Hey! Great job! You made it to the weekend. Hopefully you didn’t accidentally make any plans to be social this weekend, because there’s simply too much binge-watching to do. In addition to Decider’s What To Watch recommendations, we’ve got what’s new on streaming tonight.
Kathy Bates stars as the boss at a medical marijuana dispensary in the new comedy Disjointed, which is packed with just as much heart (if not more) as laughs, available now for you to light up and enjoy on Netflix. Over on Prime Video, there’s a new superhero in town. A very wacky and silly one, even! Season 1 of The Tick is here and ready to fight boredom.
From a thrilling new flick to a heartbreaking doc, there’s an option to match every mood — here’s what’s worth streaming tonight.
NEW ON NETFLIX
Disjointed (2017): Pot activist Ruth Whitefeather Feldman runs a medical marijuana dispensary while encouraging her loyal patients to chill out and enjoy the high life.
GENRE: Comedy
STARS: Kathy Bates, Aaron Moten, Tone Bell
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 15%
IMDB SCORE: 4.0/10
Death Note (2017): Light Turner finds a supernatural notebook and uses it to mete out death, attracting the attention of a detective, a demon and a girl in his class.
GENRE: Thriller
STARS: Lakeith Stanfield, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Nat Wolff
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 38%
IMDB SCORE: 6.0/10
NEW ON PRIME VIDEO
The Tick, Season 1 (2017): In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with mental health issues and zero powers comes to suspect his city is owned by a global super villain long-thought dead. As he struggles to uncover the conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero. They launch into an adventure brimming with crazed archvillains, blood-soaked vigilantes, and superhuman freakery.
GENRE: Comedy
STARS: Peter Serafinowicz, Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 89%
IMDB SCORE: 7.2/10
NEW ON SHOWTIME
Whitney: Can I Be Me? (2017): Directors Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal weave never before seen video, candid interviews and behind the scenes performances into an intimate portrait of Whitney Houston, who died suddenly after years of struggling with addiction.
GENRE: Documentary
STARS: Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown
ROTTEN TOMATOES: 86%
IMDB SCORE: 5.8/10
None of these look appealing to you? Don’t forget about Decider’s What To Watch recommendations, which are sortable by genre, streaming service and even mood! Or check out what’s new on streaming for the entire month of August on the following services:
- What’s New On Netflix: August 2017
- What’s New On Hulu: August 2017
- What’s New On Amazon Prime: August 2017
- What’s New On HBO: August 2017
- What’s New On Showtime: August 2017
- What’s New On Starz: August 2017
- What’s New On Shudder: August 2017
- What’s New On Sundance Now: August 2017
- What’s New On Acorn TV: August 2017
- What’s New On BritBox: August 2017