The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass

In a delightful installment of the Emmy-nominated MasterClass series, soprano Renée Fleming works with four aspiring singers who can barely restrain their delight at being chosen. She advises them on technique at Juilliard, then takes them backstage at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Fleming clearly enjoys mentoring, urging the students to ��project your personality and move people”; her charges’ enthusiasm proves to be infectious. Monday, May 28, at 6 p.m., HBO

Hemingway & Gellhorn

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The stormy relationship between Ernest Heming-way and his third wife, war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, is the subject of this ambitious but uneven bio-drama. À la Forrest Gump, the film manipulates newsreel footage to place its characters against historical backdrops; the results range from effective to distracting. Nicole Kidman is good as Gellhorn; Clive Owen co-stars as Hemingway. Monday, May 28, at 9 p.m., HBO

Hatfields & McCoys

“These picayune squabbles got a way of turning deadly,” remarks Judge Wall Hatfield (Powers Boothe) after presiding over a trial for pig theft that exacerbates the tensions between the Hatfield and McCoy clans. Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton star as the leaders of the clans in a miniseries that doesn’t shy from violence as it chronicles the escalating blood feud that eventually led the governors of West Virginia and Kentucky to call up their militias. Monday–Wednesday, May 28–30, at 9 p.m., History

Frontline: Al Qaeda in Yemen

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula—said to be behind the recent foiled bombing of a U.S. airliner—has become a leading player in global terrorism since the death of Osama bin Laden. Award-winning reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad travels to southern Yemen, where militants are gaining territory and popular support, possibly aided by anger over U.S. drone strikes. Tuesday, May 29, at 10 p.m., PBS; check local listings

Longmire

This new police drama about a recently widowed sheriff in contemporary Wyoming has an appealingly authentic texture, making effective use of locations and the rugged screen presence of Australian actor Robert Taylor in the title role. In the premiere, Longmire emerges from mourning to probe a murder committed with an antique rifle. Co-stars Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) and Lou Diamond Phillips lend able support. Sunday, June 3, at 10 p.m., A&E

Other highlights

The Diamond Queen

This in-depth look at the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II includes interviews with Princes William and Harry and other members of the royal family. Sunday, June 3, at 8 p.m., BBC America

Fast Food Mania

A new series on a new network (formerly Planet Green) takes a lighthearted look at American fast-food culture. The premiere spotlights cult followings for White Castle, Chick-Fil-A, and the Texas chain Whataburger. Sunday, June 3, at 10 p.m., Destination America

Head Games

Puzzles and pranks reveal the workings of the brain in this new interactive series. Sunday, June 3, at 10 p.m., Discovery