Tonight's top picks include the Black Widow movie, American Insurrection, The Moments That Made Richard Wilson, the return of The Nordic Murders and WWII drama Midway . . .
Pick of the Day
Black Widow, Disney+
Scarlett Johansen branches out with a first lead role in this eponymous Marvel movie.
She plays Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, who confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Black Widow is the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Don’t worry, there are plenty more in the pipeline . . .
Don’t Miss
Mission: Impossible - Fallout, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Here’s writer/director Christopher McQuarrie's sixth time at the helm in the IMF franchise, starring Tom Cruise and the gang.
This time, former Superman Henry Cavill’s along for the ride.
Ethan Hunt and the team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker (Cavill) to prevent a disaster caused by mysterious arms dealer John Lark and a group of terrorists known as the Apostles.
But Hunt and his cohort are soon pushed to their limits thanks to a face from their past.
This is worth watching just for the helicopter scene . . .
The Moments That Made Richard Wilson, 10.00pm, BBC Two
Celebrating the life and career of actor Richard Wilson, featuring an interview with the One Foot in the Grave star and other key people who have been part of his career, including David Tennant and Arabella Weir.
He talks about his humble beginnings as a lab technician from Greenock, and how he went on to become one of the most recognisable faces in Britain.
He also explains why - I don’t believe it! - he nearly turned down the role of a lifetime.
New or Returning Shows
The Nordic Murders, 9.00pm, More4
The German detective drama’s back for a second season.
After serving time in prison for killing her husband, former district attorney Karin Lossow settles back into her life on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom.
While her daughter Julia is suspended from work, Julia's husband Stefan thinks she is attending a spa hotel.
He and Karin then decide to search for her after Karin finds out that she might be on a private investigation into a missing MC White Eagles gang member.
Meanwhile, new police detective Ellen Norgaard finds a mutilated body washed ashore in Usedom.
New to Stream
Midway, Sky Cinema & NOW TV
Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Woody Harrelson and Dennis Quaid star in this spectacular World War II drama.
On December 7 1941, Japanese forces launch a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the US naval base in Hawaii.
Six months later, the Battle of Midway commences on June 4 1942, as the Japanese navy plan a strike against American ships in the Pacific.
For the next three days, the US Navy and a squad of brave fighter pilots engage the enemy in one of the most important and decisive battles of World War II.
Atypical: Season 4, Netflix
With Casey and Sam both on the cusp of leaving the nest, each member of the Gardner family faces big decisions about where life will go next.
Fear Street Part 2: 1978
Here's the second part of Netflix's horror trilogy.
Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin.
But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.
Biohackers: Season 2, Netflix
Missing time and disturbing visions haunt Mia as she races to piece together the sudden changes in her life - and why she can't remember any of them.
How I Became a Superhero, Netflix
In a world where humans and superheroes coexist, a lone wolf cop teams up with a bright detective to dismantle a dark plot to extract superpowers.
Luxe Listings Sydney, Amazon Prime
This six-part series follows elite agents - Gavin Rubinstein, D’Leanne Lewis and Simon Cohen - as they negotiate multi-million-dollar deals in one of the most luxury (and beautiful) real estate markets in the world: Sydney, Australia.
The dynamic trio will showcase some of the most breath-taking homes in the exclusive Sydney property market, complete with stunning harbour views, iconic beachfront backdrops and unrivalled grandeur.
Luxe Listings Sydney will follow the agents’ intense professional operations and their extraordinary personal lives as well as showcase over a quarter of a billion dollars’ worth of Sydney real estate during season one.
