What to Watch: Stranded On Honeymoon Island, Joh: Last King Of Queensland, The Bear, Ironheart & Squid Game

Stranded On Honeymoon Island

Monday, 7.30pm, Seven

Let’s face it, our attention spans are getting shorter and shorter, and in this stacked TV landscape, it’s taking increasingly wild reality formats to gain — and hold — our interest.

Enter: Stranded On Honeymoon Island!

As formats go, this one’s an absolute doozy. It sees 12 Aussie singles paired up after a speed-dating event and packed off to marry one another. Not long after saying “I do” they are turfed overboard (still in their wedding attire) from a boat floating somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, and must swim to a deserted tropical island — their home for the next 21 days!

Yep — they are literally “stranded on Honeymoon Island” . . . get it?

“Laying bare their past, stripping away emotional baggage and facing their fears head-on with nothing left to lose, they’re about to take the biggest leap of their lives,” says an official release. Sign us up!

Every few days a mysterious crate washes ashore, containing news from home, memories and games designed to help connect the couples with each other and the others also doing the experiment on nearby islands. They gather at Couples Cove regularly to discuss how things are going, and you know the tea will be spilt.

If you’ve read this far and aren’t immediately excited for this “Survivor meets MAFS” concept, then this show is most definitely not for you.

But for the rest of us — see you on the island!

Joh: Last King Of Queensland

Sunday, streaming on Stan

This feature-length doco sees actor Richard Roxburgh bring to life one of Australia’s most controversial leaders. His dramatised scenes, directed by Kriv Stenders, are woven throughout the film, which takes a look at the divisive politician’s life and time in office. Roxburgh gives a stunning performance, and for anyone with even a passing interest in this controversial figure, there will be much to absorb. Bjelke-Petersen is a towering presence in Aussie political history. One for history buffs and politics junkies alike.

Ironheart

Wednesday, streaming on Disney Plus

Based on the Marvel character of the same name, this miniseries is the 14th TV iteration of a comic book character from the Cinematic Universe — keeping up? This one’s all about MIT student Riri Williams, who returns to Chicago after the events chronicled in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Dominique Thorne reprises her role from that film, and this is all about how her character gets mixed up with Parker Robbins/The Hood. If you are a Marvel fan, you’ll know what that means. One for fans.

The Bear

Thursday, streaming on Disney Plus

The clock is ticking for Carmy and the crew to make things work at The Bear. But as we check back in with them for a fourth season, things are on a knife edge. If you’ve seen the trailers you’ll know that Uncle Jimmy is turning the screws on them financially, and they’ll need to band together to weather the storm. But is that even possible? There is a LOT of water under that particular bridge. I’m fascinated to see where they take us this season — here’s hoping it isn’t the show’s last.

Squid Game

Friday, streaming on Netflix

To say this series has been a worldwide hit would be doing it a gross disservice — it’s been nothing short of a global phenomenon. This third season is its last, and fans are eagerly awaiting the series drop (all episodes land at once), to find out how the disturbing story ends. Something tells us it’s going to be nothing short of epic as Gi-hun (Player 456, played by Lee Jung-jae) and Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) square off one final time. This one’s big — do not miss it.