2021

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Netflix 

Mae Martin and Charlotte Ritchie return for the second and last season of Feel Good. We see Mae return to rehab and navigating a post-#MeToo world. Lisa Kudrow also stars

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Netflix 

From the return of master conman Assane Diop (Omar Sy) in Lupin part 2 to the Danny Boyle Beatles fantasy Yesterday, Netflix in June is filled with fun

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TV 

In this Sky/HBO detective drama from Brad Ingelsby, Kate Winslet stars as small-town detective Mare Sheehan. Guy Pearce and Evan Peters also star

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Cinema 

Toby Jones stars in Kelly Reichardt's latest film. Set in 1820, First Cow follows Cookie (John Magaro) and Lu (Orion Lee) as they steal milk to bake scones for money

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TV 

The Friends reunion special is coming to Sky One. Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer et al, discuss their times on the show with a slew of celebrity guests

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Cinema 

In her directorial debut, Billie Piper plays Mandy, a single mother who enters a dysfunctional relationship with the misogynistic Pete (Leo Bill). David Thewlis and Lily James also star

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Netflix 

Ewan McGregor stars in this new Netflix biopic of fashion designer Halston, co-written by Ryan Murphy. Bill Pullman and Vera Farmiga also star

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TV 

The second series of this ITV crime drama follows ex-convict and former teacher Sally (Katherine Kelly), who's released and claims she's innocent of her crime

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Director Barry Jenkins adapts Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel The Underground Railroad for Amazon Prime. Thuso Mbedu, Aaron Pierre, Will Poulter, and William Jackson Harper star

Oscar winner

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Cinema 

In Chloé Zhao's stunning, Oscar-nominated drama, Frances McDormand stars as an unemployed widow who travels across the American West to find work

Oscar winner

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Cinema 

In this semi-autobiographical film from Lee Isaac Chung (Abigail Harm), Steven Yeun stars as a father pursuing the American Dream – moving his family to a potential farm in Arkansas

Oscar winner

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Cinema 

Shaka King's new biopic about Black Panther leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) examines his assassination, facilitated by FBI informant William O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield)

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TV 

This new two-part BBC drama from Gwyneth Hughes examines three families affected by the abortion law in Northern Ireland. Genevieve O'Reilly stars

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Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw, and Jason Schwartzman star in this latest season of Fargo, which follows gangs in Kansas City in the 1950s

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In this new BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love, Lily James stars as an upper-class woman engrossed in ideas of love, sex and marriage

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Netflix 

From Chloé Zhao's picturesque journey through the American west in Nomadland to Emerald Fennell's controversial rape-revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, here are this year's Oscar winners

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TV 

Boasting the longest interrogation scene in Line of Duty history, episode 6 is filled with shocking revelations about DSU Jo Davidson (Kelly Macdonald). Spoilers ahead!

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Netflix 

From Ewan McGregor transforming into 70s fashion designer Halston to Joe Wright's adaptation of The Woman in the Window, starring Amy Adams, Netflix in May has a starry selection

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The upcoming Netflix miniseries Halston, starring Ewan McGregor, will dramatise the glittering rise and fall of the king of the 70s disco scene

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Cinema 

To celebrate the reopening of the BFI Southbank, we talk with the head of programming Stuart Brown about what they have in store from 17 May

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TV 

Episode five unloads even heavier bombshells, exploring Gail Vella's undisclosed revelations about connectively corrupt coppers from previous seasons. Spoilers ahead!

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This French comedy-drama series on Netflix explores the world of agents and actors, featuring cameos from Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Isabelle Huppert and Sigourney Weaver

Oscars nominee

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Cinema 

Killing Eve showrunner Emerald Fennell makes her directorial debut with Promising Young Woman, a colourful, uncomfortable revenge drama starring Carey Mulligan

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TV 

The best chapter of the season so far, episode four blasts with intense interrogations, nerve-shredding action scenes, and nuanced characters. Spoilers ahead!

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Ali Tabrizi's new and controversial Netflix documentary Seaspiracy confronts many issues around commercial fishing, but some questions still linger

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TV 

The Amazon Prime series Them examines the dark, racist undergrowth in 50s American suburbia. Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Allison Pill star

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Beauty 

How to face the world again with bright and beautiful make-up buys for summer

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Theatre 

Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley play Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers in this intimately filmed, National Theatre version of Romeo and Juliet

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TV 

Episode 3 kicks off with seething, frustrating suspense after Terry Boyle (Tommy Jessop) is brought back for questioning. Warning: spoilers ahead

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From Lady Gaga's breakthrough role in A Star Is Born to Idris Elba playing a modern-day rancher in Concrete Cowboy, Netflix in April glitters with big stars and great movies

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Dance 

English National Ballet has unveiled its full programme for the 2021/22 season, a blend of cutting-edge new works and much-loved classics

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Cinema 

Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch star in Kevin Macdonald's difficult legal thriller, following the harrowing story of Mohamedou Slahi