Dealing with BoJack’s experience in rehab and his agent ex Princess Carolyn’s new motherhood, among other things, this half-season struck the balance between melancholy and humour as exquisitely as ever. BBC Series by nouveaunewlands | created - 24 Oct 2012 | updated - 16 Oct 2018 | Public Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Its real trump card, alongside an idiosyncratic tragic-satiric tone, is its refusal to soften its frankly awful characters with any attributes that might bestow likeability on them. Led by ambitious detectives Rob Reilly (Killian Scott) and Cassie Maddox (Sarah Greene), we follow two murder investigations; seemingly unrelated, but somehow connected by powerful shared themes. Two best friends played by Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, try to navigate New York City life in Broad City (Credit: Comedy Central). Available now on Netflix. By The Editors. Available now on Netflix. Catch-22, Joseph Heller’s 1961 satirical novel set in Italy during World War Two, (Hulu/Channel 4) is the story of Captain John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a 28-year-old Air Force bombardier who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him – either directly by flying into his B-25 plane, or indirectly by forcing him to fly increasing numbers of missions. After they pressure Marie into recanting, she is charged for lying to police, and her life starts to spiral. From RuPaul's Drag Race UK to season 3 of 13 Reasons Why - here are all the shows you can expect to love in 2019. Happily the comedy great will be back on our screens in 2019 as Selina Meyer tries one last time to run for the White House, with the seventh series kicking off with Selina paying a visit to an Iowa country fair. In Devs (FX), his TV series debut, writer-director Alex Garland seeks to further instil a healthy fear of technology as he reunites with Ex-Machina’s Sonoya Mizuno. “We would joke ‘is this just a show about the villains. Troubled teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) reports to police that she has been raped in her home by a masked intruder, but the investigating cops – and those closest to her – start to doubt her story. Best new and returning TV series for 2019. Now, sadly, it is almost over: this autumn, Netflix dropped the first eight episodes of its sixth and final series, with the other eight scheduled for Jan 31 2020. Written by Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley), the series explores Anne’s relationships, servants and professional rivals, who will use any dirty tricks they can to bring her down. All BBC TV Shows online. Breaking news, sport, TV, radio and a whole lot more. Speaking of lovable psychopaths – prolific young assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) is not dead, but looking worse for wear as MI5 officer Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) resumes the cat-and-mouse game around Europe in a second season of Killing Eve. Tom (Chris O’Dowd) and Louise (Rosamund Pike) meet weekly in a panel-walled pub in west London for a dash of Dutch courage before counselling. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin. Moonlight star Mahershala Ali is Wayne Hays, a state police detective obsessed with finding out the truth, with Stephen Dorff and Carmen Ejogo co-starring. Footage shows members of the public using a fire extinguisher and a tusk to confront Usman Khan. Featured Shows. More is also revealed about the private life of frosty psychologist Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), who fights to be more hands-on in interviewing inmates. It stars Eugene Levy and his son Dan, Catherine O'Hara and Annie Murphy as The Roses, a wealthy family who lose their money overnight and move to a rundown motel in the titular town, which they bought years earlier as a joke birthday present. Posted at 8:52 20 Aug 2019 8:52 20 Aug 2019 New Great British Bake Off contestants revealed A new batch of contestants get ready to battle it out … In season five the family are finally thriving and find themselves ready to take their personal relationships and business pursuits to the next level. Joining the cast is award-statue collector Meryl Streep, starring as mother-in-law to Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman), which may spell trouble after events at the end of season one. HM, This prequel to the classic 1982 Jim Henson fantasy drama seemed like a potentially cynical commission, cashing in on the same Eighties retro-mania as the streaming platform’s mega-hit Stranger Things. So, 33 years on, it feels like a good time for this superb docu-drama account to remind the world of the tragedy that unfolded – from the unimaginable suffering of those who were caught up in its fallout, to the misinformation and obfuscation of the Soviet authorities as they tried to cover up what really occurred. The Groundhog Day-style premise sees Nadia repeatedly tumble head-first down the stairs or trip over trap doors (“Those things are a menace!”), only for her to miraculously wake in front of the same bathroom sink, as the night resets to a soundtrack of Harry Nilsson’s Gotta Get Up ringing in our ears every time. Based on the 1990 fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (Amazon Prime Video) takes place in modern times when the end is nigh and final judgment is set to descend upon humanity. With enthusiasm as it turns out, as the band of 'eejits' get to abseil with the boys from a Protestant school. In an ice-breaking session, though, the group become stumped when asked to name similarities between Catholics and Protestants, but excel in naming differences, with gems like “Protestants keep toasters in cupboards” and “Catholics love bingo.” There’s a universal appeal to its coming-of-age comedy, but there’s also joy to be had in the specificity of its Northern Irish slang and in-jokes; indeed, the now-famous mural of the Derry Girls that has sprung up in their home city is testament to the impact the show has had on local people. Best of 2019. A zombie horror set in medieval