Video on demand guide: What to watch right now
September's highlights include the long-awaited Prime Video adaptation of Emily Maitlis' interview with Prince Andrew, A Very Royal Scandal, as well as new seasons of hit shows including Selling Sunset (Netflix), The Grand Tour (Prime Video) and Brassic (Sky/NOW).
A Very Royal Scandal
Michael Sheen stars as Prince Andrew and Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis in this depiction of the latter’s landmark interview with the royal in 2019. This drama follows Maitlis’ professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to the moment she scored the biggest scoop of her career - and the Duke of York was forced to withdraw from his public roles. Joanna Scanlan, Alex Jennings and Éanna Hardwicke also star.
Selling Sunset
Hit reality series following the elite real estate brokers at The Oppenheim Group, who sell the luxe life to affluent buyers in LA. In series eight, Chelsea’s divorce takes centre stage, while Mary and Jason face a devastating loss. Meanwhile, Bre is confirmed to return after the fiery fight with Chelsea that prompted her to seemingly leave the job. How, and in what capacity she'll be back remains to be seen.
In Vogue: The 90s
Featuring an A-list cast from the worlds of fashion, film and music, this landmark series reveals the inside story of the most celebrated fashion and pop culture moments in the 1990s. As well as Vogue's Anna Wintour, celebrities including Edward Enninful, Hamish Bowles, Tonne Goodman, Naomi Campbell, Marc Jacobs, Missy Elliott and Claudia Schiffer all make contributions.
The Grand Tour
Hit motoring series hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. First launched in 2016 with car reviews, studio segments and celebrity guests, the series was revamped in its fourth season to consist entirely of feature-length road trips featuring the trio. The fifth and final series began airing in September 2022, and has so far visited Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Western Africa.
Monsters
From the award-winning writing team behind Dahmer, this docuseries tells the story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. General Hospital star Nicholas and Cooper Koch portray the siblings, while Nathan Lane also stars.
Killer Lies: Chasing A True Crime Con Man
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ben Selkow, Killer Lies tracks the rise and fall of Stéphane Bourgoin, supposedly France’s best known serial killer expert. From the 1990s, Bourgoin fabricated his biography to include fake details of his expertise on serial killers, including assisting the FBI. That is, until 2020, when online sleuths realised he was not what he claimed to be.
Emily in Paris
When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily (Lily Collins) unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance. In series four part two, Emily packs her bags for a sun-kissed Italian summer. Forget Gabriel and Alfie, it's not long before she's riding a Vespa with dreamy new love interest Marcello, played by Eugenio Franceschini.
Brassic
Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, Tom Hanson, Aaron Heffernan, and Ryan Sampson star in this comedy about a group of working-class friends in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them. In series six, the gang face the worrying prospect of ‘growing up’, but the madness continues a little longer yet with man-eating crocodiles, bigamists and a naked cult.
Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with My Father
Jack Whitehall embarks on one of life's great journeys as he is about to become a father for the first time. Jack and his father Michael head out on a path of discovery and adventure as they try to crack the answers to parenthood's endless questions
The Penguin
Colin Farrell stars as the titular DC Comics gangster, set in the same universe as Matt Reeves’ 2022 Oscar-nominated film The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson. This spin-off series follows The Penguin's rise to power in Gotham's criminal underworld in the aftermath of the Riddler killings.
Black Widow
This three-part docuseries follows the decade-long police investigation into one of Britain’s most dangerous female murderers. Over 20 years, Dena Thompson, also known as ‘The Black Widow’, carried out a sustained campaign of fraud, deception, bigamy and murder. Using Lonely Hearts columns to lure a succession of husbands and dozens of lovers into her life, she was able to coerce them into giving up their life’s savings, their homes, their families and their freedom based on her bizarre but convincing stories.
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
Two-time Olympic gold medallist and one-time World Cup champion, Hope Solo is one of the world’s most decorated goalkeepers. In this exclusive documentary, Solo opens up about her turbulent rise to the top of women's football amid public scandals and tension with former teammates.
Apollo 13: Survival
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and the struggle to bring its astronauts safely home.
The Perfect Couple
Nicole Kidman plays the famous and haughty crime novelist Greer Garrison Winbury, while Liev Scrieber is her husband Tag. The pair are planning the oceanfront wedding-of-the-century for their son Benji (Billy Howle) and his bride Amelia (Eve Hewson), when a body washes up on the harbour. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect.
Selling Sunset
Hit reality series following the elite real estate brokers at The Oppenheim Group, who sell the luxe life to affluent buyers in LA. In series eight, Chelsea’s divorce takes centre stage, while Mary and Jason face a devastating loss. Meanwhile, Bre is confirmed to return after the fiery fight with Chelsea that prompted her to seemingly leave the job. How, and in what capacity she'll be back remains to be seen.
