What to watch: new movies and TV shows to stream this week
The best shows and movies to stream on Netflix and beyond.
This is the place to find what you should be streaming at the weekend and beyond.
Each week our esteemed group of TV and movie reviewers impart their expert knowledge of all things streaming and boil it down to a handful of things you really need to be watching, going through hours of episodes to hep you make the most important decision of the week: what to watch in your down time.
As you will read, we look at all the new shows that have landed on Netflix, Prime Video, NOW, Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus and Paramount Plus and more, then give our verdict.
After our recommendations of the week, we have links to all of our essential streaming guides - the rankings of which are voted by our readers, so if you haven't done so already then give them a click and have your say.
And if you are still stuck with what to watch, then we have kept all of our previous recommendations so you can have a read.
Happy viewing!
Andor season 2
The most anticipated second Star Wars season of them them all, at least among adults. And Andor season 2 does not disappoint. We still get the more grown-up side of Star Wars storytelling. It’s still a proper thrill ride. And this time around there’s a bit more humour added to the mix. We’re staying spoiler-free, but Andor season 2 comes highly recommended.
A Complete Unknown
Biopic A Complete Unknown sees Hollywood hot stuff Timothy Chalamet take on the role of gravel-voiced crooner Bob Dylan, during his younger years when his vocal chords weren’t so serrated. It might just be Chalamet’s best performance too. A Complete Unknown is an engaging trip back to the 1960s that makes two hours and change breeze by. Pick up the physical edition to also get The Making of A Complete Unknown, a behind the scenes doc that shows Chalamet training for all that crooning, and a great look at who that super-cool 60s fashion aesthetic was brought to the silver screen.
- Buy now on Blu-ray/DVD
- Stream at Disney Plus (from April 30)
Havoc
Tom Hardy is exceptionally violent in Havoc, a thriller from The Raid director Gareth Evans. Hardy is Walker, a homicide cop drawn into the criminal underworld after the son of a crime boss is murdered. He’s left dodging bullets from both the gangs and the establishment when a politician’s son is fingered for the crime. Come for the action. Stay for the action. And click here for our review.
Etoile
The team behind The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel returns with Toile, a show about ballet. It concerns two ballet companies, in New York and Paris, and their struggles to stay afloat. There’s intertwining drama between the company directors and the dancers, sharp writing and plenty of storylines to dart between across the eight episodes. Give it a little time, though, as with no single plot line to drive the show, you have to learn to simply enjoy the ride. But it sure is enjoyable.
You season 5
The massively popular sociopath-flavoured You comes to a close with season 5. And while we try to include mostly just the great stuff in Shortlist’s What to Watch round-up, this one is more notable than a killer season. It has picked up mostly so-so reviews. But at least some critics do say the last episode is a partial redemption. So that’s something.
We have spent A LONG time watching things on all these streaming services. So, if you want more of an in-depth look at the shows and movies you can stream the please head to the following guides.
- The best Apple TV Plus shows, revealed
- The best Netflix shows and best movies on Netflix
- The best Amazon Prime Series and best movies on Amazon Prime Video
- The best Disney Plus shows and best Disney Plus movies
- The best NOW TV shows and best movies on NOW TV
- The best Paramount Plus shows
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Ransom Canyon
This is guilty pleasure TV, like Yellowstone injected with a bunch more romance plot line. A trio of rancher families are locked in land disputes in Texas, while love tangles and a murder heat up the drama. Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly star in what’s effectively a cowboy soap opera. Don’t come expecting HBO-grade TV and you’ll likely have a good time.
Government Cheese
Apple TV+’s latest show stars David Oyelowo as a man just released from prison, but fitting back into his family isn’t going to be as easy as he imagined. This is a drama whose quirky style has attracted comparisons to the Coen brothers and Wes Anderson. Critics may be divided on whether its stylised vision is entirely successful, but its 10 episodes of surreal comedy certainly do take you on a journey.
The Diamond Heist
Guy Ritchie is known most for his fictional tales of big characters doing even bigger crimes. The Diamond Heist keeps the latter, but is a Ritchie-produced 3-part documentary. It’s about, you guessed it, a diamond heist. The thieves try to steal a hundreds-of-millions of pounds haul from the London’s Millennium Dome in the year 2000. It’s packed with style, and tells a good heist story too.
