What to stream: Victim/Suspect, John Wick, Prehistoric Planet
Here’s a collection of what’s available on TV and streaming services this week.
Movies
• It’s a robust time for Sundance documentaries on streaming as Victim/Suspect debuted on Netflix last week. This film from director Nancy Schwartzman follows reporter Rae de Leon’s investigation into a disturbing pattern: That in the United States, women reporting sexual assaults often become suspects. The film delves into possible flaws and loopholes in the system that might be enabling the chilling trend.
• For more escapism, Keanu Reeves’ tireless assassin John Wick returns for a fourth film, which has made its way to video on demand. This time, Wick goes to Paris. He’s still being hunted but has also gone on the offensive. AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote in his review that this instalment elevates and expands the franchise. “The fourth instalment is more stylish, more elegant and more bonkers — kind of like Paris itself,” Kennedy said. It also serves as a bittersweet farewell to the Continental Hotel concierge Charon, played by Lance Reddick, who died shortly before the film came out.
— Lindsey Bahr
Series
• Dinosaurs once again come to life in the second season of Prehistoric Planet on Apple TV+. Executive produced by Jon Favreau and the team behind Planet Earth, the docuseries uses the latest technology to not only create dinosaurs that look real, but also to immerse viewers into their habitat. Sir David Attenborough returns to narrate. Prehistoric Planet season two is presented as an event series and is completely out now.
• Each episode of the SmartLess podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett features an entertaining conversation with a guest, but one of the best parts about the trio is their banter with each other. These longtime friends bicker and rib one another like family. The guys took their show on the road in 2022 to six cities, hosting conversations in front of a live, sold-out audience with surprise guests. If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to see them live, it turns out cameras were rolling. Smartless: On the Road debuted Tuesday on Max.
• The new action-comedy series American Born Chinese is based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. It stars Ben Wang as a high schooler trying to survive the daily life as a first-generation American in a Chinese family. He meets an exchange student from Taiwan and finds himself caught up in a war of ancient Chinese Gods. The series strikes a balance between a coming-of-age story and mythology with the spirit of the graphic novel. It also boasts a cast that includes Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Michele Yeoh, plus Chin Han and Daniel Wu. Recurring cast members include Stephanie Hsu, Ronnie Chieng and Jimmy O. Yang.
American Born Chinese is now streaming on Disney+.
— Alicia Rancilio