Pick of the new releases

The best new shows to enjoy this week on streaming services...

-  JUDY EWENS. PHOTOS: ACORN TV, APPLE TV, NETFLIX

Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story
Sunday 23 November

To tie in with the BBC1 drama (see feature, p6), this documentary reveals the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national who was detained in Tehran between 2016 to 2022, and the tireless campaign by her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, to bring her home.

Missing: Dead or Alive
Monday 24 November

The second season of the true-crime docuseries following officers from a South Carolina sheriff’s department as they urgently search for individuals who’ve disappeared under troubling circumstances.

Vanguard
Monday 24 November

Swedish-English drama inspired by the tumultuous life of Jan Stenbeck (Jakob Oftebro), who paved the way for Vodafone and Rupert Murdoch’s Sky TV. See feature, page 17.

Is It Cake? Holiday
Tuesday 25 November

Mikey Day hosts the second season of the festive edition of the game show-style cooking contest in which bakers try to fool celebrity judges with their hyperrealistic cakes.

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
Wednesday 26 November

Tom Hiddleston narrates the latest instalment in the natural-history series from BBC Studios Natural History Unit. It uses cutting-edge scientific research and state-of-the-art visual effects to bring the creatures of the Ice Ace to life, including woolly mammoths, snow sloths, sabre-toothed tigers and dwarf elephants. See feature, page 14.