Secrets of the Penguins
Out on April 21, 3-part documentary series Secrets of the Penguins follows wildlife Bertie Gregory as he observes the life and struggles of penguins across Antartica, the Southern Ocean and even the modern city. It’s packed with beautiful cinematography and close-up footage that seemingly lets you into the interior world of these wonderful creatures. It arrives a whole 20 years after the iconic March of the Penguins.
- Stream now at Disney Plus (April 21)
Sinners
Creed and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is back with a film that’s not what you might assume it is from a quick watch at its first trailer. This is a vampiric musical horror movie set in the American South, starring Michael B. Jordan as a pair of twin brothers — Smoke and Stack — who return to their home town after years away. But, set in the Jim Crow era, there’s trouble ahead.
- Out now in cinemas…
The Last of Us season 2
Whether you’re grabbing a gun or a kleenex to wipe away those tears, one thing’s for certain — The Last of Us season 2 is going to be a wild ride. Picking up the post-apocalyptic story of global fungal infection that had us all riveted in season one, season two picks up a few years after the jaw-dropping last episode, and sees Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsey’s Ellie once again teaming up. As well as the fearsome ‘Clickers’, the big new threat is a new community in Seattle, who have a score to settle with Joel. Based on the second game in the PlayStation series, this one’s going to be brutal. Tune in and stream from April 14th on Sky TV and NOW TV.
Black Mirror season 7
From one bleak tale to a whole set of others, Black Mirror is back on Netflix for a seventh season. It’s another stacked cast for Charlie Brooker’s darkly-funny anthology series, with the likes of Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin and Paul Giamatti all set to feature. Expect AI to feature heavily in the story telling, while this is also the first Black Mirror series to feature a follow up to previous storylines in the shape of USS Callister: Into Infinity.
The Man Who Murdered His Family
A gripping true crime drama with incredible access to the man at the heart of the murder investigation, The Man Who Murdered His Family speaks volumes about isolation in the internet age. Grant Amato enjoys a privileged life living with his family, but his obsession with a cam model will have devastating consequences for those around him.
G20
If the real-world president of the United States is doing your head in, let this Amazon thriller help you imagine a more palatable (and ass-kicking) alternative. Viola Davis plays President Sutton, taking part in the G20 summit when a terrorist takeover kicks in. But rather than hitting back with a tariff-based trade war, the always-excellent Davis instead goes full-Rambo and takes her personal security into her own hands.
Paddington in Peru
Missed everyone’s favourite bear’s last silver-screen outing? Then you’ve got another chance to catch up on Paddington’s latest adventure over at Netflix this week. He’s on a journey to find his family half a world away in Peru, with Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent and Olivia Colman along for the ride. Heart-warming stuff, if perhaps not quite as good as the preceding two movies.
A Real Pain
This road trip comedy-drama only briefly graced most multiplexes, like a thrown stone skimming a lake’s surface. But it’s a must-watch. Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg are cousins who go on a trip through Poland, discovering their heritage after the death of their grandmother. It won Culkin an Oscar, and is both written and directed by Eisenberg. And if it’s starting to sound a bit worthy: it’s only 90 minutes long — and it’s very funny too. Pick up the physical version and enjoy the lovingly-put-together Beautiful Fate: Making A Real Pain documentary, which is an insightful watch all of its own.
The Bondsman
Kevin Bacon has been seen in a lot of ads in recent years after the acting legend lost most of his money in a Ponzi scheme. But he’s back in a proper ass-kicking lead role in The Bondsman. Get his: Bacon is Hub Halloran, a bounty hunter who gets killed but is brought back to life by… the devil. To hunt demons and drag them back to hell. It’s gory, tempered with classic campy horror vibes.
Pulse
This new Netflix series is causing a bit of a stir. It’s basically a new-generation take on the Grey’s Anatomy or ER formula, a medical drama with plenty of relationship gubbins thrown into the mix. There’s a wider “metoo” story arc that reviewers have differing views of. But as long as you come expecting the fluffier side of the medical drama, not something hard-hitting and realistic like The Pitt, it should satisfy.
Devil May Cry
Animated series continue their strong run over recent years with Devil May Cry, Netflix’s eight-part anime-style take on the classic video game series. For the uninitiated: Dante is a demon hunter who has to try to try to stop the end of the world via an unceremonious opening of the gates of hell. Pack a little patience as the series goes a little heavy on exposition, but it comes into its own in the second half of the season.
