MUST-WATCH: Ted Lasso’s hat trick

The Magician’s Elephant

Where to watch: Netflix

First up, let’s take a fantastical adventure!

The Magician’s Elephant is about a young boy called Peter (played by Noah Jupe from Honeyboy). His sister is believed to be dead, but he doesn’t think she actually is. He goes to see a fortune teller and asks her how to find his sister, and she tells him she’ll find her when he finds the Magician’s Elephant. There’s only problem, there are no elephants in this world. But just in case, he looks for magicians, and ends up finding one with an elephant. He decides to complete a series of impossible tasks as a means to get the elephant, so he can hopefully be reunited with his sister. This film also stars Benedict Wong (from Doctor Strange), Sian Clifford (from Fleabag) and Brian Tyree Henry (from Eternals).

You can watch this film on Netflix now!

Swarm

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video

Next up, it’s time for the swarm!

Swarm is a new show created by Donald Glover (from Atlanta) and Janine Nabers (who worked on Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce). It stars Dominique Fishback (from Judas and the Black Messiah) as Dre, a young woman who is part of the swarm. That’s a gigantic fanbase of a popular musician called Ni’Jah, who is similar to Beyoncé. Dre is obsessed with Ni’Jah above all else, and her obsession leads her to travel and she ends up getting into murder. After all, if anyone comes for her favourite musician, the swarm comes for them. This show also features appearances from real life musicians Chloe Bailey and Billie Eilish, as well as actors like Kate Lyn Sheil (from She Dies Tomorrow), Byron Bowers (from the Chi) and Damson Idris (from Outside the Wire).

You can watch all episodes of this show on Amazon Prime Video now!

Boston Strangler

Where to watch: Disney+

Now, let’s take a look at a film about a real life serial killer!

Boston Strangler is a film about the murder of 13 women around Boston in the early 1960s. This film specifically focuses on the journalists who investigated these murders, predominantly Loretta McLaughlin (played by Keira Knightley from Love Actually and the Pirates of the Caribbean series). She’s a lifestyle journalist who begins to notice a pattern of women who were strangled to death in the area. Her editors don’t want her to cover the story, so she teams up with another journalist called Jean Cole (played by Carrie Coon from the Leftovers and Gone Girl). The two of them work incredibly hard, even as more bodies pile up, to find the truth and convince the police to investigate these serious crimes. This film also stars Alessandro Nivola (from the Many Saints of Newark), Morgan Spector (from the Plot Against America), and David Dastmalchian (from the Suicide Squad).

You can watch this film on Disney+ now!

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Where to watch: Cinemas

Now, it’s time to take a return to superhero cinema!

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a sequel to 2019’s Shazam! It stars both Asher Angel (from Darby and the Dead) and Zachary Levi (from Chuck) as Billy Batson, a young boy who transforms into an adult superhero when he says one magic word (Shazam). In this sequel he finds that his foster siblings, who all have similar powers, are starting to grow apart and he worries that his family might not be so permanent. He’s got to figure out how to live with this and keep his family together, all while battling another family known as the Daughters of Atlas. They are Hespera (played by Helen Mirren from the Queen), Kalypso (played by Lucy Liu from Kill Bill), and Anthea (played by Rachel Zegler from West Side Story). This film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (from Luca), Megan Good (from Eve’s Bayou), and Djimon Hounsou (from Blood Diamond).

You can watch this film in cinemas now!

Ted Lasso (Season 3)

Where to watch: Apple TV+

Last but not least, he’s back!

The third season of Ted Lasso is here! When we last left Ted (played by Jason Sudeikis from Horrible Bosses) and the members of AFC Richmond, they had just been accepted into the Premier League. However, they’ve got a new challenge as Rebecca’s (played by Hannah Waddingham from Sex Education) ex has bought West Ham United, and Nate (played by Nick Mohammed from the Kid Who Would Be King) has left to coach with them. AFC Richmond is projected to come in last place in this year’s tournament, and Ted and the team have to work incredibly hard to ensure that the team can go the distance.

You can watch this show on Apple TV+ now!

MUST WATCH TOP 10

10. Disobey – Crave

9. The Magician’s Elephant – Netflix

8. History of the World, Part II – Disney+

7. Creed III – Cinemas

6. Boston Strangler – Disney+

5. Luther: The Fallen Sun – Netflix

4. Swarm – Amazon Prime Video

3. Shazam! Fury of the Gods – Cinemas

2. Scream VI – Cinemas

1. Ted Lasso (Season 3) – Apple TV+