Last week’s weather was pretty glorious, but now it’s grey and chilly again, we’re back in front of our screens hoping for some decent telly to entertain us.
But we’re in luck, as there are some great new (and old!) shows landing on Netflix, Prime Video and this week.
For the lovers, there’s a fascinating documentary about the mysterious death of crypto-king Gerard Cotten, while nostalgia enthusiasts will be overjoyed to see the return of 1970s series Monkey.
And if you’ve got a lot of de-cluttering to do, Get Organized With The Home Edit could help to inspire you to finally tackle some of the junk piled up in your house.
Here are all of our TV picks of the week:
Amazon Prime Video
Hacks
Hollywood veteran Jean Smart has deservedly picked up a clutch of awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe, for her role as ageing comedian Deborah Vance in this sharply scripted comedy drama.
Her star on the wane and her Las Vegas residency under threat, Deborah is reluctantly paired with up-and-coming writer Ava (newcomer Hannah Einbinder) in a bid to give her act a contemporary cutting edge.
The two inevitably loathe each other and there’s nothing wildly innovative about a series charting the thawing of a frosty relationship.
But the script is peppered with gags Mrs Maisel would give her right bagel for.
Available Friday.
Netflix
Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King
Cryptocurrency – you either buy into it or you don’t. And much the same can be said about the many theories surrounding the life and probable death of Gerald Cotten, the Canadian crypto prodigy behind QuadrigaCX, the trading company he founded.
But the bubble burst when Cotten was declared dead in 2018 and all the money QuadrigaCX had banked vanished. This doc delves into a mystery that makes you yearn for the days of piggy banks.
Available Friday.
Get Organized With The Home Edit
Clutter counselling is big business and celebrity house organisers Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin have the clients to prove it: Drew Barrymore and Chris Pratt are among the stars unable to sort out their own drawers.
So if you’re stuck in a muddle of junk, here are some tips on how to achieve the minimal interior of your dreams.
Available Friday.
The Last Bus
Filling in time before the return of , Robert Sheehan lends his star wattage to this larky dystopian adventure comedy about a group of kids (including Nathanael Saleh) who, through circumstances too convoluted to bother with, wind up in a world devoid of people but full of metal monsters.
Available Friday.
BritBox
Monkey
Beaming in from the time when TV sets were made out of egg boxes and papier-mâché – hello, the 1970s – is the deeply trippy Monkey, the energetic and bonkers adventures of an ape tribe in 16th-century Japan.
And you really should make room in your lives for it. Masaaki Sakai gurns for gold in the title role of a show that mixes fight action with cosmic philosophy in episodes called Monkey Swallows The Universe and Who Am I?
Be warned, though, the theme tune, Monkey Magic, is an earworm you won’t escape for days.
Available now.
