Netflix
Luke Cage
Having made his on-screen debut last year in Jessica Jones, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) now gets his own heroic vehicle. Cage is a reluctant superhero with super strength and unbreakable skin, but this isn’t your standard street-level spinoff: as well as being the first black Marvel character to land his own series, the show promises nods to 70s blaxploitation and a soundtrack of hip-hop classics.
Available from Friday
BBC iPlayer
Oasis In Their Own Words
To coincide with new feature-length Oasis documentary Supersonic (which hits cinemas next month), the Beeb has taken the opportunity to make its own programme on the Britpoppers. Some might say the chances of the band getting back together are slim, but this new film could shed light on just how intense the Gallagher mudslinging is at present (admittedly Liam dubbing Noel a “potato” on Twitter earlier this year doesn’t bode well).
Available from Friday
Amazon Prime Video
Crisis In Six Scenes
Ostensibly, Woody Allen’s small-screen debut is exactly what you might imagine Woody Allen’s small-screen debut should be, namely a comedy series in which he plays a struggling, neurotic TV writer. However, this new 60s-set tale doesn’t focus solely on Allen’s Sidney Muntzinger – there’s also hippy houseguest Lucy (Miley Cyrus) – a younger, weed-dealing woman who’s critical of her ageing landlord rather than lapping up his knowledge. Could it be more Wrecking Ball than Annie Hall?
Available from Friday
All4
Trigger Happy TV
Thirteen years on, Dom Joly and his oversized mobile are returning to our screens in an online revival of the hidden-camera show. Proceedings have had a slight update from the early 00s, however: new ruses include the Angry Cyclist, an Emoji Face with a penchant for photobombing (above) and – of course – that giant brick phone has been updated with a collossal smartphone. But will his pranks be just as strange and unruly as we remember?
Available from Monday
BBC3
Being Black, Going Crazy
This short but affecting doc sees Radar Radio presenter Keith Dube – who has himself experienced depression – investigate why black Britons are a staggering 17 times more likely to be diagnosed with serious mental health problems than their white counterparts. From a perceived stigma towards mental health in the black community to racism and deprivation, Dube explores the factors. Along the way, he meets others who have experienced a variety of conditions.
Available from Tuesday
Podcast
Bigmouth
Winningly nerdish former music mag editor Andrew Harrison has had the good sense to invite a long lunch hour’s worth of Guide writers (David Stubbs, Justin Quirk, Hannah Verdier) on to this enjoyable pop-culture podcast in recent weeks. With everything from Frank Ocean’s comeback to the Krankies’ autobiography under discussion, the result is premier league punditry on music, film, TV and everything in between.
Available now
