The 8 best new TV shows to watch now, from Dan Levy’s comedy thriller to Carey Mulligan in ‘Beef’
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Margo’s Got Money Problems
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One of the most hotly anticipated new releases this month, Margo’s Got Money Problems is studded with a stellar cast. Led by Elle Fanning, who plays a 20-year-old single mother navigating the financial struggles of solo parenthood with captivating frankness, while also reckoning with tensions between her mother (played by Michelle Pfeiffer) and estranged pro-wrestler father (Nick Offerman). It’s based on the bestselling book by Rufi Thorpe, and is as heartfelt and humorous as it is provocative.
Watch now on Apple TV+
2
Bait
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Created and co-written by the Oscar-winner Riz Ahmed (who also plays the show’s lead), Bait blends crime drama with social realism, and healthy dollop of dark comedy. The six-parter follows Shah Latif, a struggling actor who becomes a surprise contender to play the next James Bond – but the pressures of the audition process and media scrutiny around it prompts his own identity crisis.
Watch now on Prime Video
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3
Big Mistakes
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Schitt’s Creek fans have been on tenterhooks waiting for Dan Levy’s next project, and Big Mistakes delivers. It stars Levy and his co-creator Rachel Sennott as dysfunctional siblings who get entangled in an organised-crime ring after stealing a necklace. High stakes and expectedly funny, it’s a compelling pivot from warm sitcom to dark comedy for Levy.
Watch now on Netflix
4
Euphoria
Returning for its third season, after four years since the last, Euphoria remains one of TV’s most talked-about HBO heavyweights. Created by Sam Levinson and led by Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney and Hunter Schaffer, it continues to push its hyper-stylised exploration of adolescence. Now set five years later, the previous group of high-schoolers are now adults: Cassie and Nate are engaged and living in the suburbs; while the recovering addict Rue is settling her debts with the drug dealer Laurie.
Watch now on Sky Atlantic
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5
Beef
netflix
After its breakout success, Beef is back, with Lee Sung Jin and A24 swapping in a new feud and fresh characters, while retaining its pacey, hilarious tone. This season stars Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton as two couples who get caught up in a rivalry of lies and extortion – which eventually escalates, with global repercussions.
Watch now on Netflix
6
Hacks
HBO
Now in its fifth and final season, the Emmy-winning Hacks continues to show itself to be one of the sharpest comedies on television. Starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, respectively as a legendary stand-up comedian and an out-of-work up-and-coming comedy writer, it explores the ambition, tension and camaraderie of creative partnership.
Watch now on Sky
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Big Mood
Channel 4
At the heart of Big Mood is the strain between two friends, Maggie and Eddie (played by Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West), who deal with the weight of a decade-long friendship and the struggles of Maggie’s bipolar disorder. It explores the intensity of a co-dependent relationship with wit and vulnerability, examining how it evolves through time.
Watch now on Channel 4
8
The Pitt
A medical drama set at an overstretched trauma hospital in Pittsburgh, The Pitt traces the lives of overworked professionals facing moral dilemmas and stresses that come with the grind of frontline care. Led by Noah Wyle as Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, its second season brings with it plenty of twists and turns.
Watch now on Sky
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