What’s Showing On Sky And NOW Next Week: It’s Saturday Night Live And Billy Idol Should Be Dead!

Saturday Night Live UK, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, the final season of The Comeback, One Battle After Another, and Superman are the highlights on Sky and NOW next week.

It’s a mammoth week for entertainment on Sky and NOW next week. Bringing the US institution to these shores… Live from London, it’s Saturday Night! Written, rehearsed and broadcast live each week – Saturday Night Live UK arrives. The intimate look at the music icon premieres with Billy Idol Should Be Dead. Lisa Kudrow returns in the final season of The Comeback. Movie entertainment hits us with the Oscar-Nominated One Battle After Another, and the superhero box office smash, Superman. Plus, new episodes of your favourite shows are already screening on the channels, and there is plenty to get excited about.

Saturday Night Live UK

Season 1, episode 1

Live from London, it’s Saturday Night!

Broadcast live each week, this brand new UK edition of the long-running US sketch comedy variety show brings the high-wire, anything-can-happen energy that makes SNL a cultural force, now reimagined through a distinctly British lens. A new guest host will take the helm each week, putting their distinctive stamp on the SNL formula alongside a chart-topping musical guest.

Written, rehearsed and performed in the week of each show, every episode is staged in front of a live studio audience and features an opening monologue, topical sketches, live music, and a UK take on SNL’s iconic news satire, Weekend Update.​​​​​​

​Saturday 21 March 22.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly

Billy Idol Should be Dead

Billy Idol Should Be Dead is an intimate, no-holds-barred portrait of the legendary punk musician, told by those who know him best, including Idol himself. Directed by Grammy Award-winner Jonas Åkerlund, the film weaves never-before-seen archival footage with raw, revealing interviews – featuring Idol, his bandmates, family and fellow music artists such as Miley Cyrus and Green Day lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong.

​​​​​​Friday 27 March 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW

Rob Beckett: Giraffe

Rob Beckett is back and having an absolute Giraffe in his brand-new stand-up filmed at the London Palladium at the end of his global tour, which has seen him perform from his hometown of Bromley to Down Under in Brisbane since it started in November 2024. And now, Bobby Beckles will be bringing the laughs to Sky before packing it in and putting his feet up. What else is there to do? Sit next to your partner on the sofa scrolling TikTok in silence again? You did that the last three nights. See you there!

​​​​​​Wednesday 25 March 21.00 Sky One & NOW

The Comeback

Season 3, episode 1

20 years after the first season debuted in 2005, and 10 years after season two, Valerie Cherish has found her way back to the current television landscape. The Comeback, created by Michael Patrick King (“And Just Like That…”) and Lisa Kudrow, returns for a third and final season.

​​​​​​Monday 23 March 22.10 Sky Comedy & NOW – New episodes weekly

Ligas

Season 1, episode 1 & 2

Charming, brilliant, but also cynical, unscrupulous, and allergic to rules. Lorenzo Ligas is a criminal lawyer with undisputed talent and a… turbulent private life. Brilliant yet controversial, Ligas fights Milan’s most desperate cases alongside his idealistic intern Marta, seeking justice while confronting his own shortcomings. A Sky Italia Original starring Luca Argentero (Eat, Pray, Love).

​​​​​​Tuesday 24 March 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available

COMING TO SKY CINEMA

One Battle After Another

Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces, and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts. Multi-award nominated screwball adventure from Paul Thomas Anderson starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Chase Infiniti and Teyana Taylor.

​​​​​​Available from Thursday, 26 March, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW

Superman

When Superman gets drawn into conflicts at home and abroad, his actions are questioned, giving tech billionaire Lex Luthor the opportunity to get the Man of Steel out of the way for good. Will intrepid reporter Lois Lane and Superman’s four-legged companion, Krypto, be able to help him before it’s too late? The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn puts his spin on the iconic DC superhero in this soft reboot, while David Corenswet (Pearl, Twisters) dons the red cape for the first time.

​​​​​​Available from Thursday, 26 March, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW

On Swift Horses

Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her husband Lee (Will Poulter) are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Lee’s charismatic brother, Julius (Jacob Elordi), a wayward gambler with a secret past. A dangerous love triangle quickly forms. When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat he’s fallen for, Muriel’s longing for something more propels her into a secret life of her own, gambling on racehorses and exploring a love she never dreamed possible.

​​​​​​Available from Saturday 21 March, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW

Man Finds Tape

After receiving a cryptic call, documentarian Lynn Page returns to her small Texas hometown to investigate haunting footage of events no one can remember taking place. But her brother Lucas’s controversial past with a viral web series called ‘Man Finds Tape’ forces Lynn to question if he, or anyone in their town, can be trusted. And the arrival of a stranger with chaotic intentions forces Lynn to confront her family’s involvement with the deadly monster preying on Larkin, TX.

​​​​​​Available from Sunday 22 March, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW

ALSO NEW THIS WEEK

SKY ONE

The Dyers’ Caravan Park

Home Truths – Series 1, episode 6

With winter approaching, the Dyers assess their first season on the park, battle to save their playground plans and uncover shocking truths about the local waters. Season finale.

Tuesday 24 March 21.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly

Ted

Susan is the New Black / Fraudcast News – Season 2, episode 7 & 8

When a police officer finds John and Ted’s weed during a traffic stop, Susan takes the fall for them and gets a 10-day jail sentence. As she navigates life on the inside, the family discovers what life on the outside is like without her.

Then, in the season finale, Matty is under a doctor’s orders to keep calm after a health scare; this becomes especially challenging when the O.J. Simpson verdict is announced, leading the family to go to extreme lengths to keep him from learning the truth.

Friday 27 March 21.00 Sky One & NOW – All episodes available

‌Rooster

Season 1, episode 3

A comedy set on a college campus centring on an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter. The series stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai.

Monday 23 March 22.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly

SKY ATLANTIC

DTF St. Louis

Season 1, episode 4

A limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-aged malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead. Starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini and Richard Jenkins.

Monday 23 March 22.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly

SKY ARTS

Beyond the Brush

Saturn Devouring his Son / The Garden of Earthly Delights – Series 1, episode 3 & 4

Discover the story behind Francisco Goya’s ‘Saturn Devouring His Son’. Uncover how a dark imagination, turbulent times, and haunting visions of human nature created one of the most shocking and unforgettable paintings in history.

Then, we go from the monstrous to the divine, as we explore how a vivid imagination, intricate symbolism, and a daring vision of heaven, earth, and hell created one of the most fantastical and enigmatic paintings in history in the story behind Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’.

Wednesday 25 March 20.00 Sky Arts & NOW – New episodes weekly

SKY WITNESS

The Rookie

Burn 4 Love – Season 8 episode 6

It’s Valentine’s Day, and the team is on the hunt for someone who is setting more than hearts on fire. Meanwhile, Celina thinks Miles’ recent string of bad luck is the result of a curse, and she’s determined to break it.

Tuesday 24 March 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly

Watson

Buying Time – Season 2, episode 6

Watson and the fellows race against time to save the life of Xavier, a 21-year-old athlete with a fast-growing, seemingly incurable cancer. Meanwhile, Mycroft Holmes lets Watson know his team’s work at UHOP may no longer have funding available.

Sunday 22 March 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly

FBI

Ratlined – Season 8 episode 8

When a journalist is shot while interviewing a prime minister, all fingers point to an assassination attempt, but the team uncovers a deeper conspiracy after the assassin is also targeted. Meanwhile, OA struggles to let Gemma in on the dangers of his job.

Thursday 26 March 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly

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