From an adaptation of Jilly Cooper's sex-and-scandal-filled novel to a superhero movie-making satire and the return of Netflix's gripping political drama. Sophie Turner, still best known as Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones , stars as the real-life 1980s jewel thief Joan Hannington in a series based on Hannington's memoir I Am What I Am. As a single mother just out of a bad marriage, Hannington turned to a life of crime, starting out with what became a signature move: swallowing diamonds.
Ouch, but also lucrative. The show is full of 1980s colour and fashion as Joan uses various disguises to slip in and out of jewellery stores, and becomes a player in London's crime world. Some real-life names have been changed, but writer Anna Symon (Mrs Wilson and The Essex Serpent) had the cooperation of Hannington herself.
Joan premieres 29 September on ITV and ITVX in the UK and 2 October on The CW in the US Armando Iannucci, creator of the classic satires Veep and The Thick Of It, is known for humour. Sam Mendes, director of films including 1917 and Skyfall, is not. But together (along with writer Jon Brown) they concocted this comedy about the behind-the-scenes chaos of a film crew making a superhero movie, with Mendes directing the first episode.
Daniel Brühl plays the director, an arty type slumming to make Tecto, about a guy whose superpower is creating earthquakes. The main character, though, is the put-upon assistant director played by Himesh Patel, who tries fruitlessly to keep th.