the Fight to Netflix

Amy Poehler is beloved for her role as take-no-nonsense Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation, and more recently as the co-host of NBC's Making It. Now, though she often jokes about not being a maker herself, Poehler has made her third feature film as a director. Moxie — based on the young adult novel by Jennifer Mathiea — tells the story of Vivian Carter (Hadley Robinson), who learns her mother Lisa (Poehler) was a Riot Grrrl in the nineties, and is inspired to revive the fight at her high school by distributing a feminist zine.

Also today: a New Kid on the Block follows in the footsteps of Chip and Joanna Gaines, The Con takes another look at the Fyre Festival, and Kyra Sedgwick struggles to keep her hands to herself on Call Your Mother. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this Wednesday:

ORIGINAL MOVIE: Fed up with the sexist status quo at her high school, a shy 16-year-old finds inspiration from her mother’s rebellious past and anonymously publishes a zine called Moxie that sparks a school-wide coming-of-rage revolution. Amy Poehler directs, based on the novel by Jennifer Mathieu. What critics are saying.Streaming on Netflix

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: The three-part docuseries Murder Among the Mormons explores a trio of bombings that shocked the Salt Lake City Mormon community in 1985 and threatened the historical foundations of the church itself. Primetimer's Sarah D. Bunting has this review. Streaming on Netflix

SERIES PREMIERE: Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block fame struts his home renovation know-how in in the new HGTV series Farmhouse Fixer, meticulously renovating centuries-old New England farmhouses and restoring them to their original glory. Watch trailer. 9:00 PM ET on HGTV

NEW EPISODE: In a new episode of The Con, ABC News looks at one of the most infamous scams of all time: The Fyre Festival. Whoopi Goldberg hosts. 10:00 PM ET on ABC

NEW EPISODE: Phil Keoghan is known for getting down to brass tacks when it comes to the obstacles on Tough As Nails, but this week it seems he and the show's producers are keeping the challenges a surprise, noting only that "it's gonna be a sheep show." 8:00 PM ET on CBS

NEW EPISODE: Jean (Kyra Sedgwick) and Danny (Patrick Brammall) encounter relationship complications as they try to control their feelings until his divorce is final on Call Your Mother. Meanwhile, Celia (Emma Caymares) is moving in with Freddie (Joey Bragg) but upset to learn he is keeping his apartment as a backup plan. 9:30 PM ET on ABC

NEW EPISODE: Harry (Alan Tudyk) copes with jealousy on Resident Alien when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor. 10:00 PM ET on Syfy

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