The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend
With another new weekend comes another fresh batch of streaming recommendations, so you can sit back, kick your feet up, and be safe in the knowledge that there's no shortage of movies and TV shows to watch.
It's a big week for TV, with the premiere of several new series. On Netflix, Scott Pilgrim gets an animated refresh with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, while The Crown returns for the first part of its final season. Over on Apple TV Plus, we're returning to the world of Godzilla with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Emma Corrin plays detective in A Murder at the End of the World, a new show from the creators of The OA, which is streaming on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK.
As for movies, new Netflix biopic Rustin tells the story of the titular civil rights activist, while things get a little more lighthearted on Disney Plus and Peacock with festive flick Dashing Through the Snow and new comedy Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Netflix
New animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off sees Michael Cera return to voice the titular slacker guitarist in this reboot with a twist. He's joined by the rest of the 2010 live-action movie's original cast, too, including Chris Evans, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, and Jason Schwartzman. The show, made by Japanese animation studio Science Saru, brings a new, meta take to the story, so be prepared for a few surprises… All eight episodes are streaming now.
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Hulu in the US, Disney Plus in the UK
The Crown's Emma Corrin goes in a very different direction for their latest small-screen role – they're Darby, an amateur detective. While staying at a remote,
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