The Artful Dodger
More, boy?! The Dickens sequel nobody expected (or possibly asked for), this series sees Thomas Brodie-Sangster taking on the role of Oliver Twist’s pickpocket. Having suffered the ghastly fate of being in Australia, he’s now attempting to leave his criminal past behind. But that past – specifically David Thewlis as Fagin –has other ideas.
S1 / Disney+, 29 Nov
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
A sequel 23 years in the making, this follow-up to your favourite poultry-based stop-motion movie is a co-production between Aardman Animations and Netflix, and sees the return of many familiar fowl faces (albeit with some roles recast with new voices) as they unite against an old enemy.
Film / Netflix, 15 Dec
Obliterated
In this action-comedy from the makers of Cobra Kai, aspecial-ops team foil a plot to destroy Las Vegas and celebrate in hedonistic style… only to discover that the bomb they defused was a decoy. Now they must battle their own hangovers as well as the terrorists. Well, we did say ‘action-comedy’, not ‘innovative masterpiece’.
S1 / Netflix, 30 Nov
Maestro
This biopic of Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia, starring Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan, was originally set to be directed by Martin Scorsese. Cooper replaced him, presumably because Marty was too busy doing TikToks with his daughter, making this his first directorial outing since the excellentA Star is Born.
Film / Netflix, 20 Dec
Slow Horses
Anew season of skulduggery among London’s sp
