AMAZON PRIME
JIM GAFFIGAN: THE PALE TOURIST NEW SHOW American stand-up goes on a truly global tour
Gaffigan is a best-selling author, actor and comedian who often pokes fun at his own life and sold out Madison Square Garden – one of only ten comics to do so. This twopart special was created during a world tour in which he aimed to sample the culture and food of as many countries as possible before writing and performing all-new material based on his experiences for a local audience. From Friday
BREATHE: INTO THE SHADOWS NEW SHOW Binge-worthy Indian mystery adventure
Nine months after their daughter was abducted, Dr Avinash Sabharwal and his wife Abha are contacted by Siya’s kidnapper and told they have to carry out a series of murders if they want their child returned. The planned killings seem to be linked to a figure from Hindu lore. This 12-episode series has a twist that takes some swallowing but a lot of the enjoyment comes from watching a glossy thriller set in Delhi. Dr Sabharwal is played by Abhishek Bachchan (inset, above), whose recent positive test for Covid-19 was huge news in India. Available now
THE ISLAND Disturbing dystopian future-shock fantasy
Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson and Sean Bean star in a sci-fi action thriller that was released in 2005 and set in a dystopian vision of 2019. In the nightmare e world, humans live in a confined indoor community after ongoing ing abuse of the Earth has rendered most of the planet inhabitable. One of the only places in the outside world still capable of sustaining life is an idyllic island where citizens are chosen to live through a lottery. But all is not as it seems. From Tuesday
COUGAR TOWN Courteney Cox turns maneater
It’s been five years since the plug was pulled on this hit sitcom, but it’s lost none of its shine in the intervening years. Now all six series are being made available, and they feature arguably the best work of Courteney Cox (right) – yes, even better than her performance as Monica in Friends. She plays Jules, a fortysomething, newly divorced woman living in a small Florida town. She spent her early adulthood married and raising her now-teenage son, so is keen to let her hair down by dating younger men – while also hoping to fall in love all over again. Watch out for Cox’s former colleagues Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry, who pop up in guest roles; her then-husband David Arquette also appears. From Monday
THIS IS US Heartstring-tugging tale of family life
Bereavement, addiction, adoption and depression are just some of the weighty issues compassionately tackled in this show as we follow the lives of the Pearsons: dad Jack, mum m Rebecca and their triplets tr Kate, Kevin and Randall. Ra Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore lead the strong cast as Jack and Rebecca and flashbacks to the triplets’ childhoods, chi and those of their parents, effectively build emotional suspense guaranteed to tug on your heartstrings. Available now