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The Wrap: May 2025

From Attenborough’s oceans to Scottish thrillers, May brought a wave of bold new releases from the UK. Here’s your monthly round-up of standout films, TV, docs and games.

New releases

A young Indian woman in a dark sari holding her hair up in a messy bundle with a big bandage across her nose

Sister Midnight

Bollywood star Radhika Apte is outstanding as a dissatisfied new bride in this Mumbai-set black comedy.

An old white haired man in a blue raincoat standing on the edge of a picturesque cliff with a view of the ocean

Ocean with David Attenborough

Celebrated British broadcaster David Attenborough makes a compelling case against industrial overfishing in this breathtaking documentary about the ocean.

Four white women Formula 1 drivers holding up trophies as a crowd cheers behind them
TV

F1: The Academy

Formula 1: Drive to Survive fans will love this new adrenaline-fueled docuseries, where female drivers go head to head.

ScreenUK - BIFA 2024 Highlights

Proudly supported by ScreenUK, this year's British Independent Film Awards ceremony was an incredible event! ScreenUK was there to meet the nominees and winners, who shared their thoughts on British Independent Film and what it means to...

A middle aged white man with dark hair and beard in a dark room looking concerned
TV

Dept. Q

The Queen’s Gambit creator, Scott Frank, writes, directs and co-produces this thrilling nine-episode detective series.

A young Japanese woman with long dark hair blowing across her face stands in a forest with a sword at her hip

Tornado

​​Japanese actor-musician Kōki is remarkable as the lead in this adrenaline-fueled, western-style revenge thriller.

A young white woman in a pinafore with blood on her face and down her dress, surrounded by other woman in similar clothes

The Severed Sun

Faith, family and friendship are tested to their limit as a strange beast ravages a small, religious community.

Four white woman in period clothes with their hair pulled up
TV

Miss Austen

Aisling Walsh directs this masterful four-part series based on the lives of literary giant Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra.

Two middle aged white men beside their motorcycles with a picturesque green mountain behind them
TV

Long Way Home

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman return for a mesmerising fourth season of exploring the world by motorcycle.

Videogame play of the outside of an American police precinct

The Precinct

In this thrilling 1980s-set neon-noir police game, patrol the streets, fight criminals and try to uncover the truth.

An epic shot of a green coastal hills and cold waters with a grand castle in the distance, a carriage and two horse ride along a path

On Location: Scotland

We asked Susanna White, the director behind the TV series, The Buccaneers, why she used such a varied mix of locations, and which were her favourites.

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TV

Catastrophe

Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan create and star in this hugely endearing show about the impact of an unplanned pregnancy.

Pride

This charming, BAFTA-winning drama joyously explores the power of solidarity across lines of class, gender and sexuality.

Passing

Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Alexander Skarsgård and André Holland are outstanding in this intelligent adaptation of Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel.

The Banishing

Jessica Brown Findlay and Sean Harris star in this unnerving horror about the most haunted house in England.

A white woman with red hair and freckles stands in a middle class kitchen holding a glass of wine looking haunted
TV

The Stolen Girl

From the producer of Happy Valley, this drama-thriller explores how an ostensibly ordinary decision turns a mother’s world upside down.

Eaten By Lions

In this lively, multicultural comedy, two teenagers travel to once-popular holiday destination Blackpool in search of their biological father.

A white man with short, dark curly hair and young white girl with curly orange hair stand in an opulent, grand, art deco foyer
TV

A Gentleman in Moscow

In this charming eight-episode series, Ewan McGregor is magnificent as a 1920s Russian aristocrat in hiding.

A man wearing a leather jacket is speaking on the phone in the middle of the street at night.

The Killer’s Game

J.J. Perry directs this thrilling and high-octane action-comedy, starring Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella.

A young Indian woman in a dark sari holding her hair up in a messy bundle with a big bandage across her nose

Sister Midnight

Bollywood star Radhika Apte is outstanding as a dissatisfied new bride in this Mumbai-set black comedy.

Gameplay of colourful playful animation of characters playing instruments in a green playing field with a crocodile in a robot astronaut suit in the background

Astronimo

Flex your creativity in a construction platform puzzler that transports you into the vast solar system.

Bright animation of a family of pastel pink pigs, Daddy, Mummy, Peppa and George, standing on green field with a house in the background
TV

Peppa Pig

This long-running British children’s show is a charming, enjoyable and easily-digestible watch for both children and parents alike.