We hardly watch traditional TV anymore. Streaming video services like Apple TV+ (try for free), Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video are more important than ever. But local providers such as Videoland, Film1 and Ziggo also have plenty to offer. More series are added every week and it is nice if you know which series, films and documentaries really stand out. We have therefore made a selection.
Black Widow
On display at: Disney+
This is what many people have been looking forward to: the new Marvel movie starring Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanova. After several postponements, the film can now finally be seen, but you do need VIP access. From July 9, you can stream Black Widow as a Disney+ subscriber for a one-time additional payment of €21.99. In three months, Disney+ subscribers will be able to watch the film for free. So it's a matter of pay or wait, just like it was with Mulan and Raya and the Last Dragon.
From birth, Natasha Romanova has been entrusted to the KGB, which has trained her to be the ultimate weapon and their best agent. When the Soviet Union falls apart, she is doomed and forced to move to New York. Black Widow started in 1995 in the US state of Ohio. Young Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) lives a quiet life with her sister Yelena, father Alexei and mother Melina. But nothing is as it seems: father and mother turn out to be Russian spies and the family is not real. When one day they have to flee the US, the family falls apart.
The film is set 21 years later, just after the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016). General Dreykov (Ray Winstone) is still alive and wants to avenge the death of his daughter by taunting Black Widow. He sends a team of ‘chemically subjected’ black widows from all over the world, of which Yelena (Florence Pugh) is one. Fortunately, Yelena sees through the game in time and comes into contact with her sister Natasha.
Virgin River (S03)
On display at: Netflix
Netflix's Virgin River is a romantic drama that still has plenty to think about. Season 1 sees Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) run away from her painful past in Los Angeles. She became a midwife and nurse in training in the fictional Northern California town of Virgin River. There she discovered that her past could not be completely put behind her and that the small town brings new dramas. Season 2 went even further, ending with a huge cliffhanger for almost every character.
Are Mel and Jack back together? Will Preacher stay in Virgin River or will the new job in San Francisco entice something more? What medical news did Doc Mullins want to tell Hope just before they were interrupted by a surprise party? And who shot Jack? That will hopefully reveal the third season.
Is Jack dead? The trailer makes that clear right away: he is alive and kicking and cannot be avoided from Virgin River.
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Cat People (S01)
Featured on: Netflix
Cat people come in all shapes and sizes, but they share a love for their charming and unique four-legged friends. Their stories are told in this docuseries.
Biohackers (S02)
Available on: Netflix
A medical student at a top German university is secretly a unraveling a conspiracy that links a family drama to a visionary biology professor.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
On display on: Netflix
‘Soldado’ is set after the events of ‘Sicario’ and follows infiltrator Alejandro Gillick and CIA agent Matt Graver. The Mexican drug war has continued to spread with terrorists moving across the US-Mexico border. Matt is tasked with intervening from higher up.
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Luxury Listings Sydney (S01 )
On display at: Amazon Prime Video
With its iconic beaches and breathtaking homes, Sydney's real estate market is the most competitive in the world. For the first time, we get to see this multimillion-dollar business with three top Australian brokers doing everything they can to deliver results for their discerning clientele, while trying to balance their hectic personal lives with their intense careers.
< h3>Alone (S07)
On display at: Amazon Prime Video
10 men go into the wilderness with only a small backpack with contents. They are alone on unforgiving terrain, with a single mission: stay alive as long as possible.
Broken City
On display at: Movie1
Mayor Nicholas Hostetler suspects his wife Emily is having an extramarital affair. After some detective work, private investigator and ex-police officer Billy Taggart can confirm. But when the dead body of Emily's lover turns up shortly afterwards, Taggart finds himself entangled against his will in a web of corruption, real estate scandals and bribes. Taggart, however, does not give in to the bureaucratic cart and decides to strike back.
LOST (S01-S06)
On display at: Videoland
After the crash of Flight 815 on a tropical island, the survivors are forced to give everything to survive. They discover that the island holds many secrets such as a mysterious “smoke monster”, polar bears and strange French woman, and a group of other residents they call “The Others” to mention. They also discover bunkers belonging to The Dharma Initiative (a group of scientists) that have since been abandoned.
Families of the Mafia (S01)
On display at: Ziggo
Staten Island, New York's smallest borough where most members of the mafia reside. For two years, MTV has followed the real and secret lives of families associated with the mafia.
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
On display at: Pathé At home
A teenager witnesses the murder of his father. Pursued by hitmen, he flees into the forest where he meets a fire watch. When the assassins set the forest on fire, the couple must survive the deadly fire.
To compile this list, we have – with permission of course – made use of the info from Nieuwdezeweek.nl