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Best Disney+ shows – originals and returning favourites
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Lord Baddingham goes to desperate lengths to retain his Corinium TV franchise and fend off bad boy rival Rupert Campbell-Black. Drama set in the cutthroat world of 1980s TV starring David Tennant and Alex Hassell- The street urchin from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist is now a surgeon in 1850s Australia but he cannot outrun his predilection for crime. Drama starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell and Damon Herriman
Ryan Murphy executive produces a nine-part anthology drama inspired by Elizabeth Beller's book Once Upon A Time: The Captivating Life Of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon) rises through the ranks of Calvin Klein, from a sales assistant to one of the most trusted confidantes of the designer (Alessandro Nivola). There is an immediate spark with bachelor John F Kennedy Jr (Paul Anthony Kelly) and the pair become a media sensation, conducting their love affair in the glare of the media spotlight. The persistent pressures of fame put a strain on the relationship and John seeks counsel from his mother Jackie (Naomi Watts) and older sister Caroline (Grace Gummer)
Physical perfection comes at a sickening price in a stylish adaptation of the comic book series written by Jeremy Haun and Jason A Hurley and illustrated by Ema Lupacchino. In a dystopian, image-obsessed future, billionaire Byron Forst (Ashton Kutcher) markets a wonder drug which guarantees physical beauty with a single injection. He neglects to fully disclose unfortunate side effects - recipients have a fever and slowly combust from the inside - and the drug mutates in the wild to become a sexually transmitted virus. FBI agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) investigate Forst and the Machiavellian CEO hires an enforcer (Anthony Ramos) to erase evidence of corporate malfeasance
Best friends Hezekiah and Alec fight for survival in Victorian London after they arrive from Jamaica and clash with experienced bare-knuckle boxer Sugar Goodson. Starring Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty and James Nelson-Joyce
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox follows the eponymous American college student, who arrives in Italy for her study abroad only to be wrongfully imprisoned for murder weeks later. The series traces Amanda's relentless fight to prove her innocence and reclaim her freedom and examines why authorities and the world stood so firmly in judgment- In space, everyone can still hear you scream through an eight-part sci-fi thriller created by Noah Hawley, set in 2120, two years before the events of the original Alien film directed by Ridley Scott. Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), CEO of the Prodigy Corporation, announces the birth of humanoid robots paired with human consciousness, so-called hybrids, which mark a step up from the cyborgs and synthetics of rival companies Weyland-Yutani, Dynamic, Lynch and Threshold. The first hybrid Wendy (Sydney Chandler) is stationed on Earth in Prodigy City, living in harmony with humans. Weyland-Yutani's research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth and unleashes the most terrifying life forms in the universe. Wendy and a group of a tactical soldiers are embroiled in a fierce battle for survival against acid-blooded predators that could overrun Earth's defences.
Celebrated chef Carmen Berzatto trades fine dining for his family's ailing sandwich shop in Chicago in a comedy drama starring Jeremy Allen White.
Resourceful thief Cassian Andor aligns with an underground rebellion in a series set in the Star Wars universe, starring Diego Luna in the title role.
A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting the US President is a prime suspect for the statesman's sudden demise. Political thriller, starring Sterling K Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson and Sarah Shahi
A single mother with a brilliant mind becomes an unlikely weapon of justice for the Los Angeles Police Department in a crime drama inspired by French Belgian series HPI. Morgan (Caitlin Olson) is a cleaner for the LAPD, who spots an error in an investigation led by Detective Karadec (Daniel Sunjata) and corrects his work. Major Crimes Division chief Selena (Judy Reyes) is impressed and hires Morgan as a consultant, boosting the income she uses to care for her teenage daughter Ava (Amirah J), son Elliot (Matthew Lamb) and a toddler. Karadec is deeply sceptical about working alongside a civilian without any formal training even if Morgan boasts an IQ of 160. She resolves to prove him wrong and may find an ally in Karadec's partner Daphne (Javicia Leslie)
Early 17th-century Japan teeters on the brink of civil war in a 10-part adaptation of James Clavell's best-selling novel. In the year 1600, the Council of Regents unites against Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), lighting the fuse on a devastating civil war that will definite the century in Japan. Bureaucrat Ishido Kazunari (Takehiro Hira) is Toranaga's fiercest rival and the Lord turns to his trusted general Toda Hiromatsu (Tokuma Nishioka) for advice as conflict looms. A mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village and pilot John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) bears secrets that could benefit Toranaga. They unite with the help of translator and Christian noblewoman Toda Mariko (Anna Sawai), who intends to honour her late father and restore her family name in the shadow of her jealous husband Toda Hirokatsu (Shinnosuke Abe)
Crime drama starring Ramón Rodríguez as a Special Agent who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.
