NEW releases
The best of the week’s new shows…
SUNDAY 23 MAY
Master of None
The Emmy-winning comedy drama’s third season chronicles the ups and downs of the relationship between Denise (Lena Waithe) and Alicia (Naomi Ackie).
WEDNESDAY 26 MAY High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Food writer Stephen Satterfield embarks on a culinary journey from Africa to America’s Deep South, meeting chefs, historians and activists along the way.
Ghost Lab
Thai supernatural thriller. Two doctor friends become obsessed with finding a scientific explanation for ghosts.
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
Biographical drama about Italian footballing great Roberto Baggio.
THURSDAY 27 MAY
Eden
Japanese anime. In a city inhabited solely by robots, two bots discover a human baby and secretly raise her.
Blue Miracle
Drama based on the true story of boys at a Mexican orphanage entering a lucrative offshore fishing tournament in order to save their home. Dennis Quaid stars.
Soy Rada: Serendipity
Stand-up special from Argentinian comic Agustín Aristarán aka Soy Rada.
Blackspace
Israeli thriller. A rogue detective leads an investigation into a massacre at an Israeli high school.
Ragnarok
Season two of the Norwegian drama – a modern, coming-of-age take on the old Norse mythology.
FRIDAY 28 MAY
The Kominsky Method
The third and final season of the comedy drama starring Michael Douglas as Hollywood acting coach Sandy Kominsky.
Dog Gone Trouble
Animated film about a pampered dog named Trouble who gets lost and must learn to survive on the city streets.
Lucifer
The second half of season five of the fantasy detective series starring Tom Ellis as the crime-solving Devil.
Panic
Teen drama set in a small Texas town where high school students take part in a series of dangerous challenges to win a life-changing pot of money.
FRIDAY 28 MAY
Cruella
(Premier Access for £19.99)
Live-action feature film following the evil exploits of Cruella de Vil (Emma Stone), the villain from
101 Dalmatians.
Rebel
STAR ON DISNEY+ (Released weekly)
Sons of Anarchy’s Katey Sagal stars in a drama inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich. See feature, page 14.
Launchpad
Six live-action short films from new film-makers based on the theme ‘Discover’.
WEDNESDAY 26 MAY
Frozen in Time
Designer Dan Vickery and former star of The Brady Bunch Maureen Mccormick make over homes that are stuck in a time warp.
THURSDAY 27 MAY
Apocalypse ’45
Newly restored colour footage shows the final months of World War Two in the Pacific.
THURSDAY 27 MAY
The Beast Must Die
(First two epsiodes, then released weekly)
The Good Fight’s Cush Jumbo stars as a grieving mother who infiltrates the life of the man (Jared Harris) she believes killed her son. See feature, page 4.
Midsomer Murders
The two most recent episodes of the detective drama starring Neil Dudgeon as DCI John Barnaby.
Dead Pixels
Season two of the comedy about flatmates addicted to a fictional online role-playing game.
Adult Material
Hayley Squires stars as a porn star who juggles her work with motherhood.
The Runaway
Based on Martina Cole’s novel, this gritty crime drama from 2011 is set in 1960s Soho and stars Jack O’connell and Joanna Vanderham.
OTHER SERVICES
MONDAY 24 MAY Whitstable Pearl ACORN TV (First two epsiodes, then released weekly)
After Life’s Kerry Godliman stars as Pearl Nolan who runs a seaside restaurant and a detective agency in Whitstable, Kent. See feature, page 17.
THURSDAY 27 MAY
Skull: The Mask SHUDDER
Brazilian horror film. Whoever wears an ancient mask is compelled to go on a killing spree.
FRIDAY 28 MAY
The Pleasure Principle ALL 4
When three women are murdered in Odessa, Warsaw and Prague, three different police forces must work together to track down a serial killer.