Aisling Bea’s new TV series and a John Lennon documentary – what to watch this week

Monday, December 4

Whiplash, Netflix

A promising young drummer enrols at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realise a student’s potential. Watch this, then watch Tár.

Tuesday, December 5

Role Play, Prime Video

Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey – she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.

Wednesday, December 6

John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial, Apple TV+

For the first time, key figures from John Lennon’s life and death – including friends, doctors and investigators – share personal memories and reveal what happened on the night of his killing.

Thursday, December 7

Fresh Off The Boat, Disney+

Set in the 90s, Fresh Off The Boat is an American sitcom that follows 11-year-old hip-hop-loving Eddie Huang who has just moved with his family from Chinatown in Washington DC to suburban Orlando.

Friday, December 8

Wonka, in cinemas nationwide

Timothée Chalamet takes on the title role of Willy Wonka in this new film based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Roal Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. One of the best-selling books of all time, this new imaging tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know and love today. Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Coman and Hugh Grant also star.

Saturday, December 9

My Life with the Walter Boys, Netflix

After losing her family in a tragic accident, 15-year-old Jackie is forced to leave her privileged Manhattan life and move in with a large, boisterous family in rural Colorado, where she becomes entangled in a love triangle between two brothers.

Sunday, December 10

Smothered, Sky Comedy

Will they? Won’t they? Should they? Shouldn’t they? Co-created by Monica Heisey (a writer on Schitt’s Creek and the author of Really Good, Actually) Smothered is a not-so-typical rom-com. It’s a tale of two worlds colliding, where romance blossoms but the pressures of modern dating linger.

Feature image via Sky