7 new movies and series to watch this weekend on Netflix, Apple and more (August 9-11)
Summer may be coming to an end, but there are still more new movies and series to watch this weekend. NetflixApple TV Plus and other top Streaming services.
The frontrunner is the gangster film “The Instigators” with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. The two are an unlikely pair who are hired for a robbery. When it goes wrong, they are on the run.
On TV, the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy concludes the saga of the Hargreeves superhero siblings. And Industry Season 3 returns with more ruthless machinations in the financial world. Here’s our guide to what to watch this weekend. And be sure to check out the best Prime Video shows in the top 10.
New TV
“The Umbrella Academy” Season 4 (Netflix)
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, and we’re not feeling well, because this is the final chapter of “Umbrella Academy.” After the climactic showdown at Hotel Oblivion in the season 3 finale, the Hargreeves siblings are scattered into a new timeline where they have no powers. They must adapt to their new normal, which includes their sane father, Reginald, running a nefarious business empire. But a mysterious organization called “The Keepers” believes this reality to be a lie, and is preparing for a major reckoning. The superhero siblings must come together once again to finally set everything right and save the world… once again.
Stream now on Netflix
“Industry,” Season 3 (HBO)
“Industry” is back with another cocktail of workplace pressure, fierce competition, sex, drugs and lots of money. Pierpont Bank, looking to the future and focused on ethical investing, hires Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawtey) and Eric (Ken Leung) to oversee the IPO of a green energy company led by Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harrington, former “Game of Thrones”). Meanwhile, after leaving Pierpont, Harper (Myha’la) looks for a way to get back into finance and finds it through FutureDawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig (Sarah Goldberg, former “Barry”). In an article about Industry, I wrote, “If The Bear, Succession, and Euphoria had a threesome, Industry would be their wild child.” So buckle up, things are about to get wild.
Premieres Sunday, August 11 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max
“Mr. Throwback” (Peacock)
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This summer marks one of many firsts for basketball star Steph Curry: He’s competing in the Olympics for the first time and starring in a television series for the first time. Well, that’s not the biggest challenge, since he stars as a fictionalized version of himself in “Mr. Throwback.” Adam Pally plays a down-on-his-luck souvenir dealer in the mockumentary who reunites with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA star Steph. With the help of Steph and the head of his production company, Kimberly (Ego Nwodim), Danny embarks on a journey to make amends. It won’t be easy, though, even with Steph’s connections, a private jet and a bottomless bank account.
Stream now on peacock
“SEAL Team,” Season 7 (Paramount Plus)
In the final season of the military drama, the members of the elite Navy SEAL unit face various turning points in their personal lives, even as they continue to conduct dangerous operations around the world. Bravo Team leader Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz) tries to balance his career with his role as a single father, while his second-in-command Ray Perry (Neil Brown Jr.) considers his future as his retirement approaches. Sonny Quinn (AJ Buckley) must take on even more responsibility. And the no-nonsense Lieutenant Lisa Davis (Toni Trucks) wants to lead the team into a new era of warfare.
Premieres Sunday, August 11 at 3 a.m. ET on Outstanding Plus
New films
“The Instigators” (Apple TV Plus)
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Matt Damon teams up with Affleck once again, but this time it’s the other brother: Casey. They put their Boston accents to good use in this gangster flick, in which Damon plays desperate father Rory and Affleck plays ex-con Cobby, who are paired up to rob a corrupt politician. Naturally, the robbery goes wrong, throwing the two men into a spiral of chaos with police, bureaucrats and crime bosses hot on their heels – take your pick. They convince Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to accompany them on their escape, forcing them to put aside their differences and figure out how to avoid arrest or worse.
Stream now on Apple TV Plus
“Inside a Dog’s Head” (Netflix)
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Following the success of 2022’s Inside the Mind of a Cat, Netflix is looking to put a smile on the dog-loving crowd with its latest documentary, Inside the Mind of a Dog, which answers all your burning questions about dogs, like how dogs evolved such a good sense of smell and why small dogs are so annoying (I say this as the owner of an elderly Chihuahua-terrier mix).
Narrated by Rob Lowe, this documentary traces the history of human-dog relationships through time and offers at-home tips for dog owners everywhere to better understand their pets and respond to their needs. And of course, there are more good guys and girls than you can shake a stick at (just throw it!!)
Stream now on Netflix
“Food, Inc. 2” (Hulu)
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In 2009, Food, Inc. pioneered a new genre of documentary filmmaking, examining the dark side of industrial food production. Rather than simply repeating the same ideas, Food, Inc. 2, by Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo, examines how the food industry has changed over the past decade and a half – for better or for worse – and outlines alternatives to the food produced by large corporations.
But getting people to be more conscious of the food on their plates and where it comes from is only one piece of the puzzle. To find long-term solutions, the documentary explains, reforms must start at the forefront of the food transition.
Stream now on Hulu
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