The Weekly List (25 September – 1 October)

New and returning world dramas

Kota Factory S2 Netflix 25/09/2021
The Chestnut Man S1 Netflix 29/09/2021
Love 101 S2 Netflix 30/09/2021
Luna Park S1 Netflix 30/09/2021
The Crowned Clown S1 Netflix 01/10/2021

New and returning British and US dramas

BMF S1 StarzPlay 26/09/2021 [*]
For Life S2 Sky Witness 27/09/2021 [*]
The Goes Wrong Show S2 BBC1 27/09/2021
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist S2 E4 27/09/2021 [*]
Hitmen: Reloaded S2 Sky Comedy 29/09/2021 [*]
Hollington Drive S1 ITV 29/09/2021 [*]
The Great North S1 Disney+ 29/09/2021 [*]
Maid S1 Netflix 01/10/2021 [*]

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

Continuing subtitled dramas (TV only)

None this week.

Other continuing world dramas (First run TV only)

The Brokenwood Mysteries S7 Drama Mon Ep. 4 (of 6)
Wentworth Prison S9 5Star Tue Ep. 6 (of 10)

New and returning world dramas – details

Kota Factory S2 Netflix 25/09/2021
“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 Original series from India.

The Chestnut Man S1 Netflix 29/09/2021
“At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician’s missing child”. Netflix Original series from Denmark.

Love 101 (Ask 101) S2 Netflix 30/09/2021
“While trying to make their teacher fall for a basketball coach, four misfits and a model student find friendship, love and the courage to be themselves”. Netflix Original series from Turkey.

Luna Park S1 Netflix 30/09/2021
“In 1960s Rome, a free-spirited young woman who’s grown up at her family’s circus unexpectedly discovers she belongs to two very different worlds”. Netflix Original series from Italy.

The Crowned Clown S1 Netflix 01/10/2021
“Standing in for an unhinged Joseon king, a look-alike clown plays the part but increasingly becomes devoted to protecting the throne and the people”. Korean drama.

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

BMF S1 StarzPlay 26/09/2021
““BMF” follows the story of two brothers who created the “Black Mafia Family,” the most prominent drug distribution network in American history”.

For Life S2 Sky Witness 27/09/2021
“US legal drama starring Nicholas Pinnock as wrongly imprisoned inmate Aaron Wallace, who becomes a lawyer while incarcerated and embarks on a quest for justice”.

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist S2 E4 27/09/2021
“Jane Levy stars in this high-concept drama as Zoey Clarke who, after an unusual event, starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through music”.

Hitmen: Reloaded S2 Sky Comedy 29/09/2021
“Having stumbled into a career in contract killing, misfits Fran and Jamie (Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc) are not your typical killers for hire. Working out of their scruffy van, each episode follows the hapless duo as they try to carry out their latest hit, inevitably derailed by incompetence, bickering, and inane antics”.

Hollington Drive S1 ITV 29/09/2021
“The lives of two sisters, Theresa, and her older head teacher sibling, Helen, and a missing child”.

The Great North S1 Disney+ 29/09/2021
Animated comedy about the adventures of a single dad and his weird Alaskan family.

Maid S1/LS Netflix 01/10/2021
“After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights to provide for her child and build them a better future”.

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)

The King’s Choice (Sweden, 2016) Sat, BBC4
The Spy Gone North (Korea, 2018) Sat/Sun, BBC2
Capernaum (Lebanon, 2018) Sun/Mon, Channel 4
Loveless (Russia, 2017) Sun/Mon, Film 4
Monos (Colombia, 2019) Thurs, Film 4