From gripping psychological thrillers, to murder mysteries and fantastical comedies, these are the new releases to watch this weekend …
Mothers’ Instinct on Netflix
This 2024 psychological thriller will have us all at the edge of our seats this weekend. Starring two Academy award winners, Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, Mothers’ Instinct follows the story of housewives Alice (Chastain) and Celine (Hathaway) who are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond. Dive into this 1960s world of chic fashion, tensions rising and these two powerhouse actors. Watch it on Netflix this weekend. Photograph via Netflix.
The Perfect Couple on Netflix
It’s finally here! The Perfect Couple is out on Netflix, Thursday September 5. Starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Dakota Fanning and the Irish contingent Eve Hewson and Jack Reynor of Midsommar and Sing Street, what an epic casting for what is set to be a gripping story. Written by Elin Hilderbrand, expert of Nantucket fiction, this story will fill the Pretty Little Lies and White Lotus holes in our lives, says Sarah Macken.
The premise of the new thriller and six-part limited series is as follows: a wealthy family, led by its matriarch, famous novelist Greer Garrison-Winbury (played by Kidman), gathers on the island of Nantucket for the wedding of Garrison-Winbury’s son. The setting is glamorous, but – as suspected – not everything is as it seems. On the eve of the big day, a body is found on the beach and, suddenly, everyone in the wedding party goes from guest to suspect. Equally, real life takes a turn as dramatic as one of Garrison-Winbury’s fiction plots. Sarah Macken has done a deep-dive so you don’t have to – read more about The Perfect Couple here. Photograph via Netflix.
Slow Horses on Apple TV
The 2024 nominee for nine Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, is back for Season 4 with episodes releases every Wednesday. The first one is out now. If you haven’t watched this yet, we seriously urge you to – Slow Horses is genius. The quick-witted spy thriller continues to follow the dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their know-it-all boss, the notorious and hilariously slobbish Jackson Lamb played by the wonderful Gary Oldman. Jack Lowden (recently married to Saoirse Ronan!) plays Lamb’s colleague and a completely chaotic agent River Cartwright, while Kirsten Scott Thomas plays the severe Diana Taverner who is Second Desk at MI5, yearning for First Desk. No doubt, this next season will have plenty of twists and turns, a big and exciting plot and lots of mess-ups from the team, making for a very entertaining series. Watch it this weekend and enjoy. Photograph via Apple TV.
The Boy That Never Was on RTÉ 1
Based on the novel by Karen Perry, The Boy That Never Was is being TALKED about and we are making sure to flick it on this weekend. The story follows a couple living in Morocco with their two sons. After an earthquake, their youngest son vanishes without a trace and is presumed dead. This completely turns the couples’ world upside down as they experience the worst trauma a parent can face. Three years later, the couple spot a young boy resembling their son Dillon with a red haired woman in Dublin and they begin their desperate search for the truth – with plenty of plot twists and turns in there. The four-part series stars Colin Morgan, Toni O’Rourke, Kerr Logan and Simon Callow. With a similar feeling to The Missing, this will be a gripping show from start to finish and will set you up for some good watching for a few rainy days this weekend. Watch it on RTÉ 1 on Sunday at 9.30pm. Photograph via RTÉ.
Only Murders In The Building on Disney+
Season 4 of Only Murders In The Building has arrived and everybody is talking about it. If you are looking for a new show, then this one is the perfect one to start when the rain starts to pour. Selena Gomez (Mabel), Steve Martin (Charles) and Martin Short (Oliver) are back again as the unlikely friend trio who have been solving crimes taking place in their building, making podcasts and wearing fabulous ‘fits while doing it. Season 4 follows a movie adaptation being made of the ‘Only Murders In The Building’ podcast with Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria and Zach Galifianakis playing the characters’ doubles. This season also includes a returning Jane Lynch, Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd according to our sources. The first episode dropped on August 27 and there will be episodes released each week so it is time to hop on the discovery train now. Photograph via Disney+.
My Lady Jane on Amazon Prime
My Lady Jane on Amazon Prime has been adapted by Gemma Burgess from a novel by Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton and Cynthia Hand, that provides a fantasy reimagining of the life of Lady Jane Grey. This is a fantastical and fun series to dive right into this weekend if you are looking for some relaxing escapism. The story follows Lady Jane Grey and her husband Guildford who live during the reign of Edward, son of Henry VIII. She unexpectedly finds herself crowned queen overnight and becomes the target of criminals who want her throne and her head. Starring Emily Bader, Edward Bluemel, Dominic Cooper, Rob Brydon, Anna Chancellor and a myriad of wonderful actors, this is a great series and epic tale of love, high adventure, deadpan heroism and swashbuckling swordfights. Photograph via Amazon Prime.
Coming Soon: In Vogue: The 90s on Disney+
Disney+ has announced the premiere of THE docuseries to watch for fashion lovers. In Vogue: The 90s will come to Disney+ on September 13, so as soon as you put your GLOSS September fashion issue down, here is a fashion docuseries to watch. The series tells the definitive story of the fashion industry in the 90s through the eyes of Vogue editors, Hamish Bowles, Edward Enninful, Tonne Goodman and Anna Wintour. Packed with some of the most influential names across fashion, film and politics, In Vogue: The 90s is a thrilling journey that will take you across continents and documents ten years that truly changed fashion forever. We’ll see Hollywood, Grunge, The Met Gala, the globalisation of American fashion, Hip Hop and more in this six-part series.
The series also features insights from the most notable figures in the fashion world at the time and the legends who moulded the industry to be what it is today including Baz Luhrmann, Claudia Schiffer, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and many more. Vol. I premieres on Friday September 13, and Vol. II premieres on September 20 so put it in the diary to make sure you get your fashion fix for the rest of the month. As for now, pick up your September issue of THE GLOSS.
