Pick of the Day
Insomnia, Paramount+
Former Line of Duty star Vicky McClure heads the cast of this new thriller series by Sarah Pinborough, adapted from her 2022 novel of the same name.
McClure plays Emma Averill, a mother approaching her 40th birthday must investigate her past as she develops insomnia.
Her life has been disrupted by the arrival of her irresponsible sister Phoebe and is stressed out working as a custody lawyer. And there’s a buried childhood trauma that begins to resurface.
No wonder she can’t sleep!
New or Returning Shows
This show first appeared on Disney+ but if you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favour and tune in here.
Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes star in this hugely addictive and quite stunning tale of a middle-class Manhattan woman who vanishes, leaving her ex confused and caring for their kids.
At first you might dislike the characters - they can be very annoying and self-obsessed - but this show becomes compulsive as it reveals a story about ageing and coming to terms with life in your forties.
Eisenberg plays Toby Fleishman, who is divorced from his beloved but increasingly ambitious and difficult wife Rachel (Danes) after 15 years of marriage and two children.
The narrator of the show is Toby's college pal, Libby Epstein (Lizzy Caplan), married with two kids herself and living the seemingly undemanding – maybe unfulfilling - life of a suburban housewife.
And while Eisenberg and Danes are as good as ever, Caplan puts in a magnetic performance.
Don’t Miss
Johnson & Knopfler’s Music Legends, 10.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
This week’s episode sees Brian and Mark travel to California to visit Carlos Santana (above), who recounts his incredible journey in music, from early days, through his Woodstock performance and resurgence in the late 90s.
Together, they jam what promises to be an amazing version of Santana hit Black Magic Woman and Carlos plays some of his other big hits.
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
It’s the penultimate episode and loyal assistant Little Alex Horne risks raising notoriously prickly Taskmaster Greg Davies' hackles with a task in celebration of himself.
Sophie Willan is baffled by mirror writing, John Robins proves to be a talented tailor, Steve Pemberton has an expletive-laden row with a bin, Joanne McNally finds a novel use for a cow's ear and Nick Mohammed brings a tear to Greg's eye.
New to Stream
Tires, Netflix
In this new sitcom, comedian Shane Gillis plays Shane, who is about to become the bane of his cousin Will's (Steven Gerben) life.
Will is the anxious and unqualified heir to a car repair chain left to him by his late father. He attempts to turn the business around despite the efforts of his relative and now employee, Shane.
Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, Netflix
Based on the novel series by Baku Yumemakura, this new anime depicts a man’s tale of conviction, sorrow, and conflict.
At the heart of the action is Juzo Fujimaki, a rival of Bunshichi Tanba, the main protagonist of the original novels.
On the run from his troubled past, Juzo is forced into competing in a deadly underground fighting tournament.
Skilled in the respected martial art Takemiya-ryu, Juzo must navigate a path filled with formidable foes and his personal demons - all while dealing with a bounty of three million yen on his head and a determined detective on his trail.
Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe, Netflix
This Argentinian documentary film looks interesting.
In a world where the pandemic has wreaked havoc, a world steeped in frustration and uncertainty, a man comes along to shake up the markets - and people's consciousness.
He comes with an initiative that encompasses education, the financial sphere, and spiritual development.
Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe depicts the genesis, the growth, and the collapse of Latin America's most bizarre and ambitious financial platform, itself an accurate portrait of its eccentric creator, Leonardo Cositorto.
In Good Hands 2, Netflix
After losing Melisa, Fırat and Can try to create a tiny world for themselves in this romantic drama from Turkey.
They become two fresh flatmates, a father and son, moreover, two pals with a shared sorrow for a lost wife and mother.
After a year of hardship, Fırat faces coincidences that lead him to find love once again and someone new enters their life.
Ending Today
The Fortune Hotel, 9.00pm, UTV/Virgin Media Three
Stephen Mangan (below) presents the Caribbean-based contest as the final pairs have reached the end, but only one of them can check out of the hotel with the fortune case.
A devilish twist is revealed and it's every pair for themselves going into the dramatic final, a cunning riddle must be decoded in a Room Service game.
The climactic Day Trip Challenge sees guests locate a speedboat and race to escape a tropical island to make it back to the hotel first.
Sport
League of Ireland, 7.30pm, Virgin Media Two
Live coverage of the Premier Division match at Waterford Regional Sports Centre as Waterford host Drogheda United (KO 7.45pm).
Waterford recorded their first win since being promoted by coming back from behind to beat Drogheda 4-1 when the teams last met at Weavers Park in February.
The Blues’ recent good run ended against Shelbourne at Tolka Park last Friday, while Kevin Doherty’s Boynesiders blew a 2-1 lead in injury time to lose at home against Galway United.
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