Leo Woodall’s new Apple series and an Oscars front-runner – what to watch this week
From One Day star Leo Woodall's new series to a big-budget biopic sure to be an Oscars front-runner, here's our pick of the best in entertainment this week.
MONDAY
Back in Action, Netflix
Years after giving up life as CIA spies to start a family, Emily (Cameron Diaz) and Matt (Jamie Foxx) find themselves dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
TUESDAY
Landscape Artist of the Year Season 10, Sky Arts & NOW
Returning for its tenth series, Landscape Artist of the Year is back on the hunt for the nation’s greatest artists, with a tour of some of Britain’s most stunning backdrops and significant structures on the cards. This series, our artists will be painting at iconic locations including Hampton Court, Snowdon, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Stonehenge just to name a few, with the winning artist taking on a £10,000 commission based in the south of France to be displayed in The Courtauld Gallery in London.
WEDNESDAY
Prime Target, Apple TV+
Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Leo Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world. Soon, he begins to realise an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders, a female NSA agent (played by Quintessa Swindell) who’s been tasked with watching and reporting on mathematicians’ behaviour. Together, they start to unravel the troubling conspiracy Edward is at the heart of.
THURSDAY
High Potential, Disney+
Starring Kaitlin Olson, High Potential follows a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective (Daniel Sunjata).
FRIDAY
The Brutalist, in cinemas nationwide
When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of the modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client. Adrien Brody won the Golden Globe for his performance as László Tóth, making him a front-runner for an Oscar nod later this month.
SATURDAY
Flight Risk, in cinemas nationwide
In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
SUNDAY
Harlem Season 3, Prime Video
After a shocking season two finale cliffhanger that left audiences on the edge of their seats, the third season of Harlem will follow the core four women on the precipice of change like never before. Whether it be motherhood, singlehood, sisterhood, complicated career journeys, or even more complicated families, our stylish and ambitious best girlfriends strive to finally choose themselves above all else.
Featured photography by Apple TV+.