7 new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend (June 21) on Netflix, Prime Video, Max and more
When it comes to new movies and TV shows to stream, not all weekends are created equal. June has already played host to new seasons of Bridgerton, The boys And House of the Dragonbut this week’s crop of on-demand arrivals is decidedly less convincing.
Leading the load is Activate alert on Netflix – a new action-packed thriller starring Jessica Alba – while Federer: Twelve Final Days And Perfect Woman: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini come to Prime Video and Hulu respectively. Elsewhere, Five nights at Freddy’s makes its UK streaming debut on Sky and Now.
Below, we’ve rounded up the biggest new movies and TV shows you can stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more.
Trigger warning (Netflix)
If you’re in the mood for a by-the-numbers action thriller this weekend, Netflix (aka the world’s best streaming service) has the solution Activate alert.
The new Netflix film stars Jessica Alba as a Special Forces commando turned bartender whose military skills come in handy when a violent gang gains the upper hand in her hometown. Mark Webber, Gabriel Basso and Anthony Michael Hall also star.
from IndieWire David Ehrlich described Activate alert as “lifeless and instantly forgettable” (ouch!), but if you’re just looking for a way to switch off your thoughts for a few hours, this could be the solution.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Five Nights at Freddy’s (Sky, NOW)
After debuting on Peacock in the US in October, Five nights at Freddy’s is now finally streaming on Sky and Now in the UK.
This feature-length adaptation of the hit horror video game series stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard whose routine night shift at a once-successful, now abandoned pizzeria is disrupted by a group of murderous animatronics.
Five nights at Freddy’s was produced by the same team behind it M3GAN, The black phone And The invisible manso expect plenty of blood-curdling surprises.
Now available to stream on Sky and NOW in the UK.
Black Barbie (Netflix)
After the release of the biggest movie of 2023 (remember the one starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling?) Black Barbie on Netflix.
This feature-length documentary – from Shonda Rhimes’ production company Shondaland – tells the little-known story of three trailblazing women at Mattel who created the first Black Barbie. Expect talking heads and dazzling archive images.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Perfect Woman: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini (Hulu)
The second of several documentaries on this week’s recommendation list is Perfect Woman: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini on Hulu.
This three-episode true crime series tells the story of the Gone girl-like case of a supposedly devoted mother, Sherri Papini, who staged her own kidnapping and torture in 2016.
Vanity Fairs Eve Batey described Perfect woman as “the wildest crime case you’ve never heard of,” so genre fans should definitely consider this best Hulu show. However, British viewers will have to wait until later this year to see it.
Now available to stream on Hulu in the US.
Federer: Twelve Final Days (Prime Video)
This week’s actual Prime Video offering is Federer: Twelve Final Days.
Originally a home video that was never intended for the public, this feature film, directed by celebrated Amy And Senna filmmaker Asif Kapadia – chronicles the last twelve days of Roger Federer’s professional tennis career.
Featuring interviews from numerous rivals and friends, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, Federer: Twelve Final Days has been described in a review by The Hindu as a “rudimentary yet nostalgic account of a sporting legend’s swan song,” so Federer fans – or even tennis fans, period – won’t want to miss this one.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
The Accidental Twins (Netflix)
Participate Activate alert And Black Barbie on Netflix this weekend is a new feature-length documentary The accidental twin.
This hard-to-believe story concerns the complex history and new identities of two identical twins who were switched at birth (yes, switched at birth!) in Colombia.
Critics have not yet had a chance to praise or castigate The accidental twinbut the film’s synopsis suggests it could be one of the best Netflix documentaries of the year so far.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Slave game. No movie. A play. (Maximum)
Jeremy O. Harris’s celebrated Broadway production Slave game gets a look behind the scenes at Max this weekend.
Slave game. No movie. A play. lifts the veil on the creative process that allowed Harris to create such an incendiary and genre-bending show, following the playwright as he encounters new actors and refines his script ahead of a tension-laden opening night.
Now available to stream on Max.
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