7 New Releases To Watch This Weekend — In Streaming And Cinemas

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A play pinch thing for everyone. Two caller streaming bid deed their stride, 1 caller theatrical merchandise is worthy the trip, a prestige DC play makes its debut connected Sunday, and 1 of the much lowkey but compelling catalogue additions of the twelvemonth dropped connected Netflix conscionable yesterday. Here is what to watch this weekend, Aug 14 to Aug 16.

Reacher Season 4 (August 12, Prime Video)

Alan Ritchson is backmost arsenic Jack Reacher; he’s large, he’s competent, and erstwhile again progressive successful thing considerably much vulnerable than he signed up for. Season 4 dropped the first 3 episodes connected Wednesday, and opens pinch Reacher witnessing a young female return her ain life connected the subway, pulling him into a CIA conspiracy. If the first 3 seasons worked for you, this will activity for you. If you person not watched immoderate of them, this is besides a perfectly good spot to commencement because the show does not require continuity.

My Brilliant Career (August 13, Netflix)

This is not a remake of the 1979 Judy Davis and Sam Neill film, though the 1979 type (Davis won the BAFTA for Best Actress and the movie received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations) is besides disposable to watercourse connected Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, and Prime Video if you want the original.

The 2026 Netflix bid is simply a caller six-episode adjustment of Miles Franklin’s classical novel, starring Philippa Northeast and Christopher Chung, premiering each six episodes simultaneously connected August 13. Did personification opportunity cozy binge?

The communicative follows Sybylla Melvyn — restless, razor-sharp, anti-conformity, you get the vibes — navigating 1890s agrarian Australia while fighting disconnected expectations of matrimony and insisting, loudly, connected a career.

If ratings mean thing to you astatine all, the show presently has a 100% standing connected Rotten Tomatoes. The reviews are loving it, I’m judge you will too.

The End Of Oak Street (August 14, cinemas)

The theatrical prime of the weekend. Director David Robert Mitchell has not made a characteristic since Under the Silver Lake successful 2018, and The End of Oak Street stars a booked-and-busy Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor arsenic parents navigating what happens to a suburban family aft a cosmic arena transports their neighbourhood location unrecognizable. And um, filled pinch unwanted visitors, to opportunity the least. A endurance play from the head of It Follows and Under the Silver Lake, some of which prioritised ambiance and unease complete accepted plotting, is worthy the travel to a cinema for anyone who liked either of those films. Check cinemas adjacent you.

Six: The Musical Live! (August 14, US Cinemas)

As a theatre kid surviving not successful the West, judge maine erstwhile I opportunity I americium wholly greenish correct now. This West End and Broadway arena showcases the six wives of Henry VIII reclaiming their stories successful a popular performance format, and now a unrecorded recorded type is coming to cinemas this weekend. If you person not seen Six connected shape and person been waiting for an accessible introduction point, this is it. Check section listings for availability.

Lanterns (August 16, HBO Max)

The DCU’s newest prestige series premieres successful the Sunday nighttime slot, pinch Kyle Chandler arsenic seasoned Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre arsenic caller enlistee John Stewart investigating a execution successful agrarian Nebraska that turns retired to beryllium thing much than it appears. Also, Nathan Fillion will beryllium back! We emotion Nathan Fillion!

This will beryllium a play release, pinch 8 episodes moving done October 4. After the mixed captious consequence to Supergirl, this is DC’s astir anticipated streaming debut of the year. For those keeping up pinch DCU canon, Lanterns will beryllium portion of the DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.

Ted Lasso Season 4 (Weekly, Apple TV+)

Okay, you sewage me. This isn’t a caller release, BUT, if you are watching weekly, Episode 2 of the agelong awaited revival dropped connected Wednesday and is waiting for you to drawback up this weekend. If you’re not up to it, you tin publication last week’s recap here. Best watched pinch a biscuit. Failing that, smoked nutrient connected a small fork.

Lioness Season 3 (Weekly, Paramount+)

Taylor Sheridan’s CIA thriller returns for a 3rd play connected Paramount+, pinch Zoe Saldaña reprising her domiciled arsenic Joe, the section leader of a covert programme that recruits civilian women to infiltrate violent networks. Yellowstone creator Sheridan’s Paramount+ output has been the platform’s astir reliable prestige offering, and Lioness has been its astir underrated. Season 3 dropped its first episodes August 2, but there’s overmuch to drawback up on.

And location you go, bask immoderate you watch this weekend!