Best new shows & films – quick links
BritBox: best new shows & films
Death Valley Season 2 – 4 August
Series. The unlikely crime duo is making a welcomed return for Season 2 of the hit Welsh comedy-crime drama, Death Valley. Picking up months after the events of Season one, Janie, played by Gwyneth Keyworth, has been promoted to Detective Inspector and is busier than ever, with paperwork stacking up quicker than she can clear it.
To make matters worse, she’s been ignoring John, played by Timothy Spall, following an unexpected revelation. This season we will see the pair put aside their conflicting differences and work together as they’re called in to bring justice back to the mid-Wales region.
Starring Timothy Spall (Harry Potter, Mr. Turner, Sweeney Todd, Secrets & Lies), Gwyneth Keyworth (Misfits, Hidden, Black MIrror), Alexandria Riley (Torchwood, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Silo), Rithvik Andugula (O’Dessa, Extraordinary, The Children), and Steffan Rhodri (Submarine, Harry Potter, Wonder Woman).
The Salisbury Poisonings Season 1 – 6 August
Series. This three episode, fact-based drama is about the the 2018 Novichok poisoning crisis in the UK city of Salisbury.
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning – 7 August
Documentary (2022). Covering the events relating to the infamous assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 and promising the real story of a murder inquiry and a shocking radiation health emergency.
Prime Video: best new shows & films
Sterling Point – 5 August
Series. Created by Megan Park, Sterling Point is a heartfelt, coming-of-age drama led by 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin). Raised in New York City with her twin brother (Keen Ruffalo) and loving adoptive father (Jay Duplass), Annie’s life takes a turn when she inherits her mysterious grandfather’s island in Canada.
There, she finds new friends, budding romances and untold family secrets.
Beast Race – 7 August
Film (2026). In a dystopian future, Rio de Janeiro lies in ruins and has become the setting for a deadly race. What was once the ‘jogo do bicho’ (animal game) has now turned into a violent competition among runners, each representing an animal, risking their lives to compete for a cash prize that can change their lives.
However, to compete, each runner must offer another person as collateral. Only the winners recover their loved ones. The game has become a symbol of oppression for many and entertainment for the majority, who bet on their favorite runners, further widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
Beast Race stars Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro and Isis Valverde.
Apple TV: best new shows & films
Ted Lasso Season 4 – 5 August
Series. Ted return to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.
Starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jason Sudeikis, season four welcomes the return of Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, and introduces new cast members Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely.
HBO: best new shows & films
Monsters of God – 7 August
Series. Most people fear reptiles. A few are fascinated. And a handful will stop at nothing to have them. Collectors call it ‘the fever’ – the relentless drive to chase what is bigger, rarer and deadlier. That fever created a billion-dollar criminal enterprise that spanned six continents over 50 years.
Director Eric Goode (Tiger King, Chimp Crazy) follows his first love, reptiles, into the dark and gonzo underworld of exotic animal smuggling. As he digs deeper, he uncovers an empire built on obsession, filled with smugglers, collectors and the animal cops trying to stop them.
Stan: best new shows & films
Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz – 5 August
Documentary. Premiering on the 15th anniversary of his death, Revealed – Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz explores how internet phenomenon Australian bodybuilder Aziz ‘Zyzz’ Shavershian constructed a viral persona powerful enough to outlive him.
Featuring never-before-seen archival material, the documentary explores the circumstances of his tragic death in 2011 at just 22 years old. With testimony from those who were closest to him at the time, including Zyzz’s brother Said ‘Chestbrah’ Shavershian, Poster Boy: Becoming Zyzz is an intimate perspective on the man who sparked a cultural movement, one that shaped young men’s identities and may still resonate with young men today.
MUBI: best new shows & films
Army of Shadows – 7 August
Film (1969). Jean-Pierre Melville’s film tells the story of a group of French Resistance fighters during the Occupation. Based on Joseph Kessel’s novel and filmed with Melville’s signature style, the movie is more about what it takes to survive and the price people pay than about war itself. Lino Ventura and Simone Signoret deliver powerful performances.
Jean-Pierre Melville Spotlight – 7 August
Spotlight collection. Masterpieces of crime from the French filmmaker who reinvented genre cinema for modern and modernist audiences. Emphasising ice-cool atmospherics, crisp cinematography, and outsider characters operating at the edge of the law, Melville’s cinema telescopes in on profound acts of rebellion – a body of work that influenced everyone from John Woo to Michael Mann.
Includes: Army of Shadows, Bob le Flambeur, Léon Morin, Priest, The Red Circle, Un Flic.
Netflix: best new shows & films
Badly in Love Season 2 – 4 August
Series. School’s back in session in Okinawa as yankiis gather from across Japan. Will they find love and friendship – or will chaos erupt at their seaside campus?
Starring Megumi, AK-69 and Nagano.
Let’s Marry Harry – 5 August
Series. With help from Alex Cooper and his best friends, can Harry Jowsey find true love and settle down in marriage?
Starring Harry Jowsey.
My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3 – 6 August
Series. A medical crisis forces Jackie and the Walters to find a new normal as a risky hobby, unexpected visitors and evolving romances present new challenges.
Starring Nikki Rodriguez, Sarah Rafferty and Marc Blucas.
Ricky Gervaise Alley Cats – 7 August
Series. Outrageous misadventures run wild as feral cats cause chaos on the streets in this no-holds-barred animated comedy from Ricky Gervais.
Starring Ricky Gervais, Tom Basden and Andrew Brooke.
The Last House – 7 August
Film (2026). A family mysteriously sealed inside their home must work together to survive dwindling resources and the ominous force keeping them trapped.
Starring Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Gabriel Barbosa and Emma Ho.
SBS On Demand: best new shows & films
The Good Ship Murder Season 3 – 7 August
Series. Former police detective Jack Grayling, pursuing his dream of becoming a cabaret singer on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship, investigates a series of murders on board with the help of the ship’s first officer, Kate Woods. Season Three, Episode One: Alicante When a passenger is murdered during a trip to a monastery, Jack and Kate join forces to investigate. Jack is eventually reinstated as the ship’s crooner, and is reunited with Kate.
Britannia: The Queen’s Ship – 8 August
Documentary. For more than four decades, the Britannia served as a floating embassy for the British Empire and a royal retreat. This documentary delves deep into the secrets of the ship and uses archive material to tell the story of the ‘power and magic’ associated with the Royal yacht. For Queen Elizabeth II, the Britannia was a beloved private retreat and, at the same time, a ship that represented a global superpower through its size and exclusive furnishings.
To this day, the 126- metre-long state ship is considered the mother of all yachts and an extraordinary style icon. The film documents the unique charisma of the Britannia which has been moored as a museum ship in Edinburgh, Scotland, since 1997.
Binge: best new shows & films
Song Sung Blue – 8 August
Film (2025). Follows the true story of a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.
ABC iview: best new shows & films
Teenage Boss: Next Level Season 3 – 1 August
Series. Hosted by beloved entertainer and presenter, Emma Watkins, Teenage Boss follows what happens when a teenager takes responsibility for the family’s finances for a month.
Grantchester Season 11 – 1 August
Series. Set in the summer of 1963, Grantchester Season 11 serves as the final and concluding chapter of the beloved mystery series. The village faces profound personal transformations.
Father Brown Season 12 – 1 August
Series. A charismatic, crime-busting priest gets on his bike to solve crimes in an idyllic Cotswolds village. Quirky, warm-hearted mystery drama starring Mark Williams.
