A Tiffany Haddish series and new Megan Nolan – what to watch (and read) this week

Monday, July 10

Williams & Mansell: Red 5, Sky Documentaries/NOW TV

Coming from humble beginnings in Birmingham, Nigel Mansell was trying to fit into a world he wasn’t meant to be a part of. Williams was an independent team founded in 1977 with a focus on engineering advancement. This documentary tells the story of how team and driver came together to win the Formula 1 Drivers Championship against some of the greatest drivers of all time. 

Tuesday, July 11

Ordinary Human Failings, by Megan Nolan 

It’s 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition and a brisk disregard for the ‘peasants’ – ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star looks set to rise when he stumbles across a scoop: a dead child on a London estate, grieving parents loved across the neighbourhood, and the finger of suspicion pointing at one reclusive family of Irish immigrants and ‘bad apples’: the Greens. At their heart sits Carmel: beautiful, other-worldly, broken, and once destined for a future beyond her circumstances until life – and love – got in her way. Crushed by failure and surrounded by disappointment, there’s nowhere for her to go and no chance of escape. Now, with the police closing in on a suspect and the tabloids hunting their monster, she must confront the secrets and silences that have trapped her family for so many generations.

Wednesday, July 12

Afterparty Season 2, Apple TV+

From Academy Award winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord, each episode of The Afterparty explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. In season two, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoe Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers and business partners, and hearing each suspect’s retelling of the weekend.

Thursday, July 13

The Secrets of Hillsong, Disney+

FX’s The Secrets of Hillsong is a four-part documentary series, based on the explosive original reporting on the megachurch’s scandals by Vanity Fair journalists Alex French and Dan Adler. The series features exclusive interviews and poignant conversations with many of the congregants navigating the still-unfolding global reckoning. Featuring fresh reporting and analysis from journalists, historians and policymakers, the series goes beyond the sensational headlines and behind the velvet rope to examine the church’s long pattern of covering up misconduct to protect itself.

Friday, July 14

Chueco, Disney+

Juan Juan Gustozzi, a widowed father of three is on the verge of ruin until he inherited a fortune from his recently deceased uncle… but the money comes with one condition: the family must take care of Chueco, an adult chimpanzee, as a member of the family. Everyone is thrilled with the idea of having a pet monkey until they discover that Chueco hides a huge secret: he can talk. The whole family will have to team up to keep Chueco’s secret hidden while this cheeky chimpanzee gets them into all sorts of trouble.

Saturday, July 15

Foundation Season 2, Apple TV+

More than a century after the season 1 finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy. As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy Empire from within. Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with special abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself. Meanwhile, the Foundation and Empire are on a collision course for war with the fate of humanity in the balance.

Sunday, July 16

The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2, Prime Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPE3mvYjRk

Belly used to count down the days until she could return to Cousins Beach, but with Conrad and Jeremiah fighting over her heart and the return of Susannah’s cancer, she’s not sure summer will ever be the same. When an unexpected visitor threatens the future of Susannah’s beloved house, Belly has to rally the gang to come together—and to decide once and for all where her heart lies.

Imagery via Apple TV+ Press Centre