The Weekly List (25 April – 1 May)

New and returning world dramas

Panchayat S1 Amazon [Available since 03/04/2020]
Four More Shots Please! S2 Amazon [Available since 17/04/2020]
Hasmukh S1 Netflix [Available since 17/04/2020]
Normal People S1 BBCII!/BBC1 26/04/2020
Blood S2 C5 27/04/2020
Extracurricular S1 Netflix 29/04/2020
Summertime S1 Netflix 29/04/2020
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut S1 Netflix 30/04/2020
The Victims’ Game S1 Netflix 30/04/2020
Almost Happy S1 Netflix 01/05/2020
Into the Night S1 Netflix 01/05/2020
Medici: The Magnificent S3 Netflix 01/05/2020

New and returning British and US dramas

The Last Kingdom S4 Netflix 26/04/2020 [*]
Van der Valk S1 ITV 26/04/2020 [*]
Vida S3 StarzPlay 26/04/2020 [*]
NCIS S15 5USA 27/04/2020 (Freeview Premiere)
Never Have I Ever S1 Netflix 27/04/2020 [*]
Code 404 S1 Sky1 29/04/2020 [*]
Dispatches From Elsewhere S1 AMC UK 29/04/2020 [*]
Queens of Mystery S1 Acorn UK 29/04/2020 [*]
Station 19 S3 Sky Witness 29/04/2020
Stumptown S1 Alibi 29/04/2020 [*]
Hollywood S1 Netflix 01/05/2020 [*]
Trying S1 Apple TV+ 01/05/2020 [*]
Upload S1 Amazon 01/05/2020 [*]

For shows marked with a [*] scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

Twin S1 BBC4 Sat Ep. 7 & 8 (of 8)
Thou Shalt Not Kill S2 More 4(WP) Fri Ep. 7 (of 12)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Murdoch Mysteries S13 Alibi Mon Ep. 16 (of 18)

New and returning world dramas – details

Panchayat S1 Amazon [Available since 03/04/2020]
“Panchayat is a comedy-drama, which captures the journey of an engineering graduate Abhishek, who for lack of a better job option joins as secretary of a Panchayat office in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh”. Prime Original series from India.

Four More Shots Please! S2 Amazon [Available since 17/04/2020]
“Four best friends will cuddle up again and tell the world to sit up and pay a little more attention to what women truly want. Girls will always be girls around their girls – the problems remain simple yet complicated and funny to each other. They will make new mistakes, but love each other little more fiercely and choose themselves over society’s expectations”. Prime Original series from India.

Hasmukh S1 Netflix [Available since 17/04/2020]
“A timid, small-town comedian’s long-awaited big break takes a dark turn when he realizes committing murder is the only way to keep his onstage mojo”. Netflix Original series from India.

Normal People S1 BBCII!/BBC1 26/04/2020
“In modern, rural Ireland, Connell and Marianne, on different ends of their school’s social scene, begin an intense, secret affair”. Drama series based on the novel by Sally Rooney. Episodes are airing weekly on BBC1 on Monday nights as well as being available as a boxset.

Blood S2 C5 27/04/2020
Season 2 of the thriller series set in rural Ireland about a woman who returns home after her mother’s death.

Extracurricular S1 Netflix 29/04/2020
“A model high school student who’s steeped in a world of serious crime finds his double life upended when a classmate takes an interest in his secret”. Netflix Original series from Korea.

Summertime S1 Netflix 29/04/2020
“Two young adults from very different backgrounds fall in love during a summer on Italy’s Adriatic Coast”. Netflix Original series from Italy inspired by Federico Moccia’s book series.

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut S1 Netflix 30/04/2020
“Nothing’s as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two emotionally scarred women”. Netflix Original series from Japan. Trailer via the Netflix link above.

The Victims’ Game S1 Netflix 30/04/2020
“After discovering his estranged daughter’s link to mysterious murders, a forensic detective with Asperger’s syndrome risks everything to solve the case”. Netflix Original series from Taiwan.

Almost Happy (Casi Feliz) S1 Netflix 01/05/2020
“Sebastián is a radio show host of modest fame, trying to find a way in the world as he deals with his ex-wife (whom he still loves) and two kids”. Netflix Original series from Argentina.

Into the Night S1 Netflix 01/05/2020
“Passengers and crew aboard a hijacked overnight flight scramble to outrace the sun as a mysterious cosmic event wreaks havoc on the world below”. Netflix Original series from Belgium.

Medici: The Magnificent S3 Netflix 01/05/2020
Third and final season of the historical drama series about the Medici family.

A reminder, if you’re not a member already, that we have a Facebook group with discussion threads set up for you to discuss these shows and many other world dramas.

New and returning British and US dramas – details

The Last Kingdom S4 Netflix 26/04/2020
Season 4 of the historical drama series set in the 9th century which started out on the BBC but is now a Netflix Original series.

Van der Valk S1 ITV 26/04/2020
Reimagining of the 1970s detective series set in modern day Amsterdam. Marc Warren is Van der Valk.

Vida S3 StarzPlay 26/04/2020
“This show follows the life of two Mexican-American sisters, Emma and Lyn, from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different or distanced from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and shocking truth about their mother’s identity”.

Never Have I Ever S1 Netflix 27/04/2020
“After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular — but friends, family and feelings won’t make it easy on her”.

Code 404 S1 Sky1 29/04/2020
“Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays star in Code 404, a new original comedy set in the near future in the Special Investigation Unit at the London Met”. All episodes available on demand as well as airing weekly.

Dispatches From Elsewhere S1 AMC UK 29/04/2020
“Feeling as though there’s something missing in the lives, four ordinary people stumble across a puzzle hiding just beyond the veil of everyday life, and their eyes are opened to a world of possibility and magic”.

Queens of Mystery S1 Acorn UK 29/04/2020
“Three crime-writing sisters and their 28-year old niece use their extensive knowledge of crime to solve whodunit style murders in the picturesque English village of Wildemarsh”. Yet another new streaming service as Acorn launches in the UK. This may not be their only UK premiere at launch as they do carry a number of foreign dramas in the US but details of their full launch line up haven’t yet been revealed.

Stumptown S1 Alibi 29/04/2020
“Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) stars as Dex Parois, a former army veteran turned private investigator whose brash style and disregard for the rules lead her into trouble. Struggling with PTSD after an explosion killed her childhood sweetheart in Afghanistan, burdened by heavy gambling debts and dealing with the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother, Dex teams up with her friend and ex-felon Grey (Jake Johnson) to take on cases the police are unwilling to pursue”.

Hollywood S1 Netflix 01/05/2020
“In post-World War II Hollywood, an ambitious group of aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true”. New series from Ryan Murphy.

Trying S1 Apple TV+ 01/05/2020
“All Jason and Nikki want is a baby, but it’s the one thing they just can’t have. So, they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball family, and chaotic lives will the adoption panel think they’re ready to be parents?”

Upload S1 Amazon 01/05/2020
“In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world”.

A reminder, if you’re not a member already, that we have a Facebook group with discussion threads set up for you to discuss these shows and many other British and US dramas.

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

Things to Come (France, 2016) Sun/Mon, C4
Eden (France, 2014) Tue/Wed, Film4