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Get ready for the weekend with our guide to the best new shows and movies on streaming! On this page we've pulled together six selections featuring a range of great new films and TV shows that are available to watch over the next few days.
The latest addition to the MCU, The Punisher: One Last Kill, heads up our picks this time around. It's backed up with the return of Welcome to Wrexham and Rivals, as well as horror hit The Black Phone 2. And that's just the start of another busy week on the best streaming services.
New movies
The Punisher: One Last Kill (Disney Plus)
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Disney Plus
The latest "Marvel Special Television Presentation" is a defiantly single-minded look at Frank Castle – AKA The Punisher. Still grieving the loss of his family, Frank is kind of going to pieces. When an old enemy places a hit on him, however, he is forced out of his funk and into a fight for survival. Cue lots of shooting, stabbing, and grunting as Frank battles his way through hordes of baddies.
Clocking in at well under an hour, One Last Kill is a bracingly short, sharp and violent ride. The action sequences are well-directed, full of kinetic energy and make up for a slightly stodgy first half. It's a fun coda to Daredevil: Born Again's recent second season and a nice appetiser before the Punisher's next appearance, in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Find out more in our The Punisher: One Last Kill review.
Watch The Punisher: One Last Kill.
The Black Phone 2 (Netflix)
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Netflix
This horror sequel is set four year's after the terrific first film. Finney (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) are still grappling with the events of the original movie. The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) may be dead, but his evil still endures. Meanwhile, Gwen's psychic powers are growing ever more powerful. She is experiencing strange dreams, which lead her and Finney to the remote Alpine Lake Camp. But are they walking into a trap?
The first Black Phone was an effective chiller and this sequel maintains the high quality. It moves the series into a more fantastical realm than the original, but maintains the same eerie atmosphere.
Watch The Black Phone 2.
The Crash (Netflix)
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Netflix
Netflix continues to be the home of a steady stream of intriguing true crime documentaries. The Crash tells the true story of Mackenzie Shirilla, who was 17-years-old when she drove her car at 100 MPH into a brick wall, injuring Shirilla and killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan. At first it seemed like a horrible accident, but following the police's investigation Shirilla was convicted with 12 felony charges, including two counts of aggravated murder.
The Crash delves into this strange and unsettling case, examining Shirilla and Russo's relationship and the police investigation. A dark but fascinating story.
Watch The Crash.
New TV shows
Rivals season 2 (Hulu)
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Hulu
The second season of Disney Plus's hugely successful bonkbuster returns in fine form. Lord Tony Baddingham (David Tennant) has survived the fateful cliffhanger to season 1, and now he wants revenge on his enemies, including Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell). The war between Baddingham's TV network Corinium and Campbell-Black's Venturer reaches new heights. Expect a slew of new relationships, plenty of backstabbing and outrageous '80s fashion, and, of course, a lot of sex.
Inspired by the late Jilly Cooper's series of novels, Rivals is every bit as fun and silly as before but with perhaps a slightly tighter focus on the plot this time around, as the rivalry between Baddingham and Campbell-Black escalates.
Watch Rivals season 2.
Widow's Bay (Apple TV)
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Apple TV
We're four episodes into Apple TV's new horror comedy and the show has continued to go from strength to strength. This week's instalment, titled 'Beach Reads,' switches the focus away from Mayor Tom for the first time, turning the lens on his assistant Patricia (Kate O'Flynn). As we learned in the show's opening episode, Patricia is the survivor of a serial killer known as the Boogeyman. We get to see some of how that has impacted her in this episode as she tries to host a party – with nightmarish consequences.
We're absolutely obsessed with this show. 'Beach Reads' threads the needle between telling an agonizing story about social anxiety and continuing to up the supernatural events that are happening on the island. Gripping, funny, and genuinely quite scary, Widow's Bay might be the best show on TV right now.
Watch Widow's Bay.
Welcome to Wrexham season 5 (Hulu)
Available: US/UK
Watch now: Hulu
The fifth season of this hit sports documentary takes us back to Wrexham A.F.C. – the struggling Welsh football club bought by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney back in 2020. The club has had its ups and downs in the years since, but now they are back in the English Football League Championship. That's great news, but brings with it even more pressure.
Welcome to Wrexham has always been as much about the supporters as the players and this new season doesn't change that. The opening episode, for instance, features the family of Bailey Jones, a Wrexham fan who died in 2023 aged just 20, and whose organs have since been donated to others. It's a moving, powerful story and one that shows how interwoven a local sports team can be in the lives of its fans.
Watch Welcome to Wrexham.
Looking for something else to watch? Check out our list of the best Netflix movies or the best movies on Disney Plus.
