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Irish Independent
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
What to watch on TV and streaming today: The Zoo, Let Him Go and Long Way Home
URC Live RTÉ2, 7pm Munster face Ulster in the penultimate round of fixtures at Thomond Park, with both teams in with a shout of securing a spot in the play-offs. The Zoo RTÉ One, 8.30pm Get your hankies at the ready for more tales of triumph and heartache as orang-utan Mujur goes into labour. Have I Got News for You BBC One, 9pm You can run but you can't hide from David Tennant at the moment. As well as hosting Genius Game on Virgin Media One, he's presenting the latest edition of the satirical quiz. Miles Jupp also appears as a panellist alongside Ian Hislop and Paul Merton. Let Him Go TG4, 9.15pm Kevin Costner and Diane Lane star in a gripping 1960s-set crime drama as George and Margaret, who are devastated when their son is killed in a freak accident. Matters get even worse after their daughter-in-law remarries a violent man, prompting the couple to rescue their grandson from his clutches. The Family Man RTÉ One, 11.15pm A heartless banker is transported into an alternate universe to find out how his life may have developed had he not walked out on a loving relationship. Drama starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni. Long Way Home AppleTV+, streaming now For 20 years, Ewan McGregor and his mate Charley have straddled their bikes to traverse far-flung lands. This time, they're careening around 17 European destinations closer to home. Forever Netflix, streaming now Mara Brock Akil has adapted Judy Blume's seminal 1975 book for a new generation. Set in 2018 LA, it's an epic love story about two black teenagers who explore their identities via the seismic experience of being each other's firsts. Untold: Shooting Guards Netflix, streaming now We're getting treated to our annual dose of Untold a little bit earlier this year. Usually released in the autumn, the always revelatory and expertly shot documentary series continues to chronicle the untold aspects of some of sport's darkest stories. With three all-new films releasing weekly across May 6, 13, and 20, this new series kicks off with an anatomy of former Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton. Their collective claim to fame is jarring the world of basketball by drawing guns on each other in their NBA locker room in 2009. Through raw first-hand accounts, Arenas and Crittenton unpack the events that had a life-altering impact on both men, which ultimately led Crittenton down a dark and tragic path. Keeping with sporting releases, season two of Full Speed has landed, chronicling all the drama surrounding the 2024 NASCAR championship. The Devil's Plan: Death Room Netflix, streaming now Prepare to be amazed, enraged, and very confused at certain junctures as a clutch of new contenders convene for a new battle of minds (and those all-important pieces). From a poker pro to the mandatory 'Go' legend, to a Hollywood actor and another lawyer, who will triumph through this season's endless challenges? Star Wars: Tales Of The Underworld Disney+, streaming now Where else would you be getting yet more unsolicited Star Wars-related viewing? This time it's animated and features the tribulations of bounty hunter Asajj Ventress and outlaw Cad Bane over six episodes. The Handmaid's Tale Prime Video, streaming now While I still can't bring myself to watch it, for those of you fully immersed in the 'fictional' realm of Gilead, the sixth and final season is now available. The Four Seasons Netflix, streaming now Three couples — Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), plus Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani) — face serious introspection when one of the couples announces their split. For more saccharine aspirational viewing, Prime Video has released Another Simple Favour, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. A Complete Unknown Disney+, streaming now Arriving in 1960s New York armed with his guitar, 19-year-old Bob Dylan (portrayed by Timothée Chalamet's impressive jawline) is set to revolutionise American music. Angi: Fake Life, True Crime Netflix, streaming now In 2008, the remains of 35-year-old designer Ana Páez were discovered in Barcelona. Dubbed 'The Almost Perfect Crime', this documentary revisits the case and explores the dark past of María Ángeles Molina ('Angi') and her late husband. In other European offerings, the final instalment of Lost Bullet arrives Wednesday, while AppleTV+ is now offering pastry, espionage, and Bridgerton levels of fornication in Carême.
