Pick of the new releases
The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...
Signora Volpe Holiday Monday 2 May
Emilia Fox plays a former British spy who goes to Italy for a quiet life in Umbria, but soon gets caught up in solving crimes. See feature, page 14.
Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive Tuesday 3 May
Documentary about Finnish free diver Johanna Nordblad as she tries to break the world record for distance travelled under ice with one breath.
R Kelly: A Faking It Special Wednesday 4 May
Last year, singer R Kelly was found guilty of a string of offences including sex trafficking and child exploitation. Experts assess whether his body language betrayed his guilt.
El Marginal Wednesday 4 May
Season five of the Argentinian prison drama. Pastor and Diosito, separated after their frustrated attempt to escape, confront new dangers and challenges.
Summertime Wednesday 4 May
The third and final season of the Italian drama. Summer and her friends move closer to discovering themselves, their dreams and aspirations.
Killing Escobar Thursday 5 May
Documentary from 2021 telling the true story of a Scottish mercenary hired by a Colombian cartel to kill rival drug lord Pablo Escobar in 1989.
The Pentaverate Thursday 5 May
Mike Myers plays eight different characters in this comedy about a journalist investigating a secret society of five men who have controlled the world since 1347. See feature, page 16.
The Dry Thursday 5 May
A Britbox Original comedy drama. After years partying in London, recovering alcoholic Shiv Sheridan (Roisin Gallagher) goes home to Dublin, where she tries to stay sober while surrounded by her family. Ciarán Hinds plays Shiv’s father. See feature, page 16.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Thursday 5 May
Alex Kingston takes the title role in a 1996 adaptation of Daniel Defoe’s classic novel about the colourful life of a woman in the 1700s, born on the wrong side of the law. Daniel Craig co-stars.
The Big Conn Friday 6 May
True-crime docuseries about Kentucky attorney Eric C Conn, who defrauded the government of over $550 million in the largest socialsecurity fraud case in US history.
The Wilds Friday 6 May
Season two of the survival drama about eight teenage girls stranded on a deserted island, unaware they are part of a social experiment. And now there’s a second island with other survivors – all of them boys.
The Sound of Magic Friday 6 May
South Korean musical-drama series about a girl who has had to grow up too fast and a mysterious adult magician who wants to remain a child.
Marmaduke Friday 6 May
Animated family film. Actor/ comedian Pete Davidson voices Marmaduke, a big-hearted Great Dane who can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Does he have any chance of succeeding in the swanky dog-show world?
Tehran Friday 6 May
Glenn Close joins the cast for season two of the Israeli spy thriller revolving around Tamar Rabinyan (Niv Sultan), a Mossad agent and computer hacker on a deep undercover mission in Iran’s capital.
The Contractor Friday 6 May
Chris Pine stars as a special-forces sergeant, involuntarily discharged from the US Army, who gets a contract with a private military force but begins to question who he’s really working for. See feature, page 16.
Bosch: Legacy Friday 6 May
Former LAPD cop Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) is now a private investigator in this spin-off series. See feature, page 17.
Along for the Ride Friday 6 May
This one-off drama follows insomniac high-school student Auden (Emma Pasarow) over her last summer before college as she meets the mysterious Eli (Belmont Cameli), who takes her on nocturnal adventures.
To Mom (and Dad), with Love Friday 6 May
Animated special featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang released for Mother’s Day (Sunday 8 May in America).
Welcome to Eden Friday 6 May
Spanish sci-fi drama. A group of young people are invited to an exclusive party on a secret island, but it turns out not to be the paradise they were expecting.