Also coming to streaming

High Desert (Apple TV+, from May 17)

Patricia Arquette has had a good relationship with streaming services so far – she won an Emmy for her starring role in true-life crime drama The Act, and received a nomination for her performance in Severance. The latter was made for Apple TV+, and she’s returning there for this dark comedy; she’s also one of its executive producers. Directed by Jay Roach, who counts the Austin Powers series and Bombshell on his CV, it follows the progress of Peggy (Arquette), an addict grieving the death of her beloved mother. She uses her grief as a turning point in her life, deciding to make a fresh start by becoming a private investigator. Matt Dillon also appears as Peggy’s charming ex-con former lover, with Rupert Friend as Guru Bob, a newsreaderturned-mystic.

The Family Stallone (Paramount+, from May 18)

Last year, Sylvester Stallone appeared in Tulsa King, his first leading role in a scripted TV series. The crime drama went down well with viewers and critics, and was immediately renewed for a second run. Before it appears on our screens, Stallone is back on the box – but as himself. He may be one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars who’s knocked seven bells out of many a big-screen villain, and has shared the screen with cinema royalty from Michael Caine to Robert De Niro, but to his three daughters with wife Jennifer Flavin, he plays his biggest role of all – as Dad. If you only want to think of Stallone as a hard man, then don’t tune in. However, if you fancy getting to know the real Stallone, who turns out to be a big softie, then this is the show for you.

No Escape (Paramount+, from May 18)

We’re used to seeing American series popping up on

Paramount+, but here’s a chance to see a British one. It’s a sevenpart thriller based on Lucy Clarke’s bestselling novel of the same name, adapted for the small screen by Kris Mrksa, who also worked on ITV’s brilliant drama White House Farm. The cast is headed by two rising stars whose names may not be familiar, but their faces should be – Abigail Lawrie played Tim Roth’s daughter in Sky’s Tin Star, while Rhianne Barreto was the thrill-seeking Rani in Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws. The duo take the roles of best friends Lana and Kitty, who are on the run from their UK lives – and although joining a group of enigmatic people sailing through South East Asia seems appealing, it turns out to be a very bad idea indeed…