What to watch - Page 2 Last Updated On | 17 Jun 2026
From a twisty Netflix thriller to the return of a hugely anticipated Game of Thrones spin-off, these must-watch shows will keep you glued to your seat Cosy crime fans will love the New Zealand-set crime drama The Brokenwood Mysteries, which returned with its 12th season in May Lie to Me, starring Tim Roth as a detection expert who helps the FBI and police crack tough cases, is available to stream on ITVX Series two of The Four Seasons stars Tina Fey, Colman Domingo and Will Forte and is available to watch on Netflix now Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore reprise their roles in The Assassin season two, which arrives on Prime Video later this year Nicolas Cage stars in Prime Video's Spider-Noir as a weary private investigator in 1930s New York who is forced to confront his superhero The BBC mystery series, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, based on Holly Jackson's bestselling novels, returned with its second season Warren originally aired on the BBC in 2019 and stars Martin Clunes and Lisa Millett as couple Warren and Anne, who move up to Preston If you're curled up on the sofa avoiding the heat outside, then Prime has the perfect romcom for you, and it stars the likes of Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Dark Waters first premiered in 2019 and follows the true story of defense attorney Robert Bilott who risked his life to expose a corporate cover-up ITV's new drama, The Dark, starring Laura Donnelly, follows Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy as she hunts down a twisted killer The French-Canadian police drama Saint-Pierre, starring Death in Paradise's Joséphine Jobert and Jack Ryan's Allan Hawco, has been renewed for a third season The BBC's hit period drama, Lark Rise to Candleford, which aired from 2008 until 2011, is available to stream on U Nicolas Cage stars in Prime Video's new superhero drama series, Spider-Noir, which follows a down-on-his-luck private investigator in 1930s New York Gable stars a stacked cast including Finn Cole, Ben Foster, Leslie Bibb and KJ Apa and is set to begin filming this summer Off Campus is based on the bestselling books by Elle Kennedy and has quickly become Prime Video's most-watched TV show on the streamer Netflix has dropped a first look at the final instalment of the popular coming-of-age drama, Heartstopper, which returns with a final film in June The hit Canadian police drama Allegiance, is returning to UK TV screens with a second season in June. Supinder Wraich stars as rookie police officer Sabrina Sohal From Line of Duty to Happy Valley and Black Bird, this is our ultimate watchlist for the ten unmissable crime dramas to binge watch The Getaway originally aired at the end of 1972 and starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw as fugitives Doc and Carol McCoy Céline Buckens and Tom Mison star in the twisty psychological thriller, The Ex-Wife, which is topping Channel 5's streaming chart J.K. Simmons stars in the upcoming eight-part crime drama, The Westies, which arrives on MGM+ in June Siobhán Cullen stars in the gripping Irish black comedy series, Obituary, which is now available to stream on ITVX Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson star in the new espionage thriller, Ponies, which has been hailed as a "must-watch" From Back to the Future to Aliens and Die Hard, these are the best movies of the 80s – and where the stars are four decades on Ladies First stars Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen and is adapted from Netflix's 2018 French romcom I Am Not an Easy Man Dear England is a TV adaptation of James Graham's award-winning theatre show and stars Joseph Fiennes and Jodie Whittaker Two Weeks in August is created by Catherine Shepherd and stars Jessica Raine, Damien Molony, Hugh Skinner and Tom Goodman-Hill A three-day weekend is the perfect time to watch a film that passed you by the first time, and Prime's Green Room has been hailed as "filmmaking at its best" Two Weeks in August stars Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) and Damien Molony (Bergerac) and lands on BBC on Saturday 23 May The Boroughs is executive produced by The Duffer Brothers and has been described as a mix between The Thursday Murder Club and Stranger Things Did you love Blue Lights? The BBC's six-part documentary, Peelers: The PSNI for Real, is a real-life deep dive into frontline policing in Northern Ireland The BBC is reportedly working on a new Poirot reboot, with filming due to take place over the UK this summer. Will you be tuning in? We're seriously missing Line of Duty, but the BBC has the perfect antidote as they're adding all six episodes of police drama The Uniform. Get the details here Saving Private Ryan stars Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel and is widely regarded as one of the best war movies in TV history The Crash is Netflix's latest trending true crime documentary that explores the fatal events that left two young passengers dead in a fatal car crash The gripping detective drama, Inspector Ricciardi, follows a talented but tortured detective in 1930s Naples Professor T is based on a hit Belgian series and stars Ben Miller in the titular role alongside Frances de la Tour and Barney White Apple TV's new thriller, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, stars Tatiana Maslany as a woman who becomes wrapped up in a dangerous web of blackmail and murder The new eight-part crime drama, Berlin and the Lady With an Ermine, is the second season of the prequel to the Spanish thriller Money Heist Kin follows a Dublin-set crime family that MobLand and Peaky Blinders fans will love – and it's available to watch on the BBC and Netflix The Radio broadcaster was one of the first to comment on the Strictly announcement welcoming new hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe