Law & Order: Special Victims Unit returns for a 27th season, and WWII With Tom Hanks leads the highlights on Sky and NOW next week.
TV’s longest-running primetime drama returns as Captain Olivia Benson opens up a new set of cases in the 27th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, coming to Sky Witness and NOW next week. Also new is the three-part documentary series WWII With Tom Hanks, the feature-length documentary, One To One: John & Yoko, and Danny Dyer in the movie One Last Deal. With new episodes of your favorite shows, there’s plenty to keep you entertained over the next seven days.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the Wind – Season 27, episode 1
Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness. A new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test. An off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.
Monday 25 May 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes weekly
WWII With Tom Hanks
Episodes 1-3
World War II with Tom Hanks is a premium retelling of the Second World War, drawing on rarely seen archival material, evocative storytelling, and insights from leading historians worldwide, including the UK. The series spans the full global conflict from Germany’s invasion of Poland through the rise and fall of the Axis powers, capturing battles across land, sea, and air. The exclusive series explores the human cost of war, including the Holocaust, civilian resistance, and life on the home front, while also revealing the hidden wars of espionage, codebreaking, and industrial might that shaped the outcome of the conflict.
Blending the decisions of key leaders, including Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Erwin Rommel, Joseph Stalin, Hideki Tojo, and Adolf Hitler, with the experiences of soldiers and civilians across continents, the series culminates in the atomic age and its aftermath, as wartime allies became Cold War adversaries – reshaping the modern world. Contributors include: Dan Snow, Sir Antony Beevor, Tessa Dunlop, and Guy Walters.
Tuesday 26 May 21.00 Sky History, HISTORY Play & NOW
One to One: John & Yoko
An expansive and revelatory inside look at the 18 months John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent living in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, One to One: John & Yoko delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of Lennon’s only full-length, post-Beatles concert. With mind-blowing remastered audio overseen by their son, Sean Ono Lennon, the film is a seismic revelation that will challenge pre-existing notions of the iconic couple.
Sunday 24 May 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW
COMING TO SKY CINEMA
One Last Deal
Danny Dyer stars as Jimmy Banks, an old-school football agent scrambling to secure one last lucrative deal for his fading star. As pressure mounts and reputations hang in the balance, Jimmy is pulled deeper into the cutthroat world of sports agents who will sacrifice anything for the next big payday. Alone at the center of this fast-paced pressure-cooker thriller, he fights through chaos that threatens to destroy both his career and his life.
Available from Saturday, 23 May, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
ALSO NEW THIS WEEK
SKY ONE
FROM
What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been – Season 4, episode 5
Boyd and Jade set off on a desperate, mind-bending search for answers, while a food run to the settlement takes a chilling turn.
Wednesday 27 May 21.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
Bear with Uma Thurman – Season 9, episode 3
The legendary Bear Grylls takes legendary actor Uma Thurman on a journey across a rugged region of the Eryri Mountains in Wales, the very place where the first team that summited Everest trained.
Tuesday 26 May 21.00 Sky One & NOW – New episodes weekly
SKY ATLANTIC
Prisoner
Series 1, episode 5
Separated and under pressure, Amber turns to Tibor for help as a wider threat begins to emerge.
Thursday 28 May 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available
PONIES
Hanging on the Telephone – Series 1, episode 2
As Bea and Twila begin their training, Bea becomes the handler for Soviet technician Sasha and catches the eye of the dangerous KGB officer Andrei; Twila’s assignment to entertain a businessman uncovers a much deeper conspiracy.
Friday 29 May 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available
Hacks
Season 5, episode 10
In the aftermath of mistaken and unflattering news reports that she passed away, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) return to Las Vegas more determined than ever to secure Deborah’s legacy as a comedian. Final episode.
Friday 29 May 22.05 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly
The Miniature Wife
Gone into the Heart of Darkness – Season 1, episode 8
Lulu faces the college board and must make a decision about her future; Martin discovers Hilton’s military contract plans for their research and tries to warn Les before their life’s work is lost.
Thursday 28 May 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available
Euphoria
Season 3, episode 7
A group of childhood friends wrestles with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil.
Monday 25 May 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly
SKY ARTS
Classic Movies: The Story of…
Mulholland Drive – Series 5, episode 4
Classic Movies examines the story behind David Lynch’s dreamlike neo-noir mystery Mulholland Drive, starring Naomi Watts, before a special screening of the film on Sky Arts.
Thursday 28 May 20.00 Sky Arts & NOW – All episodes available
Mulholland Drive – Thursday 28 May 21.00 Sky Arts
SKY WITNESS
Matlock
The Future is Nigh – Season 2 episode 13
Olympia and the team take on a client, Vicki (Martinez), who is fighting to gain full control of an AI afterlife software company she developed with her late sister. Also, Olympia tries to repair her relationship with Sarah, and Matty gets a troubling call from Joey.
Wednesday 27 May 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Doc
Good Hands – Season 2 episode 17
After a tragic accident, one of Joan’s oldest friends is rushed to Minneapolis to be treated by her, forcing Amy to confront her about her illness. Richard and TJ find themselves at odds when they treat a tech bro who thrives on pushing boundaries. Michael tries to pick up the pieces in the wake of his fractured marriage.
Wednesday 27 May 22.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
The Rookie
Survive the Streets – Season 8 episode 15
The team works together after Nolan and Celina discover a possible suicide that spirals into a conspiracy.
Tuesday 26 May 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Watson
A Third Act Surprise – Season 2, episode 15
Watson and the fellows race to save the life of a young woman who needs a lifesaving kidney donation. Meanwhile, Sherlock returns to help crack unsolved cases in Pittsburgh.
Sunday 24 May 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
FBI
Shahadah – Season 8 episode 17
When the body of a VA psychiatrist is found tortured and deceased under a nearby overpass, the team is led to a suspicious religious leader with a substantial online presence. Meanwhile, OA builds a connection with Special Agent Zara Ushruf, who assists with the case.
Thursday 28 May 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
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