14-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Today's top TV and streaming choices: Football Families, Casablanca and Butterfly
The Feud
Virgin Media One, 9pm
In the fifth of six episodes, the neighbours' arguments reach a whole new level, resulting in the exposure of various secrets and lies. But there's worse to come after Emma discovers a gruesome scene on her own troubled doorstep.
Football Families
RTÉ One, 10.10pm
The final edition focuses on what happens at the end of the season, with big decisions being made about who stays on and which players will be released from Shelbourne's academy squads.
We Were the Lucky Ones
RTÉ2, 10.35pm
Eight-part historical drama based on the novel by Georgia Hunter, which charts the experiences of her own family as they battled to survive the Holocaust. Joey King, Logan Lerman and Hadas Yaron star.
Casablanca
BBC Four, 9.35pm
You must remember this – it's one of the most beloved films ever made. Humphrey Bogart plays the American owner of a Moroccan nightclub frequented by Nazis. He's about to be reunited with the woman who broke his heart (Ingrid Bergman) – and she needs his help to secure the safety of both herself and her Czech freedom fighter husband (Paul Henreid).
Love is Blind: UK
Netflix, streaming now
The pods and the drama return with Season 2 of the UK/Ireland variation of the chain, which – if you've managed to avoid it – is a cross between The Circle and Married At First Sight but with Matt and Emma Willis.
Alien: Earth
Disney+, streaming now
Set in 2010, a deep-space vessel crash-lands on Earth, triggering a chain of events that leads a group of soldiers and a mysterious hybrid named Wendy into a confrontation with a terrifying new threat. In a world ruled by powerful corporations, where humans, cyborgs and synthetics coexist, a breakthrough in consciousness further blurs the line between man and machine – and the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Fun times!
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Butterfly
Prime Video, streaming now
Prime is dipping its toe into K-drama with this fare, following a former US spy in South Korea whose past resurfaces, putting him in the crosshairs of a ruthless assassin. For something slightly different, Season 2 of Sausage Party: Foodtopia also lands today. Songs From The Hole
Netflix, streaming now
Sentenced to 40 years at age 15 after a gang shooting, jailed songwriter JJ'88 reflects on violence, healing, and redemption through this visual album directed by Contessa Gayles, who you may know from The Feminist on Cellblock Y, Founder Girls or The Debutantes.
Young Millionaires
Netflix, streaming now
On a Friday the 13th in Marseille, four teenage friends strike it rich with a winning lottery ticket. But at just 17, they can't claim the prize, and the windfall quickly spirals into chaos (and criminality).
Final Draft
Netflix, streaming now
Welcome to the abridged Japanese version of Physical 100. Twenty-five athletes – many of whom are retired – vie for a 30m Yen prize to kickstart their next chapter, assuming they can conquer the intense physical and psychological trials.
Stolen: Heist of the Century
Netflix, streaming now
For every Sally Lindsay or Sheridan Smith dramady thrust upon us... for every possession-themed offering from the Philippines (this week it's Isolated), and every arbitrary addition to their arsenal (Bend it Like Beckham, Normal People). Even for every Bible-thumping YouTuber from Brazil attempting to save you and your children (Deive Leonardo's The Answer coming atcha from Sunday, obvs), we (thankfully) still have what Netflix does best. No, not dating shows or Argentine prison dramas (although In The Mud does look good, debuting Friday), but cold, hard true-crime documentaries. From the makers of The Tinder Swindler, American Nightmare, Don't F**k With Cats and Big Vape comes this gripping true-crime tale: the 2003 Antwerp diamond heist. With never-before-heard accounts from detectives and the alleged mastermind, this documentary uncovers how hundreds of millions in gems vanished – and were never recovered.
FX's Necaxa
Disney+, streaming now
Actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are now so astute at breathing life into ailing FC clubs that fellow actor Eva Longoria enlists their help to revive Mexico's Club Necaxa. Summer of 69
Disney+, streaming now
Things are getting a little racy over on Disney+ this week. Hell-bent on landing the heart of her long-time crush, Abby enlists the help of a local stripper named Santa Monica, hoping to learn the secrets of self-assurance and the art of sexual allure.