Back to take on crime from a different angle… The Emmy Award-winning Carrie Preston is Elsbeth – returning for a second season on Sky Witness and NOW.
While we make every effort to ensure details are correct at the time of publication (Thursday 24 April) all dates are subject to amendment and may be moved in the schedule prior to final exchange.
Elsbeth
Subscription to Murder – Season 2, episode 1
Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston is Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Season two of the critically acclaimed series brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Wendell Pierce), and detective in training Officer Kaya Blanke (Carra Patterson).
As the new season begins, a womanizing finance executive is found stabbed to death after a night at the opera, and Elsbeth suspects an obsessed opera lover (Nathan Lane) was driven to murder because of a ringing cell phone. Meanwhile, Elsbeth, Captain Wagner and Kaya must adjust to changes in the precinct as the consequences of Noonan’s wrongdoing continue to loom.
Monday 12 May 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes weekly
Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park
Parts 1 & 2 of 3
As the Covid lockdown eased in June 2020, a group of friends gathered in a London park to celebrate Bibaa Henry’s birthday. As night fell, only Bibaa and her sister Nicole remained, dancing in the park.
When they didn’t return home, friends reported them missing, but the police did not act. 36 hours later, their bodies were found by Nicole’s partner. Shockingly, police officers photographed and shared the crime scene images on social media. This three-part series features interviews with the sisters’ mother, Mina Smallman, and their close friends, along with insights from detectives as it pieces together the sisters’ final hours, the hunt for a serial killer, and the subsequent police misconduct that followed. With new evidence and recordings, the series reveals the investigation’s details, police attitudes, and the failures that left Bibaa and Nicole’s loved ones fighting for answers.
Sunday 11 May 21.00 Sky Documentaries & NOW – All episodes available
David Frost Vs – Part Two
Richard Nixon – Series 1, episode 4
The second part of David Frost Vs kicks off with David Frost vs Richard Nixon, the inside story of the most watched and one of the most important political interviews of all time. Frost conducted a titanic battle of wits over 28 hours with disgraced Former President Richard Nixon, speaking for the first time since the humiliation of his resignation over the Watergate scandal. The episode includes unseen footage, contributions from Nixon insiders Frank Gannon and Ken Khachigian, Frost’s inner circle, film director Ron Howard and actor Michael Sheen.
Wednesday 14 May 21.00 Sky Documentaries & NOW – All episodes available
Garbo: Where Did You Go?
The first definitive, immersive, authored feature documentary portrait of Hollywood heroine and icon, Greta Garbo. Beautiful, talented, sombre and enigmatic, a troubled genius with a proclivity for solitude, Greta Garbo is still considered one of the greatest Hollywood actresses of all time.
With unprecedented access to archive, including a collection of intimate letters to her closest confidante; personal testimony from those that knew her; stylized, impressionistic re-enactments of key moments in her life; and a bold and ambitious set recreation of her solitary Manhattan apartment, we get to the real woman behind the icon. Part of Sky Arts’ Sistersof Disruption season.
Wednesday 14 May 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
Available from Friday 16 May Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Mob Cops
Kevin Connolly (Entourage), David Arquette (Scream) and Jeremy Luke (Sully) star in a thrilling crime drama about the darkest corruption case in the history of the New York City Police Department. When a retired NYPD detective writes a book about his family’s ties to the mob, it ignites a firestorm between the dirty cops working for the city’s brutal crime boss and the officers trying to bring them to justice.
Available from Saturday 10 May Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Rebellious
In this modern twist on a classic fairy tale, a headstrong princess is stolen by an evil sorcerer, and her scholarly fiancé must use his wits in an epic quest to find her while she boldly challenges her captors and plots a daring escape.
Available from Sunday 11 May Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Poker Face
Season 2, episode 4
From creative mastermind Rian Johnson and starring Emmy® Nominee Natasha Lyonne alongside a host of established guest stars, Charlie Cale is back on the run and making her way across the country one mystery at a time. From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability. This season, you can look forward her to cross paths with special guest stars Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney, Awkwafina and many more over twelve new episodes. No bullsh*t!
Thursday 15 May 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
Joe Lycett’s United States of Birmingham
Series 1, episode 4
Joe’s voyage to all the Birminghams finishes in Birmingham Alabama, the biggest US Brum of the trip. He explores the city’s industrial heritage, its Civil Rights history and hooks up with a local comedian who introduces him to soul food. He takes to the stage at Birmingham’s oldest comedy club, reflecting on his mission to unite the Birminghams of the world. Finally, he returns to his own Birmingham, joined by some famous Brummie faces and new American friends, to celebrate the International Day of Birmingham, a day Joe has invented to mark the historical creation of the United States of Birmingham.
Tuesday 13 May 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
Hacks
D’Christening / Witch of the Day – Season 4, episode 7 & 8
Tensions rise as Deborah (Six-time Emmy winner and Tony Award nominee Jean Smart) and Ava (three-time Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Hannah Einbinder) endeavour to get their late night show off the ground and make history doing it.
Friday 16 May 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
The Last of Us
Season 2, episode 5
Five years after the events of the Emmy Award-winning first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict with each other and a world even more dangerous than the one they left behind.
Monday 12 May 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season 12, episode 11
A satirical, insightful, and meticulously researched look at current events in the U.S. and around the globe, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver features Oliver’s hilarious and expertly honed perspective on today’s pressing political, social, and cultural issues, plus lesser-reported topics that inform and entertain.
Monday 12 May 21.00 Sky Comedy & NOW – New episodes weekly
Classic Movies: The Story of…
The Dam Busters – Season 3, episode 3
This week, film critic Ian Nathan looks at the story behind the classic 1955 World War II epic, The Dam Busters, starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave.
Thursday 15 May 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW – New episodes weekly