What to stream before summer ends: 'The Studio,' 'Severance,' 'MobLand' and more
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Looking for something to binge this August? While we take some time off for the rest of this month, we’re bringing you a list of shows and movies that we’ve loved watching this year and where you can find them.
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The Studio
Seth Rogen plays a newly-minted head of a movie studio who has to balance his own insecurities with his desire to be loved by the Hollywood stars he worships. One of the breakout hits of the year, the dramedy scored 23 nominations at next month’s Emmy Awards.
Where to watch:Apple TV+
Your Friends and Neighbors
After being fired, a hedge fund manager (Jon Hamm) resorts to stealing from his affluent neighbours to keep himself afloat.
Where to watch:Apple TV+
MobLand
Originally imagined as a British spinoff of the Showtime series Ray Donovan, the Guy Ritchie-led crime-drama series centres on Harry (Tom Hardy), a fixer for a family steeped in organized crime. Also stars Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.
Where to watch:Paramount+
Heads of State
Two feuding world leaders played by Idris Elba and John Cena are forced to work together (alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas) to thwart a conspiracy that threatens the free world. It’s the type of movie that you will love if you are a ’90s kid.
Where to watch: Prime Video
Severance
The sci-fi psychological thriller follows a group of employees whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. The Adam Scott-led show is up for 27 Emmy Awards next month.
Where to watch:Apple TV+
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The Pickup
One bad thing leads to another after two mismatched armoured truck drivers (played by Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson) are ambushed by a group of ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind (Keke Palmer). Eddie told us he invented the action comedy — who are we to argue?
Where to watch: Prime Video
Dexter: Resurrection
Set a few weeks after the events of Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) finds himself befriending a group of serial killers after he chases his missing son Harrison (Jack Alcott) to New York City.
Where to watch: Paramount+
The Gorge
Two highly-trained assassins (Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller) fall for one another after they are assigned to man stations on opposite sides of a highly-classified gorge. It’s the perfect Friday-night date pick.
Where to watch:Apple TV+
The Buccaneers
Inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel of the same name, the drama follows a fun-loving group of American girls as they look for love in 1870s England. Leighton Meester joins the cast for the second season.
Where to watch:Apple TV+
Stick
A former golf pro (Owen Wilson) struggling to stay afloat after an on-course meltdown and heart wrenching divorce finds a chance at redemption when he signs on to mentor a teenage phenom (Peter Dager).
Where to watch:Apple TV+
Paradise
Sterling K. Brown reunites with This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman for a twisty thriller in which the president of the United States is murdered in a seemingly idyllic community.
Where to watch:Disney+
The Four Seasons
Tina Fey’s remake of the 1981 dramedy that starred Alan Alda and Carol Burnett follows a group of married friends, whose decades-long bond is tested after one couple divorces and a new romantic partner is added to the mix. Also stars Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney and Erika Henningsen.
Where to watch:Netflix
The Amateur
A mild-mannered CIA decoder (Rami Malek) embarks on a mission of revenge after his wife (Rachel Brosnahan) dies in a London terrorist attack.
Where to watch:Disney+
Reacher
The latest season was based on Lee Child’s novel Persuader and follows Reacher (Alan Ritchson) as he finds himself thrust into vast criminal enterprise after he’s tasked with rescuing an undercover DEA informant whose time is running out.
Where to watch:Prime Video
Predator: Killer of Killers
A Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a Second World War pilot face off against the ultimate killer of killers in this R-rated animated Predator spinoff.
Where to watch:Disney+
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