Bridgerton season four, part two will make you yearn — here’s what to watch this week

February 23

Paradise, Disney+

Starring Sterling K. Brown as Xavier Collins, Paradise returns for season two. He and his two children have escaped a nuclear holocaust and have been living in the lush underground bunker. However, now that Xavier knows his wife might still be alive above ground, he heads up there to find her.

February 26

Bridgerton, Season 4: Part 2, Netflix 

 

With part one released in January, February welcomes part two of season four  – adapted from Julia Quinn’s third novel, An Offer from a Gentleman – and it centres on the slow-burn romance between Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) and Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson). Though both try to keep their distance, their connection proves impossible to deny, with an undeniable chemistry drawing them back together time and again

The Gray House, Prime Video

Based on true events, The Gray House follows a dangerous undercover spy network of women – a Virginia socialite, her mother, a formerly enslaved person and a courtesan – operating in the heart of the Confederacy to help the Union win the Civil War.

February 27

Vanished, Prime Video

Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant) and Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) star as Alice and Tom, a couple blissfully mapping out their future together. But their romantic escape takes a dark turn while travelling by train from Paris to the South of France, when Alice wakes from a nap to find Tom has vanished without a trace. Her search for him at their destination uncovers a hidden life, one steeped in secrets and potentially lethal consequences. As danger closes in and even the local police issue cryptic warnings, Alice is forced to question just how well she truly knows the man she loves.

Man on the Run, Amazon Prime

This documentary takes viewers on an intimate, vulnerable journey through Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the Beatles’ breakup and the formation of Wings with his wife, Linda. Director Morgan Neville chronicles McCartney’s solo career as he faces emotional, artistic and personal challenges while defining a new decade of music.

What to watch in cinemas

Wuthering Heights, cinema nationwide

In the much-hyped adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel, Emerald Fennell has her take on the classic with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Catherine in the passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. With a soundtrack penned by Charli xcx, this is a must-see.

Cold Storage, cinemas nationwide

When a highly contagious, mutating fungus escapes a sealed facility, two young employees and a grizzled bioterror operative must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction, as the microorganism spreads and destroys everything in its path. Starring Liam Neeson and Joe Keery.

Crime 101, cinemas nationwide

Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles and also starring our own Barry Keoghan, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway has mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads. Convinced he has found a pattern, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) is closing in, raising the stakes even higher. As the heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are faced with life-defining choices and the realisation that there can be no turning back.