Best new shows – quick links
Best new shows this week
Tip Toe Season 1 – 2 June (Binge)
Series. Starring Alan Cumming, Tip Toe reunites the creative team behind It’s A Sin, including writer Russell T Davies, executive producer Nicola Shindler and director Peter Hoar. Double episode premiere.
The Witness – 4 June (Netflix)
Series. With their two-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell’s partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation. Based on true events.
Starring Jordan Bolger, Max Fincham, Neil Maskell, Kevin Eldon and Jahsaiah Williams.
Two Years Later – 4 June
Series. Starring acclaimed Australian actors Phoebe Tonkin and Brenton Thwaites, this modern love story explores the deeply relatable and tender complexities of love, identity, ambition, and the winding path to commitment. Created by screenwriter Pete Bridges, Two Years Later is set in a post-pandemic world and follows thirtysomethings Emily and Ryan, whose brief, daily flirtations on their work commute are abruptly cut off by Covid-19.
Cape Fear – 5 June (Apple TV)
Series. cape fear is inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg. A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison – and he wants vengeance.
Patrick Wilson, Joe Anders, Lily Collias and Malia Pyles round out the ensemble cast.
Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown – 7 June (HBO Max)
Series. Episodes drop weekly (10 episodes). Survivalists from all over the world – including Brazil, Australia, Mexico and the US – represent their homelands in a gruelling 40-day primitive bushcraft competition. Paired with a partner, their skills, toughness and teamwork will be tested as they compete for national pride and the largest cash prize in franchise history.
Australia is well represented, with the Aussie team of Ky Furneaux and Alexa Towersey stepping into the ultimate survival challenge. Naked And Afraid alum Matt Wright also returns to test his skills.
Recent best new shows
Spider-Noir – 27 May (Prime Video)
Series. Based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir, this live-action series tells the story of Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage), a seasoned, down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York. Following a deeply personal tragedy, Reilly is forced to grapple with both his past life and his current one as the city’s one and only superhero.
For a special and unique viewing experience, Spider-Noir will be available to stream two ways, in ‘Authentic Black & White’ and ‘True-Hue Full Color’.
Starring Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage in his first leading television role, alongside Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, Abraham Popoola, Jack Huston and Brendan Gleeson.
ScreenHub: Spider-Noir review: Nicolas Cage’s Marvel period piece is an artful treat
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – 27 May (Stan)
Series. After solving the case of a murdered schoolgirl, Pip’s entire world has changed and she’s determined to avoid anymore investigations. But when a key witness in the trial of Max Hastings suddenly goes missing, Pip jumps back into action and must embark in a high stakes race against time to find him.
Based on the bestselling novels by Holly Jackson, Emma Myers (Wednesday) is back as Pip, alongside Zain Iqbal as Ravi Sing, Asha Banks as Cara Ward, Jude Morgan-Collie as Connor Reynolds, Yali Topol Maraglith as Lauren Gibson, and Henry Ashton as Max Hastings.
The Four Seasons Season 2 – 28 May (Netflix)
Series. The friends reunite for four new seasonal get-togethers, as they process a personal loss and embrace the regrets and reinventions of middle age.
Starring Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Will Forte and Kerri Kenney-Silver.
