The 5 best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and more (August 14-16)
GamesRadar+ recommends five new streaming releases for the weekend of 14–16 August, spanning science-fiction horror, espionage, crime, fantasy and horror-comedy. The selection highlights high-profile originals and recent films across Disney Plus, Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max.
– Alien: Earth — an eight-episode prequel series set before the original Alien film, streaming on Disney Plus in the UK.
– Butterfly — a Prime Video spy thriller starring Daniel Dae Kim as a former agent reconnecting with his assassin daughter in South Korea.
– The Monkey — Hulu’s horror-comedy adaptation of Stephen King’s story, about a father and son pursued by a cursed toy.
– Night Always Comes — Netflix crime thriller starring Vanessa Kirby as a woman risking everything to save her family home during one night in Portland.
– The Legend of Ochi — HBO Max fantasy adventure in which a young girl tries to return an injured mythical creature to its family.
- Alien: Earth leads this week’s streaming recommendations.
- Netflix adds Vanessa Kirby thriller Night Always Comes.
- Choices range from horror to family fantasy.