We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.
The biggies
The New Look (on AppleTV+ from February 14)
I have to say that I was not expecting a limited series about Christian Dior in 2024, but here we are. The series, created by Todd A. Kessler (Damages, Bloodline), is set in the wake of the Second World War, and follows Dior (Ben Mendehlson) as he creates his fashion line unofficially called New Look. Mendehlson is supported by an all-star cast including Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel, Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior, and John Malkovich as Lucian Lelong. I promise those are all real people who lived./ Sam Brooks
The Victim (on Neon from February 18)
This series might be a few years old now, but it comes in on a wave of great reviews. The Scottish thriller follows Anna Dean (Kelly Macdonald, always great), whose son was murdered by an older boy over a decade ago, and her trial for inciting murder for posting online the identity of the man she believes murdered her son. That man, Craig (Jack Harkness) ends up being violently beaten. The true victim, as per the title, will likely be revealed at the end of this series. / SB
Strife (on ThreeNow from February 18)
Real talk: Australia makes some great TV. This comedy is set in the “dynamic and ever-changing world of publishing and digital media” (can’t relate), and charts a woman’s journey from blogger to potent force in media. Former magazine editor Evelyn Jones (Asher Keddie) takes a leap of faith when she launches Australia’s first women’s website ‘Eve Life’, and she simply cannot fail. Also, spot NZ actor Bryony Skillington in the cast!/ SB
The notables
The Vince Staples Show (on Netflix from February 15)
This show is the latest in a notable, if not especially long, line of comedy shows from rapper. This five-part, comedic and definitely fictional but semi-autobiographical, series takes on the life of “kind of famous and sort of rich” rapper and actor Vince Staples as he navigates the challenges and surprises of everyday life. Rick Ross, who is not Rick Rubin, cameos. / SB
Key and Peele (on Neon from February 14)
The best thing you could do this February 14 is watch Key and Peele, the rare sketch show which actually holds up. While both Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele have gone onto different, much different, success since, it’s wild how prescient Key and Peele is about race, and how few punches are held. Watch it, laugh, feel a little uncomfortable if you want, but mostly enjoy./ SB
Ghosts (season three on TVNZ+ from February 15)
This comedy, starring NZ actor Rose McIver, rushes into its third season. If you’re unfamiliar with Ghosts, it is based on the UK series of the same name, about a couple who believe that their dreams have come true when they inherit a beautiful country house, only to find out that it is chock-full of ghosts. Another twist? Sam (McIver) can hear the ghosts but her partner Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) cannot. / SB
The films
This is Me… Now: A Love Story (on Neon and Prime Video from February 14)
I generally summarise series and films for these pieces in my own words, but in this case, I cannot improve on Jennifer from the Block herself: “Alongside director Dave Meyers, Jennifer has created a narrative-driven cinematic odyssey, steeped in mythological storytelling and personal healing. Dropping in tandem with her first studio album in a decade, this genre-bending Amazon original showcases her journey to love through her own eyes. With fantastical costumes, breathtaking choreography, and star-studded cameos, this panorama is an introspective retrospective of Jennifer’s resilient heart.” I cannot wait. / SB
You Hurt My Feelings (on Prime Video from February 18)
One, that is a brilliant title for a movie. Two, every new Nicole Holofcener film is worth checking out, especially if they star Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Louis-Dreyfus plays a memoirist and creative writing teacher whose life is upended when she overhears her husband Don (Tobias Menzies) talking about how he doesn’t like her new book. Marital strife, presumably, ensues. / SB
All the Rockys, including the Creeds (on TVNZ+ from February 18)
Quick: How many films are there in the Rocky series? Nine! And you can watch eight of them, including two of the three Creed sequel films, on TVNZ+ for free. They vary wildly in quality, with the first Rocky being kind of indisputably the best, and the two Creed films being better than they have any right to be, but none are out-and-out disasters. / SB
Netflix
February 13
Kill Me If You Dare
Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
Sunderland ‘Til I Die: Season 3
February 14
Good Morning, Veronica: Season 3
Love is Blind: Season 6
A Soweto Love Story
Players
The Heartbreak Agency
February 15
House of Ninjas
AlRawabi School for Girls: Season 2
Ready, Set, Love
The Vince Staples Show
Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel
Killing Eve: Season 1-4
NCIS: Season 10-14
February 16
Comedy Chaos
The Abyss
Einstein and the Bomb
Venom: Let there be Carnage
Eddie’s Lil’ Homies: Season 1
February 17
The Black Phone
Neon
February 12
Cahill, US Marshal
Wifelike
February 13
The New Boy
Simulant
February 14
Key and Peele: Seasons 1-4
Sweet As
You Hurt My Feelings
February 15
FBI: Season 6
FBI: Most Wanted
The Lake House
Stylebender
February 16
Craig of the Creek: Seasons 2-4
The Machine
February 17
The Colour Purple
February 18
The Victim
A Star is Born
TVNZ+
February 15
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Creed II
Justin Bieber: Our World
February 16
Young Sheldon: Season 7
Ghost: Season 3
February 8
Infiltre(e)
ThreeNow
February 13
The Inbetweeners
February 14
Wake in Fright
February 18
Strife
Prime Video
February 12
Pensati Sexy
You Hurt My Feelings
February 13
Five Blind Dates
The New Boy
February 14
Love Storiyaan
The Office: Season 1-9
February 16
This is Me… Now: A Love Story
Mission Start AB
The Machine
Disney+
February 14
The Space Race
February 16
Life & Beth: Season 2
Cypher
Apple TV+
February 14
The New Look
February 16
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home Franklin
AMC+/Acorn TV
N/A
Shudder
N/A
Hayu
Below Deck season 11
Couple to Throuple