June 2023 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this week and month
David Farnor | On 04, Jun 2023
Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.
We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your May watchlist – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.
Changing Ends: Season 1
Changing Ends is co-written by the BAFTA award winning Alan Carr and the Scottish BAFTA & RTS award winning Simon Carlyle (Two Doors Down), based on Alan’s own life in Northampton in the 1980’s growing up as the son of a fourth division football manager. Alan will star in the series as himself in present day, whilst taking on the role of young Alan is rising star Oliver Savell (Belfast). Shaun Dooley and Nancy Sullivan will play Alan’s parents Graham and Christine along with Taylor Fay as his younger brother Gary. All 6 episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 1st June
What channel? ITVX
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
The Idol: Season 1
After a nervous breakdown derailed Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) last tour, she’s determined to claim her rightful status as the greatest and sexiest pop star in America. Her passions are reignited by Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), a nightclub impresario with a sordid past. Will her romantic awakening take her to glorious new heights or the deepest and darkest depths of her soul? Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 5th June (9pm)
What channel? Sky Atlantic
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly live and on-demand
For Her Sins: Season 1
When Laura meets charming newcomer Emily, they become friends. But all is not as it seems. Psychological thriller starring Jo Joyner and Rachel Shenton. The four episodes air nightly through the week.
UK air date:
When? 5th June (9pm)
What channel? Channel 5
Watch online in the UK:
My5
Available nightly live and on-demand
Never Have I Ever: Season 4
The fourth and final season – get ready for senior year, nerds.
UK air date:
When? 8th June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Significant Other: Season 1
The series, written by Dana Fainaru and Hamish Wright, follows two lonely neighbours who embark on a hesitant, obstacle-filled relationship after drastic life events bring them together. As this strange love story unfolds with wryly observed wit and warmth, could these deeply flawed individuals – both at a time in their lives when change is difficult and rarely expected – influence each other for the better? Katherine Parkinson and Youssef Kerkour star in this comedy based on the award-winning Israeli series of the same name. All 6 episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 8th June
What channel? ITVX
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Man Like Mobeen: Season 4
All Mobeen wants to do is follow his faith, lead a good life and keep his little sister on track. But with his dodgy past chasing him, can he stay on the right side of wrong? Guz Khan’s comedy returns for a fourth season, following a darkly serious turn at the end of Season 3.
UK air date:
When? 8th June (10pm)
What channel? BBC Three
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Human Resources: Season 2
When it comes to love in this Big Mouth spin-off, this organisation means business.
UK air date:
When? 9th June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Crowded Room: Season 1
Starring and executive produced by Tom Holland, this 10-episode series follows Danny Sullivan, a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. Told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried), Danny’s life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the twists and turns that will lead him to a life-altering revelation. Episodes 1 to 3 arrive together, followed by weekly episodes until the finale on 28th July.
UK air date:
When? 9th June (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Best Interests: Season 1
A family faces a choice no parent wants to make. When your child is desperately ill, who decides what happens next? Heartbreaking drama with Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen. The four episodes air over two weeks on Monday and Tuesday.
UK air date:
When? 12th June (10pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available available weekly live and on-demand
The Ark: Season 1
The Ark takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive. All episodes available at once.
UK air date:
When? 13th June (9pm)
What channel? Sky Sci-Fi
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Our Planet II
At any given moment on planet Earth, billions of animals are on the move. Captured with spectacular and innovative cinematography, Season 2 of this nature docuseries unravels the mysteries of how and why animals migrate to reveal some of the most dramatic and compelling stories in the natural world.
UK air date:
When? 14th June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Full Monty: Season 1
Taking place 25 years after the original British smash hit, the 8×60’ series will follow the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors. The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades. All episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 14th June (8.01am)
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Staged: Season 3
Season 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown-inspired mockumentary resumes as things have returned to normal for David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing versions of themselves). They have moved on from lockdown and returned to their everyday working life, but the career of director Simon Evans (also playing himself) remains stagnant. His phone does ring, but only to ask if he can get David and Michael back together, and they’ve made it clear they want nothing more to do with him. But Christmas is approaching, and Simon hopes the warmth of the season might soften them to the idea of a radio version of a Christmas classic… but that’s as far as Simon’s plan has got. Originally airing on BritBox in November 2022, the third season now arrives on BBC.
