The Sun have rounded up a series of the best shows for you to check out…
NETFLIX
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The Gentlemen
DRAMA Available from Thursday
Remember Guy Ritchie’s entertaining 2019 crime caper The Gentlemen? It was such a hit that the director has now created this series based in the same world, with the same ‘posh Brits getting mixed up in violent crime’ flavour, but featuring a completely new set of characters. When he unexpectedly inherits his late father’s huge country home and vast estate, Eddie (Theo James) discovers that his dad had been keeping one or two secrets – the biggest being the fact that he was letting a drug cartel – headed by East End gangster Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone) and fronted by his daughter Suzie (Kaya Scodelario) – grow its cannabis there. Initially keen to move the gangsters on, Eddie soon gets a taste for the lifestyle – but has he bitten off more than he can chew? Also boasting the likes of Giancarlo Esposito, Joely Richardson and Vinnie Jones among its cast, this is Ritchie at his most outrageously funny, swaggering, violent and entertaining.
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The Netflix Slam
SPORT Available from Sunday
Following on from last year’s Netflix Cup, the streamer’s latest foray into live sporting events is this mouth-watering tennis exhibition match between the legendary Rafael Nadal and last year’s Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz. The two Spanish stars go head to head at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, giving fans the chance to watch a true icon of the sport take on its most exciting young talent. “I’m very excited for my first visit to Las Vegas,” says Rafa. “I’m also very excited to be playing with my fellow countryman. I am sure it will be a fantastic night of tennis.”
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Full Swing
DOCUSERIES Available from Wednesday
The second season of the fly-on-the-wall golf docuseries brings us more incredible access to some of the sport’s biggest stars, both on and off the course. This time, we get to hang out with the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Tom Kim, Joel Dahmen, Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose, during the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open. The series also takes us back to last year’s Ryder Cup, providing a glimpse of the pressure faced by captains Luke Donald and Zach Johnson. Plus, we get to see the fallout from the proposed agreement between the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, backers of LIV golf – an agreement that could revolutionise the sport.
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Hot Wheels Let’s Race
KIDS Available from Monday
These days, any top-selling toy worth its salt has its own TV show to go with it. Now it’s the turn of Hot Wheels, those exciting mini cars that have been loved the world over for generations. This series transports us to Hot Wheels City, where young trainee racing drivers Coop, Spark, Mac, Brights, Axle and Sidecar learn their skills and set off on all manner of adrenaline-fuelled, high-octane adventures. Along the way, the gang will learn the benefits of friendship, teamwork and determination – and young viewers will be in for a fun-filled ride.
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Damsel
FILM Available from Friday
Forget everything you know about fairy tales. Millie Bobby Brown is Elodie, a beautiful and dutiful young woman who agrees to marry a handsome prince, believing she is going to get her happy ever after. However, it turns out to be a trap and the prince’s family only want Elodie as a sacrifice, to pay an ancient debt. And before she knows it, she’s stuck inside a dark and dangerous cave with only a terrifying fire-breathing dragon for company. With no one to help, will Elodie find a way to survive, make it out and get revenge, or will this damsel be overwhelmed by distress? An action-packed, fantastical adventure.
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Supersex
DRAMA Available from Wednesday
With more than 1300 adult films under his belt, Rocco Siffredi is a big name in the world of hardcore movies. Now his colourful life story provides the inspiration for this drama from Italy. Starring Alessandro Borghi, the seven-part series traces Rocco’s life through childhood all the way to stardom, examining the highs and lows of such an unconventional existence. Obviously, it hardly needs to be said that this is a drama very much not for children, but with a female, feminist screenwriter – Francesca Manieri – as its creator and driving force, expect something more nuanced than the subject matter might first suggest.
DISNEY+
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Extraordinary
COMEDY Available from Wednesday
Life’s tough being ordinary in an extraordinary world – just ask Jess (Máiréad Tyers), who still hasn’t discovered her special power as the second series of this fun, fantastical comedy gets underway. To help with her voyage of self-discovery, she’s enrolled at a Discovery Clinic, hoping that it can unearth her abilities. Things are equally complicated for the rest of the gang, with Jess’ boyfriend Jizzlord (Luke Rollason) receiving a surprise revelation about his past, and Kash (Bilal Hasna) and Carrie (Sofia Oxenham) trying to handle their break up maturely. To add to the excitement, this series the returning cast are joined by some new faces, including comedy legend Julian Barrett, who plays George, Jen’s power coach at the clinic.
