The Responder
(TVNZ OnDemand)
Likeable everyman Martin Freeman plays against type in this intense drama that already has critics raving and throwing around words like "tour de force" and "magnificent".
In this five-part drama from the BBC, Freeman plays police officer Chris Carson, a man struggling with the pressures of the job, the grim reality of the dark side of modern life and the weight of the moral compromises he's made along the way. The series follows him as he works the night shift on the mean streets of Liverpool and responds to the variety of emergency calls that come in, which mostly involve violence in some form.
The series has been praised for its realistic and unflinching take on police work, not surprising as it was written by a former police officer.
Streaming from tomorrow.
Pivoting
(Neon)
This new comedy is about a group of childhood friends who get a severe wake-up call when the fourth member of their group suddenly dies.
![Ginnifer Goodwin, Eliza Coupe and Maggie Q in dark comedy Pivoting, streaming on Neon from tomorrow.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XXRIDRISXTAQSQ2EZXAL3OK4DA.jpg?auth=daf154d96973c676337ec922cf7d606bbf715fff9b00684f368968d4a851d7cf&width=16&height=8&quality=70&smart=true)