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Amandaland Season 2 – 6 May
Series. Post-divorce, Amanda (Lucy Punch) finds herself downsizing from Chiswick to So-Ha (South Harlesden), while juggling rebellious teenage children and a difficult relationship with her mother Felicity (Joanna Lumley). But with a little rebrand and help from her loyal friend Anne (Philippa Dunne), Amanda strives to make things work as a single, independent mum.
Devil in Silver – 8 May
Series. The horror series follows Pepper, a working-class man who finds himself wrongfully committed to the New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, where nothing is as it seems. There, he must contend with patients who work against him, doctors with grim secrets, and perhaps even the Devil himself.
Starring Dan Stevens, Judith Light and Aasif Mandvi, this six-part series is adapted from Victor LaValle’s acclaimed novel Devil in Silver.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars – 8 May
Series. Fan favourite queens from past seasons return to the stage for the ultimate prize: to be crowned in the Drag Race Hall of Fame. The challenges are super-sized, as the queens do whatever it takes to secure their legacy.
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Half Man – 25 April
Series. Ruben and Niall are brothers. Not related in blood but the closest you can get. One, fierce and loyal. The other, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into each other’s lives through death and circumstance, all they have is each other. But when Ruben turns up at Niall’s wedding three decades later, everything seems different. He is on edge. Shifty. Not acting like himself.
Soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the 80s to the present day. Capturing 30 years in the lives of these broken men, Half Man explores brotherhood, violence, and the intense fragility of male relationships. After all, when things fall apart, it is sometimes the closest relationships that break the hardest.
Starring Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell.
ScreenHub: Half Man review – even more devastating than Baby Reindeer
From Season 4 – 20 April
Series. With a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all who enter.
In Season 4, the closer the residents of town get to the answers they seek, the more terrifying their search becomes. Who is the Man in Yellow, and what does he want?
Will Jade and Tabitha’s revelation be the key to finally going home? How much longer can Boyd hold the town together, even as his body and mind are falling apart? And what role will the town’s most recent arrival play in the events to come? Season 4 will open doors that some in town will end up wishing had remained closed.
Hacks Season 5 – 10 April
Series. Hacks is back with what is set to be a stellar final season after a tumultuous Season 4 finale. Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) get out of their creative funk after a tabloid accidentally reported that Deborah had died at the end of the season – this time, committing to actually writing the late-night show they fought so hard for.
The Miniature Wife – 9 April
Series. A dark, comedic battle of wills between an egotistical scientist and his shrunken spouse. Starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, The Miniature Wife follows brilliant but egotistical scientist Les (Macfadyen). After accidentally shrinking his wife Lindy (Banks) during a failed experiment, he promises to fix it in a day or two, tops.
But as the days drag on, Lindy realises her captivity isn’t an accident… it’s control. Trapped in a dollhouse and armed with nothing but her wits, she begins to fight back. What starts as a marriage in crisis spirals into an epic, twisted battle for dominance and survival.
The series features an impressive ensemble cast including Ronny Chieng, Zoe Lister-Jones and Sofia Rosinsky.
