STACK September 2016 Issue 143

When

Breaking Bad

wound up, it left millions of

addicts itching for more. As we discovered with its first

season, spin-off

Better Call Saul

isn’t

Breaking Bad 2

but it’s just as moreish. When last we caught up with

‘Saul Goodman’ – when he was just Jimmy McGill –

an offer had been made that would put Jimmy on track

for partnernship at swanky law firm Davis & Main.

When we catch up now, Jimmy’s declined the offer

as he wants to leave the legal world behind – much to

the chagrin of his friend Kim. But hey, at least the pair

have a fun night beforehand. While this brilliant season is very much

about relationships – Jimmy and Kim, Jimmy and his spiteful brother

Chuck – it also delivers enough

-esque moments to help assuage

some of those aforementioned itches.

Jimmy starts breaking bad.

BETTER CALL SAUL:

SEASON 2

Two years on from blood-drenched

second season finale, life is looking

pretty good for Brummie gangster

Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy).

He is about to wed the love of his

life, Grace (Annabelle Wallis), he

owns a lavish mansion and has

even convinced some people that

he's a respectable businessman.

However, when shady figures

in the establishment call in the

favour he owes them, Shelby finds

himself drawn into a conspiracy

to overthrow the new Communist

regime in Russia. Murphy is as

magnetic as ever as the conflicted

mobster, while Paddy Considine

– taking over from Sam Neill –

makes for a suitably menacing

new nemesis.

PEAKY BLINDERS:

SEASON 3

Release Date:

07/09/16

Format:

Sam and Dean Winchester have

a habit of getting into a Hell of

a lot of trouble. In ridding Dean

of the Mark of Cain at the end

of last season, they unleashed

the Darkness – an evil older than

Lucifer himself. With the entire

universe now under threat, the

boys must enlist the help of

Castiel and the scheming Crowley

and Rowena if they are to defeat

this new menace – who has taken

a shine to Dean. This season's

big bad is bigger and badder

than ever, so it's time to call in

the man upstairs.

Supernatural

is probably the only show that

can introduce the Almighty as a

supporting character without it

feeling hokey.

SUPERNATURAL:

SEASON 11

Release Date:

07/09/16

Format:

Release Date:

01/09/16

Format:

The sixth season of the phenomenally popular zombie

series had fans abuzz with delight and outrage alike

over some of the, let's say 'twists', in the narrative this

year. There was the demise of a series regular to be

addressed, and also one of the biggest TV cliffhangers

in recent memory. As far as the plot is concerned,

the fate of Alexandria and its population is decided,

with the walkers and the Wolves a major threat to the

community's survival. Morgan returns, but his "no killing'

policy doesn't sit well with Rick, who's placed in the

difficult position of watching those he's fought to keep alive facing a

gruesome fate. And then there's Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the new

bad guy on the block, whose lethal baseball bat isn't just used on the

zombies. Season Seven can't come soon enough!

(See page 38)

Batter up.

THE WALKING DEAD:

SEASON 6

Let’s face it. If you’re a billionaire

playboy, nobody would expect

you to do anything much with

your life beyond keeping the

likes of Rolex, Dom and Aston

Martin in business. Luckily

Oliver Queen has a deep-seated

humanitarian streak, or we

wouldn’t have a fourth season

of DC Comics’

Arrow

to enjoy.

Oliver and Felicity may have

been aiming for a somewhat

less hectic life, but it isn’t going

to happen anytime soon. There’s

a Darhk new big bad in town,

and he’s not only trying to bring

down the recently renamed

Star City, he also has the newly

green Oliver and friends firmly in

his sights. Arrows will fly!

ARROW:

SEASON 4

Release Date:

07/09/16

Format:

Adding to the extensive list of

DC television hits – alongside

the likes of

Supergirl

The Flash

and

Arrow

– is DC’s

Legends

of Tomorrow

. Brought together

by Rip Hunter, a ragtag group

of superheroes must fight to

take down a powerful enemy

by travelling through time.

With a squad comprised of The

Atom, Captain Cold, Heatwave,

Firestorm, White Canary, and

Hawkgirl, you’d think nothing

could stand in their way, but

there’s more trouble involved

with time travel than you may

have guessed. Can they stop

Vandal Savage and save our

future planet? Expect cameos

from other DC royalty.

LEGENDS OF

TOMORROW:

SEASON 1

Release Date:

31/08/16

Format:

Release Date:

21/09/16

Format:

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