If you're looking for some new TV shows and movies to watch this week while you're still quarantining, you're in luck. So much exciting content is coming to your queues, from two new Netflix shows to a hilarious comedy movie starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. So get excited.
Below, all the specific movies and TV shows to look out for:
Hightown: Hightown is a captivating new series from Starz that follows a National Marine Fisheries officer who tries to solve the murder of a person whose body washed ashore. You know, just an average day at work. If you’ve been searching for a new crime series to keep you on the edge of your seat, this is it. 8 P.M.ET on Starz
Snowpiercer: Yes, we have another adaptation of Snowpiercer on our hands. This one stars Jennifer Connelly, and if you’re unfamiliar with the story, it centers on a luxury train that houses all the people left on Earth after a modern Ice Age. The poorest people live in squalor on the train, but they plan to stage a mutiny by taking over the engine. 9 P.M. ET on TNT
The Big Flower Fight: If you’re a fan of the Great British Bake Off, then you’ll love this new reality series from Netflix that basically replaces cakes with elaborate floral displays. In it, 10 pairs of amateur gardeners have to put their floral-sculpting skills to the test via several mind-blowing challenges. Talk about plant inspo. Streaming on Netflix
Sweet Magnolias: A new feel-good show about a trio of women from South Carolina, all friends from high school, who guide each other through pivotal stages in their lives, from romance to career to family. JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley star, while Jamie Lynn Spears plays a supporting role. Streaming on Netflix
Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall: Back in September, Ben Platt took the stage to a packed crowd at Radio City Music Hall and performed songs from his debut album, Sing to Me Instead. If you missed that, here’s the next best thing: a sparkly Netflix special of the show, shot in glorious HD. Streaming on Netflix
Blood & Water: “Set in the surroundings of Parkhurst College, the prestigious inner-city school for elite scholars and academic overachievers, Blood & Water follows the exploits of 16-year-old Puleng Khumalo (Ama Qamata), as she engineers her transfer to the school to investigate the 17-year-old cold case of the abducted-at-birth older sister she’s never met,” reads an official description of the show from Netflix’s press site. Streaming on Netflix
Celebrity Escape Room: A "Red Nose Day" fundraiser special in which several celebrities, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Adam Scott, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow try to complete escape rooms. 8 P.M. ET on NBC
Homecoming: Season two of Julia Roberts’s triumphant Amazon Prime Video show is coming. In it, she plays a case worker who treats soldiers returning from war. The first season also starred Bobby Cannavale, Stephan James, and Dermot Mulroney, and it earned an impressive 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Streaming on Prime Video
The Lovebirds: Make this new comedy (released on May 22) your Saturday night movie plans. It centers on a couple on the verge of a breakup (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) who gets embroiled in a murder mystery, forcing them to put their issues aside and try to figure out how to clear their names—and survive the night. Streaming on Netflix
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