New this week on Netflix, Videoland, HBO Max, Disney+ and Pathé Thuis (week 27)
It’s the weekend again and then we’re only too happy to immerse ourselves in all the beauty that the streaming services have in store for us. From movies and series to e-books and music on Spotify, New this week has it all. Here you will discover the best new films, series, music and e-books.
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Boundless Betrayal
During the Second World War, the Wesseling farming family shelters several Jewish families, until one day they are forced to receive a group of German soldiers.
→ Watch Boundless Betrayal
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Polder
After the death of his wife, pig farmer Ronald is busy taking care of their daughter and the farm. When animal activist Erik, who knows nothing about his situation, starts an increasingly strong hate campaign against him, Ronald becomes desperate.
-> Look at the Polder
Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 1 – Part 1)
Top lawyer Mickey Hallera from LA has been sidelined after an accident. He restarts his career – and his famous Lincoln – when he takes on a murder case.
→ Watch The Lincoln Lawyer
The Out Laws
A straightforward bank manager is about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is raided by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws, who have just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.
-> Watch The Out-Laws
Fatal Seduction (season 1)
A married professor is drawn into a passionate affair with a younger man. This brings to light a series of tragedies and betrayals from those close to her.
-> watch Fatal Seduction
HBO Max
Shaun White: The Last Run (Season 1)
A revealing portrait of three-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest athletes in two different sports, snowboarding and skateboarding, Shaun White. It’s a story of his childhood struggles with a congenital heart condition, the development of his unbeatable talent, the sacrifices of his unconventional yet remarkably supportive parents, the transition to pro snowboarding at a young age and, of course, his achievements in the Olympics, where he holds the record for most gold medals for a snowboarder.
→ Watch Shaun White: The Last Run
Mad Max: Fury Road
Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max is convinced that he can only survive if he operates on his own. Yet he comes into contact with Furiosa and her group who are traveling through the wasteland in a war vehicle. They are on the run from the tyrant Immortan Joe who sends all his gangs after them, which leads to a brutal, blood-curdling ‘Road War’.
-> Watch Mad Max: Fury Road
Amazon Prime Video
TheBatman
For two years, Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) has guarded the streets of Gotham City as the Batman. He has become a specter for criminals and has thus come to know the dark side of the city. With only a few loyal allies – butler Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) and Detective Inspector James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) – in a city where corruption is rampant, the lone hero is a symbol of revenge for ordinary citizens. When a killer sadistically targets Gotham’s elite, a trail of cryptic clues leads “World’s Greatest Detective” to the underworld, where he encounters Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro), and Edward Nashton/the Riddler (Paul Dano). As the evidence begins to take shape, his opponent’s grand plans come to light. Batman must forge new partnerships, unmask the culprit and deal with the abuse of power and corruption that have plagued Gotham City for so long.
→ Watch The Batman
The Horror of Dolores Roach (season 1)
Based on the popular Spotify podcast series, The Horror by Dolores Roach is a story inspired by Sweeney Todd, about love, betrayal, drugs, cannibalism and survival. Dolores Roach is released from prison after 16 years and returns to Washington Heights. She reunites with an old friend, Luis, who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement below his shop. When the promise of her new-found stability is soon shattered, “Magic Hands” Dolores takes shocking measures to survive.
-> Watch The Horror of Dolores Roach
Sky Showtime
Babylon
This compelling and extravagant film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Original Music, Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. Starring Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Margot Robbie (Amsterdam) with supporting roles for Diego Calva (Narcos: Mexico), Jean Smart (Hacks), Jovan Adepo (Fences) and Li Jun Li (Damages) ).
-> watch Babylon
Ghosts of Beirut (Season 1 – Episode 1 & 2)
For 20 years, Imad Mughniyeh, a Lebanese rebel and leader of Hezbollah and nicknamed ‘The Ghost’, managed to avoid the hands of the American CIA and the Israeli Mossad. Based on a true story.
-> Watch Ghosts of Beirut
Disney+
Une Zone à Défendre
Greg, a young agent who works for the Homeland Security Service, is assigned to infiltrate a ZAD garrison under a false identity. There he meets Myriam, an environmental activist. When sent back 18 months later, Greg finds Myriam and finds out she is having a baby. Torn between his professional ambitions and their budding love, Greg must make a choice that could change everything. Time is running out and soon everything will disappear.
→ Watch Une Zone À Défendre
The Ashley Madison Affair (Season 1 – Episode 1)
When infidelity dating site Ashley Madison is hacked, the intimate sexual secrets of millions of users are exposed, with devastating consequences.
-> watch The Ashley Madison Affair
Videoland
B&B Full of Love: How are you doing now? (season 1 – episode 1)
Participants from the past two seasons are central. Art Rooijakkers makes a trip through Europe and visits former participants. How are things going with Debbie and her newborn baby, how are things with love birds Astrid and Harm-Jan, has Hans already sold his B&B and is Richard’s B&B finally finished?
→ B&B Full of Love: How are things now? to look
Spotify
Tino Martin – On the way to you (live in Carré)
→ Tino Martin – Listen to you (live in Carré) on the way
Storytel
Lifelong in the Ring: Joop Ubeda, legend in the kickboxing world
Kickboxing referee Joop Ubeda led the hard-hitting matches of Badr Hari, Rico Verhoeven, Semmy Schilt, Remy Bonjasky and all the other great fighters in the kickboxing world for thirty years. From Dubai to Tokyo and from Moscow to Milan. This is his story. Joop Ubeda grew up in a rough working-class neighborhood and found his place in the upper and underworld. He was a doorman at discotheques, casinos and brothels, did collections in the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain and was imprisoned several times in the highest security prisons in the Netherlands for burglary and assault. In Lifelong in the ring, Joop Ubeda, highly flammable and full of contradictions, is straightforward and talks freely, as always. ‘Joop has also given me a red card. If only I could knock his head off his torso.’ – Badr Hari
→ Lifelong in the Ring: Listen to Joop Ubeda, legend in the kickboxing world
More new this week!
We have already given you a nice selection of the new range of streaming services, but there is of course much more New This Week. Are you looking for other new movies, series and music on these streaming networks? On our sister site Nieuw Deze Week you will find everything that is new on Netflix, Film1, Videoland, Ziggo, HBO Max, Pathé Thuis, Spotify and more! Our Belgian readers can visit Nieuw DezeWeek.be for the latest films and series on Netflix, Disney + and Amazon Prime Video.