Bingewatch

Hannah Fernando & Ian MacEwan

The essential podcast for TV addicts, Bingewatch selects and previews the very best films and TV shows for you to watch on UK streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, NOW TV, Disney+, Paramount+, and catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub and All 4. Journalists Hannah Fernando and Ian MacEwan round up the new releases, bring you the latest news about what’s in production, find out what celebrities like to binge watch, and chew the fat about all things TV-related. It’s your essential guide through the ever-increasing amount of content available on TV streaming services – so you can spend more time watching, and less time searching! read less
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Episodes

Dead Boy Detectives  |  Red Eye  |  Them: The Scare  |  The Big Door Prize
3d ago
Dead Boy Detectives | Red Eye | Them: The Scare | The Big Door Prize
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new film & TV to hit UK streaming services for the coming week, beginning Friday 26th April 2024, including:Two teenage ghosts work alongside a clairvoyant to solve mysteries for their supernatural clientele, until a powerful witch complicates their plans, in new Netflix series Dead Boy Detectives.Jing Lusi and Richard Armitage star in a race against time at 30,000 feet in ITVX drama Red Eye. When a man is flown back to China to answer his 'crimes', he finds himself in a deadly conspiracy.Prime Video's horror anthology series Them: The Scare is returning for a new installment. Based in Los Angeles, the new series is set almost 40 years after the first installment "Covenant," and follows LAPD homicide detective Dawn Reeve, who is assigned to investigate the murder of a foster home mother.A small town is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone's true potential; soon, residents start changing jobs, rethinking relationships and questioning long-held beliefs. The Big Door Prize returns for a second season on Apple TV.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans  |  Our Living World  |  Mammoth  |  Bottom: Exposed
Apr 19 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans | Our Living World | Mammoth | Bottom: Exposed
Ian and Hannah review some of the biggest new releases on UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 19th April 2024, including:Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, based on the novel “Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer, is directed by directed by Gus Van Sant, Max Winkler and Jennifer Lynch, in the second installment of Ryan Murphy’s award-winning anthology series on Disney Plus.Our Living World is the stunning new Netflix nature series narrated by Cate Blanchett that explores the intelligence, resourcefulness and interconnectedness of life on our planet.In Bottom: Exposed on Gold, Adrian Edmondson gives a first-hand account of making the hit comedy with the late, great Rik Mayall, alongside contributions from a host of the show's cast, crew and famous fans.Accidentally frozen in 1979, Tony Mammoth gets a second chance at life – though he reckons he absolutely nailed it first time round. Starring Mike Bubbins and Sian Gibson, Mammoth is on BBC iPlayer now.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Fallout  |  Franklin  |  The Greatest Hits  |  The Regime
Apr 12 2024
Fallout | Franklin | The Greatest Hits | The Regime
Ian and Hannah take a look at some of the biggest new releases on UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 12th April 2024, including:Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout (on Prime Video) is the story of haves and have nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, a peaceful denizen from a cozy fallout shelter is forced to return to the surface--and is shocked to discover the wasteland waiting for her.Harriet (played by Lucy Boynton) discovers that certain songs have the power to transport her back in time—literally. As she relives romantic memories of her former boyfriend (David Corenswet), her time-traveling journey collides with a budding new love interest in the present (Justin H. Min). The hypnotic connection between music and memory prompts Harriet to ponder a crucial question: Even if she could change the past, should she? The Greatest Hits is a captivating original movie written and directed by Ned Benson, is set to premiere exclusively on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland on April 12th, 2024.Franklin is an upcoming biographical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. It is based on Stacy Schiff’s 2005 book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America”. The series stars Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin and is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+ on April 12, 2024.The Regime is a darkly comedic six-episode series that tells the story of life within the walls of a fictional European autocracy as it begins to unravel. Chancellor Elena Vernham (portrayed by Academy Award-winning Kate Winslet) leads this regime, but her dictatorship is showing cracks. She grows increasingly paranoid and unstable, eventually turning to a volatile soldier, Herbert Zubak (played by Matthias Schoenaerts), as an unlikely confidant. As Zubak’s influence over the chancellor grows, Elena’s attempts to expand her power result in both the palace and the country fracturing around her.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Ripley  |  Scoop  |  Sugar  |  Avoidance
Apr 5 2024
Ripley | Scoop | Sugar | Avoidance
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new series and films to hit UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 5th April 2024, including:Private detective John Sugar (Colin Farrell) investigates the disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he unearths Siegel family secrets, old and new, in Apple TV drama Sugar.Staring Gillian Anderson, Netflix's Scoop is an insider account of how the women of "Newsnight" secured Prince Andrew's infamous 2019 interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Romesh Ranganathan returns as a man with severe conflict-avoidance issues, who is forced to change for his son's sake in BBC iPlayer's Avoidance.A wealthy man hires down-on-his-luck grifter Tom Ripley to travel to Italy to urge his vagabond son to return home; Tom's acceptance of the job is the first step in a life of deceit, fraud and murder. Andrew Scott and Dakota Fanning star in Ripley on Netflix.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Manhunt  |  Whitstable Pearl  |  The Dry  |  Royal Kill List
