Also coming to streaming
Paramount+ (launching on June 22 at www. paramountplus.com, via the Paramount+ app and direct through major platforms, £6.99 per month or £69.90 per annum/free to Sky Cinema subscribers)
The Paramount+ streaming service launches in the UK and Ireland this week with over 8,000 hours of content for viewers of all ages including high-profile TV series exclusive to the platform. Highlights include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds starring Anson Mount as USS Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike and Ethan Peck as half-Vulcan science officer Spock, 26th-century action adventure HALO based on the popular video game franchise,
The First Lady starring Viola
Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, a six-part adaptation of The Man Who Fell To Earth featuring Bill Nighy in the role originally played by David Bowie, and international drag-singing competition Queen Of The Universe judged by Vanessa Williams, Trixie Mattel, Leona Lewis and Michelle Visage. Dramas and factual series from the UK such as Sexy Beast, A Gentleman In Moscow and LA Hairdressers have a permanent home on the channel alongside blockbuster movies from the Paramount Pictures stable.
The recent reboot of Scream will premiere free to subscribers and expect Top Gun: Maverick to fly high on Paramount+ once it completes its theatrical run.
Loot (Apple TV+, from June 24)
Matt Hubbard, whose CV includes writing for 30 Rock, and fellow Parks and Recreation alumnus Alan Tang are the brains behind a new 10-part sitcom starring Maya Rudolph. She plays Molly Novak, a woman who seems to have everything, including fabulous wealth, access to private jets, a sprawling mansion and a luxury yacht. However, she’s left stunned when her husband of 20 years betrays her.
Man vs Bee (Netflix, from June 24)
Rowan Atkinson plays Trevor, a divorced father who’s on a run of bad luck. However, things start looking up when, following a period of unemployment, he lands a cushy job with the firm House Sitters Deluxe. His first assignment is at an upmarket, modern country mansion, but what should be a relaxing, straightforward breaks turns into a nightmare when Trevor finds himself tormented by the abode’s only other resident – a bee.