South Korea, Kingdom (Netflix) tells the story of a crown prince (Ju Ji-hoon) who has fallen victim to a conspiracy, and has to set out on a mission to unveil the evil scheme and save his people from a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. Check in for recaps, guides and episode summaries. Jodie Comer returns as assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve (Credit: BBC America). The story focusses on a grisly crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades. Browse and watch the latest from BBC America shows and web series: Doctor Who, Killing Eve, Orphan Black, Luther, Planet Earth and more. Ten TV shows to watch in December. But the inadequacy of that comparison was hammered home by a game-changing [second series](http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190301-fleabag-series-2-review), which was as profound as it was funny, depositing its formerly cynical heroine into a meditation on love, goodness, family and faith, via her will-they-won’t-they acquaintance with Andrew Scott’s so-called ‘Hot Priest’. “There are, of course, also historical events and people of the time, both in Cornwall and in London.”. (Credit: HBO) HM, Kids are disappearing in their small hometown of Winden, and the adults are hiding secret double lives; meanwhile smart-mouthed teens are investigating weird goings-on in the woods – it’s not difficult to see why this German-language sci-fi has drawn comparisons to the Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things. The series aired on Netflix in January 2020. (Credit: Netflix) EM, Icelandic detective series Trapped returned after a claustrophobic first run which saw an extreme blizzard close roads and airports to a remote town, where there was, inconveniently, a killer on the loose. If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC Culture, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen in Greyzone as Victoria Rahbek, an engineer specialising in drones (Credit: Channel 4/Walter Presents). Any questions about taking part in shows during this period should be sent to the relevant production company. Its very greatest pleasure? Share on Twitter . India Eisley co-stars as Fauna Hodel, a girl given away at birth, who one day makes a discovery that leads her to question everything she knows to be true. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin. (Credit: HBO) HM, If the Simpsons ushered in a new kind of ‘adult animation’ to TV in the Nineties, then Netflix’s BoJack has taken that maturity to new levels, telling the story of a disillusioned horse actor in ‘Hollywoo’ and dealing with subjects from depression to MeToo with a profundity to match any live action series. (Credit: Netflix) HM, When that pop-cultural phenomenon Game of Thrones finally drew to a close in May, the discussion quickly turned to: what, if anything, could replace it? Keep up-to-date with the latest TV shows from Netflix, BBC, Channel 4 & Amazon. (Credit: Netflix) EM, Susannah Grant’s empathetic true-crime series, based on a Pulitzer-winning article about a serial rapist, focuses its gaze onto the survivors of abuse. His 30-year-old son, Caden (Billy Howle), runs Max’s British newspaper and is primed to follow in his father’s footsteps as one of the most powerful men in the world. Suranne Jones stars in Gentleman Jack (BBC One) as Anne Lister, the remarkable landowner who – after years of exotic travel and social climbing – returns to Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1832, determined to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home. From Harry and Jack Williams, The Missing spin-off Baptiste (BBC One) sees Tchéky Karyo return as insightful French investigator Julien Baptiste. What really made the series stand out from the current crop of fantasy film and TV, though, was its vein of nonsensical surrealism that gave it as much in common with the work of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear as it did with questing epics like Lord of the Rings or The Chronicles of Narnia. Hundreds of miles away, meanwhile, dedicated detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall – played by Toni Collette and Merritt Wever, who develop a compelling on-screen rapport – are chasing down leads that suggests one man is preying on multiple women, and they aren’t going to let up until they arrive at the truth, no matter how inconvenient. Stream online for free with your TV provider. By Eddie Mullan 29th November 2019. During a business trip abroad, drone software engineer Victoria (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen) meets a reporter – but the interview turns into a dangerous situation where Victoria and her son Oskar are taken hostage. Series two brought more grisly crimes, but it also touched more on contemporary issues: the threat of the far right; fear of immigrants; and protests amid environmental disasters. Because what path to the presidency doesn’t go through Des Moines? A spate of murders in a fifth season of Luther (BBC One) brings self-destructive detective chief inspector John Luther (Idris Elba) and new recruit DS Catherine Halliday (Wunmi Mosaku) a complex tangle of leads and misdirections that seem designed to protect an untouchable corruption. The TV shows to watch in 2019. But make no mistake, don’t try to watch the latest series without having seen series one (or 'cycle one' of the trilogy) first, or you’ll be scratching your head, as the timelines ramp up in complexity enough that you will likely forget who is who – the show’s makers have even issued their own online guide. This second run ended in beautifully enigmatic style, with a fox, at a bus stop – and that, after 12 30-minute episodes, is that, according to Waller-Bridge. (Credit: Netflix) HM, The cataclysmic nuclear accident that happened in Ukraine in 1986, when a reactor in one of its power plants exploded, is a story that once occupied our collective nightmares, but has arguably been fading from view in recent years. However, despite the occasional nod to 80s nostalgia, the foreboding atmosphere of this