The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend
Sep. 27, 2024From legacy prequels to Pixar sequels, here’s what to watch this weekend
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Another weekend means another batch of streaming recommendations, and it’s a big week for new movie releases. George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in new action comedy Wolfs on Apple TV Plus, while Will Ferrell stars in and produces new Netflix documentary Will & Harper, about a cross-country road trip with his friend and fellow comedy writer Harper Steele. Over on Paramount Plus, Julia Garner stars in Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A, while Inside Out 2 is now available to stream at home viaDisneyPlus. US Netflix subscribers can also tune into Paddington 2 ahead of the upcoming threequel’s release this November.
As for TV, all episodes of new rom-com series Nobody Wants This are now available to watch on Netflix, and Ryan Murphy is back with another horror show by way of Grotesquerie, streaming on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK.
Wolfs
Available:WorldwideWatch now:Apple TV Plus
Oceans 11 and Burn After Reading co-stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite for Wolfs, a new action comedy from Apple TV Plus. Directed by Jon Watts, who helmed Tom Holland’s MCU Spider-Man trilogy, the movie follows two professional fixers who, despite their preference for working alone, are forced to team up after they’re hired for the same job. The movie had a limited theatrical release last week in the US, but it’s streaming only for viewers across the pond.
Read ourWolfs review.
Available:WorldwideWatch now:Netflix
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Read ourWill & Harper review.
Available:WorldwideWatch now:Netflix
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star in Nobody Wants This, a new rom-com series from Netflix. Bell plays Joanne, an outspoken, agonistic sex podcaster, while Brody is Noah, a newly single rabbi. When the pair fall for each other, it’s an unlikely match – but can they make it work, despite their hugely different lives, worldviews, and meddling families? The cast also includes Succession’s Justine Lupe and Veep’s Timothy Simons, and all 10 episodes are available to stream now.
Available:WorldwideWatch now:Disney Plus
Read ourInside Out 2 review.
Available:WorldwideWatch now:Paramount Plus
Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A starsFantastic Four’s Julia Garner as Terry Gionoffrio, a dancer with big dreams who’s just moved to New York City. When she injures herself on stage, however, her dreams are at risk of crashing down around her before they’ve even begun. Things start to look up when a wealthy older couple (played by Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally) offers to let Terry live in their apartment in the luxurious Bramford building, but she can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right…
For more, read ourApartment 7A review.
Available:WorldwideWatch now:Huluin the US,Disney Plusin the UK
Ryan Murphy is back (again) with a new horror series. Grotesquerie stars Niecy Nash-Betts as Detective Lois Tryon, who must team up with a local nun (Micaela Diamond) to get to the root of a series of horrible crimes that is affecting both their community and their personal lives. The cast also includes Courtney B. Vance, Lesley Manville, and Travis Kelce. The first two episodes are available to watch now, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday until October 30.
Available:USWatch now:Prime Video
Read ourPaddington 2 review.
If there’s nothing here that tickles your fancy, then you might have to start looking into each streaming service’s back catalogue, which can be a daunting task given how many titles they each host. Fear not, though… if you’re a TV fan, then we’ve got you covered with our lists of thebest Netflix shows,best Disney Plus shows, and thebest Amazon Prime Video shows.
I’m an Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering everything film and TV-related across the Total Film and SFX sections. I help bring you all the latest news and also the occasional feature too. I’ve previously written for publications like HuffPost and i-D after getting my NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism.
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