Pick of the new releases
The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...
Garage Sale Mysteries Easter Monday
American/canadian mystery series starring Lori Loughlin as Jennifer Shannon who has a gift for finding rare treasures hidden in garage sales and a knack for solving murders.
Aussie Gold Hunters: Mine S.O.S. Easter Monday (released weekly)
The spin-off series from Aussie Gold Hunters follows mining operator Paul Mackie and his team of experts as they overhaul struggling gold-mining operations.
Better Call Saul Tuesday 19 April
The sixth and final season of the Breaking
Bad prequel centring on small-time attorney
Jimmy Mcgill (Bob Odenkirk) as he transforms into morally challenged lawyer Saul Goodman. See feature, page 17.
Pacific Rim: The Black Tuesday 19 April
The second and final season of the adult sci-fi anime series featuring two siblings as they encounter monsters and seedy characters that have overrun a ravaged Australia.
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch Tuesday 19 April
Documentary on all-american clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch that personified cool in the late 1990s but became engulfed in controversy.
Russian Doll Wednesday 20 April
Season two of the sci-fi comedy drama is set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop together.
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes Wednesday 20 April
Docuseries about one of America’s most notorious serial killers who murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the 1970s. He was finally caught in 1978 and executed by lethal injection in 1994.
The Marked Heart Wednesday 20 April
Mexican thriller series. A man hell-bent on exacting revenge on the organ-trafficking organisation that murdered his wife becomes involved with the woman who received her heart.
The Turning Point Wednesday 20 April
Italian crime film. A slacker strikes up a friendship with a thug who forces his way into his life.
Yakamoz S-245 Wednesday 20 April
Turkish sci-fi series. After disaster strikes Earth, a marine biologist on a submarine research mission and its crew must fight to survive as a conspiracy comes to light.
He’s Expecting Thursday 21 April
Japanese comedy drama series. When a successful male ad executive becomes pregnant, he’s forced to
confront social inequities he’s never thought about before.
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries: Speedy Death Thursday 21 April
The pilot episode of the 1920s-set mystery drama series from 1998 starring Diana Rigg as amateur sleuth Mrs Adela Bradley and Neil Dudgeon as her chauffeur, George.
Escape to the Chateau Thursday 21 April
The first seven series of the reality show following Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angel Adoree as they restore a dilapidated 19th-century French chateau to create a stunning wedding and events venue.
Heartstopper Friday 22 April
When gentle Charlie (Joe Locke) and rugby-loving Nick (Kit Connor) meet at an all-boys secondary school, their unlikely friendship blossoms into an unexpected romance in this British teen drama. See feature, page 14.
Selling Sunset Friday 22 April
Season five of the reality show following elite Los Angeles estate brokers the
Oppenheim Group whose ambitious agents sell luxurious properties to affluent buyers.
Polar Bear Friday 22 April
In celebration of Earth Day, The Adam Project ’s Catherine Keener narrates this National Geographic wildlife film about a polar bear mother facing the challenges of teaching her cubs how to survive in the Arctic’s extreme environment.
The Long Game: Bigger than Basketball Friday 22 April
A five-part documentary series following high-school basketball student Makur Maker, who fled the war in Sudan and opted not to join the NBA but to pursue a sports career at Howard University instead.
Explorer: The Last Tepui Friday 22 April
Free Solo elite climber Alex Honnold and explorer Mark Synnott attempt to scale a 1,000ft sheer cliff in the Amazon jungle in this National Geographic film so that biologist Bruce Means can search for undiscovered animal species on the table-top mountain (tepui).