From the creators of The Empire Film Podcast, The Pilot TV Podcast is your (spoiler free) guide to the essential new shows dropping each week across terrestrial, satellite, streaming and beyond. Bringing you the latest news and reviews, as well as interviews with the biggest names in TV, we're here to cut through the rubbish and make sure every minute you spend in front of the box is a minute worth spending. Served with a heavy helping of insider knowledge, irreverence and humour, the Pilot ...
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The Pilot Podcast answers our listeners’ question: “Should I watch this?” by reviewing pilot episodes of TV shows (network, streaming, and otherwise) in an efficient, informative, and funny format. Let us help guide your television viewing experience!
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New TV shows premiere every single week, especially with all the streaming platforms. Which ones should you invest your time into? Don’t worry, we’re to help you. We’ll sift through the various TV pilots and give you recommendations on which ones you’d love and which ones you should skip.
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Every episode we recap and discuss the series pilots for the greatest shows in television history! Discussion includes everything from the history of the actors, showrunners, and writers, to how the show changes and adapts in later seasons. We conclude with a recap and review of the show’s very first episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Supacell, My Lady Jane, WondLa, Land of Women
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What superpowers would we want? Do we like a little fantasy in our historical fiction? How do you make the future scary for a human? And what are Mitu’s favorite genres? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:47 – Supacell (Netflix) 07:33 – My Lady Jane (Prime Video 13:31 – WondLa (Apple TV+) 18:29 – Land of Women (Apple TV+) Edited with thanks to Pla…
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#293 My Lady Jane, The Bear, and A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder. With guests Rob Brydon and Anna Chancellor
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We may not have been able to cover The Bear last week but fear not, because our food order arrived in time for this week’s show and our take on The Bear’s third season is finally ready to go. Plus, not only do we fall under the spell of Prime Video’s My Lady Jane, but stars Rob Brydon and Anna Chancellor stop by to share parenting tips from this an…
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Is Mitu ready for another medical procedural? Does this show strike a good balance between serious medical cases and funny/big personalities? And why does everyone in the Hamptons love Hank so much? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilot…
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#292 Douglas Is Cancelled, and Land Of Women. With guest Rapman
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We may not be able to review Netflix’s Supacell until the next Pilot+ but that didn’t stop the show’s creator, Rapman, from dropping by to talk all about his Black superhero saga. And while we’re talking about things we couldn’t review, there’s a whole debacle about The Bear (a Bearbacle?) that plays out this week, so if you’re joining us to find o…
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Clipped, Queenie, The Big Bakeover, Presumed Innocent
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How much plot do we need in a coming of age story? Does Doc Rivers get to have more peaceful lunches now? Are 80s erotic thrillers back? And will we try boba donuts? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:42 – Clipped (Hulu) 09:06 – Queenie (Hulu) 14:30 – The Big Bakeover (CW) 20:48 – Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+) Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studio…
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#291 We Were The Lucky Ones, Peacock, and Beacon 23. With guests Matt Smith and Fabien Frankel
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We’re dancing with dragons on this weeks shows as two of the stars of House Of The Dragon join us on the show: Matt Smith and Fabien Frankel. Plus, we take a look at WWII family drama We Were The Lucky Ones on Disney+, renew our gym membership with the second series of Peacock on BBC3, and head out into space with Lena Headey for the arrival of spa…
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Is Mitu ready for another Star Wars adventure despite being a Trekkie? What’s it like to see a world where Jedi are thriving? And which mysteries got our attention? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepi…
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#290 Presumed Innocent, House Of The Dragon, and Under The Bridge. With guests Danai Gurira and Sam Spruell
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We have a guest double bill this week as Danai Gurira drops by to talk about taking up Michonne’s sword again in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, and Sam Spruell also joins us to talk all things Fargo. Plus we put Jake Gyllenhaal in the dock in Apple TV+’s remake of 1990 Harrison Ford thriller Presumed Innocent, House Of The Dragon roars back o…
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Pyramid Game, Camden, A Man in Full, Act Your Age
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How does one take high school bullying to the next level? Where can you listen to the best music in London? Was Netflix inspired soap operas? And what does Mitu look for in a sitcom? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:44 – Pyramid Game (Paramount+) 09:16 – Camden (Hulu) 16:06 – A Man in Full (Netflix) 22:41 – Act Your Age (Netflix) Edited with tha…
