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Globetrotting espionage thriller Liaison, which premieres on Apple from Feb. 24, brings together two formidable performers in Vincent Cassel (La Haine) and Eva Green (Penny Dreadful) for the first
Innocence is matter of opinion in new Aussie courtroom drama The Twelve — now streaming on ITVX — when fourteen people are asked to pass judgement. Created by Sanne
Hello Tomorrow, which premieres on Apple TV on Feb 17, exists in a world futuristic ’50s kitsch, where huge Buicks glide by without wheels, and salesmen sell people lunar
When personal grief and professional loyalties collide things rarely get Better – as Detective Inspector Lou Slack (Leila Farzad) finds out — in the new BBC drama streaming on
The Brink’s-Mat gold bullion theft — the subject of BBC One’s new drama The Gold — is so infamous there should be a monument. Committed on 26 November 1983, by six
Straight out of the gate and leading with his front foot, Jean-Luc (Patrick Stewart) embarks on his final frontier-busting season from Feb. 16 in Star Trek: Picard. Following the
Headlined by a charismatic cast, Netflix’s new fantasy series Lockwood & Co — streaming from 27 January — proves that quantum realms and alternate dimensions are old hat. Based on the hit YA
Harrison Ford seems to be experiencing a career renaissance, with the imminent Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Yellowstone prequel 1923, and now Shrinking – which hits Apple TV Jan. 27. That this surge
Infused with the essence of Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino, Peacock original Poker Face may prove to be another home run for prolific writer and director Rian Johnson. Coming on like Columbo with
Inspired by the novel Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber, police procedural and podcast private eye hybrid Truth be Told has consistently delivered from day one. With the Oscar winning Octavia Spencer embodying Poppy Scoville-Parnell,
On November 20 1974, English parliamentary MP John Stonehouse (Matthew Macfadyen) walked into the ocean off Miami. A confirmed philanderer, family man, and suspected spy for the Czech Republic,
Season 4 of Servant promises a reckoning on Spruce Street, which will begin with homeless gatherings and continue inside as masonry cracks and basements subside. This is when Leanne (Nell Tiger
With an edgy 70s vibe and pulsing disco beat, creator Robert Siegel (The Wrestler) opens up a Pandora’s box of sexual liberation in Welcome to Chippendales, his new original
Launching on Prime Video on 6 January, The Rig sees Vigil star Martin Compston returning to the waves for a gripping new year treat. Days away from shore leave and stranded
Image via Paramount Pictures When season 2 of Picard hit Prime Video earlier this year, it confirmed that Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Kirsten Beyer and Alex Kurtzman were right
Coming on like the lovechild of David Lean and Guy Ritchie, SAS Rogue Heroes is fuelled by AC/DC guitar riffs and a healthy amount of irreverence. Written by Oscar-nominee Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders),
Mammals, which hits Prime Video on Nov. 1, is much more than a dramedy with romantic notions and moral conundrums. Writer Jez Butterworth is deliberate in exploring questions of
With fully immersive avatars, time-travelling conundrums and elements of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, Prime Video may have hit pay dirt with its new sci-fi series The Peripheral, streaming from 21 October. Read more
Eternal youth comes with compromises when a need to feed can clash with the desire for friends and family. Let the Right One In deals with just such a conundrum when
In the 70s, American middle-class attitudes to friends and neighbors were a little more relaxed. Communities gathered around their religion and close-knit groups of like-minded people sprung up in
To quote Dylan Thomas: ‘Many rage against the dying of the light, as advancing years and dwindling faculties see them stripped of their dignity. Mortality, legacy and those we
Starring Sir Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson This England — which airs on Sky from 28 September — never seeks to challenge the notion that British politics is an institution tainted
To commit murder, one should never get emotional. Like everything else in life, that most heinous of crimes comes down to a simple choice. Inside Man, which airs on BBC One and
Surfaces slick with rainwater cast neon reflections into the night sky. Foreboding concrete buildings close in around a lone figure cloaked by darkness, who bows his head against the