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
No, this is not a sequel to the hit 2014 David Fincher thriller. It’s a 3-part true crime documentary series about a string of murders that took place on Long Island in the US back in 2010, dubbed the Gilgo Beach Murders. It features talking head spots from the friends and family of the victims, and is an above average series in this stuffed genre from the director of 2020’s fictional account of the same murders Lost Girls, directed by Liz Garbus.
The Studio
Yet more proof Apple TV+ rarely misses. The Studio is a comedy led by Seth Rogen. He’s an ailing Hollywood executive desperate to make big money off acquiring the rights to a perhaps unlikely movie inspiration: the Kool-Aid brand. This 10-part series is hilarious and combines an already stacked cast (Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn) with an epic run of cameos that actually work.
Con Mum
This is one of those true crime stories too wild to be fiction. Graham Hornigold is a successful chef who is reunited with his long-estranged mother. The two were effectively separated at birth. And we’re now 45 years later. There’s just one problem: his mother Dionne is a con artist, and he becomes ensnared in her toxic web. It’s a 90 minute documentary worth seeing.
The Change season 2
Bridget Christie is back with a second season of The Change, in which she plays a woman, Linda, who has a personal crisis as the menopause hits. After the events of season one, Linda’s lies are starting to catch up with her. And the forest community in which she lives realises she’s not who she said she was. Great cast, great writing — a six-parter you shouldn’t miss.
Caught
Harlan Coben adaptations have become some of Netflix’s biggest hits. Caught, though, has been released without much fanfare, perhaps because it’s a Spanish language adaptation. But you still get all the twists and turns expected from the author of Fool Me Once and Missing You. Caught follows a journalist investigating a teenager’s disappearance, only to find it’s someone she knows.
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt
Magician David Blaine’s magic stunts feel like they belong to another, simpler era. But the maestro is back with a show that combines travel with, of course, magic. In each of the six episodes he travels to another country or area — starting with Brazil and SE Asia — to explore and attempt ridiculous stunts. We get to see a side of Blaine we haven’t before, and he brings more charm to the small screen than you might expect.
Revelations
The director of the sensational Train to Busan, Yeon Sang-ho, returns with Revelations. It’s a crime thriller about a pastor who thinks he has a divine mission to find the culprit in a missing person case. And how his interactions bump up against those of the actual detective charged with the job.
The Twister: Caught in the Storm
Films like 2024’s highly entertaining Twisters can made tornados seem like nature’s equivalent of a bucking bronco. This doc reveals the truth, that tornados are truly a terrifying force of nature that puts human fallibility in perspective. It’s about the 2011 tornado that tore through Missouri, with winds hitting 250mph. It’s powerful stuff, told in an efficient and intense 90 minutes.
The Residence
This high-concept murder mystery can’t have been too hard a sell. It’s set in the White House, and the victim is the chief usher. And it’s up to Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba, of Orange is the New Black Fame) to find the culprit. This is a twisty, turning and thoroughly entertaining 8-parter whose peppy pacing is further enhanced by a great cast. As well as Aduba, highlights include Randall Park and Giancarlo Esposito.
Ne Zha 2
This movie has already made more than $2 billion, and yet there’s a decent chance you’ve never heard of it. Ne Zha 2 is a Chinese family animation, roughly equivalent to a Pixar movie. It’s the sequel to a 2019 original, in which a boy with special powers has to fight demons. And it’s roughly based on a 16th century Chinese novel. The importance of Chinese cinema is only set to grow, so check this one out. It’s not bad, either.
Out now in cinemas…
D’Odessa
OK, we’re not going to lie to you. Rock musical D’Odessa received pretty patchy reviews after its debit at the SXSW festival. A young woman travels to a strange city — part cyberpunk, part post-apocalypse — in search of an object of real meaning for her family. And she gets wrapped up in an adventure along the way. Ambitious, preposterous and not entirely successful, but worth at least a curio watch now it’s on streaming.
Adolescence
A young boy is arrested for murder in this show co-written by Jack Thorne and starring the brilliant Stephen Graham. He’s just 13 years old, and stands accused of killing his classmate. Adolescence is a four-part series, in which each episode represents an hour window of time. The show has already picked up a fantastic collection of reviews, and is worth investigating if you’re game for something a little harder-hitting.
