The Weekly List (10-16 July)

New and returning world dramas this week

El Cid S2 Amazon 15/07/2021
Gold Diggers S1 Walter P. 16/07/2021
War of the Worlds S2 Star/Disney+ 16/07/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

Lie With Me MS Channel 5 12/07/2021 [*]
NCIS S17 5USA 12/07/2021 (Freeview Premiere)
This Way Up S2 Channel 4 14/07/2021 [*]
Whiskey Cavalier S1 Alibi 14/07/2021 [*]
Never Have I Ever S2 Netflix 15/07/2021 [*]
Manifest S3 Sky1 16/07/2021 [*]
Schmigadoon! S1 Apple TV+ 16/07/2021 [*]
Van Helsing S5 Netflix 16/07/2021

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

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

Beck S8 BBC4 Sat Ep. 2 (of 4)
The Nordic Murders S2 More4(WP) Ep. 2 (of 5)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Wellington Paranormal S3 Sky Comedy Mon Ep. 2 (of 6)

New and returning world dramas – details

El Cid S2 Amazon 15/07/2021
“Ruy Díaz de Vivar is a Young page who loyally serves his master, Sancho, the future King of León and Castile. While he fights to come out on top in the Court thanks to his natural talent with a sword, he gets caught up in a conspiracy to overthrow the King, which would cause as much bloodshed, pain, and death in the Christian Kingdoms as it would in the Muslim taifas”. Prime Original series from Spain.

Gold Diggers S1 Walter P. 16/07/2021
“Love, sex, money, deceit; you can find it all in the world of the social elite. But the higher you climb, the further there is to fall…” Russian drama series.

War of the Worlds S2 Star/Disney+ 16/07/2021
“Set in contemporary France, this Anglo-French reimagining of H. G. Wells’ classic in the style of Walking Dead follows pockets of survivors forced to team up after an apocalyptic extra-terrestrial strike”.

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

Lie With Me MS Channel 5 12/07/2021
“A British woman relocates to Australia for a fresh start in this suburban noir thriller”. Airing over four successive nights.

This Way Up S2 Channel 4 14/07/2021
“BAFTA-winning comedy-drama starring Aisling Bea as Aine, a whip-smart teacher who’s trying to pull her life back together after a ‘teeny little nervous breakdown’.”

Whiskey Cavalier S1 Alibi 14/07/2021
“High-octane, action dramedy that follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase (code name: Whiskey Cavalier), played by Scott Foley (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy). Following an emotional breakup, Chase is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Frankie Trowbridge, played by Lauren Cohan. Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world – and each other – while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics”.

Never Have I Ever S2 Netflix 15/07/2021
“After a traumatic year, an Indian-American teen just wants to spruce up her social status — but friends, family and feelings won’t make it easy on her”.

Manifest S3 Sky1 16/07/2021
“Passengers on a missing flight struggle to piece together their old lives, after their plane inexplicably lands five years after take-off”.

Schmigadoon! S1 Apple TV+ 16/07/2021
“In this parody of 1940s musicals, backpacking couple Melissa and Josh get trapped in Schmigadoon, a magical town filled with singing and dancing townspeople”.

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)

Fire Will Come (Spain, 2019) Thu/Fri, Film4