ON DEMAND HIGHLIGHTS

AMAZON PRIME

NEW!

Prime Day Show (All three episodes) ★★★ This ‘immersive musical event’, featuring Billie Eilish, H. E.R. and Kid Cudi, will be available whether or not you have an Amazon subscription. It comprises three fusions of ‘performance and storytelling’ – essentially, hyper-produced half-hour musical shows – in settings inspired by Paris (Eilish), LA’s Dunbar Hotel (H. E.R.), and space (Cudi). From Thursday.

DRAMA

Code Black (Seasons 1-3) ★★★ This edgy LA hospital drama picks up a big star in season three – Rob Lowe as a heroic Army medic, who arrives in style.

MOVIE

Our Friend (2021) 12 u ★★★ Brad Ingelsby wrote Mare Of Easttown, and also the screenplay for this much cleaner, life-affirming and fact-based story of illness and friendship. When couple Nicole (Dakota Johnson) and Matt (Casey Affleck) receive bad news, their pal (Jason Segel) moves in to help. From Friday.

NETFLIX

NEW! Elite (Season 4) ★★★ The return of Netflix’s racy Spanish teen drama about working-class pupils at a fancy private school, where all manner of things happen – including murder. From Friday.

LAST CHANCE

Red Dwarf (Seasons 1-8) ★★★★ The BBC episodes of this great British space comedy starring Craig Charles and Chris Barrie leave Netflix. Until Monday.

NEW!

Penguin Town (All eight episodes) ★★★★ Every summer, African penguins come ashore at Simon’s Town in South Africa, and begin an extended mating ritual. This new documentary series follows the endearing and endangered creatures (above) as they pair up and try to repopulate the species. From Wednesday.

MOVIE

Fatherhood (2021) 12 u ★★★ Uplifting, based-on-truth comedy starring Kevin Hart (Jumanji: The Next Level) as a widower parenting as best he can after his wife dies. It was originally destined for cinemas but was picked up by Netflix during the pandemic. From Friday.