We’ve all faced the disappointment of finding a US drama we really want to watch, only for it not to be available in the UK.
The US is constantly creating must-see entertainment content and you might be thinking that these programs are only available to US audiences — but that’s not the case.
Thanks to these US streaming platforms securing deals with UK broadcasters like Sky and ITV, we can now watch award-winning content from a variety of genres. Although the UK isn’t guaranteed the same release date as those across the pond, it saves you from waiting an age until they reach UK screens.
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Here are the US dramas available to watch on both UK channels and streaming this week, as well as our top picks.
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
Set in the 1990s, this Snowfall spin-off follows original favourites Wanda Bell (Gail Bean) and Leon Simmons (Isaiah John) as they fight to reinvent themselves in the dangerous world of street politics and the rising West Coast hip-hop scene.
The series also stars Mykelti Williamson, Nicki Micheaux, Brandon Mychal Smith, Isidora Goreshter, Eric Balfour, Richard Portnow, Zaire Adams, Demetrius Grosse, and Quincy Chad.
Before The Drop: A Snowfall Saga premieres on Disney+ on 9 September, check out our Snowfall season 6 episode recaps in our guide.
Diarra From Detroit season 2
The critically acclaimed mystery series Diarra From Detroit stars Diarra Kilpatrick as the titular character, whose search for her missing Tinder date leads her down a rabbit hole into Detroit’s criminal underworld.
Now in season 2, “When Diarra and Chris’ (Shannon Wallace) simple furniture-recovery mission entangles them in the centre of a grizzly crime, Diarra is left desperately trying to solve a new case before it derails her life. And that means dragging her friends back down the rabbit hole into Detroit’s criminal underbelly where she’ll have to go undercover with a secret society, star in a Tubi movie, wrangle a troubled teenager, and generally tear up Detroit on a wild treasure hunting adventure in a way only ‘Captain Extra’ could. And no, her love life isn’t simple either. As Diarra contemplates what she really wants for her future, old flames heat up the summer with romance and unexpected complications.”
The finale of Diarra From Detroit season 2 airs on Paramount+ on 9 September.
The Shards
Ryan Murphy’s Disney+ drama The Shards comes to an end on 10 September, which centres on a group of elite high schoolers — in particular Bret (Igby Rigney) as his life is upended by new student Robert Mallory (Homer Gere). Robert’s arrival mysteriously coincides as a serial killer called The Trawler starts targeting local teenagers.
US dramas available to watch in the UK across TV and streaming
- Average Joe season 2 episode 5 airs on Paramount+ on Wednesday, 9 September
- Chicago Fire season 14 episode 12 airs on Sky Witness on Friday, 11 September
- Chicago Med season 11 episode 12 airs on Sky Witness on Friday, 11 September
- Chicago PD season 13 episode 12 airs on Sky Witness on Friday, 11 September
- CIA episode 8 airs on Sky Witness on Thursday, 10 September
- Dark Matter season 2 episode 3 airs on Apple TV on Friday, 11 September
- Diarra From Detroit season 2 episode 8 airs on Paramount+ on Wednesday, 9 September
- Fightland episodes 5 airs on Sky Atlantic on Thursday, 10 September
- Fire Country season 4 episode 11 airs on Sky Witness on Wednesday, 9 September
- Lanterns episode 4 airs on HBO Max on Monday, 7 September
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 27 episode 16 airs on Sky Witness on Monday, 7 September
- Lioness season 3 episode 6 airs on Paramount+ on Sunday, 6 September
- Reacher season 4 episode 7 airs on Prime Video on Wednesday, 9 September
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 8 airs on Paramount+ on Thursday, 10 September
- Ted Lasso season 4 episode 6 airs on Apple TV on Wednesday, 9 September
- The Drop: A Snowfall Saga episode 1 airs on Disney+ on Wednesday, 9 September
- The Hunting Party season 2 episode 7 airs on U&Alibi on Thursday, 10 September
- The Rainmaker episode 3 airs on ITV1 on Friday, 11 September (box set on ITVX)
- The Shards episode 9 airs on Disney+ on Thursday, 10 September
- The Terror: Devil in Silver season 3 episodes 5 & 6 air on Sky Atlantic on Sunday, 6 September
- Will Trent season 4 episode 17 airs on Disney+ on Wednesday, 9 September
- You’re Killing Me episode 4 airs on U&Drama on Friday, 11 September