Summer is coming to an end, but there are still plenty of new movies and shows available to watch this weekend on Netflix, Apple TV Plus, and other major streaming services.
Topping the list is the heist movie “The Investigators,” starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck as an unlikely duo hired to carry out a heist that goes awry and ends up on the run.
On TV, the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy will conclude the story of the superhero Hargreeves siblings, while season 3 of Industry will explore even more cutthroat financial shenanigans. Here’s our guide to what to watch this weekend, and be sure to check out our top 10 best Prime Video shows.
New TV
The Umbrella Academy Season 4 (Netflix)
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This is the end of the world as we know it, and we’re not feeling good. Because this is the final chapter of “The Umbrella Academy.” After a climactic showdown at Hotel Oblivion in the season 3 finale, the Hargreeves brothers are scattered across a new timeline without their powers. They must adapt to a new normal that includes their father, Reginald, still alive and well, who oversees a nefarious business empire. But a mysterious organization called the Keepers believes this reality is a lie, and has been preparing for a big cleansing. The superhero siblings must band together once more to finally put things right and save the world again.
Now available on Netflix
Industry Season 3 (HBO)
Industry is back with a new cocktail of workplace pressure, cutthroat competition, sex, drugs and big money. Looking to the future, Pierpont Bank focuses on ethical investments, tasking Yasmin (Marisa Abela), Robert (Harry Lawty) and Eric (Ken Leung) with overseeing the IPO of a green technology energy company led by Sir Henry Mack (Kit Harington from Game of Thrones). Meanwhile, after leaving Pierpont Bank, Harper (Mihala) seeks a way back into the financial industry and finds it through Future Dawn portfolio manager Petra Koenig (Sarah Goldberg from Barry). In my article on Industry, I wrote, “If The Bear, Succession and Euphoria were to join forces, Industry would be the wild child of the three.” So fasten your seatbelts. It’s about to get loud.
Premieres Sunday, August 11 at 9pm ET on HBO and Max
“Mr. Throwback” (Peacock)
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For basketball star Stephen Curry, this summer has been one full of firsts: his first time competing in the Olympics and his first time playing in a scripted role on a TV show. But that doesn’t have to be too daunting, as he appears fictionally in “Mr. Throwback.” Adam Pally stars in the mockumentary as a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer who reunites with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA star Stephen. With the help of Stephen and his production company director, Kimberly (Ego Noudim), Danny embarks on a journey of redemption. But even with Stephen’s connections, private jet, and unlimited bank account, it won’t be easy.
Now streaming on Peacock
“SEAL Team” Season 7 (Paramount Plus)
In the military drama’s final season, members of the Navy SEALs’ most elite unit face crossroads in their personal lives while continuing to carry out dangerous missions around the world. Bravo Team leader Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz) struggles to balance his job with life as a single father, his second-in-command Ray Perry (Neil Brown Jr.) considers his future as he nears retirement, which means Sonny Quinn (AJ Buckley) takes on more responsibilities, and no-nonsense Lt. Lisa Davis (Toni Trucks) seeks to lead the team into a new era of warfare.
Premieres Sunday, August 11 at 3 a.m. ET on Paramount+
New Movies
“Instigators” (Apple TV Plus)
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Matt Damon teams up again with Affleck, this time as another brother, Casey, in this heist movie that sees the pair’s Boston accents on full display. Damon plays a desperate father, Rory, and Affleck plays an ex-con, Coby, who team up to rob a corrupt politician. Of course, the heist goes awry and the pair find themselves caught in a whirlwind of chaos as they are pursued by police, government officials and crime bosses. They convince Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to join them on their getaway, and are forced to put their differences aside and decide whether to get caught or worse.
Now streaming on Apple TV Plus
