There are a couple of big series on the streamers this week – the final part of the critcically-acclaimed Ozark begins on Netflix, while Apple* TV (which is producing some great stuff at the moment) welcomes in an adaptation of Lauren Buekes’ time-travelling serial killer tale Shining Girls (starring Elisabeth Moss, no less). There’s also a new Nordic Noir on Acorn TV to look out for, while we say a fond farewell to Slow Horses. Enjoy!
1 Slow Horses *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE* *LAST IN SERIES*
S1 E6/6
No synopsis available.
Friday 29th April, Apple TV+
2 Ozark *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES* *LAST IN SERIES*
S2 PART 2 E8-14/14
No synopsis available.
Friday 29th April, Netflix
3 Shining Girls *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1
Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault. She teams with veteran reporter Dan Velazquez to understand her ever-changing present and confront her past.
Friday 29th April, Apple+ TV
4 Grace *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E1
Branson and Grace investigate the murder of socialite and patron of local charities Katya Bishop, whose entrepreneur husband Kit becomes the main suspect. The Bishops seem to have led a charmed life, until Grace digs deeper behind the respectable facade and discovers all is not what it seems. Doing so, however, places him unknowingly in grave danger.
Sunday 1st May, 9pm, ITV
5 The King *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E2/8
Prosecutor Lombardo is increasingly suspicious and does not believe Lackovic committed suicide. Testori asks his team to behave with greater rigor towards the prisoners.
Tuesday 26th April, 10pm, Sky Atlantic
6 The Crimson Rivers *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S3 E6
Camille and Niemans go to meet former colleague Arnaud Morillon. At his home, they find his dead body in a room swarming with bees. When the doctor examines the corpse, he realises that the marks on Morillon’s neck are not bee stings, but signs of the bubonic plague. The concern is the source of the infection.
Friday 29th April, 9pm, More4
7 Smother *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E4/6
In the aftermath of the birthday party, the family is in disarray, with Elaine insisting she has been set up, but fingers are being pointed in every direction. Val’s sights remain firmly set on Finn, but Jenny is beginning to see him as a person she can really count on, and when a saviour emerges from the most unexpected quarter, even Val has to recognise that she may have been following the wrong lead all along.
Tuesday 26th April, 9pm, Alibi
8 Harry Wild *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES* *LAST IN SERIES*
S1 E7&8/8
When the matriarch of a wealthy Dublin family is strangled to death during a family video call, the dead woman’s daughter employs the services of the newly formed Wild/Reid Detective Agency. It soon becomes apparent that there’s a motive for the murder – a large inheritance – but how will they find the killer when all the relatives who stand to benefit were on the call when the murder took place?
Monday 25th April, Acorn TV
9 Maria Verne *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1&2
Maria Wern is a single mother of two and the Deputy Crime Commissioner on the Swedish island of Gotland. When she returns to her job after six months’ leave, she is thrown straight into a murder case. Then there’s a sudden an outbreak of bird flu to contend with in the area and all resources must focus on containing the infection before it is too late. Things get close to home when her son is among the many children quarantined at a sports facility. And as the panic spreads, a journalist is reported missing. Is he connected to the case?
Monday 25th April, Acorn TV
10 The Night Of *REPEAT* *LAST IN SERIES*
S1 E8/8
Naz’s fate hangs in the balance, but a last-minute controversy surrounding the defence throws Stone into the spotlight.
Monday 25th April, 10pm, Sky Atlantic
The Killing Times 