What to watch on streaming: today's picks from Netflix, Prime Video and more

We can all feel a bit overwhelmed when looking for something to watch in the world of streaming, so if you're in need of some guidance, you've come to the right place.

This week: Matthew Rhys has a rare chance to show off his comic chops in very funny new comedy horror Widow's Bay on Apple TV. He’s the mayor of an island that wants to attract more tourists – but is it beholden to an ancient curse?

New to Prime Video is The House of the Spirits, an adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel, following generations of the Trueba family as love, politics and magical realism intertwine in a turbulent South American nation.

How do you follow a discomfiting drama like Baby Reindeer? If you’re Richard Gadd, you create an even more dysfunctional relationship than stalker-victim and chart its damaged anatomy with a pathologist’s diligence. And so the BBC's Half Man focuses on the toxic codependency between de facto stepbrothers Ruben (Gadd) and Niall (Jamie Bell). There will be blood.

Meanwhile, in Stranger Things: Tales from '85, the kids of Hawkins are back hunting monsters in the 1980s, but with a twist - this time, it’s animated, with an all-new voice cast bringing Eleven, Hopper, Mike, Max, Dustin, Lucas and Will to life on screen. It’s a prequel to the later live-action series and there’s plenty for fans of the Netflix hit to enjoy.
For the film fans among you, there's plenty to choose from. New to Netflix is Apex, in which Charlize Theron runs, climbs, swims and fights as a woman whose hike in the Australian bush is interrupted by the presence of a hunter (Taron Egerton) who’s made her his latest target. Action veteran Baltasar Kormákur directs the survivalist silliness with an eye for bruising, white-knuckle stunts.

In Saipan on Prime Video, Steve Coogan is excellent as Ireland football manager Mick McCarthy, dealing with a team on the verge of mutiny during the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. But it’s Eanna Hardwicke as combustible team captain Roy Keane who brings the fireworks.

Also available to stream is hit horror Weapons, a puzzling and disturbing case in which 17 children at a school – all from the same third-grade class – had mysteriously and inexplicably run away from their homes at precisely 2:17 one night. The movie unfolds from the perspectives of six different locals in the town, following their overlapping stories as they deal with the disappearance and try to get to the bottom of it – with Josh Brolin, Julia Garner and Alden Ehrenreich among those to play major roles.

There's no shortage of streaming options, and so to give you a bit of a hand, Radio Times has collated some of the best new offerings: from Netflix and Disney Plus to Prime Video, BBC iPlayer and Apple TV, here are the latest highlights across the services.

Whether it's a thought-provoking documentary like Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, a drama spin-off like The Madison or a gorgeous nature film such as Orangutan, there's something here to suit everyone's taste.

Take a look at the list below, which includes all the details about where you can watch any title – and what we think.