We’re back with a weekly run-down of the best tv shows to watch this week.
Line of Duty fans can look forward to seeing Martin Compston team up with Slow Horses’ Aimee-Ffion Edwards for a new revenge thriller with deadly consequences.
Swifties (and let’s face it, there are many) will also be fed by a Disney+ behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the making of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
If drama is more your thing then you’ll want to tune into the Irish-set mystery show coming your way soon, along with heart-warming sitcoms and dark-supernatural watches. It’s a pick’n’mix kind of a week with every genre flavour up for grabs, so scroll down to find what will be fixing your TV cravings this week.
Paramount+
The Revenge Club
Line of Duty star Martin Compston leads in the dark, comic six-part series The Revenge Club. Based on JD Pennington’s debut book The Othello Club, the show follows six lonely and unfortunate strangers who become connected by a divorce support group.
Each dealing with the trauma of their past relationships, they come together to form an incredulously wild plan to take revenge on the lovers who hurt them.
The situation quickly spirals out of control and their petty pranks soon turn into deadly acts. The series also stars Slow Horses’ Aimee-Ffion Edwards.
The Revenge Club is available to watch from Friday 12 December on Paramount+.
Acorn TV
Irish Blood
Starring 90s’ Clueless icon Alicia Silverstone, Irish Blood see divorce lawyer Fiona Sharpe’s (Silverstone) life disrupted when she receives an strange package with an encrypted message from the father who abandoned her when she was a child.
Sharpe heads to Ireland to decode her father’s message and becomes entangled in the secrets of his past. The thriller has been described by fans on IMDb as “a series worth sinking into.”
Irish Blood is available to watch from Sunday 14 December on Sky Witness at 9pm.
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Taylor Swift: The End of an Era
Taylor Swift fans, get ready: an unmissable six-part documentary series chronicling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming your way.
The series is tipped to give an intimate look into the star’s life as it breaks down the making of her record-breaking tour. The series will also feature her crew, band, dancers and family members as well as other stars such as Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, Florence Welch, Gracie Abrams and Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era is available to watch from Friday 12 December on Disney+.
Netflix
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
Known for some of the biggest reality competition shows and famed for contributing to the success of some of the biggest musicians in the world, music mogul Simon Cowell is on to his next challenge.
The upcoming Netflix series will follow Cowell on the journey of his ‘next act’. As Cowell hunts for the next best talent, his all-access documentary series will be with him every step of the way from “open casting calls to the release of the group’s debut single” (via Tudum).
Simon Cowell: The Next Act is available to watch from Wednesday 10 December on Netflix.
Netflix
Single Papa
Single Papa promises to be a comical and heartwarming watch as Gaurav Gehlot (Kunal Kemmu) goes from bachelorhood to fatherhood when the “lovable man-child” (via Netflix) suddenly decides to adopt a baby after his divorce.
His stunned family, befuddled by his actions, have little faith in his decision but rally round him in support. Netflix describes Single Papa as a show “bursting with flavour, heart, and the unmistakable energy of the Great Indian Family.”
Single Papa is available to watch from Friday 12 December on Netflix.
AMC
Nos4A2
This dark supernatural series from horror writer Joe Hill is centred around Victoria McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings), who discovers her power to unlock portals that help her to locate lost objects.
However, as she goes down this magical rabbit hole she finds a hidden universe where she stumbles upon others who have been corrupted by their powers. Others such as Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto), who maintains immortality by feeding off the souls of children…
Nos4A2 is available to watch from Tuesday 9 December on Netflix.
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TV writer, Digital Spy Janet completed her Masters degree in Magazine Journalism in 2013 and has continued to grow professionally within the industry ever since. Â For six years she honed her analytical reviewing skills at the Good Housekeeping institute eventually becoming Acting Head of Food testing. Â She also freelanced in the field of film and TV journalism from 2013-2020, when she interviewed A-List stars such as Samuel L Jackson, Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson. In 2021 she joined Digital Spy as TV writer where she gets to delve into more of what she loves, watching copious amounts of telly all in the name of work. Since taking on the role she has conducted red carpet interviews with the cast of Bridgerton, covered the BAFTAs and been interviewed by BBC Radio and London Live. In her spare time she also moonlights as a published author, the book Gothic Angel.
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