A jarring and poignant six-part war epic based on the Booker Prize-winning Richard Flanagan novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North alternates between three timelines, beginning in 1989, with the celebrated surgeon Dorrigo Evans (Ciarán Hinds), and taking us back to his memories of a forbidden love affair in 1940 with his uncle’s wife, and haunted memories of his time as POW during World War II (played by Jacob Elordi). Directed by Justin Kurzel, the series is both cinematic and emotionally riveting.

Aiming squarely for Yellowstone fans while appealing more to the romance lovers and Texans among them, Ransom Canyon delivers a visually stunning escapist soap about three contemporary ranching families facing corporate takeovers, environmental crises, love triangles, and family betrayals. Josh Duhamel, James Brolin and Minka Kelly co-star in the adaptation from the Jodi Thomas’ romance book series of the same title. 

Set in the wake of 9/11, a patriotic New Jersey Muslim family suddenly become pariahs in this darkly funny animated comedy from Ramy Youseff (creator of Ramy and Mo), who drew from his own childhood.  Co-starring Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore, and Chris Redd, the sometimes surreal social satire has a distinctive animation style that draws from Egyptian hieroglyphs. From the Hollywood Reporter‘s Daniel Fienberg:  “#1 Happy Family USA is broad and coarse and silly and, at its best, pointedly audacious in its desire to offend and possibly enlighten.”  (Read the review)

A adapted from the bestselling novel Playdate, The Stolen Girl is a parents-nightmare thriller stock full of twists and shocks, all of which come together in a revealing finale. As a limited series with just five episodes (at roughly 45 minutes each), it’s a propulsive binge watch full of cliffhangers delivered with convincing leads in Holliday Grainger, Denise Gough, and Ambika Mod.

A gripping war drama about a young Frenchman who believes he’s spotted his presumed-dead sister in a news clip, and sets off on a dangerous journey through Syria – leading him to join Kurdish female fighters battling ISIS amidst the Syrian Civil War. Themes of grief, identity, the search for belonging, and the harsh realities of war underlie the gripping eight-episode series that offers a unique perspective on the enduring conflict that first began in 2011.

Kicking off at an opulent party at a seaside estate featuring a tennis star, his wife, and his ex-wife (said to be inspired by David and Victoria Beckham), the BBC’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, set in 1936, focuses more on events leading up to a murder, with complex motives and overlaps to unravel. It also stars Anjelica Huston and Oliver Jackson-Cohen and several other familiar faces. “It is well written and well acted, a romantic distraction from our many modern woes, and like any new Christie adaptation feels like the sun coming out after a long winter.” – Carol Midgley, The Times (UK). Read the review.

A surreal comedy set in 1969 California, Government Cheese follows eternal optimist and recently released inmate Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) as he tries to reconnect with his wife and kids and launch his invention, the Bit Magician. Balancing the heartfelt with the absurd, it’s a slow burn with unexpected twists that ultimately pays off. Fans of Coen Brothers’ shows like Fargo and Wes Anderson-style eccentricity will warm to this one.