FEAST your eyes on the best films and TV shows landing on the world’s biggest streaming platforms with our selection of top picks.
You won’t want to miss the new groundbreaking shows available in just a few days’ time.
NETFLIX
Mother Of The Bride
FILM Available from Thursday
When Lana’s (Brooke Shields) daughter Emma comes home from a trip abroad and announces that she’s getting married, you’d expect this proud mum to be filled with excitement.
The trouble is, the wedding’s taking place in a month and it’s in Thailand.
Understandably, the news puts Lana in a flap – but she’s going to need to brace herself because there’s worse to come.
By a strange twist of fate, Emma’s new fiancé is the son of Will (Benjamin Bratt), who broke Lana’s heart many years ago.
Bodkin
COMEDY Available from Thursday
Strange things are afoot in the small Irish town of Bodkin.
A quarter of a century ago, a series of mysterious disappearances occurred in the town, and now, three mismatched podcasters – charming American Gilbert (Will Forte), no-nonsense journalist Dove (Siobhán Cullen) and eager researcher Emmy (Robyn Cara) – descend on the area, hoping to uncover the truth about what happened to the missing people.
However, before long they discover that while Bodkin might be small, it hides some very dark secrets – which many of the locals don’t want revealed.
The Final: Attack On Wembley
DOCUMENTARY Available from Wednesday
When England’s footballers reached the final of Euro 2020 – held in the summer of 2021 because of the pandemic – the excitement was infectious.
With the Three Lions making a major final for the first time since 1966, and fans desperate to celebrate after months of lockdowns, demand for tickets was sky-high – everyone wanted to be there to see the game.
Unfortunately, when the day of the match arrived, the occasion was marred by serious crowd trouble outside Wembley Stadium before kick-off, with 6,000 apparently ticketless fans causing chaos.
The story of the unrest – and what caused it – is told in this documentary, which features testimony from fans, journalists and others who were there.
Super Rich In Korea
REALITY Available from Tuesday
Warning: this show could make you feel very envious indeed.
In this new series, the other half in question are business heir David from Singapore, Korean Paris Hilton-alike Hee-ra, Italian fashion prodigy Teodoro, social-media sensation Noor and Pakistani aristocrat Anna.
Each of them has chosen to make South Korea their home because of their love of the local culture, and this series – hosted by Cho Saeho, BamBam and Mimi – opens the door to their world of high fashion, supercars, fabulous food and exclusive, opulent parties.
Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román
DOCUMENTARY Available from Friday
Prepare yourself for a particularly unsavoury real-life murder story.
Spanish chef César Román had built himself a successful career as a well-known restaurateur, and was particularly famous for a regional dish known as cachopo.
But all that came crashing down in November 2018, when he was arrested for the murder and dismemberment of his girlfriend Heidi Paz.
He managed to flee and made his way to Zaragoza, where he used a false identity to get himself a job in a restaurant.
However, after a three-month manhunt, police finally managed to track him down and there followed a well-publicised trial.
The story of Román’s horrific crime is told across three gripping but gruesome episodes.
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A.
COMEDY Available from Saturday
Get ready for something very special.
As part of the Netflix Is A Joke festival taking place in Los Angeles, comedian John Mulaney will be presenting a live – yes, live – entertainment extravaganza, which will go out tonight and then every night from Monday.
Each evening, he’ll treat us to a celebration of the City of Angels, joined by a long list of surprise celebrity guests, so-called ‘normal’ folk and a bunch of fellow comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and David Letterman.
There’ll be music, chat and lots of laughter, and, it being live, plenty of unscripted excitement.
DISNEY+
Let It Be
FILM Available from Wednesday
In January 1969, The Beatles came together at Twickenham Film Studios, planning to spend the next few weeks writing, rehearsing and recording a new album.
They invited film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg to capture them doing it, for a documentary that would accompany the album.
Famously, things didn’t quite work out as planned, with growing divisions between John, Paul, George and Ringo leading to walkouts, disagreements and band members not showing up.
There were, of course, some unforgettable moments too, including the iconic rooftop concert that closes the film.
The original documentary – which was eventually released in 1970, just after the band had split – has been unavailable for many years, but now Peter Jackson, who used many of Lindsay-Hogg’s out-takes to make the remarkable 2021 series The Beatles: Get Back, has restored it, giving Let It Be a new lease of life.
