What to watch this week

The Good Nurse (Wednesday, Netflix)

Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne headline this impressive true crime drama about an ICU nurse and solo mum with a life-threatening medical condition who strikes up a friendship with her latest colleague. At first, Redmayne’s Charles Cullen seems like an empathetic caregiver, but when the mysterious death of a patient leads to a hospital cover up and a police investigation, Chastain’s

Amy Loughren starts to do her own digging – and is horrified by what she discovers. Stepping into the director’s chair, Danish screenwriter Tobias Lindholm (Another Round) does a terrific job of ensuring a taut, gripping watch.

Wendell and Wild (Friday, Netflix)

Henry Selick’s first feature-length stop-motion animation since 2009’s Coraline, this Jordan Peele-backed fantasy is the story of two scheming demon brothers who enlist the aid of a troubled 13-year-old girl to summon them to the Land of the Living. As well as Peele and his regular collaborator Keegan-Michael Key, the vocal cast also features Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames and Maxine Peake.

The Devil’s Hour (Friday, Prime Video)

Jessica Raine, Peter Capaldi and Nikesh Patel team up for this six-part British thriller about Lucy, who is woken by terrifying visions at 3.33am every morning. Struggling with an 8-year-old son who is withdrawn and emotionless and a mother who speaks to empty chairs, Lucy (Raine) finds herself inexplicably connected to a string of brutal murders in the area. – James Croot