VOD News | On 20, Oct 2024

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 September 2024 UK TV highlights – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.

 

Week 1

 

Industry: Season 3

Back for a third season, plunge into the unrelenting world of high finance and follow a group of young bankers forging their identities within the sex and drug-fuelled blitz of international bank Pierpoint & Co. Kit Harington joining the cast as CEO of a green tech energy company.

The Cleaner: Season 3

New series. Crime scene cleaning comedy with Greg Davies, Ben Willbond, Rosie Cavaliero, Naveed Khan and Vaun Earl Norman. Wicky finds himself on a job for an old childhood school friend, Justin (Ben Willbond – Ghosts, There She Goes) – who it turns out has done rather well for himself.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: Season 2

Season 2 of the spin-off picks up where The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon left off, following Daryl Dixon (Reedus) and Carol Peletier (McBride). They both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend. Additionally, Genet (Anne Charrier)’s movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.

 

Week 2

 

Showtrial: Season 2

Telling a brand new original story, the latest instalment in the anthology series sees climate activist Marcus Calderwood (Barney Fishwick) left for dead in a violent hit and run. He uses his dying moments to apparently identify his killer – a serving policeman.

Alma’s Not Normal: Season 2

Alma (Sophie Willan) is back in town and desperate for things to be different. She bags herself a talent agent, who turns out to be a bit of a blagger. She buys herself some new wheels, that she can’t afford. And lands herself an acting role that is completely demoralising. It’s safe to say, things are not panning out for Alma.

Bump: Season 4

Now finding their feet in the world as full-grown adults, Oly (Nathalie Morris) and Santi (Carlos Sanson Jr) are trying to stabilise their small family unit with their challenging seven-year-old Jacinda. Meanwhile, Angie (Claudia Karvan) throws herself into the climate crisis to distract her from her recent heartbreak. With the chaos of life showing no signs of settling down, our characters must ask themselves: how do you find hope and joy in the midst of an existential crisis?

Grey’s Anatomy: Season 21

The long-running drama returns for its 21st season, continuing to follow a team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial who are faced with life-or death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Episodes arrive weekly.

Sweetpea

Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Fallout), stars alongside Nicôle Lecky (Mood), Jon Pointing (Big Boys), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton), Leah Harvey (Foundation), Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso) and Dustin Demri-Burns (Slow Horses) in this new Sky original six-part coming of rage story. Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression – people walk past her in the street without a second glance. Then everything in her life turns upside down. Rhiannon is pushed over the edge and loses control. Suddenly the wallflower is gone, and in its place is a young woman capable of anything… But can she keep her killer secret? All episodes arrive at once.

Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft

A new animated series from Powerhouse Animation, set after the events of the Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy video games.

Citadel: Diana

Milan, 2030. Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), an undercover Citadel agent, is alone, trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in Manticore. When she finally sees a way out and the chance to disappear forever, the only way to do so is trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani (Lorenzo Cervasio), the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the head of the Italian organisation, Ettore Zani (Maurizio Lombardi), who’s vying for leadership against the other European families. All episodes arrive at once.

Disclaimer

Alfsonso Cuaron’s gripping psychological thriller in seven chapters stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. Based on the novel of the same name by Renée Knight, it follows journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett), who has built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 15th November.

 

Week 3

 

Mr Loverman

Exuberant, closeted family man Barrington Walker wants to end his marriage and live with his best friend, Morris, with whom he has been having an affair for almost 60 years. Bernadine Evaristo’s life-affirming story about being true to yourself makes its way to the screen, starring Lennie James.

American Horror Stories: Season 4

The spin-off anthology series from the hit horror show returns for another chapter.

Shrinking: Season 2

Shrinking follows a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives … including his own. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 25th December.

Everyone Else Burns: Season 2

Meet the Lewises: your average, everyday Manchester family who belong to an ultra-religious order. Oh, and they reckon the world’s going to end in the next 10 years. In Season 2 of the dark comedy, Rachel’s drive for independence is threatened by arranged marriage, while cracks widen between David and Fiona. And can Aaron help to drag the Order into the present day? Channel 4+ subscribers get early access to Season 2 on-demand.

