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THE WEEKEND IS kicking off – but what should you watch?
We’ve taken a look through what’s on offer and picked out series and movies that you can check out over the next three days on streaming and the telly.
Rolf Harris: Primetime Predator
Survivors who have never spoken before feature in this documentary about the disturbing double life of entertainer Rolf Harris. It looks at his rise to fame and how he hid a pattern of abuse going on behind the scenes for decades.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Survival of the Thickest
The delightful Michelle Buteau plays Mavis Beaumont in this series loosely based on a book of essays Buteau wrote. Beaumont is a plus-size Black woman trying to make it in the fashion industry, and who is determined to love herself even if the rest of the world can be stupidly judgmental.
Streaming on Netflix.
Silo
Time for the third season of Silo, which is set in a dystopian society where 10,000 people live underground under mysterious circumstances. As the series returns, lead character Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) survives her forced “cleaning” but returns with memory loss. Meanwhile the silo where she lives is recovering from rebellion – but faces a new threat. We also get to see the ‘before times’ as a journalist and congressman uncover a conspiracy. It’s all based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy, Silo.
Streaming on Apple TV.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
If you missed this horror from Irish director Lee Cronin in cinemas, make sure to catch it on the small screen. In the film, the young daughter of a journalist (played by Jack Reynor) disappears into the desert. When the family is reunited eight years later, their reunion turns into a living nightmare. Producers on the film include horror titans James Wan and Jason Blum, so this is definitely one for those who like a big scare.
Available from on HBO Max.
Human Vapor
A reboot of the 1960 film by Ishirō Honda and Takeshi Kimura, with an original story. The series begins when a guest commentator swells and explodes on live TV. Behind this horrific murder is a man known as ‘the Human Vapor’, and he goes on to carry out a series of targeted assassinations. Expect cutting-edge VFX here, and do note that the studio behind it – Toho Studios – created Godzilla while the writer (Yeong Sang-ho) wrote the thrilling film Train to Busan.
Streaming on Netflix.
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