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#289 Queenie, Lost Boys And Fairies, and Becoming Karl Lagerfeld. With guests Benedict Cumberbatch and Abi Morgan
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Eric star Benedict Cumberbatch and creator Abi Morgan both stop by this week to chat all things Eric, which recently debuted on Netflix. Plus, this week’s slate includes Channel 4’s adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams’ novel Queenie, BBC1’s drama about a gay couple navigating the adoption system in Lost Boys And Fairies, and another jaunt into bio…
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We review a listener-requested show about an ESL class in London in 1977 and it is something! Are there any jokes from this comedy classic that still land today? What about the ones that might feel “of the time?” And what other languages do we speak? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buy…
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#288 - We Are Lady Parts, The Veil, and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. With guests Vicky McClure and Nida Manzoor
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We Are Lady Parts is back, back back! And to celebrate, writer and creator Nida Manzoor is on the show talking to Helen O’Hara. Plus Vicky McClure is also with us this week, chatting Insomnia on Paramount+. Meanwhile, James gets to zombiesplain his little socks off as we tackle the latest Walking Dead spinoff, The Ones Who Live, which brings Andrew…
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The Goat, The Big Cigar, Bodkin, Sugar
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Does history matter when trying to tell a great story? What was the budget for the backyard games in The Goat? And how funky or Irish countryside can you get with a mystery? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:50 – The Goat (Prime Video / Freevee) 07:56 – The Big Cigar (Apple TV+) 13:10 – Bodkin (Netflix) 19:36 – Sugar (Apple TV+) Edited with thank…
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#287 Insomnia, Trying, and Bay Of Fires. With guests Rafe Spall and Esther Smith
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Trying returns to Apple this week and not only are we reviewing it but Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are with us on the show to talk all about it. Plus we’re up all night with Vicky McClure in Paramount+’s adaptation of Sarah Pinborough novel Insomnia, and ITV gives us a dose of witness protection Tasmania style in Bay Of Fires. Elsewhere we unpick t…
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Why does Maxine want to join the Palm Royale? Whose storyline is the most interesting? And how did Apple get such a stacked cast? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com | Follow us @T…
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#286 The Gathering, Rebus, and Orphan Black: Echoes
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This episode marks the Pilot TV debut of Empire’s very own Sophie Butcher, filling in for work-shy slacker Kay who’s STILL on holiday. Sophie shares with us some of her favourite shows, plus we finally pin Boydy down on a definitive (laminated!) list of his favourite films so he can’t keep attaching that label to every one he talks about. Elsewhere…
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Knuckles, The Veil, Baby Reindeer, Fallout
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Does Knuckles deserve his own movie? What are Imogen and Adilah trying to accomplish? Why does this stalker story make us so uncomfortable? And is this our favorite video game adaptation? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:44 – Knuckles (Paramount+) 05:00 – The Veil (FX on Hulu) 11:18 – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) 18:58 – Fallout (Prime Video) Edited …
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#285 Dark Matter, Doctor Who, Inside No.9, and The Young Offenders. With guest Jennifer Connelly
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We have TWO special guest this week. The first is the star of Dark Matter and all-round screen legend Jennifer Connelly, who joins us to discuss that series. The second is Swindon native all-round Pilot legend Beth Webb, who jumps back in to the show to cover for Kay, who’s on holiday. As well as getting ourselves back into quantum superposition fo…
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Can family dinners get any more funny and awkward? Can a mother and daughter mend their relationship? And which brother do we like best? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | Email us at askthepilotpodcast@gmail.com | Follo…
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#284 Shardlake, The Responder, and Spy/Master. With guests Martin Freeman and Tony Schumacher
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Martin Freeman and Tony Schumacher — the star and creator respectively — join us this week to chat The Responder, which returns for its second series. Plus, we investigate some Tudor crimes with Shardlake and some cold war espionage with Spy/Master. None of which can prepare you for what Boyd’s been watching this week, which not only sees a surpris…
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We don’t have a new episode this week, and so we’re revisiting one of your favorite episodes and the episode that kicked off us taking listener review recommendations! So, can people be un-messy enough to pull off a giant heist? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilot…
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#283 The Red King, The Big Door Prize, and Baby Reindeer (take two). With guest Idris Elba
