SCREEN CRUSADES: WEEKLY STREAMING GUIDE 9/1

SCREEN CRUSADES: WEEKLY STREAMING GUIDE 9/1

- By Nicolas Delgadillo

The live action adaptation of One Piece finally reaches shore on Netflix, the final seasons of Archer and Disenchantment begin and much more this week

The live action adaptation of One Piece finally reaches shore on Netflix, the final seasons of Archer and Disenchantment begin and much more this week

NOW STREAMING:

‘One Piece’ (Netflix)

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure in this live-action adaptation of the popular manga.

‘Perpetrator’ (Shudder)

Brace for a birthday surprise with a twist in Perpetrator as Jonny unravels her family’s feral secret. Ready to join the hunt?

‘Archer (Season 14)’ (Hulu)

Archer is an animated, half-hour comedy that follows Sterling Archer as he navigates the changing landscape of the spy world. In the final season, Archer and The Agency are finding their own way with Lana at the helm. Her goal is to make money while also making the world a better place, but she quickly finds out running a spy agency isn’t so cut and dry.

‘The Wheel of Time (Season 2)’ (Prime Video)

The lives of five young villagers change forever when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy with the power to tip the balance between Light and Dark forever. They must choose whether to trust this stranger – and each other – with the fate of the world before the Dark One breaks out of His prison, and the Last Battle begins.

‘Disenchantment (Part 5)’ (Netflix)

To save Dreamland from Queen Dagmar’s wrath, Princess Bean must vanquish her mother and outrun a prophecy that foretells she will kill the one she loves. Control your emotions, control the magic. Bean’s final, epic adventure comes to a shocking conclusion.

‘Honor Society’ (Prime Video)

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into an Ivy League college…assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

‘Let’s Scare Jessica to Death’ (Shudder)

Released from an institution after suffering a nervous breakdown, Jessica seeks the tranquility of a secluded home in Connecticut to help make her recovery complete. But instead of a restful recuperation with her husband and close friend in the New England countryside, Jessica soon finds herself falling into a swirling vortex of madness and the supernatural.

‘Champions’ (Prime Video)

Woody Harrelson stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

‘Women Talking’ (Prime Video)

The women of an isolated religious colony reveal a shocking secret about the colony’s men. For years, the men have occasionally drugged the women and then raped them. The truth comes out and the women talk about their new situation.

‘Heart of Invictus’ (Netflix)

Follow a group of competitors, from around the globe, all service members who have experienced life-changing injuries or illnesses, on their road to the Invictus Games The Hague.

CONTINUED WEEKLY EPISODES:

‘What We Do In the Shadows (Season 5)’ (Hulu)

What We Do in the Shadows, based on the feature film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), and their vampire bureaucrat acquaintance, The Guide (Kristen Schaal). The first nine episodes are now streaming.

‘Foundation (Season 2)’ (Apple TV+)

More than a century after the Season 1 finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy. As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy Empire from within. Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with special abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself. Meanwhile, the Foundation and Empire are on a collision course for war with the fate of humanity in the balance. The first eight episodes are now streaming.

‘The Afterparty (Season 2)’ (Apple TV+)

Each episode of The Afterparty explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. In season two, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoe Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers and business partners, and hearing each suspect’s retelling of the weekend, each with their own unique perspective and visual style. The first nine episodes are now streaming.

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Season 2)’ (Hulu)

The final conflict between the Soul Reapers and the Quincies begins as Ywach and his army invade the Soul Society once more. Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends race to complete their training with the Royal Guard in time to help before their allies are overwhelmed. The first eight episodes are now streaming.

‘Justified: City Primeval’ (Hulu)

Raylan Givens left the hollers of Kentucky and is balancing life as a U.S. Marshal with being a part-time father. A chance encounter sends him to Detroit and on a collision course with a violent sociopath and a formidable defense attorney. The first eight episodes are now streaming.

‘Special Ops: Lioness’ (Paramount+)

Special Ops: Lioness, inspired by an actual US Military program, follows the life of Joe (Zoe Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Byron Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA’s efforts to thwart the next 9/11. The first seven episodes are now streaming.

