With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia's top streaming services, it can often be quite difficult to locate the best new releases to entertain each weekend.
In an effort to make things easy, we've picked the best new shows and movies to watch on Australian streaming platforms this weekend, including Netflix, Disney Plus, Binge, Foxtel Now, Stan, Apple TV Plus and Amazon to name a few. Many others. First video.
Below is a list of new highlights, with binge-worthy TV shows accompanied by great big-budget movie premieres, and a few odd entries left, just for a change.
The weekend brings streaming programming that is nothing short of Marvel-ous, with the long-awaited arrival of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders on Disney Plus.
In addition, we have also advanced feature films and original broadcasts with a cool look, and buy the erotic thriller Deep Water on Amazon Prime Video, the length of the war-apocalyptic article Black Crab on Netflix and WeCrashed, focused on technology, on Apple TV More. Here are our broadcast picks for the weekend of March XNUMX-XNUMX, XNUMX.
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Daredevil is a true fan favorite. And if you ask us, 'The Fearless Man' has always been more suitable to star in a series than another movie, and now Disney Plus subscribers will be able to see him team up with other Marvel heroes like Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage and The Punisher. For those who haven't seen it yet, the Daredevil series started off strong in the first season and was combined with its second season, which also included The Punisher and Elektra. Season three saw Matt Murdock go back to basics, return to his old black suit, and fully dedicate himself to being Daredevil. Though he received a passable ending, we hope Daredevil's move to Disney Plus inspires the service to bring the character back for more seasons.
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While the series doesn't quite reach the action heights of Daredevil, Jessica Jones manages to be even more forceful in terms of story and characters. Based on the comic book Alias by Brian Michael Bendis, the first season of the series sees private scholar Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), bar owner Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and celebrity Trish Walker (Rachael Taylor). ) combat with a psyche. -creep supervisor named Kilgrave (David Tennant), whose unbelievable obsession with Jessica kills everyone around her. The second season continues the events of Marvel's The Defenders and finds Jones delving into her past to make sense of her latest case. Dark, violent, and quite sexual for a Marvel show, Jessica Jones commands MCU fans.
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With Luke Cage, we have a new breed of hero, one who is happy to use his powers to represent and protect his community. If you've seen Jessica Jones, you already know this literally indestructible character, as she played a pivotal role in the first season of this show. His series, however, picks up sometime after that, with Cage moving from Hell's Kitchen to Harlem and finding himself battling local mobsters. Expect plenty of intense action with real hip-hop flair – how many other Marvel series have seen their characters get a superb freestyle rap from none other than Method Man?
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While many Marvel fans found the first season of Iron Fist disappointing, steps were taken to address the show's drawbacks (the fight scenes, the puny personality of the main character), leading to a superior overall. Danny Rand (Finn Jones), heir to the fortunes of Rand Industries, returns to New York after being presumed dead for fifteen years. Throughout this time, Danny was trained by friars, earning him the title Immortal Iron Fist, protector of the mystical (and eternal) hidden city of K'un-Lun. Upon his return, Danny discovers that his business is secretly controlled by The Hand, an order that has been at war with K'un-Lun for centuries. With the help of martial arts master Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick), Danny must use his insanely powerful fist to defeat The Hand once and for all. In season two, Iron Fist must face off against an old comrade K'un-Lun who goes on a murderous rampage in New York.
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Having killed everyone involved in his family's death, Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal), aka The Punisher, finds himself embroiled in a military conspiracy he may or may not have been involved in. Though it can be slow at times, The Punisher is nonetheless a powerful and violent show that isn't afraid to tackle heavy subject matter. As a study in the effects of PTSD, the show is surprisingly exciting. It may not reach the heights of Daredevil or Jessica Jones, but The Punisher remains a welcome addition to Marvel's television landscape. Be warned, this show is considerably more violent than any other Marvel series to date.
Stream The Punisher on Disney Plus
In The Defenders, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist - each and every one of the primary heroes of their respective shows - have teamed up to stop a threat destined to bring down N. York. As a team event, it was a piece of the television equivalent of The Avengers, only more ground level. Will they be able to put aside their differences to fight as a team? Or is The Hand, the shadowy old rogue organization that appeared in both Daredevil and Iron Fist, going one step closer to world domination? You're going to have to go through this unique eight-chapter event to find out!
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Deep Water is a brand new XNUMXs-style erotic thriller starring former real-life couple Ben Affleck (Gone Girl) and Ana de Armas (Knives Out). Do you really need more conviction than that to see it? OK, OK: The film tells the story of a husband (Affleck) who lets his wife (de Armas) have extramarital affairs, much to the surprise of everyone around him. But when one of her lovers turns up dead in her pool, the spotlight turns to her husband as a possible suspect. The film also sees Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal) stepping back from the director's chair after decades to show everyone that he's still the teacher of the erotic thriller.
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Versatile villain Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) stars in this Swedish-language post-apocalyptic war film as a soldier who embarks on a harrowing quest to cross a frozen wasteland to stop the war and save her daughter. Have you ever seen soldiers armed with machine guns on ice skates? You will if you see Black Crab!
Watch Black Crab on Netflix
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Jared Leto (House of Gucci) turns to prosthetics again for WeCrashed, which tells the true story of how tech startup WeWork went from a €9 billion valuation to just €XNUMX billion in the space of a year, and the love story at the center. everyone. It also stars Anne Hathaway.
Stream WeCrashed on Apple TV Plus
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Writer/director Adam McKay (Don't Look Up, Anchorman) returns with a terrific new series that details how basketball became one of the most glamorous and triumphant sports of all time. Set in the late XNUMXs, Winning Time follows Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly), a man who saw the potential of basketball not just as a sport, but as entertainment as well. His first career call: Invest every dollar he has in acquiring the Los Angeles Lakers. His second of him? Recruit a star like Earvin 'Magic' Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) to exploit the popularity of the NBA. Episode two sees manager West (Jason Clarke) giving loose rein to revamping the Lakers' roster, while Dr. Buss (Reilly) tries to charm Celtics owner Red Auerbach (Michael Chiklis).
Stream Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty on Binge
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