The Premier League roars back into action as champions Liverpool take on AFC Bournemouth in the first fixture of the new season, and the BAFTA-winning documentary series Amsterdam Narcos returns on Sky Documentaries and NOW.
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The New Season is Here! Reigning Champions Liverpool take on The Cherries in the Opening Game of the Premier League 25/26!
A new season is here and the bar has never been higher.
Liverpool return as Premier League champions, fresh off a dominant campaign that saw them lift the trophy for a record-equalling 20th time. Under Arne Slot, they’ve set the standard and every club will be out to catch them. As we gear up for the opening match of the season, the champions’ first test will be no piece of cake… just another bite of the cherry.
The new season kicks off on Friday 15 August with Friday Night Football, pitting the champions against Andoni Iraloa’s ever-dangerous Bournemouth. They might not have been able to secure a place in Europe in their last campaign, but a ninth-place finish – with a positive twelve goal difference – in such a competitive mid-table is no mean feat. However, the champions can walk onto the pitch with the knowledge that they won both fixtures against Bournemouth last season, and haven’t dropped a point against them since the 2022/23 season. But with all teams back on a level playing field, this is sure to be a thrilling opener to the season.
Friday 15 August 18.30 (Kick Off 20.00) Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League & NOW
Amsterdam Narcos
The Godfather – Part 1 of 3
From the 1970s to the early 2000s, the Dutch city of Amsterdam transformed from a liberal countercultural haven into the drugs capital of Europe. What began as a government tolerating the hash trade soon opened the floodgates to organised crime, leaving the police playing catch up as ecstasy and cocaine smuggling followed. Amsterdam fuelled a pipeline of drugs and criminality through British ports, and right across Europe.
As the Dutch underworld exploded and with the drugs trade spiralling out of control, law enforcement resorted to desperate measures in a bid to catch the gangsters. Told through the personal testimony of drug users, manufacturers, traffickers, and the detectives who tried to outsmart them, Amsterdam Narcos charts how underground rebellion escalated into an increasingly lethal, multi-billion-pound industry.
Wednesday 13 August 21.00 Sky Documentaries & NOW – All episodes available
Resident Alien
Prisoners – Season 4 , episode 1
Harry must contend with another alien who looks a lot like him (but isn’t nearly as, you know, normal) and other out-of-this-world challenges in Resident Alien season four. This season starts with Harry (Alan Tudyk) and his baby Bridget stuck in prison on the Grey Moonbase, while a shape-shifting Alien called a Mantid (also Alan Tudyk) has taken over his body on Earth passing himself off as the real Harry Vanderspeigle. Harry manages to escape the Greys and arrives back on Earth for a showdown with the Mantid Alien, but soon finds he may not have what he needs to finish the job.
Tuesday 12 August 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
FBI: Most Wanted
Aquarium Drinker – Season 6, episode 1
Rounding out the trinity of FBI series, FBI: Most Wanted is back for its sixth and final season. When a detective is brutally murdered, the Fugitive Task Force investigates a string of gruesome killings. Meanwhile, Remy (Dylan McDermott) and Abby’s (Susan Misner) relationship grows stronger.
Tuesday 12 August 22.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes weekly
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in the bands own words and is the first officially sanctioned film on the group.
Saturday 9 August Sky Documentaries & NOW – Available on demand only
Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes
Part 1 of 2
Through exclusive audio interviews with Richard Ramirez on San Quentin’s Death Row, as well as with his family members and his wife – most of which have never been heard before – this documentary explores how a perfect storm of twisted boyhood influences and drug addiction enabled a troubled young man from El Paso, Texas, to become one of the most infamous serial killers in history. The series also features rare footage of his bride on their 1996 wedding eve, video interviews with his victims’ family members, former friends and female admirers who have never told their stories in a documentary format. Together, these elements offer an unsettling and thought-provoking look into the mind of a brutal serial killer through those who knew him best. This series holds a mirror up to reflect the culture of fandom in the 1980s, which turned a maniacal killer into a serial killer rock star for legions of fans who became obsessed with him.
Sunday 10 August 21.00 Sky Crime & NOW – All episodes available
Mrs Robinson
Mrs Robinson tells Mary’s story, in her own words, for the very first time – illuminating battles for justice and equality over half a century; on the streets, in the courts, at the ballot box, and in backroom corridors of power. A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy; fearlessly challenging perpetrators of human rights abuses all over the world. To this day, she exerts power and leadership as the Chair of The Elders; the independent group of global leaders (founded by Nelson Mandela) who work for peace, justice and human rights.
Wednesday 13 August 22.00 Sky Documentaries & NOW
Heart Eyes
A masked maniac with glowing, red eyes returns every Valentine’s Day to slaughter unsuspecting couples. When a cynical ad executive and her hopelessly romantic colleague become the next target, they decide to fight back and end the reign of terror.
Available from Thursday 14 August Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Saturday Night
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humour, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn’t, we count down the minutes in real time until we hear those famous words….
Available from Friday 15 August Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Gator Creek
Vacation turns disaster when Kyle and her friends escape a plane crash in the desolate Louisiana everglades, only to discover there’s something more dangerous lurking in the shallows.
Available from Saturday 9 August Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Bridge Partners are Hard to Come By These Days- Season 2, episode 6
Maggie considers making an alliance, as the outcome of Negan’s actions come to a head.
Thursday 14 August 21.45 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
SWAT
The Sepulveda Protocol – Season 8, episode 4
A blackout throws the city into chaos, forcing 20-Squad onto the streets for an emergency patrol day, which quickly escalates when Hondo and team uncover a terror threat.
Sunday 10 August 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
Creature Commandos
A Very Funny Monster – Season 1, episode 7
Nina’s birth proves unexpectedly complicated; the Princess attempts to escape death at the hands of the Creature Commandos once and for all. Season finale.
Tuesday 12 August 22.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
The Gilded Age
Season 3, episode 8
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 11 August 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly