Wednesday<\/a>. As the concluding four episodes of this wickedly enjoyable second season arrive, she has a lot on her plate. Worse still, most of it is her own fault \u2013 for a start, can she recapture Tyler before he endangers her family? This show is an absolute treat, imaginatively realised and swarming with witty, macabre detail. Plus, prepare for a new cast member who is guaranteed to send the Monsters absolutely Gaga.
Netflix, from Wednesday 3 September<\/p>\nTaking the plunge \u2026 A Remarkable Place to Die. Photograph: U&Drama<\/p>\n
Skippers Canyon in Queenstown, New Zealand might prosaically be described as an accident blackspot. But this dangerous stretch of road is at the heart of a sturdy if unremarkable cop drama. Anais Mallory (Chelsie Preston Crayford) is the gifted but mildly troubled detective at the heart of the action. She has returned to her small town, ostensibly to help her mother through a bereavement, but secretly to solve a mystery with a grievous personal loss at its core. Why do cars continue to plunge from the nearby cliff? Are these crashes really accidents?
U, from Wednesday 3 September<\/p>\n
OmertaBringing out the big guns \u2026 Omerta. Photograph: Channel 4<\/p>\n
This self-consciously weighty thriller (adapted from a novel by Ilkka Remes) capitalises on the often tricky geopolitical position of Finland \u2013 which is often regarded as a buffer state between Europe and Russia. On the country\u2019s Independence Day, celebrations turn to terror as the Finnish president is taken hostage by apparent terrorists. But, as is usually the way, the stakes are even higher than they first appear as a plot unfolds that threatens the whole continent. Can hostage negotiator Max Tanner (Jasper P\u00e4\u00e4kk\u00f6nen) save the day?
Channel 4, Friday 5 September<\/p>\n
Road Trip: ShortsGetting animated \u2026 Road Trip: Shorts. Photograph: Disney<\/p>\n
These snappy and cheerfully inventive animations bring together characters from across the channel\u2019s extensive cartoon portfolio. Running at about a minute each, they feature the likes of Kiff the mischievous squirrel and anxious teen Hailey Banks as they embark upon a variety of road trips. The format is basic but the subject matter is child\u2019s-eye universal. From the excitement of ordering fast food to the nightmare of having to visit a historical museum instead of a waterpark, they\u2019re full of recognisable childhood holiday experiences.
Disney+, from Friday 5 September<\/p>\n
Queen MantisThe apple never falls too far from the tree \u2026 Queen Mantis. Photograph: Netflix<\/p>\n
There is an awkward mother-son relationship in this Korean drama: Jeong I-sin was given the nickname Mantis after committing five brutal murders. Subsequently, she\u2019s spent two decades in prison while her son, Cha Soo-yeol, has grown up to be very different. He is now a police officer who has disowned his mother and, somewhat inevitably, specialises in capturing serial killers. However, when a murder bears all the hallmarks of a Mantis copycat killing, he is forced to pay her a long-overdue visit. Absurdly contrived but good, gruesome fun.
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