Star Wars: Tales Of The Empire
SCI-FI Available from Saturday
Blasting off, appropriately enough, on May the Fourth, this animated anthology series follows on from 2022’s Tales Of The Jedi, but this time focuses on the Dark Side.
Over six episodes, we get to take a deep dive into the backstories of shadowy characters such as Morgan Elsbeth (voiced by Diana Lee Inosanto) and Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger).
Also featuring Lars Mikkelsen as the voice of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Jason Isaacs as the Grand Inquisitor and Matthew Wood as General Grievous, it might be one spin-off series too far for more casual Star Wars fans, but obsessives will find lots to enjoy.
HAYU
The Real Housewives Of New Jersey
REALITY Available from Monday
It’s felt like a long 12 months since viewers were last in New Jersey, gawping at the explosive lives of Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and the rest of the Housewives.
Excitingly, there’s loads more to catch up on, including all manner of juicy relationship dramas and big life events.
This season promises to be a particularly emotional one for Teresa and Melissa, who’ll both be waving off their daughters – Gabriella and Antonia – to college.
Meanwhile, expect several old friendships – including between Margaret Josephs and Jackie Goldschneider– to take unexpected turns… for the worse.
APPLE TV+
Dark Matter
THRILLER Available from Wednesday
Physics professor and family man Jason (Joel Edgerton) is walking home to his beloved wife Daniela (Jennifer Connelly) after a night out when he’s violently abducted by a sinister figure in a mask.
He later wakes, confused and disorientated, in a world that seems familiar but also vastly different.
Jason, as it transpires, has been abducted into an alternate version of his own life, one in which he traded professional success for personal happiness.
Can he find a way back to his true reality and his family? And who is the shadowy figure who marooned him in this alternate world?
Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, and armed with a brilliantly intriguing plot, Dark Matter is exactly the kind of thought-provoking, compelling sci-fi series that Apple TV+ has become known for.
Hollywood Con Queen
DOCUMENTARY Available from Wednesday
In July 2018, The Hollywood Reporter published a remarkable investigation by US journalist Scott Johnson.
He’d become aware of a mysterious individual who was impersonating top female Hollywood executives in order to con people out of thousands of dollars.
These people – including actors, screenwriters and photographers from all around the world – were promised fabulous work opportunities in the film industry, while being asked to hand over large sums of money in fees.
The scams were highly elaborate, the impersonations spot-on and the attention to detail remarkable – but who was the con artist behind it all?
This three-part series tells the full, incredible story, featuring in-depth interviews with Scott, private investigator Nicole Kotsianas and many of the victims.
A compelling and frequently jaw-dropping investigation.
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PRIME VIDEO
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us
DRAMA Available from Thursday
Based on the best-selling young adult novel Save Me, this teen drama series from Germany whisks us off to posh public school Maxton Hall, for some highly charged emotional fireworks.
When super-smart working-class scholarship student Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten) unwittingly witnesses something she shouldn’t have seen at the school, dashing but entitled and arrogant millionaire’s son James (Damien Hardung) finds himself desperate to keep her silent.
But when sparks start to fly, could their initial dislike of each other eventually turn into something romantic?
Expect plenty of over-the-top drama and teenage angst.
ITVX
The Beast Must Die
DRAMA Available from Monday
If you didn’t get to see it when it was on BritBox, don’t worry because this addictive six-part thriller starring Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris, Geraldine James and Billy Howle is coming to ITVX.
When her young son is killed in a hit-and-run car accident, grieving mum Frances (Cush) sets out to get murderous revenge on the man she believes is responsible – George (Jared) – slowly tricking her way into his comfortable life and waiting for the right moment to pounce.
Meanwhile, troubled detective Nigel Strangeways starts investigating the case, uncovering secrets and surprises. An intense, slow-burning drama, featuring subtly powerful performances from Cush and Jared.
ACORN TV
New Gold Mountain
DRAMA Available from Monday
We’re off to the Australian outback during the gold-rush of the 1850s for this rugged four-part drama from Down Under.
When Wei Shing (Yoson An), the leader of a Chinese team of miners, locates a new seam of gold, he hopes it will make his fortune.
But when the body of a murdered European woman, Annie, is discovered on the Chinese land, Wei quickly becomes implicated in her death.
With enemies circling – both Chinese and European – can Shing discover the truth about what happened to Annie before it’s too late?
Based on real events, it’s a grimy and gritty watch but one likely to keep you gripped.
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