Dope Thief
A couple of small-time crooks accidentally make a massive haul and end up with the cartel, a biker gang and the police on their backs. It’s a canny blend of drama and dark comedy that thrives off the believable relationship of the two leads, played by Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura. Once again Apple proves its shows are a cut above the streamer norm in this eight-part season
The Electric State
The Russo brothers became directing royalty in certain quarters after helming the final Avengers movies. The Electric State takes those movies’ quip-tastic humour stylings and pasted them on to a dystopian setting. Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt must venture across the exclusion zone, a dangerous area in a retro-futurist alternative version of 90s America. The Electric State is no classic, but is primed for a Friday night or weekend watch.
Wheel of Time season 3
Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time is finally back at Prime Video after 2023’s season finale. The first three episodes are available at the launch, with the other five released gradually into April. You’ll have to concentrate to get the most out of this one, but it makes for an interesting alternative fantasy epic to Prime’s Rings of Power.
Daredevil: Born Again
Charlie Cox returns to our screens as Daredevil, and it has been — cue a look of horror at the passing of time — seven years since the end of the original 2015-2018 series. Born Again is, as Daredevil fans would hope, a lot more brutal than the average Marvel show. The violence cracks and crunches in this one. Fans are split as to whether it feels like a direct continuation of the original or nothing of the sort, so give it a watch and see which side you fall on.
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain, in 1955. She killed her partner, a racing driver but one who was violent and abusive. Lucy Boynton stars as Ruth Ellis, while Toby Jones is on his usual magnetic form as her barrister. This is a 4-part series that resonates strongly in today's climate. And those in the UK don’t even need a paid subscription to check this one out.
Fear
Line of Duty star Martin Compson is in some cracking thriller TV shows. And he’s in some not-so-great ones. Fear is one of those middling shows, but it does let you see a completely different side of the actor. He plays Martyn, who moves with his wife Rebecca to a giant home in Scotland with their two kids. But it all goes awry when Rebecca gets some unwanted attention from a neighbour.
Plankton: The Movie
Spongebob Squarepants has proved fertile ground for movie adaptations in the past, with film-makers leaning into the weirdness that made the show so popular among folks of just about all ages. Plankton: The Movie doesn’t reach those heights, but is at least not as bad as The Sandy Cheeks Movie from late 2024. This one focuses on, you guessed it, Plankton, as his robot wife goes on the rampage.
Mickey 17
Master of cinema Bong Joon-ho is back with Mickey 17, a science fiction satire in which Robert Pattinson plays an expandable. These are people who are given exceedingly dangerous tasks or missions. And it doesn’t matter if they die because a new version of them, a clone, can simply be popped out of the figurative oven. It’s Bong Joon-ho’s biggest budget movie by far and is a recommended watch. Just don’t go in expecting the “next Parasite” — the director’s last movie. This one is much more a direct black comedy.
Out now in cinemas…
Toxic Town
This 4-part series comes from Jack Thorne, whose drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office stirred a right old load of (positive) consternation in the UK last year. This mini series concerns another scandal, that of the dumping of toxic waste in England’s East Midlands, a case brought to the high court in 2009. Jodie Whittaker is the highlight of an important, if occasionally overwrought, story.
Flight or Fight
After a fun turn in Shyamalan’s pulpy Trap last year, Josh Hartnett is making a name for himself one again as a solid puzzle piece in thriller movies. Flight or Fight sees him play a former agent roped into one more dangerous job. But when he realises the flight to that job is full of rival mercenaries, the action hots up rather rapidly. It’s an effective, and pretty violent, movie that doesn’t outstay its welcome at 101 minutes.
Small Town, Big Story
The IT Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd writes and directs this comedy series. But he doesn’t star in it. Christina Hendricks does. She is a Hollywood bigshot who returns to her home town in Ireland to shoot a project. The locals are not all too pleased with it, while the town’s GP (Paddy Considine) is the other half of the lead duo, who finds out his wife has been cheating on him. Oh, and while you might imagine this is just a romcom in waiting, there’s also a sci-fi twist to the tale.