Jack Whitehall: Fatherhood with My Father
Jack Whitehall embarks on one of life's great journeys as he is about to become a father for the first time. Jack and his father Michael head out on a path of discovery and adventure as they try to crack the answers to parenthood's endless questions
Emily in Paris
When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily (Lily Collins) unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance. In series four part two, Emily packs her bags for a sun-kissed Italian summer. Forget Gabriel and Alfie, it's not long before she's riding a Vespa with dreamy new love interest Marcello, played by Eugenio Franceschini.
Monsters
From the award-winning writing team behind Dahmer, this docuseries tells the story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. General Hospital star Nicholas and Cooper Koch portray the siblings, while Nathan Lane also stars.
Twilight of the Gods
Norse mythology-themed adult animated series, directed by Superman’s Zack Snyder. After mortal king Leif and iron-willed warrior Sigrid fall in love, Thor unleashes a wrath of terror that sets them on a merciless mission for vengeance.
His Three Daughters
Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen star as three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.
In Vogue: The 90s
Featuring an A-list cast from the worlds of fashion, film and music, this landmark series reveals the inside story of the most celebrated fashion and pop culture moments in the 1990s. As well as Vogue's Anna Wintour, celebrities including Edward Enninful, Hamish Bowles, Tonne Goodman, Naomi Campbell, Marc Jacobs, Missy Elliott and Claudia Schiffer all make contributions.
The Secret Life of Dancing Dogs
This documentary series follows a group of handlers and their canine coworkers as they prepare canine-human performances for Crufts, the world’s biggest dog show. Hoping to win the judges' approval, the heroes leap, pirouette, and hop.
Killer Lies: Chasing A True Crime Con Man
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ben Selkow, Killer Lies tracks the rise and fall of Stéphane Bourgoin, supposedly France’s best known serial killer expert. From the 1990s, Bourgoin fabricated his biography to include fake details of his expertise on serial killers, including assisting the FBI. That is, until 2020, when online sleuths realised he was not what he claimed to be.
Snake City
From deadly black mambas in wardrobes to cobras in factories, South African snake wranglers Simon Keys and Siouxsie Gillett put their lives on the line to catch snakes and return them to the wild. In series 10, Keys and Gillett visit India to tackle the infamous apex predator the King Cobra and the extremely venomous Russell’s viper. At home in South Africa, Mbali Mtshali continues her work raising awareness and protecting urban environments from snake intrusions.
Pirates: Behind the Legends
From legendary John Ward to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean, Behind the Legends charts the voyages and exploits of pirate legends, with the help of historical experts and pirate artefacts.
OceanXplorers
Will tell the stories of adventurous explorers, scientists and filmmakers with never-before-used technology as they embark on their mission, tackling challenges that arise from seeking to solve some of the ocean’s greatest outstanding mysteries.
Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal
In 1989, expedition leader Tommy Thompson retrieved three tonnes of gold from the shipwrecked S.S. Central America in the Atlantic Ocean. The gold changes his life in unexpected ways. This documentary recounts the discovery and Thompson's ensuing legal turmoil.
Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog
Celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan takes on the most challenging cases yet, treating a host of new canine behavioural issues impacted by well-intentioned but impulsive owners.
Untamed Australia
A unique account of the bizarre animals living in the wetlands, islands, deserts, and Outback of Australia, also known as the ‘Island Continent’. Filmed over multiple years and using static cameras, hidden cameras, underwater cameras and special night equipment, Untamed Australia captures the beautiful creatures and seasons of the vast Australian wilderness in unparalleled clarity.
Wicked Tuna
In Gloucester, Massachusetts, there's a special breed of fishermen. For generations they've used rod and reel to catch the elusive bluefin tuna. They depend on these fish for their livelihood, and the competition is brutal. Over 10 weeks, these skilled fishermen set out in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic in hopes of catching the valuable tuna. When one bluefin can bring in as much as $20,000 - they'll do whatever it takes to hook up.
The Grand Tour
Hit motoring series hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. First launched in 2016 with car reviews, studio segments and celebrity guests, the series was revamped in its fourth season to consist entirely of feature-length road trips featuring the trio. The fifth and final series began airing in September 2022, and has so far visited Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Western Africa.
A Very Royal Scandal
Michael Sheen stars as Prince Andrew and Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis in this depiction of the latter’s landmark interview with the royal in 2019. This drama follows Maitlis’ professional and personal journey as a Newsnight journalist, leading up to the moment she scored the biggest scoop of her career - and the Duke of York was forced to withdraw from his public roles. Joanna Scanlan, Alex Jennings and Éanna Hardwicke also star.