The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 3

The Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles. Based on the series of bestselling novels by renowned author Michael Connelly, the third season is based on the fifth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series, The Gods of Guilt.

The Office: Australia

In The Office, Hannah Howard is the managing director of packaging company Flinley Craddick. When she gets news from Head Office that they will be shutting down her branch and making everyone work from home, she goes into survival mode, making promises she can’t keep in order to keep her “work family” together. The staff of Flinley Craddick indulge her and must endure Hannah’s outlandish plots as they work toward the impossible targets that have been set for them. All episodes arrive at once.

Rivals

Set in England 1986, Rivals is an adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s second book in the Rutshire Chronicles that follows Rupert Campbell-Black, a notorious rake and famous showjumper before he quit for a career in politics, as he joins forces with his new neighbour Declan O’Hara to overthrow local unscrupulous television magnate Lord Tony Baddingham by bidding for his Cotswolds based independent television franchise. But Rupert and Declan’s plans are disrupted by a blossoming romance between the famously womanising Rupert and Declan’s innocent daughter Taggie O’Hara, a love triangle between Rupert, Tony and his right-hand woman, the brilliant American producer Cameron Cook and Declan’s stormy relationship with his wife the dazzling actress Maud. In the backstabbing world of television where it is every man and woman for themselves, can true love really blossom? All episodes arrive at once.

The Devil’s Hour: Season 2

Season 2 of this dark thriller pick up as Lucy (Jessica Raine) and Gideon (Peter Capaldi) form an uneasy alliance to prevent a recurring tragedy and hunt down an elusive monster. Lucy’s double life sees her torn between family and duty as she finds herself in the crosshairs of her husband, DI Ravi Dhillon (Nikesh Patel). Assisting Dhillon in his investigation is DS Sam Boyd (Saffron Hocking) who was mentored by DI Lucy Chambers. Meanwhile, Isaac (Benjamin Chivers) is discovering new emotions every day and struggling to keep his balance in a reality that rejects his existence. Fresh mysteries unfold as our stories converge on one explosive moment that will change the fate of our characters for the rest of their lives.

 

Week 4

 

DI Ray: Season 2

Parminder Nagra returns as Detective Inspector Rachita Ray, who is thrust back into homicide after a fatal drive-by shooting outside a Birmingham hospital leaves two dead: a young nurse, Megan Parks, and the head of a notorious local crime syndicate, Frank Chapman. DI Ray is in race against time uncover the truth before the Chapman family act out their revenge and an all-out gang war erupts onto the streets. All six parts are available on ITVX at once.

The Franchise

How does the cinematic sausage get made? Sky and HBO come up with a darkly amusing answer in this series that follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. Himesh Patel stars as Daniel, alongside Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes as Steph, Billy Magnussen as Adam, Lolly Adefope as Dag, Darren Goldstein as Pat, and Isaac Powell as Bryson. Recurring guest stars include Richard E Grant as Peter and Daniel Brühl as Eric. The first three episodes arrive together, followed by new episodes weekly.

Doctor Odyssey

From the mind of Ryan Murphy comes high-octane procedural “Doctor Odyssey.” Max (Joshua Jackson) is the new onboard doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder. It’s all-hands-on-deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.

Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 5

The animated comedy series following the support crew on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the USS Cerritos, returns for one last outing.

Before

Billy Crystal stars in this 10-episode psychological thriller about Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn, encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 20th December.

Nautilus

Nautilus tells the origin story of Captain Nemo: an Indian Prince robbed of his birthright and family, joining him as he steals a formidable prototype submarine and escapes into the Indian Ocean with a ragtag crew, determined to enact revenge against the ruthless East India Mercantile Company. All episodes arrive at once.

 

Week 5

 

The Diplomat: Season 2

This thrilling political drama, created by Debora Cahn (The West Wing, Homeland), follows Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), the new US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. She was supposed to go to Afghanistan. She’s great in a crisis zone. In a historic home… less so. War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another. Kate will have to diffuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London, and adjust to her new place in the spotlight — all while trying to survive her marriage to fellow career diplomat and political star Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell).

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