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Despite last week’s decidedly lukewarm crop of new movies and TV shows to enjoy, January felt it appropriate to bow with a far more promising mix of headline-grabbing newcomers.
There are so many great new things to watch this weekend that it’s hard for us to fairly summarize the roster here. Instead, we’ll simply say that Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and Apple TV Plus subscribers have plenty to look forward to over the next few days, with only HBO Max missing from the “just added” department.
Below, we’ve rounded up seven of the biggest new movies and TV shows to watch on streaming services this weekend. Happy eating, folks!
Shrink (Apple TV Plus)
Apple hopes to continue its recent string of prestige TV successes with Shrinking, which begins streaming on Apple TV Plus this weekend.
Not to be confused with the other Apple TV Plus psychiatric drama The Shrink Next Door, this 10-episode series – from Jason Segel and Ted Lasso creators Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein – with Segel as Jimmy, a therapist who begins to divert his own personal struggles onto those of his patients. Fresh off his TV debut in 1923 Paramount plusHarrison Ford also stars here as Jimmy’s practice partner, Paul.
The first two episodes of Shrinking are available to stream now, with the remaining eight arriving weekly every Friday through March 24. best apple tv plus shows.
Now available to stream on Apple TV Plus.
Lockwood & Co. (Netflix)
As our entertainment reporter, Tom Power, pointed out in his reaction to the first trailer, the new Netflix series Lockwood & Co. a winning mash-up of Sherlock Holmes, Ghostbusters and Doctor Who.
Directed by Attack the Block filmmaker Joe Cornish (and produced by his old friend Edgar Wright), this eight-episode supernatural adventure – based on Jonathan Stroud’s novel series of the same name – follows a group of gifted teenagers as they battle London’s myriad ghouls and ghouls.
Netflix hopes that Lockwood and Co. will have a similar success to Wednesday, his mega hit Addams Family TV show that has been renewed for a second seasonrather than The disturbancesanother Sherlock-inspired Gen Z series that hits the streamer canceled after just one season in May 2021.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Shotgun Wedding (Prime Video)
Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore returns to the big (or small?) screen this weekend with Shotgun Wedding on Prime Video.
Starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel, this downright ridiculous-sounding rom-com follows a bride and groom whose marriage is crushed by gun-wielding thugs. Naturally, the couple takes matters into their own hands to save their special day, and things get pretty heated (read: violent).
Now we don’t necessarily expect Shotgun Wedding to be on our list of the best Prime Video movies any time soon, but if you’re looking for an easy watch this weekend, you can’t go much wrong with this one.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
You people (Netflix)
The first of many star-studded new Netflix movies heading to the platform in 2023, You People is now available to stream.
Starring Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and co-producer Jonah Hill, this culture-clash comedy – from black-ish creator Kenya Barris – follows a young couple’s struggles to navigate their new family relationships in the face of vast generational differences.
Critics have called You People “brilliantly hilarious, pertinent, and goddamn smart,” so chances are it’s part of our pick of the best netflix movies in 2023.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
If you’re in the mood for a superhero adventure that isn’t your typical superhero adventure, then the new Hulu show Extraordinary might be for you.
From the producers of BBC smash hit Killing Eve, this eight-episode series follows Jen (Máiréad Tyers), a 25-year-old woman who struggles to make her way in a world where everyone over the age of 18 has developed a superpower – except for hair.
Hulu’s latest drama has been described by critics as “raw” and “surreal” – with Tyers’ “magnetic performance” earning high praise – so we’re excited to stick with this one. UK viewers will find extraordinary streaming on Disney Plus.
Now available to stream on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK.
Poker face (peacock)
Knives Out director Rian Johnson moves to the small screen this weekend with a new procedural series Poker Face on Peacock.
This Columbo-inspired mystery-of-the-week show, led by Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne, follows Charlie, a casino employee whose innate ability to detect when someone is lying makes her the perfect detective. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nick Nolte, Adrien Brody, Chloe Sevigny, Rhea Perlman and Tim Blake Nelson are among the massive cast of the series.
Johnson himself directs much of the 10-episode debut season of Poker Face, so Glass Onion fans will have plenty to enjoy here. The first four episodes of the series are available to stream now, with the remaining six arriving weekly every Thursday.
Now available to stream on Peacock.
The 1619 Project (Hulu)
This week’s documentary choice is The 1619 Project on Hulu.
Based on the seminal, Pulitzer-winning New York Times series of the same name, this six-part production – directed by original writer Nikole Hannah-Jones – reexamines American history through the lens of slavery.
The first two episodes of the docuseries are available to watch today, with the remaining four episodes arriving in pairs over the next two Thursdays. UK viewers will likely see it streaming on Disney Plus, although no release date has been announced yet.
Now available to stream on Hulu.