Best new shows – quick links
5 best new shows this week
Colin From Accounts Season 3 – from 27 July (Binge)
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.
President Curtis – 27 July (HBO Max)
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.
Dead City Season 3 – 27 July (Stan)
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? ​ ​
Say Nothing – 30 July (SBS On Demand)
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.
Fightland – 1 August (Stan)
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.
Recent best new shows
Drag Race Down Under vs The World – 24 July (Stan)
Series. Fan-favourites from Drag Race Down Under go head-to-head with sickening queens from around the world – all vying for the ultimate crown. Get ready for new looks, louder drama, and legendary lip-syncs as the battle for global drag dominance begins.
Five iconic Drag Race Down Under queens will battle six formidable drag artists from around the world, each representing their own country and international series of Drag Race.
The icons competing to be crowned Queen include Art Simone (Down Under),Coco Jumbo (Down Under), Estrella Xtravaganza (España), Flor (Down Under), Lala Ri (USA), M1ss Jade So (Philippines), Michael Marouli (UK), Nikita Iman (Down Under), Nicole Paige Brooks (USA), Raven (USA), and Vybe (Down Under).
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe – 24 July (HBO Max)
Series. Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke.
Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don’t go well.
