The Weekly List (2-8 January)

New and returning world dramas

Spiral S8 BBC4 02/01/2021
The Murders S1 5USA 06/01/2021 (Freeview Premiere) [Added to list 01/01/2021]
Idhun Chronicles S2 Netflix 08/01/2021 (Spanish Anime series) [Added to list 01/01/2021]
Lupin S1 Netflix 08/01/2021
Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders S2 More4 (WP) 08/01/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

A Teacher S1/LS BBC2 03/01/2021 [*]
Magnum, P.I. S3 Sky1 03/01/2021
NCIS: Los Angeles S12 Sky1 03/01/2021
The Great S1 Channel 4 03/01/2021 (TV Premiere) [*]
The Stand S1 StarzPlay 03/01/2021 [*]
Staged S2 BBC1 04/01/2021 [*]
Traces S1 BBC1 04/01/2021 (Freeview Premiere) [*]
Bless This Mess S1 FOX 06/01/2021 [*]
Death in Paradise S10 BBC1 07/01/2021
New Amsterdam S2 More4 07/01/2021 (TV Premiere)
A Discovery of Witches S2 Sky1 08/01/2021 [*]
Cobra Kai S3 Netflix 08/01/2021 [*] [EDIT: Now available from Friday, 1 January]
Dickinson S2 Apple TV+ 08/01/2021 [*]
Not Going Out S11 BBC1 08/01/2021

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

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

None

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Transplant S2 Sky Witness Tue Ep. 4 (of 13)

New and returning world dramas – details

Spiral (Engrenages) S8 BBC4 02/01/2021
Laure & the gang return one last time in the 8th and final season of the acclaimed French crime drama. Trailer is for the US release – which is 3 days later than the UK one.

The Murders S1 5USA 06/01/2021
“A rookie Homicide detective’s negligence in a fellow officer’s death has her searching for redemption in her investigations”. Canadian drama which previously aired in the UK on Universal TV.

The Idhun Chronicles S2 Netflix 08/01/2021
“A boy suddenly orphaned fights his parents’ killer to save a planet, and discovers a new world of danger — and wonder”. Netflix Original anime series from Spain.

Lupin S1 Netflix 08/01/2021
“Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family”. Netflix Original series from France.

Rebecka Martinsson: Arctic Murders S2 More4 (WP) 08/01/2021
Several years have passed since high-flying lawyer Rebecka Martinsson left Stockholm for her hometown after the death of a childhood friend. Season 2 of the dark Swedish drama based on Asa Larsson’s celebrated crime novels. Starts with a double episode (so one two part story).

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

A Teacher S1/LS BBC2 03/01/2021
“Drama series set in Texas, telling the story of an illicit affair between a high-school teacher and a student”. Adapted by Hannah Fidell from her own novel of the same name. The 10 episode series is airing over five consecutive nights on BBC2.

The Great S1 Channel 4 03/01/2021 (TV Premiere)
“A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor”. This satirical comedic drama is getting its TV Premiere after first being released in the UK on StarzPlay.

The Stand S1 StarzPlay 03/01/2021
“After the world is in ruins, due to a man-made plague, a battle of Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors”. Based on the novel by Stephen King.

Staged S2 BBC1 04/01/2021
“David Tennant and Michael Sheen star as two actors whose West End play has been put on hold due to Covid-19, but whose director has persuaded them to carry on rehearsing online”. Clip from the first season below.

Traces S1 BBC1 04/01/2021 (Freeview Premiere)
“While attending an online forensic course, young lab assistant discovers that the fictitious case study has a link to her past. With a help of two female professors she works on bringing a killer to justice”. This UK TV Original series , which first aired on Alibi, is now airing twice weekly (Monday & Tuesday nights) on BBC One.

Bless This Mess S1 FOX 06/01/2021
“A newlywed couple’s plan to leave the big city for a quieter life in Nebraska doesn’t go as expected”.

A Discovery of Witches S2 Sky1 08/01/2021
“Closet witch Teresa Palmer and centuries-old vampire Matthew Goode are drawn into a deadly mystery and forbidden romance when a magical book shows up in an Oxford library”.

Cobra Kai S3 Netflix 08/01/2021
“Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites in this sequel to the “Karate Kid” films”.

Dickinson S2 Apple TV+ 08/01/2021
“Hailee Steinfeld stars as Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet”

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.

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