What to watch - Page 12 Last Updated On | 8 May 2026
The Count of Monte Cristo is based on Alexandre Dumas' 1846 novel of the same name and stars Sam Claflin, Jeremy Irons and Ana Girardot First released in 2020, Pixie is a comedy crime thriller set in Sligo starring Olivia Cooke, Daryl McCormack and Ben Hardy Find out where the contestants are driven after a drama-filled day at the stunning Scottish Ardross Castle on the River Alness James Norton starred in The Nevers back 2021, however, the 12-part drama never fully took off. The series, which also stars Laura Donnelly, has landed on ITV Jennifer Garner stars as Hannah Hall in The Last Thing He Told Me, which returns to Apple TV with its second season in February Emilia Fox stars in the long-running BBC crime series as Dr. Nikki Alexander, alongside David Caves as Jack Hodgson. The series returns in February Michelle Pfeiffer stars in the new drama from Taylor Sheridan, The Madison, which arrives on Paramount+on March 14 The new season sees the return of Don Warrington and a brand-new team member alongside a stacked cast led by Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson Brittany Snow will return to The Hunting Wives as Sophie O'Neil opposite Malin Akerman's Margo Banks and Jaime Ray Newman's Callie The 28-year-old actress, who stars in Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, is married to fellow actor Tom Leach, with whom she shares two-year-old son The University of Warwick PhD student lives in the West Midlands and co-founded a female nutritional bar company, FEM, with her partner Sam Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine are reprising their roles as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry in the hit Prime Video movie Olly Rix, 40, is engaged to his Casualty co-star, Anna Chell, 29. The actor shared the happy news on social media on Monday Hugh Bonneville played Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, opposite Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern from 2010 until 2025 The Bluff stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban in a gritty survival thriller packed with sword fights, tactical traps and brutal brawls The BBC broadcaster and presenter hosted Strictly's spin-off, It Takes Two, for nearly ten years and competed as a contestant in 2005 The Rip marks another collaboration between Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who play two Miami coppers in the Tactical Narcotics Team From a gritty British crime drama to a Game of Thrones spin-off and a high-octane heist thriller, these are the shows to add to your watchlist BBC crime fans are in for a treat as BBC 4 starts to air Irish crime drama Blackshore, that fans have hailed as "excellent" and an "effective whodunnit" The BBC has released a first look at the second season of its "brilliant" sitcom Dinosaur, which is led by Scottish comedian Ashley Storrie Netflix's adaptation of the classic novel, Museum of Innocence, from Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk will arrive just in time for Valentine's Day Fans have been tuning into Girl Taken on Paramount+, which stars Jill Halfpenny and Alfie Allen, and have called the six-part thriller "disturbing" and a "must-see" The Paramount+ series, Fear Not, sees the Devil Wears Prada star play Margy Palm, the last woman ever kidnapped by prolific serial killer, Stephen Morin David Morrissey stars as DCS Ian St Clair in the Nottinghamshire-set crime series, which has welcomed the likes of Sue Johnston and Joe Dempsie to the cast Grace Van Patten and Jackson White star in the Disney+ drama Tell Me Lies, which returned with its long-awaited third season this week David Thewlis and Jason Watkins lead the cast of Dirty Business, Channel 4's upcoming factual drama about the victims of sewage pollution The second season of Hijack sees the return of Idris Elba's Sam Nelson, who is taken hostage on board an underground train in Berlin The Traitors alum appeared on the 2025 series and quickly established himself as a fan favourite contestant before being banished in the finale The hit romance drama, starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson, returns to Netflix with its seventh season on March 12 The Irish radio presenter is the son of Boyzone star Ronan Keating and first made his Love Island debut in Casa Amor back in 2022 A new documentary from Amazon Prime is set to focus on the life of the legendary Sir Paul McCartney after The Beatles disbanded – see the trailer here The Harry Potter and The Crown actress plays Lady Caterham in Netflix's latest twisty Agatha Christie adaptation of The Seven Dials Mystery The BBC has confirmed that Murder Case will return next month. The BAFTA-winning documentary will look into the disappearance of Arlene Fraser The Yellowstone actress won a César Award for her role as British student Wendy in the rom-com trilogy, The Spanish Apartment As Matthew strikes a potential deal with the Traitors, find out everything you need to know about the Northern Irish creative director After airing on the BBC back in 2013, Amazon Prime is now airing The Crash, an emotional two-part drama that fans called to be made "compulsory" viewing in schools The Severus Snape actor is best known for his roles in Harry Potter, Die Hard, Love Actually, Sense & Sensibility and Robin Hood The winner will be announced at the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony, which is due to take place on Sunday 22 February at the Royal Festival Hall Stieg Larsson's bestselling thriller series is getting the small-screen treatment in Sky's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Production begins in Spring. Elsinore follows the true story of Ian Charleson, a Scottish actor who is best known for his performances in Chariots of Fire, Gandhi and Hamlet The gripping period drama Taboo, which ran for eight episodes in 2017, could still return, according to its creator Steven Knight Industry sees the return of Myha'la, Marisa Abela and Kit Harington, as well as new cast members Charlie Heaton, Max Minghella and Toheeb Jimoh