It’s going to be a big two weeks in TV Land as some huge new shows hit screens, as well as some heavy-hitting returning favourites. Get ready to be glued to the couch. Kate and Hal Wyler are back for season two of this great espionage series, which picked up legions of fans via word-of-mouth after it debuted (to little fanfare) last year.
This season picks up immediately from the explosive season one finale and doesn’t let up, as a mounting political scandal threatens to bring down the UK government — and our favourite diplomatic couple, who are caught in the crossfire. Don’t miss this one. If you haven’t dipped into this quietly great series, now’s your chance, as season two drops on free-to-air.
The series, filmed on location in Japan, is loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein’s time working the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat. Ansel Elgort stars as Adelstein, who “descends into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in 2000”. Season two has an impressive 94 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes — and rightly so.
This nine-episodes series is adapted from Patrick Radden Keefe’s acclaimed 2018 non-fiction book of the same name, and takes a look at The Troubles in Northern Ireland through the eyes of two young women, Dolours Price (Lola Petticrew) and Marian Price (Hazel Doupe). Described as “a gripping story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles”, it features a predominantly Irish cast — keep an eye out for .
