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Batman’s butler used to be proper hard and
Escape to Victory star Pelé was a footballer
in real life – the things you learn from TV!
Bloods
Sky’s latest original sitcom casts
Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks
as a mismatched pair of paramedics,
following their misadventures as
they drive an ambulance around
London. With the NHS currently
in the spotlight, Bloods feels like
a fitting and timely comic tribute
to the courage and humour of
emergency workers.
S1 / Sky/Now, 10 MarPennyworth
Batman’s butler is back – and he’s
buff! Alfred Pennyworth’s origin
story as a former SAS soldier
turned dapper private security
contractor in ’50s London brings
a fresh perspective to the DC
Comics universe. Jack Bannon
returns for this second season,
battling the fascist Raven Union
as they attempt to grab power.
S2 / StarzPlay, 28 FebPelé
Who is Edson Arantes do
Nascimento? Well, he’s Pelé,
obviously, the only footballer
to have won three World Cups...
but who is he really? Unlike the
late Maradona, Pelé has always
been reticent when it comes to
his personal life; this feature-length
documentary aims to shine some
light on the game’s brightest star.
Film / Netflix, 23 FebYour Honor
Impossible choices abound
in British writer Peter Moffat’s
second major US series (the first
being the superb The Night Of).
Bryan Cranston plays a judge who
betrays his sense of justice to
protect his son, whose involvement
in a hit-and-run accident creates
a web of deception and lies that
threatens further bloodshed.
S1 / Sky/Now, 2 MarI Care a Lot
Legal guardian Marla Grayson
(Rosamund Pike in formidable
form) makes a killing from swindling
the wealthy elderly people she’s
supposed to be looking out for...
but her latest ward proves a tougher
mark than usual thanks to some
unlikely underworld connections.
Screen legend Dianne Wiest also
stars in this black comedy.
Film / Amazon Prime Video, 19 Feb
Big Sky
Disney+ isn’t totally kid-centric any
more. Star, a new hub full of shows
aimed at grownups, comes to the
platform on 23 February, and crime
drama Big Sky is part of its launch
line-up. Named after the glorious
open vistas of its Montana setting,
it stars Ryan Phillippe as a private
eye unwinding the disappearance
of a dozen young women.
S1 / Disney+ Star, 23 Feb
For All Mankind S2 / Apple TV+, 19 Feb
Apple’s sci-fi drama flips history on its head by exploring a parallel universe where the
Soviet Union was the first nation to put people on the moon, reinvigorating America’s
emotional and financial investment in the space race. Fast-forwarding a decade to the
early 1980s, the second season sees the Cold War threaten to warm up as American
astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts vie for control of lunar resources. And the stakes
couldn’t be higher: a dust-up on the moon could lead to nuclear conflict.