Borderlands
This may be one of the most notorious video game adaptation duds in the last decade, but it’s worth a look out of sheer curiosity. Cate Blanchett stars as Lilith, a wastelander bounty hunter who ends up teaming up with Kevin Hart’s Roland and Jack Black’s Claptrap in an adventure across Pandora. Nominated for six Razzie awards but — honestly — it’s not entirely without its fun moments.
No Taste Like Home
This gentle food show sees Queer Eye host Antoni Porowski matched up with a celeb in each episode. They head back to where that celeb grew up to look into their roots through food. Florence Pugh, Justin Theroux and Awkwafina episodes are available to stream at the show’s launch, while we’ll get episodes with James Marsden, Issa Rae and Henry Golding in March.
Cassandra
AIs gone bad are the order of the day in movies and TV at the moment. But while the real danger of AI is more about upturning the economy and filling brains with misinformation, Cassandra takes the classic route of AI embodied in a creepy robot. She’s a home helper, but all may not be quite as it appears. It’s a six-episode run, and a German show so prepare for subtitles.
Broken Rage
Takeshi Tikano’s latest film (or is it a TV show?) may not be the best thing out this week, but it’s one of the most intriguing. This hour and change movie is split into two halves. The first half is the story of an ageing hitman, told with a straight face. The second parodies those same events, rolling out as a broad comedy. Very odd.
Cobra Kai season 6 (part 3)
After seven years and six seasons, Cobra Kai has come to an end. Would have thought a Karate Kid spin-off could have such legs? The show signs off in satisfying style, giving fans a good old punch in the feels. We come back to the show following the dramatic death during the Sekai Taikai tournament, with five episodes to wrap up what has been one of the more consistent runs in TV in recent years.
The Witcher Sirens of the Deep
For a while it looked like we were in a golden age of animation. And then films like The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim arrived to burst the bubble. The Witcher Sirens of the Deep has had a better reception than that, but has still split the critics. Consider it a 90-minute side quest and arrived with lowered expectations and you should come out satisfied. It certainly has plenty of gore and monster-slaying. And for the fans of the games, over the live action series, OG voice actor Doug Cockle returns to voice Geralt in this film.
Surviving Black Hawk Down
Many of you will know Black Hawk Down as a Ridley Scott movie from 2002. Netflix’s Surviving Black Hawk Down is a documentary series that looks at the real events behind that film, the soldiers and civilians involved in the Battle of Mogadishu, which took place in 1993. It’s a three-parter that brings real context to the actions, while also reproducing the sense of chaos of the actual events.
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American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Is there really anything new to say about the O.J. Simpson case? The story of the NFL star accused of murdering his ex-wife and her friend has played out on TV and film many times before. But, well, it’s been a while and Netflix’s latest attempt does make a solid account of how police failures led to (spoiler alert) Simpson being acquitted. And does Gen Z really know who O.J. Simpson is? Here’s a chance for them to catch up.
Paradise season 1
When the president is murdered, it's up to a secret service agent to find the culprit and secure the future of the country. That agent is Sterling K. Brown, who rides the twists and turns of this silly but engaging thriller with a commendably straight face. Roll with its more unlikely moments and you should find yourself lodged at the edge of your seat. It's an 8-part season, with episodes dropping regularly into March.
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
This animated series paints Spider-Man in retro-inspired style, but there's one big twist in the premise. In the strain of Spider-Man most of us know best, his mentor is Tony Stark, Iron Man. But in Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man, Norman Osborn, also known as super-villain Green Goblin, takes on that role. It’s an intriguing premise that plays out in a fun, 10-episode ride that’s worth taking.
Brian and Maggie
For now this one’s only for UK viewers, but we still thought it was worth a shout after we talked to the show’s leads and creator. This is a dramatisation of the (to some) famous TV interview between UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Brian Walden, a journalist and former MP himself. Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter star.
Night Agent season 2
The first season of the Night Agent was Netflix’s most popular TV show of 2023. And it is currently the streamer’s 7th most popular English language show of all time. 98.2 million watches aren’t to be sniffed at. The show itself isn’t, and never was, a slice of solid HBO-shaped gold. But it is enjoyable binge-ready piece of thriller action that should satisfy those who loved the first season. And there are plenty of those.
