Guerrilla
Idris Elba co-stars in his first TV drama since BBC One’s Luther alongside Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Babou Ceesay in this six-part drama by 12 Years a Slave writer John Ridley, about a radical underground cell in 1970s London.
Asking what might have happened if Black Power groups in the UK took up arms in their fight for equal rights, Guerrilla tells the story of a couple whose relationship is tested when they get swept up in radical activism and go head-to-head with abusive police and a racist system.
Asking what might have happened if Black Power groups in the UK took up arms in their fight for equal rights, Guerrilla tells the story of a couple whose relationship is tested when they get swept up in radical activism and go head-to-head with abusive police and a racist system.
Better Call Saul
When things start to get tough, legally speaking, for Walter White in Breaking Bad season two, Jesse Pinkman tells him: “You don’t want a criminal lawyer – you want a ‘criminal’ lawyer.” Even if you gave up on the saga mid-way through, this charming prequel spin-off showing how fledgling and law-abiding attorney Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) transforms into the amoral lawyer Saul Goodman, is still worth watching as it stands firmly on its own two feet.
The last instalment finished on a cliff-hanger, and in season three we can finally expect to see Saul Goodman emerge. Fans will be thrilled to discover more about Breaking Bad villain Gus Fring’s backstory, plus there is the promise of a couple more familiar characters dropping in as we edge closer to the narrative terrain of Breaking Bad. Premieres 10 April on AMC.
The last instalment finished on a cliff-hanger, and in season three we can finally expect to see Saul Goodman emerge. Fans will be thrilled to discover more about Breaking Bad villain Gus Fring’s backstory, plus there is the promise of a couple more familiar characters dropping in as we edge closer to the narrative terrain of Breaking Bad. Premieres 10 April on AMC.
The Handmaid's Tale
Topping Amazon’s bestseller chart earlier this year alongside dystopian classics 1984 and It Can't Happen Here, Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel tells of life in Gilead, a totalitarian society facing environmental disasters and a plunging birth-rate, ruled by twisted fundamentalism and militarised misogyny.
Atwood’s chilling yarn has been adapted for the small screen by Hulu and sees Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss star as one of a caste of women forced into sexual servitude for the country’s leaders, as a last attempt to repopulate the world. Expect paranoia, bizarre rituals and brutal violence. Premieres 26 April on Hulu.
Atwood’s chilling yarn has been adapted for the small screen by Hulu and sees Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss star as one of a caste of women forced into sexual servitude for the country’s leaders, as a last attempt to repopulate the world. Expect paranoia, bizarre rituals and brutal violence. Premieres 26 April on Hulu.
Las Chicas del Cable
Spain’s national telephone company opens its headquarters in Madrid during the Roaring ‘20s and in the only place that represents progress and modernity for women at the time, hundreds queue up to get a job as a ‘cable girl’. A romantic drama set around the lives of four women from very different backgrounds working as cable operators, Las Chicas del Cable is Netflix’s first original series from Spain.
The sleek trailer caught our attention, and having already been confirmed for a second season, here’s hoping Cable Girls has the story – as well as the style – to keep us engaged.
The sleek trailer caught our attention, and having already been confirmed for a second season, here’s hoping Cable Girls has the story – as well as the style – to keep us engaged.
Fargo
Ewan McGregor stars twice as rival siblings in the third season of the TV adaptation of the Coen Brothers’ 1996 black comedy. Set in 2010, the latest instalment centres on Emmit Stussy, ‘the Parking Lot King of Minnesota’, and his younger brother Ray, a pot-bellied parole officer with a huge chip on his shoulder. Their rivalry follows a path that begins with theft but leads to mobsters and murder – as things often do in that part of the world.
Although season one was a masterpiece in itself, a terrifically bloody closing act in season two and storyline that relied less on the original film brought an end to any debate about which was better – but it will take an altogether stellar turn from the new cast and a script that truly is stranger than fiction to build on that success. Premieres 19 April on FX.
Although season one was a masterpiece in itself, a terrifically bloody closing act in season two and storyline that relied less on the original film brought an end to any debate about which was better – but it will take an altogether stellar turn from the new cast and a script that truly is stranger than fiction to build on that success. Premieres 19 April on FX.
American Gods
Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel gets the Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) treatment in a series starring Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon and Ian McShane playing the mysterious Mr Wednesday. Shadow Moon finds himself in a world where magic is real, and where the Old Norse Gods fear both irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, like Technology and Media. A bloody war ensues.
Those who love the award-winning book will be hoping the production can deliver – but with Gaiman himself on exec producer duties, fans should keep the faith. Premieres 30 April on Starz.
Those who love the award-winning book will be hoping the production can deliver – but with Gaiman himself on exec producer duties, fans should keep the faith. Premieres 30 April on Starz.
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