Damaged
Samuel L. Jackson plays a Chicago detective who travels to Edinburgh after an emerging serial killer’s crimes match those that he investigated five years earlier, one of which was the crime scene of his murdered girlfriend.
No Activity
Seasoned detective Tokita Shingo (Etsushi Toyokawa) teams up with rookie Shiina Asobu (Tomoya Nakamura) to work on an undercover investigation into a drug case. They soon find themselves in an unexpected situation.
Killer Heat
Game of Thrones star Richard Madden portrays twin brothers involved with the same woman (Shailene Woodley) on a remote Greek island. When one dies mysteriously, a troubled American expat investigator known as “The Jealousy Man” (Joseph Gordon Levitt) is called in.
Batman: Caped Crusader
J.J. Abrams reimagines DC Comics’ Batman and his origin story for a new animated series. Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman. His one-man crusade for justice attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Set in Tolkien’s beloved fantasy world, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The Mallorca Files
Amongst the vibrant international community of the eponymous Spanish island, a British and a German detective with very different approaches to policing have a clash of personalities. Despite - or perhaps because of - their very different approaches, the sleuths form a perfect complementary partnership as they seek to solve a new crime on the island each week.
Those About to Die
New drama set in the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome. Those About To Die follows an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.
One Fast Move
A dishonorably discharged soldier seeks out his estranged father to help him pursue his dream of becoming a professional motorcycle racer. While training, he meets a small-town, aspiring singer and a motorcycle shop owner who begin to break down the walls his father's absence had built up.
Joan
This rags to riches story sees Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner portray Joan Hannington, also known as "The Godmother" in the 1980s criminal underworld. A woman caught between her thriving career as a jewel thief and trying to get her daughter back from social services, Hannington is a despairing mother swept up in the exhilarating world of crime.
Grace
Based on the bestselling novels by Peter James and adapted by Endeavour creator Russell Lewis, John Simms stars as the titular tortured detective DS Roy Grace. The Brighton-based detective sergeant’s career is at rock bottom, due to his fixation on the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy. After reprimands for his unorthodox police methods, Grace risks being moved from the job he loves most.
Olivia Attwood’s Bad Boyfriends
Love Island alum Olivia Attwood fronts a new reality series, where eight unsuspecting bad boyfriends are flown to a Greek island under the premise of filming a series about bromance in a hedonistic holiday mecca - but they’ll then get the shock of their lives when it is revealed what show they are really on.
The Tower
Based on Kate London's Metropolitan book series, Gemma Whelan stars as Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins, who uncovers corruption within the police force. In series three, Collins investigates a stabbing, while Kieran (Emmett J Scanlan) goes undercover to infiltrate the circle of a London drug kingpin.
Cooking With the Stars
Emma Willis and Tom Allen front this cooking competition, in which celebrities are paired with a professional chef who will mentor, teach and take them from amateur to restaurant level chefs.
Piglets
Created by the team behind the award-winning sitcom Green Wing and starring Mark Heap and Sarah Parish, Piglets follows a group of six recruits at a fictional police training college and their teachers.
The Other Mrs Jordan: Catching the Ultimate Conman
Conman William Allen Jordan convinced his British wife Mary Turner Thompson that he was a CIA operative working in counter-terrorism in the early 2000s until she received a phone call from another woman claiming to be his “other” spouse. It emerged he had multiple marriages, relationships and children elsewhere.
Changing Ends
Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football.
Long Lost Family
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell present the documentary series that reunites family members after years of separation, and offers a lifeline for people who are desperate to find long-lost relatives.
Crime
Detective Inspector Ray Lennox (BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Dougray Scott) investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown. Sometimes titled Irvine Welsh’s Crime.
The Penguin
Colin Farrell stars as the titular DC Comics gangster, set in the same universe as Matt Reeves’ 2022 Oscar-nominated film The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson. This spin-off series follows The Penguin's rise to power in Gotham's criminal underworld in the aftermath of the Riddler killings.
Brassic
Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, Tom Hanson, Aaron Heffernan, and Ryan Sampson star in this comedy about a group of working-class friends in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them. In series six, the gang face the worrying prospect of ‘growing up’, but the madness continues a little longer yet with man-eating crocodiles, bigamists and a naked cult.
Funny Woman
Gemma Arterton stars as a Blackpool beauty queen, Sophie Straw, who finds her voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s comedy, taking London by storm. In series two, Sophie’s career is on the up as she’s asked to move to Hollywood - but can she leave her friends and family behind?
