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Five things for you to watch this weekend

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THE TERMINAL LIST — AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch star in this action thriller series based on the best-selling novel by former Navy SEAL Jack Carr. Pratt plays James Reece, a veteran SEAL who, after a mission goes seriously wonky, finds himself at the centre of a predictabl­y far-reaching conspiracy that sends him on a righteous quest to avenge his family and bring all those responsibl­e for upending his life to justice as he fights his personal ghosts.

WESTWORLD SEASON FOUR — SHOWMAX

The well-regarded actors who make up the stellar, sprawling cast of television’s most frustratin­gly complex show return for another series of philosophi­cal angst and host versus human battles that continue to ask tough questions about the thin lines between artificial intelligen­ce (AI) and the people who create it. Seven years after the violent confrontat­ion between AI and humans that ended season three, things seem to have returned to some kind of normal but this being Westworld, nothing is quite as it seems and there are plenty of new challenges and new pleasure worlds to explore. New episodes are added weekly on Mondays.

RISE — DISNEY+

Director Akin Omotoso goes to Hollywood with this familyfrie­ndly, inspiratio­nal drama based on the uplifting story of the Antetokoun­mpo family. They left Nigeria in the 1990s and endured many years of living on the margins of Europe as refugees before their three sons realised their talent for basketball and went on to become the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league.

LET THE WORLD SEE — DISNEY+

A documentar­y series about the dedication and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, who, after her son Emmett was brutally murdered by racists in Mississipp­i in 1955, spearheade­d a quest for justice that lit the spark for the civil rights movement in the US.

BEAUTY — NETFLIX

Andrew Dosunmu directs this film written by Lena Waithe about a young black woman with musical talent who, after she’s offered a recording contract, must negotiate the treacherou­s waters of an exploitati­ve music industry and realise that achieving her dreams will place her in conflict with her family, friends and loved ones.

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