Wondering what's new on Netflix this weekend? If you subscribe to the world's most popular streaming service, you can enjoy the new drama White Lines, the latest season of She-Ra, another Adam Sandler-produced comedy, and a dark drama with Eric Cantona in the coming days. This isn't all that's new about streaming TV services this weekend. Hulu released its last great original, The Great with Nicholas Hoult, and the TV adaptation of Snowpiercer finally kicks off in the United States. Some great movies are now available to rent, including an animated version of Scooby Doo. Below are highlights of what you can stream this weekend on Netflix and other services, as well as some new shows and movies we're less convinced about.
Capon (VOD)
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(Image credit: Vertical Entertainment) Directed by Josh Trank, who made the thrilling superpower-themed Chronicle film before his name was attached to the disastrous 2015 Fantastic Four film, it's something of a comeback for the filmmaker. . Originally slated for a theatrical release, this biopic about notorious criminal Al Capone stars Tom Hardy and focuses on his declining years after prison. Unfortunately Capone was released in the US but not the UK. Still, here's how to look at Capone if he's looking for ways to look at it. Rent Capone on Amazon Prime Video
White lines (Netflix)
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(Image credit: Netflix) From the creator of the Spanish Netflix hit Money Heist, this mysterious drama takes place in the seedy underbelly of Ibiza. It follows a woman who is trying to understand what happened to her brother, a famous DJ, who disappeared 20 years ago and whose body was recently found on the Spanish island. Daniel Mays and Laura Haddock co-stars. Now streaming on Netflix
Inhuman Resources (Netflix)
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(Image credit: Netflix) Known as Dérapages in France, Inhuman Resources stars Eric Cantona (yes, the former footballer) as a man in his fifties who has struggled to find a solid job for a long time. When he finally manages to embark on the career of his dreams, he is forced to participate in a hostage simulation to prove that he is the man for you. Soon, however, he began to become too real, and his amoral overseers dragged him into a deadly game. Now streaming on Netflix
The Big One (Hulu)
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(Image credit: Hulu) From favorite screenwriter Tony McNamara, The Great looks like a similar mix of lavish period games and dark comedy. This new miniseries from Hulu tells the life of Russian Empress Catherine The Great and features two big stars in Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult (who also played memorable roles in The Favourite). Get a 30-day trial of Hulu if you want to check it out. Channel 4 will have the rights to The Great in the UK, but there is no word on when it will air. Now streaming on Hulu
The Wrong Missy (Netflix)
Produced by Adam Sandler, this Netflix comedy film is about a guy who invites his new girlfriend to a corporate retreat. Except, as his name implies, he invites the wrong girl, a former meeting disaster who threatens mild humiliation in front of his colleagues. With David Spade sporting a Lego figure haircut, Lauren Lapkus, and Hurley from Lost, the trailer doesn't make us overly optimistic. However, at a rare time when we can't go to the movies, maybe we can lower our standards enough to sit in The Wrong Missy. Now streaming on Netflix
Scooby (VOD)
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(Image credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures) Another film skipping a theatrical release in favor of a premium rental, Scoob is a CG remake of the Scooby Doo franchise. Because what could be more persistent than a hippie who rides in a pickup truck solving mysteries with his dog, based on a 1969 cartoon? Kids of 2020 love it. Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried and Zac Efron are part of its voice distribution. Rent Scoob on Amazon Prime Video now
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 5 (Netflix)
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(Image credit: Netflix) The popular She-Ra animated series on Netflix was created by Noelle Stevenson, author and artist of the famous Lumberjanes comic. It has just released its latest season. It's a beautifully animated, well written and inspiring show, if you need something for the ages to share with a bunch of screaming kids this weekend. Now streaming on Netflix
Snowpiercer (TNT/Netflix)
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(Image credit: TNT) Based on the post-apocalyptic movie of the same name (and the graphic novel that inspired it), Snowpiercer finds himself on a long train circling Earth seven years after entering a new ice age. . This TV adaptation has been in the works for a long time and stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs. It takes place in a different continuity from the movie, so expect events to play out differently. Snowpiercer airs on TNT on May 17 and Netflix has international rights, streaming the show in other territories, including the UK, on May 25.
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