Looking for something to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, or Hulu? Check out our list of the best new shows and movies on various streaming services, including the return of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Neo Yokio’s Christmas special, the end of Adventure Time, and more.
Streaming entertainment is bigger than ever, and with so many streaming services adding new shows and movies every week, it can be nearly impossible to sort through the good and the bad. If you need something to watch and don’t want to wade through the digital muck that washes up on the internet’s shores, follow our picks below for the best new shows and movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Amazon, and other services.
On the list this week: An ex-cop looks for redemption, a beloved cartoon draws to a close, and more.
Comics writer Grant Morrison is known for penning some truly bizarre stories, and it’s hard to imagine something like Happy! surviving the transition to live action. Somehow, it worked. The show follows Nick Sax (Christopher Meloni), a drug-addled, disgraced ex-cop who makes a living as a hit man. After a near-death experience, Nick is able to see Happy (Patton Oswalt), a cartoon unicorn who claims to be the imaginary friend of a missing girl named Hailey (Bryce Lorenzo). Happy implores Sax to help him find Hailey, who has been abducted by a villain called Very Bad Santa (Joseph D. Reitman). To rescue Hailey, Sax is going to have to bludgeon and chop his way through the criminal underworld as Happy looks on in horror and awe. Happy! is a wild ride, a live-action cartoon that revels in bloodshed, and Meloni is in top form as the deranged detective.
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For nearly a decade, Adventure Time was one of the most creative animated series on television, a colorful, delirious story following the adventures of young hero Finn (Jeremy Shada) and his shape-shifting dog, Jake (John DiMaggio).