‘Futurama (Season 11)’ (Hulu)

Fry risks permanent insanity when he attempts to binge-watch every TV show ever made. Amy and Kif’s children emerge from an alien swamp. Bender and the crew head west to join the bitcoin mining rush. That’s right, Futurama is back – again. The first six episodes are now streaming.

‘Reservation Dogs (Season 3)’ (Hulu)

From Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers from rural Oklahoma. This season, the Rez Dogs find themselves stranded in Cali and have to figure out their way back home. Season three is full of road trips, bathroom wisdom, unexpected fathers, boarding schools, Bigfoot, rumors, revenge and healing. The first six episodes are now streaming.

‘Physical (Season 3)’ (Apple TV+)

Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, Physical is a dark comedy following Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on life she rarely lets the world see. She’s also battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image… that is, until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics. The first six episodes are now streaming.

‘Only Murders in the Building (Season 3)’ (Hulu)

Charles, Oliver & Mabel investigate a murder behind the scenes at a Broadway show. Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Paul Rudd & Meryl Streep. The first five episodes are now streaming.

‘Invasion (Season 2)’ (Apple TV+)

Invasion is a sweeping, character-driven science fiction drama series that follows an alien invasion through different perspectives around the world. The action-packed second season picks up just months later with the aliens escalating their attacks in an all out war against the humans. The first two episodes are now streaming.

‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ (Disney+)

Former Jedi knight Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. The first two episodes are now streaming.

Also streaming now:

Netflix – ‘Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zone’, ‘Miss Adrenaline: A Tale of Twins’, ‘Riverdale (Season 7)’, ‘8 Mile’, ‘A Day and a Half’, ‘Arrival’, ‘Baby Mama’, ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’, ‘Fences’, ‘Field of Dreams’, ‘Hacksaw Ridge’, ‘Jaws 2’, ‘Jaws 3’, ‘Jaws: The Revenge’, ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’, ‘Matilda’, ‘Miss Congeniality’, ‘National Security’, ‘One Piece Movie Collection’, ‘Public Enemies’, ‘Snitch’, ‘Superbad’, ‘S.W.A.T. ( Season 6)’, ‘Stand By Me’, ‘The Deer Hunter’, ‘U-571’, ‘Up In the Air’, ‘Vice’, ‘Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’

Hulu – ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’, ‘Malignant’, ‘The Conversations Project’, ‘Lost Treasures of Egypt’, ‘Secrets of the Zoo’ ‘Snowpiercer’, ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’, ‘A Knight’s Tale’, ‘Chronicle’, ‘Conan the Barbarian’, ‘The Deep End of the Ocean’, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’, ‘Double Platinum’, ‘Evil Dead (2013)’, ‘The Experiment’, ‘The Grudge 2’, ‘Hail, Caesar!’, ‘Killers’, ‘The Last King of Scotland’, ‘The Lego Movie’, ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’, ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’, ‘Melancholia’, ‘The Omen’, ‘The Possession’, ‘Raising Arizona’, ‘Robin Hood’, ‘Se7en’, ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’, ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’, ‘The Transporter’, ‘Transporter 2’, ‘Transporter 3’, ‘True Lies’, ‘We Bought a Zoo’, ‘Wedding Crashers’, ‘Wild Hogs’

Max – ‘42’, ‘Anna’, ‘Annabelle’, ‘Annabelle: Creation’, ‘Annabelle Comes Home’, ‘Be Kind Rewind’, ‘Blade Trilogy’, ‘Boyz n the Hood’, ‘Carrie’, ‘Children of the Corn Collection’, ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’, ‘Critters’, ‘The Curse of La Llorona’, ‘Date Night’, ‘Doctor Sleep’, ‘The Exorcist’, ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’, ‘Fire in the Sky’, ‘Firestorm’, ‘Friday’, ‘Friday the 13th Collection’, ‘Gangs of New York’, ‘It’, ‘It: Chapter Two’, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, ‘The Mask’, ‘Out of the Furnace’, ‘Philomena’, ‘The Rage: Carrie 2’, ‘Scooby-Doo’, ‘Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed’, ‘Spy’, ‘THX 1138’, ‘XXX’, ‘XXX: State of the Union’

