What we’re watching...

A sneak peek at what’s being watched by our team

Comedy

The Letdown

Seasons: 1&2 Episodes: 13 Runs: 27-32min

Not quite in Motherland’s league, but this Australian comedy about new parents is insightful and sharply written. Audrey (Alison Bell) joins a support group where she makes some quirky friends as they deal with the challenges of coping with your first baby.

The Mitchells vs The Machines

Runs: 114min

The Mitchell family’s road trip goes spectacularly off course when they drive into a robot apocalypse and it’s up to them to save humanity. Olivia Colman is among the voices in this animated comedy.

True crime

Why Did You Kill Me?

Runs: 83min

This documentary offers a layered look at a family’s quest for justice as grieving Californian mother Belinda Lane uses social media to attempt to track down those involved in the murder of her 24-yearold daughter Crystal Theobald in 2006.

Reality

Pet Stars

Season: 1 Episodes: 5 Runs: 26-28min

This fun show follows Colleen Wilson and Melissa May Curtis, owners of Pets on Q, a Hollywood talent management company for animals, as they make deals for their clients and their owners, including the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest and a surf contest for pooches. The pets they represent are cute, full of personality and hard to resist.

Drama

Mildred Pierce

Season: 1 Episodes: 5 Runs: 57-77min

Mare of Easttown’s Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce were first paired in this Depression-era drama. Winslet plays a divorced housewife who becomes a restaurateur. Pearce is the wealthy wastrel she falls for and Evan Rachel Wood plays her spoilt daughter.