This week brings an exciting lineup of streaming entertainment, featuring returning favourites and intriguing new series across multiple platforms. From detective capers to oil industry dramas, there's something for every viewer looking for quality television.
Comedy and Crime Highlights
Ted Danson returns to our screens in the delightful detective comedy A Man on the Inside, which continues its successful run with a second season. The show, originally based on a true story, now moves its action to Wheeler College, where Danson's septuagenarian PI Charles must investigate sabotage attempts against the institution's survival deal.
Michael Schur's creation maintains its charm as Charles goes undercover as a professor, assessing suspects that include music tutor Mona, played by Danson's real-life wife Mary Steenburgen. The series begins streaming on Netflix from Thursday 20 November and promises to deliver the same irresistible comic energy that made the first season so popular.
Meanwhile, French crime drama The Invisibles offers a fresh take on the detective genre. Described as 'Slow Horses but empathetic', the series follows a motley squad of misfit cops specialising in identifying unknown corpses. Channel 4 will make this inventively macabre series available from Friday 21 November.
Drama and Nostalgia
Taylor Sheridan's Texas drama Landman returns with Demi Moore stepping into a more prominent role as Cami Miller, who shows every sign of becoming a terrifyingly efficient ambassador for big oil. Billy Bob Thornton continues as Tommy Norris, juggling professional power-broking with a turbulent home life.
The series, which leans into mythologising its setting without deeply engaging with environmental consequences, hits Paramount+ from Sunday 16 November and delivers its narrative with ruthless precision.
For viewers seeking nostalgia, all 18 seasons of Byker Grove become available on ITVX from Sunday 16 November. The Geordie teen institution that launched the careers of Ant and Dec, Donna Air and Charlie Hunnam remains admirably progressive despite its age, having tackled issues like homophobia, child abuse and abortion during its run.
Reality and Animation
Prime Video offers two distinct options this week. June Farms follows Matt Baumgartner as he attempts to deliver perfect bespoke weddings to wealthy urbanites at his upstate New York venue. The series begins streaming from Monday 17 November and combines high-society opulence with behind-the-scenes staff dramas.
Animation fans can enjoy The Mighty Nein, based on the Dungeons & Dragons world created by Matthew Mercer. This Prime Video release from Wednesday 16 November follows a group of outcasts and adventurers combating forces unleashed by a powerful relic known as the Beacon.
Completing the week's offerings is English Teacher on Disney+, continuing its warm portrayal of a gay, thirtysomething teacher working in a Texas high school. Brian Jordan Alvarez returns as Evan Marquez from Wednesday 19 November, attempting to teach Dante's Inferno to fashion-conscious students while helping stage a play about Covid's impact.
