It’s been a while since the last bountiful crop of new streaming services, and this weekend’s roundup remains relatively lukewarm thanks to a slew of franchise-free additions to Netflix, Prime Video, and HBO Max.
Netflix’s blockbuster The Gray Man – led by the imposing Hollywood trio Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas – tops proceedings as the production set to generate more noise, though the film is joined by a handful of lesser-known projects. , such as Anything’s Possible on Prime Video and the return of Hulu’s American Horror Stories.
Below, we’ve rounded up seven of the biggest new movies and TV shows available to watch on streaming services this July weekend. Happy compulsion!
The Gray Man (Netflix)
One of the most anticipated new Netflix movies of 2022, the pricey spy thriller The Gray Man is finally available to stream this weekend. On the same subject : Season finale of “Stranger Things” Watch Party set by Scener and Netflix, with David Harbor and other cast members joining the live Q&A videos.
Directed by Marvel film duo Joe and Anthony Russo, the film stars Ryan Gosling as Sierra Six, a skilled CIA mercenary whose discovery of a dark agency secret puts his employers — and fellow assassin Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans) in the dust. – against him. Ana de Armas also appears alongside the duo as Dani Miranda, a CIA agent who partners with Six on a traveling action adventure.
Intended as the first in a series of Netflix films based on the popular series of novels by Mark Greaney, The Gray Man has met with a mixed reception from critics. Some, for example, labeled it “spectacular, pointless, stupid and repetitive”, but our entertainment reporter was happy to call it a “fun and tension-filled spy movie”. Either way, expect this one to reign supreme at the top of the streamer’s popularity charts in the coming weeks.
Now available to stream on Netflix.
Anything’s Possible (Prime Video)
If you’re looking for something a little more uplifting than Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans bickering for two hours, Prime Video’s Anything’s Possible might be the movie for you. Read also : When will ‘Gotham’ leave Netflix?.
The directorial debut of Pose star Billy Porter, this coming-of-age novel tells the story of a high school student, Kelsa, whose unexpected affections for a transgender teenager make waves in the duo’s respective friendship groups.
Anything Is Possible has almost universally been praised for being a “delightful expansion of the rom-com genre,” and movie fans in the John Hughes mold (think The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) will likely find plenty to enjoy here.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Love Island USA season 4 (Peacock)
Do you know. We know. Love Island – in all its regional forms – is the definition of guilty pleasure. Read also : Netflix: 43 absolutely the best movies to watch. Thank the reality show gods, then, that a new season of Love Island USA has begun airing on Peacock.
Now, we at TechRadar have written for readers in the US, UK and Australia, and we don’t think we’re alone in saying that the UK (read: original) version of the matchmaking program is the best of them all. However, Love Island USA still has a few quirks up its sleeve, and this year’s batch of singletons looks as fun (and troublesome) as ever.
Incidentally, season 8 of Love Island UK (again, the best) is coming to an end on ITV2 in the UK and Hulu in the US.
Now available to stream on Peacock.
American Horror Stories season 2 (Hulu)
The second season of Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology series American Horror Stories is now streaming on Hulu in the US.
Given the nature of anthology storytelling, it’s hard to pinpoint a theme in this latest batch of episodes without having seen them all – but the official trailer for the series (above) teases all sorts of nasty things (including serial killers, cannibals and killer dolls).
The new installments of American Horror Stories will stream every Thursday on Hulu until September 15, while those in the UK will be able to stream the series on Disney Plus at a later date.
Now available to stream on Hulu in the US.
Rap Sh!t (HBO Max)
Fans of Issa Rae, this one is for you. Actor-creator Insecure returns to production duties with Rap Sh!t, the first two episodes of which are now available to stream on HBO Max.
This eight-episode comedy series follows two high school friends, Shawna (Aida Osma) and Mia (KaMillion), who rekindle their relationship to form a budding rap group. The real-life hip-hop duo of Yung Miami and JT (aka the City Girls) also serve as a producer on the show, which has been hailed as a “triumphant comeback” for Rae.
Subsequent episodes of Rap Sh!t will arrive every Thursday through September 1. UK viewers, however, will have to wait until the end of the year to watch the series on Sky.
Now available to stream on HBO Max.
The Last Movie Stars (HBO Max)
Moon Knight star Ethan Hawke directs this six-part look at the life and legacy of legendary Hollywood couple Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
Now broadcast in full on HBO Max, The Last Movie Stars (a co-production between HBO and CNN) finds an array of AAA actors – including George Clooney, Oscar Isaac, Ewan McGregor and Sally Field – bringing a series of transcripts to life long lost stories that tell the untold story of two beloved industry icons.
As with HBO’s Rap Sh!t, this documentary is not yet available to stream in the UK, although we expect it to come to Sky (or possibly BBC iPlayer) in the coming months.
Now available to stream on HBO Max.
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s “American Pie” (Paramount Plus)
The second of this week’s documentary picks is The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s “American Pie,” which is now streaming on Paramount Plus.
Named after the recurring lyric in McLean’s 1971 hit – which refers to the infamous 1959 plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP Richardson – this 94-minute feature tracks the enduring legacy of its composer and the meaning of American Pie culture in a then fragmented US.
Critical reactions have been a mix of things so far, but The Day the Music Died will undoubtedly please many die-hard music fans.
Now available to stream on Paramount Plus.
Axel is a staff writer at TechRadar in London, reporting on everything from the latest Tesla models to the latest movies as part of the site’s daily news. Having previously written for publications such as Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in applications of technology beyond the desktop, and a degree in English Literature means he can occasionally be seen putting Hemingway quotes in stories about electric sports cars.
Axel is a staff writer at TechRadar in London, reporting on everything from the latest Tesla models to the latest movies as part of the site’s daily news. Having previously written for publications such as Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in applications of technology beyond the desktop, and a degree in English Literature means he can occasionally be seen putting Hemingway quotes in stories about electric sports cars.
