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YOUR HONOR EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT THRILLER How far will a father go to protect his son?

The ‘distressin­g’ content warning at the start of the first episode of this gripping drama refers to the very graphic scene in which a young man dies after a road accident. But you might also find yourself becoming distressed by every appearance of the spectacula­rly irritating Adam Desiato (Hunter Doohan, above), the privileged, selfish teen who caused the accident and then fled. When his father, Michael (Bryan Cranston), a judge, realises that Adam’s victim is the son of a vicious organised-crime boss, he sets about trying to cover up the mess. It does not go well. Sky/ NOW, available now

P!NK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR

POP PROFILE Rockumenta­ry on the colourful star

The award-winning singer P!nk (right), filmed on her 2019 Beautiful Trauma world tour. Mixing footage from the road, behind-the-scenes interviews and personal material, director Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) gives fans a glimpse behind P!nk’s extraordin­ary life. Amazon, from Friday

ARMY OF THE DEAD NEW MOVIE Futuristic zombie heist adventure

Dave Bautista takes the lead role of former war hero Scott Ward, who is offered a new mission – to lead a ragtag bunch of mercenarie­s into zombie-infested Las Vegas. Once there, the team must steal a stash of $200million hidden in a vault beneath the Strip. A prequel and a spin-off animated series are currently in production.

Netflix, from Friday

THE NEVERS NEW SHOW Steampunk superheroe­s in Victorian London

HBO has been searching for its new Game Of Thrones and this exuberant fantasy series ticks a lot of the boxes. Large cast of colourful characters? Check. Richly plotted and repaying repeated viewings? Check. Spectacula­r and inventive set-pieces? Check.

There are also rug-pulling revelation­s that a rewatch reveals to have been cleverly signalled. It’s set in London, 1899. Amalia

True (Laura Donnelly, right) and her friend Penance

Adair (Ann Skelly) run a home for ‘the Touched’, women and girls left with superhero powers (their

‘turns’) after a mysterious incident three years earlier. But the Touched have enemies in high places and low. Also stars James

Norton (right). Sky/NOW, from Monday

TRYING NEW SERIES Gentle comedy about would-be parents

Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) were trying for a baby until the doctors told them it was unlikely. So they decided to adopt, but in the eight-episode second season they’re still navigating the process. Smith and Spall have great chemistry and this is a charming comedy about a serious subject. It’s written by Andy Wolton, whose own adoption inspired it. Apple TV+, from Friday

SOLOS

NEW SHOW Sci-fi with a stellar cast

The impressive cast for this sci-fi anthology series includes Oscar-winners Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren (below). Each episode apart from one features just a single performer, and Amazon says the series ‘explores the deeper meaning of human connection…’

Amazon, from Friday

TIME IS A KILLER NEW SHOW Corsican crime cracker

Eight-part crime drama starring Mathilde Seigner as Clotilde, the only survivor of an accident in which her brother and parents were killed. Twenty-five years later, Mathilde returns to her Corsican hometown, ready to make a fresh start with her husband and daughter – although her efforts to lay to rest ghosts from her past look set to be ruined by a letter that appears to be from her long-dead mother… Ex-Bond girl Caterina Murino and former Spiral and Mr Selfridge star Gregory Fitoussi also appear. Walter Presents/ All4, available now

FARGO

NEW SERIES Offbeat thrills

The fourth series of the quirky comedy crime drama, a spin-off from the Coen brothers’ 1996 film of the same name. This time we’re in Kansas City in 1950 with two organised crime gangs battling for control of the city. Loy Cannon (Chris Rock) runs an outfit comprised of AfricanAme­ricans who have fled the

Jim Crow south and are trying to usurp the Fadda family. Also featuring Irish actress Jessie Buckley. All4, available now

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