Mar 15 2024
Manhunt | Whitstable Pearl | The Dry | Royal Kill List
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new shows on UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 15th March, including:Part historical fiction, part conspiracy thriller, Edwin Stanton delves into the aftermath of the first American presidential assassination-and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln's Reconstruction plans, in Apple TV's Manhunt.Kerry Godliman returns as the restauranteur turned detective in the third season of British seaside crime drama Whitstable Pearl on Acorn TV.Following the attempts of a woman to remain sober when she returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, The Dry returns to ITVX.Royal Kill List is a landmark Sky History Original series which tells an epic story of bloody revenge during a pivotal period of English history. This is a story about espionage, revenge, power, loyalty, and the moment that changed the landscape of British politics and society forever, and you can stream it on Now TV.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Mary & George  |  The Gentlemen  |  Ricky Stanicky  |  Extraordinary
Mar 8 2024
Mary & George | The Gentlemen | Ricky Stanicky | Extraordinary
Ian and Hannah reconvene to review the biggest new shows on UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 8th March 2024, including...The story of the Countess of Buckingham, who moulded her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover through intrigue, making her family richer, more titled, and more influential than England had ever seen, in Now TV's Julianne Moore starrer Mary & George.When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire, and its proprietors aren't going anywhere, in Netflix's series follow-up to Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen.Three childhood friends hire a washed-up actor to bring their imaginary alibi to life. However, when Rod takes his role of a lifetime a little too far, they begin to wish they never invented Ricky in the first place. Starring Zac Efron, Ricky Stanicky is on Prime Video.Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope and a lot of desperation, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower. In doing so, she might discover the joy of being just kind of ok. Extraordinary returns to Disney Plus for a second season.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Under the Banner of Heaven  |  Rob Beckett's Smart TV  |  Things You Should Have Done  |  Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Mar 1 2024
Under the Banner of Heaven | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Things You Should Have Done | Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
From Dick Turpin to council estates, Ian and Hannah bring you reviews of the biggest and best new releases across UK streaming platforms, including:Rob Beckett's Smart TV puts team captains Alison Hammond and Josh Widdicombe and a host of familiar faces to the ultimate test with trivia-laden rounds that will reveal who has the biggest TV knowledge of all, on Now TV.As Detective Jeb Pyre investigates the murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby daughter in a suburb in the Salt Lake Valley, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion and the violent consequences of unyielding faith in the Andrew Garfield vehicle Under the Banner of Heaven on ITVX.Dick Turpin is a legendary British motorway robber, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair. Together with his gang of rogues, he sets out on new adventures, all while trying to escape the clutches of a thief-taker, in Noel Fielding's Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin on Apple TV.Get a job! Pay the bills! Clueless Chi is forced to fend for herself when her parents die. To get her inheritance, the ultimate stay-at-home daughter has to step it up in BBC iPlayer's Things You Should Have Done.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Boarders  |  Breathtaking  |  Constellation  |  Avatar: The Last Airbender
Feb 23 2024
Boarders | Breathtaking | Constellation | Avatar: The Last Airbender
Ian and Hannah are back for another batch of new releases on UK streaming platforms, for the week beginning Friday 23rd February 2024, including...Brace yourselves - the new kids are here. Five talented black scholarship students, and an elite private school with a reputation problem. One of them will have to change in BBC iPlayer's Boarders.Joanne Froggatt is the frontline Covid consultant in ITVX's Breathtaking, the shocking drama based on Rachel Clarke's unflinching memoir about how the real crisis unfolded in the NHS.A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save a world at war and fight a ruthless enemy bent on stopping him in Netflix's new adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life -- including her young daughter -- have changed, in Apple TV's Constellation.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
The Grand Tour: Sand Job  |  Players  |  The New Look  |  Alice & Jack
Feb 16 2024
The Grand Tour: Sand Job | Players | The New Look | Alice & Jack
Ian and Hannah review the biggest new released on UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 17th February, 2024 including...Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May reunite in the remote African country of Mauritania, following in the footsteps of the legendary Paris-Dakar rally. Instead of bespoke Dakar racers, the boys must complete their journey in cheap modified sports cars in Amazon Prime Video's The Grand Tour: Sand JobNew York sportswriter Mack devises successful hookup techniques with friend Adam and their crew, but when she unexpectedly falls head over heels for one of her targets, they all must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps, in Netflix's Players.Maisie Williams stars in the story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries, including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain and Cristóbal Balenciaga, navigate the horrors of World War II and launch modern fashion. The New Look is on Apple TV.Channel 4's Alice & Jack meet and are bound by a powerful connection, which it seems like nothing can break. But a deep and powerful trauma from Alice's past leads her to reject Jack, who finds solace in other, less profound relationships.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Masters of the Air  |  Sexy Beast  |  Griselda  |  The Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain
