What to Watch This Weekend: New Series and Shows Hitting Streaming Platforms

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02-05-2025

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As the first weekend of May gets underway, streaming platforms are delivering a slate of fresh titles ranging from psychological thrillers to real-life dramas and science fiction adventures. Here's a roundup of standout new releases across Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Peacock, Paramount+ and more—each offering a distinct genre for every type of viewer.
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Another Simple Favor
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively reunite for this sequel to the 2018 thriller A Simple Favor, reprising their roles in a plot that shifts from suburban Connecticut to the opulence of the Amalfi Coast. Stephanie (Kendrick) is once again pulled into Emily's (Lively) shadowy world, this time involving a wedding and criminal entanglements.
The film clocks in at 2 hours and 2 minutes. Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh gives it a 67 percent score. The movie first debuted at the SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin in March, according to USA Today, but the film debuted on Amazon Prime Video on May 1.
Stream it on Amazon Prime Video.
The Four Seasons
This remake of the 1981 Alan Alda film follows three longtime couples who take seasonal vacations together—until one couple's unexpected divorce alters the dynamic. The new version stars Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Will Forte and Erika Henningsen.
The limited series, which premiered on May 1, has eight episodes, all of which have a 30-minute runtime. Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh has it sitting at 76 percent.
Stream it on Netflix.
Carême
Set in Napoleonic-era France, Carême dramatizes the life of Marie-Antoine Carême, one of the first celebrity chefs whose innovations changed the culinary world. This opulent historical drama stars Benjamin Voisin, Lyna Khoudri, Jérémie Renier, Sigrid Bouaziz and Alice da Luz. The series features elaborate kitchen scenes and a romantic subplot with political undercurrents.
Each episode runs around 45 minutes. The eight-episode series premiered on April 30, and the first three episodes are streaming now. New episodes drop on Wednesdays. Rotten Tomatoes' Certified Fresh gives it a 100 percent approval rating.
Stream it on Apple TV+.
Black Bag
A new espionage thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, Black Bag, is available for streaming this weekend. The movie was originally released on March 14 and arrived on Peacock May 2.
The new plot follows MI6 agent George Woodhouse, who is responsible for identifying the source of leaked classified information. His mission becomes that much more difficult when his wife and fellow operative, Kathryn St. Jean, is one of the suspects.
The film stars other big names, including Gustaf Skarsgård, Tom Burke, Marisa Abela, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Kae Alexander, and Pierce Brosnan. It became available for renting and purchasing on April 1 before its addition to Peacock, according to Forbes.
The film has gotten a Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh score of 96 percent. According to IMDb, its runtime is 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Stream it on Peacock.
The Eternaut
Arriving on Netflix on April 30 is The Eternaut, a six-episode series based on the graphic novel by the same name from Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López.
According to Netflix's Tudum, the series is about a mysterious snowfall that blankets Buenos Aires, instantly killing anything it touches. As panic spreads, survivors don protective gear to avoid the lethal flakes and face an invisible, growing menace. Among them, Juan Salvo rises to lead the resistance against the deadly, unidentified force.
The series features Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, and Marcelo Subiotto.
Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh scores the series at a 92 percent, and IMDb puts the episode runtimes at around one hour.
Stream it on Netflix.
100 Foot Wave: Season 3
The third season of the award-winning series, 100 Foot Wave, dropped on Max on May 1. The first season of the show chronicles surfing legend Garrett McNamara's pursuit of riding a 100-foot wave and how his efforts helped turn Nazaré, Portugal, into a big-wave destination.
Now in its third season, the series focuses on new locals as they "risk it all for the ultimate high," according to Max.
While the first episode of season three has dropped, viewers will have to wait for more. The third season includes five episodes, according to TV Guide, and new episodes drop on Thursdays through May 29.
Season three doesn't yet have a score from Rotten Tomatoes, but its first season received a 100% Certified Fresh score.
Stream it on Max.
Malditos
Malditos is a high-stakes crime thriller centered on a Gypsy community leader and her two sons as they fight to protect their clan from eviction amid encroaching floodwaters in southern France. According to Variety, the series is adapted from the memoir, Living with Our Dead by Delphine Horvilleur.
The series will include seven episodes with the first already streaming. It does not yet have a Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh score.
Stream it on Max.
The Silent Twins
Inspired by true events, the story follows identical twin sisters, June and Jennifer Gibbons, from the only Black family in a Welsh town during the 1970s and '80s, who speak solely to each other in a private language and retreat into an elaborate imaginary world—behavior that ultimately leads to their institutionalization in a psychiatric hospital, according to TV Insider.
According to Slash Film, the film was released in 2022 and had a "very limited theatrical release." The film is based on the book of the same name and written by Marjorie Wallace, an investigating journalist.
The cast includes Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance as the sisters, as well as Jack Bandeira, Jodhi May, Tony Richardson, and Nadine Marshall. According to Slash Film, the movie has not since been added to any streaming platforms since it was released in 2022, meaning this is the first time it will be accessible to a large audience.
According to IMDb, the film's runtime is 1 hour and 53 minutes. It received a 69 received Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score. The film will be available on Peacock on Sunday, May 4.
Stream it on Peacock.
Rust
Alec Baldwin's Rust premieres May 2 in select theaters and on digital platforms including Apple TV and Prime Video.
The Western, delayed by the 2021 on-set tragedy that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured film director Joel Souza, follows outlaw Harland Rust as he rescues his grandson from execution and flees toward Mexico. The film, directed by Souza, runs 2 hours and 19 minutes and also stars Patrick Scott McDermott, Frances Fisher, and Travis Fimmel.
Rust has been shaped by its history, with Baldwin's performance described by The Hollywood Reporter as "somber." The film received a 48 percent Certified Fresh score from Rotten Tomatoes.
In addition to being released on some streaming platforms, the film will have a limited theatrical release.
Stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and other video-on-demand platforms for $14.99.