PICK OF PAY TV AND MOVIES

NETFLIX

NEW! NARCOS: MEXICO (Season 3) HHH The final season of this gritty drama about the war between Mexican cartels and the US authorities. From Friday.

THE UNLIKELY MURDERER (All five parts) HHHH This Swedish series fictionalises the highly unusual, real-life case of Stig Engstrom, who put himself forward as a witness to the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 – but may actually have been the killer. From Friday.

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THE HARDER THEY FALL (2021) 15 u HHHH Idris Elba (below), Lakeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo and Regina King lead the dynamite cast of this dynamic western, directed with flair by the

London music producer

Jeymes Samuel.

Even if it doesn’t pick up any Oscar nods for

Netflix, it will certainly stir up a lot of attention.

From Wednesday.

MOVIE MOVIE LOVE HARD (2021) PG

l HHH Where would lovers of romcom be without Netflix? This festive, small-town American example starts with an online relationship that turns out be less than honest, but leads to something surprising. From Friday.

AMAZON PRIME

NEW! SOHO THEATRE LIVE (Season 2) HHH The live comedy series returns with ten gigs filmed at the London venue, with shows from Sindhu Vee, Jessica Fostekew, Kai Samra and Jordan Brookes. From Friday.

NEW! JERICHO (All 30 episodes) HHH Gripping small-town drama set after a nuclear attack that splits the US. It was cancelled after season one, but attracted such a loyal audience that it returned for a concluding seven episodes. From Monday.

NEW! SCORPION (All four seasons) HHH A gruff Homeland Security agent (Robert Patrick) marshals a team of awkward geniuses in an enjoyably ridiculous highstakes US series. From Monday.

NEW! UGLY BETTY (All four seasons) HHH The story of an ugly duckling’s (swift) rise to highfashion swan, Ugly Betty stars Superstore’s America Ferrera and makes for sweet, colourful and addictive viewing. From Monday.

THE MARKSMAN (2021) 15 u HHH Liam Neeson is an ordinary man with extraordinary skills again – here, as an exmarine who finds trouble when he takes a stand at the Us-mexico border. From Friday.

MOVIE DISNEY+

NEW! Y: THE LAST MAN (Episodes 1-9) HHH There’s only one man left on Earth, and he’s a bit of a doofus – that’s the premise of this intriguing

US drama, which is darker than it sounds and is nearing the end of its first season.

Weekly, on Wednesdays.

NEW! FAMILY GUY (Season

20, Episode 1) HHH The UK premiere for the new season of Seth Macfarlane’s raucous comedy opens with Lois finding a way to exploit her failing vision, and the family trying to help Doug. Weekly, on Wednesdays.

SKY / NOW DRAMA A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES

(Seasons 1-2) HHHH The witch-vampire romance builds on its solid start in the ambitious second season, which follows witch Diana (Teresa Palmer) and a suddenly creepier Matthew (Matthew Goode) to Elizabethan London.

COMEDY BLOODS

(Season 1) HHHH Sky’s sitcom hops between paramedic pairs, but chiefly follows odd couple Maleek and Wendy (co-creator Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks). It has a nice balance of jokes and emotion, and evolves well.

BEST OF THE REST NEW! SPACE TITANS: MUSK, BEZOS, BRANSON

(discovery+) HHH This documentary focuses on billionaire businessmen Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson and their ambitious plans for space exploration. From Thursday.

MOVIE FINCH (Apple TV+) (2021) 12 u HHH Only Tom Hanks (left) could give a post-apocalyptic movie a warm-hearted glow. Here, he plays an inventor who goes on a road trip with his dog and newly built robot – and learns how to be human. From Friday.

PAY MOVIES

PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE (2021) U n (BT Film Store, Sky Store, Virgin) HHH Mayor Humdinger is causing chaos in Adventure City, and that’s the spur for this foray on to the big screen for Ryder and co; this is exactly what you would expect of a film for small children.

WILDLAND (2020) 15 u (Sky Store, Virgin) HHH Borgen’s Sidse Babett Knudsen co-stars in this steadily darkening Danish drama about Ida, a girl who moves in with her aunt and cousins after her mother dies. It’s not a happy home. Both from Monday.