Entertainment for the whole family

Best of July

La La Land

Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

65

After a catastrophic crash, pilot Mills quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on an unknown planet. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills must make his way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures in an epic fight to survive. From the writers of A Quiet Place comes 65, a sci-fi thriller produced by Sam Raimi, Deborah Liebling, Zainab Azizi, Scott Beck and Bryan Woods.

The Hunger Games

In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss’ young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives.

Alert: Missing Person Unit

Alert is a procedural drama about the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Person’s Unit (MPU). Each episode features a heart-pounding, life-or-death search for a missing person that runs alongside police officers Jason Grant and his ex-wife Nikki Batista’s series-long quest to find out the truth about their long-lost son.

Real Girlfriends in Paris

Six twentysomethings embark on an exciting adventure living in the most beautiful city in the world: Paris. While experiencing the spontaneity of a new city. They find the possibilities of true love and forge friendships for life.

Spartan Race: Ultimate Team Challenge

Teams of two women and two men, hailing from all corners of the country, join with an elite Spartan athlete and conquer a grueling obstacle course of extreme physical challenges testing personal and team strength. With teams of siblings, grandparents, farmers, firefighters and friends, the inspirational and motivational stories are as enthralling as the Challenge itself.

How to Build a Motorcar

This series is a real-life step-by-step in how to construct the most impressive vehicles on the planet, told by the specialists who do it every day.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

Follows the title reptile who lives in a house on East 88th Street in New York City. Lyle enjoys helping the Primm family with everyday chores and playing with the neighborhood kids but one neighbor insists that Lyle belongs in a zoo. Mr. Grumps and his cat, Loretta, do not like crocodiles, and Lyle tries to prove that he is not as bad as others might first think.

Hunted Australia

Anyone but You

In the aftermath of a captivating first encounter, Bea and Ben discover that their initial fiery passion has inexplicably dwindled to frosty misunderstanding. However, fate intervenes: Thrown together again at a dreamy Australian wedding, they opt for a charade of coupledom. But sparks reignite amid the sun-kissed scenery, forcing them to confront their true feelings and embrace a second chance at love.

Sisu

During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Germans on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Germans steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Germans throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last German in his path. Lionsgate presents, in association with Stage 6 Films, a Subzero Film Entertainment production, in association with Good Chaos.

Dumb Money

David vs. Goliath tale about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video-game store) into the world’s hottest company.

Camp Hideout

Divergent

Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another – for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone. Then Tris and her fellow faction-members have to live through a highly competitive initiation process to live out the choice they have made. They must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests, that transform them all. But Tris has a secret that she is Divergent, which means she doesn’t fit into any one group. If anyone knew, it would mean a certain death. As she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly peaceful society, this secret might help her save the people she loves… or it might destroy her.

Thanksgiving

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the infamous holiday.

Hayley Goes

Loveable and outspoken Millennial Hayley Pearce puts to the test the lifestyle choices that affect her generation today, challenging her to change the way she lives and thinks. Each programme is tackled with her trademark style – no filter, lots of laughs and a few surprises as she tries to figure it all out. She’ll attempt to give up sex, strive to find happiness, try to get to grips with gender identity and will even have a go at getting posh. But will she succeed?

Why Are We Fat?

The issue of obesity is currently the top health concern worldwide. This is the first time that children are at risk of having shorter lifespans than their parents due to various chronic health issues such as diabetes and cancer. Chef Simon Gault delves into the reconsideration of long-held health recommendations and the emergence of new information that could potentially tackle this impending global danger to our well-being.