Tour de France season is an incredibly exciting time. With nightly streams, non-stop coverage, highlights and must-see moments available at all times (and all in one place), there's plenty of cycling content to keep your wheels turning.
But when while waiting for the next TdF stage to happen, sometimes you want something as equally exciting as the world's biggest cycling race to keep the vibes high.
Here are our trending series at the moment that are equally as dramatic as the TdF, and perfect for catching up on between stages. Cycle through them at your leisure.
Under the Bridge
There may not be many bridges in the Tour de France, but after watching this tense crime drama, you may not mind this fact.
Based on acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey's book on the true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk's savage murder, Under the Bridge is a suspenseful true crime drama.
The story is told through the eyes of Rebecca (Riley Keough) and local police officer Cam Bentland (Oscar-nominated Lily Gladstone), and takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.
Cast includes Vritika Gupta as Reena and Archie Punjabi as her mother Suman.
Under the Bridge season 1 is now streaming at SBS On Demand.
The Handmaid's Tale
Just like the Tour de France, the final season of The Handmaid's Tale had the world talking. Keep up with every conversation by watching both.
In the climactic final season of this dystopian thriller, June's (Elizabeth Moss) unyielding spirit and determination pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead. Luke (O-T Fagbenle) and Moira (Samira Wiley) join the resistance. Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) tries to reform Gilead while Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) and Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) reckon with what they have wrought, and Nick (Max Minghella) faces challenging tests of character.
This final chapter of June's journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom. Come and see the season that had the world talking.
The Handmaid's Tale season 6 is now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Sherlock & Daughter
An incredibly sharp and witty crime drama with only one season, you'll be able to finish this one up while you wait for the next Tour de France stage.
In late 19th-century London, Sherlock (David Thewlis) is a man caught in an unfamiliar situation. He’s a world-renowned detective, but he’s unable to solve crimes. Part of this has been forced upon him, such as the missing persons cases around town that Sherlock is forbidden from investigating, lest an unseen enemy harm his captive housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, and best friend, Watson. Complicating the situation is the arrival on the doorstep of 221 Baker Street, of a young Native American woman named Amelia Rojas (Blu Hunt) who claims to be his daughter – a prospect the famed detective refuses to entertain.
Sherlock & Daughter season 1 is now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Virdee
Just a hop, skip and a jump from France are the dark streets of the UK, where this fast-paced crime drama takes place. Think of it as your way of having a Euro summer from the comfort of your home.
Based on the best-selling Harry Virdee books by A.A. Dhand and set and filmed in the city of Bradford, UK, Virdee follows Harry Virdee (Staz Nair – Game of Thrones, Rebel Moon), a cop disowned by his Sikh family for marrying Saima (Aysha Kala - Criminal Record, Indian Summers), who is Muslim. Harry struggles with the abandonment and now with his young son, Aaron, growing up and asking questions, thinks it might be time to attempt to reunite with his family. With his personal life in chaos, he must now hunt down a serial killer targeting the South Asian community.
When the murderer kidnaps a local police chief’s son and holds the entire city to ransom, Harry realises that he is going to need the help of his brother-in-law Riaz (Vikash Bhai – Crossfire, Limbo), a drugs kingpin who runs the largest cartel in the county. Pulled together in an alliance that could ruin them both, Harry must make a choice: save himself and his family or save his city. He will not be able to do both.
Virdee season 1 is now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Rogue Heroes
You'll want to put the bike down for this one. With gorgeous sets and masterful acting, Rogue Heroes is a series with so much to appreciate, you won't want to miss a thing.
Based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book, SAS: Rogue Heroes, this visually stunning British series is a dramatised account of how the Special Forces unit, known as the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of WWII. From the creator of Peaky Blinders, the humour’s just as dark to match and features an all-star cast including Dominic West (The Crown), Connor Swindells (Vigil), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), with Jack O’Connell (Seberg) and Sofia Boutella (Climax).
