The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend
As another weekend rolls around, we're back with another batch of streaming recommendations. It's a strong week for movies, with brand-new sci-fi drama Spaceman taking Adam Sandler to new dimensions on Netflix, Ridley Scott's historical epic Napoleon arriving on Apple TV Plus, and Sofia Coppola's latest film Priscilla hitting MUBI in the UK.
As for TV shows, Hulu and Disney have a sprawling action-packed political drama to rival Game of Thrones with Shōgun. Elsewhere, Rye Lane breakout star Vivian Oparah stars in Prime Video's new UK comedy-drama Dead Hot, Noel Fielding puts a comically surreal twist on 18th Century history in Apple TV Plus' The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, and The Tourist season 2 finally arrives in the US via Netflix.
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Netflix
Adam Sandler stars in Spaceman, a new sci-fi drama from Chernobyl director Johan Renck. He plays Jakub, an astronaut on a solitary mission to the edge of the solar system, who realizes that the life he left behind on Earth might not be waiting for him when he gets back. Desperate to give his marriage another shot, Jakub seeks advice from Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano), an extraterrestrial spider hiding in his ship. The cast also includes Carey Mulligan as Jakub's wife Lenka and Isabella Rossellini as his commanding officer.
For more on the movie, check out our interviews with leading man Adam Sandler and the voice of the spider, Paul Dano.
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Hulu in the US, Disney Plus in the UK
Game of Thrones meets feudal Japan in Shōgun, a new historical drama based on the novel of the same name by James Clavell. When English sailor John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) ends up shipwrecked in Japan, his path crosses with the powerful Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) and the mysterious samurai Lady Mariko (Anna Sawai), and the scales of power threaten to tip irrevocably. The show was co-created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, the latter of whom was a screenwriter on
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