After a quiet week last week, things got much better this week with the long, long-awaited installment of Prime Video’s new take on The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power.
With a budget of over $ 700 million for the show’s first season and season two now closed, Amazon will be hoping for the big opening weekend as the show bowed down last night (September 1) with two episodes live on Prime Video.
Elsewhere there’s a new comedy from Peacock, two new drama from Netflix, and some high-profile new documentaries from Showtime and Discovery +, which looks to be a very good weekend for new releases.
Below, we’ve summarized the seven biggest new movies and TV shows you can watch streaming services this weekend.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime Video)
A huge new entry and the only place to start this week with the debut of the most expensive show ever.
The Rings of Power takes place in the second era of Middle-earth and presents the forging of the title Rings of Power, as well as the origin of the great villain Sauron’s attempt to cover the world with darkness, and how the races of Middle-earth come together to thwart his plans.
The series features a cast including Morfydd Clark, Benjamin Walker, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, and Lenny Henry.
On TechRadar, you can read about the program, including the full review and details on how to implement the program. Tom Power from TechRadar loved it and is sure you will too. Considering the costs, Amazon will hope so too.
The first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are now available for streaming on Prime Video. The rest of the series will be released weekly in September and October.
Honk for Jesus. Save your soul. (Peacock)
Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall star in this new mockumentarium, where the hotly tipped director Adamma Ebo brings her 2018 short film into a feature-length film.
Hall is played by Trinitie Childs, who has founded a successful and highly lucrative mega-church with her husband, Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs. But after the scandal, their church, which once numbered tens of thousands of people, was forced to close. Now, on their return route, the couple hires a film crew to cover their return.
With Jordan Peele and Daniel Kaluuya among the producers, the movie became a hit at Sundance and sold for $ 8.5 million after receiving rave reviews. Expect big laughs and big scenes.
Now available for streaming on Peacock.
The Devil in Ohio (Netflix)
Emily Deschanel, best known for her years of spell on the much-loved procedural Bones, stars in this terrifying new series, which is an adaptation of Daria Polatin’s best-selling book, a book inspired by real events.
Deschanel plays the psychiatrist Suzanne Mathis, who decides to take home Mae Madeline Arthur, who is waiting to find a foster family. Mae Dodd escaped from a dangerous cult in a nearby town and initially seems grateful for a place to stay. However, she soon becomes weirdly obsessed with Suzanne’s daughter, Jules, and begins to break her family apart while the Dodd family continues to search for her.
As you can see in the trailer, it has some real Stephen King vibes, but if horror and the fear of jumping are your bag (and we know there’s an awful lot of you) then this eight-part mini-series will do just fine. nicely.
Now you can stream on Netflix.
Counterfeit (Netflix)
After earning gold with Anne’s Invention, Netflix offers another installment of teen crime with Fakes.
In more than 10 half-hour episodes, Fakes plays Emilia Baranac and Jennifer Tong as two best friends who start making fake ID cards, first for themselves, then for their friends, and then for anyone willing to pay for them, accidentally creating an empire including process.
Supervised by David Turko of Warrior Nun, this sparkling fun for young adults, aimed directly at the same crowd that Inventing Anna won.
Now you can stream on Netflix.
House of the Hammer (Discovery +)
The new documentary series Discovery, which will premiere this weekend, will investigate alleged crimes committed by the wealthy family of Hollywood actor Armi Hammer, including those committed by the actor himself.
In addition to investigative reports, testimonies from Hammer victims, the series also includes an extensive interview with Hammer’s aunt, Casey Hammer, who says there is intergenerational abuse in the family.
Undoubtedly a shocking watch, but with a lot of soil to grasp.
Now available for streaming in Discovery +.
McEnroe (screening)
The life and times of the fiery and successful tennis player John McEnroe are detailed in this new documentary.
Director Barney Douglas delves into what made McEnroe such a player and how he fought for 149 titles in his career, starring the star’s wife, kids and Billie Jean King, Keith Richards and his great rival Bjorn Borg among the talking heads.
Now available for streaming in Showtime.
You’re nothing special (Netflix)
We end this week with a Spanish teen drama with a supernatural twist.
The show follows Amaia of Delia Brufau, who, kicking and screaming, drags her from her life in Barcelona to the small rural town where her mother grew up.
There, Amaia’s life turns upside down when she discovers that not only was her grandmother a witch, but that she had inherited her powers. The question is how will it use them?
Fans of classic teen movies like The Craft and Hocus Pocus should find plenty of entertainment here.
Now you can stream on Netflix.