Dark Winds
Executive produced by the legendary Robert Redford and author George R.R. Martin, award-winning series Dark Winds is an unmissable crime drama filled with mystery and multiple supernatural elements that will have you at the edge of your seat.
The series follows Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), and Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries and serving justice as their reservation is besieged by a series of increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s. Every mystery uncovers old wounds that run deep, not only in their own lives, but in the collective past of the community they serve. Each step closer to the truth forces the officers to confront their own personal demons, family trauma, and evil forces that threaten the uneasy balance of reservation life.
In the third season, Leaphorn and Chee seek justice in the mysterious disappearance of a Navajo boy, while an FBI agent looks into a case linked to Leaphorn's recent past. Meanwhile, Manuelito unearths a conspiracy on the border with far-reaching implications.
Dark Winds seasons 1-3 are now streaming at SBS On Demand.
COBRA
Between TdF stages, perhaps you want to immerse yourself into the political drama of COBRA. Nothing like following fast-paced sports action with betrayal and intrigue. Keeps things exciting.
Prime Minister Robert Sutherland (Robert Carlyle) is plunged into chaos when an environmental demonstration meets with grave consequences, just as his popularity is plummeting in light of a controversial police-protest bill. Meanwhile, his home life is in turmoil, and his government is still reeling from a recent cyberwar.
As the inquest into the events at the protest gets underway, the Prime Minister and his government begin to realise that all is not as it seems. And with his daughter (Holly Cattle) potentially embroiled with the group behind it all, his interest in the case isn’t purely political.
COBRA seasons 1-3 are now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Blue Lights
When TdF season comes around, its all green light. But how about throwing Blue Light into the mix?
From the writers of The Salisbury Poisonings, Blue Lights takes us to Belfast where three rookie cops – young Annie (Katherine Devlin), midlife career-changer Grace (Sian Brooke) and dedicated if socially awkward Tommy (Nathan Braniff) – are hoping to be selected once their probation ends in two months. It’s unlikely all three will make it. Meanwhile, a large-scale investigation into a local gang has been suddenly shut down, begging the question, who is protecting them? This thrilling cop drama has been lauded as "one of TV's best shows", don't miss it.
Blue Lights season 1-2 is now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Who Do You Think You Are?
While cycling legends may not rest in the annals of their family tree, dark secrets and incredible heroic journeys do.
Join prominent Australians as they trek across the globe on an expansive journey that ultimately leads them back home, and to a better understanding of themselves. In the brand-new season of Who Do You Think You Are? audiences join Tom Gleeson, Patrick Brammall, Camilla Franks, Gina Chick, Matt Nable, Claudia Karvan, Mark Coles Smith and Marc Fennell as they dig deep into their family histories to find profound stories of love, loss and survival.
Who Do You Think You Are? Australia seasons 1-16 are now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Alone
You don't have to be alone between TdF stages. Thankfully, Alone is here to keep you company.
Ten hardcore survivalists alone in the wilderness – no camera crew, no teams, no producers – on a single mission to stay alive. At stake is half a million dollars for the person who can last the longest. However, unlike genre progenitor Survivor, these folks really are alone; each contestant is in their own patch of wilderness and self-recording their efforts to live in the wild (everyone has a satellite phone for emergency use). It's a tough gig; competitors regularly lose around 30 per cent of their body mass due to low caloric intake, and medical evacuations are common. We couldn't do it, but we sure love watching the contestants try.
Alone Australia seasons 1-3 are now streaming at SBS On Demand.
Alone USA seasons 1-11 are now streaming at SBS On Demand.
If multiple seasons of the original American series and the Australian series aren't enough, dive into Alone Denmark (8 seasons), Alone Sweden (1 season), Alone Norway (1 season), Alone Germany (1 season), Alone UK (1 season), Alone: Frozen and Alone: The Beast. Plenty of alone to keep you company.
And of course, you can keep up with the Tour de France with SBS On Demand's Tour de France hub.
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