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The best of what's new streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more.
Welcome to Boston.com’s weekly streaming guide. Each week, we recommend five must-watch movies and TV shows available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.
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WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND
New Movies Streaming
“Black Bag” (2025)
Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller starts slowly and deliberately, letting its secret agent couple (Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett) lull viewers into a false sense of security. Tensions build first at a dinner party with coworkers, and then back at the office, where Fassbender’s George must investigate an act of espionage — and all signs point to Blanchett’s Kathryn.
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The couple’s dinner guests (Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris) are drawn into George and Kathryn’s mess, and their boss (Pierce Brosnan) isn’t above reproach either. With a jaunty soundtrack composed by Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s 11” collaborator David Holmes, “Black Bag” is a sleek thriller that puts a man’s love of country and love of his wife to the test.
How to watch: “Black Bag” is streaming on Peacock.
“Conclave” (2024)
Since newer Catholic cardinals reportedly watched Edward Berger’s papal drama to learn about the sacred process of selecting a new pope, why not join the fun? Ralph Fiennes’ Cardinal Lawrence plays the dean of the College of Cardinals, tasked with choosing the worldwide leader of the Catholic Church.
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Amidst a personal crisis of faith, Cardinal Lawrence mulls candidates for the gig that include his reform-minded pal (Stanley Tucci), a staunch traditionalist (Sergio Castellitto), and a Cardinal who is clearly playing backroom politics (John Lithgow). Even when “Conclave” strains credulity, it is anchored by an Oscar-worthy turn from Fiennes, who greets every new challenge and revelation with a pragmatism that borders on delusional.
How to watch: “Conclave” is streaming on Prime Video.
“The Four Seasons” (1981)
Shortly after the Tina Fey remake made its debut on May 1, Netflix has now added the original 1981 movie “The Four Seasons” to its library. The series and movie follow the same basic plot, with six lifelong friends (comprised of three couples) vacationing together four times a year.
Alan Alda and Carol Burnett play the most central of the couples (similar to Fey and Will Forte in the series), with Len Cariou (“Blue Bloods”) playing the Steve Carell equivalent, aka the one who shakes the core of their friend group by asking his wife for a divorce. The whole ensemble plays together well, and the film is a nice reminder of a time in Hollywood when adult dramas with real-life stakes still had a place at the multiplex.
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How to watch: “The Four Seasons” is streaming on Netflix.
New TV Shows Streaming
“Conan O’Brien Must Go”
Conan O’Brien is back with a too-short second season of his travel show, bringing his awkward but endearing energy to three new countries. Unlike other celebrities turned travel hosts, O’Brien prioritizes comedy over awestruck wonder, though there’s plenty of room for both. This season, the Brookline native drags his hen-pecked sidekick Jordan Schlansky along for misadventures in Spain, New Zealand, and Austria.
If three episode of Conan isn’t enough, you can also watch O’Brien accept the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor during a ceremony at the Kennedy Center streaming on Netflix.
How to watch: “Conan O’Brien Must Go” Season 2 is streaming on Max.
“Taskmaster”
Earlier this year, Nahant native Jason Mantzoukas was announced as one of the first Americans to appear on “Taskmaster,” the hit British series that gained an audience of comedy-loving Americans during the pandemic thanks to its availability on YouTube. An elegant blend of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” a late-night talk show, and an escape room, the show forces five comedians to complete a series of absurd, often frustrating tasks devised by the show’s creator and co-host, Alex Horne.
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Some tasks — like getting a potato into a golf hole as fast as possible — can be objectively measured. Others, like “camouflage yourself” or “have the most fun,” force the comedians to beg for points from capricious host Greg Davies in front of a live audience. Mantzoukas has promised a wealth of “performative anger” this season, which comes as no surprise from the man who played paranoid undercover cop Adrian Pimento on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the unholy, glitch-filled creation known as Derek on “The Good Place.”
How to watch: “Taskmaster” is streaming on YouTube.
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