New and returning world dramas
Rita S5 Netflix 15/08/2020
Stranger 2 S1 Netflix 15/08/2020
Biohackers S1 Netflix 20/08/2020
New and returning British and US dramas
Good Trouble S1+2 BBC3 16/08/2020 [*]
A.P. Bio S2 Sky Comedy 17/08/2020
Lovecraft Country S1 Sky Atlantic 17/08/2020 [*]
Hoops S1 Netflix 21/08/2020 [*]
Lucifer S5P1 Netflix 21/08/2020
Stargirl S1 Amazon 21/08/2020 [*]
For shows marked with a [*] scroll down the page for more details and links to trailers where available.
Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)
Code 37: Sex Crimes S3 More4 Fri Ep. 11 (of 13)
Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)
The Heights S2 BBC1 Mon-Fri Ep. 16 to 20 (of 30)
Coroner S2 Sky Witness Wed Ep. 4 (of 8)
Wentworth Prison S8 5Star Wed Ep. 3 (of 10)
New and returning world dramas – details
Rita S5 Netflix 15/08/2020
“Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, schoolteacher Rita fares less well with adults in this comedy-drama from Denmark”. Trailer via the Netflix link.
Stranger 2 S1 Netflix 15/08/2020
“The prosecutor’s office and the police find themselves on opposing sides. The prosecutors, including elite prosecutor Woo Tae Ha, want discretionary power over investigations. Meanwhile, the police, including Choi Bit, tries to get complete investigative authority that is independent of the prosecutor’s office. Under this tense situation, Prosecutor Hwang Shi Mok and Detective Han Yeo Jin chase after the truth in a hidden case”. Korean drama marketed as a Netflix Original series. Trailer via the Netflix link.
Biohackers S1 Netflix 20/08/2020
“A medical student enters a top German university on a secret mission to uncover a conspiracy linking a family tragedy to a visionary biology professor”.
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New and returning British and US dramas – details
Good Trouble S1+2 BBC3 16/08/2020
“Callie & Mariana have graduated and moved to downtown Los Angeles. The sisters navigate love, sex & the complicated relationships that come with living in a new city in your 20s”. Spin off from Freeform drama The Fosters. The original series has never aired in the UK.
Lovecraft Country S1 Sky Atlantic 17/08/2020
“Based on the novel by Matt Ruff, this drama follows Atticus Freeman as he joins his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father”.
Hoops S1 Netflix 21/08/2020
“A foul-mouthed high school basketball coach is sure he’ll hit the big leagues if he can only turn his terrible team around”.
Stargirl S1 Amazon 21/08/2020
“Teenager Courtney Whitmore joins the Justice Society of America”. Based on the character from DC Comics.
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 (BBC, Channel 4 & Film 4)
The King’s Choice (Norway, 2016) Sat/Sun, BBC2
We Are the Best! (Sweden, 2013) Tue/Wed, Film4
Menashe (USA/Yiddish, 2017) Wed/Thu, Film4
Square Eyed World 