This week’s Channel Surfing TV picks include crime drama, espionage, and fantasy. A mysterious force has targeted one of the most powerful crews in the third season of Gangs of London. Housewives become involved in the Cold War in Ponies. Then, Game of Thrones receives another spinoff with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
London Is Falling
Ever since the death of kingpin Finn Wallace, the various factions from Gangs of London have plotted and schemed to fill the power vacuum. The struggle continues in the upcoming third season.
Our once would be hero Elliot has completely turned from undercover cop to full blown gangster. He sides with the influential Domani family making the group a major player. However, they receive unwanted government scrutiny when their shipment of drugs is purposely contaminated resulting in deaths across the city. Who are the culprits behind the sabotage and what other plans do they have in the gang war?
Gangs of London returns for season three this Thursday, January 15, on AMC+.
Persons of No Interest
Ponies follows two women working as secretaries in the American Embassy. One day, both their husbands are killed under suspicious circumstances in the USSR. They decide to work as CIA operatives to help uncover a Cold War conspiracy while also searching for the truth behind their spouses’ mysterious deaths.
The series stars Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany, Petro Ninovskyi, and Vic Michaelis. It is co-created by David Iserson and Susanna Fogel with Mike Daniels serving as showrunner. The trio also serve as executive producers with Jessica Rhoades and Clarke.
Stream the first season of Ponies beginning Thursday, January 15, on Peacock.
Becoming a Legend
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the second spinoff series from Game of Thrones. The story is based off of George R.R. Martin’s novellas that comprise The Tales of Dunk and Egg, which takes place 90 years before.
Ser Duncan the Tall is a lowborn young but naïve knight. He takes Egg, a small boy, as his squire. Together, they form a close friendship as they cross paths with powerful foes and take part in dangerous exploits.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres Sunday, January 18, on HBO.
