Get ready for a spellbinding spectacle, where heroes wear black hats, villains sing showstoppers, and nothing is quite as it seems. So grab your popcorn, silence your flying monkeys, and prepare to be enchanted, because this week on Sky Cinema and NOW, it’s good to be Wicked.
While we make every effort to ensure details are correct at the time of publication (Thursday 19 June) all dates are subject to amendment and may be moved in the schedule prior to final exchange.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Power Equals Power – Season 2, Episode 1
The Walking Dead: Dead City follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. In season two, in the growing war for control of New York City, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.
Thursday 10 July 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
#OneChicago
In the Trenches – Parts 1-3
The first responders in the One Chicago universe just got a little more connected. This week, Sky Witness is set to air a three-series crossover event, bringing all your favourite characters from Chicago Fire, Chicago med, and Chicago PD together in three exciting episodes.
In the first One Chicago crossover since 2019, fans can expect plenty of action. When a gas explosion rocks a high-rise, Chicago’s first responders come out in force to rescue hundreds of civilians. But it’s the calamity beneath the surface that sends our heroes on a race to save 40 people trapped deep underground – including two of their own.
Catch all three episodes back-to-back on Friday 11 July from 8pm, with Chicago Fire leading the charge for one week only, followed by Chicago Med at 9pm and concluding with Chicago PD at 10pm.
Friday 11 July from 20.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes weekly
Wicked
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Available from Friday 11 July Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Strange Darling
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree. Psychological horror from JT Mollner, starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Ed Begley Jr., Barbara Hershey and Steven Michael Quezada.
Available from Saturday 5 July Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
I Don’t Understand You
An American couple, on the verge of adopting a baby, goes on an Italian vacation — an opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect; the epitome of a European baby moon, when things begin to spiral out of control. On the way to dinner, they get their rental car stuck in a ditch and are stranded in rural nowhere in a downpour. These two Americans, who are used to being catered to, are now in a foreign land without service, an Italian language comprehension of about zero, and clear relationship turmoil that could explode at any minute. Fear obviously takes over.
Available from Sunday 6 July Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Poker Face
The End of the Road – Season 2, episode 12
Back on the run, Charlie begins to question everything she has believed in. Guest starring Rhea Perlman. Season finale.
Thursday 10 July 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
The Gilded Age
Season 3, episode 3
From Oscar® and Emmy® winner Julian Fellowes, this sprawling period drama chronicles the conflict between old and new in New York City’s glittering Gilded Age. In Season 3, ambition and scandal collide as the Russells take their place at the head of society, the van Rhijn household is thrown into chaos, and both Marian and Peggy strike up new romances.
Monday 7 July 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly
And Just Like That…
Season 3, episode 7
From executive producer Michael Patrick King, And Just Like That… continues to follow Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and LTW as they navigate the complicated reality of life, love, sex, and friendship in their 50s in New York City.
Friday 11 July 21.00 Sky Comedy & NOW – New episodes weekly
7/7: Homegrown Terror
Part 3 of 3
Two weeks after 7/7, London is targeted by a second attack, which fails. During the hunt for the bombers, an innocent man is tragically killed.
Sunday 6 July 21.00 Sky Documentaries & NOW – All episodes available
The Rookie
The Gala – Season 7, episode 6
It’s Valentine’s Day, and Lieutenant Grey gives Tim and Lucy an unromantic assignment, while John and Celina track down a missing girl. Later, the team sharpens up for a charity gala where multiple relationships come to a head.
Tuesday 8 July 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Elsbeth
Unalive and Well – Season 2, episode 9
When a young man is found dead in his car, Elsbeth visits the holistic wellness center he’d just left and begins to suspect its charismatic founder (Eric McCormack)
Monday 7 July 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Undertow – Season 26, episode 15
A complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad. Carisi must convince a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant’s accusations.
Thursday 10 July 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly