![]() (Whatever happened to Megan Fox? Well, she ended up on Dave.) ( Where to watch: Disney+) Co-created by rapper Dave Burd, it follows the travails of a fictionalised version of his stage persona, Lil Dicky, and is notable for its bevy of star cameos, from the obvious – Usher, Doja Cat – to the more unexpected likes of Brad Pitt and Rachel McAdams. But this US sitcom is one of the choicest picks of the bunch. There are many TV shows about wannabe music moguls, and even a few worth your time (Atlanta, People Just Do Nothing). ![]() If you missed the premiere on Channel 5, you can now find it on Amazon. The ever-versatile Bertie Carvel makes a convincing account of PD James’s modest, poetry-scribbling detective in this classy new adaptation with a detailed 1970s setting. JK Simmons is lowly bureaucrat Howard, who relays messages between two parallel Earths – at least until his alternate-world self pitches up, on the track of a deadly assassin and with a secret about Howard’s wife. (Where to watch: Seasons 1-6 on Netflix)Ĭold War spy games meet futuristic sci-fi. It’s a veritable feast of food porn, as well as offering genuine insight into what makes the likes of Massimo Bottura, Alain Passard and Asma Khan tick. (Where to watch: BBC iPlayer)ĭavid Gelb’s mouthwatering documentary series takes us into the kitchens of some of the world’s greatest culinary talents. Can they resist temptation? Happily, this moreish romcom comes in 10-minute episodes. (Where to watch: Netflix)Īfter succumbing to a hasty one-night stand when their flight is delayed, Josh (Joshua McGuire) and Fola (Susan Wokoma) arrive home to find they’re now neighbours – and each has a long-term partner. She plays the newly appointed chair of a prestigious university English department, but when her colleague does a mock Nazi salute during a lecture, a cancel culture scandal erupts. ![]() Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh swaps assassins for infighting and identity politics in academia. Silly fun and worth staying with for a twist that will have you hooting aloud. Simona Brown plays a single mum drawn into a web of forbidden love with her new boss (Tom Bateman) – and his creepily passive wife (Eve Hewson). You’ll have to go far and wide to find a drama as bonkers as this eye-swivelling adaptation of Sarah Pinborough’s supernatural thriller. (Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Sky, Now) The direction – particularly of action set-pieces – is more thilling and inventive than anything on the big screen. Hader plays a dissatisfied hitman who finds new purpose in an acting class (run by Henry Winkler’s eccentric coach), but who can’t escape his violent past. This Bill Hader-starring black comedy has grown ever murkier over its gripping four seasons. Based on the League Of Legends online beat ’em up, it’s an animated steampunk thriller about two sisters – Jinx and Vi – who end up on opposite sides of a struggle for power in a richly-imagined fantasy universe. In the “discourse” about whether HBO’s The Last Of Us was the greatest-ever video game adaptation, Arcane was unfairly ignored. Originally a Radio 4 drama set in Oslo, this crime drama about a marine homicide unit has been transported to Glasgow – although Nicola Walker’s Annika Strandhed is still Norwegian, and still a wry presence, whether dealing with corpses or her stroppy teenage daughter. That’s a shame as its fish-out-of-water premise – a Big Pharma exec takes over a skidding auto business – is sharp and the writing is consistently good. Which perhaps explains why this show was cancelled after only two seasons. Few, though, have the guts to set themselves in the exuberantly unsexy world of Detroit’s crumbling motor industry. The sparky cast includes Tiffany Haddish and Jack Whitehall. (Where to watch: Apple TV+)įollowing a murder at a high school reunion, different characters shares their perspectives – in the form of genre spoofs for each episode of this inventive whodunit, from action movie to animation, musical, thriller and, in the latest series, Wes Anderson parody. It’s set at a luxury Mexican resort in the 1980s, where wide-eyed staffer Maximo chases wealth – and the girl of his dreams. Roughly inspired by the comic film How to Be a Latin Lover, Acapulco hits that Ted Lasso/Schitt’s Creek feel-good sweet spot. ![]() The whole cast is tremendous, but Janelle James is the ultimate scene-stealer as the self-obsessed, social media-savvy principal Ava. Quinta Brunson’s irresistible mockumentary-style sitcom follows the beleaguered teachers of an underfunded Philadelphia school.
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