Damnation

Tuesday, 10 p.m., USA

USA Network is trading in its trademark skylines, business suits and boardrooms for farmland, bullets and blood. The cable channel’s new drama, “Damnation,” is a story of rich versus poor set in 1930s Iowa, with a dusty, Wild West feel. The network’s sharp-left-turn away from modern, urbancentric series such as “Suits” and “Mr. Robot” shocked even the show’s creator, Tony Tost. “USA really got it. It surprised me because they hadn’t done material like this,” says Tost, a writer and producer on A&E western “Longmire” from 2012-16. “They were really excited about doing something different. It was a big leap of faith.”

Killian Scott stars as Seth Davenport, a mystery man posing as a preacher with charm, bravado and a floppy haircut that would make Brooklyn hipsters swoon. Davenport uses his pulpit to battle strike-busting cowboy Creeley Turner (played by Logan Marshall-Green), who does the murderous dirty work of bankers engaged in price-fixing to keep farmers in debt.

Tost recently spoke to The Post by phone from LA before heading back to Calgary, Alberta, where the show is filmed.

Is the preacher a good guy or a bad guy?

He considers himself past the point of saving. He very much wants to be the hero, but the world, faith and his own nature conspire against him.

Seth and Creeley have a history. How will it be revealed to the viewer?

They have a bloody past. We’ll start getting flashbacks so we can see exactly what caused the schism that put them on separate paths. We can’t tell whether or not they really need each other, or if they really want to kill each other. They’re trying to figure that out as well.

How relevant is the plot about the common man battling the establishment today?

I wrote the first two episodes, like, three years ago, but contemporary history keeps making the show feel more and more relevant. I’m not necessarily trying to do an allegory about the present, but history is very cyclical. There’s some core elemental conflicts and issues that we keep returning to. In a way, the present day almost caught up.

Like “Longmire,” this show has a Wild West feel. Why is that?

I grew up loving Westerns and really love neo-Westerns — the soul of a Western, but not set in the 19th century, like the John Sturges film “Bad Day at Block Rock” with Spencer Tracy, or “No Country for Old Men.” It was a convergence of love of the genre but wanting to find a different storytelling arena so I wouldn’t just be rehashing the greatest hits of my favorite movies.

How did you get your expansive set?

We inherited a standing small town from the [AMC] series “Hell on Wheels” and augmented and updated it from the late 1890s to the 1930s. We’ve got all this farmland up there, so we’ve expanded and built grain silos and a town hall. We have some streets, a chapel for our preacher to preach in, and we built a house for him and his wife.

Have you noticed that Logan Marshall-Green is a dead ringer for Tom Hardy?

I can see how people do. To me, now, I don’t see it at all anymore. Logan’s actually a couple months older [than Tom]. He had the face first, man!

— Eric Hegedus

And here’s what else to watch this week:

S.W.A.T.

Thursday, 10 p.m., CBS

Hondo (Shemar Moore) and the SWAT team spread out across LA in pursuit of four escaped convicts, including a violent criminal brought to justice, before department rival Mumford (Peter Onorati) and his team beat them in bringing in the suspects. Meanwhile, Hondo’s new role as team leader is called into question when Jim Street (Alex Russell) displays a disregard for protocol.

Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer

Saturday, 8 p.m., Lifetime

Oscar Pistorius (Andreas Damm) was the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympics. His resilience combined with a fairy-tale relationship with model Reeva Steenkap (Toni Garrn) made him a media favorite. Her brutal Valentine’s Day death shocked the world. The ensuing courtroom drama dominated the news as sports fans had to grapple with the decisive verdict against Pistorius.

Good Behavior

Sunday, 10 p.m., TNT

Letty (Michelle Dockery) and Javier (Juan Diego Botto) are looking at a lifetime in prison, but a confluence of bizarre circumstances just might provide them a window of opportunity to con their way out.

Grey’s Anatomy

Thursday, 8 p.m., ABC

Episode 300. A county-fair accident sparks medical memories for the Grey Sloan doctors who treat the survivors. Starring Kevin McKidd (below far right).

Young Sheldon

Thursday, 8:30 p.m., CBS

When Sheldon’s (Iain Armitage) father (Lance Barber) is rushed to the emergency room, his grandma (Annie Potts) comes to babysit, and the kids have an adventure getting to the hospital on their own. With Zoe Perry.

This Is Us

Tuesday, 9 p.m., NBC

In the present-day story, Randall (Sterling K. Brown) adjusts to the foster care system’s bureaucracy. Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Toby (Chris Sullivan) take a decisive step. In the past, Jack and Rebecca (Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, left) finalize Randall’s adoption.

The Gifted

Monday, 9 p.m., Fox

Thunderbird (Blair Redford) goes on a quest to find out what Sentinel Services did to an old friend of his. Meanwhile, Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind) encounters a new friend with useful powers and Blink (Jamie Chung) makes a big decision regarding her future. Like picking out a new name?