Coming soon to a streaming service near you: space drama, airborne heroics and a double dose of moodily mismatched detectives
Pokemon Concierge
In amonth where murder, war, mayhem and crime dominate the streaming releases –well, yes, that is pretty much the same as every month –here’s amouth-cleansing sorbet (but for your eyes and ears): asweet Japanese stop-motion series about alady who works at aholiday resort for Pokemon. That’s it… that’s the show.
S1 / Netflix, 28 Dec
Echo
If recent Marvel shows have been alittle bit too kid-friendly for you, this return to the blood-soaked, bone-crunching, potty-mouthed world of Daredevil and Wilson Fisk could be just the ticket. The focus this time is on Fisk’s adoptive daughter, adeaf Native American woman with, predictably, incredible ass-whupping skills.
S1 / Disney+, 10 Jan
Lift
Ocean’s 11 on aplane, anyone? This action-comedy heist flick stars Kevin Hart as amaster thief who, along with his ragtag crew, is blackmailed into nicking millions of dollars’ worth of gold from agang of terrorists –and he’s nabbing the loot while it’s up in the air between London and Zurich. Expect things to go more than slightly wrong.
Film / Netflix, 12 Jan
Role Play
This one’s ascrewball comedy by way of John Wick, in which a married couple (David Oyelowo and Kaley ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cuoco) yearn to put the spark back into their relationship, only to get more excitement than they had in mind when one of them turns out to be living adangerous double life.
Film / Prime Video, 12 Jan
Criminal Record
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