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You did it! You made it through the week and now it’s time to cozy up, kick back, and relax. This weekend, your favorite platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, STARZ, Sundance Now, Acorn TV, and more are adding some seriously binge-able content for your streaming pleasure. Comedies bound to have you cracking up, magical movies made for lazy Sundays, and eye-opening documentaries are all part of the package this weekend.
As usual, Netflix is premiering a handful of original content, and dark teen comedy series Atypical, about an 18-year-old autistic teen named Sam, is the standout title in this group. If you’re seeking something a little more grounded (though perhaps not literally), the incredible documentary Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo, about the incredible team who put a man on the moon, will be available to stream on Sunday. Hulu’s also bringing their funny game; the latest season of original series Difficult People is now available to stream, as well as the third season of acclaimed FXX comedy You’re the Worst. There is truly something for lovers of every genre this weekend – so get ready, cord-cutters. Your queue awaits.
Atypical: Season 1 *Netflix Original
This original series stars Keir Gilchrist (It Follows, United States of Tara) as Sam, an autistic 18-year-old who yearns for the independence and love he watches the rest of his peers experience. While he struggles with what the concept of “normal” really is, his mother (played by the extraordinary Jennifer Jason Leigh) embarks on her own journey of self-discovery as she navigates this wild world and her beloved son’s place in it.
[Stream Atypical: Season 1 on Netflix]
Difficult People: Season 3 *Hulu Original
Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner are back and more difficult than ever in the third season of their uproarious comedy, and they’re holding nothing back. The duo star as two incredibly self-involved performers on a journey to the show biz spotlight, but if you think they’re going to be nice about it, think again. Decider’s own Lea Palmieri calls the series “TV’s most diverse comedy” and “one of the funniest, most inappropriate (in the best way), and inventive comedies currently available” – and she’s not wrong. Crass, sharp, and totally addicting, this smart series is one of Hulu’s best.
[Stream Difficult People: Season 3 on Hulu]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Harry Potter fans ’round the world rejoiced when they discovered that their beloved universe would not be meeting its end with Deathly Hallows, and this magical spin-off does not disappoint. Set 70 years before Harry’s adventures, Fantastic Beasts stars Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston and follows Newt Scamander as he navigates the secret community of witches and wizards in Manhattan and tries to keep his beasts from escaping and wreaking havoc on the wild city streets – all while combating something much more sinister awaiting him underneath it all.
[Stream Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them on HBO August 12]
NETFLIX
Atypical: Season 1 *Netflix Original
Black Site Delta
Diary of an Exorcist – Zero
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh: Season 3 *Netflix Original
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 7 (Episodes 1 – 13)
Naked *Netflix Original
True and The Rainbow Kingdom: Season 1 *Netflix Original
White Gold: Season 1 *Netflix Original
Available August 13
Arthur and the Invisibles
Hot Property
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
HULU
Difficult People: Season 3 *Hulu Original
Earth Live!: Special (National Geographic)
The Tall Men (2016)
We Bare Bears: Complete Season 2 (Cartoon Network)
You’re the Worst: Complete Season 3 (FX)
HBO
Brillo Box (3¢ Off) (2017)
Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017)
Pedro Capo: En Lentras de Otro (2017)
Available August 12
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
OTHER STREAMING SERVICES
SHOWTIME
The Recruit
STARZ
The Birdcage (1996)
The Firm (1993)
Pretty In Pink (1986)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Available August 13
Power – Episode 408 (2017)
SUNDANCE NOW
For Ever Mozart (1996)
Magic Mushrooms (2017)
Woman In Deep (2016)
SHUDDER
Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct (2008)
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Club (2015)
ACORN TV
Above Suspicion: Series 1 -2
Vera: Series 7 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere)
BRITBOX
Tina & Bobby (Exclusive U.S. Premiere)
Available August 12
Life of Crime
