General TV thread for the week of 27 July-2 August (British and US shows)

New and returning series

Manifest S1 Sky1 30/07/2019 [*]
I Am the Night S1/LS Alibi 01/08/2019 [*]
Siren S2P2 Syfy 01/08/2019
Dear White People S3 Netflix 02/08/2019 [*]
Fosse/Verdon LS BBC2 02/08/2019 [*]
Hold the Sunset S2 BBC1 02/08/2019

*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

Manifest S1 Sky1 30/07/2019
“When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years… But as their new reality becomes clear, an even deeper mystery unfolds”.

I Am the Night S1/LS Alibi 01/08/2019
“Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a teenage girl who is given away at birth, and grows up outside of Reno, Nevada. Fauna lives more-or-less comfortably with the mysteries of her origin, until one day she makes a discovery that leads her to question everything. As Fauna begins to investigate the secrets of her past, she meets a ruined reporter (Pine), haunted by the case that undid him. Together they follow a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Los Angeles gynaecologist, Dr. George Hodel (Jefferson Mays), a man involved in some of Hollywood’s darkest debauchery, and possibly, its most infamous unsolved crime”.

Dear White People S3 Netflix 02/08/2019
“Students of color navigate the daily slights and slippery politics of life at an Ivy League college that’s not nearly as “post-racial” as it thinks”.

Fosse/Verdon LS BBC2 02/08/2019
“Exploring the creative and romantic partnership of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon”.

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

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