While winter may be behind us (at last!), and we should be making for the great outdoors come the weekend, sometimes there’s no better way to relax than to lose yourself in a great watch. Luckily, there’s a slew of captivating, cerebral, and comic new releases to keep us entertained. Here, we’ve rounded up an edit of the new films, series, and returning shows that have our attention.
New Movies
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
The Roses
One Battle After Another
Coming 25th September
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, this thrilling drama stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, and Teyana Taylor as former revolutionaries forced back into action when a long-buried enemy returns. Bound by loyalty and sacrifice, they must rescue a teammate’s daughter in a tense story of unfinished battles and hard-won redemption.
Good Fortune
Coming late October
Keanu Reeves stars as Gabriel, a well-meaning but bumbling angel who swaps the lives of struggling gig worker, Arj (played by Aziz Ansari) and wealthy venture capitalist, Jeff (played by Seth Rogen). This playful comedy explores wealth, identity, and what really makes a life worth living.
New TV Series
Black Rabbit
The Lowdown
Coming 23rd September
In The Lowdown, Ethan Hawke plays Lee Raybon, a relentless Tulsa “truthstorian” whose latest exposé sparks a dangerous unraveling. Set in a crumbling city and a fractured family, this gritty new thriller is all about what happens when you know too much.
The Girlfriend
Watch now on Amazon Prime
In The Girlfriend, Laura’s picture-perfect life is upended when her beloved son introduces Cherry — a charming newcomer whose presence quickly sows suspicion. What starts as polite unease escalates into a gripping battle of wits in this taut drama about love, ambition, and the dangerous games people play.
Returning Series
The Morning Show Season 4
Slow Horses Season 5
Coming 24th September
Based on Mick Herron’s London Rules, and off the back of a slew of Emmy nominations, Slow Horses returns for a fifth season with more blood, blunders, and blistering one-liners as Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) leads his team of outcasts into a new national security nightmare.
The Diplomat Season 3
Coming 16th October
Season three of The Diplomat ups the stakes as Kate Wyler (played by Keri Russell) finds herself in the role she never wanted — with the power to match. With the president dead, and the vice presidency in reach, political ambition and personal fallout collide in explosive new ways.
