The Weekly List (29 May – 4 June)

New and returning world dramas

Kim’s Convenience S5 Netflix 02/06/2021
Creator’s File: GOLD S1 Netflix 03/06/2021
Summertime S2 Netflix 03/06/2021
Box 21 S1 Walter P. 04/06/2021
Dom S1 Amazon 04/06/2021
The Defence S1 Walter P. 04/06/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

MacGyver S5 Sky1 30/05/2021
S.W.A.T. S4 Sky1 30/05/2021
Anne Boleyn S1 Channel 5 01/06/2021 [*]
Professor T S1 BritBox 03/06/2021 [*]
Sliced S2 Dave 03/06/2021
Feel Good S2 Netflix 04/06/2021 [*]
Genius: Aretha Franklin S3 Star/Disney+ 04/06/2021 [*]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22 Sky Witness 04/06/2021
Lisey’s Story S1 Apple TV+ 04/06/2021 [*]
Sweet Tooth S1 Netflix 04/06/2021 [*]

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

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

Blinded: Those Who Kill S2 BBC4 Sat Ep. 7 & 8 (of 8)
Ice Cold Murders: Rocco Schiavone S1 More4 (WP) Fri Ep. 6 (of 6)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Hudson & Rex S3 Alibi Sun Ep. 15 & 16 (of 16)
Wellington Paranormal S2 Sky Comedy Mon Ep. 3 (of 7)
Harrow S3 Alibi Wed Ep. 8 (of 10)
Bridesmaids’ Secrets and Lies MS More4 Thu Ep. 6 (of 6)
Domina S1 Sky Atlantic Ep. 7 & 8 (of 8)

New and returning world dramas – details

Kim’s Convenience S5 Netflix 02/06/2021
“While running a convenience store in Toronto, members of a Korean-Canadian family deal with customers, each other and the evolving world around them”. Final season of the Canadian comedy.

Creator’s File: GOLD S1 Netflix 03/06/2021
“Comedian Ryuji Akiyama satirizes top “creators” in Japan with a deadpan, unerring eye for humor, with help from some surprising celebrity guest stars”. Netflix Original series from Japan.

Summertime S2 Netflix 03/06/2021
“Two young adults from very different backgrounds fall in love during a summer on Italy’s Adriatic Coast”. Inspired by Federico Moccia’s book series. Netflix Original series from Italy.

Box 21 S1 Walter P. 04/06/2021
“Two stories of passionate reprisal twist together, as the lines between criminal and victim are rapidly blurring. Can officer Ewert Grens and his young colleague Mariana Hermansson untangle the complex and deadly web of secrets? What answers does the elusive Box 21 hold? And will Mariana protect the senior officer she so admires?”. Swedish drama. Episode 1 is on Channel 4 on Monday, 7 June.

Dom S1 Amazon 04/06/2021
“A father who never stopped fighting against drugs. A son who never stopped using them. Two sides of the same coin. Victor is a cop who has fought all his life to curb cocaine trafficking. His son is a drug addict who has become one of the most wanted burglars in Rio de Janeiro. Will a father’s love be enough to save his son’s life?” Amazon Original series from Brazil.

The Defence (Chylka) S1 Walter P. 04/06/2021
“High octane legal drama following a couple whose baby goes missing under mysterious circumstances, which forces them to hire ruthless hot-shot lawyer, Joanna, to clear them as suspects”. Part of Walter Presents Polish season.

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

Anne Boleyn S1 Channel 5 01/06/2021
“The final months of Boleyn’s life, her struggle with Tudor England’s patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir”.

Professor T S1 BritBox 03/06/2021
“Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, advises the police”. British version of the Belgian crime drama of the same name. The series is premiering on Britbox and will air on ITV at a later date.

Feel Good S2 Netflix 04/06/2021
“Stand-up comic Mae Martin navigates a passionate, messy new relationship with her girlfriend, George, while dealing with the challenges of sobriety”.

Genius: Aretha S3 Star/Disney+ 04/06/2021
The third season of the biographical anthology series portrays the life of Aretha Franklin.

Lisey’s Story S1 Apple TV+ 04/06/2021
“A widow becomes the object of a dangerous stalker, obsessed with her husband’s work”. Based on the novel by Stephen King.

Sweet Tooth S1 Netflix 04/06/2021
“On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who’s half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector”.

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)

Amanda (France, 2018) Sun/Mon, Channel 4
Birds of Passage (Colombia, 2018) Tue/Wed, Film4
Eeb Allay Ooo! (India, 2019) Tue/Wed, Channel 4
Market (India, 2019) Thu/Fri, Channel 4