Things to stream
144 ESPN (DStv 218) on August 9
An inspiring documentary about the stars of the WNBA who had to play their basketball during the 2020 season under what became known as the “wubble”, and then were forced to make tough decisions about their role as sports stars in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the hardhitting angry outrage of the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s an intimate and relevant examination of a moment that showed the importance of taking a stand for something bigger.
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson Apple TV +
A journey through the most important recent technological changes and their influence on the sound of popular music. It may share many themes with other shows such as Netflix’s “This is Pop” and “Song Exploder” but it’s the geeky charm and celebrity contact list of producer Mark Ronson that make all the difference here. Journeying through Auto Tune, synthesisers, sampling and other key developments in recent music history, Ronson is an always engaging guide.
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami Netflix
Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman’s 2006 documentary “Cocaine Cowboys” was ahead of its time as a true crime madcap exploration of the violence and ruthless characters of the 1980s Miami drug world. Now they return with a Netflix series examining two of the characters they didn’t get to include the first time around – Cuban childhood friends Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta who became the kings of the Miami cocaine-dealing world.
The Flight Attendant Showmax
Kaley Cuolo of “The Big Bang Theory” stars in this mystery-dramedy about one terrible night that completely upends the life of a party-loving flight attendant. After she wakes up in a Bangkok hotel room to find that the handsome man she met in the air and bedded has been brutally murdered next to her, she must try to pierce the memories hidden behind her blackout before a host of increasingly nefarious characters get their hands on her. Your Honour Showmax Bryan Cranston stars in this grim drama adapted from an Israeli series and relocated to the humid heat of New Orleans. Cranston plays Michael Desiato, a respected judge whose life is thrown into chaos when his son is involved in a hit-and-run that leaves the son of a local mobster gruesomely dead. As he works to protect his son, Desiato strays increasingly far from the righteous path he’s spent his life walking as an upholder of justice.