Nine Perfect Strangers (Credit: Hulu)
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nicole Kidman leads a glittering cast in this adaptation of Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty's 2018 novel of the same name. It focuses on a group of stressed-out city dwellers brought together at a wellness resort, run by mysterious Russian director Masha (Kidman), for a 10-day-retreat that promises healing – but delivers something else entirely. Co-written by David E Kelley (who also adapted Big Little Lies), the eight-episode drama follows the titular strangers as they ask themselves if they are truly happy with their lives – but will they be able to endure the unorthodox therapy methods at Tranquillum House? Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale and Regina Hall are among the guests. Watch the trailer here. Premieres 18 August on Hulu in the US and 20 August on Amazon Prime Video in the UK.
Only Murders in the Building (Credit: Hulu)
Only Murders in the Building
How well do you know your neighbours? That's the question posed by this deadpan comedy series which follows three true-crime obsessed residents of an upscale New York apartment building as their paths cross following the grisly death of a neighbour. Co-written by Steve Martin and John Hoffman (Grace and Frankie), it sees Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) launch into an investigation while documenting it on their own true-crime podcast. Could a killer be living among the residents of the upper west side’s exclusive Arconia building? With the clues mounting, it's a race against time to crack the case before it's too late – but along the way, they'll discover secrets about each other. Watch the trailer here. Premieres 31 August on Hulu.
Mr Corman (Credit: Apple TV+)
Mr Corman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks to existential millennial anxieties in this 10-episode dramedy produced by prestigious indie film studio A24. The 500 Days of Summer star writes, directs and leads the cast as Josh Corman, a broke and confused Los Angeles middle-school teacher, suffering from anxiety and self-doubt. After ex-fiancé Megan (Ted Lasso's Juno Temple) moves out, and his school friend Victor (Broad City's Arturo Castro) moves in, and with his dream of a music career not panning out, Josh starts to feel like the end of the world is nigh – complete with visions of falling meteors. Aware that he still has a lot to be thankful for, Josh nevertheless struggles to try make sense of what his life has become – even seeking help from his distant mother (Debra Winger). Watch the trailer here. Premieres 6 August on Apple TV+.
Ghosts (Credit: BBC One)
Ghosts
From the people behind brilliant children's TV show Horrible Histories, the grown-up sitcom Ghosts returns for a third series, once again following the misadventures of couple Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) in Button House, the country estate they have inherited which is both falling apart and overrun with chatty ghouls, from a disgraced trouser-less 1990s politician who can move objects, to a 17th-Century witch trial victim who smells of smoke. This new series sees a documentary team come to film at Button House, to explore an assassination plot that Alison (who can see the ghosts after a near-death experience) and the rest of the residents are shocked to discover involves one of their own. Mike begs Alison to accept the offer of a TV interview for free publicity, but the only hitch is Alison is terrified of speaking on camera. Luckily, the ghost of failed romantic poet Thomas Thorne (Mat Baynton) is on hand to help, so what could possibly go wrong? Watch the trailer here. Premieres 9 August on BBC One, with first two series available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
Reservation Dogs (Credit: FX on Hulu)
Reservation Dogs
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi has teamed up with Native American director Sterlin Harjo to co-create this comedy series in which every writer, director, and series regular on the show is Indigenous. The story follows the exploits of four teens in rural Oklahoma who will do almost anything to get to the seemingly exotic and faraway land of California. One year ago, Daniel, the fifth member of the Reservation Dogs gang, died. Struggling to make sense of the loss, the four blame their small town and they decide to honour Daniel by adopting his dream of getting to California as their own. To succeed, they will have to save enough money, outmanoeuvre the drug addicts at the junkyard on the edge of town, constantly dodge the conspiracy-obsessed horseman Big (Zahn McClarnon) and survive a turf war against a much tougher rival gang, led by the enigmatic Jackie (Elva Guerra). Watch the trailer here. Premieres 9 August on FX on Hulu.
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes (Credit: Netflix)
Post Mortem: No One Dies in Skarnes
If you've grown weary of standard Scandi crime dramas, Netflix's new Norwegian vampire comedy police procedural might breathe new life into the genre for you. Declared dead, a woman from the Norwegian town of Skarnes suddenly wakes on the autopsy slab. But after her return to the living, Live Hallangen (Kathrine Thorborg Johansen) can't sleep and finds a dark and insatiable thirst has awoken in her. Meanwhile, Live's brother Odd (Elias Holmsen Sørensen) tries to keep the family funeral parlour financially afloat, but the stagnant death rate in the area makes it impossible. He even starts to wish there was a serial killer on the loose just to get some business. Will Live learn to control her new nature, or decide she is willing to sacrifice people for her own survival – and that of the family business? Meanwhile police officer Judith (Kim Fairchild) suspects "something scary" is going on and is on the case. Watch the trailer here. Premieres 25 August on Netflix.
Britannia (Credit: Sky Atlantic)
Britannia
Jez Butterworth’s anarchic world of terrifying Romans, mythic Celtic tribes and psychedelic druids returns for a third series with a rebellion brewing. This series picks up the story as Cantii tribe member (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) tries to build a rebel alliance with a group of misfits. A radical transformation in Cait’s journey as the Chosen One is occurring, with a decision that will tie her to the future of her war-torn people. Roman General Aulus (David Morrissey) comes under pressure from his wife Hemple (Sophie Okonedo), whilst Cantii Queen Amena (Annabel Scholey) finds herself in a deadly relationship with both. The outcast druid Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) gets a new job, which of course he hates, and Veran (Mackenzie Crook) goes to the underworld and sees a vision of the future. Watch the trailer here. Premieres 24 August on Sky Atlantic/Now TV.
See (Credit: Apple TV+)
See
Returning for a second season, this post-apocalyptic series takes place in the distant future, after a deadly virus has decimated humanity, with those who evolved to survive emerging blind. Jason Momoa stars as Baba Voss, a fearless warrior and father of twins born with the ability to see – who must protect them from a powerful queen who wants the twins destroyed. In this new series, Voss struggles to reunite his family as his estranged brother Edo (Guardians of the Galaxy's Dave Bautista) has captured his daughter Haniwa, vowing to exact his revenge against his brother. Meanwhile, there is the threat of war looming between the Kingdom of Paya and the Trivantian Republic, drawing Vossand his family directly into the conflict. Alfre Woodard returns as Paris, foster mother to Voss and a shaman guiding them through a shifting world. Watch the trailer here. Premieres 27 August on Apple TV+.
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