HBO Max Bows Michael Mann's Tokyo Vice, Elon Musk and SpaceX Return to Space

After a seven-year hiatus, acclaimed director Michael Mann returns to the screen today with Tokyo Vice, HBO Max’s adaptation of Jake Adelstein’s 2009 nonfiction book of the same name. The crime drama stars Ansel Elgort as Adelstein, an American journalist who explores Tokyo’s underbelly in the late 1990s.

Also today: Netflix charts Elon Musk and SpaceX’s effort to Return to Space, Discovery+ tries out the Below Deck formula on land in Serving the Hamptons, Close Enough returns for Season 3, and more. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Thursday:

Tokyo Vice: Series premiere. Ansel Elgort stars in Michael Mann's slow-moving adaptation of Jake Adelstein’s first-hand account of his time on the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, where nothing is what it seems. The series also stars Ken Watanabe, Ella Rumpf, Rachel Keller, and Hideaki Ito. Three episodes drop today. Watch trailer. Streaming on HBO Max

Return to Space: Original documentary. Oscar-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo) follow Elon Musk and SpaceX’s 20-year journey to send NASA astronauts back to the International Space Station and revolutionize space travel. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

Serving the Hamptons: Complete Season 1. TV's love affair with The Hamptons continues in this new reality series centered around the young, sexy restaurant staff at Southampton’s 75 Main Restaurant. Watch trailer. Streaming on Discovery+

Close Enough: Complete third season. J.G. Quintel’s surreal comedy returns to HBO Max for another season of hijinks on the east side of Los Angeles. All eight episodes stream today before airing on TBS later this spring. Watch trailer. Streaming on HBO Max

The Dropout: Limited series finale. In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth (Amanda Seyfried) and Sunny (Naveen Andrews) face a reckoning. Watch preview. Streaming on Hulu

Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star: Complete docuseires. Netflix dives into the evidence surrounding the 2014 murder of South African soccer player Senzo Meyiwa in its latest true crime docuseries. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

Law & Order: New episode. As Bernard (Anthony Anderson) and Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) investigate the murder of a congressional candidate, ADAs Price (Hugh Dancy) and Maroun (Odelya Halevi) contend with an extremist plot hellbent on thwarting the candidate’s agenda by any means necessary. Followed by new episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Organized Crime. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on NBC

Walker: New episode. While Geri (Odette Annable) does her best to keep the Walker family's collective chins up, Walker (Jared Padalecki) and Cassie (Ashley Perez) look for clues to help Bonham (Mitch Pileggi) in his hour of need. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on The CW

Grey’s Anatomy: New episode. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) is on edge when an accreditation council stops by Grey Sloan to review the residency program, while Richard (James Pickens Jr.) sets an assessment of his own for the same day. Meanwhile, Nick (Scott Speedman) returns to Seattle to perform a first-of-its-kind operation with Meredith (Ellen Pompeo). Watch preview. 9:00 PM ET on ABC

NHL Hockey: The NHL hits streaming with two marquee matchups, airing on both Hulu and ESPN+:

• Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT
• Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT

NBA Basketball: TNT offers two games tonight:

• Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT
• Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT

2022 MLB Opening Night: After an owner-initiated lockout delayed the opener by one week, Major League Baseball returns for the 2022 season. To kick things off, the Atlanta Braves, the reigning World Series champions, will host the Cincinnati Reds in primetime. 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on ESPN

Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.