Welcome to April, but don’t get too comfortable. You’re going to need to strap yourselves in for this one. Academy Award® and BAFTA-nominated writer Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies) comes a white-knuckle chase from safe house to courthouse – Sky Original thriller Prisoner arrives soon.
And in a curious new series, Elizabeth Banks is shrunk down to the size of a doll by her scientist husband Matthew Mcfadyen. Can their marriage survive the new(ish) power dynamic? Find out when The Miniature Wife comes exclusively to Sky. And Rue and friends may be out of high school, but they’re still in deep trouble. Season three of Euphoria drops this April.
Meanwhile, over on Sky Cinema, they’re reformed and have repaid their debt to society. But can they stay on the straight and narrow? The Bad Guys 2 premieres for some brilliant Easter holiday fun.
Prisoner
Does the end justify the means? Prison transport officer Amber (Izuka Hoyle, Big Boys, Boiling Point) is about to find out. Just returning from maternity leave, Amber’s first day back sees her transporting ruthless contract killer Tibor Stone (Tahar Rahim, The Serpent, The Mauritanian) to court so he can testify in a high profile case. When their convoy is attacked by a highly organised unit, Amber handcuffs herself to the prisoner to prevent his escape. However, Tibor is a marked man, and their assailants will stop at nothing to make sure he does not make it to court. Together they must navigate their clashing morals and survive a deadly alliance. Can this unlikely duo make it to the Old Bailey and bring down the infamous crime syndicate, Pegasus? The clock is ticking.
The Miniature Wife
Marriage gets hilariously complicated in The Miniature Wife, when Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games) is unexpectedly shrunk in a technological mishap, much to the surprise of her husband, played by Matthew Macfadyen (Succession). Domestic life takes a turn for the perfectly mismatched pair, as their day-to-day turns into a razor-sharp battle for power.
Euphoria – Season 3
Created, written, directed, and executive produced by Emmy nominee and DGA Award winner Sam Levinson, starring Emmy winner Zendaya, and produced in partnership with A24, the eight-episode third season of the critically acclaimed pop culture juggernaut Euphoria arrives this April.
A group of childhood friends wrestle with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil.
Also starring Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, Martha Kelly, Chloe Cherry, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Toby Wallace and the late Eric Dane.
Making a Maestro
Making A Maestro follows the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, in which 20 of the most talented young conductors from across Europe compete for the chance to become the London Symphony Orchestra’s Assistant Conductor, with the winner unveiled in the final episode of the series.
Doc – Season 2 (Part 2)
Returning from its winter hiatus, we’re back at Westside Hospital for the second half of Doc season two. With the search underway to find out the truth about Amy’s hacked accounts, she and Sonya butt heads while treating a homeless patient with a crush injury who was dumped in front of Westside Hospital. Jake and TJ help a distraught mother figure out why her daughter is in a coma. Hannah cares for a charming high school athlete, while working with Charlie to cover their tracks by infiltrating the hospital computer system. Unfortunately, those efforts result in major collateral damage
The Bad Guys 2
Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
Weapons
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Flavia
The year is 1951. At a crumbling manor house outside a picturesque British village, where the de Luce family has resided for 500 years, a dead body lies in the cucumber patch. Flavia de Luce, a brilliant eleven-year-old chemist whose specialty is poisons, stumbles upon the body in the middle of the night and discovers her true calling: sleuth. Flavia is determined to figure out how the dead body got there. But when her father Havilland confesses to the murder, she must turn every trick in the detective manual to save him, keeping two steps ahead of the local constabulary, and one step ahead of the actual murderer, who now has an eye on her. Little does Flavia know that her intrepid investigating to free her remote, enigmatic father will unveil his deepest secrets, and lead to truths about her deceased mother Harriet, a spy, in whose footsteps Flavia is destined to follow.
Final Destination: Bloodlines
The newest chapter in the bloody successful franchise takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice. Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The Conjuring: Last Rites delivers another thrilling chapter of the iconic Conjuring cinematic universe, based on real events. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as Lorraine and Ed Warren in a powerful and spine-chilling addition to the global box office-breaking franchise.
Caught Stealing
Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out….
Roofman
Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to relive important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present… and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.
Regretting You
Based on the bestselling book by Colleen Hoover, Regretting You introduces audiences to Morgan Grant (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (Mckenna Grace) as they explore what’s left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.
Pillion
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.
Time Well Spent…
If the thought of Prisoner is giving you a taste for some drama-filled stories of crime and punishment, Sky Cinema has some classics to keep you on the straight and narrow. Experience the timeless hope of The Shawshank Redemption, the rebellious spirit of Cool Hand Luke, the gritty, home grown energy of Mean Machine, walk the line between morality and anarchy in the controversial cult classic A Clockwork Orange, or do some time with a smile and a song in the divisive Joker: Folie a Deux. And if none of those make you want to spend some time inside, then how about working a case or four with Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun boxset?
Miniature Classics
As The Miniature Wife proves this April, good things come in small packages… not least of all the library of brilliant miniseries you can find on Sky. These self-contained stories – each containing no more than six episodes – are easy to consume but hard to forget. Take your pick from Amadeus, The Death of Bunny Munro, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Chernobyl, Catherine the Great and more! And with your Ultimate TV subscription, you’ll also have access to everything Netflix, HBO Max and Disney+ have to offer too. So you can throw in The Night of, Beef, Shogun, The Residence, We Own This City and Say Nothing into your watchlist as well!