Best new shows – quick links
Margo’s Got Money Troubles – 15 April (Apple TV)
Series. A bold, heartwarming and comedic family drama following recent college dropout and aspiring writer Margo (Elle Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooters waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Nick Offerman), as she’s forced to make her way with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them.
The series also stars Nicole Kidman, Marcia Gay Harden, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty and Lindsey Normington.
Euphoria Season 3 – 13 April (HBO Max)
Series. Zendaya leads a returning ensemble – including Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney – in the award-winning global hit series.
Season 3 follows a group of childhood friends as they grapple with faith, redemption and the darker truths that bind them. Episodes drop weekly, same day as US (8 episodes).
The Audacity – 15 April (SBS On Demand)
Series. Set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, The Audacity takes on the warped dreams, outsized egos and ethical lapses of the self-styled inventors of the future. In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimised in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power. Through biting satire and wit, The Audacity confronts reality, privacy and the delusions fuelling our ever-changing world.
Starring Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg and Rob Corddry.
The Dark Wizard – 15 April (HBO Max)
Docuseries. The Dark Wizard is an unflinching portrait of Dean Potter, one of the world’s most influential and controversial figures in climbing, BASE jumping and highline walking. The series traces the jaw dropping feats that made him a legend, as well as the personal turmoil that defined his life.
Episodes drop weekly, same day as US (4 episodes).
Beef Season 2 – 16 April (Netflix)
Series. At an elite country club, two young employees film an alarming fight between their boss and his wife – and ignite a blackmail war neither side can win.
Starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan and Charles Melton.
Dark Winds Season 4 – 16 April (SBS On Demand)
Series. Dark Winds follows Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police as their reservation is besieged by a series of increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s. Every mystery uncovers old wounds that run deep, not only in their own lives, but in the collective past of the community they serve.
Each step closer to the truth forces the two men to confront their own personal demons, family trauma and evil forces that threaten the uneasy balance of reservation life.
