Jessie Buckley stars in The Bride! – here is what to watch this week
It's a great week for film and TV fans as Jessie Buckley stars in The Bride! alongside Christian Bale, while Cillian Murphy returns as Thomas Shelby and Barry Keoghan makes his appearance as his son in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
March 4
Young Sherlock, Amazon Prime
With all the wit and charm of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes feature films, Young Sherlock follows the origin story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved detective in an explosive re-imagining of this iconic character’s early days. Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man – raw and unfiltered – when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first-ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever. Unfolding in 1870s Oxford and adventuring abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident.
March 5
Vladimir, Netflix
As a woman’s life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague. Full of sexy secrets, dark humour and complex characters, Vladimir is about what happens when a woman goes hell-bent on turning her fantasies into reality. Based on the acclaimed novel by Julia May Jonas and starring Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall.
March 6
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Netflix
Cillian Murphy returns to our screens as Tommy Shelby amid the chaos of World War II. Returning from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet, the future of his family and country is at stake, and Shelby must face his demons and choose whether to confront his legacy or burn it to the ground. Barry Keoghan also joins the cast as Tommy Shelby’s son, Duke.
The Bride!, cinemas everywhere
The synopsis for the film reads: “A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman, and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the attention of the police, and a wild and radical social movement. Jessie Buckley stars as the titular character, Christian Bale plays Frankenstein’s monster, and Maggie Gyllenhaal directs.
The Dinosaurs, Netflix
Get ready for an epic journey into a lost world. From executive producer Steven Spielberg and the award-winning team behind Our Planet, this groundbreaking documentary series follows the rise and fall of the dinosaurs across hundreds of millions of years. Narrated by Academy Award–winner Morgan Freeman.
March 7
Formula 1: Drive to Survive S8, Netflix
Offering unprecedented access, this new season will once again take fans behind the scenes to witness firsthand how the drivers and teams prepare to battle it out for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The series will offer never-before-seen footage as we follow new team lineups, management takedowns, fierce friendships and bitter rivalries of another high-octane season on the Formula 1 circuit. Formula 1: Drive to Survive is executive-produced by Academy-Award winner James Gay-Rees (Amy, Senna) and Paul Martin (Diego Maradona) for Box to Box Films.
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