What’s on TV Friday: ‘Making the Cut’ and ‘Uncorked’

A reality series with Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum hits Amazon. And a father-son drama debuts on Netflix. MAKING THE CUT Stream on Amazon. “It’s an ambush!

” Is that quote from the new James Bond movie? No? How about “1917”? Wrong again.

It’s Tim Gunn speaking in the first episode of this new Amazon fashion-design reality series. When he says it, Gunn and Heidi Klum, his co-host, have just arrived at a fancy Manhattan hotel, where the show’s international group of contestants have gathered — each apparently unaware that Gunn and Klum are about to walk in, surprise them and kick off the competition. The group’s first challenge? Designing for a fashion show near the Eiffel Tower.

Rewards for the season’s winner include mentorship and $1 million. Also, this: “The winner will get to create a collection that will be sold on Amazon,” Klum says. UNCORKED (2020) Stream on Netflix. Elijah (Mamoudou Athie) is a young man with a problem: He dreams of becoming an elite sommelier, but his father, Louis (Courtney B.

Vance), wants him to take over the family’s Memphis barbecue restaurant. That friction is at the heart of this drama, the feature directorial debut of the “Insecure” showrunner Prentice Penny. The plot sees Elijah preparing for the Master Sommelier Exam while trying to keep his family life intact (Niecy Nash plays his mother) and balancing a romantic relationship.

“The movie “succeeds when it focuses on Elijah’s relationship with his family,” Lovia Gyarkye wrote in her review for The New York Times.”

“In moments where they gather, the writing and cast shine in equal measure,” Gyarkye added. She called it a “refreshing upgrade” to the father-son drama genre. ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) 8 p. m.