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, CineMember 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+: Trying (S03)
You either love it or you don't like it at all: the British comedy Trying. Season 3 is now on Apple TV+. Jason and Nikki have always wanted a child and after two seasons, they finally got it. Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) have adopted children but have no idea how to handle it. Immediately in the first episodes the first problems arise: the couple can keep the adopted daughter Princess (Eden Togwell), but her inseparable brother Tyler (Mickey McAnulty) has not been officially adopted and has to go to another family. At any moment the adoption agency threatens to be on the doorstep to pick up Tyler and that creates the necessary tension. To blow off some steam, the family goes to the zoo. Then there is hope: If Jason and Nikki manage to show in 12 weeks that they can raise two children at the same time, Tyler can stay.
Watch: Trying
The Most Dangerous Animal of All (S01)
See: Disney+
The Most Dangerous Animal of All is a four-part documentary about a man's search for the father who left him as a baby. The journey leads to a disturbing discovery: the man suspects that his father is the Zodiac Killer.
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The Gray Man
On display at: Netflix
The most expensive Netflix movie ever. When a shadowy CIA agent reveals the organization's devastating secrets, he is hunted by a derailed agent who has put a price on his head. Created by the Russo brothers, who are known for Avengers: Endgame (2019) and countless other films. Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans (‘Captain America’) and Billy Bob Thornton
Hotel Mumbai
Available on: Netflix
November 2008. A group of heavily armed Pakistani terrorists open the attack on the world-famous Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India. Hundreds of people are trapped in the hotel for 68 hours, fighting for their lives when the commandos are too far away to help at short notice. The local police intervene and the hotel staff puts the safety of their guests first even in these dire circumstances.
Blown Away (S03)
On display at: Netflix
< p>Competitive reality show from Canada in which a number of glassblowers compete with each other. Anything can go wrong during the making of their artwork.
Street Food: USA
On display at: Netflix
Documentary series about the people behind street food. After Asia and Latin America, now it's time for the United States.
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Burning Bush (S01)
On display at: HBO Max
Based on real characters and events, this drama centers on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Dagmar Buresov', a young lawyer , became part of his legacy by defending Jan's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime that sought to dishonor Palach's sacrifice, an act of heroism for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.
Downtown Abbey (all seasons)
Available on: HBO Max
All seasons of Downtown Abbey are now available on HBO Max. The historical drama can be seen in six seasons with a total of 52 episodes. It is set on the estate of the wealthy Crawley family, headed by Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville) and his wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern).
Meanwhile, there is also a feature film, which you can only see in the cinema. You can see the trailer for it below.
Blue Bayou
On display at: Amazon Prime Video
Antonio is adopted and of Korean descent. He works hard, but suddenly has to face his past when he discovers he could be deported from the only country he's ever called home.
Anything's Possible
On display at: Amazon Prime Video
The directorial debut of actor Billy Porter (‘Pose’). In this coming-of-age film, a young trans woman tries to make it through high school life.
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Johnny Story 3: The Movie
On display at: Pathé Home
After the online success of part 1 & 2, finally the complete story of Johnny Story. Johnny is arrested and jailed. After time and various events in the prison, he is released. Once outside, Johnny feels that the street is no longer the way it used to be. While business was good while he was inside, prices on the street have gone up. Now it's hit or miss for Johnny: it's time to up his game. Suddenly, Johnny's team gets a chance to drop the small jobs on the street and go for the big bucks. An assignment abroad, to England. Johnny can already feel the pounds in his pocket. This is the beginning of a series of events that will turn Johnny's life upside down.
Le Fidèle
On display at: Cinemember
The Brussels career criminal Gigi (Matthias Schoenaerts) and seductive racing driver Bibi (Adèle Exarchopoulos known for La vie d’Adèle) meet on the track. They fall madly in love, but Bibi's father is worried. However, Bibi doesn't care about this and dreams about a future with her Gigi and their trip to Buenos Aires. Their future is thrown a spanner in the works after a failed robbery. Gigi ends up in jail and Bibi doesn't know what to do. Especially not when it turns out that she is terminally ill. She does everything she can to free him so they can see each other one last time. Will they be able to meet one more time?
About Endlessness
Available at: Cinemember
The sixth feature film by renowned Swedish director Roy Andersson is full of gray colors, picturesque sets and miserable characters. Through a wide variety of different stories that raise multiple life issues, the viewer is made to think about human life in all its beauty and horror. Andersson takes us into a whirlwind of, among others, Adolf Hitler, Siberiaë and an average city bench. Special, tragicomic film that received the Silver Lion in Venice.
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To compile this list we have – with permission of course – made use of the info from Nieuwdezeweek.nl