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NEW STREAMING MOVIES AND TV THIS WEEK
“Munich: The Edge of War”: It’s the fall of 1938 and tensions are boiling over as Hitler readies to invade Czechoslovakia and Britain seeks peace in “Munich: The Edge of War,” coming to Netflix today. Based on the book by Robert Harris, this fictional tale directed by German filmmaker Christian Schwochow centers on two old Oxford classmates, one British (George MacKay) and one German (Jannis Niewohner), who are sent to the Munich Conference for negotiations. Jeremy Irons plays Neville Chamberlain and Ulrich Matthes is Hitler. PG-13. Available on Netflix. 2 hours, 3 minutes.
“A Hero”: Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi latest masterpiece comes to Amazon Prime Video today. Associated Press film writer Jake Coyle wrote in his review that this saga about a good deed gone wrong, in which a man imprisoned for a debt returns a bag of gold to its owner, is “one of the most labyrinthine moral tales you’re likely to encounter Farhadi’s film grows increasingly knotty with fictions to cover truths, and viceversa.” PG-13. Available on Amazon Prime Video. 2 hours, 7 minutes. “How I Met Your Father”: When a title is as catchy as “How I Met Your Mother,” there’s reason to think it will be recycled. Say hello to Hulu’s iteration, “How I Met Your Father,” with Hilary Duff as the woman searching for love and a tale for future offspring. Kim Cattrall, who skipped the sequel to “Sex and the City,” is Sophie circa 2050, filling her son in on his origin story and her frisky salad days. Co-stars Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran and Suraj Sharma play friends and others in Sophie’s circle. The series debuts Tuesday. TV-14. Available on Hulu.
‘FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK’ COMES TO APPLE TV+
It’s party time again for Gobo, Red, Mokey, Wembley and Boober on the Apple TV+ reboot “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” debuting today. New friends are also promised in the 13 puppet-populated episodes with roots in the 1983 series created by Muppets mastermind Jim Henson. Signature elements: bouncy tunes, silly jokes and goodwill. The streaming service also is home to the original show’s 88 episodes, along with “Fraggle Rock” shorts and specials. Available on Apple TV+ “As We See It”: Writer-producer Jason Katims, who gifted TV with “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood,” is steering Amazon’s “As We See It,” an adaptation of an Israeli series about 20something roommates navigating the road to adulthood. Jack (Rick Glassman), Harrison (Albert Rutecki), and Violet (Sue Ann Pien) share something else: They are all on the autism spectrum. (The actors playing them also identify as being on the spectrum). The eight-episode comedic drama, which also stars Sosie Bacon, Chris Pang and Joe Mantegna, is out today. Available on Amazon Prime.
“My Best Friend’s Secret Life”: A teen’s new BFF comes with some serious red flags in the new TV movie. With René Ashton. Available on Lifetime. “Two Sentence Horror Stories”: The tales are short but far from sweet as the anthology series “Two Sentence Horror Stories” returns for a third season. Airs on The CW. “Single Drunk Female”: A newly sober 20-something (Sofia Black-D’Elia) takes it one day at a time in the new comedy. Available on Freeform.
“Ozark”: Jason Bateman and Laura Linney are still in misery — sorry, that’s Missouri — in a fourth season of the crime drama. Available on Netflix.
“Servant”: M. Night Shyamalan’s disturbing domestic drama serves up a third season. With Lauren Ambrose and “Harry Potter’s” Rupert Grint. Available on Apple TV+.
“Somebody: “Better Call Saul’s” Bob Odenkirk is “Nobody” you’d want to mess with in this violent 2021 drama about a family man with a dark past. Available on HBO and HBO Max.