The TV To Binge-Watch For The Rest Of The Year
OCTOBER
Disclaimer
Apple TV+
Disclaimer is a gripping psychological thriller in seven episodes, starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. Written and directed by five-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón, the series is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realise she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys her life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
Out now
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Shrinking Series 2
Apple TV+
One of the best recent comedies we’ve seen, Harrison Ford-starring Shrinking follows a grieving therapist (Jason Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives, including his own.
16th October
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Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare
Netflix
Inspired by the 2021 hit podcast, Sweet Bobby is the story of a fairytale romance gone horribly wrong. Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation until Kirat discovers that Bobby has been lying to almost an unimaginable degree. Kirat finds herself turning detective to uncover the truth behind her mysterious fiancé.
16th October
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The Diplomat Series 2
Netflix
In series two of this Netflix drama, a deadly explosion in central London shatters US ambassador Kate Wyler’s (Keri Russell) world. Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke the team apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold: the attack that brought her to the UK didn’t come from a rival nation, it came from inside the British government. As Kate chases the truth, her only real ally is her almost-ex-husband Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), very much alive – and very much involved.
31st October
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NOVEMBER
The Day Of The Jackal
HBO + Now
The Day of the Jackal is a new thriller based on the classic 1971 book by Frederick Forsyth about a lone wolf and his global-scale threat. And if it’s anything like the original 1973 film starring Edward Fox, we’ll be hooked. An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Eddie Redmayne), makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake. With a fresh twist on the source material, the ten-part series promises a slick chase across the world as the hunter becomes the hunted.
7th November
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Yellowstone Series 5, Part 2
Paramount+
With the end of the show now in sight, take this as your opportunity to catch up on Taylor Sheridan’s brilliantly OTT cowboy drama. In part one of the fifth season, we saw John Dutton (Kevin Costner) take his fight to the halls of government. But with greater power comes further scrutiny of his family, his land and the morally questionable measures he’s taken to protect them both. Now, as new threats emerge and old enemies return, John, Beth, Kayce, Rip and Jamie learn that power has a price.
11th November
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Emilia Pérez
Netflix
Emilia Pérez is an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Edgar Ramírez.
13th November
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Landman
Paramount+
And if you’re already up to speed on Yellowstone? Paramount+ has lined up a new Sheridan series set in blue-collar America. Set in the boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series will star Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton as crisis executive Tommy Norris, who tries to bring his company to the top during a fuelling boom. It also stars Demi Moore, Jon Hamm, Andy Garcia and Michael Peña as a collection of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires trying to get rich quick as oil rigs begin to dominate the Lone Star State.
18th November
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Senna
Netflix
Over the course of six episodes, Senna explores the three-time Formula 1 champion’s racing career, from the moment he moved to England to compete in Formula Ford, all the way to his tragic accident in Imola, Italy, during the San Marino Grand Prix. The series also explores Ayrton Senna’s personality and personal relationships.
29th November
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Joy
Netflix
Starring James Norton and Bill Nighy, Joy tells the remarkable true story behind the ground-breaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first test tube baby, and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible. The story is told through the perspective of Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist, who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe to unlock the puzzle of infertility by pioneering in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The film celebrates the power of perseverance and the wonders of science, as it follows this maverick trio of visionaries who overcame tremendous odds and opposition to realise their dream, and in doing so allowed millions of people to dream with them.
22nd November
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DECEMBER
Squid Game Series 2
Netflix
Forget being forced to watch another Christmas special of Mrs Brown’s Boys this Boxing Day. Squid Game is back on Netflix on 26th December. Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 returns with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who made history becoming the first Asian to win an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, will return as director, writer and producer – with Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun, and Gong Yoo reprising their roles from series one.
26th December
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No Good Deed
Netflix
When Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano) decide to move on from their empty nest to forge a new life, they list their gorgeous 1920s Spanish-style villa located in one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in Los Angeles – and the real estate frenzy begins. Multiple families all race to buy what they believe to be their dream house, convinced it will fix all their very different problems. But as Lydia and Paul know all too well, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a true nightmare. As they struggle to hide the dark and dangerous secrets that linger inside their long-time home, Paul and Lydia begin to realise that the only way they’ll escape the past is to finally face it.
12th December
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Dune Prophecy
HBO + Now
If you’ve been impressed with Denis Villeneuve’s cinematic epics, this fresh Dune-adjacent series will appeal. Starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May and Mark Strong, it’s set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides. Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
Release Date TBC
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One Hundred Years Of Solitude
Netflix
An adaptation of the literary masterpiece by Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez is set to arrive on Netflix by the end of the year. One Hundred Years of Solitude is the story of the Buendía family, tormented by madness, impossible love, war and the fear of a curse that condemns them to solitude for a hundred years in the mythical town of Macondo. Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has had its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles. A microcosm of Colombian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book, and only Aureliano Buendía can fathom its mysteries and reveal its destiny.
Release Date TBC
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Black Doves
Netflix
This six-episode spy thriller stars Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game, Love Actually) and Ben Whishaw (This Is Going to Hurt, A Very English Scandal) as an unlikely spy/assassin duo. Created and written by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), Knightley plays Helen Webb, a quick-witted, down-to-earth, dedicated wife and mother – and professional spy. For a decade, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for, the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason (Andrew Koji) is assassinated, her spymaster Reed (Sarah Lancashire) calls in Sam Young (Ben Whishaw), a suave, champagne-drinking assassin. Together, they set off on a mission that will lead them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky underworld of London to a looming geopolitical crisis.
Release Date TBC
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