What to Watch This Week

Welcome to our weekly What To Watch television and streaming guide. This week features season two of Hacks, the new BBC series Sherwood, live coverage of Queen’s Tennis, The Wrath of God and more.

Hedda (after Ibsen) starring David Hoyle

Soho Theatre, available now

The undisputable icon of the avant-garde David Hoyle stars in this one-person cinematic, theatrical reimagining of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. Created, written and directed by Jen Heyes, Hedda (after Ibsen) is set in a Lynchesque inspired world of dream imagery, bespoke sound design, music and chanteuse style singing; with an original composition by Tom Parkinson.

Hacks Season Two

Amazon Prime, available now

After becoming one of the best new TV shows of 2021, Hacks is back for its encore. Viewers can watch Hacks season 2 and expect more of Deborah (Jean Smart in an Emmy-winning performance) and Ava’s (the Emmy-nominated Hannah Einbinder) dysfunctional and magnificent relationship. In Season Two, Hacks hits the road, but Deborah and Aca remain very much at home with each other in a sterling sophomore season that finds novel ways to deepen the central pair’s lovable friendship.

Chris Jackson on Elizabeth II: A Queen for Our Time

V&A Online Talk, Monday 13 June at 7 pm

For the last 20 years, Chris Jackson, as Getty’s royal photographer, has had privileged access to HM The Queen and the royal family. Illustrated by his favourite photographs, Chris will be in conversation with journalist Sarah Hewson about two decades of photographing the royal family and being behind the scenes at some of the critical moments of history. This talk will be held on Zoom, and all ticketholders will receive a link to view the morning of the event.

Sherwood, Episode One

BBC One and iPlayer, Monday 13 June at 9 pm

Award-winning writer James Graham (Quiz, Brexit: An Uncivil War) has drawn on his own experiences growing up in post-industrial Nottinghamshire for a brand new crime drama that is arguably his most personal project. Inspired in part by real events, Sherwood boasts an all-star cast including David Morrisey, Lesley Manville and Joanne Froggatt. In Episode One, DCS Ian St Clair is called to investigate a tragic and unexpected murder in an ex-mining town as news of the crime threatens to inflame historic tensions.

Queen’s Tennis

BBC Two, Monday 13 June at 1 pm

Watch the live action from the prestigious Queen’s Club grasscourt tournament, where the first round of the traditional warm-up tournament to Wimbledon will see the world’s leading male tennis players taking to the courts of Queen’s.

The Wrath of God

Netflix, Wednesday 15 June

Based on the Novel written by Guillerk O Martinez, the Spanish Netflix film The Wrath of God traces a string of mysterious deaths in which Luciana’s family begin to close in on her and her sister Valentina. While Luciana’s boss, an enigmatic writer, is there for her, he may also have something to hide. In a race against time to find the truth, Luciana finds herself at a crossroads between reason and death.