TV is back! It's been a quiet few weeks for new shows but that's no longer the case, and there are loads of fantastic-looking new TV shows you can stream this week, whether you're looking for a gripping bingeable drama or a fascinating documentary series.
The week in question is from Saturday, April 27 to Friday, May 3, and to populate this list our streaming expert has looked through every new orginal show coming to the best streaming services around the world.
Every show on this list will be available in its entirety, or its first few episodes, on a major streamer during the week. Our TV expert has picked a diverse range of shows so whether you want something set in the modern day or the past, home or abroad, funny or thrilling, true to life or fictional, there's something here for you.
If you see something interesting on a streaming service you don't have access to, you can use our lists of the best streaming services and also best streaming deals to decide what to sign up for and how to save money. So let's jump in and find you something to binge or stream this week:
Fiasco
- Netflix French comedy series shouts 'action' on Tuesday, April 30
Our comedy show of the week comes to us from France, in the form of the Netflix show Fiasco.
Fiasco is about a first-time movie director called Raphael who attempts to wrangle a cast and crew of colorful characters into helping him fulfill his vision; chaos ensues. It's a Netflix show, so as you can imagine all of its episodes will be available to binge in one go.
The Veil
- Hulu / Disney Plus spy thriller debuts on Tuesday, April 30
Elizabeth Moss stars as an MI6 agent with a mission in The Veil, a new spy thriller created by Peaky Blinders' Stephen Knight.
In The Veil, Moss' Imogene Salter must travel across Europe with a woman who harbors a dark secret — it's up to Salter to discover this secret before it's too late, in order to save lives.
The first two episodes of The Veil will come to Hulu on Tuesday, April 30, and subsequent weeks will bring a new installment of the six-episode run. In the UK, and lots of other places around the world, Disney Plus will stream the show.
Shardlake
- Disney Plus period drama releases on Wednesday, May 1
There's been a murder in a monastary in Shardlake, and a lawyer has been sent to work out what's happened in this show based on a novel.
Shardlake follows the titular lawyer as Thomas Crowmell (yes, the famous British historical figure) tasks him with investigating a death in a monastary. Cromwell wanted to shut this religious site anyway, and the death of his first investigator could give him the evidence he needs... if Shardlake can work out who did it.
The four episodes of Shardlake will all be available to watch on Disney Plus at the same time on Wednesday, May 1.
The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
- Peacock / Sky TV period drama debuts on Thursday, May 2
A real-life tragedy (based on a true story, and a book) gets put to TV this week in the highly-anticipated The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
The show follows Lali Sokolov, who during World War II is imprisoned in Auschwitz and works at the tattooist marking people with their identification numbers. Many years later, he finally opens up about this to his carer.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz will arrive in its entirety on Thursday, May 2. It'll stream on Peacock in the US, Sky TV and Now in the UK and Stan in Australia.
A Man in Full
- Netflix business drama show lands on Thursday, May 2
Netflix's biggest show this week has vibes of Succession and Billlions, and so if you like those shows, this might be one for you.
In A Man in Full, Jeff Daniels plays the owner of a bankrupt real estate agency as the sharks circle. He has to try and make it out with as much of his dignity (and empire) intact as possible.
Like almost all Netflix shows, A Man in Full will release in one go on Thursday, May 2.
Welcome to Wrexham season 3
- Hulu / Disney Plus sports documentary returns on Thursday, May 2
Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds return for a third season of Welcome to Wrexham, after a popular first two runs.
Welcome to Wrexham follows the pair as they run the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC, trying to turn this struggling footie squad into champions. Season 3 picks us up as they compete in the English Football League, after being promoted to this league previously.
You'll be able to watch the first two episodes of Welcome to Wrexham on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK on Thursday, May 2. Subsequent episodes air weekly.
Clarkson's Farm season 3
- Prime Video agricultural comedy doc returns on Friday, May 3
The hugely popular farming comedy documentary Clarkson's Farm returns for season 3, bringing viewers back to Diddl Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.
The show follows British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to set up and run this farm, alongside his assistant Kaleb Cooper. Clarkson has to try and get his head around how the modern agricultural industry works, and he's facing some big tests in this third season.
The first four episodes of Clarkson's Farm season 3 will land on Prime Video on Friday, May 3, and the rest of the season will drop one week later on Friday, May 10.
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