June is shaping up to be a fantastic month for the best streaming services, with plenty to keep us entertained across all genres.
Whatever you’re in the mood for, we’re sure you’ll find it here. Some of our highlights this week include a Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker-led comedy drama about a strained friendship, a scorching slow-burn summer romance, and Netflix’s World Cup coverage led by the biggest names in the world of football.
We’re spoiled for choice here. Without further delay, let’s take a look at our streaming recommendations this weekend (June 12 – 14). — Lucy Buglass, senior entertainment writer
Alice and Steve (Hulu, Disney+)
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Alice and Steve examines what happens when a long-term friendship rapidly falls apart. As far as catalysts go, this one is especially shocking, as Alice (Nicola Walker) learns that Steve (Jemaine Clement) has started dating her 26-year-old daughter.
If you winced reading that, you’re not alone. Alice and Steve certainly lures us in with a controversial plot line, even if it doesn’t always nail the execution. In my review, I noted that the lack of chemistry might leave you frustrated, but you’ll have to be the judge of that.
All episodes are streaming now, and it’s one worth binging on Disney+ as the shocks just keep on coming. As do the laughs, to be fair. — LB
Every Year After (Prime Video)
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Loved Off Campus and can’t get enough of Prime Video’s banging young adult drama streak? Well, Every Year After is the binge for you.
The show is based on the novel Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. We’ll follow Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) and Sam Florek (Matt Cornett) as they fall in love, and then join them one weekend, years later, as they come back together to confront a “heartbreaking mistake,” according to Amazon.
It’s a gorgeous slow-burn romance in an even more gorgeous setting. Frankly, it’s exactly how I want to spend my weekend while the weather is absolutely abysmal. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment reporter
Sweet Magnolias season 5 (Netflix)
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We’ve waited for over a year, but now Sweet Magnolias season 5 is finally making its return to Netflix.
The big news is Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) new publishing career in New York City, testing her relationship with Cal (Justin Bruening). But Helen’s (Heather Headley) engagement has also set the stage for a potential big wedding this season, with Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) also trying to balance her growing kitchen business.
But surely the girls have to get back to Serenity at some point, don’t they? Regardless, I’m completely here for their feel-good vibes (and routine drinking schedule). — JV
It Ends with Us (Hulu)
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If you haven’t heard of It Ends With Us, I’m going to assume that you don’t have access to any form of 21st-century technology (which means, how are you reading this?).
Based on the popular Colleen Hoover novel of the same name, the movie follows florist Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she builds a new life in Boston, where she falls for charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni).
When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), appears out of thin air, she’s forced to confront the cycle of abuse in her life and make a difficult choice for her future as well as her daughter’s safety.
It’s not exactly a light-hearted watch, and frankly, neither is the real-life drama surrounding it. But as far as I’m concerned, it’s a 2020s cultural staple. — JV
Proud (HBO Max)
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We’ve gone incredibly European for this week’s HBO Max pick, courtesy of Polish-language original drama, Proud.
In perfect time for Pride Month, the series tells the story of a young, carefree, drug-loving gay man who is suddenly forced to take care of his niece after a family tragedy.
It’s been tipped as a “perfect story about imperfect people,” and potential viral comparisons to Heated Rivalry are already being thrown about online. In short… if you don’t want to, you’ll likely get FOMO. — JV
They Will Kill You (HBO Max)
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They Will Kill You seems to have fallen under the radar, which can be forgiven due to the myriad new horror movies that arrived in May alone.
You need to get one this one ASAP, though (and now you have no excuse not to). We follow a woman who answers a cryptic ad for a housekeeping job at a luxurious New York City apartment, only to discover that residents there have vanished without a trace for decades.
Add in some satanic cult behavior and high-stakes violent action, and you’re in for a rip-roaring time. Just never answer a cleaning advert again. — JV
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Football’s coming home thanks to Netflix, which has a brand new talk show that’s set to become your World Cup companion. Every day during the tournament, there’ll be “witty debates and unfiltered takes” from legendary names like Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards.
The talk show will be available globally and features game analysis, special guests, interviews, and insights into the on- and off-field action. Although it broadcasts live at 6 a.m. BST / 1 a.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT, you can watch episodes on demand too, so you’re not going to miss out.
Wherever you are in the world and whoever you’re supporting, these guys have got you covered. — LB
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