Taron Egerton’s gritty role in Black Bird on Apple TV+ is worlds away from his turn as Elton John in Rocketman and a suave spy in Kingsman

• Apple TV+ six-part true-crime thriller sees Egerton’s jailed Jimmy Keene offered a tricky deal by the FBI that could lead to freedom before his sentence is up
• Meanwhile, Netflix K-drama series Alchemy of Souls is a costume drama, romance, supernatural sorcery and martial arts saga rolled into one that’s a kinda magic