Stream On This Week: Mountain Climbing and World Politics Ain’t Easy, Plus Some Elizabeth Holmes Homework

This week’s streaming recommendations range from a mountaineering drama and political series to an unusual baseball broadcast and a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes. The selections highlight the human effort behind climbing Everest, the appeal of seasoned political storytelling and the theatrical fun of Banana Ball.

Tenzing stars Genden Phuntsok as the real-life Sherpa who joined Edmund Hillary’s famous expedition, with director Jennifer Peedom using documentary techniques to heighten the climb’s intensity. Netflix’s fourth season of The Diplomat brings more twists and adds Jodie Whittaker, while Disney+ offers the Savannah Bananas’ championship game, featuring trick plays and between-innings antics. HBO Max’s 2019 documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley examines Theranos and Holmes’s rise and fall, and is recommended as context for a newly released film.