UK air date:
When? 14th June (10pm)
What channel? BBC Three
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 2
In Season 2 of this Discovery spin-off, the crew of the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), confronts increasingly dangerous stakes, explores uncharted territories, and encounters new life and civilisations. The crew will also embark on personal journeys that will continue to test their resolve and redefine their destinies. Rebecca Romjim and Ethan Peck return as Number One and Science Officer Spock. Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 15th June (8.01am)
What channel? Paramount+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Paramount+ UK (£6.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Black Mirror: Season 6
The dystopian tech series, created by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, loves nothing more than to explore the nature of human existence in our modern, digital age in brutal, disturbing detail. Now delving into its sixth series, the cast only gets more impressive, with stars including Aaron Paul, Anjana Vasan, Annie Murphy, Auden Thornton, Ben Barnes, Clara Rugaard, Daniel Portman, Danny Ramirez, David Shields, Himesh Patel, John Hannah, Josh Hartnett, Kate Mara, Michael Cera, Monica Dolan, Myha’la Herrold, Paapa Essiedu, Rob Delaney, Rory Culkin, Salma Hayek Pinault, Samuel Blenkin and Zazie Beetz.
UK air date:
When? 15th June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Count Abdulla: Season 1
Count Abdulla follows Abdulla Khan (Arian Nik) – a mid-twenties British Muslim doctor stuck in an identity crisis, caught between his religious mother Bushra (Nina Wadia) and his secular, hedonistic friends. But when Abdulla is bitten by a vampire (Jaime Winstone) he suddenly becomes the outsider’s outsider. All 6 episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 15th June
What channel? ITVX
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Queen of Oz: Season 1
Scandal magnet and spare to the throne, Princess Georgiana, is the black sheep of a fictional British royal family. A PR disaster, she’s spent her spoilt, party-girl life plastered over the tabloids. On the back of her latest scandal her father, the King, makes the unprecedented move of abdicating his Australian throne in favour of his daughter. It is hoped that giving her some real responsibility will finally be the making of her – and if it isn’t, at least shipping her off keeps her 10,000 miles away from London. Accompanied by a useless entourage, Queen Georgiana of Australia goes kicking and screaming to a country she has zero interest in beyond the Hemsworth Brothers. Things will be OK once she’s a queen, right? Catherine Tate stars in the six-part comedy, with all episodes arriving together on BBC iPlayer.
UK air date:
When? 16th June (10pm)
What channel? BBC Three
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Outlander: Season 7, Part 1
Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945, who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743 Scotland. Starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, the drama is based on Diana Gabaldon’s book series of the same name spanning the genres of history, science fiction, romance and adventure in one amazing tale. We pick things up as Claire and Jamie are caught in a tumultuous political battle, fighting to keep the peace and their power at Fraser’s Ridge. Will their love outlast adversity, or will time pull them apart once again? Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 16th June
What channel? Lionsgate+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Lionsgate+ UK (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Week 4
Van Der Valk: Season 3
A reimagining of the series which ran from 1972-1992, Van Der Valk follows a Dutch detective as he takes on criminal cases in Amsterdam using insightful human observation and his natural street smarts. Starring Marc Warren, the street-smart detective is once again joined by Maimie McCoy as Inspector Lucienne Hassell, Darrell D’Silva as team pathologist Hendrik Davie and Emma Fielding as Chief Commissaris Julia Dahlman. Returning cast members are joined by new team members Sergeants Citra Li played by Django Chan-Reeves and Eddie Suleman played by Azan Ahmed.
UK air date:
When? 18th June (8pm)
What channel? ITVX
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Wonders of the World I Can’t See
Comedian Chris McCausland visits the world’s most stunning places in this four-part travelogue. But he’s blind, so he’s joined by celebrity guests for commentary.
