What to watch including Echo, The Traitors and I am Andrew Tate

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Get the best recommendations for TV and film this weekend and beyond form National World's TV critic Steven Ross.

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00:00 Hi, I'm Stephen, National Worlds Digital Trends Writer,

00:03 and welcome back to the first Screenbabel Weekend Watch of 2024.

00:08 I'll be talking you through the best TV shows and films to watch

00:12 on streaming, in cinemas, and on television this weekend and beyond.

00:16 We kick things off on Friday the 5th of January with Good Grief.

00:20 This is a Netflix movie directed, starring, written by Dan Levy,

00:25 so if you're not a fan of his, then probably best to avoid.

00:27 But he stars as Mark, whose world shatters when his husband dies unexpectedly

00:33 and sends him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris,

00:37 where they both realise, they all realise, I should say, some truths

00:42 that they each need to face.

00:44 Again on Friday, we have James May, Our Man in India.

00:47 This is the third James May series, the first two being Our Man in Japan,

00:52 the second Our Man in Italy, where he travels around the titular country,

00:56 getting involved with the culture and the people there.

00:59 This is a three-episode series coming to Amazon Prime all in one go.

01:03 Again on Amazon Prime on Friday, we have Faux.

01:07 This is a fantasy romance film starring Paul Mascal and Sasha Ronan.

01:13 They play Hennen Jr., a couple who live on a secluded farm

01:18 that's been in Juniors family for generations, but their quiet life

01:21 is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger turns up

01:26 with a startling proposal.

01:29 On Sunday, we have the return of the Great Pottery Throwdown for Season 7.

01:34 You know the drill now, 12 budding potters compete to become the best

01:39 at the wheel on the Channel 4 competition show.

01:42 Episodes will be airing weekly on Channel 4 at 7.45pm on Sundays

01:48 and will be available to watch on Channel 4 Online after their first broadcast.

01:53 Another Channel 4 show, this is a one-off, is I Am Andrew Tate documentary episode.

01:59 It's the explosive story of Andrew Tate's rise, his arrest in Romania,

02:05 and his fall.

02:07 It looks at where the most googled man has come from and asks whether he's

02:13 a misunderstood internet star or a dangerous icon and symbol of toxic masculinity

02:19 in the modern age.

02:21 That's 9pm on Channel 4 on Sunday, and again will be on Channel 4 Online

02:26 after it's first aired.

02:28 On Tuesday the 9th, we have Surreal Estate Season 2 coming to Sky Sci-Fi

02:33 at 9pm.

02:35 All 10 episodes will also be on Sky in one go.

02:39 The series is about home buyers who find themselves in need of paranormal assistance.

02:45 The Roman Agency, led by Luke Roman, is back again to battle with ghosts

02:51 and demons that haunt the houses they are trying to get rid of and sell.

02:57 And then on Wednesday we have Marvel's first project of 2024,

03:03 which is Marvel's Echo.

03:05 This is a miniseries coming to Disney+, five episodes which will all be released

03:09 in one go.

03:11 Alacqua Cox returns as Mayor Lopez, whose alter ego is the superhero Echo.

03:16 One of Marvel's first deaf superheroes, she was introduced to the MCU

03:20 in the Disney+ series Hawkeye.

03:23 In this series we see Echo face up to her past and reconnect with her Native

03:28 American roots, embrace the meaning of family and community in hopes of moving

03:33 forward following the events of Hawkeye.

03:37 Now also, I almost missed this, but The Traitors Season 2 is finally coming back

03:42 after the first season, which was a mega success for the BBC in 2022.

03:48 So Season 2, once again hosted by Claudia Winkleman and once again set at

03:53 Andros Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

03:58 We'll see a group of regular people split into traitors and faithfuls competing

04:03 in a series of challenges with the hopes of winning an up to £120,000 prize pot

04:09 if they can get rid of all of the traitors.

04:12 The first episode aired on BBC One on Wednesday at 9pm, but episodes are airing

04:19 every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening over four weeks with 12 episodes

04:23 in total.

04:25 The rest of the season will be available to watch on iPlayer after they have

04:28 first aired.

04:30 So it's a big week for the first week back.

04:33 That's everything you need to know for what's on over the weekend and beyond.

04:37 Thanks very much and join me again next week for more weekend watch

04:40 recommendations.

04:41 Thank you.

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