APPLE TV+
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The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy
TRAVEL Available from Friday
Despite the show’s title, Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy made a marvellous companion in the first season of his humorous travel series. Batteries recharged, Eugene’s packed his suitcase once again, ready to step outside his comfort zone and head off on another series of eye-opening and entertaining trips. “I think my travels last year were good for me,” he says. “They seemed to broaden my outlook… to a degree.” This time he’s off on a seven-part tour of Europe, experiencing Midsummer in Sweden, visiting his mother’s homeland of Scotland, topping up his tan in Saint Tropez, exploring an island in Germany, harvesting grapes in Italy, fishing in Greece and finessing his football skills in Spain. And as before, he’ll see the sights and sample the delights of his destinations, all with a mildly bemused look on his face.
PRIME VIDEO
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Meet Ricky Stanicky
FILM Available from Thursday
Zac Efron and John Cena share top billing in this daft but fun-looking movie. For the last 25 years, Dean (Zac) and his two best friends have blamed all their many misbehaviours and scrapes on a pal called Ricky Stanicky. The thing is, Ricky doesn’t actually exist – the friends invented him as the perfect excuse for getting to head off on all manner of wild adventures together. But when a sudden personal crisis causes the friends’ wives to get suspicious about this elusive, trouble-making Ricky and demand to meet him, Dean and co decide to hire a washed-up actor called Rod (John) to bring Ricky to life and get them off the hook. But when Rod starts to enjoy his role a little too much, the plan begins to backfire. Packed with near-the-knuckle gross-out humour, this is definitely one for any adult who refuses to grow up.
HAYU
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Erika Jayne: Bet It All On Blonde
REALITY Available from Thursday
Welcome to the dramatic and emotionally draining world of Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne. This feature-length documentary catches up with the singer as she gets ready for the opening night of her prestigious Las Vegas residency. It’s a big deal, so Erika’s feeling the strain, and who can blame her? Because, as fans of RHOBH will know, she’s also having to handle the shocking collapse of her marriage to husband Tom Girardi. Filled with candid interviews with Erika, plus a feast of fly-on-the-wall footage as she fine-tunes the spectacular show at the famous House of Blues in Vegas, it’s a tension-packed reality treat.
DISCOVERY+
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Taking On Taylor Swift
DOCUMENTARY Available from Monday
Right now, it feels impossible to switch on the TV, open a newspaper or log on onto the internet without encountering Taylor Swift. She’s everywhere. Keen to get in on the act, this week Discovery+ bring us an intriguing documentary investigating the lawsuit brought against Taylor by songwriters Nathan Butler and Sean Hall, who claimed her hit Shake It Off lifted lyrics from a 2000 composition of theirs, Playas Gon’ Play, performed by girlband 3LW. With the five-year-long lawsuit now settled and dismissed, the documentary speaks to Sean about his experiences during it and lifts the lid on the usually thorny issue of appropriation and copyright when it comes pop music.
ITVX
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Blippi Wonders
KIDS Available from Thursday
Blippi is a busy guy, making a seemingly endless stream of engaging educational entertainment for young viewers. To lighten his heavy filming burden, Blippi’s also got an animated version of himself, who stars in Blippi Wonders. In this colourful, wonder-filled series, our hero – accompanied by his furry robot friends TABBS and D.BO – travels about in the Blippi Mobile searching for answers to intriguing questions, like why we burp and how does a rainbow get its colours. Along the way, the intrepid trio meet lots of new friends and experience all manner of marvellous adventures. A fun and informative preschool treat.
ACORN TV
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Wisting
CRIME Available from Monday
Seasons two and three of the grisly and gripping Norwegian crime thriller come to Acorn TV, and get off to an explosive start. When a convicted killer escapes custody by triggering a grenade, detective William Wisting (Sven Nordin) finds himself in a race against time to catch the criminal before he strikes again. Then, in the third season, a dark shadow falls across Christmas in the small town of Larvik, when a brutal murder leads to the revelation that an American serial killer is living in the area. Meanwhile, Wisting’s journalist daughter Line (Thea Green Lundberg) finds herself a target of the killer thanks to her investigations into the death of her neighbour, and Wisting is suspended on suspicion of tampering with evidence in a previous case.