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BINGE–WORTHY FLICKS

Head Over Heels Cast: Cho Yi-hyun and Choo Young-woo Head Over Heels is a new Korean fantasy-romance series that tells the story of a high school student setting out to save the life of her first love. While living her double life as a student by day and a shamaness by night, Seong-A (Cho Yi-hyun) encounters Gyeon-U (Choo Young-woo), who suffers from an unlucky fate. Through Seong-A’s shamaness abilities, she sees Gyeon-U walking upside down, meaning his days are numbered. Falling head over heels for Gyeon-U, Seong-A vows to save his life. Blending heart-fluttering romance with supernatural intrigue, Head Over Heels promises to captivate global audiences with its unique and emotional story. The series premieres on June 23, with new episodes available weekly on Prime Video.

Chief of War Cast: Jason Momoa, Luciane Buchanan, Temuera Morrison, Te Ao O’Hinepehinga, Cliff Curtis, Kaina Makua, Moses Goods, Siua Ikale’o and Brandon Finn Set amid the beautiful backdrop of the islands of Hawaii, the nine-episode epic historical drama series based on true events follows warrior Ka’iana, portrayed by Jason Momoa, as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonisation in the late 18th century. Told from an indigenous perspective, Chief of War i s a passion project for creators Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, who both share native Hawaiian heritage. The series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Aug 1 followed by new episodes every Friday through Sept 19. Gen V season two Cast: Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Sean Patrick Thomas and Hamish Linklater School is back in session. As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander’s iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever. Cate and Sam are celebrated heroes, while Marie, Jordan and Emma reluctantly return to college, burdened by months of trauma and loss. But parties and classes are hard to care about with war brewing between Humans and Supes, on and off campus. Gen V season two will premiere on Prime Video on Sept 17.

Ocean with David Attenborough Narrator: David Attenborough

In this feature-length special, David Attenborough draws on his lifetime of exploration and knowledge of the sea to take audiences on a cinematic journey of wonder through the planet’s most spectacular undersea habitats. Attenborough investigates astonishingly diverse marine ecosystems, from bustling giant kelp jungles and mesmerising coral reefs to towering seamount outposts within the open ocean, all of which are revealed to be intricately connected, vital to avoiding climate catastrophe, and in peril due to destructive forms of fishing. The documentary is now available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar.

Welcome to Wrexham season four Cast: Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds navigate running the third oldest professional football club in the world. Welcome to Wrexham is a docuseries tracking the dreams and worries of Wrexham, a working-class city in North Wales, UK, as two Hollywood stars guide the future of their historic club. In 2020, McElhenney and Reynolds teamed up to purchase the fifth tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning the club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The world took notice and the club achieved back-to-back promotions to bring the Reds into the English Football League’s League One for the first time in 20 years. As they continue to rise in the pyramid, the stakes get higher with a new level of intensity, competition and costs. Season four of the docuseries can now be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

Bullet/Bullet Cast: Marina Inoue, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Rie Kugimiya and Kana Hanazawa. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where people are forced to repurpose junk from the Old World to survive, Bullet/Bullet follows Gear, a junk dealer with a secret. Working as a thief by night, Gear partners with Qu-0213 – a robot with multiple personalities – and Shirokuma, a polar bear with a gambling problem to steal whatever their clients require. Known as some of the best in the business, things take a turn for the team when they save a girl from a group of assassins, setting them on a path that puts them in direct conflict with the top echelons of their broken society. Set to release in two parts on Disney+ Hotstar, the first eight episodes of Bullet/Bullet will be available from July 16, with the final eight episodes arriving Aug 13.

Nine Puzzles Cast: Kim Dami, Son Sukku, Kim Sungkyun and Hyun Bongsik Nine Puzzles follows Yoon Ena, a high school student who discovers the body of her murdered uncle next to a single puzzle piece. Uncertain of how she got to the scene of the crime and unable to answer any of the police’s questions, Ena quickly becomes the police’s prime suspect. A decade later, Ena, now a criminal profiler, finds herself caught in the middle of a series of murders again, with each victim linked to a puzzle piece like the one from the night of her uncle’s murder. You can stream Nine Puzzles on Disney+ Hotstar.