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Big ‘Dris himself joins us on the show this week, talking to Kay about Sonic spin-off Knuckles, which comes to Paramount+. Elsewhere, we’re back on the Baby Reindeer beat again this week, seeing as we made such a shambolic show of reviewing it on last episode (in fairness, it wasn’t entirely our fault), and now that everyone’s talking about it, we …
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#282 Red-Eye, Blue Lights, and Dinosaur. With guests Walton Goggins and Lesley Sharp
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Walton Goggins and Lesley Sharp join us on this week’s show. Not together, of course, because the former is with us to chat Ghoul life in Prime Video’s Fallout and the latter is here in her capacity as head of MI5 in ITV’s Red-Eye. And speaking of Red-Eye, we review that show, which sees Richard Armitage on the flight from hell, as well as Glaswegi…
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Vanderpump Villa, The Baxters, Davey & Jonesie's Locker, Renegade Nell
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Does a divorce storyline work if you don’t understand the initial love story? What would we do with the power of a sprite? How devastating is it to disappoint Lisa Vanderpump? And what is it with science teachers and interdimensional portals? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:52 – Vanderpump Villa (Hulu) 07:40 – The Baxters (Prime Video) 13:33 –D…
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#281 The Regime, The Cuckoo, and Baby Reindeer. With Guest Sonequa Martin-Green
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Sometimes we at the Pilot TV podcast are the very embodiment of calm, dignified professionalism. This is not one of those times. An early recording prompts unfettered anarchy this week as the team go full Joanna Page, cover a postbag slot we’ve done before and only half review one of the shows (we had our reasons). But all of that’s okay, becasue S…
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Haaaaave you met Ted? Join us as we revisit this popular (and very listener requested) sitcom. How do we feel about 2005 fashions and comedy? How desperate are we for a resurgence of 22-episode sitcom seasons? Are we country now? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilo…
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#280 Sugar, This Town, Avoidance, and Star Trek: Discovery. With guests Benedict Wong and John Bradley
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Not only do we have a 3 Body Problem Spoiler Special with the showrunners now available over on Pilot TV+, but stars John Bradley and Benedict Wong also drop by this week to chat about the show. Elsewhere, we’re raging over the unjust and unforgivable cancellation of The Lazarus Project (for shame, Sky!), examining this year’s RTS awards, and explo…
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Apples Never Fall, 3 Body Problem, X-Men '97, Diarra From Detroit
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Can you solve a murder if it didn’t happen? What happens when the past is the most interesting part of a time travel show? Why is Morph the most helpful of the X-Men? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:43 – Apples Never Fall (Peacock) 07:39 – 3 Body Problem (Netflix) 15:09 – X-Men '97 (Disney+) 22:06 – Diarra From Detroit (BET+) Edited with thanks…
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#279 A Gentleman In Moscow, Big Mood, and Mandy. With guest Ewan McGregor
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We’re all about the Bolsheviks this week, as Ewan McGregor returns to our screens for A Gentleman In Moscow on Paramount+ and drops by this podcast to tell us about his Muskovite adventures first hand. Plus, we explore the chaotic life of Nicola Coughlan’s character in Channel 4 comedy Big Mood and catch up with Diane Morgan’s similarly anarchic an…
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Join us as we watch this popular animated series for the first time! Do we want to know more about the mysteries? Are we rooting for these twins? And would we visit the Mystery Shack? Tune in to find out! Edited with thanks to Playlyst Studios Connect with us: Buy us a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/thepilotpodcast | Visit us at thepilotpodcast.com | E…
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#278 Palm Royale, 3 Body Problem, and Twisted Metal. With guest Wunmi Mosaku
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Loki, Luther and We Own This City star Wunmi Mosaku joins us this week to talk all things Passenger, a supernatural mystery show coming to ITV on Sunday at 9pm. Plus we finally get to talk about 3 Body Problem in full and reveal whether Netflix’s new show from the creators of Game Of Thrones could crack Kay’s anti sci-fi armour. Opinions divide qui…
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The Gentlemen, Elsbeth, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Shogun
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What does one do when you inherit a title and wealth? What type of shakeup does the procedural genre need? Does a comedy require heart? And why is the sea so epic and dangerous? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 00:43 – The Gentlemen (Netflix) 06:42 – Elsbeth (CBS) 12:14 – The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Apple TV+) 17:26 – Shogun (…
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#277 Manhunt, The Dry, and Love Rat. With guest Anthony Mackie
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Is there a Falcon in the house? Yes there is, in fact, because Anthony Mackie joins us on this week’s show to talk apocalypse survival, not listening to Taylor Swift, and of course Twisted Metal, which comes to Paramount+ next week. Elsewhere, James has a revelation about 3 Body Problem, Kay ponders the existential dilemma of slow-burn TV, and we g…
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