Irish Independent
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
What to watch on TV and streaming today: The Assembly, Wrath of Man and You
The Assembly Virgin Media One, 10.05pm Cast your mind back to last April, and you may remember BBC One broadcasting an unusual chat show in which just one guest — Michael Sheen — was grilled by a group of more than 30 autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled people. They asked the kind of off-the-wall, highly personal questions regular presenters know they would never get away with; there was certainly no opportunity to plug any new projects. The result was a hugely entertaining and, at times, genuinely moving programme. The show was based on the hit French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, whose interviewees include President Emmanuel Macron. Versions have since been made around the world, and we're about to be treated to a four-part run that will feature Sheen's old friend David Tennant (his episode can be seen tomorrow at 10.10pm), presenter Gary Lineker and singer Jade Thirlwall. But the series begins with former EastEnders star Danny Dyer. Never one to shy away from a challenge, nor afraid to speak his mind, even he is left dumbstruck by some of the queries his interviewers expect him to answer — he's probed about his working-class credentials, his religious beliefs and even his digestive system. 'This show will be funny and naughty and warm and smart and we've got ourselves all worked up now!' say Michelle Singer and Stu Richards from production company Rockerdale Studios. 'We just cannot wait for it.' Women's Six Nations 2025 Virgin Media One, 2pm Losing so spectacularly to England a fortnight ago may well have dented Ireland's confidence, but there's a good chance to claw some of it back when they face a lacklustre Scotland team at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh. Ireland claimed a 15-12 win when the teams met at Kingspan Stadium in last year's tournament. Rugbaí Beo/URC Live TG4, 2.55pm & RTÉ2, 4.45pm & 7.15pm Connacht's trip to Johannesburg to face Lions gets the day's United Rugby Championship coverage underway. That's followed by table-topping Leinster's journey to Scarlets, who are pushing for a place in the play-offs. Ulster's clash with Sharks at Kingspan Stadium brings the action to a close. The last three hopefuls in the competition are tasked with breathing new life into a disused building, working together to turn it into something special. They also have to stage a water-based activity they believe would appeal to tourists. Who will make it through to the final? Wrath of Man Channel 4, 9pm Director Guy Ritchie re-teams with star Jason Statham for their fourth film together. A security guard's new colleagues suspect he's hiding a secret about his past after he displays extraordinary skills to foil a robbery. The Killing Fields RTÉ One, 11.50pm Moving, Oscar-winning drama based on the friendship that developed between US journalist Sydney Schanberg (Sam Waterston) and his Cambodian guide Dith Pran (Haing S Ngor) while working together to report on the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge during the 1970s. Wear Whatever The F You Want Prime Video, streaming now Also returning to New York for another season, we have Clinton Kelly and Stacy London inspiring those in a fashion funk to express their unique style, even if it breaks all the style rules. You Netflix, streaming now I won't lie, I haven't viewed even a single episode of this on account of the hammy narration provided by Penn Badgley's psychotic Joe (watching through Gogglebox was more than enough) and the parade of gormless sorts he's managed to slay on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, for season 5 (yes, five seasons) and 'the killer finale', he's back in New York to address yet more skeletons in his closet. Havoc Netflix, streaming now To save a politician's estranged son after a failed drug deal, a perpetually dishevelled detective (Tom Hardy) rampages through the criminal underworld, revealing layers of corruption permeating East LA. This is quite the filming feat, given it was partially shot in the mean streets of Barry Island Pleasure Park, Wales. Chronicling Freddie Flintoff's remarkable cricket career, multitude of presenting gigs (A League of Their Own, Living With Bulimia, Australian Ninja Warrior), two Ashes wins with England, his status as a national sporting icon, and his return to cricket after a life-altering Top Gear car crash in 2022. If you only visit Disney+ to watch Star Wars-related fodder, there are new episodes of Andor: A Star Wars Story.
