Five things to watch this weekend
The Politician — Netflix Ryan Murphy debuts on Netflix with his satire of US politics set in the world of an exclusive high school. Its characters are not always likable and display the ruthlessness of early Bret Easton Ellis rich kids, but overall it’ sa well-executed and visually sumptuous piece of dark comic entertainment. Goliath Season 3 — Amazon Prime Video Billy Bob Thornton continues to revel in his role as the heavydrinking, heavy-smoking, not to be underestimated lawyer who is not afraid to take on the big guys. This time he’s up against ruthless corporations sucking agricultural land dry and destroying the environment. Dennis Quaid, Beau Bridges and Griffin Dunne lend strong support in a third season that is, as always, addictively bingeable and full of dark humour and thrilling surprises. Skylines — Netflix A contemporary German gangster series that takes us into the Frankfurt underworld and its hip-hop scene, this show offers plenty of thrills, action and memorable characters to keep you hooked. Crazy Rich Asians — Showmax The Asian romcom that broke records at the box office and had everybody talking in 2018 now comes to the small screen. It’s up to you to decide whether this is as genre-bending and gamechanging as many would have you believe or whether it’s just an adequate but necessary step towards greater representation of contemporary Asian experience in mainstream media. Undocumented — Netflix This six-part documentary series traces the journeys and difficult experiences of Trumpera immigrants to the US. It’ sa hard-hitting and timely account that drives its point home through empathetic portrayals and by putting faces to the often nameless and misrepresented people behind the headlines.