Prime Target
Miss the prevalence of those pulpy Dan Brown-style stories and shows? You might appreciate Prime Target, the latest thriller from Apple TV+. Leo Woodall stars as Ed, a genius maths student who thinks he might be on the verge of discovering something big. But is a shadowy force trying to put an end to his research before it’s finished? Don’t enter expecting grounded drama, but you will get plenty of twists and cliffhangers.
Blink Twice
Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut is a peach. This thriller film follows a woman who finds herself courted by a rich and famous man, and whisked off to a remote luxury island. But behind the haze of booze and good times, is there something much darker going on? Channing Tatum stars as the ultra-famous Slater King while Naomie Ackie leads.
The Sand Castle
A family of four ends up stranded on a seemingly deserted island. They have to scavenge to survive, and hide to find a way to reach someone, anyone, out there in civilisation to bring their rescue. This film is an allegory for the refugee crisis, and was shown in 2024 as part of the Red Sea Film Festival.
Presence
Every synopsis of Presence will make you believe this is a horror film. But it isn’t one. Steven Soderbergh’s Presence is a thriller-meets-family-drama in which we view the day-to-day struggles of a modern family through the eyes of a ghost. It’s not just an excuse for Soderbergh spookily wandering around the set with a camera in-hand, but apparently that is what happened during the shoot. A film that mounts up in tension effectively through its economic 85-minute runtime.
- Out now in cinemas...
Alien: Romulus
For our money, Romulus is a contender for the third best Alien film, following the first two. And now you can check it out for "free", you lucky things. Set between Alien and Aliens, Romulus is set in a space station. A group of colonists enter the seemingly abandoned station for supplies, and get more than they bargained for. One repeated complaint from its cinema run was how dodgy the recreation of the now-deceased Ian Holm was, but that has apparently been “fixed” for the home release.
Severance season 2
Already the second megaton season release of the last few weeks, following Squid Game 2, Severance season 2 is a smash. It doubles down on the strangeness of this ambitious show, expanding the scope and diving deeper into mystery. Missed the first season? In the world of Severance, people have their work life and outside life split into, effectively, two separate people.
Civil War
Alex Garland’s 2024 opus Civil War lands on Prime Video just days before Trump takes office for a second time. Coincidence? This powerful film depicts a US split in two, while Kirsten Dunst plays a journalist who makes her way to Washington D.C. in order to cover the Western Forces’ storming of the capitol.
The Crow Girl
This six-part show is based on a Scandi crime novel released in 2016. A DCI and psychotherapist team up to get to the bottom of a series of murders of young men. Eve Myles and Dougray Scott star as that investigating pair. The TV series transposes the action of the book from Sweden’s Stockholm to Bristol, but we lose none of the bleakness you might associate with classic Scandi crime dramas of the past. There’s also a strain of humour throughout to balance that out, though. Highly recommended if this genre is your bag.
Public Disorder
A six-part Italian drama series that follows a group of riot police. It’s based on a 2012 film called A.C.A.B., which in itself was based on a book by journalist Carlo Bonini. The story takes a while to get going but it’s a particularly prescient topic — perhaps more these days than it was in 2012 or 2009 when its inspirations were originally published/released. If you decide to watch, stick with the subs rather than the English dub.
On Call
There’s a new police procedural in town. On Call is about a cop duo in California, sorting out crimes in Long Beach. Unlike most current entries in the genre, episodes are only 30 minutes long, giving this show a snappier feel than most. Is it going to change the game? Nope. But it does come from the OG crime master Dick Wolf, the producer behind the original Lay & Order from the early 90s.
American Primeval
Nope, this has nothing to do with the dino series Primeval. It’s a gritty and bloody western from the writer of The Revenant. American Primeval a six-episode run set in the earliest days of the formation of the modern US, where the familiar furniture of western movies has not yet been put in place. It’s bleak, grim and violent, and pretty powerful at points to boot.
The Breakthrough
Remember when Swedish shows and movies were considered the peak of crime drama? We’re back in the zone with The Breakthrough, a four-part series about one of Sweden’s most infamous murders. It took 16 years to solve, and this show picks up the story with the killing already left dormant as a cold case. Subs required, but The Breakthrough is worth a watch.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
Pop culture may be worse than it was in some ways back in the 90s, but you could surely never get away with the Jerry Springer show today. This doc looks behind the scenes of the ultimate low-brow US talk show of its era. And some of the stories really are quite wild and eyebrow-raising.
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