PICK OF PAY TV AND MOVIES

NETFLIX

Wallander (Seasons 1-3)

The BBC’s beautifully filmed adaptation of Henning Mankell’s novels stars Kenneth Branagh, and is one of the finest detective dramas it has produced in recent memory. Season three of Sherlock also joins Netflix on the same day. From today. Castlevania (Season 1) The writer Warren Ellis has a great track record for creating exciting, world-spanning stories in comic books, and he’s the force behind this dark and violent animation based on the old vampire computer game. From Friday. The Standups (Season 1) Netflix expands its already considerable selection of stand-up comedy with six half-hour sets from LA. The sharpest of the crop are Beth Stelling, Dan Soder and Nate Bargatze. From Tuesday.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

(2015) 12 Ageless spy Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) returns for a fifth time to take down a crime syndicate the CIA doesn’t even believe exists. From Friday.

AMAZON PRIME

The Missing (Season 1)

This was appointment viewing on BBC1 in 2014. James Nesbitt and Frances O’Connor play the parents whose world is torn apart when their son disappears.

The Night Manager (Season 1)

Hugh Laurie and Tom Hollander, as the baddie and his snarling lieutenant, take the acting honours in this John le Carre adaptation about a hotel night manager turned gang infiltrator. That hero role is filled by Tom Hiddleston – a part Laurie originally wanted to play when he first read the book, in the 1990s.

Preacher (Season 2, Episode 3)

American Gods is stylish, but it’s not nearly as eventful as this wry, violent comic-book adaptation starring Dominic Cooper (left), which feels like a spaghetti western. Here, the powerful preacher’s search for God takes him to New Orleans. A new episode arrives every Tuesday.

The Girl On The Train (2016) 15

Inevitably, this film disappointed some of the book’s fans – but, taken on its own terms, this is a good thriller, with a strong performance from Emily Blunt as the drunk who may be a killer. From Friday.

SKY ON DEMAND/ NOW TV

The Leftovers (Season 3)

All eight parts of the final season, which reaches a rather beautiful conclusion, will be available. From Tuesday, 10pm.

The Kettering Incident (All eight episodes)

A bewitching veil of mystery sits over this Australian drama, which follows a boozy doctor (The Night Manager’s

Elizabeth Debicki, right) to her home town in Tasmania, 15 years after her pal vanished. She doesn’t receive a warm welcome, and sees strange lights in the woods. Or is that the drink? Girls (Seasons 1-5) Lena Dunham’s raw, girls-about-New York City comedy has an admirable sense of honesty – or no sense of shame, depending on your perspective. Until tomorrow.

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

A story by Philip K. Dick inspired this sci-fi romantic thriller, with Matt Damon as a lovestruck man whom shadowy forces conspire to keep away from Emily Blunt.

BEST OF THE REST

Should I Marry My Cousin? (BBC3 via iPlayer) Marrying cousins is not uncommon among British Pakistanis, but 18-year-old Hiba isn’t sure she wants to follow suit. In an even-handed film, she fleshes out the pros and cons. From Tuesday, 10am.

Hellfjord (All 4)

New series that’s a mix of mystery and black comedy, set in a remote Norwegian town dominated by a sinister fishery. There are flashes of Twin Peaks in the music. From Friday.

PAY MOVIES

Hidden Figures (2016) PG (BT TV Store,

Sky Store, Virgin) The incredible true story of the African-American women who were critical to Nasa’s success requires no embellishment, and is delivered in simple, inspirational style in this well-acted drama. Octavia Spencer and Kevin Costner star.

Trespass Against Us (2016) 15 (BT

TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin) Brendan Gleeson and Michael Fassbender power this small-scale tale of a son trying to escape his dad’s criminal ways. Both from Monday.