Pick of the new releases
The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...
Tokyo Vice Sunday 15 May (2 episodes weekly)
Based on a true story, this crime drama series centres on American journalist Jake Adelstein (West Side Story star Ansel Elgort) as he explores the dark underbelly of Tokyo in the 1990s. Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai) plays the detective who takes Jake under his wing. See p16.
Vampire in the Garden Monday 16 May
Children’s anime series. Humans and vampires once lived together in harmony – now, in a divided world, a young girl and a vampire queen set out to find that paradise again.
The Future Diary Tue 17 May (released weekly)
Season two of the Japanese reality show. Singles who have never met before are given a script with a rough outline of their love story. Will real romance follow?
Who Killed Sara? Wednesday 18 May
Season three of the Mexican mystery thriller. After spending 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Alex continues his mission to find out who killed his sister, Sara.
Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror Wednesday 18 May
Korean true-crime documentary telling how women and girls were coerced into uploading explicit videos of themselves to chat rooms. Cameras follow the hunt for the man behind the online sex abuse ring.
Lovestruck High Wednesday 18 May (3 episodes at launch, then new episodes weekly)
Lindsay Lohan narrates a new dating show in which 15 British singles are transported to an American high school straight out of the movies for another shot at love. See feature, page 17.
Life and Beth Wednesday 18 May
Amy Schumer created and stars in this comedy as Beth, whose life seems good on paper but is unfulfilling. A life-changing event makes her question who she wants to be.
See feature, page 14.
Grown-ish Wednesday 18 May
Season four of the Black-ish spin-off. Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) is in her senior year at college and entering the next stage in her on-off romance with Aaron.
American Dad! Wednesday 18 May
Season 18 of the adult animated sitcom created by Seth Mcfarlane.
A Perfect Pairing Thursday 19 May
Romcom. Desperate to land a major client, an LA wine company exec travels to an Australian sheep station and takes a job as a ranch hand, working for the rugged farm manager.
Bodies Thursday 19 May
Both series of the 2004-06 dark medical drama from Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio. A young registrar (Max Beesley) realises that his boss (Patrick Baladi) is an incompetent surgeon who is putting patients at risk.
Vincent Thursday 19 May
Ray Winstone plays private investigator Vincent Gallagher, with Gentleman Jack’s Suranne Jones as his sidekick, in both series of the crime drama from 2005-06. With Philip Glenister, Joe Absolom and Ian Puleston-davies.
Chance in a Million Thursday 19 May
All three seasons of the 1984-86 sitcom revolving around Tom Chance (Simon Callow) who is regularly the victim of unlikely circumstances. Brenda Blethyn plays his long-suffering girlfriend.
The Missing Thursday 19 May
Both series of the anthology crime drama from 2014-16, with Baptiste’s Tchéky Karyo alongside James Nesbitt, Keeley Hawes and David Morrissey.
Now and Then Fri 20 May (3 eps at launch, then weekly)
Miami-set Spanish/english thriller starring The Flight Attendant ’s Rosie Perez. Twenty years after a celebratory weekend ended in tragedy, five friends are blackmailed over their dark secret. See p16.
Night Sky Friday 20 May
Sci-fi drama starring Oscar-winners Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons as a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber in their backyard which leads to a strange, deserted planet. See p16.
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks Friday 20 May
A two-part documentary on the Canadian sketch show comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, with never-before-seen archive material and interviews with celebrities and industry insiders.
Love, Death & Robots Friday 20 May
Season three of the sci-fi anthology animation series. The stories range from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse.
Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Friday 20 May
Israeli period melodrama about a tragedy-ridden family, spanning several decades, starting in Jerusalem in
1917 and set against the religious and political upheaval of the time.