Five things for you to watch this weekend
WACO: AMERICAN APOCALYPSE — NETFLIX
In 1993, the shootout between David Koresh, the armed members of his Branch Davidians cult and FBI agents may have seemed to be a oneoff battle. Thirty years later and in the wake of the rise of a dangerous far-right conspiracy wing of the Republican Party, the events at Waco seem to have been just the beginning. Over three episodes and using previously unseen footage shot by members of the sect as well as interviews with former members, journalists and law enforcement officials who were there, this docuseries offers a terrifying portrait of Koresh, his followers and the devastating consequences of their delusions.
SUCCESSION SEASON 4 — SHOWMAX
Now that we know this will be the final season, all that’s left to decide for creator Jesse Armstrong and his awardwinning cast of actors, is who will triumph as the successor to grumpy patriarch Logan Roy and his multibillion-dollar media empire. With everything to play for and time running out, it’s certain that question will not be an easy one to answer. Whatever happens, the endgame is sure to leave bruised one-percenter egos and bodies on the floor. The first episode lands on Monday with new episodes weekly thereafter.
SWARM — PRIME VIDEO
After the end of the multiaward-winning and globally acclaimed Atlanta, creator Donald Glover takes his search for television dominance in a much darker direction with this thriller series that dissects the modern phenomenon of superfandom. Dominique Fishback stars as Dre, a troubled young woman whose dark obsession with a pop star leads her down a perilous path to madness in a show that demonstrates that whatever he’s doing, Glover finds a way to do it quite unlike anyone else.
MY KIND OF COUNTRY — APPLE TV +
Skip straight to the third episode of this new, gently positive talent search country show. There you can see SA-born new-countrystar Orville Peck wearing his tasselled masks, choose four acts from around the world — including Cape Town-based Micaela Kleinsmith and The Congo Cowboys — to travel to Nashville and convince the judges they have what it takes to break through as the next generation of acts moving country forward into a new era. The first three episodes are now available with new episodes added weekly.
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN — DISNEY PLUS
It may not have won all the Oscars it deserved, but Martin McDonagh’s bleakly absurdist tale of the breakdown of a friendship between two stubborn small-town Irishmen can be appreciated on its own excellent terms. Featuring a stellar ensemble cast who all give memorable performances it’s one of the Irish director’s best works and stands the test as a distinctive meditation on fragile masculinity and its ability to blow up everything at the slightest provocation.