BAD WEATHER BINGE WATCHES
It’s raining, it’s pouring, inside is boring…
We’ve all been caught short looking for what to watch when the weather turns bad. So our team have rallied our top reccos for each platform to stop boredom in its tracks.
Shrinking
WHAT? A group of psychologists dish out life-changing advice, all while dealing with their own shit.
GENRE: Comedy
WHY TO WATCH: Fun and silly with an emotional journey. And Harrison Ford.
the Morning Show
WHAT? News channel melts down in response to #MeToo assholes. Power plays, and scandals up the yin yang.
GENRE: Drama
WHY TO WATCH: Smart story. Amazing cast. Takes you on a journey.
FOR ALL MANKIND
WHAT? Imagine if the space race never ended, and astronauts were as famous as the Kardashians?
GENRE: Drama
WHY TO WATCH: Space hotels, a female POTUS and life on Mars. Awesome.
The Empress
WHAT? Austria, 1854. Royal boy meets royal girl. They fall in love. Only catch - he’s due to marry her sister…
GENRE: Drama, with subtitles
WHY TO WATCH: A true story. Oh how scandalous.
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
WHAT? One half-caste weapon of a samurai slashes through 17th century Japan, seeking revenge.
GENRE: Anime
WHY TO WATCH: Nail biting action beautifully animated to move your soul.
PAINKILLER
WHAT? The terribly true story of the 90s Oxycontin epidemic, all thanks to money-hungry Purdue Pharma.
GENRE: Drama
WHY TO WATCH: Matthew Broderick is truly unhinged.
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
WHAT? Two women become entangled in a triangle of epic proportions with a conman posing as an ecopreneur.
GENRE: Comedy
WHY TO WATCH: Alistair Petrie’s fake Antarctic explorer photo.
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK
WHAT? Drag queens compete in seriously outrageous challenges to become the next UK Drag superstar.
GENRE: Reality
WHY TO WATCH: Come for the laughs, stay for the Snatch Game.
FROM
WHAT? People enter a town. People never leave the town. Things get real creepy - fast.
GENRE: Thriller/Horror
WHY TO WATCH: It gets real gory - but this is no simple splatterfest.
THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES
WHAT? Follow Pastor Eli and his fame hungry children through schemes, sermons and very silly hairdos.
GENRE: Comedy
WHY TO WATCH: Makes the Succession siblings look like angels.
YELLOWJACKETS
WHAT? A group of teens get stranded after their plane crashes. Years later, they’re still living their nightmares.
GENRE: Thriller
WHY TO WATCH: Christina Ricci killing it. Oh - and the cannibalism.
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
WHAT? Centuries old vampire flatmates grapple with modern life, their dark duties – and each other.
GENRE: Comedy
WHY TO WATCH: The undead have never felt so alive.
A MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD
WHAT? Amateur sleuth attempts to solve a murder at a secluded retreat, hosted by a reclusive billionaire.
GENRE: Murder mystery
WHY TO WATCH: The creators are known for their mind-f*cks.
THE CLEARING
WHAT? Traumatised cult survivor relives her worst fears to save her family. Inspired by a true story.
GENRE: Drama/Thriller
WHY TO WATCH: Who isn’t a little intrigued by a creepy cult?
THE BEAR
WHAT? Chef steps into the chaotic kitchen of his family’s restaurant to put out the fires his brother left behind.
GENRE: Drama
WHY TO WATCH: Makes you start saying “yes chef” and bossing people round the kitchen.
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