David Farnor | On 03, Feb 2024

Sky winds back to the clock with a Ted prequel and fasts forward to grumpy old man years with the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm this February. For more information on the latest Sky TV packages and pricing, click here.

Don’t have Sky? You can also stream all of the above live and on-demand through NOW, Sky’s contract-free VOD service, which costs £9.99 a month for an Entertainment Membership.

Sky Cinema’s line-up, meanwhile, has some of the biggest films of 2023 on offer, including Asteroid City, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One, and Insidious: The Red Door. Plus, for Sky Cinema subscribers on Sky platforms, there’s the added bonus of Paramount+ titles being included for free. For more information on getting Sky Cinema, click here. Again, if you don’t have Sky, you can also stream Sky Cinema’s movie catalogue live and on-demand through NOW, for £11.99 a month.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Sky and NOW in February 2024:

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Sort Of: Season 3 (Sky Comedy, 9pm) – 1st February

The series’ final season finds Sabi (Bilal Baig) coming to terms with feelings of grief and an unexpected sense of freedom following the death of their father.

Fantasy Football League: Season 2 (Sky Max, 10pm) – 2nd February

With another raucous Premier League season in full swing, hosts Matt Lucas and Elis James – along with fellow football fanatic and comedian Andrew Mensah – are back with a second season of the critically acclaimed, iconic comedy series Fantasy Football League. Episodes arrive weekly.

Tell Them You Love Me (Sky Documentaries, 9pm) – 3rd February

Tell Them You Love Me explores the extraordinary story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed university professor who becomes embroiled in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy. Anna says she unlocked Derrick’s mind from his body by teaching him to communicate using a keyboard. The relationship that followed would lead to a criminal trial that would challenge our perceptions of disability and the nature of consent.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 12 (Sky Comedy, 9pm) – 5th February

Larry David returns as… Larry David, living the good life out in Los Angeles and stumbling through one faux-pas after another. Episodes arrive weekly.

Ted: Season 1 (Sky Max, 9pm) – 9th February

Following the huge success of the global hit film franchise, Ted is taking over the small screen in a 7-episode prequel series. It’s 1993, and Ted the bear’s (Seth MacFarlane) moment of fame has passed. He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder), along with John’s parents, Matty and Susan (Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach) and cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). Ted may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he’s a loyal pal who’s always willing to go out on a limb for friendship. Episodes arrive weekly.

Super Bowl LVIII (Sky Sports, 10pm) – 11th February

It’s time for the big one – Super Bowl LVIII is coming to the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, where the greatest show on Earth is slowly taking shape. At time of writing, eight teams remain in the running in the playoffs, including the reigning champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. They’re facing strong competition on the AFC side of the bracket from the hotly tipped Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills, while the San Francisco 49ers are the favourites to head to Nevada as NFC champions. And as usual, even non-sports fans might want to check in for the always spectacular half-time show, with R&B legend Usher taking the stage this year.

My Friend Misty: Season 2 (Sky Kids) – 12th February

Executive produced by Fearne Cotton, the second series of the animated and live-action hybrid sees colourful and magical Misty, voiced by Daisy Haggard, help children navigate everyday situations by teaching them brilliant tips to stay calm and strategies that will help them move forward.

Rob & Romesh vs F1 (Sky Max, 9pm) – 15th February

In a sport where precision is everything; where the smallest detail can mean the difference between crossing the finish line or spinning out on turn one; where the man behind the wheel is only as strong as the team in the back; only the very best are allowed anywhere near the track. Until now. Part 2 arrives on 22nd February.

Pete Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin (Sky Documentaries, 9pm) – 17th February

Discover English punk singer-songwriter and Libertines’ legendary front man, Peter Doherty, as he plunges into the depths of addiction at the very height of his popularity. Over a period of 10 years, Peter Doherty was intimately filmed by director-musician Katia de Vidas who shot over 200 hours of exclusive footage. We experience, in the artist’s own words, Doherty’s moving and emotionally charged fight to overcome his demons and emerge from darkness back into the light.

Rob Beckett’s Smart TV (Sky Max, 8pm) – 28th February

From the makers of Never Mind the Buzzcocks comes a brand-new, fast-paced comedy quiz show all about the magic of television. Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who is TV personified, Alison Hammond – the show will be a hilarious celebration of the small screen and the shows we love. Featuring some of the biggest names in TV, the regulars will be joined by actors, comics, presenters and personalities, competing across a series of funny, chaotic, trivia-infused rounds to see who knows the most about telly.

