General TV thread for the week of 20-26 April (British and US shows)

New and returning series

Heathers S1 StarzPlay [Available now]
Death on the Tyne SF Drama 22/04/2019 (Freeview Premiere) [*]
Timeless S3/SP E4 23/04/2019 [*]
Bonding S1 Netflix 24/04/2019 [*]
Cobra Kai S2 Youtube Premium 24/04/2019 [*]
Chambers S1 Netflix 26/04/2019 [*]
Jamestown S3 Sky1 26/04/2019 [*]
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco S1P2 ITV 26/04/2019 [*]
The Looming Tower LS BBC2 26/04/2019 (Freeview Premiere) [*]

*The following section contains further details about all the shows marked with a [*]. This will include a show description and a link to a trailer where available. You’ll also find a link to the imdb page (click on the series name) and in most cases to the relevant page on their channel/streaming service. Most shows will have a discussion thread in our British and U.S. TV Dramas Facebook group. For a full list of – and links to – all our discussion threads for current and historic shows see here.

New and returning series – details

Heathers S1 StarzPlay [Available now]
“Based on the cult classic film from the 1980s, the show follows Veronica Sawyer, as she braves the politics of high school and struggles to connect with her “friends,” the cruel yet popular Heathers. Along the way, she meets a mysterious transfer student, JD, who may point her fate in a completely different direction”. Trailer.

Death on the Tyne SF Drama 22/04/2019 (Freeview Premiere)
“All-star comedy mystery following on from Murder on the Blackpool Express, focusing on an eventful and bloody overnight ferry trip to Amsterdam. With Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson”. First aired on Gold last December. Trailer.

Timeless S3/SP E4 23/04/2019
The feature length finale of the time travelling drama is airing in 2 parts on E4. Finale trailer.

Bonding S1 Netflix 24/04/2019
“A New York City grad student moonlighting as a dominatrix enlists her gay BFF from high school to be her assistant”. Trailer via the Netflix link.

Cobra Kai S2 Youtube Premium 24/04/2019
“Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again”. Season 2 trailer.

Chambers S1 Netflix 26/04/2019
“Haunted by eerie visions and sinister impulses after a heart transplant, a teenager tries to unmask the truth behind her donor’s mysterious death”. Trailer.

Jamestown S3 Sky1 26/04/2019
Third and final season of the drama following Alice, Jocelyn and Verity as they face trials, tragedies and hardship as three of the first women to arrive in the English colony of Jamestown. Season 3 trailer.

The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco S1P2 ITV 26/04/2019
“Years after secretly serving during WWII as code-breakers, four remarkable women gifted with extraordinary intelligence use their skills to solve murders overlooked by police”. Second part of the Britbox original series which follows several of the characters from ITV’s The Bletchley Circle as they relocate to San Francisco. Trailer.

The Looming Tower LS BBC2 26/04/2019 (Freeview Premiere)
“Powerful portrayal of the actual events leading up to September 11th 2001. The CIA withholds intel on an al-Qaeda plot, so FBI man John O’Neill hopes a young Muslim agent can help”. The series is also available on Amazon Prime. First Look (Hulu).

For details on the new world dramas starting this week see here.

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