What To Watch This Weekend: New Shows And Movies To Stream On Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV And More

New TV Shows To Watch This Weekend

The Four Seasons – Season 2 (Netflix)

Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, Will Forte and the rest of the ensemble cast of The Four Seasons returns for Season 2. If they keep this going long enough, we’ll eventually get to The Four Seasons Season 4, which is just funny to say out loud. In any case, Season 2 follows the cast as they deal with the loss of a dear friend over the course of four vacations throughout the year (much like Season 1). The second season is actually scoring better with critics than Season 1, and it looks as though the feel-good comedy has really hit its stride.

Spider-Noir (MGM+ / Prime Video)

Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Reilly, an aging P.I. in this noir version of Spider-Man set in a 1930s NYC. Reilly is “The Spider” rather than Spider-Man, a much more fitting moniker for a film noir series. The show will stream in both color and black and white, which is pretty cool. With a 91%/92% RT critic/audience score, this is already a hit. All eight episodes are now live on Prime Video.

Star City (Apple TV)

Apple TV’s hit sci-fi series, For All Mankind, explores a “what if” scenario: What if the Soviet Union had landed the first man on the moon, propelling a real space race that hadn’t fizzled out decades ago? Star City takes us to the other side of the Iron Curtain, exploring this hypothetical scenario from the Soviet side. I like that they’ve avoided having everyone speak Russian or with fake Russian accents and just cast a bunch of really talented British actors like Rhys Ifans and Anna Maxwell Martin. This looks excellent, and currently holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. The first two episodes are out now, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursday evenings. (Seeing Rhys Ifans here reminds me that HBO’s House of the Dragon Season 3 is just a few weeks away. I’m really hoping it’s a step up fro Season 2!)

Deli Boys – Season 2 (Hulu)

All six episodes of Deli Boys Season 2 are out now on Hulu. The series continues the story of spoiled Pakistani American brothers, Raj and Mir Dar, whose comfy life is upended when their father dies and they learn that he was involved in some serious criminal endeavors. This season is four episodes shorter than the first, which is a shame, but at least it wasn’t cancelled! Many fans call this one of the most underrated comedies out there, and Season 2 is getting glowing reviews once again.

Criminal Minds: Evolution (Paramount+)

I think this is Season 19 of Criminal Minds, but now that it’s become a serialized series on Paramount+ and adopted the “Evolution” tag, the show has taken a new approach, dropping the “case of the week” format in favor of season-long cases. Connor Storrie of Heated Rivalry fame is a guest star this season. The first two episodes are out now with more dropping on Thursdays.

New Movies To Watch This Weekend

Dead Man’s Wire (Netflix)

Gus Van Sant’s tense thriller, Dead Man’s Wire, was inspired by the 1977 hostage standoff between disgruntled real-estate developer Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgard) and police, after Kiritsis takes mortgage broker Richard Hall (Dacre Montgomery) hostage and sets up a “dead man’s wire” – a sawed-off shotgun with a wire attached – on his captive. The film has a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. I’ve wanted to see it since I first heard about the film, so I’m glad it’s finally on Netflix.

Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)

Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells star in this HBO film about a woman, Diane Patterson, planning her husband’s funeral with her husband’s assistant, Jamie Simms. The feel-good dramedy tackles grief and loss as two strangers become close over the their shared loss of a loved one. Critics are basically all saying the same thing: The film doesn’t really do anything new with the genre, but the actors put in sterling performances and it’s an emotionally satisfying watch.

Propeller One-Way Night Coach (Apple TV)

John Travolta marks his directing debut with this film about a young airplane enthusiast. It’s a bit of a passion project for Travolta (whose daughter Ella Bleu is in the film) based on his book and love for planes. Unfortunately, reviews are largely mixed, with a 54% RT score.

New Movies In Theaters This Weekend

Backrooms

Horror has really become the most interesting and innovative genre in both film and TV in the past couple years, and Backrooms – based on the “creepypasta” of the same name and Parsons’ web series – looks to continue this trend. The film is the feature-length directorial debut of YouTuber Kane Parsons, who co-scored the film. Will Soodik wrote the script, which follows furniture store own, Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his therapist Dr. Mary Kline (Renate Reinsve) as they discover a dimension of endless liminal spaces in the basement of Clark’s store. It looks incredibly creepy, and with an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, this might be the movie to see this weekend. Fun fact: 20-year-old Parsons is A24’s youngest director.

Pressure

If you’re not in the mood for creepy psychological horror, maybe a WWII historical epic drama will get you into a movie theater this weekend. Pressure stars Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis and more in a film about the D-Day invasion and the weather system that almost ruined everything. Fraser plays Dwight Eisenhower who, on the eve of the Normandy invasion, has to determine whether to send Allied forces into France based on conflicting meteorologist reports. As someone who firmly believes you can never trust a weatherman, I can see how this would be quite tense! (Also, movies about weather actually have a pretty good track record; Groundhog Day is one of my favorite comedies!)

TV Shows Currently Streaming Weekly

From – Season 4 (MGM+)

The fourth season of FROM took a brief hiatus last weekend for a midseason Memorial Day break, but it’s back with its sixth episode on Sunday. So far, Season 4 has been very strong, giving us just enough in the way of new information and clues to keep things gripping and tense. The series follows a group of people who have, at various points, all found themselves trapped in a mysterious town filled with dark secrets, terrifying monsters and all manner of other horrors. The last episode involved horrifying doll monsters and a very illuminating mushroom trip. I’m itching to find out what happens in the back half of the season.

Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

Widow’s Bay took some interesting turns in the last couple episodes. The terrific Apple TV horror-comedy series is about an island town off the coast of New England that’s suffering from a terrible curse. Grotesque sea hags, killer clowns, demonic self-help books and more plague the town and its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys). We got a flashback episode to the year 1702 and learned more about the town’s founder, Richard Warren (Hamish Linklater) and his poor wife, Sarah (Betty Gilpin) as well as the town’s curse and how to lift it, though it appears our heroes have not achieved that just yet. We have three episodes left, dropping on Tuesday evenings, and no word yet on whether this is a single-season outing or will get renewed by Apple TV.

Your Friends & Neighbors – Season 2 (Apple TV)

Your Friends & Neighbors is approaching its Season 2 finale, with a third season already greenlit, and I’m having mixed feelings so far. The story of Andrew Cooper (Jon Hamm) and his life of crime is still compelling, but the season focuses far too much on side characters and their drama. Some of it works. The funeral episode was really excellent, for instance, but every episode focuses so much on Coop’s sister and ex-wife and her feud with her neighbors that there’s very little time for Coop to do what he does best: burgle his neighbors and fence the stolen goods. Though, to be fair, Coop screws this up more often than not. The tension and comedy and excitement of these burglaries is what viewers tune in for – not his sister’s failed teaching career or his ex’s mental breakdown. James Marsden is a fun addition to the series, however, and I’m still invested enough to keep watching.

Rivals – Season 2 (Hulu)

Set in Britain in the 80s’, the series is about the scheming and politics of TV broadcast in the Thatcher era. It’s also funny, sexy and extremely well-written with an excellent cast including David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Bella Maclean, Danny Dyer and many more. A bit of romance, lots of great character conflicts, lovely English countryside and fantastic period costumes all make for a really excellent watch. I haven’t seen enough of Season 2 to say whether it’s as good as the first, but I’m hopeful.

Dutton Ranch (Paramount+)

Yellowstone fans seem pretty hyped about Dutton Ranch, which follows Rip and Beth from Montana to Texas where they try to live a life of peace, somehow not realizing that if you own a ranch in Taylor Sheridan’s universe, someone will try to take it from you and kill you in the process. This series feels like the ultimate fan-service spinoff, since Yellowstone fans seem to adore the Beth/Rip romance. I personally can’t stand Beth, who was amusing for a couple seasons but really wore out her welcome by the fifth. Critics and fans are all pretty upbeat about Dutton Ranch, however, so maybe I’m just being a stick-in-the-mud. I just can’t bring myself to finish Yellowstone. The new show also stars Annette Benning and and Ed Harris. Episodes drop weekly on Fridays.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV)

Tatiana Maslany stars in Apple TV’s new dark comedy series, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, which I’ve started and find pretty entertaining so far. Maslany plays Paula, a divorced fact-checker who forms an online relationship with a male sex worker and finds herself the target of a blackmail scheme. Things get darker from there. It has excellent reviews from both fans and critics and I certainly plan to keep watching. The first three episodes are out so far, with future episodes dropping on Wednesdays (aka Tuesday evenings on Apple TV).

Amadeus (Starz)

The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival, Salieri, is at once quite funny and quite sad. Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany play these two in the new Starz series, though if you’re a fan of Amadeus the film, you’ll probably have a hard time accepting anyone in the roles not named Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham. New episodes drop on Fridays.

The Terror: Devil In Silver (AMC)

I’ve only seen the first season of The Terror but I thought it was absolutely phenomenal. Of course, it was about two British exploration ships trapped in the arctic and the horrors, er, terrors the officers and crew experience in this dreadful, isolated part of the world. The show was named after one of these ships, The Terror (the second was The Erebus) and it’s all based on a true story, though wildly embellished both out of necessity and for entertainment purposes. The third season, Devil In Silver, is based on the book by Victor LaValle, about a working class man mistakenly committed to a psychiatric hospital where things get very, very dark. Dan Stevens stars. New episodes drop Thursdays.

Welcome To Wrexham – Season 5 (Hulu)

Welcome to Wrexham is a sports documentary about the purchase of Welsh professional association football club, Wrexham A.F.C., by actors Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) and Ryan Reynolds. The series follows the pair’s attempt to revive the flagging franchise. Kind of a real-life Ted Lasso, if you will, but set in Wales. The series has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an 87% from audiences.

The Testaments – Season 1 Finale (Hulu)

The finale of The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff, The Testaments, dropped this week. The series, based on the book by Margaret Atwood, revisits the charming people and places of Gilead. This time, the story follows Agnes and Daisy as they learn how to be good wives for the men of this pleasant and not-at-all dark and hellish society. I didn’t finish The Handmaid’s Tale for two reasons: First, it was too bleak and the world is bleak enough already, and they were dragging it out and it just started to feel torturous; and second, the ridiculous close-up shots of Elisabeth Moss’s face.

Euphoria – Season 3 Finale (HBO Max)

The season – and, I believe, series – finale of Euphoria drops this Sunday. The story of Rue (Zendaya) and friends finally reaches its ending, and while this season has gotten quite a lot of hate, I’ve heard from plenty of people who are still watching religiously. For my part, I have still not seen a single episode of the series, though I suppose I’ll have to at some point.

Hacks – Season 5 Finale (HBO Max)

HBO’s popular comedy, Hacks, about a legendary comedian and a young comedy writer, wrapped up its fifth and final season this week. The show ran for five seasons with an almost-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score the entire time, and critics and fans alike are calling the finale “perfect” which is quite rare these days.

For All Mankind – Season 5 Finale (Apple TV)

Four finale entries in a row! The fifth season of For All Mankind did very well with critics (90%) but quite poorly with audiences (40%) and I suppose the real question at this point is whether audiences will be done with the show at this point, or whether they’ll still be excited for Star City. We shall see.

Be sure to check out last week’s streaming guide right here.

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