Brian Johnson & Mark Knopfler: Good Times (Sky Arts) – Date TBC

Musicians don’t come much bigger than legends of rock Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler, lead singers of AC/DC and Dire Straits. Having sold a staggering 300 million records between them, each has left their own mark on our cultural history. Now, after a lifetime in music, they’re taking a moment to reflect.

 

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Insidious: The Red Door – 2nd February

The horror franchise’s original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family’s terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family’s dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.

Hypnotic – 3rd February

Determined to find his missing daughter, Austin detective Danny Rourke finds himself spiralling down a rabbit hole investigating a series of reality-bending crimes where he will ultimately call into question his most basic assumptions about everything and everyone in his world. Aided by Diana Cruz, a gifted psychic, Rourke simultaneously pursues and is pursued by a lethal spectre – the one man he believes holds the key to finding the missing girl – only to discover more than he ever bargained for.

57 Seconds – 4th February

Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) and Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman star in this heart-racing action thriller. When a tech blogger discovers a time-altering device, he unleashes its power to rewrite the past and seek revenge against the ruthless corporate empire that destroyed his family. But his actions soon trigger a terrifying chain of events, propelling him into a pulse-pounding battle for survival where every second counts.

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken – 9th February

Sweet, awkward 16-year-old Ruby is desperate to fit in at Oceanside High, but she mostly just feels invisible. She’s math-tutoring her skater-boy crush who only seems to admire her for her fractals, and she’s prevented from hanging out with the cool kids at the beach because her over-protective supermom (Toni Collette), has forbade Ruby from ever getting in the water. But when she breaks her mom’s #1 rule, Ruby will discover that she is a direct descendant of the warrior Kraken queens and is destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother (Jane Fonda), the Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas.

The Bricklayer – 9th February

A rogue insurgent blackmails the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it appear the agency is responsible. As other nations begin turning against the U.S., the CIA must lure Steve Vail (Aaron Eckhart) — their most brilliant and rebellious operative — out of retirement. With an elite and deadly skill set, Vail is tasked with helping clear the agency’s name, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unravelling an international conspiracy.

Desperation Road – 11th February

In a small Mississippi town, justice and the law are two very different things. Academy Award® Winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Garret Hedlund (TRON: Legacy), and Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series) star in a modern noir thriller based on the acclaimed novel by Michael Farris Smith about two lost souls tortured by the mistakes of their past and bound by a secret that keeps them running.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning: Part One – 16th February

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission
– not even the lives of those he cares about most.

Dangerous Waters – 17th February

A sailing adventure spirals out of control in this tightly wound-survival thriller. 19-year-old Rose (Odeya Rush) lives a tough, small-town life in Florida with her single mother Alma (Saffron Burrows). Their luck seems to take a turn when Alma’s new businessman boyfriend, Derek (Eric Dane), whisks them away on a sailing adventure to Bermuda. While at sea, Derek’s “business” is revealed to be less than legitimate when their boat is attacked by savage villains, set on fire, and Alma is viciously killed. Distraught and persecuted by Derek and The Captain (Ray Liotta), Rose unearths a primal instinct of survival and a terrifying need for vengeance. She will not yield until those responsible for her mother’s murder are dead.

Dashcam – 18th February

At the start of the pandemic, an indulgent and self- deluded livestreaming improv musician abandons LA for London, steals her ex-band mate’s car, and makes the wrong decision to give a ride to an elderly woman who is not what she seems.

Asteroid City – 23rd February

The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organised to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman and Tom Hanks, and directed by Wes Anderson.

Knights of the Zodiac – 24th February

Based on the international anime sensation, Knights of the Zodiac brings the Saint Seiya saga to the big screen in live-action for the first time. Seiya (Mackenyu), a headstrong street teen, spends his time fighting for cash while he searches for his abducted sister. When one of his fights unwittingly taps into mystical powers he never knew he had, Seiya finds himself thrust into a world of warring saints, ancient magical training and a reincarnated goddess who needs his protection. If he’s to survive, he will need to embrace his destiny and sacrifice everything to take his rightful place among the Knights of the Zodiac.

Red Right Hand – 25th February

Cash (Orlando Bloom) is trying to live an honest and quiet life with his widowed brother-in-law Finney and niece, Savannah, in the Appalachian hills of Odim County. When the sadistic Queenpin Big Cat (Andie MacDowell), who runs the town, forces him back into her services to pay off Finney’s debts, Cash will use any means necessary to protect his town and the only family he has left. As the journey gets harder, Cash is drawn into a nightmare that blurs the lines between good and evil.

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