TV Spy — Ransom Canyon, CIA, and all the US dramas you can watch on UK services: 18-24 July

 Josh Duhamel as Staten and Minka Kelly as Quinn smiling at each other while sitting at the bar of a diner.
(Image credit: Jeff Neumann/Netflix © 2025)

We've all faced the disappointment of finding a US drama we really want to watch, only for it not to be available in the UK.

The US is constantly creating must-see entertainment content and you might be thinking that these programs are only available to US audiences — but that's not the case.

Thanks to these US streaming platforms securing deals with UK broadcasters like Sky and ITV, we can now watch award-winning content from a variety of genres. Although the UK isn't guaranteed the same release date as those across the pond, it saves you from waiting an age until they reach UK screens.

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Here are the US dramas available to watch on both UK channels and streaming this week, as well as our top picks.

Ransom Canyon season 2

Minka Kelly as Quinn and Ben Robson as Oliver smiling at something off camera while standing close together.

(Image credit: Jeff Neumann/Netflix © 2025)

Saddle up for more soapy drama in the second season of Western romance Ransom Canyon. Based on Jodi Thomas' book series of the same name, the hit Netflix series follows the intersecting lives of three ranching families in a close-knit town in Texas Hill Country.

The second instalment picks up six months after the events of the first season with rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) fighting to reclaim his legacy at his family's Double K Ranch. Meanwhile, musician Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly) returns from New York City and must navigate her feelings for Staten and her new love interest, Oliver (Ben Robson). But who does her heart truly belong to and will she stay in the small town she once tried to outrun?

If you want a refresher on what happened in the first season before this series premieres on 23 July, check out our Ransom Canyon episode recaps.

CIA

CIA key art. Nick Gehlfuss as Bill Goodman and Tom Ellis as Colin Glass. Bill stands in front of a grey background wearing a suit and Colin stands behind him in front of a red background.

(Image credit: © 2016 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Dick Wolf's police procedural universe has expanded with the arrival of CIA on Sky Witness. The crime drama, which airs on 23 July, centres on two unlikely partners: rule-breaking CIA case officer Colin Glass (Tom Ellis) and by-the-book FBI agent Bill Goodman (Nick Gehlfuss) who must work together to investigate criminal cases that pose a threat to US soil. Although they get off to a rocky start, the pair soon discover their differences are their greatest strength.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4

(L-R): Rebecca Romijn as Una, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh, and Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas crouching on rocks.

(Image credit: Jan Thijs/Paramount+)

The legendary sci-fi franchise just got bigger as a fourth addition to the Star Trek spin-off lands on Paramount+ on 23 July. In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4, "the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise — led by Captain Christopher Pike — embark on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they will battle inner demons and external threats, encounter colourful new characters, reunite with familiar faces and confront terrifying aliens. Through it all, they strive to embrace a bright, hopeful future."

Check out What To Watch writer Sarabeth Pollock's piece on 5 things she loved about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 1.

US dramas available to watch in the UK across TV and streaming

  • Best Medicine episode 8 airs on Sky One on Tuesday, 21 July
  • Cape Fear episode 9 airs on Apple TV on Friday, 24 July
  • CIA episode 1 airs on Sky Witness on Thursday, 23 July
  • Criminal Minds: Evolution season 19 episode 10 airs on Disney+ on Friday, 24 July
  • Fire Country season 4 episode 4 airs on Sky Witness on Wednesday, 22 July
  • House of the Dragon season 3 episode 5 airs on HBO Max and Sky Atlantic on Monday, 20 July
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27 episode 9 airs on Sky Witness on Monday, 20 July
  • Lucky episode 3 airs on Apple TV on Wednesday, 22 July
  • NCIS: Hawaiʻi season 3 episode 7 airs on 5USA on Monday, 20 July
  • Ransom Canyon season 2 airs on Netflix on Thursday, 23 July (box set)
  • Silo season 3 episode 4 airs on Apple TV on Friday, 24 July
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 1 airs on Paramount+ on Thursday, 23 July
  • Station Eleven episodes 1 & 2 air on Sky Atlantic on Friday, 24 July

Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis) is part of a group of Shakespeare actors

Station Eleven premieres on Sky Atlantic. (Image credit: HBO MAX)
  • Sugar season 2 episode 6 airs on Apple TV on Friday, 24 July
  • The Five-Star Weekend episodes 3 & 4 air on Sky Atlantic on Thursday, 23 July
  • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox episodes 3 & 4 air on ITV1 on Friday, 24 July
  • The Westies episode 3 airs on MGM+ on Sunday, 19 July
  • Tyler Perry's Ruthless (season 6 part 1) episode 5 airs on Paramount+ on Tuesday, 21 July
  • Walker season 4 airs on Paramount+ on Friday, 17 July (box set)
  • Will Trent season 4 episode 10 airs on Disney+ on Wednesday, 22 July
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Grace Morris
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Grace is a freelancer writer with WhatToWatch.com, and she now writes for our sister site TechRadar. She graduated from Anglia Ruskin University in 2020 with a degree in Writing and Film Studies, which only made her love for creative writing, film and TV grow stronger.


You'll usually find her watching the drama unfold in the latest reality series or much-loved UK soaps (usually with chocolate by her side!). She's an expert in EastEnders, Emmerdale, Coronation Street and everything reality-related from Selling Sunset and Married At First Sight UK to 90 Day Fiancé UK. Plus Netflix megahit Virgin River!


Grace also likes to explore new places with her friends and family and, of course, watch and read about the latest films and TV series. 

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