Black Widow
This three-part docuseries follows the decade-long police investigation into one of Britain’s most dangerous female murderers. Over 20 years, Dena Thompson, also known as ‘The Black Widow’, carried out a sustained campaign of fraud, deception, bigamy and murder. Using Lonely Hearts columns to lure a succession of husbands and dozens of lovers into her life, she was able to coerce them into giving up their life’s savings, their homes, their families and their freedom based on her bizarre but convincing stories.
Mission to Burnley
An epic story about the rebirth of one of England’s most historic clubs, Burnley FC, under the ownership of a charismatic group of American owners and the leadership of Man City legend Vincent Kompany in a season of footballing evolution.
Guy Garvey: From The Vaults
Elbow frontman and broadcaster Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold – with era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and revealing interviews that have remained on the shelves for decades. The series is centred around shows which were made by ITV companies around the country – from Tony Wilson and Granada TV’s So It Goes to Tyne Tees’ ground-breaking Channel 4 series The Tube and LWT’s The London Weekend Show - chronicling not just changing musical tastes but evolution in the UK’s social and cultural history too.
SEAL Team
Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them. In the seventh series, Jason (David Boreanaz) struggles with his responsibilities as a single father, while his partner Ray (Neil Brown Jr.) ponders his looming retirement from service.
Blue Bloods
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family. Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou also star.
Klitschko: More Than a Fight
With unprecedented access to Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir, who together dominated the heavyweight boxing world for more than a decade, Klitschko: More than a Fight captures the longest serving Mayor of Kyiv as he holds his city together in the face of constant Russian aggression.
The Body Next Door
In November 2015, a disturbing discovery of a human corpse thrust the quiet Welsh village of Beddau, into the spotlight. The identity of the deceased body remained a mystery, with no matching DNA, fingerprints, or dental records available, turning the case into a haunting dual mystery: who did this, and who was the victim?
Flowers
Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt star in this dark comedy about the eccentric Flowers family. Maurice and Deborah are barely together but yet to divorce. They live with Maurice's batty mother and their maladjusted twin children.
House of Cards
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart (Ian Richardson) prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.
The Chelsea Detective
Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat at the end of Cheyne Walk after separating from his art dealer wife Astrid. The son of a local bookshop owner, Max is a far cry from the affluent elite whose crimes he solves alongside DC Priya Shamsie.
Jonathan Creek
Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek (Alan Davies) is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Sons of Anarchy
The Gentleman’s Charlie Hunnam, Married with Children’s Katey Sagal and Hellboy’s Ron Perlman combine for this acclaimed drama about a notorious outlaw motorcycle club (MC). The MC must confront threats from drug dealers, corporate developers, and overzealous law officers. Behind the MC’s familial lifestyle and legally thriving automotive shop is a ruthless and illegal arms business driven by money, power, and blood.
The Brokenwood Mysteries
Set in a seemingly quiet country town, new resident Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location. Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland star.
Hope Street
The sleepy seaside town of Port Devine, Northern Ireland, is shaken by the mysterious arrival of English Detective Constable Leila Hussain. The residents want to know why she's come, but only Inspector Finn O'Hare knows the reason Leila's been transferred. Together they focus on investigating crime with Port Devine's police department, while trying to keep Leila's dangerous past from catching up with her.
Marriage
Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star as married couple Ian and Emma, who negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage. They deal with the insecurities, the ambiguities, the hopes and the fears that are part of all marriages, as the drama explores the risks and the gifts of a long-term intimate relationship.
Whitstable Pearl
With her son grown up, single mum Pearl Nolan (Kerry Godliman) decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. When an old friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with gruff new cop in town, DCI Mike McGuire (Howard Charles).
Ragdoll
Based on the book by Daniel Cole, detectives investigate the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
Squid Game
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes. In series two, 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.
Cross
Based on James Patterson’s bestselling books, Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed detective.. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
Heartstopper
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love in this coming-of-age series.
Landman
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. It’s an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, economy and geopolitics.
Woman of the Hour
Anna Kendrick directs and stars in this fact-based drama, which follows serial killer Rodney Alcala’s brazen appearance on the popular TV game show “The Dating Game”.
The Day of the Jackal
A contemporary reimagining of the Edgar-winning 1971 book by Frederick Forsyth where a professional assassin (Eddie Redmayne) is contracted by a French paramilitary dissident to kill French President Charles de Gaulle.
Shrinking
Jason Segel stars as Jimmy, a therapist struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while also being a dad and friend. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. In series two, Jimmy is in trouble after a patient takes his jest to push her boyfriend off a cliff at face value.
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Alfonso Cuarón-directed thriller starring two-time Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett. When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realise she's a key character in a long-buried story - one that exposes her darkest secret.
The Witcher
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
The Devil's Hour
Oscar-winner Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine star as a criminal and a troubled social worker in this Emmy-nominated thriller. Lucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
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