What’s Coming To Disney+ This Week | Shardlake (UK/Ireland)
It’s the start of a brand new week and time to take a look at what’s coming to Disney+ in United Kingdom, which includes a brand new British original series plus some new content for Star Wars Day!
Here is the full rundown:
Note: This list is subject to change
Monday 29th April 2024
Vanderpump Villa – New Episode
Each scintillating episode follows the elite staff as they try to provide luxurious, once-in-a-lifetime, Vanderpump-curated experiences for guests while dealing with rivalries, romances, and raucous misadventures that come from living and working together 24/7. From firework-filled proposals and opulent events at the chateau to unbelievable excursions and outrageous confrontations in the French countryside, each day at the Chateau brings nonstop heartfelt, humorous, and heated moments, from staff and guests alike. All the while, Lisa evaluates whether this is the team to make her “pop up” experience a permanent reality and add to her ever-growing empire. But will this unparalleled–yet unorthodox–crew be able to rise to the occasion and meet both the guests’ and Lisa’s great expectations?
Wednesday, 1st May 2024
Shardlake
Drenched in mystery, suspense and deception, this four-part drama, based on the first novel in Sansom’s series, is an eerie whodunnit adventure, set in 16th century England during the dissolution of the monasteries. Shardlake’s sheltered life as a lawyer is turned upside down when Cromwell instructs him to investigate the murder of one of his commissioners at a monastery in the remote town of Scarnsea. The commissioner was gathering evidence to close the monastery and it is now imperative for Cromwell’s own political survival that Shardlake both solves the murder and closes the monastery. He leaves Shardlake in no doubt that failure is not an option. Cromwell insists that he is accompanied by Jack Barak to Scarnsea, where the duo are met with hostility, suspicion and paranoia by the monks who fear for their future and will seemingly stop at nothing to preserve their order.
9-1-1 – Season 7 – New Episode
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with “9-1-1.” The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives. The show draws from real-life, high-pressure experiences of first responders who regularly face heart-stopping situations that are often unpredictable, intense and uplifting at the same time.
The Great North – Season 4 – Part 1
Following the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family, as a single dad, Beef, does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close — especially his only daughter, Judy, whose artistic dreams lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall. Rounding out the family are Judy’s older brother, Wolf, and his fiancé, Honeybee, her middle brother, Ham, and 10-year-old-going-on-50 little brother, Moon. While their mother is not in the picture, Judy seeks guidance from her new boss, Alyson, and her imaginary friend, Alanis Morissette, who appears to her in the northern lights.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Season 3 – Episode 15 “The Cavalry Has Arrived”
In the epic final episode season of “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” the Batch will have their limits tested in the fight to reunite with Omega as she faces challenges of her own inside a remote Imperial science lab. With the group fractured and facing threats from all directions, they will have to seek out unexpected allies, embark on dangerous missions, and muster everything they have learned to free themselves from the Empire.
Marvel’s “X-Men 97” – New Episode
“X-Men’97” revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
American Horror Story: Delicate – New Episode
Her choices have unknowingly led to deadly consequences, but Anna can still have it all – for a price.
Family Guy – New Episode
Stewie and Brian win a coffee shop; Meg gets a job as a lifeguard at the pool
Tracker – New Episode
Colter reluctantly teams up with his nemesis, fellow reward seeker Billie Matalon, to track down a missing racehorse.
Undead Unluck (S1, New Episode)
Andy and Fuko uncover the mystery of the world as they search for the “greatest death ever”.
Sand Land: The Series (New Episode)
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, there is a shortage of water, as it is controlled by a greedy ruler. Sheriff Rao enlists the demon king’s son Beelzebub and assistant Thief to find a lost lake, braving the dangers of the desert.
House of the Owl (New Episodes)
Japan’s master fixer discovers that fixing his family is harder than fixing a country.
Blood Free (New Episodes)
Ending millions of years of humans eating animal meat, BF now dominates the genetically engineered cultured meat market. However, there are people inside BF and outsiders who begin to doubt the path taken by BF CEO Yoon Ja Yoo.
Friday, 3rd May 2024
Welcome To Wrexham – Season 3 – Two Episode Premiere
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning the Club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The world took notice and change is afoot. After 15 painful seasons in the National League, the Club finally achieved promotion back into the English Football League. The stakes have never been higher as League Two brings a new level of intensity and the Club continues to be plagued with injury and setbacks. Dedicated staff and supporters celebrate the city’s return to glory while bracing for the new-found challenges that come with a return to the EFL. Will Wrexham AFC stand up to the challenge and rise again?
Meanwhile, Wrexham AFC’s Women’s Team, fresh off an undefeated season that saw them promoted to the Welsh Adran Premier League, continue to show why women were meant to be footballers. With new players, a new pitch, and a whole new level of competition, can they continue to dominate and make a name for themselves at the top of the League?
For the first time ever in season three, with the team taking their place in the EFL, “Welcome to Wrexham’s” cameras will have unprecedented access on the pitch, bringing viewers inside the locker room and alongside the players, while the action is unfolding in some of the biggest matches Wrexham AFC has ever played.
Prom Dates
“Prom Dates” follows best friends Jess and Hannah, who made a pact at 13 to have the perfect senior prom. Despite the impending changes that college will bring over the next four years, the two are committed to honoring their prom pact. But with only 24 hours left before the big event, everything falls apart when they break up with each of their dates. Jess and Hannah are left with one night to find new dates and live out their middle-school fantasies.
Chief Detective 1958 (New Episode)
Tell the story of Park Young Han (Lee Je-Hoon), a young detective from Hwangcheon. He is a highly enthusiastic detective with the highest arrest rate for catching petty thieves.
Park Young Han becomes angry seeing the fact that human dignity has been violated and he struggles to confront it. He works together with his three detective colleagues at the Jongnam Police Office in Seoul to destroy corrupt authority norms.
Saturday, 4th May 2024
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
This six-episode short series journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.
Sunday, 5th May 2024
Monsters At Work – Season 2
Tylor’s journey as a Jokester and his friendship with Val face the ultimate test. When new doors of opportunity unexpectedly open at rival energy company, FearCo, Tylor’s co-workers at Monsters Inc. begin to question his loyalty. As his Laugh Floor partnership with Val is pushed to the brink, Tylor must discover where he really belongs.
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (New Episode)
Tired of the Sunday Showdown charade, Fighter D finally steps up to make a change once and for all!
The Fable – New Episode
The legendary hitman, Fable, takes a cool, comical, slightly eccentric one-year hiatus from killing.
Mission: Yozakura Family (New Episode)
Taiyo Asano, the ‘Ultimate Introvert’, joins a spy family to survive a hit list.
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