The Weekly List (4-10 September)

New and returning world dramas

Kota Factory S1 Netflix [Available since 27/08/2021]
Couple on the Backtrack S1 Netflix 04/09/2021
The Hunt For A Killer S1 BBC4 04/09/2021
Touch Your Heart S1 Netflix 05/09/2021
The Brokenwood Mysteries S7 Drama 06/09/2021
Witch at Court S1 Netflix 06/09/2021
Into the Night S2 Netflix 08/09/2021
Mumbai Diaries 26/11 S1 Amazon 09/09/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

Evil S2 Alibi 06/09/2021 [*]
Silent Witness S24 BBC1 06/09/2021
Ladybaby SF/P BBC1 07/09/2021 [*]
On the Verge S1 Netflix 07/09/2021 [*]
American Horror Stories S1 Star/Disney+ 08/09/2021 [*]
Billions S5P2 Sky Atlantic 08/09/2021
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. S1 Disney+ 08/09/2021 [*]
Big Age SF/P Channel 4 10/09/2021 [*]
Lucifer S6 Netflix 10/09/2021
The Cleaner S1 BBC1 10/09/2021 [*]
The North Water S1 BBC2 10/09/2021 [*]
Wolfe S1 Sky Max 10/09/2021 [*]

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

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

The Crimson Rivers S2 More4(WP) Fri Ep. 4 (of 4)

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

Wentworth Prison S9 5Star Tue Ep. 3 (of 10)

New and returning world dramas – details

Kota Factory S1 Netflix [Available since 27/08/2021]
“In a city of coaching centers known to train India’s finest collegiate minds, an earnest but unexceptional student and his friends navigate campus life”. Netflix have recently picked up this Indian web series and will release season 2 as a Netflix Original on 24 September.

Couple on the Backtrack S1 Netflix 04/09/2021
“A miserable couple on the brink of divorce rediscovers themselves when they’re dropped back in time to when they first met in their college days”. Korean drama.

The Hunt For A Killer (Jakten på en mördare) S1 BBC4 04/09/2021
“Drama based on true stories about real murder investigations in Sweden between 1989 and 2004”.

Touch Your Heart S1 Netflix 05/09/2021
“Hoping to make a comeback after a bad scandal, an actress agrees to research a new role by taking a job as a secretary for a prickly attorney”. Korean drama.

The Brokenwood Mysteries S7 Drama 06/09/2021
Return of the popular Kiwi crime drama.

Witch at Court S1 Netflix 06/09/2021
“Assigned to a special task force, a headstrong prosecutor and a former child psychiatrist grudgingly unite to solve crimes against women & children”. Korean drama.

Into the Night S2 Netflix 08/09/2021
“Passengers and crew aboard a hijacked overnight flight scramble to outrace the sun as a mysterious cosmic event wreaks havoc on the world below”. Netflix Original series from Belgium.

Mumbai Diaries 26/11 S1 Amazon 09/09/2021
“Mumbai Diaries is a medical thriller set in the Emergency Room of a hospital. The series explores the challenges faced by the medical staff at the hospital as well as other first responders across the city of Mumbai in dealing with a crisis of immense magnitude. In this battle to save lives and heal others, the ones doing the fixing are the most broken”.

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

Evil S2 Alibi 06/09/2021
“A sceptical female clinical psychologist, Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), teams up with priest-in-training David Acosta (Mike Colter) and blue-collar contractor Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi) to investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences”.

Ladybaby SF/P BBC1 07/09/2021
“A 30-something woman is unexpectedly reunited with the daughter she gave up for adoption when she was 15”. This 30 minute BBC3 comedy drama is already available on the iPlayer.

On the Verge S1 Netflix 07/09/2021
“Four women — a chef, a single mom, an heiress and a job seeker — dig into love and work, with a generous side of midlife crises, in pre-pandemic LA”.

American Horror Stories S1 Star/Disney+ 08/09/2021
“An anthology series of stand-alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends, and lore”.

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. S1 Disney+ 08/09/2021
“Lahela “Doogie” Kamealoha is a teenaged wunderkind juggling her high school life with an early medical career”.

Big Age SF/P Channel 4 10/09/2021
Bolu Babalola’s comedy about four Black-British friends. “Sade’s 25th birthday gets off to a rocky start when she quits her job. So her best friend prescribes a day of decadent distraction”.

The Cleaner S1 BBC1 10/09/2021
“Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician with a very special field of work – he is a crime-scene cleaner responsible for the removal of any signs of death”.

The North Water S1 BBC2 10/09/2021
“Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon, signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. But the ferocity of the elements is matched by the violence of his crew”.

Wolfe S1 Sky Max 10/09/2021
“The adventures of Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator in the north of England”.

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)

I Remember You (Iceland, 2017) Sat/Sun, BBC2
Blade Of The Immortal (Japan, 2017) Mon/Tues, Channel 4
I Am Not A Witch (Zambia, 2017) Wed, Film 4
The Witch: Part 1 – The Subversion (Korea, 2018) Thurs/Fri, Film 4