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 to know which series, films and documentaries really stand out. We have therefore made a selection.
New on Apple TV+: Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
You need good speakers for this new documentary series on Apple TV+. The 6-part documentary is about the influence of technology and sound on the music industry. We see interviews with, among others, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and Questlove.
Each episode of Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson tells the never-told story behind the origins of certain songs and genres. He talks to producers and creators to find out what they've done to get the ‘perfect sound’ to create. We also see King Princess, Ad-Rock and Mike D from the Beastie Boys, Charli XCX and others. At the end of each episode, Ronson creates a unique piece of music using the technology discussed, such as drum machines and autotune.
Watch: Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
Summer of Soul
View on: Disney+
Even more music. Summer of Soul is a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival, a little-known festival of black culture and music in the late 1960s. Questlove (drummer of The Roots) directed the film.
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Myth & Mogul: John Delorean (S01)
Available on: Netflix
John DeLorean worked his way from engineer to director and icon in the automotive world. But under the hood of his self-created legend lurks darkness and deception.
Resort to Love
On display at: Netflix
In the wake of a broken engagement and a failed career, a singer takes a job at a swanky island resort, where her ex-fiancé happens to be getting married.
Boss Level
Available on: Netflix
A retired special forces officer is trapped in an infinite time loop on the day of his death.
The Last Mercenary
Available on: Netflix
A comedy action film with Jean-Claude van Damme. He plays a former secret agent Richard Brumère, who has never known his now grown son. When his son is accused of a crime he didn't commit, he decides to take action to save the family's honour. If you are a fan of the Muscles from Brussels, you can watch the Jean-Claude Van Johnson satirical series on Amazon Prime Video.
Outer Banks (S02)
On display at: Netflix
An adventurous series about young people growing up in North Carolina and on the trail of a legendary gold treasure. You can watch ten episodes right away. The group of young people calls themselves The Pogues and comes from a small coastal town. Season two sees John B (Chase Stokes) and Sarah (Madelyn Cline) on the run in the Bahamas, while things spiral out of control at home with Kiara, Pope and JJ. New to the second season are Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost) and Carlacia Grant (Greenleaf).
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The Grand Tour: Lochdown
On display at: Amazon Prime Video
A special episode of the car magazine, in which the three presenters pay tribute to cars from the seventies. We know these American cars from TV series, but they never became popular in England. In a Cadillac Coupe De Ville, a Lincoln Continental and a Buick Riviera, they take a road trip through Scotland, taking on all kinds of challenges.
Mafia Inc
On display at: Movie1
The Gamache family has been making clothes for the Paternò mafia family for three generations. At the request of godfather Frank Paternò young Vince Gamache works in the criminal organization together with Frank's eldest son Giaco. Desperate to impress the godfather, the reckless Vince launches a major operation. Successfully. But the jealous Giaco discovers that Vince committed a horrific act during the operation. A bloody war is unleashed.
The Sister
On display at: Ziggo
On display from this Sunday. A British thriller series about a man with a dark secret. When someone from his past brings shocking news, his secret threatens to be revealed. From the creator of Luther.
Silent Witness (S12)
On display at: Ziggo
Already the twelfth season of this BBC crime series. A team of pathologists solve crimes. With Emilia Fox as Nikki Alexander.
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Grown-ish
On display at: Videoland
On view from Monday 2 August. Spin-off of Black-ish, in which the eldest daughter Zoey (Yara Shahidi) has left the parental home and now moves into student life. You can immediately watch the first three seasons.
Reclaiming Amy
On display at: Videoland
On July 23, 2011, the then 27-year-old British jazz musician passed away. and soul singer Amy Winehouse. Close friends and close family, including Amy's mother and father, tell their side of the story about Amy's life and the impact of her death on their lives.
Occupation: Rainfall
On display at: Pathé Home
Two years after an intergalactic invasion of Earth, survivors fight in Australia back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount, the Resistance and their unexpected allies devise a plan that could end the war. As the alien invaders scramble to make Earth their new home, the race to save humanity has begun.
To compile this list, we have – with permission of course – made use of the info from Nieuwdezeweek.nl