Pick of the new releases

The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...

2024-03-23 -

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

Monday 25 March

Docuseries about the toxic and abusive environment of American kids’ TV shows in the 1990s. Former child stars and crew members give their harrowing accounts of life behind the scenes.

Tig Notaro: Hello Again

Tuesday 26 March

Stand-up special from the American comedian in which she riffs on awkward misunderstandings and family moments with her wife and children.

Next Goal Wins

Wednesday 27 March

Comedy drama directed and co-written by Jojo Rabbit’s Taika Waititi and inspired by true events. In 2011, coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) is brought in to turn around the dire fortunes of the American Samoa men’s football team.

Testament: The Story of Moses

Wednesday 27 March

Docudrama about the life of Moses, which covers iconic stories from the Bible including the parting of the Red Sea and the handing down of the Ten Commandments. The cast includes Charles Dance and Clarke Peters.

Grey’s Anatomy

Thursday 28 March

Season 20 of the medical drama sees Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) return after six years, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) back at Grey Sloan Memorial, and Teddy (Kim Raver) fighting for her life.

Bad Mothers

Monday 25 March

Australian drama. After Sarah (Tess Haubrich, right) discovers that her husband is having an affair with her friend Charlotte (Melissa George), she finds helps from the ‘Bad Mothers’.

Station 19

Thursday 28 March

The seventh and final season of the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off revolving around Seattle firefighters. With the life of Jack (Grey Damon) hanging in the balance, Andy (Jaina Lee Ortiz) takes over as the station’s captain.

The Baxters

Thursday 28 March

Family drama series centring on Elizabeth Baxter (Touched by an Angel’s Roma Downey), her husband John (Ted Mcginley) and their five adult children including Kari (Ali Cobrin), who learns that her professor husband has been having an affair with a student.

American Rust

Thursday 28 March

Second season of the crime drama starring Jeff Daniels as a police chief in a small Rust Belt town in Pennsylvania investigating a string of seemingly unrelated murders in the close-knit community.

Hope on the Street

Thursday 28 March

Rapper J-hope, member of the South Korean boy band BTS, returns to his roots as a dancer and meets inspiring street dancers in Paris, New York, Osaka in Japan, and Seoul and Kwangju in South Korea.

Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock

Good Friday 29 March

Second season of the reboot of

Jim Henson’s classic 1980s musical fantasy puppet series. Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein and Schitt’s Creek’s Catherine O’hara guest star.

Rest in Peace

Wednesday 27 March

Argentinian drama. A family man facing mounting debt takes advantage of a coincidence and disappears. Years later, he can’t resist finding out how people have coped without him.

A Gentleman in Moscow

Good Friday 29 March

Period drama starring Ewan Mcgregor as a Russian aristocrat who, in the aftermath of the 1917 Revolution, is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in an opulent hotel, where he builds a new life. See feature, page 6.

Renegade Nell

Good Friday 29 March

Historical adventure created by Gentleman Jack’s Sally Wainwright and starring Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland as 18th-century highwaywoman Nell Jackson. The cast includes Adrian Lester, Joely Richardson and Nick Mohammed. See feature, page 14.

Is It Cake?

Good Friday 29 March

Third season of the baking contest. A new batch of highly skilled bakers create hyper-realistic replicas of such items as logs and fire hydrants. Mikey Day returns as host.

The Wages of Fear

Good Friday 29 March

French action film. When an explosion at an oil well threatens hundreds of lives, a crack team has 24 hours to drive two truckloads of nitroglycerine across a desert laden with danger to put out the flames.

The Beautiful Game

Good Friday 29 March

Sports drama inspired by the real-life Homeless World Cup. A team of homeless English footballers, led by their coach (Bill Nighy), head to Rome to compete in the tournament. But will talented striker Vinny (Micheal Ward) play ball? See feature, page 4.

Madu

Good Friday 29 March

Documentary about Nigerian youngster Anthony Madu, who went viral in 2020 after a video was posted online of him dancing in the rain. The film follows Madu as he leaves Nigeria to attend the prestigious Elmhurst

Ballet School in Birmingham.

STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 pieces

Good Friday 29 March

Documentary on how Steve Martin became one of the biggest figures in comedy with hit films such as Parenthood and Father of the Bride. His Only Murders in the Building co-star Martin Short contributes. See feature, page 17.