Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses finally comes to the TV screen – here’s what to watch this week

November 9

Trespasses, Channel 4

Based on the novel of the same name by Louise Kennedy, Trespasses is set in the 1970s in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and follows a young woman who gets caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion. Starring Gillian Anderson and Lola Petticrew.

November 13

The Beast in Me, Netflix

Claire Danes stars as Aggie Wiggs, a novelist mourning her young son, while Matthew Rhys plays Nile Jarvis, her neighbour and a former suspect in his wife’s disappearance. When Aggie decides to write a book about Nile’s story, both see it as a path to redemption, but their collaboration quickly spirals into danger.

Last Samurai Standing, Netflix 

The story follows 292 masterless samurai who gather in Kyoto for a deadly contest: steal rivals’ wooden tokens and survive the journey to Tokyo. The winner claims a fortune and their life. At the centre is the undefeated samurai Shujiro, fighting for his sick wife and child in a blood-soaked test of honour, survival, and swordplay. This was a mega production with more than 1,000 cast and crew.

November 14

Malice, Prime Video

Comedian Jack Whitehall stars as Adam, a nanny hired to care for the three children of wealthy couple Jamie and Nat Tanner (David Duchovny and Carice van Houten). However, Adam’s motives are far from innocent, and viewers realise he’s targeting the family for reasons that slowly unfold in a revenge story.

Now You See, Now You Don’t, cinemas nationwide

Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson, The Four Horsemen reunite to recruit three skilled illusionists for a high-stakes heist involving the theft of the world’s largest queen diamond from a powerful family crime syndicate.

Nuremberg, cinemas nationwide

During the Nuremberg trials, chief psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) interviews Nazi military members to determine whether they are fit to stand trial. There, he enters a ‘battle of wits’ against Adolf Hitler’s right-hand man, Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe).

November 15

Wild Cherry, BBC

Wild Cherry follows two friends, Lorna (Carmen Ejogo), a self-made businesswoman, and Juliet (Eve Best), who was born into wealth, as their daughters become entangled in a scandal at their elite school.