Save the best till last, they like to say. So maybe it should come as no surprise that some of the best TV of the year has been packed into the final month of summer this August.
To start off, Ted Lasso, the tear-jerking show that made everyone ‘believe’, thanks to Jason Sudeikis’ unwavering optimism, Brett Goldstein’s endearing gruffness and Hannah Waddingham’s scene-stealing moments.
The reviews might be mixed, but there’s been an outpouring of adoration among fans who’ve watched season 4 episode 1. ‘This is the ONLY show on TV that makes us feel good again,’ one wrote, while another said: ‘The writing is still sharp and can’t wait where the story goes.’
Fans of the American drama Power will be ecstatic to tune in for 50 Cent’s latest TV show Fightland, a crime thriller set in London about a boxer who’s released from prison after eight years and is now vying for revenge against the man he believes betrayed him.
Meanwhile, as a longtime fan of Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s work, I’m gripped by the premise of her new Sky supernatural series Possession, which transitions from the present day to a plantation in Jamaica in the 18th century.
As TV Editor at Metro – and someone who spends most of their free time watching and rewatching TV – here are my seven top picks for shows to binge this August.
The most heartwarming TV show is back. At least, that’s how plenty of Ted Lasso fans describe the Apple TV series.
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Read Metro’s four-star review of Ted Lasso season four here.
The comedy-drama about an American coach managing a British football team originally ended after season 3, but then co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis had an ‘epiphany’ to bring it back with a female football side leading the charge.
This might be the Ted Lasso we know and love, but it’s also not. ‘But football is life?’ Brendan Hunt’s Coach Beard asks one of the footballers, in a callback to Dani Rojas’ iconic catchphrase. ‘No,’ the new football star replies. ‘Life is so much more than football.’ True.
Ted Lasso might have had its dips, but it spreads unbridled joy in a way that few TV shows can master. I don’t know about you, but I need that cheesiness in my life.
Ted Lasso season 4 premiered on Wednesday August 5 on Apple TV, with new episodes being released weekly.
Aaron Pierre has been on a hot streak over the past few years.
Following Netflix’s Rebel Ridge, he voiced Mufasa in the Lion King spin-off movie, before joining the cast of Apple’s hit drama The Morning Show. Now, the 32-year-old is taking one of the world’s most popular superheroes – DC Comics legend John Stewart, aka Green Lantern.
