What To Watch This Week 03.11.25

All’s Fair, Disney+

A glossy new legal drama from Ryan Murphy, All’s Fair follows two rival LA law firms specialising in the divorces of the city’s rich and restless. It’s bold, camp and packed withfull of high-gloss drama, as personal and professional loyalties collide across marble offices and Malibu mansions. Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, Ratched) stars as formidable attorney Carrington Lane, joined by Kim Kardashian (American Horror Story: Delicate) in a key role.  Soulless, stylish, sharp dialogue and knowingly absurd – it’s exactly the sort of excess Murphy does best. 

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Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix 

The world’s most intense reality competition is back. The new season of Squid Game: The Challenge returns with 456 contestants from around the world battling it out through jaw-dropping recreations of the show’s infamous games – plus, a few new twists. Expect alliances, betrayals and nerve-shredding tension as players compete for a life-changing $4.56 million prize. This time, the production takes everything up a notch, from the colossal sets to the psychological gamesmanship. The result is even more cinematic and unpredictable, as ordinary people push themselves to the limit for the ultimate reward. 

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Death By Lightning, Netflix

Death By Lightning revisits the true story of US President James A. Garfield and his assassin, Charles Guiteau. One a respected leader, the other a restless idealist, the series charts how their lives intersected with tragic consequences. Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water, Revolutionary Road) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession, Pride & Prejudice) lead the cast in this richly detailed drama exploring politics, ambition and the fine line between conviction and obsession.

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Train Dreams, Netflix

Clint Bentley (Jockey) directs this quietly powerful adaptation of Denis Johnson’s celebrated novella. Joel Edgerton (The King, Ex Machina) stars as Robert Grainier, a logger in early 20th-century America whose life is shaped by love, loss and the unstoppable march of industrial progress. Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything, Rogue One) and William H. Macy (Fargo, Shameless) co-star in this lyrical meditation on solitude and resilience.

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The Choral

Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, The English Patient) leads Nicholas Hytner’s new film written by Alan Bennett. Set in Yorkshire during the First World War, it follows a small-town choir forced to rebuild after most of its male members enlist. When a group of teenage boys are brought in to fill the empty seats, the choir – and the community – begins to heal through music, hope and shared loss. 

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The Running Man 

Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Last Night in Soho) reimagines Stephen King’s dystopian thriller for 2025, with Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Anyone But You) as Ben Richards – a man forced to participate in a deadly televised game show where survival is the prize. Set in a slick, near-future world of corporate control and media obsession, Wright injects his trademark energy and sharp humour into a story that feels both timely and thrillingly cinematic. Powell’s charisma drives the action, supported by Josh Brolin (Dune, Avengers: Endgame), Michael Cera (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) and Colman Domingo (Euphoria, If Beale Street Could Talk). 

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Pluribus, Apple TV+

Created by Breaking Bad’s Vince Gilligan, Pluribus is an original sci-fi drama that blends dark humour with thought-provoking ideas. When a mysterious message from space appears appears to offer solutions to humanity’s biggest problems, the world changes overnight. Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul) plays Carol Sturka, a bestselling novelist who begins to question what’s really at stake. Atmospheric and ambitious, it’s a story about connection, choice and what it means to stay human.

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