The best new TV shows this week include a new show set in the Willow movie universe and a second season for Slow Horses.
The fast pace of new TV shows to watch and stream continues this week. Disney Plus has a new show based on a cult classic fantasy movie, and Netflix debuts a dystopian show from Turkey, along with a new cooking series with a twist. Peacock debuts a show about an American criminal hiding out in Australia as a preacher. Amazon Prime Video has a new UK-based show about a very successful family. Finally, Apple TV Plus launches the second season of the UK spy comedy Slow Horses. Here’s what to check out in the best new streaming TV shows this week.
Best new streaming TV shows this week
Disney Plus launches a new drama series that’s based on the 1988 fantasy movie of the same name created by Star Wars’ George Lucas. This new series is actually a sequel to the film. Willow (again played by Warwick Davis), who helped to protect the show’s fantasy kingdom once in the movie, is recruited once again to fight off a new evil threat. He’s joined by a small band of youthful warriors in their quest. Joanne Whalley also returns from the original film as Sorsha, the former warrior and now queen of the kingdom.
Netflix launches this Turkish language series with an interesting premise this week. It’s set in the near future, where a virus that causes madness is transmitted by the human voice. A linguist discovers he is immune from this virus and now has to escape from the inflected crowds to discover why he is unaffected and if he can stop this unusual and deadly epidemic.
