7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (April 26)
Catch Knuckles, Dead Boy Detectives, The Zone of Interest, and more
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Last week’s crop of new movies and TV shows to stream was pretty lackluster by 2024 standards, but this week’s batch of on-demand arrivals is decidedly more compelling.
Leading the charge isKnucklesonParamount Plus, which expands theSonic the Hedgehogcinematic universe (something that now inexplicably exists) with a six-episode debut season. Elsewhere, DC Comics adaptationDead Boy Detectivesbegins streaming onNetflix, while Oscar-winning wartime dramaThe Zone of Interestmakes its way toPrime Video.
Below, we’ve rounded up the seven biggest new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video,Max, and more this weekend.
Knuckles (Paramount Plus)
You don’t need us to tell you that video game adaptations are all the rage right now, and the pixel-to-screen craze continues this weekend withKnuckleson Paramount Plus.
Set between the events ofSonic the Hedgehog 2and its upcoming sequel, this six-part miniseries follows Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba) as he trains deputy sheriff Wade Whipple (Adam Pally) in the ways of the Echidna warrior. Ben Schwartz and Colleen O’Shaughnessey reprise their roles as Sonic and Tails, respectively.
Earlyreactions toKnuckleshave been mixed, but we’ve seen the show’s first three episodes, and can vouch for the quality of its humor and signatureSonic-style spectacle. Existing franchise fans, then, will surely find plenty of hedgehog-related hijinks to enjoy here.
Now available to stream on Paramount Plus.
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Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix)
Just two years afterThe Sandmanpremiered on Netflix, Neil Gaiman returns to the world’sbest streaming servicewith new supernatural seriesDead Boy Detectives.
Based on the DC Comics characters of the same name, this eight-part production – which weaves elements of Gaiman’sThe Sandmanuniverse into its story – follows two ghosts, Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri), who remain on Earth to help other ghosts solve the mysteries surrounding their deaths.
Kirby Howell-Baptiste reprises her role as Death fromThe Sandman, so it’s safe to expect more demon-slaying action from this one. Indeed, critics have describedDead Boy Detectivesas a “fun paranormal romp,” suggesting it could be one of thebest Netflix showsfor some time.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
The Zone of Interest (Prime Video)
Jonathan Glazer’s wartime dramaThe Zone of Interestpicked up two Oscars – including Best International Feature – at this year’s Academy Awards, and the film finally makes its streaming debut on Prime Video this weekend.
Set in 1943,The Zone of Interestcenters on the domestic life of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), who live with their young family in a seemingly idyllic home next to the infamous concentration camp.
Critics described the film as “an unforgettable, brutal masterpiece” upon its release in February, so this is indisputably one of thebest Prime Video moviesto debut on the service, well, ever. Essential viewing.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Goodbye Earth (Netflix)
It’s been a while since the last headline-grabbing K-drama, but Netflix will be hoping that its new dystopian sci-fi adventureGoodbye Earthchanges that.
Based on the novel of the same name by Kōtarō Isaka, this 12-episode series asks the question: what would happen if humanity knew the exact date of its extinction? Starring Ahn Eun-jin and Yoo Ah-in,Goodbye Earthfollows a young mother who refuses to give up hope when an asteroid is confirmed to be hurtling towards Earth.
The few reviews that do exist for this new Netflix series call it a “dystopian masterpiece,” so perhaps we’ll be hearing aboutGoodbye Earthin the same breath asSquid Gamevery soon.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Them: The Scare (Prime Video)
Horror fans, listen up: the second season ofAmazon’s horror anthology seriesThembegins streaming on Prime Video this weekend.
Set in Los Angeles in 1991,Them: The Scarefollows an ambitious LAPD Detective on the case of a brutal murderer whose crimes have left other hardened detectives shaken. Season 1 star Deborah Ayorinde returns to lead the show’s new episodes (though in a different role), while Pam Grier, Luke James, Wayne Knight and Joshua J. Williams also star.
Critics have described this one as “deeply unsettling” and “terrifyingly horrific,” so we’d advise against sitting down to watchThem: The Scarewith the whole family.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Tiger (Disney Plus)
The first of this week’s two documentary picks isTigeron Disney Plus.
Narrated by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, this feature-length production – which comes from Disney’s independent Disneynature film studio – aims to lift the veil on the titular cat species, paying particular attention to Ambar, a young tigress raising her cubs in the forests of India.
A companion series,Tigers on the Rise, is also streaming this weekend on Disney Plus, so tiger fans (or indeed animal lovers more generally) have plenty of feline features to dig into.
Now available to stream on Disney Plus.
Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance (Max)
In case you hadn’t heard, country music is back, baby, so it’s no surprise that CNN has commissioned a documentary examining the context behind the genre’s resurgence.
Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissancehighlights how high-profile artists like Beyoncé and Lil Nas X have helped bring country music into the global mainstream, and challenged assumptions about what it means to be a country singer.
US viewers will find this one streaming on Max, though UK viewers will likely have to wait a few more weeks beforeBeyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissanceairs on the other side of the pond.
Now available to stream on Max.
For more streaming coverage, check out our guides on thebest Disney Plus movies,best Netflix films,new Prime Video moviesandnew Max films.
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