Television And Streaming Highlights Deliver Gripping Dramas
A disturbing new BBC documentary unearths troubling allegations against high-profile celebrity Jared Leto, featuring four women who speak out about their underage experiences. According to reports published on August 1, 2026, reviewer Stuart Heritage described the project as "a disturbing look at what is alleged to be a skin-crawling pattern of behaviour" available now on BBC iPlayer.
Disney+ brings viewers an enormously entertaining crime drama titled Furious, which centers on a female serial killer powered by an unfaltering current of rage. Reviewer Lucy Mangan praised the series as "television for grownups, television to pay attention to and to entertain you enormously."
Meanwhile, streaming services offer Gomorrah: The Origins on Now, serving as a prequel to the hit mob series with a cheeky, fresh take on the genre. Jack Seale noted that viewers will "half-expect a young Al Pacino to walk into shot" while watching the compelling new drama.
Apple TV rounds out the streaming options with Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a twisty drama about a woman being blackmailed by a camboy. Lucy Mangan called the show "a sure-footed and completely bingeable thriller with an edge of unpredictability that holds you doubly fast to your seat."
Cinematic Masterpieces And Coming Of Age Films Hit Cinemas
In cinemas now, Imran Peretta"s Luton-set coming-of-age film Ish explores how racial profiling and facial recognition technology push two teenage friends apart. Peter Bradshaw praised the feature as "a poignant and poetic urban pastoral about young masculinity, Muslim and south Asian communities, and the seedy and insidious new petty harassment of racial profiling.'
Tom Holland returns as the webslinger in Spider-Man: Brand New Day alongside Zendaya, offering audiences a familiar blend of blockbuster spectacle. Peter Bradshaw remarked that the installment always gravitated toward "apocalyptic but weirdly temporary destruction in the digitally confected big city" while remaining an entertaining spectacle.
Audiences can also catch Wham! 10 Days in China, a documentary utilizing footage shot by Lindsay Anderson revealing the pop duo"s groundbreaking 1985 tour. Bradshaw noted that in 1985, "Michael and Ridgeley were the Kirk and Spock of the charts, going where no pop act had gone before.'
Classical cinematic offerings include Andrei Tarkovsky"s tragic 1986 final film The Sacrifice, which follows a retired actor making a bargain with God. Bradshaw described the picture as "brilliant and audacious, with one of the most extraordinary final sequences in modern cinema.'
Literary Masterpieces And Chart-Topping Album Releases
In literature, Anne Enright reviewed Joan Barfoot"s landmark Canadian novel Gaining Ground, describing it as "a wonderful slow burn of a book." Additional reviews covered Ed Douglas"s Upland, Gerald Martin"s biography of Mario Vargas Llosa, and Gaël Faye"s Jacaranda translated by Sarah Ardizzone.
Music enthusiasts are celebrating Shaboozey"s latest album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, which adds a striking entry to country concept records. Alexis Petridis noted that "beneath the Hollywood narrators, Pink Floyd-y interludes and accompanying comic books lies songwriting that proves the Tipsy singer’s breakout success was no fluke.'
Electronic music fans can experience Arca"s latest wild album, praised by Shaad D"Souza as 'one of Arca"s densest and best: music for the body and brain that is unrelenting and unerringly brilliant." Other notable audio releases include Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds and John Tilbury: At Home.
Live music touring peaks as country megastar Luke Combs brings his arena-sized party to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and Wembley Stadium in London. Katie Hawthorne observed that Combs was "crackling with energy, his arms in the air, humbleness be damned – and deservedly so" during his live performance.
