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Best TV shows to watch on NOW (October 2026)

Sky's streaming service is jam-packed with prestige shows, from The White Lotus to The Day of the Jackal and classics like The Wire and Game of Thrones.

Ania Magliano and Paddy Young sat down next to each other laughing and smiling while doing the Weekend Update.

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Published: Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 3:34 pm

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Discover NOW's standout shows with Radio Times's curated list that highlights the platform's best series, helping you find your next bingeworthy obsession.

Saturday Night Live UK brings America's legendary sketch show across the pond. Broadcast live from London, it pairs a different celebrity host (such as Jeff Goldblum, Jamie Dornan and Hannah Waddingham) and musical guest each week with topical sketches and a British take on Weekend Update, created by a home-grown ensemble cast that includes Hammed Animashaun, Celeste Dring, Ania Magliano and Paddy Young. Series two is airing now, so there's no better time to dip in.

If you like Doc Martin, why not try Best Medicine, a US comedy drama based on Martin Clunes hit. It follows a brilliant but socially awkward surgeon (played by Josh Charles) who leaves Boston to become a GP in a small Maine fishing town, where his blunt manner clashes with the quirky locals.

Mark Gatiss writes and stars in cosy post-war crime drama Bookish as Gabriel Book, a London bookseller with a talent for solving mysteries. With the second season having recently landed, there are even more baffling cases, hidden secrets and literary clues to uncover.

In costume drama Mary & George, Julianne Moore is Mary Villiers, a tremendous mum from hell in a rollicking historical drama telling the true-ish story of King James I and his particular peccadillos. Nicholas Galitzine plays her son, George, for whom she has great plans…

No-one can leave — that's the horror at the heart of sci-fi thriller From, which stars Lost's Harold Perrineau. Set in a nightmarish American town that traps everyone who enters, unwilling residents fight to survive terrifying nocturnal creatures from the surrounding forest while searching for hidden secrets and a way out.

NOW hosts acclaimed series such as It: Welcome to Derry and The Chair Company, widely discussed dramas The Last of Us and The Day of the Jackal, plus highly decorated comedy Hacks, with gritty crime thriller Gangs of London among the British originals to choose from. It's also where you can find celebrated classics such as Chernobyl, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire and The Sopranos.

All of this means it's the perfect place to head to if you're looking for an evening's entertainment. Scroll on for Radio Times's top picks, spanning recent releases and all-time greats.

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