Another week is coming to a close, and we’re back with some more streaming recommendations to fill your Friday night through Sunday night watchlist. First up, the Gary Oldman-directed thriller series Slow Horses returns with season 4 on Apple TV Plus. Elsewhere in TV land, Nicole Kidman stars in crime drama The Perfect Couple on Netflix, and it’s time to go back to school with new comedy English Teacher, streaming on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus elsewhere.
As for movies, the Green Room director is back with a new thriller, Rebel Ridge, out now on Netflix. Additionally, US viewers can rewatch Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron on Max and the Tom Cruise action flick Edge of Tomorrow on Netflix, while Netflix subscribers in the UK can catch up on the star-studded psychological thriller Mothers’ Instinct.
Slow Horses Season 4
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Apple TV Plus
Slow Horse returns to Apple TV Plus for season 4. The series follows a group of MI5 rejects, led by Oldman’s Lamb, who are relegated to desk jobs instead of being fired, but somehow still find themselves in the world of international espionage. The new season is based on Spook Street, the fourth novel in Mick Herron’s Slough House series – and it’s going to go off with a bang. Plus, Hugo Weaving from The Lord of the Rings joins the cast for the latest episode. New episodes will be released every Wednesday until October 9.
Rebel Crest
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Netflix
In the new Netflix action film Rebel Ridge, Old’s Aaron Pierre plays ex-Marine Terry Richards. While trying to pay bail for his cousin, he gets into a standoff with the corrupt local police after they wrongfully take his money – and things soon turn violent. The film is written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, who has previously directed thrillers such as Green Room and Hold the Dark. The cast also includes AnnaSophia Robb and James Cromwell.
The perfect couple
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Netflix
Nicole Kidman stars in “The Perfect Couple,” a new mystery series from Netflix. She plays a wealthy novelist who disapproves of her son’s fiancée, Amelia (Eve Hewson of “Bad Sisters”), whom he is about to marry. But that won’t happen anytime soon when a body is found on the beach in Nantucket on the eve of their wedding – and suddenly all the guests are suspects. All six episodes, directed by Susanna Bier, the director of “The Night Manager,” are available to stream now.
English teacher
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Hulu in the US, Disney Plus in the UK
The new comedy-drama series English Teacher stars Brian Jordan Alvarez, who has previously had roles in films such as M3GAN and series such as Jane the Virgin. He plays (you guessed it) a high school English teacher who tries to navigate the politics of the workplace and balance the demands of his students and their parents. The first two episodes are available to stream now, with new episodes being released every Monday through October 14.
The Boy and the Heron
Available: US
Watch now: Max
Studio Ghibli’s latest film is finally available to stream at home. The Boy and the Heron follows Mahito, a 12-year-old boy grieving the death of his mother and feeling uncomfortable in his new town. When he encounters a talking heron (voiced exuberantly by Robert Pattinson in the film’s English dub) who tells him that his mother is still alive, he embarks on a poignant and fantastical journey to find her. The English dubbed cast also includes Florence Pugh, Christian Bale and Willem Dafoe.
Edge of Tomorrow
Available: US
Watch now: Netflix
In Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise plays Major William Cage, a soldier in the war against the aliens on Earth who is stuck in a time loop and returns to the beginning of the same day every time he is killed. He teams up with fellow soldier Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt) to use his newfound power to defeat the enemy forces. Directed by Doug Liman, the film was released in 2014. The cast also includes Brendan Gleeson and Bill Paxton.
The maternal instinct
Available: United Kingdom
Watch now: Netflix
Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain star in Mother’s Instinct, a ’60s psychological thriller about two suburban housewives whose relationship as best friends and neighbors falls apart after a tragic accident. As their friendship unravels, mistrust and paranoia threaten to consume their lives as each tries to blame the other for what happened. The film was released in the UK in March, so now’s your time to catch up if you missed it on the big screen.
If there’s nothing here that appeals to you, you may need to look at each streaming service’s back catalogue, which can be a daunting task given the number of titles each service offers. But fear not… if you’re a TV fan, we’ve got you covered with our lists of the best Netflix shows, the best Disney Plus shows and the best Amazon Prime Video shows.