Everybody thinks the choices they make have nothing to do with chance. Crossfire, which hits the BBC on 20 September, puts pay to that assumption in brutal fashion. Read more at: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/crossfire-review-new-keeley-hawes-thriller-unmissable-tv-105712538.html
There is an old adage amongst the Star Trek community which is tantamount to scripture. A fiction which has festered into fact, that states any odd numbered entries in
For audiences keen on rabble-rousing historical romps, jam-packed with political intrigue and copious coupling The Serpent Queen — which launches on Starzplay from 11 September — might just make a few
With crime drama American Gigolo (streaming on Paramount+ from 10 September) debates around masculinity, gender identity and sexual desire are given a contemporary twist. Read more at: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/american-gigolo-review-jon-bernthal-shines-classy-adult-drama-095319337.html
With cast iron contracts, invasive background checks and a bewitching bride-to-be, Wedding Season hits the ground running on Hulu from Sept. 8th. Coming off like the evil twin of Richard Curtis
Adapted from the best-seller by Alex Scarrow, Last Light marks a return to screens for Lost alumni and Emmy award winning actor Matthew Fox, who last appeared on film in 2015 alongside Kurt
Launching as part of Disney+ Day, new drama Mike reveals the force of boxing legend Mike Tyson in his prime, giving a new generation the change to experience the impact of this cultural icon
On 2 September, when Prime Video ushers in a Second Age of Middle Earth, with its budget busting fantasy fable Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a new
What women wouldn’t want to be perpetually gym fit, genuinely statuesque, and bright green with a She-Hulk swagger? This show asks the question from the outset, introducing Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany)
With the promise of political intrigue and perpetual power struggles, House of the Dragon ushers in another era of landmark television, when it premieres on Sky Atlantic from 22 August. Three
When it comes to murder, some things are best kept in the family. An adage that never held more weight than it does in Bad Sisters, which streams on AppleTV from
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Thousands of people lost their lives as storm force winds wreaked havoc, leaving emergency services stretched to breaking point. Five Days
As the long-awaited adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman comes calling to conjure our dreams before dawn, who knows what awaits those who consider themselves immune to his advances? Only time
The Thing About Pam, which hits Paramount+ from 21 July, is a real-life slice of small-town Americana, drenched in murder most horrid. Based on an NBC podcast of the same name,
Light & Magic, which premieres on Disney Plus from July 27, is everything anyone could ever want from a documentary series focusing on ILM (Industrial Light and Magic). Directed
Do words really possess the power of a poised pistol? That dilemma dominates The Girl from Plainville, a new long form series due launching on Starzplay from Sunday, 10 July.
The Undeclared War, which started on Channel 4 from 30 June, is a political thriller which taps into our darkest fears and demands your attention. Taking its inspiration from
Everything about The Terminal List, which comes to Prime Video from 1 July, implies that some turds are simply not worth polishing. It does possess high-end production values, slick
With the arrival of Black Bird, which hits Apple TV on July 8, reasons not to sign up are running out. Taron Egerton (Rocketman) is back on our screens
If ever an Apple original could be accused of suffering from first world problems, then Loot would be the one. In a series of 10 30-minute soundbites, audiences will quickly become
Rutherford Falls, created by Ed Helms (The Office), Michael Schur (The Good Place), and Jana Schmieding (Reservation Dogs), is a gentle, character-driven comedy with a primarily indigenous cast that
New documentary series Reel Britannia is aimed at fair weather film fans and cinephile enthusiasts in equal measure. Launching on Britbox on Thursday, 9 June, this four-part series casts a critical eye over
We Own This City explores the use of power through authority by those without a moral compass. Launching on Sky Atlantic and NOW 7 June, it uses Justin Fenton’s We Own This
Ever since it debuted on Prime Video in 2019, The Boys has been making waves, bringing biting satire and social commentary to the forefront of its storytelling. Adapted by
With old fashioned espionage, and psychological segues packed into season 2 of The Flight Attendant, audiences should lap it up. This second outing for the Sky original series, which airs