NEW releases
The best of the week’s new shows…
SUNDAY 19 JULY
The Young Offenders BBC3 ONLINE Series three of the hit Irish comedy. See page 6.
MONDAY 20 JULY Les Petits Meurtres d’agatha Christie ACORN TV Third series of the French murdermystery drama loosely based on Agatha Christie’s detective works and set in 1970s France.
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love
NETFLIX A special of the US sitcom that centres on 15-year-old science genius Ashley Garcia (Paulina Chavez), who makes robots for NASA but doesn’t know much about being a typical teenager.
TUESDAY 21 JULY
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
NETFLIX Season two of the German comedy drama inspired by a true story. A high-school nerd starts selling ecstasy online to win back his ex-girlfriend and inadvertently becomes one of Europe’s biggest drug dealers. Jack Whitehall: I’m Only Joking NETFLIX In his stand-up special, the comedian shares tales of life in hotels, human stupidity and his well-travelled father. Street Food: Latin America NETFLIX The latest culinary series from the makers of Chef’s Table travels to six countries in Latin America to explore each nation’s street-food culture. WEDNESDAY 22 JULY Fear City: New York vs The Mafia NETFLIX Five Mafia families ruled New York in the 1970s and 80s until a group of federal agents set about trying to take them down. The story of that battle is told in this documentary series.
Love on the Spectrum NETFLIX Young people on the autism spectrum looking for love enter the world of dating in this docuseries.
Norsemen NETFLIX The Norwegian comedy series about a group of Vikings in 790 AD returns for a third season, which is a prequel to the events of season one.
Signs NETFLIX When a young woman’s murder in Poland’s Owl Mountains bears the hallmarks of a decade-old cold case, a police commander investigates.
THURSDAY 23 JULY
The Larva Island Movie NETFLIX Movie sequel to the Netflix animated kids series.
Mr Selfridge BRITBOX All four seasons of the period drama starring Jeremy Piven as the founder
of Selfridges department store.
Burton and Taylor BRITBOX Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West star as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in this one-off, which sees the twice-divorced couple reunite for an ill-fated Broadway show in 1983.
Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip
BRITBOX Gordon Ramsay, Gino D’acampo and First Dates’ Fred Sirieix set off on a US adventure in a second series of their hit travelogue.
FRIDAY 24 JULY
French Biryani AMAZON PRIME VIDEO A Frenchman in India has a love-hate relationship with an auto-rickshaw driver during a visit to Bengaluru in this Kannada-language film.
The Kissing Booth 2 NETFLIX In this sequel to the teen romantic movie, Elle (Joey King) and boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi) must try to make their relationship work longdistance as he goes off to Harvard.
Rogue Trip DISNEY+ US TV journalist Bob Woodruff and his 28-year-old son Mack embark on a globetrotting adventure to beautiful regions mostly known for conflict.
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO Two-part stand-up special featuring American actor and comedian
Jim Gaffigan as he embarks on a seemingly in a country impossible with no material, quest – take to land in the and culture perform and new food material. and then write
Offering to the Storm NETFLIX Inspector Amaia Salazar (Marta Etura) investigates more deaths and horrific rituals in this Spanish supernatural thriller – the final instalment of The Baztan Trilogy. Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing NETFLIX Spin-off to the Dreamworks animated children’s series.
Radioactive AMAZON PRIME VIDEO The story of Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike). See page 14.
ALSO AVAILABLE
Homemade NETFLIX An anthology of 17 short films about lockdown life made by different directors. Kristen Stewart stars in one as a woman suffering from insomnia and taunted by crickets.