Cancel your Easter weekend plans and binge these incredible shows instead

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The daffodils are in bloom, supermarkets are full of hot cross buns, and the days are getting longer – it can only mean one thing.  

Winter is well and truly dead, and Easter is upon us. 

It’s likely then that over the next few days, you’ll be getting a visit from the Easter bunny, spending time with family, and eating a roast dinner or three.  

Still, one thing you should be doing this Easter is watching telly. Why? Well, the good folks behind some of the best streaming services available have put together a veritable smörgåsbord of entertainment for their subscribers.  

In fact, there are so many TV shows to enjoy that it can be difficult to know where to begin.  

Thankfully, as an early Easter gift, your good friends here at Metro Towers have put together a list of eight TV shows you should check out this Easter. You’re welcome.  

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max) 

You’ll get a clout on the ear if you don’t watch (Picture: HBO)

Do you love the wonder of Westeros but hate the politics? Well, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms may be the perfect show for you.  

Set roughly 100 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series is about a lowly hedge knight named Dunk (Peter Claffey) who dreams of serving a great lord. When he travels to a local tourney, hoping to make his name, however, he ends up with a new squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), and in a whole lot of trouble.  

Funny and surprisingly moving, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms offers a more optimistic vision of series creator George R.R. Martin’s sometimes rather woebegone Westeros.  

Verdict: For fans of House of the Dragon and Merlin 

The Pitt (HBO Max) 

It’d be a Pitt-y to miss out (Picture: John Wells Productions/HBO Max UK & Ireland)

Move over, ER, there’s a new medical drama in town, and it’s… made by the same people who made ER… Okay then. Bad jokes aside, it feels like everyone and their mums have been talking about The Pitt.  

The show, which is set in an emergency department and follows the staff through a shift from hell, hit the US back in early 2025 and was extremely well received.  

Sadly, we had to wait a year for it to land on the shores of Blighty, but it’s finally here, and it was worth the gruelling 15-month wait.  

A must-watch show, The Pitt isn’t exactly the most original idea, but it makes up for that with a well-written script, frenetic pacing, and some of the best performances ever seen on the small screen. Basically, we Pitt-y you if you choose to skip this.  

Verdict: For fans of ER and Holby City 

Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen (Netflix) 

Something very bad will happen if you don’t watch this (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)

Looking to fill the supernatural-shaped hole in your life (not sure what that would look like) now Stranger Things is deader than a demogorgon? Well, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen is the show for you. 

Created by Haley Z. Boston (and executive produced by the Duffer Brothers), this grisly series follows Rachel (Camila Morrone) and Nicky (Adam DiMarco), who travel to Nicky’s rich parents in the run-up to their wedding. However, once they arrive, it soon becomes clear that… well… something very bad is going to happen. 

As traumatising (and gory) as a school trip to a slaughterhouse and darker than a goth’s favourite pair of black jeans, this is the perfect show for those of you who love scary thrillers, although be warned, if you’ve got a weak stomach, you may need a cushion to hide behind. 

Verdict: For fans of IT: Welcome to Derry and The Haunting of Hill House 

Industry (BBC iPlayer) 

It doesn’t get more exciting than spreadsheets! (Picture: BBC/Bad Wolf Productions/Amanda Searle)

From the scary to the scandalous now, Industry is sort of like Skins if it were set in the world of finance and somehow featured even more gratuitous nudity.  

Set in London, the show is about a group of young graduates starting work at the prestigious bank Pierpoint & C. Our heroes (although we use that word advisedly) quickly learn that if you want to get ahead, you’ll have to know about more than stocks and shares.  

Beguiling and addictive, Industry is one of the most gripping shows ever made, which isn’t bad considering a lot of the drama comes from people staring at spreadsheets. In all seriousness, though, this is a show for those who love back-stabbing, interpersonal drama, and sleaze.  

Verdict: For fans of Succession and Euphoria 

Daredevil: Born Again (Disney Plus) 

You’d have to be blind to… you know what? No, we won’t finish that one (Picture: Disney Plus)

It would be silly to turn a blind eye (pun intended) to what Disney Plus had to offer this weekend, and we can’t get enough of Daredevil: Born Again.  

Based on the Marvel character Daredevil, this dark and brooding show follows the titular hero (Charlie Cox) as he fights for justice as both a lawyer and superhero after the Kingpin of Crime, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), is elected mayor of New York City. 

As exciting and action-packed as Born Again can be, what really makes this one of the best Marvel TV shows ever made is Charlie and Vincent’s sizzling chemistry.  

The pair just play off each other so well, and they make something as simple as sharing a cup of coffee in a diner one of the most terrifying and compelling scenes in TV history.  

Verdict: For fans of Marvel 

Gone (ITV) 

Gone-sh darn it! this is some good TV (Picture: ITV)

ITV know a thing or two about writing a gripping crime drama and Gone might be one of their best yet.  

The show follows Michael Polly (David Morrissey), a headmaster who becomes the prime suspect after his wife mysteriously disappears. The only person who thinks he might be innocent? DS Annie Cassidy (Eve Myles) is a family liaison officer attached to the case.  

Boasting an impressive 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Gone is a sharply written, slow-burning thriller that I promise will have you on the edge of your seat.  

Still, as riveting as the story is, I think what really separates this whodunnit from its contemporaries is the incredible work of David and Eve, who have one of the most awkward but enthralling dynamics I’ve ever seen on television.  

Verdict: For fans of Broadchurch  

The Dyers’ Caravan Park (Sky)  

Check out this show, and I’ll stop making Dyer puns… (Picture: Ellis OBrien)

Like him or loathe him, Danny Dyer is a British icon, and his latest show sees the big-screen hard man (along with daughter Dani) lend a little bit of star power to a good cause.  

Namely, he wants to save the Great British caravan holiday by reminding people how Robin Hood (which Google tells me is Cockney rhyming slang for good), a trip down the seaside can be.  

As you might expect, it doesn’t entirely go to plan. Still, while they may cause unintentional chaos on the caravan site, Danny and Dani’s sheer enthusiasm for the show makes this an immensely entertaining watch. 

Verdict: For fans of Top Gear 

Friends (HBO Max) 

We can be friends if you watch Friends(Picture: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Yeah, I know binging Friends for the seven millionth time might not be the top of everyone’s to-do list, especially with how many great new shows there are out right now.  

Yet, let’s be honest, we’ve all missed hanging out in Central Perk with our old friends, haven’t we? Do I need to explain why you should binge friends? It’s funny, it’s heartwarming, it’s a joy.  

Verdict: For everyone

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