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CULT SCI-FI ONE-OFF Future-shock fantasy
High-concept series in which everyone is given a glimpse of their future in six months’ time. Or, most are. Those who saw nothing assume they’re not going to be around in six months. The cast includes Jack Davenport, Courtney B. Vance and Joseph Fiennes (above, with Shohreh Aghdashloo). Unfortunately, it was cancelled after one season. Amazon, available now
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SCI-FI SPECTACULAR
Out of this world saga
Terrific series set a few hundred years from now, when humans populate the solar system. Over five series, it creates a world as rich as any in science fiction, up there with Game Of Thrones. Featuring Jasai
Chase Owens as Filip Inaros. Amazon, available now
GENIUS CELEBRATING ICONS Picasso and Einstein a-go-go
The first two series of the anthology biopic are now available to stream. The first stars Geoffrey Rush as scientist Albert Einstein, charting his life from his struggle to land a teaching post to his rise to iconic status. The second features Antonio Banderas (above) as artist Pablo Picasso, focusing on the discovery of his emerging talent and his encounters with fascism and fame. A third, starring Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin, is due soon, while a fourth focusing on Martin Luther King Jr is in production. Disney+, from Friday
FOSSE/VERDON AWARD-WINNING DRAMA
A class double act of Broadway stars
Made by some of the team behind the hit musical Hamilton, this eight-part drama focuses on the volatile real-life relationship between dancer-choreographer Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell), who won an Oscar for directing Cabaret, and his muse, wife and Broadway star Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams, above right). Here we see how much she contributed to Fosse’s success. Fans of musicals and dance will love it. Disney+/Star, from Friday
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Foster fights for justice in a spine-chilling tale
This powerful film tells the shocking true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim, star of TV’s The Serpent), who was arrested at a family wedding in his home country two months after 9/11, whisked to Guantanamo Bay
THE YEAR EARTH CHANGED NEW WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARY
Mother Nature in lockdown
Apple TV+ has a pack (a troop? a herd?) of excellent wildlife documentaries. The
Year Earth Changed, narrated by David Attenborough, is a oneoff film that shows how the cleaner air and water, and quieter cities, and held there for 14 years. He was tortured but never charged. Enter lawyer Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster, above) who takes on Slahi’s case, not because she necessarily believes him to be innocent but because she believes in the American justice system. Ah, but is she right? Amazon, available now that were the result of lockdown affected wildlife. Earth At Night, narrated by Tom Hiddleston and filmed across six continents, uses cutting-edge technology to capture animals’ nocturnal lives and show them in full colour. And in Tiny World, Paul Rudd tells the stories of some of the world’s smallest creatures. Apple TV+, available now
BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM OUTLANDISH COMEDY Mankini chaos
The Oscars take place next week – will Sacha Baron Cohen (right) and his cowriters be taking home the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for their work on this sequel to the original 2006 mockumentary Borat? Baron Cohen’s co-star, Maria Bakalova, who plays Borat’s daughter Tutar, has also been nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Catch the film in which the duo cause all sorts of mayhem ahead of the 2020 US Presidential election. Amazon, available now