Stick to The Survivors: the seven best shows to stream this week
Pryce 'Stick' Cahill lives for golf, which is unfortunate because golf doesn't seem to like him. He's a washed-up former professional who used to have it all but, after an on-course meltdown, has been reduced to working in a golf shop, coaching elderly club players and living in his ex-wife's garage. When he comes across troubled but prodigiously talented youngster Santi (Peter Dager), Pryce senses a last chance for redemption. Can he help Santi channel his gift while keeping himself on the straight and narrow? Owen Wilson rolls out his familiar amiable goofball shtick as Pryce, for a breezy, undemanding comedy drama with a certain gentle melancholy at its core. Phil Harrison
Apple TV+, from Wednesday 4 June
This intriguing mystery thriller is set in coastal Australia and adapted from a novel by Jane Harper. Kieran Elliott (Charlie Vickers) left Evelyn Bay after three people close to him died: following a storm, two friends drowned and a third went missing. Fifteen years later, Kieran returns with his young family to take care of his parents and, already struggling with survivor's guilt, arrives just in time for the murder of a young woman to churn up awful memories. The narrative is driven by the personal dynamics of small-town lives – in places where everyone knows each other's business, secrets are jealously guarded. PH
Netflix, from Friday 6 June
What becomes of burnt-out sports stars after their careers end? In this absurdly cartoonish but entertaining Korean drama, they use their skills to fight violent crime. The unorthodox gaggle of law enforcement operatives contains a former fencer, a shooting prodigy, a wrestler and an Olympic boxer. All have faced defeat and ignominy in the opening chapters of their lives and all have reputations to restore and demons to face. Can they find redemption by bringing down an elusive organised crime gang? Park Bo-gum leads the cast. PH
Prime Video, out now
A self-consciously moody American espionage drama starring Teresa Saponangelo as Sara, a former secret agent who is forced back into action by the suspicious death of her son. While she's still struggling with the trauma of her loss, the narrative also alludes to the invisibility sometimes felt by women in middle age – and how in certain circumstances, like this one, that can be used to an advantage. However, as she gets closer to the truth about her son's killing, Sara starts to wonder if she's still got the tools to play such dangerous games. PH
Netflix, from Tuesday 3 June
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It requires a brave woman to take on this mission but Chloe Burrows is well placed to explore how modern dating is changing – after all, she threw herself in the deep end on Love Island in 2021, ending as the runner-up. Burrows is curious about emerging statistics that show 18-35-year-olds are ditching the dating apps, with users concerned about the use of AI and their safety on them. There's only one thing to do: bravely get involved in real-world dates and events to learn how people are meeting IRL. Hollie Richardson
Channel 4, from Wednesday 4 June
Shane Gillis has taken an unusual route to stardom: the former Saturday Night Live writer was fired due to the emergence of a clip in which he used racial slurs and has subsequently built an independent career. The first season of this sitcom set in an automotive repair shop represented a step back towards the entertainment mainstream; now it returns, in familiar broad, bantering, occasionally gross-out style. Shane (Gillis) and cousin Will (Steve Gerben) are looking to expand their business, but what might this cost their relationship? PH
Netflix, from Thursday 5 June
More melodrama from scrappy, spirited mother-and-daughter duo Ginny and Georgia. As we left them, Georgia's fairytale wedding had culminated in her arrest for murder. Happily for the narrative – if not the show's factual veracity – she's now out on parole and wearing an ankle tag. Her family and friends are rallying round, convinced of her innocence, but soon doubts emerge: might this likable but volatile woman actually be guilty? In the meantime, Ginny is finding out that school is no fun when you're the daughter of a murder suspect. PH
Netflix, from Thursday 5 June
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