Prime Video – ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’, ‘American Ninja Collection’, ‘Anaconda’, ‘Apartment 143’, ‘Are You In the House Alone?’, ‘Army of Darkness’, ‘As Above, So Below’, ‘Bad Education’, ‘Bad News Bears’, ‘Behind the Mask’, ‘Blow’, ‘Bowling for Columbine’, ‘Brides of Dracula’, ‘Calendar Girl Murders’, ‘Children of Men’, ‘Child’s Play (2019)’, ‘Curse of the Swamp Creature’, ‘Curse of the Undead’, ‘Deep Blue Sea’, ‘Deja Vu’, ‘Defiance’, ‘Devil ‘Dracula’, ‘Drag Me to Hell’, ‘Edge of Darkness’, ‘Face/Off’, ‘Fanboys’, ‘Hotel Rwanda’, ‘Hugo’, ‘I Saw the Devil’, ‘Jarhead’, ‘Joyride’, ‘Mama’, ‘Observe and Report’, ‘October Sky’, ‘Red Dawn’, ‘Red Eye’, ‘Red Riding Hood’, ‘Riddick’, ‘Rocky’, ‘Rocky II’, ‘Secret Window’, ‘She’s Out of My League’, ‘Sinister’, ‘Son of Dracula’, ‘Tangerine’, ‘The Birdcage’, ‘The Black Dahlia’, ‘The Bourne Identity’, ‘The Bourne Supremacy’, ‘The Bourne Legacy’, ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’, ‘The Dictator’, ‘The Invisible Man’, ‘The Legend of Zorro’, ‘The Little Vampire’, ‘The Locusts’, ‘The Machinist’, ‘The Mask of Zorro’, ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’, ‘The Mummy’, ‘The Ring’, ‘The Sum of All Fears’, ‘The Wolf Man’, ‘Trollhunter’, ‘V/H/S’, ‘When a Stranger Calls’, ‘Wild Things’, ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’

Paramount+ – ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’, ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’, ‘American Hustle’, ‘Annihilation’, ‘Asylum’, ‘Beastly’, ‘Below’, ‘Beneath’, ‘Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2’, ‘Carriers’, ‘Days of Thunder’, ‘Elf’, ‘Forrest Gump’, ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’, ‘Let’s Scare Jessica to Death’, ‘Mother!’, ‘Nacho Libre’, ‘Overlord’, ‘Phantoms’, ‘Primal Fear’, ‘Road to Perdition’, ‘Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse’, ‘Seven Psychopaths’, ‘Super 8’, ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’, ‘Terminator Genisys’, ‘The Blair Witch Project’, ‘The Devil Inside’, ‘The Hole’, ‘The Last Exorcism Part II’, ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘The Monster Squad’, ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’, ‘The Woman in Black’, ‘World War Z’

COMING NEXT WEEK:

Netflix – ‘Crank’, ‘Crank: High Voltage’, ‘Anchorman’, ‘Anchorman 2’, ‘Infamy’, ‘Predators’, ‘Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America’, ‘Dear Child’, ‘Burning Body’, ‘Rosa Peral’s Tapes’, ‘Spy Ops’

Hulu – ‘The Menu’, ‘Ready Player One’, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Never Let Him Go’, ‘Taurus’, ‘97 Minutes’, ‘The Friendship Game’

Shudder – ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’, ‘Relic’, ‘Blood Flower’

Max – ‘The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart’, ‘Devil’s Road: The True Story of Ed and Lorraine Warren’, ‘Tiny Toons Looniversity’

Prime Video – ‘One Shot: Overtime Elite’, ‘Sitting in Bars with Cake’

Paramount+ – ‘Mafia Mamma’, ‘Reno 911! (Season 7)’, ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks (Season 4)’

Apple TV+ – ‘The Changeling’

Disney+ – ‘The Little Mermaid (2023)’, ‘I Am Groot (Season 2)’

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