From a documentary investigating the murder of Gabby Petito to a Virgin Media show starring IMAGE columnist PJ Kirby, here's what to watch this week.
MONDAY
American Murder: Gabby Petito, Netflix
In August 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito was killed by her fiance, Brian Laundrie, while the young couple was on a four-month road trip across the United States documenting their “van life” journey on social media. Two months later, Laundrie was found to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and his parents were suspected of helping to cover up the murder. While taking viewers on a journey through Gabby and Brian’s final days together, the series will unveil the tragic reality behind their Insta-perfect life and reveal painful moments where their story might have taken a different turn.
TUESDAY
Court of Gold, Netflix
For the first time, top medal contenders in men’s basketball granted behind-the-scenes access at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Court of Gold gives an unfiltered, insider look at Team USA, France, Serbia and Canada as they gear up and battle for gold in Paris. International basketball has caught up to the U.S. and the competition and stakes are higher than ever.
WEDNESDAY
Pixar’s Win Or Lose, Disney+
Pixar Animation Studios’ original series Win or Lose follows the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game. The series reveals what it actually feels like to be in the shoes of each character—the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire—with incredibly funny, very emotional and uniquely animated perspectives.
THURSDAY
Reacher Season 3, Prime Video
Based on the 7th book in Lee Child’s global best-selling series, Persuader, Reacher must go undercover to rescue an informant held by a haunting foe from his past.
FRIDAY
A Thousand Blows, Disney+
Set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and Alec Munroe (Francis Lovehall) play best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London’s thriving bare-knuckle boxing scene. As Hezekiah finds fortune and fame through the art of pugilism, he attracts the attention of the infamous Queen of the Forty Elephants, Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who sets about exploiting his talents to further her criminal enterprise. Meanwhile, the menacing and self-declared emperor of the East End boxing world, Sugar Goodson (Stephen Graham), is determined to destroy Hezekiah whose ambitions to fight in the West End threaten everything he has built. What ensues is a battle of the old world against the new.
SATURDAY
Scamanda, Disney+
Based on the hit podcast series of the same name, Scamanda tells the story of Amanda Riley; a wife, a mother and a Christian whose tragic cancer tale captivates thousands. But she has a secret she’s dying to keep. After an anonymous tip to an investigative reporter, Amanda’s own words may prove to be her downfall.
SUNDAY
Help Me Buy a Home, Virgin Media
I’m Grand Mam’s Kevin Twomey and PJ Kirby join buyers agent Liz O’Kane to help the public in their dreams of buying a home. Following real-life experiences, this series looks at the emotional rollercoaster, challenges, and hard-won joys of what purchasing a property in Ireland really entails.
Featured photography by @kevin2mey.
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