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Barry | SoHo2, 8.00 Wednesday ☆☆☆☆ “Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s Emmy-winning Hollywood hitman comedy returns for a second season with fewer laughs and more pathos … Through its first three episodes of the season, Barry has simply become a half-hour drama, albeit one with occasional snarky jabs at the entertainment industry and a Chechen mobster […]

Aside from Game of Thrones’ swansong, SoHo2 has a more vibrant line-up of premieres in April than its sister channel. Screening in order of their debuts will be: Veep: Season Seven (7.30 Wednesdays from April 3) The critically acclaimed series returns for its final season. Julia Louis-Dreyfus  leads an ensemble cast as Selina Meyer, the former president, who struggles […]

Mr Inbetween | SoHo, 10.05 Thursday ➢➢ “Nothing short of a stunning revelation. Created and written by Scott Ryan, who also plays the lead character, Ray, a hitman facing something of a midlife crisis — but mostly just handling his business while suffering no fools — Mr Inbetween is a coming out of sorts for Ryan as […]

You won’t have to subscribe to Sky TV to see some of next month’s top premieres on SoHo. Two of next month’s most anticipated newcomers, Sharp Objects and Succession, plus the latest season of The Affair, will be available to stream on Sky’s Neon platform, along with the recently screened Barry, Silicon Valley (S5) and Save Me, […]

Barry | SoHo, 10.00 Friday ➢ “The key to enjoying Barry — and it is very enjoyable, in a variety of ways — is to go in with zero expectations. Though the half-hour series stars former Saturday Night Live favourite Bill Hader as a depressed hitman who decides to become an actor, the show delivers suprisingly […]

Amid the high-profile returns of Westworld, Legion, Silicon Valley and Fear the Walking Dead next month on SoHo, don’t overlook the premiere of violent hitman hoot Barry (10.00 Fridays from April 6). It launches this weekend on HBO and stars Saturday Night Live alumni Bill Hader as a depressed, low-rent hitman from the Midwest who falls in love with […]