Sean Flaco (Robert Sheehan), petty criminal, stumbles across a woman being held captive while on one of his (many?) ill-fated criminal schemes. Little does he know that the rich psychopath behind it, Cale Erendreich (David Tennant), has for revenge a lethal cat and mouse game. Look, this is not an uncommon premise, especially the 'toying with people's lives' bit. It happens around us all the time, with varying levels of subtlety. But it's got a good tension in Sean's role, where he cannot just go to the police for fear of arrest and deportation. The two lead actors reprise a role they have assumed in various previous productions, to good effect. David Tennant, playing the evil rich genius, assumes a role rather similar to Kilgrave in Jessica Jones, the Marvel TV series. Both know how to game the establishment and have an outward appearance of inscrutable respectability. Robert Sheehan, the criminal in way over his head, plays a role quite like Nathan in Misfits: both roles on the wrong side of the law, but also mischievous and lacking malice. The story felt surprisingly… small. Ultimately, this is about three people and played on a very personal scale. The FBI plays a deus ex machina role. Even Cale's revenge is less of leading Sean into a downward spiral than taking out people in his life (nearly cameo roles, it must be said) with sniper-like precision. The portrayal of social media could have been a lot more interesting – but that would not have matched the overall pace. The story also raises questions about the assumptions that let this happen and justice, but Bad Samaritan isn't interested in answering those questions. In fact, the ending is almost predictable in its depiction of poetic justice. Overall, not a bad thriller, but I had expected... more.

[Content warning for physical violence/torture] A tech entrepreneur is fueled by an obsession driving a secret posse of programmers to change our understanding of reality and free will itself. Devs frames itself as a technological dystopia waiting to happen, as delving into the potential of quantum computing. Really it's a human drama: the characters are driven by loss and love. The aesthetic is drawn from tech startups: all open office spaces and minimalist designs and young clever people and old men placing themselves in charge. Devs is dark and atmospheric and occasionally brutal, worth watching for Nick Offerman's performance as troubled boss Forest.

A space cruise is thrown off course and the command team have to deal with a ship they don't really understand and thousands of snotty, entitled tourists. Hugh Laurie plays Captain Ryan Clark, who finds himself far, far out of his depth having to go between the money-minded, shallow boss and the ship's engineers who actually know what they're doing. The captain's ineffectual, vocal anger bounces off Judd's clumsy, dangerous attempts to salvage the situation. Is it a pointed critique of our times? Or a perfect story setup? Oh, layers… The ship is a parody of the entertainment industry - things which many would find familiar. Comedic, full of dark humour, but with a solid core of story.