Jan 26 2024
Masters of the Air | Sexy Beast | Griselda | The Miners’ Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain
This week on Bingewatch, Ian and Hannah go from 40,000 feet up to six feet under to bring you the biggest new releases on UK streaming platforms, including...Austin Butler (Elvis) stars as a World War II airman risking his life with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss and triumph in Apple TV's Masters of the Air. The prequel series nobody asked for, as Paramount Plus tell the origin story of Ray Winstone's Sexy Beast starring Sarah Greene, James McArdle and Tamsin Greig.The savvy and ambitious Colombian businesswomen Griselda Blanco creates one of the most profitable cartels in history in new Netflix crime drama Giselda, starring Sofia Vergara and Karol G.Forty years after, through the eyes of those directly involved, The Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain explores the bitterly divisive strike that wounded the soul of the nation, and it's available to watch on Channel 4.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
The Artful Dodger  |  LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland  |  The Kitchen  |  Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Jan 19 2024
The Artful Dodger | LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland | The Kitchen | Wilderness with Simon Reeve
Ian MacEwan and Hannah Fernando review the some of the biggest new shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 19th January 2024.In 1850s Australia, 15 years after the events of Oliver Twist, Jack Dawkins' past returns to haunt him, as he moves back to the world of crime after leaving behind pick-pocketing to become a surgeon in The Artful Dodger on Disney Plus.Ten of Ireland's most sought-after comedy stars are brought together to make each other laugh, using every tool in the box, without cracking a smile themselves. Hosted by Graham Norton, this is LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland on Prime Video.In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home, and it's on Netflix.Explorer Simon Reeve is back from his round the world trip, and now the BBC are plonking him into the Wilderness. See what he gets up to in Wilderness with Simon Reeve on BBC Iplayer.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
Echo  |  Role Play  |  Criminal Record  |  After the Flood
Jan 12 2024
Echo | Role Play | Criminal Record | After the Flood
Murder. Mayhem. Mops (and plenty of them). This week has it all! Ian and Hannah review some of the biggest new shows across UK streaming platforms for the week beginning Friday 12th January 2024, including...Maya Lopez's ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown, and now she must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community in Marvel spin-off series Echo on Disney Plus.A young married couple's life turns upside down after secrets are revealed about each other's past in Prime Video thriller Role Play.An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case; one, Cush Jumbo, is a young woman in the early stages of her career, and the other, Peter Capaldi, is a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy in Apple TV+ thriller Criminal Record.When an unidentified man was found dead in an underground car park after a devastating flood, PC Joanna Marshall is commissioned to investigate the truth of the man's death in ITV police drama After the Flood.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!
The Heist Before Christmas  |  Mr. Bates vs The Post Office  |  The Castaways  |  Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Star of the Orient - UKTV Play
Dec 22 2023
The Heist Before Christmas | Mr. Bates vs The Post Office | The Castaways | Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Star of the Orient - UKTV Play
As we sign off the year and give you some festive highlights to binge in our absence, Ian, Hannah and the whole Bingewatch team want to wish you the happiest of holidays!This week's reviews include...If you like Bad Santa, you'll probably like Now TV's The Heist Before Christmas, except in this film, everyone hates Christmas.There's nothing like a good ol' Post Office scandal dramatisation to make you feel like a Brit at Christmastime, so just as well for Mr Bates vs The Post Office on ITVX.Sheridan Smith goes to a remote island in the Pacific and finds a way to use her credit card before mysteriously vanishing. We think the loan sharks got her ... *tumbleweed* ... but find out for yourself by watching The Castaways on Paramount Plus.Sister Boniface is back on UKTV Play, and this time with a new Christmas special, The Star of the Orient.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!See you in 2024!
The Serial Killer's Wife  |  Bad Education: A Christmas Carol  |  Percy Jackson and the Olympians  |  Rob & Romesh vs Lapland
Dec 15 2023
The Serial Killer's Wife | Bad Education: A Christmas Carol | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Rob & Romesh vs Lapland
Get your jingle bells outs, because we're feeling festive at Bingewatch! Ian and Hannah review the biggest new shows on UK streaming platforms, including...Adapted from Alice Hunter's book of the same name, drama The Serial Killer's Wife stars Annabel Scholey, Jack Farthing and Angela Griffin and it's on Paramount Plus.Percy Jackson has been through a lot, and now he has to rescue Zeus' lightning bolt in the Disney Plus series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.The Bad Education has been given a Christmas special, aptly named Bad Education: A Christmas Carol, and it's coming to BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.It is the festive season, and Rob and Romesh are heading to magical Lapland, where the duo will care for reindeer, help write letters, and meet Father Christmas to learn what it takes to truly become an elf. Rob & Romesh vs Lapland is on Now TV.Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more.Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah.You can also stay in touch with the team via Twitter and tell us what you're binge-watching.AND if you like Bingewatch but you're looking for a specific review, check out BITESIZE BINGEWATCH, our brand new sister show making it easier to get the bits you want!