Yahoo Autos The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend
This week's batch of streaming recommendations is a bumper crop of small-screen delights. This weekend sees the return of two beloved shows – Yellowjackets season 2 episode 1 arrives on Paramount Plus, while the first episode of Succession season 4 airs on HBO Max and NOW TV.
Meanwhile, a new adaptation of Great Expectations from the creator of Peaky Blinders and starring Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham arrives on Hulu in the US and BBC iPlayer in the UK, new political thriller The Night Agent is taking Netflix by storm, and the finale of Daisy Jones & The Six hits Prime Video. As for movies, US viewers can enjoy '60s-set drama Call Jane about the fight for reproductive rights in Chicago or Jordan Peele's sci-fi horror movie Nope on Prime Video.
Yellowjackets season 2 – Paramount Plus
Available: Worldwide
Watch now: Paramount Plus
Showtime's word-of-mouth hit Yellowjackets returns for a second season – and the past is catching up with our present-day survivors. The series deals with dual timelines: in 1996, a high school girls' soccer team is on their way from New Jersey to the national competition in Seattle when their flight crashes in the Canadian wilderness, while, 25 years later, the girls are now in their 40s and trying to live normal lives to varying degrees of success. Season 2 is set to see winter setting in, which spells trouble for the remaining survivors.
Succession season 4 – HBO Max/NOW TV
Available: US/UK
Watch now: HBO Max/NOW TV
Succession is back – and the final installment of HBO's hit satirical comedy-drama promises to be even more dramatic than ever before. After the explosive season 3 finale, which saw the Roy siblings team up against their media magnate father Logan (Brian Cox), the knives are out and everything is to play for in season 4. Alliances have been drawn, and it's all out civil war at Waystar Royco. Plus, Connor (Alan Ruck)'s getting married, there's an election on the horizon, and Greg (Nicholas Braun)… Well, Greg's being Greg.
For more on the new season, check out our interview with cast members Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, and Alan Ruck.
Great Expectations – Hulu/BBC iPlayer
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Hulu/BBC iPlayer
Charles Dickens' classic novel gets another small-screen reimagining with FX and the BBC's new Great Expectations miniseries. Developed by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the coming-of-age tale follows Pip, played by Fionn Whitehead, an orphan trying to make his way in the world. The cast also includes Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham, along with Matt Berry, Ashley Thomas, and Shalom Brune-Franklin. Ridley Scott and Tom Hardy are on board as executive producers.
