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SkyMed (Paramount+, from Tue)
Although Holby City is no more, medical dramas are not exactly a rarity on our screens. Casualty continues to be a ratings-winner for the BBC on Saturday nights, while This Is Going to Hurt packed a punch earlier this year. So, will new offering SkyMed find an audience? Streaming service Paramount+ is certainly hoping so. The series hails from Canada and probably has more in common with the classic Australian drama The Flying Doctors than the aforementioned shows. Each episode follows the fortunes of pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Manitoba, as well as the nurses who accompany them. They soon realise that to be successful, they must form close working relationships.
Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee (Netflix, from Wed)
You may not be familiar with John McAfee’s story, but if you’ve owned a computer during the past 30 years or so, you’ll recognise his surname. In 1987, he wrote the first commercial antivirus software, set up McAfee Associates to sell it, then sold his stake in the company in 1994. After that, he began criticising the firm, launched various other ventures and even tried to run for the US presidency. But in 2012, McAfee his the headlines when, while living in Belize, he was sought in connection with the murder of his neighbour, Gregory Faull. McAfee hired a film crew to follow him when he went on the run, the results of which can be seen in this documentary. But the story doesn’t end there - he was later arrested for tax evasion before his death in 2021.
Who Murdered Meredith Kercher? (Paramount+, from Thur)
On November 1st, 2007, British student Meredith Kercher was found dead on the floor of her bedroom in
Meredith Kercher the apartment she shared with American Amanda Knox. She and her Italian boyfriend Raffaelle Sollecito were eventually charged with and found guilty of Kercher’s murder, but acquitted almost four years later, with Knox returning to the US in a blaze of publicity. Meanwhile, Rudy Guede, whose bloody fingerprints were found at the scene, received a 16-year sentence for sexual assault and murder. This two-part documentary takes a look at what happened, including the media circus that followed the investigation and the subsequent controversial trial, while also examining the almost overlooked tragedy at the heart of the story.
See (Apple TV+, from Fri)
The sci-fi drama series is back for its third and final series. For the uninitiated, the tale takes place hundreds of years after the entire human race has lost its sight. The future is a brutal and primitive place to be and now, a year since Baba Voss (Jason Momoa) defeated his arch enemy Edo, who also happened to be his brother, our hero is living remotely in a forest. But not for long, it seems. A Trivantian scientist has developed a new and devastating form of sighted weaponry, which poses another threat to the safety of humankind. As a result, Baba returns to Paya so that he can act as his tribe’s protector once more. Once again the series is utilising cast and crew who are blind or have low vision, something which has resulted in the production being acclaimed for its representation of the visually impaired.