PICKOFPAYTV AND MOVIES

NETFLIX NEW! THE SURGEON’S CUT

(Season 1) HHH Made by BBC Studios, this interesting new documentary follows four pioneering surgeons. From Wednesday.

NEW! HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

(Season 6) HHH The final season of this twisting US drama about an ethically flexible law professor (a powerhouse Viola Davis). From Wednesday.

MOVIE

(2020) 15 HHH

A killer goes off script in a standard action thriller lifted by a hugely impressive cast, namely Jessica Chastain (as the killer, Ava), Colin Farrell (her boss), John Malkovich (her mentor) and Geena Davis

(her mum). From Monday.

MOVIE

u(2020) PG ● HHH Meryl

Streep, James Corden

(right) and Nicole Kidman add star power to Ryan

Murphy’s adaptation of the musical about Broadway stars in a small town. From Friday.

MOVIE AVA THE PROM ROSE ISLAND

(2020) 15 u HHH Italian comedy in which a man declares his own island a nation. Look out for Inspector Montalbano’s Luca Zingaretti in a fun film based on a true story. From Wednesday.

AMAZON PRIME

(Season 1) HHHH

SKY / NOW TV LAST CHANCE SUCCESSION

(Seasons 1-2) HHHHH Punchy, addictive US drama said to be inspired by the Murdochs, about the sibling rivalry that explodes when a media baron (Brian

Cox) falls ill. Until Monday.

DOCUMENTARY THE TIDES AGAINST

HHHH In 2016,

Britain’s Beth French (right) attempted to complete the

Ocean’s Seven challenge – that’s seven sea channel swims

– in just a year. The dauntless single mum saw it as a way of inspiring her son, and this elegantly shot film follows her progress.

DISNEY+ BEST OF THE REST NEW! OPERATION BUFFALO

(Acorn TV) HHHH This Australian drama brings a satirical and farcical eye to the true story of British nuclear testing in supposedly abandoned parts of the outback. An admirably offbeat way into a lesser-known historical story. From Monday.

NEW! REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA

(hayu) HHH The new, 13th season brings a new housewife, actress and singer Drew Sidora, whose marriage may be tested by a new housemate: her mum. A new episode arrives every Monday.

PAY MOVIES AN AMERICAN PICKLE

(2020) 12 (BT TV Store, Sky Store (buy & keep only), Virgin) HHH Sweet, unusual comedy about success and family, in which Seth Rogen plays a hopeful Jewish immigrant to New York in 1919. After a strange pickle accident, he wakes up 100 years later to meet his great-grandson – also played by Rogen.

DINO DANA: THE MOVIE

u(2020) PG ● (Virgin) HHH Fun and feature-length escapade for the dino- and science-loving ten-year-old, whose TV series you can find on Amazon Prime. Both from Monday.