Best new shows & films – quick links
Netflix: best new shows
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BritBox: best new shows
Exile – 30 July
Series. This BAFTA-nominated psychological thriller follows Tom Ronstadt, a disgraced London journalist who returns to his hometown in Lancashire after 18 years to care for his estranged father, Sam, who is suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
As Tom confronts the traumatic events that drove him away, he starts to uncover long buried secrets, a web of corruption and a devastating crime with ties to his family.
This gripping and emotionally powerful drama explores memory, guilt and redemption, building to a series of thrilling revelations that challenge everything Tom thought he knew about his past.
Starring John Simm, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman and Nico Mirallegro.
Binge: best new shows
Colin From Accounts Season 3 – from 27 July
Series. One of Binge’s most successful original scripted series, and a global phenomenon in the UK on the BBC and the US on Paramount+ with a certified fresh score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, the final season of Colin from Accounts picks up in the aftermath of Gordon’s ill-fated proposal. Double episode premiere followed by weekly episodes.
Prime Video: best new shows
Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 – 31 July
Series. This hard-boiled animated series follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years. Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human – the Batman.
Night after night, against overwhelming odds, he wages his relentless one-man war on crime. The series is a reimagining of the Batman mythology through the lens of executive producers J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm.
SBS On Demand: best new shows
Six Four – 29 July
Series. This four-part thriller is set primarily in Glasgow and is a compelling story of corruption, betrayal and an uncompromising search for the truth.
When their teenage daughter goes missing, serving Glasgow police detective, Chris O’Neill (Kevin McKidd), and his wife Michelle (Vinette Robinson) – a former undercover officer – use their skills to try and track her down. Michelle heads to London in a quest that puts her dangerously close to the criminal underworld she previously escaped. Meanwhile, Chris gets a tip-off about an infamous, unsolved kidnapping involving another teenage girl.
Say Nothing – 30 July
Series. Say Nothing is a gripping story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, based on the book by Peabody Award winning writer Patrick Radden Keefe.
Spanning four decades, the series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.
Starring Lola Petticrew, Anthony Boyle and Josh Finan.
Apple TV: best new shows
Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy – 31 July
Animated special. When Snoopy’s beloved doghouse is accidentally sold at a yard sale, he’s left devastated. After all, that’s where his imagination first took flight and where he keeps all his favourite things.
The all-new special stars Riley Vargas, Terry McGurrin, Rob Tinkler, Kitai O’Garro, Josephine Nisbett, Grace Nicolaou-Wood, Jo-Hannah Atchinson, Lexi Perri, Athan Giazitzidis and Diego Whalen, and is executive produced by Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts, Logan McPherson, Paige Braddock, Chris Bracco and Mark Evestaff.
HBO Max: best new shows
President Curtis – 27 July
Series. President Curtis follows the Commander-in-Chief and his eccentric staff as they tackle the kind of crises that Rick Sanchez could never be bothered with – from interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.
The Housemaid – 1 August
Film (2025). The Housemaid follows a struggling woman who is happy to start over as a housemaid for an affluent, elite couple. She enters a mansion of secrets, manipulation and escalating psychological games that pull her into a dangerous relationship dynamic. The film stars Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar.
Stan: best new shows
Dead City Season 3 – 27 July
Series. In Season 3, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?
Pillion – 1 August
Film (2025). When directionless wallflower Colin meets Ray, an impossibly handsome and enigmatic biker, Colin becomes desperately devoted to him and his dedicated submissive. Entering a completely new world, Colin must decide the limits of his devotion.
The BAFTA-nominated Pillion is a hilarious yet surprisingly tender love story starring Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies, The Northman) and Harry Melling (The Queen’s Gambit).
Fightland – 1 August
Series. A new crime drama from executive producer Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Fightland is a gripping story of redemption and relentless ambition within the brutal and power-hungry world of British boxing.
It follows Maduka ‘Duke’ Kilroy, a disgraced and formerly incarcerated boxing champion who returns to London, seeking vengeance against the crime family he thinks betrayed him. Starring Howard Charles (Top Boy), Nicholas Pinnock (For Life, Long Bright River), Deborah Ayorinde (Them), and Charles Babalola (The Outlaws, Black Mirror), Fightland dives into a world of money, power and betrayal.