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Trying

(Apple TV+, from Wed)

Rafe Spall and Esther Smith return as Jason and Nikki for the fourth series of the sitcom about a couple who, after having trouble conceiving, go through the adoption process. When we last saw them, the duo had made peace with Bev, Princess and Tyler’s biological grandmother, and promised she would always have a place in the children’s lives.

But, most importantly, the adoption was approved by the court. When we catch up with them again, the Ross clan is now not only officially a family of four, but time has moved on six years. They seem happy, but Nikki and Jason begin to worry about Princess when she begins yearning for a reunion with her birth mother, putting their parenting skills to the test.

Insomnia

(Paramount+, from Thu)

Pretty much everything Vicky McClure touches turns to gold, so we’re expecting big things from this new six-part drama. It’s an adaptation of Sarah Pinborough’s novel of the same name, written by the author herself, and is co-produced by Build Your Own Films, the company run by McClure and her husband, Jonny Owen.

The Line of Duty and Trigger Point star plays Emma, a successful career woman happily married to supportive husband Robert, the father of their two children. However, as her 40th birthday looms large on the horizon, all is not well in Emma’s world.

She suddenly stops sleeping, something her mother did shortly before suffering a violent psychotic breakdown. Tom Cullen, Leanne Best and Lyndsey Marshall co-star.

Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generacion Zoe (Netflix, from Thu)

Chances are you’ve never heard of Leonardo Cositorto or his organisation, but after watching this documentary,

Trying, Apple TV+

you probably won’t forget either in a hurry. A popular Latin American media personality, he founded Generacion Zoe, describing it as an ‘educational and resource-creating community for personal, professional, financial and spiritual development’.

Investors were promised a healthy return on their money if they left it in trust for three years, or even more, thanks to decisions made by ‘robots’ that could predict market fluctuations. Coupled with that were more spiritual endeavours and courses. However, followers eventually began to see flaws in the system, and Cositorto was arrested. What happened next is revealed here.

Atlas (Netflix, from Fri)

In space, everyone can hear Jennifer Lopez scream. In this sci-fi action thriller, she plays Atlas Shepherd, an analyst who’s on a quest to destroy her arch enemy - the robot warrior responsible for the upheaval of her entire life. “Atlas is someone who has shut out the world around her,” explains Lopez. “She doesn’t trust anybody and doesn’t want anything to do with AI.” However, if she’s to complete her quest, Atlas will have to embrace technology - she ends up stranded in space with just a high-powered armoured suit to help her.

“The heart of the film is trust and how difficult it is to trust people,” says director Brad Peyton. “It’s a reminder of how we have to have deep, meaningful relationships in our lives, in one way, shape, or form.”