Okay, this week is a banging week for new telly. The prestige, top tier stuff that will most likely resurface at the end of the year on lots of peoples lists.
Still not entertained? Try a previous edition of Stream On: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11.
Masters of the Air (9 x 60 mins)
From the producers of Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010) comes this companion series, focusing on the the enlisted men of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. It’s exactly what you think it’s going to be, a tense and thrilling tale that is both huge and epic in scale. Featuring an array of past white boys of the month – Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner (who is the stand out) – it’s reported to be the most expensive war series ever made (as much as $300m).
Expats (Prime Video – 6 x 60 mins)
Slight tonal shift here, as we go from big and bold to quite and subdued. Expats follows the personal and professional lives of a tight-knit group of expatriates living in Hong Kong. They’re all pretty miserable and, to varying extents and with some just reasons, pretty intolerable. Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s multi-voice novel The Expatriates, the show follows three women: Mercy (Ji-young Yoo), a young Korean-American haunted by her past; Hilary (Sarayu Blue), a moneyed housewife struggling with fertility complications; and her friend Margaret (Nicole Kidman) whose grief is consuming her. A compelling melodrama about motherhood and grief.
Griselda (Netflix – 6 x 60 mins)
Something this violent shouldn’t be so damn entertaining. Opening with a quote from Pablo Escobar “The only man I was ever afraid of was a woman named Griselda Blanco.”, we know we’re going to be in for ride. Over the course of 6 episodes, this limited series follows Griselda’s rise and fall – and all the violent drama in between.
Queer Eye (Netflix – 6 x 60 mins)
Queer Eye is back for it’s 8th season, which is also interior designer superstar Bobby Berk’s last season. Still in New Orleans, we follow the Fab 5 as they help 6 new individuals to rejuvenate their lives. Fantastically feelgood.
Bottoms (Prime Video – 91 mins)
One of the best (if not the best) comedy films of 2023 is now available to stream from the comfort of your own home. Unpopular best friends PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) start a high school fight club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defence. Refreshingly off-kilter and hilariously raunchy.
Charlotte Sometimes 
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