What To Watch This Week 20.10.25

Leonard And Hungry Paul

Alex Lawther and Laurie Kynaston star in this quietly charming comedy about two best friends content to live small, unassuming lives. Leonard (Lawther), who writes encyclopaedias, is tentatively falling for his co-worker Shelley (Jamie-Lynn O'Donnell, Derry Girls) while grieving his late mother. His best friend Hungry Paul (Kynaston), meanwhile, has taken up judo in a bid to overcome his awkwardness around others. Gorgeously shot and gently funny, it’s a love letter to introverts and late bloomers alike – with Julia Roberts lending her voice as a whimsical narrator.

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The Forsytes

Channel 5’s lavish new period drama revisits the world of John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga, reimagined by Poldark writer Debbie Horsfield. Set among a powerful Victorian dynasty, it follows the coming-of-age of June (Justine Moore) and the complicated relationships that threaten to unravel one of London’s most respected families. The cast is exceptional – including Tuppence Middleton, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Davenport and Francesca Annis – and the production design is pure opulence. It’s all scandal, ambition and whispered secrets behind gilded doors.

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Lazarus

Harlan Coben returns with another twisty, binge-worthy thriller – this time starring Sam Claflin as forensic psychiatrist Joel Lazarus, whose world unravels after his father (Bill Nighy) dies suddenly. Soon, he’s plagued by visions of people from his past, including victims of long-forgotten crimes. Created with Brassic’s Danny Brocklehurst, Lazarus leans into the supernatural with full conviction. It’s dark, stylish and completely over the top – exactly what fans of Coben’s thrillers will expect, and love.

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Mob War: Philadelphia Vs The Mafia

Netflix’s latest true-crime series pulls back the curtain on one of America’s bloodiest underworld battles. In the early 1990s, a brutal turf war broke out in Philadelphia between veteran mob boss John Stanfa and his brash rival Joey Merlino. Through interviews with former mobsters, FBI agents and undercover operatives, the series reveals the deadly chaos that ensued as both men fought for control. There’s no glamour here – just a gripping portrait of loyalty, betrayal and organised crime’s violent cost.

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Nobody Wants This Season 2

One of the biggest hits of last year, Nobody Wants This is getting a season two – with Kristen Bell and Adam Brody returning as Joanne and Noah in Netflix’s sharp rom-com about love, religion and compromise. After the first season cliff-hanger, the couple deal with the fallout from Joanne’s indecision about conversion and Noah’s big romantic gesture. Expect more cultural clashes, family drama and witty one-liners, with new faces joining the cast – including Leighton Meester as Joanne’s influencer nemesis and Arian Moayed as a psychotherapist.

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Regretting You 

Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars) brings Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel to the screen in this moving family drama about love, loss and forgiveness. Allison Williams stars as Morgan, a woman who’s spent years putting her own dreams on hold to raise her teenage daughter Clara (McKenna Grace). When a tragic accident shatters their family and long-buried secrets come to light, mother and daughter find themselves at odds – and forced to rebuild their relationship from the wreckage. With Dave Franco and Mason Thames rounding out the cast, Regretting You promises the same heartfelt emotion and romantic tension that made Hoover’s novels a phenomenon.

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The Mastermind 

Director Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) returns with a quietly gripping crime drama starring Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown). Set in 1970s America, it follows Mooney, a restless young man who, along with two friends, strolls into a museum in broad daylight and walks out with four stolen paintings. But when holding onto the art proves harder than stealing it, Mooney’s life unravels into one of paranoia, evasion and quiet desperation. Shot with Reichardt’s signature restraint and poetic realism, Mastermind transforms a heist story into something more meditative – a study of guilt, greed and the fragile allure of freedom.

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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Jeremy Allen White (The Bear, The Iron Claw) takes on the role of Bruce Springsteen in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, a biopic exploring the making of the legendary Nebraska album. Directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart), the film captures the Boss at his most vulnerable and introspective, swapping stadium lights for a four-track recorder in rural New Jersey. With White’s uncanny physicality and raw emotional energy, this is a portrait of creativity, isolation and the pursuit of something true.

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A House Of Dynamite

From Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Point Break) comes A House Of Dynamite. When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the US, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. A stellar cast includes Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee and Jason Clarke.

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