What to watch in Week 16

Every path has a price. The second season to 2023’s hit post-apocalyptic drama is finally here. The Last of Us season two begins on Sky Atlantic and NOW this week.‌

‌You can download images from this week’s lineup by clicking here.‌

‌‌While we make every effort to ensure details are correct at the time of publication (Thursday 27 March) all dates are subject to amendment and may be moved in the schedule prior to final exchange.

The Last of Us

‌Season 2, episode 1

In 2003, a parasitic fungal infection ravaged the planet, turning humans into violent creatures known as the Infected. Twenty years later, hardened survivor Joel (Pedro Pascal) is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to the rebel Fireflies. Season 2 of The Last of Us picks up five years after the events of Season 1. Joel and Ellie’s collective past catches up to them, drawing them into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they left behind.

Monday 14 April 21.00‌ Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly

Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story

Pauline Black is the living embodiment of the 2-Tone music movement and a woman who has made her mark on society. She helped shift British society towards diversity with a whole new ethos of anti-racism, sexism and gender politics that we still strive towards today. Her band, The Selecter, had a unique sound and energy defined by Pauline’s distinctive voice and performance. They were a reflection of working-class life in Thatcher’s England, and their music was social reportage. In this new film, featuring unseen archive from the era, we see how Pauline’s life story imitates her art, music and informs her activism as she discusses her experience of adoption, abuse, persona, gender and perseverance. Contributors include fellow The Selecter member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, film director and DJ Don Letts, Skin (Skunk Anansie), Damon Albarn(Blur), Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers), Lynval Golding (The Specials), Mykiell Riley(Steel Pulse), artist Sonia Boyce and Jools Holland.

Wednesday 16 April 21.00‌ Sky Arts & NOW

Twisters

Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Anthony Ramos) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

Available from Friday 18 April Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW‌

Smile 2

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Available from Tuesday 15 April Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW