ITVX/ITV January & February 2023 Highlights
ITV has released an update of the shows and films coming to new free streaming service ITVX, and the main ITV channel in January and February, to help you kick off the new year. It’s an interesting mix of new original drama, along with some returning favourites and US boxsets for your enjoyment. Here is what you can look forward to at the start of 2023.
ITVX – January 2023
A Murder in the Family – 5th January 2023
Each stand-alone film in this new true crime series investigates three shocking murders, where the victim and perpetrator are family, telling stories of ordinary relationships that take extraordinary and ultimately tragic turns.
Using found footage – from victim’s social media videos and police bodycam film, text messages or call recordings, each story is pieced together from the victim’s point of view, without voiceover, allowing the victim, friends and family to tell their stories in their own immediate and intimate way.
Vampire Diaries Complete Series (2009 – 2017) – 5th January 2023
The Vampire Diaries
All eight series of the ever-popular The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997 Film) – 10th January 2023
In 1967, fashion photographer by day and super-agent by night Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is on the verge of catching his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil (also Myers), when the latter has himself cryogenically frozen. Following suit, Powers unthaws thirty years later in the ’90s to find Evil threatening the world once more. Can Powers recover from his culture shock in time to battle his old foe? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), he just might. Featuring a huge ensemble cast including Will Ferrell, Seth Green, Carrie Fisher, Christian Slater, Priscilla Presley and Burt Bacharach, this hilarious and iconic spy movie parody, written by and starring Mike Myers, is undeniably groovy, baby!
The Reunion (2022) – 12th January 2023
The French Riviera-set series adapted from Guillaume Musso’s bestselling novel “The Reunion” aka “La Jeune Fille et la Nuit,” stars Ioan Gruffudd, Ivanna Sakhno, and Grégory Fitouss, Dervla Kiwan, Vahina Giocante, Rupert Graves, Shemss Audat, Cosimo Fusco, and Salóme Gunnarrsdóttir. The story opens in the present day, at a high school reunion in the south of France where three former friends reconnect. They grew apart and lost touch, but they are still bound by a tragic secret tied to the disappearance of a high school girl who went missing 25 years ago in the region.
From Dusk Til Dawn Complete Series (2014-2016) – 12th January 2023
The legendary and notorious Gecko brothers return with Seth and his violent, unpredictable brother Richie on the run after Richie is haunted by visions of demons triggering a bloodbath during a bank robbery gone wrong. Heading for the Mexico border, the Geckos encounter former minister Jacob Fuller and his family, whom they take hostage by commandeering their RV. But when a run-in with a drug cartel reroutes the Geckos to a strip club populated by vampires they must all fight until dawn in order to survive.
American Gangster (2007 Film) – 12th January 2023
Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe team with director Ridley Scott (Gladiator) in this powerful, epic story. Armed with ruthless tactics and a strict sense of honour, crime boss Frank Lucas (Washington) rules Harlem’s chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts (Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas’s multi-million dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation.
The Sex Lives of College Girls Series 2 (2022) – 19th January 2023
Created by Emmy-nominated writer/producer Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, The Sex Lives of College Girls follows four college roommates at New England’s prestigious Essex College. The new season picks up with the students returning after their Fall break, tackling the challenges thrown their way at the end of season one, and facing their next semester filled with new faces, parties and predicaments. The series stars Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, and Alyah Chanelle Scott. Additional series regulars for season two include Mekki Leeper, Christopher Meyer, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Lolo Spencer, Renika Williams and Mitchell Slaggert.
Smallville Complete Series (2001-2011) – 19th January 2023
All ten series of the DC drama Smallville, starring Tom Welling as a teenage Clark Kent before he embraces his powers and understands his true calling as Superman.
Revolver (2005 Film) – 19th January 2023
Action thriller from popular writer/director, Guy Ritchie. Jake Green (Jason Statham) is a hotshot gambler, long on audacity and short on common sense. He’s rarely allowed to play in any casino these days because he’s dangerous – he’s a winner. One night Jake and his two older brothers, Billy (Andrew Howard) and Joe (Stephen Walters), are invited to sit in on a private game. A game that is fixed for Jake to lose to Macha (Ray Liotta), a top dog crime boss and casino owner who can’t play for squat, but always wins because you just aren’t allowed to lose to him. But Jake isn’t afraid of Macha and not only beats him in a quick game of chance, but also takes every possible opportunity to throw insults. As Jake and his brothers leave the game, Macha puts out the order for a hit on Jake. However, a twist of fate gets Jake working for a pair of brothers, who just happen to have their own agenda for Macha.
Deep Fake Neighbour Wars (2022) – 26th January 2023
Deep Fake Neighbour Wars will premiere exclusively on ITVX and will use the latest AI technology to make the UK’s best new impressionists become the world’s most famous celebrities. And they’re all arguing.
Loved up Nicki Minaj and Tom Holland vs Mark Zuckerberg, Billie Eilish and Taekwondo teacher Beyonce, Mark Wahlberg and wannabe strongman Chris Rock. Some of the celebrities, all embroiled in petty silly neighbour disputes.
Freaks and Geeks (1999) – 26th January 2023
‘Freaks and Geeks’ Boxset Comes To All4 This Friday (copyright Paramount Pictures)
Created by writer-comedian Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Freaks and Geeks followed the Weir siblings–former math whiz Lindsay (Linda Cardellini of the Scooby-Doo feature films and ER) and her younger brother Sam (John Francis Daley)–as they navigated the perils and pleasures of a Michigan high school circa 1980.
Robin Hood (2010 Film) – 26th January 2023
Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe reunites with legendary Gladiator director Ridley Scott for an epic action adventure in Robin Hood.
Discover the untold story of the man behind the legend as Robin, a heroic warrior, turns outlaw when he assembles a band of skilled marauders to confront injustice and lead an uprising against a weak and corrupt English King.
ITV1 – January 2023
Stonehouse – 2nd January 2022 at 9pm
(full series available on ITVX following episode 1 broadcast)
The life and times of disgraced Labour minister John Stonehouse are dramatised by acclaimed writer John Preston with BAFTA award-winning and Emmy-nominated Matthew Macfadyen (Succession, Quiz) in the leading role and co-starring Keeley Hawes (Honour, It’s A Sin) as Stonehouse’s wife Barbara.
The MP for Walsall North left behind his loving wife Barbara and three young children as a shocked public and media presumed he had drowned or been eaten by sharks.
Charismatic, oozing with charm and brimming with confidence, Stonehouse had impressed Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Labour stalwarts from an early stage in his parliamentary career. From a working-class background, he’d graduated from the London School of Economics, was in the RAF during the War and seemed the ideal candidate for a life in politics.
As the drama unfolds, it becomes apparent his reputation as a devoted family man masked the truth, as he’d embarked on an extra marital affair with his secretary, Sheila Buckley, and acted as a spy for the Czech Secret Service in the 1960s.
His complex financial status and relationships eventually took their toll, with Stonehouse deliberately stealing the identity of a recently deceased constituent. Stonehouse applied for a passport in the dead man’s name and began to weave an elaborate conspiracy, seeking a new life in Australia. But his plans soon turned sour as Stonehouse was arrested by Australian police who had been under the mistaken impression that he was the fugitive peer Lord Lucan.
Brought back to the UK by Scotland Yard detectives, Stonehouse found that he was crucial to keeping the Labour government in power with its wafer-thin majority.
Vera – January 2023 (date/time TBC)
Award winning actress, Brenda Blethyn dons her infamous mac and hat to play the unorthodox, but brilliantly perceptive Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, in six new feature length episodes set against the backdrop of the North East.
DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) returns, leading her diligent team of detectives as they investigate some complex and murderous crimes. Kenny Doughty also returns as Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy, a strong and reliable partner to DCI Stanhope. Completing Vera’s team is Jon Morrison who plays DC Kenny Lockhart, Riley Jones who plays DC Mark Edwards and Ibinabo Jack as DC Jacqueline Williams. Paul Kaye returns for three of the new episodes as Pathologist Dr. Malcolm Donahue whilst Sarah Kameela Impey is introduced and joins the production as Pathologist Dr. Paula Bennett for the remainder of series twelve.
The six self-contained crime stories (two episodes from series eleven and four episodes from series twelve) have once again been inspired by the best-selling novels and characters created by acclaimed crime writer Ann Cleeves, who received the Diamond Dagger Award at the Crime Writers Association in 2017 for a lifetime achievement for sustained excellence.
The Family Pile – January 2023 (date/time TBC)
(full series available on ITVX following episode 1 broadcast)
The Family Pile is a brand new 6 x 30’ comedy from Hat Trick Productions that will air on ITV in January 2023. The series will be a comedic exploration of one of life’s big milestones, via four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell.
But even in grief their messy lives go on. The series will star Amanda Abbington (Sherlock, Mr Selfridge), Clare Calbraith (Home Fires, Downton Abbey), Claire Keelan (Nathan Barley, No Heroics), and Alexandra Mardell (Coronation Street) as the sisters with Kieran O’Brien, Richard Pepple and James Nelson-Joyce.
Maternal – January 2023 (date/time TBC)
(full series available on ITVX following episode 1 broadcast)
Medical drama, Maternal, starring Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver and Lisa Mcgrillis, written by Jacqui Honess-Martin, directed by James Griffiths and executive produced by Patrick Spence for ITV Studios comes to ITV1 this January.
The six part series is about three female doctors returning to post-pandemic frontline medicine after maternity leave and having to heroically balance the intense demands of the NHS and motherhood.
The drama will bring together leading actresses Parminder Nagra (DI Ray, Blacklist), Lara Pulver (The Split, The Alienist) and Lisa McGrillis (King Gary, Mum).
Maternal explores working motherhood with wit, warmth and humour and offers a unique perspective on our beloved, overstretched NHS, and the people who hold it together. Sometimes.
The Masked Singer – 7th January 2023 at 7pm
Prepare to commence the New Year with more cries of ‘take it off!’ as The Masked Singer returns to ITV1.
The third season’s finale achieved an impressive 7.8m as viewers attempted to guess who was ‘hiding behind the mask’.Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan are heading back to their detective chairs as the nation’s favourite guessing game begins all over again.
Joel Dommett returns to his hosting duties as he gets ready to introduce a new batch of unbelievably bizarre and unique characters to the stage who will leave viewers baffled and bewildered as the attempt to identify which famous face is behind the mask.. Last series saw international superstar, Natalie Imbruglia who was masquerading as Panda, crowned the winner, saw footballing legend Michael Owen unmasked as Doughnuts and chart topper Charlotte Church revealed to be Mushroom.
Hoping to join the exclusive Masked Singer winners’ club is a brand-new cast of celebrities playing twelve characters in the show’s signature extraordinary costumes, who will be taking to the stage to sing in disguise and stump the panel and viewers alike.
ITVX – February 2023
Nolly (2022) – 2nd February 2023
Noele (or Nolly to her friends) was a legend in her own lifetime. As flame-haired widow Meg Richardson in the long-running soap opera Crossroads, she was one of the most famous people in Britain. Then in 1981, at the height of the show’s success and the peak of Nolly’s fame, she was axed without ceremony, without warning and with no explanation. With the boss’s words “all good things must come to an end” ringing in her ears, Noele Gordon found herself thrown out of the show that was her life for over 18 years.
From writer Russell T Davies and executive producer Nicola Shindler, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Mark Gatiss.
Nolly will be accompanied by a documentary entitled ‘The Real Nolly’ which will also be available from 2nd February.
United States of Tara (2009-2011) – 2nd February 2023
She’s got a husband, two kids and multiple personalities. Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Toni Collette never knows what or who will happen in this smart, unique and totally unpredictable Showtime Original Comedy Series from executive producer Steven Spielberg. Tara’s Alters include “T” the wild-child teenager, “Buck” the rough and tumble biker dude, and “Alice” the type-A homemaker. But with a family that loves her just the way she is, Tara never gives up hope that someday she can just be herself.
Split (2016 Film) – 5th February 2023
M. Night Shyamalan directs this psychological thriller starring James McAvoy. Kevin (McAvoy) is a man who suffers from dissociative identity disorder, meaning that he exhibits numerous distinct personalities which affect his behaviour. Kevin becomes driven to kidnap three young girls – Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), Claire (Haley Lu Richardson) and Marcia (Jessica Sula) – on their way to a party. While trapped, the girls witness Kevin’s personality shift repeatedly and try desperately to figure out a way to escape. Kevin has therapy sessions with Dr Fletcher (Betty Buckley), who slowly realises that Kevin is on the verge of a devastating mental breakdown. As she tries to convince her colleagues that someone with as serious a condition as Kevin can forcibly alter their physiology with their mind, Kevin develops a final, monstrous personality…
Ghislaine Maxwell: Partner in Crime – 9th February 2023
Ghislaine Maxwell was born into wealth and power, yet she now faces disgrace and a lengthy jail sentence. How did this come about and how did the trial decide her fate? The death of Ghislaine’s father and the disgrace of his fraudulent behaviour forced her to flee London and move to New York, where she soon met and became the lover of Jeffrey Epstein, a rich businessman with a hidden past. The series investigates how they were inextricably linked for ten years and during that time countless young women were groomed into abusive relationships with Epstein.
Friends of the couple at the time like Victoria Hervey, Couri Hay or yoga teacher Maxine Tobias all testify to the nature of Maxwell and Epstein’s relationship.
Beauty and the Beast Complete Series (2012-2016) – 9th February 2023
Three years after NYPD detective Catherine Chandler (Kristin Kreuk) witnesses her mother’s murder, a case leads her to ex-soldier Vincent Keller (Jay Ryan), a man with a dark and mysterious past. As their love grows, so does the danger. While Catherine discovers more about who — and what — Vincent really is, together they must uncover who cursed him with his unnatural abilities. From the shadows, sinister forces conspire to tear them apart and threaten to destroy their lives altogether. It soon becomes clear that in order to stay alive, they’ll have to stay together.
Fast & Furious Collection (2001-2021 Films) – 9th February 2023
Follow the Fast & Furious family all over the world as they face high-speed stakes, international assassins and edge-of-your-seat thrills throughout this colossal collection of nine action-packed films.
The Twelve (2022) – 16th February 2023
This gripping courtroom drama tells the story of 12 ordinary Australians who are selected for jury duty in a murder trial as traumatising as it is controversial, in which a woman stands accused of killing her teenage niece.
Behind the façade of their anonymity, these twelve ordinary people bring with them their own histories. Lives that are as complex as the trial, full of fractured dreams, shameful secrets, hope, fears, personal trauma, and prejudice. Through the multiple lenses of these jurors, audiences will see the fragility and imbalances of the law, and the chaotic and flawed way we attempt to determine justice in our society.
The limited series stars Sam Neil, Marta Dusseldorp and Kate Mulvany.
Superstore S1-6 (2015-2021) – 16th February 2023
From a producer of The Office comes Superstore, a hilarious workplace comedy venturing into the world of retail hell. Starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman the giant megastore is staffed by employees ranging from bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers. Together they tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996 Film) – 16th February 2023
It’s nonstop thrills when George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino star as the Gecko brothers-two dangerous outlaws on a wild crime spree! After kidnapping a father (Harvey Keitel) and his two kids (including Juliette Lewis, Due Date), the Geckos head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety. But when they face the bar’s truly notorious clientele, they’re forced to team up with their hostages in order to make it out alive! From Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, the creators of Grindhouse, From Dusk Till Dawn is explosive action entertainment.
The Dry (2022) – 23rd February 2023
Starring Roisin Gallagher, Ciarán Hinds, Pom Boyd, Siobhán Cullen, Moe Dunford and newcomer Adam Richardson, The Dry celebrates the joyful chaos and dark absurdities of family life in a series that is all about recovery.
When Shiv Sheridan (Gallagher) returns to Dublin after years of partying in London, she is sober and full of good intentions – but being back with her family makes staying on ‘the dry’ much harder than she expected. As Shiv tries to navigate this new phase of her life, so must her family…and they all have issues they don’t want to face
The Rob Knox Story (2021) – 23rd February 2023
18-year-old Rob Knox is out celebrating his big break in Harry Potter when he learns that his little brother has been threatened at knife point. He and his friends rush to disarm the man but during the struggle, Rob is stabbed several times and is killed. Now his family must try to navigate their grief and anger while under the ever-watchful eye of the invasive British media machine. Meanwhile, more young people than ever are losing their lives on the streets. Something has to be done.
Dawson’s Creek S1-6 (1998-2003) – 23rd February 2023
Childhood friends Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) are now facing the challenge of sustaining their close, platonic relationship as their world changes around them. While Dawson focuses on being a filmmaker and Joey deals with her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment, Jennifer Lindley (Michelle Williams), who has just moved from New York to help her grandparents, catches Dawson’s eye. And though he’s an uncomfortable outsider with his classmates, Dawson’s pal Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson) makes an impression on one of his teachers. After confronting a deadly hurricane, an out-of-wedlock birth by Joey’s sister, the exposure of Pacey’s affair, a visit by Jen’s former boyfriend and a serial killer in Capeside, Joey considers attending school in Europe during the coming year as Jen realizes that a romance with Dawson is out of the question – for now.
Get Out (2017 Film) – 23rd February 2023
When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend’s (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. This speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele (Key and Peele) is equal parts gripping thriller and provocative commentary.
ITV1 – February 2023
Unforgotten Series 5 – February 2023 (date/time TBC)
The new series opens with the clock ticking down to DCI James’s (Sinead Keenan) first day in her new job with an unforeseen and devastating introduction to her family life. Determined to make a good first impression with her new colleagues, will Jess be in the right frame of mind to deliver and inspire the team? And inevitably how will the ghost of much-loved former colleague Cassie Stuart haunt her? After all, Cassie will be big shoes for her to fill. Does she have the resolve, professionalism and spirit to live up to her much-admired and respected predecessor? Jess’s first case is the discovery of human remains in a newly renovated period property in Hammersmith, London. But how long have they been there and is this a murder dating back to the 1930’s or has the body been disposed of in more recent times?
Endeavour Series 9 – February 2023 (date/time TBC)
‘Endeavour’ Season 8 Gets September Premiere Date On ITV
Shaun Evans reprises his role as DS Endeavour Morse, alongside Roger Allam as DCI Fred Thursday for the ninth and final series of critically-acclaimed and internationally renowned detective drama written by Russell Lewis. The final trilogy of films, set in the early 70s, finds Endeavour and Thursday entering a new era of change both professionally and personally with the return of some familiar faces along the way.
In the opening film, directed by lead actor Shaun Evans, it’s Spring, 1972. Two unexplained deaths turn up ties to the Oxford Concert Orchestra, while a body discovered in a derelict warehouse stokes fears that ‘London business’ has yet again found its way to Oxford. Thursday and Endeavour’s investigation unearths some unsettling connections to cases the duo believed were well and truly behind them.
And & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway – February 2023 (date/time TBC)
The multi award-winning Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway returns live to ITV1 and ITVX this Spring for the happiest ninety minutes of the week. ITV’s most popular duo will bring the viewers at home and the live studio audience a host of new and exclusive features, live surprises, celebrity guests, returning favourites and outrageous stunts.
Expect high energy live entertainment from start to finish as Saturday night’s most feel good series returns to kick start the weekend with a bang.
Starstruck – February 2023 (date/time TBC)
The Queen of Country Pop is coming to ITV as Shania Twain takes her place on the panel for the forthcoming second series of Starstruck, which returns to ITV and ITVX in 2023.
International superstar Shania Twain is a five-time GRAMMY winner and one of music’s most renowned trailblazers. With five albums released and more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female country pop artist of all time.
The Canadian singer-songwriter will join the Saturday night entertainment format, which sees members of the public transformed into music icons. Shania will sit on the show’s judging panel alongside returning stars Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford. Olly Murs will once again host the show.
Starstruck launched on ITV in February 2022, with a consolidated 4.7 million tuning into its first episode, making the show one of the biggest new entertainment commissions of the year.
