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Category: FIRST LOOK

FIRST LOOK

Paramount+ opens The Revenge Club

FIRST LOOK:  Martin Compston, Aimée-Ffion Edwards and Meera Syal lead The Revenge Club, a darkly comic six-part series coming to Paramount+ in the UK & Ireland on December 12, 2025.

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ITV starts The Party

FIRST LOOK: Luke Evans, Tom Cullen and Joanna Scanlan head the cast of ITV series The Party, a five-part drama based on the novel by Elizabeth Day that is now filming on location in Wales.

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BBC, Prime Video rehire The Night Manager

FIRST LOOK: Tom Hiddleston is back as The Night Manager, reprising his role as Jonathan Pine in the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2016 drama.

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U&Drama goes back to Bergerac

FIRST LOOK: Here’s a first look at Bergerac season two, as filming wraps on six new episodes of the Jersey-set detective drama ahead of the show’s return to U and U&Drama in 2026.

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It Gets Worse for Channel 4, Crave

FIRST LOOK: Emily Fairn and Olive Gray join Leo Reich in It Gets Worse, a comedy about three friends trying to overcome the challenges of post-university life that is coming to Channel 4 in the UK and Canada’s Crave.

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John Hannah investigates Death in Benidorm for 5

FIRST LOOK: John Hannah and Carolina Bécquer head the cast of Death in Benidorm, a new detective drama set to air in the UK on 5 in 2026.

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BBC finds more Daddy Issues

FIRST LOOK: Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey reunite for season two of BBC comedy Daddy Issues, as the on-screen father and daughter welcome a new addition to their family.

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BBC, Stan take off with Lord of the Flies

FIRST LOOK: Here’s the first images from Lord of the Flies, Jack Thorne’s four-part adaptation of William Golding’s classic novel that is coming soon to the BBC in the UK and Stan in Australia.

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A Thousand Blows more for Disney+

FIRST LOOK: Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham reunite in 1880s London for the second season of A Thousand Blows, which debuts on Disney+ in the UK & Ireland and Hulu in the US on January 9, 2026.

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Prime Video reveals plans to Kill Jackie

FIRST LOOK: Catherine Zeta-Jones takes the lead in revenge thriller Kill Jackie, which will premiere in selected territories on Prime Video in 2026.

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BBC takes bite of Wild Cherry

FIRST LOOK: Eve Best, Carmen Ejogo, Imogen Faires and Amelia May feature in new images from Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky’s six-part coming-of-age drama navigating privilege, power and social media that will debut this November.

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TV4 says Till Death Do Us Part

FIRST LOOK: Caliphate’s Aliette Opheim and Whiskey on the Rocks star Filip Berg have teamed up for Swedish thriller Tills Döden Skiljer Oss (Till Death Do Us Part), a six-part series set in Stockholm that is expected to debut on TV4 in the autumn of 2026.

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Channel 4 identifies A Woman of Substance

FIRST LOOK: Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds play two versions of the same character in A Woman of Substance, a new adaptation of the classic novel coming to Channel 4 in 2026.

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Hildur on the case for Ruutu, Siminn

FIRST LOOK: Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir heads the cast of upcoming Nordic crime drama Nordic Blue, which is based on the novels by Satu Rämö and due to debut in Iceland and Finland this winter.

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BBC releases Prisoner 951 first look

FIRST LOOK: Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star in upcoming BBC drama Prisoner 951, a factual drama telling the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who spent six years inside an Iranian prison and her husband’s quest for justice.

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5 reveals The Family Secret

FIRST LOOK: Eleanor Tomlinson and Matthew Lewis will partner for 5 psychological drama The Family Secret, which is now filming across north-east England and will air in 2026.

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BBC unveils Small Prophets

FIRST LOOK: Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel and Michael Palin star in Small Prophets, an upcoming BBC comedy written and directed by Mackenzie Crook (Detectorists).

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Sky looks Under Salt Marsh

FIRST LOOK: Yellowstone’s Kelly Reilly and Rafe Spall (Trying) partner up in new Sky drama Under Salt Marsh, which is due to debut in 2026.

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BBC unveils Mint drama

FIRST LOOK: Emma Laird and Ben Coyle-Larner star in Mint, a darkly comic and unconventional drama about the life of a crime family coming soon to BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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Stan investigates The Killings: Parrish Station

FIRST LOOK: Alice in Wonderland star Mia Wasikowska headlines Australian cold case crime series The Killings: Parrish Station, which is now in production in New South Wales.

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