Sometimes a weekend comes along that is so packed with new movies and TV shows to stream that we have a hard time narrowing our list of recommendations down to seven entries.
This weekend is one of those weekends, so rather than tease our chosen titles in today’s introduction, we thought we’d review the four series that are not included in the list below because they are still worth your time: the third season of Clarkson’s Farm, Hacking And Welcome to Wrexham are all now streaming on Prime Video, Max and Disney Plus respectively, while being new period drama Shardlake coming to Hulu.
We’ve rounded up seven below more of the biggest new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Max and more.
The Idea of You (Prime Video)
Like the surprise box office success of Everyone but you has taught us one thing is that audiences will look forward to a good old-fashioned rom-com, and Amazon is hoping its latest star-studded melodrama, The idea of youproves equally popular.
An adaptation of the 2017 novel of the same name by Robinne Lee The big sick From director Michael Showalter, this Prime Video exclusive film stars Anne Hathaway as a 40-year-old divorcee who begins an unconventional romance with the lead singer of a popular boy band (Nicholas Galitzine).
Reid Scott and Annie Mumolo also star The idea of you, which critics have described as an “airplane movie par excellence” and “a damn sight better than what we had to get used to” in the rom-com genre. So for the right viewer, this could be one of the best Prime Video films of the year.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
A Man in Full Size (Netflix)
Jeff Daniels has made a habit of leading well-crafted TV dramas in recent years, and the veteran actor returns to do just that in A man in full sizewhich is now streaming on Netflix.
This six-episode adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel centers on the fictional Charlie Croker (Daniels), a charismatic real estate mogul from Atlanta who is suddenly faced with the prospect of bankruptcy and the collapse of his empire. Diane Lane, William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu and Bill Camp also star; the latter reunites with Daniels after playing alongside him in 2019 The looming tower series.
Suffice it to say, A man in full size has left critics divided, with some calling it a “skin-crawling Trump satire” and others a “subpar” Succession.” We haven’t seen the series yet, so we’ll leave it up to you to decide if it’s one of the best Netflix shows, or just another Netflix flop.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Thawed (Netflix)
Netflix continues to hold its ground as the top streaming service, also hosting Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut, Immaturethis weekend.
This surprisingly star-studded satirical biopic follows the race between rival breakfast cereal companies to create a revolutionary toaster dough product (read: a Pop Tart) in the early 1960s. Seinfeld himself leads the cast alongside – wait for it – Melissa McCarthy, Hugh Grant, James Marsden, Amy Schumer, Christian Slater, Daniel Levy, Bill Burr and many more.
Depending on who you read, Immature is either a “delightfully silly, spoofy story” or “one of the worst movies of the decade,” so don’t expect it to appear on our list of the best Netflix movies anytime soon.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
The Veil (Hulu)
Less than two years after leading The Handmaid’s Tale In the fifth and final season, Elizabeth Moss returns to Hulu to star in FX’s new spy thriller The veil.
This six-episode series – which comes from Peaky blinders creator Steven Knight – follows a globe-trotting MI6 agent (Moss) whose mission to capture and interrogate a suspected ISIS leader (Yumna Marwan) draws the attention of French and American intelligence services.
Josh Charles and Dali Benssalah also star The veil, which critics have described as a “riveting spy yarn with a few loose threads.” UK viewers will likely have to wait until it debuts on Disney Plus later this year.
Now available to stream on Hulu in the US.
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (Disney Plus)
Disney’s 2022 sequel Tales of the Jedi series comes to Disney Plus in its entirety this Saturday (or Star Wars day for those who celebrate it).
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire charts the rise of the terrifying Galactic Empire through the eyes of two very different warriors: The Mandalorian‘s Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) and The Clone Wars‘Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger).
It has been confirmed that Grand Admiral Thrawn, The Grand Inquisitor and General Grievous will all appear in the series’ six episodes. Stories about the empire sounds like a must-watch for nostalgia buffs Star Wars fans
Now available to stream on Disney Plus.
The Tattoo Artist of Auschwitz (Peacock)
If you’re in the mood for a heavy war drama: a small film adaptation of Heather Morris’s best-selling novel The tattoo artist of Auschwitz now streaming on Peacock.
This co-production between Peacock in the US and Sky in Britain describes the real-life romance between Auschwitz prisoners Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) and Gita Sokolov (Anna Próchniak), who embark on a lifelong romance under the most inhumane conditions. .
Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey also star The tattoo artist of Auschwitzwhich critics have described as “well-made, well-acted, well-intentioned” but ultimately “grotesque,” for reasons I’m sure you can guess.
Now available to stream on Peacock.
The Contestant (Hulu)
The third of three (three!) Hulu-based recommendations on this week’s list is a new documentary film The participant.
This feature film production tells the hard-to-believe story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, a Japanese man who unwittingly became the star of a Truman ShowJapanese-style reality show in which participants are left alone in a room for months and forced into food and clothing through lotteries.
Critics have described The participant as ‘stunning’ and ‘something halfway between sensational exposé and intimate confessional’, it therefore sounds like a must-watch for fans of revealing documentaries.
Now available to stream on Hulu in the US.
For more streaming coverage, check out our guides to the best Disney Plus movies, the best Netflix movies, new Prime Video movies, and new Max movies.