All of Us Strangers plus Barry Keoghan’s new Apple TV+ series – what to watch this week
22nd Jan 2024
From Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal's new movie to a new season of Queer Eye and Barry Keoghan's latest project, here's your weekly entertainment roundup.
Monday, January 22
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Disney+
Created by Lourdes Iglesias and 12-time Goya award-winners Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, and Jose Mari Goenaga, actor Alberto San Juan plays Cristóbal Balenciaga, an enigmatic and extraordinarily talented man who defied the social conventions of the time and revolutionised the world of fashion.
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Tuesday, January 23
The Kitchen, Netflix
A story of fatherhood and love for the community… every city has a Kitchen. In a dystopian London, the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. Izi’s close to escaping the Kitchen, one of London’s last remaining housing estates but when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decisions. Brought to you by British filmmakers Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya, starring Kane Robinson and Jedaiah Bannerman.
Wednesday, January 24
Queer Eye Season 8, Netflix
The Fab Five return to New Orleans to jazz up the lives of their heroes – one emotional makeover at a time. From a coach and teacher to deaf students struggling to realise his value, to a Bayou-born outdoorsman looking to reignite the spark in his marriage, expect more laughter and tears as Queer Eye continues to transform lives and celebrate the power of kindness
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Thursday, January 25
A Real Bug’s Life, Disney+
Inspired by the World of Disney and Pixar’s A Bug’s Life, comes A Real Bug’s Life, the new Disney+ Original Series from National Geographic. An incredible adventure into nine different micro bug worlds around the globe, throughout the series you’ll see the forces of nature play out on a miniature scale, with tiny creatures relying on amazing powers and extraordinary alliances to make it through each day. Narrated by Awkwafina.
Friday, January 26
All of Us Strangers, in cinemas nationwide
The highly anticipated new movie from director Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers stars Andrew Scott (Adam) and Paul Mescal (Harry) as unlikely lovers, brought together by a chance encounter in their near-vacant high-rise apartment block in contemporary London. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
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Saturday, January 27
Masters of the Air, Disney+
From the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific comes Masters of the Air. Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, the nine-part series follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen, and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air. Academy Award nominee Austin Butler, Callum Turner, Anthony Boyle and Nate Mann star, joined by Raff Law, Josiah Cross, Branden Cook, Ncuti Gatwa and our own Barry Keoghan too.
Sunday, January 28
Expats, Prime Video
Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.
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Feature image courtesy Apple TV+