Retired superhero Jessica Jones rebuilds her life in New York City as a private investigator and dedicates her activities to helping people with remarkable abilities like her.
Sitcom following the antics and misadventures of employees at the Sacred Heart teaching hospital, including Dr JD Dorian (Zach Braff) and his best friend Turk (Donald Faison).
Based on Georgia Hunter's New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of 'We Were the Lucky Ones' is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive, and to reunite. 'We Were the Lucky Ones' demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century's darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. Starring Joey King, Logan Lerman, Hadas Yaron and Robin Weigert
An inside look at the romantic and creative partnership between influential choreographer/director, Bob Fosse, and Gwen Verdon, one of the greatest Broadway dancers of all time.
Sterlin Harjo, co-creator of the award-winning comedy drama Reservation Dogs, masterminds an offbeat crime caper set in Tulsa. Ethan Hawke plays walking disaster Lee Raybon, a self-anointed 'trustorian' who believes it is his role to root through the city's dirty secrets and roots out the reprobates responsible for corruption, violence and abuse of political power. This righteous quest is a distraction from the disarray of his personal life. He is in arrears with the pay at the bookstore he owns and equally late with child support payments to his former partner Samantha (Kaniehtiio Horn). Across eight episodes, Lee turns private detective to expose wrongdoing in Oklahoma while cleaning up some of the mess he always leaves in his wake- Award-winning comedy drama about the lives of Indigenous North American people resident on a reservation in Oklahoma.
Author Rick Riordan kickstarted his hugely popular Percy Jackson & The Olympians adventures based on Greek mythology in 2005 with The Lightning Thief. Rich source material is reimagined as an eight-part fantasy by Riordan and co-creator Jonathan E Steinberg, laying the groundwork for a multi-year expansion covering the entire literary catalogue. Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) is blissfully unaware that he is the product of a romance between his mortal mother Sally (Virginia Kull) and the god of the sea, Poseidon (Toby Stephens). Exposed as a demi-god, Percy attends Camp Half-Blood under the direction of Dionysus (Jason Mantzoukas) with his best friend Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri), who is actually a satyr. Together, they face erroneous accusations that Percy has stolen a thunderbolt belonging to Zeus (Lance Reddick). Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries), a daughter of Athena, joins the quest and the three youngsters face terrifying adversaries including the gorgon Medusa (Jessica Parker Kennedy)
When we last met Salem witch Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) in the 2021 series WandaVision, she was stripped of her powers by the Scarlet Witch and condemned to a 'ordinary' life in the town of Westview, New Jersey. The tricksy title character has an opportunity to reclaim her abilities in a fantastical adventure created by Jac Schaeffer as part of Phase Five of the MCU. A mysterious gay teenager (Joe Locke), who cannot say his name aloud because he has been cursed by a sigil hex, breaks Agatha free and encourages her to join him on a journey down the Witches' Road. If Agatha survives the gauntlet of deadly trials, she can demand the return of her powers. She assembles a coven comprising Lilia Calderu (Patti LuPone), Sharon Davis (Debra Jo Rupp), Jennifer Kale (Sasheer Zamata) and Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza) to help her reach the end of the Road- The travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.
- The eponymous God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) is recruited by an organisation to find a renegade causing havoc in different time lines.
A young women becomes obsessed with a man who is good at charming her. Thriller, starring Grace Van Patten
