Kickstarting 2024 telly with some epic crime thrillers and global drama.
The weather is rubbish, we’re all skint and sworn off booze for the foreseeable, so all the tv series it is!
January marks the start of some epic second season dramas for me. First is is S2 The Tourist. My two favourite accents (Australian and Northern Irish) and the phenomenal pairing of Danielle MacDonald and Jamie Dornan pick up their roles as Helen and memory challenged Elliot.
No spoilers – but it’s epic! Lots of twists and turns, some great one liners and ominous moments that will make you roll right into the next episode. Season 2 is more sweary and swaps out the Aussie outback for the lush green of (I’m assuming) Ireland. Enjoy the landscapes, brutal one liners and plot twists and let me know what you think.
Watch The Tourist S1 and S2 on BBC Iplayer, here.
Next up on the telly box is Vigil S2. Former Corrie and Dr Foster actor, Suranne Jones returns as Detective Amy Silva and is called to investigate military wrongdoing in Scotland and abroad. I’ve got really high hopes for this one after a brilliant 6 episode first series which tackled a multitude of issues such as Trident, environment, military governance, equality and much more. There’s a stellar cast lined up and a mythical middle eastern state involved.
You can watch Vigil S1 and S2 on ITVX here.
Third and finally on my list is the latest Harlan Coben thriller, Fool Me Once, now streaming on Netflix.
Starring the phenomenal Michelle Keegan, Joanna Lumley, Adeel Akhtar and Richard Armitage, the plot follows a single mum grieving the loss of her husband only to see him appear live and well two weeks later, on her nanny cam!
I’ve long been a huge fan of Coben crime thriller novels and when an opportunity to wrap up and binge watch a tv adaptation that takes place down the road in Manchester, I’m 100% in.
Bring on former army captain, Maya (Keegan) and let the conspiracies begin!
You can watch Fool Me Once on Netflix here.
Do you have any crime thriller tv series recommendations? Drop me a line on the contact page.
Kate Reilly James 