time-travel saga makes it a closer relation to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s weird world of Twin Peaks, albeit with a slightly more logical plot. Book now. Intelligent and moody, Trapped is one of the few Nordic crime dramas since The Bridge that keeps audiences coming back for more. The show launched in 1995 and was once a major pop culture event, drawing millions of viewers each year. It’s also notable for featuring a compelling against-type performance from Emma Thompson as a brusque, populist politician who slowly but surely morphs into a fascistic despot. Share using Email. *Excl Sat, T&C's apply. As the body count rises, and gangster George Cornelius (Patrick Malahide) applies his own pressure, can Luther catch a killer and save his own neck? Much can be inferred,” Horsfield said. The best BBC TV shows streaming on Netflix run the gamut from the classic (Fawlty Towers) to the contemporary (Sherlock), the sunny (The Great British Baking Show) to … When rich video-store chain magnate Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy) and his family of spoiled brats find themselves suddenly broke and forced to take up residence in the titular Schitt’s Creek – a tiny town bought as a joke gift for his son, David (Dan Levy) – their standard of living takes some adjustment and they learn to find joy in the simple things. The crime/thriller drama centers around a Tokyo detective, Kenzo Mori (Takehiro Hira). Moody Icelandic detective series Trapped (RÚV) returns with more grisly crimes, but is to touch more on contemporary issues that are important to Icelanders. An eight-part series that blends the first two novels of Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad series, Dublin Murders (BBC One/Starz/RTÉ) delivers a dark psychological mystery set during the height of the Celtic Tiger financial boom of the millennium. BBC full episodes, clips, news and more at Yidio! (Credit: BBC) HM, It may be viewable from your couch, but, when the third run of Netflix’s retro-fetishizing sci-fi horror was released in July, [it proved to be more worthy of the title of 'summer blockbuster' than almost all of its big-screen, big-budget peers](http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190703-stranger-things-3-review-five-stars). Billed as an unlikely love story, it is set in the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. In Black Monday (Showtime) we travel back to 19 October 1987, the worst day in Wall Street’s history; when a group of outsiders take on the old boys’ club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini and the glass ceiling. Having it out over a pint of ale and a dry white wine, the couple dissect their flawed marriage in an emotionally raw but humorous fashion, before agreeing which parts to disclose to an unseen therapist. Broken down into bite-sized 10 minute episodes, it is far too beautifully-crafted to simply binge in one sitting – though, like a cold drink on a summer afternoon in London, gulping it down in one go is difficult to resist. Search the BBC Search the BBC Jessica Raine and Tom Hollander also star. Playing out in three separate time periods, the next instalment of True Detective (HBO/Sky Atlantic) will hope to get the series back on track after an underwhelming second outing. He travels to London to find his missing brother, Yuto, who was presumed dead. BBC had an amazing year of television in 2018, with shows including Bodyguard and Killing Eve receiving acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Aziraphale (Michael Sheen), a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley (David Tennant), a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the apocalypse and join forces to try to prevent it happening. Available now on Netflix. Having started life as a web series – and the main reason the phrase “Yas Queen!” still endures – Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer’s Broad City (Comedy Central) where two aimless but awesome best friends try to navigate life in New York City, finally comes to an end with a fifth season. When Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s comedy-drama about a hedonistic, acerbically self-loathing thirtysomething made its debut in 2016, it was predictably lumped in with Girls as another study of millennial womanhood. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic graphic novel Watchmen (HBO) set in an alternate history where superheroes are treated as outlaws, is getting a small-screen adaptation starring Jeremy Irons, Regina King and Don Johnson. The second series again focuses on agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), as they go out into the field to see if they can help crack a case – this time, the infamous Atlanta child murders of 1979-81. Stars Hugh Laurie as Major de Coverley, and George Clooney (who also directs) in a supporting role. Available now on Sky Go/HBO Go/Now TV. Created by Flight of the Conchords’ Jermaine Clement, the US version stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak and Natasia Demetriou. So what a delight it was to discover how uncynical the end result was: an exquisitely immersive adventure, which expanded far beyond the original’s concise narrative to give a real sense of the entire kingdom of the mythical Thra, ruled by the evil, vulture-like Skeksis with the help of their noble but naive Gelfling subordinates, while seamlessly combining the old-school puppetry with more state-of-the-art CGI vistas. Davies’s genius here is to come up with a show that feels utterly unique in its tone, mixing the subversive dystopian-ism of JG Ballard with the homely warmth of long-running British soap Coronation Street. However the focus has shifted slightly towards the more sympathetic character of family man Tench, who has his hands full reining in Ford’s extreme techniques, while also feeling the strain of a difficult situation at home; meanwhile Ford pops Valium to deal with panic attacks brought on by the events at the end of the last series. 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