UK air date:
When? 19th June (10pm)
What channel? Channel 4
Watch online in the UK:
Channel 4 4 (Free)
Available weekly live and on-demand
Dr Death: Season 1
Based on the hit US podcast from Wondery, Dr Death is based on the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), a rising star in the Dallas medical community. Young, charismatic and ostensibly brilliant, Dr. Duntsch was building a flourishing neurosurgery practice when everything suddenly changed. Patients entered his operating room for complex but routine spinal surgeries and left permanently maimed or dead. As victims piled up, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeon Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby (Christian Slater), as well as Dallas prosecutor Michelle Shugart (AnnaSophia Robb) set out to stop him. Originally airing on STARZPLAY in 2021, all episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 20th June (10pm)
What channel? Channel 4
Watch online in the UK:
Channel 4 4 (Free)
Available all at once on-demand
Secret Invasion: Season 1
In Marvel Studios’ new series Secret Invasion, set in the present day MCU, Nick Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill, and the Skrull Talos, who has made a life for himself on Earth. Together, they race against time to thwart an imminent Skrull invasion and save humanity. Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 21st June (8.01am)
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
There She Goes: 2023 Special
David Tennant, Miley Locke and Jessica Hynes reunite for a one-off final chapter of this heartfelt, often hilarious drama about a family and their learning disabled daughter. Rosie Yates (Miley Locke) is now 13 and is starting to display increasingly challenging emotional and physical behaviour, veering wildly from joyous obsessions with the letter X, tigers with Xs on their nose, ticket barriers and Fedex lorries to sudden violent outbursts directed at both her parents and herself. The family realise that Rosie is simply struggling to cope with the onset of puberty, just like any other teenage girl. Meanwhile, their geneticist calls with news of Rosie’s condition.
UK air date:
When? 21st June (9pm)
What channel? BBC Two
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available live and on-demand
The Change
In this new comedy from Bridget Christie, Linda finds a new lease of life when she learns that she’s experiencing menopause. So she heads to the forest on a journey of self-discovery.
UK air date:
When? 21st June (10pm)
What channel? Channel 4
Watch online in the UK:
Channel 4 4 (Free)
Available all at once on-demand
And Just Like That…, Season 2
The second season of the Sex and the City revival once again reunites Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the reality of life and friendship in their 50s. Kim Cattrall will return as Samantha in the finale, but you’ll have wait for the episodes to drop weekly before you get there.
UK air date:
When? 22nd May (9pm)
What channel? Sky Comedy
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available weekly live and on-demand
Skull Island: Season 1
The next chapter of the Monsterverse begins in this animated franchise spin-off.
UK air date:
When? 22nd June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Ruby Speaking: Season 1
Newly-single Ruby (Jayde Adams) is a fun and irreverent member of the customer service team at the Bristol call centre of Hellocom. The life and soul of her workplace, Ruby struggles to read from the prepared script that work and life have foisted upon her, choosing instead to walk her own chaotic path. Comedy Ruby Speaking follows Ruby and her ragtag bunch of colleagues at the Hellocom call centre as they live, love, laugh and enter a choir competition they have no business being in. Alongside Jayde Adams in the title role, the cast also features Katherine Kelly as Vicki, Sam Swainsbury as Mark, Joe Sims as Tom, Jamal Franklin as Cameron, Nicky Goldie as Donna, Amy-Leigh Hickman as Ellie, Dan Hiscox as Craig and Kiera Lester as Melons. All 6 episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 22nd June
What channel? ITVX
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Titans: Season 4
Having saved Gotham, the Titans hit the road to head back to San Francisco. But after a stop in Metropolis, they find themselves in the crosshairs of a supernatural cult with powers unlike anything they’ve faced before.
UK air date:
When? 25th June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Hijack: Season 1
Starring and exec-produced by the Luther actor, the seven-part series is created by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) and Jim Field Smith (Criminal). Told in real time, it follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, and authorities on the ground scramble for answers. Elba will star as Sam Nelson, an accomplished negotiator in the business world who needs to step up and use all his guile to try and save the lives of the passengers — but, his high-risk strategy could be his undoing. The first two episodes land together, followed by weekly episodes until the finale on 2nd August.
UK air date:
When? 28th June (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
The Witcher: Season 3, Part 1
Inspired by the second installment in the book series, Time of Contempt, Season 3 sees Geralt (Henry Cavill) takes Ciri of Cintra (Freya Allan) into hiding, determined to protect his newly reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it. Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line — or risk losing each other forever. Part 2 lands on 27th July.
UK air date:
When? 29th June (8.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Jack Ryan: Season 4
The six-episode final season finds the titular character on his most dangerous mission yet: facing an enemy both foreign and domestic. As the new CIA Acting Deputy Director, Jack Ryan is tasked with unearthing internal corruption, and in doing so, uncovers a series of suspicious black ops that could expose the vulnerability of the country. As Jack and the team investigate how deep the corruption runs, he discovers a far-worse reality: the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organisation, ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero’s belief in the system he has always fought to protect. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 30ht June
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand