A sweet setup: Colin Farrell leads mystery drama ‘Sugar’
WHAT’S NEW ON APPLE TV+ “Sugar” - Season 1
Kicking off with back-to-back episodes Friday,April 5, with new instalments airing weekly, Apple TV+’s “Sugar” is a contemporary take on the classic private detective story. Set in Los Angeles, the series follows the story of John Sugar (Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” 2022), a talented private investigator. As Sugar investigates the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel (Sydney Chandler, “Don’t Worry Darling,” 2022), the beloved granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer, he begins to uncover a trove of Siegel family secrets — both old and new. Created by Mark Protosevich (“I Am Legend,” 2007), “Sugar” is directed by Fernando Meirelles (“The Two Popes,” 2019) and Adam Arkin (“The Offer”). The series also stars Kirby (“Killing Eve”), Amy Ryan (“The Wire”), James Cromwell (“Succession”),Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”), Dennis Boutsikaris (“Better Call Saul”), Nate Corddry (“For All Mankind”) and Alex Hernandez (“The Peripheral”).
WHAT’S NEW ON PRIME VIDEO
“Musica” (2024)
Feel the rhythm with the new romantic comedy “Musica,” premiering Thursday, April 4, on Prime Video.
Living in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J., Rudy (Rudy Mancuso, “Tempo”) is a charismatic young street performer struggling to find direction in his life. With a rare condition called synesthesia, that has Rudy experiencing everyday noises — from car horns to water droplets to doors slamming — as a series of complex rhythms, he struggles every day to keep the music in his head at bay.When Rudy is knocked out by a flying piece of frozen fish, fate leads his increasingly chaotic life to Isabella (Camila Mendes, “Riverdale”), who may understand him in ways no one else ever has. “Caught in a love triangle, Rudy tries to balance his cultural heritage, the women in his life and the musica inside his head” (per Prime Video). Directed, co-written, executive produced, composed and choreographed by Mancuso, “Musica” is also written by Dan Lagana (“American Vandal”). The film also stars Francesca Reale (“Stranger Things”) and J.B. Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”). Produced by McG (“Supernatural”) and Mary Viola (“Shadowhunters”), the film is also executive produced by Mendes, Lagana, Bruce Wayne Gillies (“American Fiction,” 2023), Steven Bello (“Love Hard,” 2021), Robbie Chernow (“Family Switch,” 2023), John Shahidi (“Stories from Our Future”) and Sam Shahidi (“Benny’s Bee Adventures”).
WHAT’S NEW ON NETFLIX “Scoop” (2024)
Get insight on how the BBC landed a bombshell interview that served as the catalyst for the public downfall of a British royal when “Scoop” premieres Friday, April 5, on Netflix. Based on “Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview” by former “Newsnight” editor Sam McAlister, this dramatic retelling of events follows Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson, “The X-Files”), the lead anchor of BBC Two and “Newsnight,” as she does her best to secure an interview with Prince Andrew (Rufus Sewell, “A Knight’s Tale”) to discuss his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein and allegations of sexual assault levied against the royal. In addition to following how BBC secured of the infamous interview, the film covers its immediately fallout. Rounding out the cast are Billie Piper (“Doctor Who”) as Sam McAlister, Keeley Hawes (“Line of Duty”) as Amanda Thirsk, Connor Swindells (“Sex Education”) as Jae Donnelly, Romola Garai (“Atonement,” 2007) as Esme Wren, Charity Wakefield (“The Player”) as Princess Beatrice and Lia Williams (“The Foreigner,” 2017) as Fran Unsworth. Other cast members include Paul Popplewell (“Tyrannosaur,” 2011), Aoife Hinds (“Normal People”), Richard Goulding (“The Windsors”), Gavin Spokes (“House of the Dragon”), Tim Bentinck (“By the Sword Divided”), Alice Bailey Johnson (“Rare Beasts,” 2019) and Jordan Kouamé (“Malpractice”). With a screenplay by Peter Moffat (“Silk”) and Geoff Bussetil (“Mortal,” 2020), “Scoop” is directed by Philip Martin (“The Crown”).