Netflix, Hulu, Max & Peacock to Add 37 New Titles This Weekend – Here’s the 3 Most Interesting
By Phillip Swann
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It’s the last weekend of the 2024 Summer Olympics, but it’s also a weekend that 37 new TV shows and movies will be added to Netflix, Peacock, Hulu and Max. Here’s the three most interesting, in my humble opinion.
The Umbrella Academy, Season 4 (Netflix)
The Netflix original series features a set of adopted sibling superheroes who cast aside their differences to solve their father’s death and rid the world of evil forces. Before you say — Another superhero show!? — The Umbrella Academy has generated relatively strong reviews. “The Umbrella Academy unfurls an imaginative yarn with furtive emotion and an exceptionally compelling ensemble, but the series’ dour sensibility often clashes with its splashy genre trappings,” says Rotten Tomatoes with a flourish. The cast includes Elliott Page, Tom Hopper, Aidan Gallagher and Robert Sheehan. Season four debuts on Netflix on Thursday, August 8. (First three seasons now available on Netflix.)
Industry, Season Three (HBO Original)
The dramatic series focuses on a group of young (and somewhat ruthless) college graduates who hope to climb their way to the top at a prestigious investment bank in London. Along the way, they stab each other in the back, kiss up to their bosses and have lots of sex. Industry has generated strong critical reviews, some of whom compare the show favorably to HBO’s Succession. However, I couldn’t get past the first episode of season one; the characters were one dimensional and the plotlines quite predictable. (I’ll admit that I am probably not the right demographic.) But you can judge for yourself. Seasons one and two are now on Max and the first episode of season three debuts on Max on Sunday, August 11. (Future episodes will air weekly on Sundays.)
The Bikeriders (2023) (Peacock)
Austin Butler (Elvis, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood) stars as a mercurial motorcycle gang member in the 1960s who gets caught up in the byzantine wars between rival gangs which leads to mayhem and murder. Jodie Comer plays his girlfriend who embraces the gang life despite the dangers while Tom Hardy is the uber-violent gang leader. Based on a real story, The Bikeriders, which will make its streaming debut on Peacock, was a critical success, generating an 81 score at Rotten Tomatoes.”Fueled by a charismatic cast and the gritty authenticity of writer-director Jeff Nichols’ approach, The Bikeriders offers a conventional yet impactful look at motorcycle culture,” the site states. Debuts Friday, August 9 on Peacock.
Complete List of New Titles Coming This Weekend to Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and Max
Netflix
Thursday, August 8
The Emoji Movie
Shahmaran – Season 2
The Umbrella Academy – Season 4
Friday, August 9
Blue Ribbon Baking Championship
Inside the Mind of a Dog
Mission: Cross
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
Pokémon Horizons: The Series Part 3
Saturday, August 10
Romance in the House
Sunday, August 11
Night School
Peacock
August 8
Mr. Throwback, Season 1 – All Episodes – 6 Episodes, X min (Peacock Original)*
August 9
The Bikeriders (Peacock Exclusive/Streaming Debut)*
Renfield*
* Denotes exclusive to Peacock.
Max
Thursday, August 8
Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, Season 1 (Discovery)
House Hunters: All Stars, Season 1 (HGTV)
Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth? (Max Original)
Friday, August 9
Caught!, Season 2 (Discovery)
Saturday, August 10
Hoffman Family Gold, Season 3 (Discovery)
Sunday, August 11
Industry, Season 3 Premiere (HBO Original)
Hulu
Thursday, August 8
Ancient Aliens Special Presentation: Complete Season 2
Blackout: Complete Season 1A (DUBBED)
Escaping Evil: My Life in a Cult: Complete Season 1
Presidents at War: Complete Season 1
The World Wars: Complete Season 1
Top Shot: Complete Season 3
Unsolved: Complete Season 3 ABC
A Piece of Cake (2021)
Epic Tails (2022)
Food, Inc. 2 (2023)
Friday, August 9
Billy Wayne Davis: Testify (2022)
Eddie Pepitone: For the Masses (2020)
Greg Warren: The Salesman (2023)
Hari Kondabolu: Vacation Baby (2023)
Kelsey Cook: The Hustler (2023)
Chief of Station (2024)
Saturday, August 10
Greta (2019)
Sunday, August 11
Beautiful Disaster (2023)
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