The Weekly List (22-28 June)

New world dramas

Chief of Staff (Aide) S1 Netflix [Ep. 1 to 3 available now – continues weekly]
The Lawyer (Advokaten) S1 Walter P. 23/06/2019
Bellevue S1 My5 28/06/2019
Family Business S1 Netflix 28/06/2019
Paquita Salas S3 Netflix 28/06/2019
The Chosen One (O Escolhido) S1 Netflix 28/06/2019

Continuing subtitled dramas

Chief of Staff S1 Netflix Fri (21st) & Sat Ep. 3 & 4 (of 10)
Arthdal Chronicles S1 Netflix Sat & Sun Ep. 7 & 8 (of 18)
Abyss S1 Netflix Mon & Tue Ep. 15 & 16 (of 16)
Gomorrah S4 Sky Atlantic Wed Ep. 3 & 4 (of 12)
One Spring Night S1 Netflix Wed & Thu Ep. 11 & 12 (of 16)
Code 37: Sex Crimes S2 More4 (WP) Fri Ep. 7 (of 13)

Other continuing world dramas

Wentworth Prison S7 5Star Sat Ep. 3 (of 12)

New world dramas – details

Chief of Staff (Aide) S1 Netflix [Ep. 1 to 3 available now – continues weekly]
“As a chief of staff in the National Assembly, Jang Tae-jun influences power behind the scenes while pursuing his own ambitions to rise to the top”. Trailer via the Netflix link.

The Lawyer (Advokaten) S1 Walter P. 23/06/2019
Fast-paced Nordic thriller set in Malmo and Copenhagen about a young defence lawyer seeking justice against the crime boss responsible for his parents’ demise. Episode 1 is on Channel 4 at 11.00pm.

Bellevue S1 My5 28/06/2019
“Thrilling and eerie, Bellevue is a mystery set in a small blue-collar town with a lot of ‘good people’ who ‘live right’ and take it upon themselves to make sure the neighbors do too. Driving the series is Detective Annie Ryder (Anna Paquin), a cop whose intense and brazen personality has always been at odds with her hometown. When a teen goes missing, Annie dives in to unravel the disappearance that suggests foul play, despite finding herself in a difficult position as she must cast suspicion on people she has known all her life”.

Family Business S1 Netflix 28/06/2019
“After learning France is about to legalize pot, a down-on-his-luck entrepreneur and his family race to turn their butcher shop into a marijuana café”.

Paquita Salas S3 Netflix 28/06/2019
“One of Spain’s best talent agents in the ’90s, Paquita now finds herself searching desperately for new stars after suddenly losing her biggest client”.

The Chosen One (O Escolhido) S1 Netflix 28/06/2019
“Determined to bring a Zika vaccine to the remote Pantanal, three doctors clash with a faith healer and are pulled deeper into the mysteries of his cult”.

Subtitled film list (BBC4, Channel 4 & Film 4)

The Connection (France, 2014) Sun/Mon, Film4
White God (Hungary, 2014) Wed/Thu, Film4

We have a facebook discussion group specifically for films where you can discuss these films as well as any others you may have seen recently or just favourites you want to recommend to other fans.

For details of the new British and US shows starting this week see here.

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