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Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami Netflix, Aug 4

Cocaine Cowboys focused on Miami’s illegal drug trade during the 1970s and 1980s, but this six-parter, also from director Billy Corben, puts the spotlight firmly on Cuban exiles Augusto “Willy” Falcon and Salvador “Sal” Magluta and reveals how they became celebririties.

The Devil’s Throat Walter Presents, Aug 6

In a sleepy town with a bloody history, a criminal profiler and an ambitious local detective investigate a series of mysterious crimes in the Walter Presents strand’s first-ever Bulgarian series. At the height of the country’s refugee crisis, the body of a retired border guard is found by the side of a lake in the Rhodope mountains...

Case Histories Britbox, Aug 5

Detective drama series based on the novels by Kate Atkinson, Jackson Brodie (Harry Potter, Star Trek: Discovery) portrays a private investigator who is compelled to bring peace to victims and their families, all whilst battling with a traumatic past. Also starring Amanda Abbington (Sherlock).

McCorman Apple TV+, Aug 6

Joseph Gordon-Levitt directs, produces and stars in this darkly funny, oddly beautiful and deeply heartfelt comedy drama, following Josh Corman, an artist at heart but not by trade. His dream of a career in music didn’t pan out, so instead he’s teaching at a school in the San Fernando Valley.

Cruel Summer Amazon Prime, Aug 6

There’s a lot of hype surrounding this eagerly awaited 10-part psychological thriller. It takes place over three summers in the 1990s after a popular teenager goes missing, and a seemingly unrelated youngster transforms from a sweet and awkward person into the most popular girl in town.