The Weekly List (31 July – 6 August)

New and returning world dramas this week

Control Z S2 Netflix 04/08/2021
Hit and Run S1 Netflix 06/08/2021
Navarasa S1 Netflix 06/08/2021
The Devil’s Throat S1 Walter P. 06/08/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

Jerk S2 BBC3 01/08/2021
Black Monday S3 Sky Comedy 03/08/2021
The Equalizer S1 Sky Witness 03/08/2021 [*]
Buffering S1 ITV2 05/08/2021 [*]
I Am… S2 Channel 4 05/08/2021 [*]
Cruel Summer S1 Amazon 06/08/2021 [*]
Mr. Corman S1 Apple TV+ 06/08/2021 [*]

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

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

Missions S2 BBC4 Wed Ep. 4-6 (of 10)
The Nordic Murders S2 More4(WP) Fri Ep. 5 (of 5)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

None this week

New and returning world dramas – details

Control Z S2 Netflix 04/08/2021
“When a hacker begins releasing students’ secrets to the entire high school, the socially isolated but observant Sofía works to uncover his/her identity”. Netflix Original series from Mexico.

Hit and Run S1 Netflix 06/08/2021
“A man searching for the truth behind his wife’s death becomes caught up in a dangerous web of secrets and intrigue stretching from New York to Tel Aviv”.

Navarasa S1 Netflix 06/08/2021
“From amusement to awe, the nine human emotions of Indian aesthetic theory are explored in this anthology series”. Netflix Original series from India.

The Devil’s Throat (Djavolskoto Garlo) S1 Walter P. 06/08/2021
“At the height of the refugee crisis in Bulgaria, the body of a retired border guard is found by the side of a lake in the scenic Rhodope mountains. Local police officer Philip and National Security agent Mia from Sofia are put on the case”. Episode 1 is also airing on Channel 4 on Monday, 9 August.

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 Equalizer S1 Sky Witness 03/08/2021
“An enigmatic figure who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn”. Queen Latifah stars in the rebbot of the popular CBS series from the 1980s.

Buffering S1 ITV2 05/08/2021
“Iain, a children’s TV presenter navigates his way through a complicated relationship with a TV producer, Olivia”.

I Am… S2 Channel 4 05/08/2021
New series of the female-led drama anthology series of stand-alone programmes. In the first new episode Suranne Jones stars in I Am Victoria. Subsequent episodes are led by Letitia Wright and Lesley Manville.

Cruel Summer S1 Amazon 06/08/2021
“In a small Texas town, popular teen Kate, is abducted. Seemingly unrelated, a girl named Jeanette goes from being a sweet, awkward outside to the most popular girl in town, but by 1995 she has become the most-despised person in America”.

Mr. Corman S1 Apple TV+ 06/08/2021
“With better luck, better choices, better posture…Josh Corman could’ve been a rock star. Now he teaches fifth grade, and though he loves his students, he still struggles to find happiness and meaning in a world that sometimes feels short of both”.

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)

Ida (Poland, 2014) Tue/Wed, Film4
Rams (Iceland, 2015) Wed/Thu, Film4