Pick of the new releases
The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...
The Fable
Saturday 6 April
Japanese anime series. A hitman trained since childhood to become the world’s deadliest assassin is ordered to lay low and become a normal, law-abiding citizen for a year by the head of his crime family.
Spirit Rangers
Monday 8 April
Third season of the animated preschool series. Native American siblings Kodi, Summer and Eddy are secret Spirit Rangers, who help protect the national park they call home.
What Jennifer Did
Wednesday 10 April
One-off true-crime documentary. In 2010, a traumatised Jennifer Pan rang 911 and told the operator that intruders had broken into the family home in Ontario, tied her up and shot her parents. But it was not a straightforward home invasion.
Anthracite
Wednesday 10 April
French thriller. An old case bursts wide open when a reporter goes missing, leading his web-sleuth daughter to a small mountain town haunted by a sect, secrecy and death.
Unlocked: A Jail Experiment
Wednesday 10 April
Documentary series. Pulaski County sheriff Eric Higgins introduces a radical new policy – unlocking the doors of a unit at a detention facility in Arkansas, stripping the deputies of authority, and entrusting the inmates to take responsibility for themselves.
Sumotherhood
Wednesday 10 April
British action comedy. Two hapless east London friends (Adam Deacon and Jazzie Zonzolo), needing to pay off a £15,000 debt to a crime family, first try to rob a rap star in a nightclub toilet and then attempt to hold up a bank. But nothing goes according to plan.
The Challenge: All Stars
Thursday 11 April
Fourth season of the American realitycompetition show. Former contestants from The Challenge reunite in Cape Town and battle it out through a series of extreme challenges in order to win $300,000.
Midsummer Night
Thursday 11 April
Norwegian drama. At a gettogether on the longest day of the year, Carina and Johannes, who have been married for 30 years, tell their family and friends a big secret that has unforeseen consequences.
Fallout
Thursday 11 April
Post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama. Two centuries after a devastating nuclear exchange, Lucy (Ella Purnell), a descendant of survivors who took refuge in fallout bunkers known as vaults, ventures out into the hostile wasteland of Los Angeles. See feature, page 14.
Baby Reindeer
Thursday 11 April
Scottish comedian Richard Gadd plays comic Donny Dunn in a drama adapted from his award-winning comedy show about his real-life experience with a female stalker. See feature, page 16.
Franklin
Friday 12 April
Biographical drama starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In 1776, with the fate of American independence hanging in the balance, he embarks on a secret mission to France. See feature, page 6.
Dora
Friday 12 April
Reboot of the animated kids’ series. Latina heroine Dora the Explorer embarks on epic adventures in a fantastical rainforest.
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
Friday 12 April
Live-action/animated comedy. After being kicked out of the forest, Woody thinks he’s found a new forever home at Camp Woo Hoo – until an inspector threatens to shut the place down.
The Greatest Hits
Friday 12 April
Romantic fantasy film. Harriet (Lucy Boynton) discovers certain songs can transport her back to the past when she was with her now dead boyfriend (David Corenswet). But her timetravelling collides with a new love interest (Justin H. Min) in the present. See feature, page 17.
Love, Divided
Friday 12 April
Spanish romance. Valentina (Aitana) is a pianist starting over, while her neighbour David (Fernando Guallar) is an inventor who hates noise – and they share a paper-thin wall.
Stolen
Friday 12 April
Swedish thriller based on Ann-helén Laestadius’ bestselling novel. A young woman from Sweden’s indigenous Sámi community tracks down a killer to settle a personal score.
Amar Singh Chamkila
Friday 12 April
Indian biographical drama about Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila, whose suggestive lyrics brought him fame and condemnation. He, his wife and two members of their band were shot and killed in 1988.
Sweetheart
Friday 12 April
Canadian-french drama. The life of a married 30-something teacher unravels after she takes a 17-year-old new student under her wing and then begins a passionate affair with him.