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 craving, 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 hot-and-slow summer romance and Netflix’s coverage of the World Cup led by the biggest names in the world of football.
Here we are spoiled for choice. Without further ado, let’s take a look at our streaming recommendations this weekend (June 12 – 14). — Lucy Buglas, senior entertainment editor
Alice and Steve (Hulu, Disney+)
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Alice and Steve examines what happens when a long-term friendship quickly falls apart. As catalysts go, this one is particularly shocking, as Alice (Nicola Walker) learns that Steve (Jemaine Clement) has started dating her 26-year-old daughter.
If you grimaced while reading this, you’re not alone. Alice and Steve certainly draws us in with a controversial plot, even if it doesn’t always nail the execution. In my review, I noted that the lack of chemistry might frustrate you, but you’ll have to be the judge of that.
All episodes are streaming now, and it’s worth looking into Disney+ because the shocks keep coming. Just like the laughter, to be honest. -KG
Every Year Later (Prime Video)
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I loved it Off campus and can’t get enough of Prime Video’s young adult drama? GOOD, Every year after is the frenzy 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, then join them one weekend, years later, as they reunite to deal with a “heartbreaking mistake,” according to Amazon.
It’s a beautiful slow-burn romance in an even more beautiful setting. Honestly, this is exactly how I want to spend my weekend when the weather is absolutely terrible. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment reporter
Sweet Magnolias season 5 (Netflix)
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We waited over a year, but now Sweet magnolias season 5 is finally returning to Netflix.
The big news is Maddie’s (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) new publishing career in New York, testing her relationship with Cal (Justin Bruening). But Heather’s (Heather Headley) engagement also set the stage for a potential big wedding this season, with Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) also trying to balance her growing cooking business.
But surely the girls will have to return to Serenity at some point, right? Either way, I’m all here for their feel-good vibe (and regular drinking schedule). — Joint venture
It Ends With Us (Hulu)
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If you haven’t heard of it It ends with usI’m going to assume you don’t have access to any form of 21st century technology (meaning, how are you reading this?).
Based on the popular novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover, the film follows florist Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she builds a new life in Boston, where she falls in love with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni).
When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), appears out of nowhere, she is forced to confront her life’s cycle of abuse and make a difficult choice for her future as well as the safety of her daughter.
It’s not exactly a light watch, and frankly, neither is the actual drama surrounding it. But as far as I’m concerned, it’s a cultural staple of the 2020s. — Joint venture
Proud (HBO Max)
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We’ve gone incredibly European for this week’s HBO Max selection, thanks to the original Polish-language drama, Proud.
Perfectly timed for Pride Month, the series tells the story of a carefree, drug-addicted young gay man who is suddenly forced to take care of his niece after a family tragedy.
It was billed as a “perfect story about imperfect people” and potential viral comparisons to Passionate rivalry are already broadcast online. In short…if you don’t want to, you’ll probably get FOMO. — Joint venture
They’ll 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 of new horror films arriving in May alone.
However, you need to get one as soon as possible (and now you have no excuse not to). We follow a woman who responds to a cryptic ad for a cleaning job in a luxury New York apartment, only to discover that the residents have disappeared without a trace for decades.
Add in satanic cult-like behavior and high-stakes violent actions, and you’re in for an intense time. Never respond to a cleaning ad again. — Joint venture
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Football is coming home thanks to Netflix, which has a brand new talk show that will become your World Cup companion. Every day during the tournament there will be “witty debates and unfiltered takes” from legendary names like Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards.
The talk show will be available worldwide and will feature game analysis, special guests, interviews and insight into the action on and off the field. Although it airs live at 6am BST / 1am ET / 10pm PT, you can also watch episodes on demand, so you won’t miss a thing.
Wherever you are in the world and whoever you’re supporting, these guys have your back. -KG
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