The Weekly World Drama List (2-8 April)

New and returning world dramas

Harry Wild S1 Acorn UK 04/04/2022
Black Dog: Being a Teacher S1 Netflix 05/04/2022
Smother S2 Alibi 05/04/2022
Wellington Paranormal S4 Sky Comedy 05/04/2022
Green Mothers’ Club S1 Netflix 06/04/2022
Terapia Alternativa S1 Star/Disney+ 06/04/2022
Transplant S2 Sky Witness 07/04/2022
Dirty Lines S1 Netflix 08/04/2022
Elite S5 Netflix 08/04/2022

New and returning world dramas – details

Harry Wild S1 Acorn UK 04/04/2022
Literature professor Harriet “Harry” Wild (Jane Seymour) is adjusting to retirement when she’s mugged. While recovering at the home of her son (Kevin Ryan), a detective in the Dublin police, Harry gleans a clue for his current case. But when she’s rebuffed, Harry decides to solve the crime herself. Recruiting an unlikely young sidekick (Rohan Nedd), she finds a new path as a private investigator.

Black Dog: Being a Teacher S1 Netflix 05/04/2022
In a temporary position at a private high school, a compassionate teacher fights to support her students’ dreams while navigating school politics. Korean drama.

Smother S2 Alibi 05/04/2022
Season 2 of the Irish crime drama starring Dervla Kirwan. On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern’s husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family’s secrets to find out who might be responsible.

Wellington Paranormal S4 Sky Comedy 05/04/2022
Mockumentary comedy horror following two New Zealand cops who stumble upon a young woman possessed by a demon.

Green Mothers’ Club S1 Netflix 06/04/2022
Five moms in a competitive grade school community keep their enemies close, and one another closer, as envy and secrets tangle and unravel their lives. Korean drama marketed as a Netflix Original series.

Terapia Alternativa S1 Star/Disney+ 06/04/2022
A couple of ex-lovers set out on an unusual couples’ therapy with a young and unorthodox psychologist to try to put an end to their relationship, and this way stop lying to their families. Star+ Original series from Argentina.

Transplant S2 Sky Witness 07/04/2022
A modern immigrant story interweaves with a medical drama as Bash, a talented Syrian doctor, becomes a refugee when he flees his war-torn homeland to start a new life in Canada. 

Dirty Lines S1 Netflix 08/04/2022
In 1980s Amsterdam, an enterprising college student stumbles into a new career at a phone sex line started by two wildly different brothers. Netflix Original series from The Netherlands.

Elite S5 Netflix 08/04/2022
The popular Netflix Original series from Spain which is set at an elite school is back for season 5.

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