When it comes to offering new movies and TV shows to stream, not all weekends are created equal. This weekend, for example, there are no fewer than three (three!) documentaries on our seven-entry recommendation list, which speaks to the lack of headline-grabbing new titles available on platforms like Netflix, Prime Video and Max .
That doesn't mean that there is absolutely nothing new to convey, of course. Netflix subscribers in the US can enjoy (or endure) Sony's latest Marvel movie. lady webwhile The big cigar and Outer range Season 2 begins streaming on Apple TV Plus and Prime Video, respectively.
Below, we've rounded up the biggest new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend.
Mrs. Web (Netflix)
You would be forgiven for deliberately missing lady web during its headline-grabbing theatrical run in February, but if curiosity gets the better of you this weekend, Sony's latest Marvel movie is now available to stream on Netflix in the US.
This Spiderman-The adjacent film stars Dakota Johnson as a New York City paramedic turned precognitive mutant whose newfound clairvoyance leads her to three endangered young women. Sydney Sweeney, Adam Scott, Emma Roberts and Tahar Rahim also star.
We don't need to tell you how poorly received lady web was in its theatrical release earlier this year; Let's say it's definitely No one of the best Netflix movies of the year, but superhero fans will surely find some degree of enjoyment in this comic book-inspired adventure.
Now available to stream on Netflix in the US.
Bridgerton season 3 part 1 (Netflix)
The long-awaited third season of one of the best Netflix series, Bridgerton, begins streaming on the world's best streaming service this weekend. We say 'begins', because Bridgerton Season 3 will be divided into two parts and the second will arrive on June 13.
The first four episodes of season 3 focus on the romance between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and her longtime crush, Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), although series favorites including Simone Ashley, Golda Rosheuvel and Jonathan Bailey, are still part of it. Furniture.
Critics have described Bridgerton Season 3 is “more lush and engaging than audiences might remember,” so fans of the existing series will no doubt find plenty of debauched drama to enjoy here.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
The Big Cigar (Apple TV Plus)
The latest production inspired by the history of Apple TV Plus comes in the form of The big cigar.
This six-episode miniseries tells the true story of how the leader of the Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton (André Holland), fled to Cuba with the help of Hollywood producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola) to evade capture by the FBI in the 1970s.
The first two episodes of The big cigar – which critics have described as “dynamic and forceful” – are now streaming on Apple TV Plus. The remaining four installments must arrive weekly every Friday until June 14.
Now available to stream on Apple TV Plus.
Outer Range Season 2 (Prime Video)
Dune and Marvel movie star Josh Brolin returns to his No country for old men roots in the second season of Prime Video's western-style thriller series Outer range.
Here is the synopsis of the opening episode of the new season: “In the wake of the bison stampede [don’t ask], the Abbott family is more fractured than ever. Royal and Cecilia face some difficult truths as they fight to keep their family together, while the Tillersons vow revenge against the Abbotts.
Of course, that won't make any sense to anyone who hasn't seen the first season of Outer rangebut it looks like fans of the existing series have plenty of Wyoming-based action to look forward to in the show's new episodes.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Power (Netflix)
The first of the three documentaries selected in this week's list of recommendations is Force on Netflix.
In this feature film, director Yance Ford, whose 2017 crime documentary strong island was nominated for an Academy Award – let's return to the topic of American policing to ask the question: are police officers a necessary corrective force to combat criminals?
Critics have said that Force “It could just as easily have benefited from the docu-series treatment,” but it still manages to “get away with a lot of harder truths and questions.” So, from the looks of it, this Sundance-selected feature could be one of the best Netflix documentaries this year.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
99 (main video)
Football fans (and, in particular, Manchester United fans): this one's for you.
Through a combination of archive footage and never-before-seen interviews with key figures including Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Prime Video 99 tells the incredible story of United's incredible treble-winning season in 1998/99.
This new sports documentary has been called “a magnificent piece of work” by critics, so anyone who enjoyed the historical thrills of the Netflix series The last Dance should give 99 back.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Spacey unmasked (max)
Having generated news headlines and a reaction from Kevin Spacey himself upon its release in the UK last week, the new documentary Spacey unmasked now streaming on Max.
This two-hour special puts a microscope on the allegations (both old and new) made against the titular actor, drawing testimony from several accusers, as well as members of Spacey's family.
Critics have described Spacey unmasked as “much more than an exposition of what he did and did not do,” so perhaps this film provides a more balanced account of events than it appears at first glance.
Now available to stream on Max.
For more streaming coverage, check out our guides to the best Disney Plus movies, the best Netflix movies, the new Prime Video movies, and the new Max movies.
