What’s Showing On Sky And NOW Next Week: Get Shrunk Down To Size With The Miniature Wife!
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The Miniature Wife jumps up to grab our attention. Ligas takes us to court, and Disney+ is now included in your subscription. What a great week lies in store on Sky and NOW!
Get set for yet another incredible week on Sky and NOW. It’s a love story… with one little problem. The Miniature Wife premieres exclusively on Sky Atlantic and NOW this week. We travel to Milan with the opening two episodes of Ligas. The scares keep on coming with the premiere of the hit movie, Weapons. We have new episodes of our favourite shows also available. And with Disney+ now included with Sky, there’s even more entertainment to keep everyone entertained.
The Miniature Wife
Season 1, episode 1
In The Miniature Wife, Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games) finds herself hilariously shrunken by a technological mishap, leaving her husband, Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), utterly surprised and navigating the unexpected challenges of their marriage. Domestic life takes a turn for the perfectly mismatched pair, as their day-to-day turns into a razor-sharp battle for power.
Thursday 9 April 21.00 Sky Atlantic & 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. Meanwhile, he seeks justice while confronting his own shortcomings. A Sky Italia Original starring Luca Argentero (Eat, Pray, Love).
Tuesday 7 April 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available
Disney+ is now included with Sky!
As of Tuesday, 17 March, Disney+ is now included in the Sky TV subscription. This gives customers a huge range of Disney+ shows to enjoy, including Rivals, Paradise, and FX’s The Bear. There are also blockbuster films like Disney’s Zootropolis 2 and Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Sky and NOW customers will also get access to HBO Max as part of their subscription from 26 March.
You will also find hit series previously only seen on the Disney+ service on Sky TV channels. Watch out for season one of Andor showing on Sky One from 23 March, and the acclaimed first season of The Bear on Sky Atlantic from 19 March. Look out for more curated favourites from Disney+ coming to Sky One, Sky Atlantic, and Sky Witness in the future.
But that’s not all… Sky Cinema customers now have access to a dedicated Disney+ Cinema channel (EPG 305). This brings around 50 films at launch, from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars titles to newly added movies each week.
COMING TO SKY CINEMA
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.
Available from Friday, 10 April, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
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. In that moment, she 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 toFlavia embarks on an intrepid investigation to free her remote, enigmatic father, unaware that she will uncover his deepest secFlaviFlavia embarks on an intrepid investigation to free her remote, enigmatic father, uncovering his deepest secrets along the way. As she digs deeper, Flavia uncovers shocking truths about her deceased mother, Harriet, a spy whose legacy now falls squarely on her shoulders.
Available from Saturday 4 April, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
ALSO NEW THIS WEEK
SKY ONE
Saturday Night Live UK
Series 1, episode 3
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.
This week, our special guest host is Academy Award-winning British actor Riz Ahmed (Bait, Hamlet), who will be joined by titans of rock Kasabian.
Saturday 4 April 22.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly
The ‘Burbs
Sardine? – Season 1, episode 3
Samira uses the disappearance of a neighbour’s dog as a ruse to convince her new friends to break into the Victorian so she can confirm her suspicions about Gary; once inside, the group is shocked to find far more than they were looking for.
Wednesday 8 April 21.00 Sky One & NOW – All episodes available
Rooster
Season 1, episode 5
A comedy set on a college campus centering 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 6 April 22.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly
SKY ATLANTIC
DTF St. Louis
Season 1, episode 6
A limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead. Starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, and Richard Jenkins.
Monday 6 April 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly
SKY COMEDY
The Comeback
Season 3, episode 3
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 6 April 23.30 Sky Comedy & NOW – New episodes weekly
SKY WITNESS
The Rookie
Grand Theft Aircraft – Season 8 episode 8
Nolan and Garza lead a high-stakes operation that quickly goes south. Lucy and Tim navigate their relationship when an unexpected visitor shows up. Meanwhile, the team conducts a citywide search for a suspect.
Tuesday 7 April 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Watson
Livvy Sees The Doctor – Season 2, episode 8
UHOP veers into terror when Watson and the fellows are taken hostage by a man with a bomb strapped to his chest who is desperate to find a cure for his 9-year-old daughter’s illness.
Sunday 5 April 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
FBI
Wolf Pack – Season 8 episode 10
Chaos erupts in the city when an attack disrupts cell, internet, and emergency services. As the team races to uncover the culprits, they learn the group responsible is a radical accelerationist movement fixated on resetting society.
Thursday 9 April 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Plan your weekly viewing on Sky and NOW.
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
