What’s streaming this week

Our Flag Means Death BBC iPlayer

The year is 1717. Wealthy landowner Stede Bonnet has a midlife crisis and decides to blow up his cushy life to become a pirate. It does not go well. Based on a true story.

You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment Netflix

Identical twins change their diets and lifestyles for eight weeks in a unique scientific experiment designed to explore how certain foods impact the body. The twins begin their diets with a mix of successes and struggles. The recommended dietary guidelines raise concerns. A renowned chef changes course.

Fresh Off the Boat Disney+

It’s 1995 and eleven-year-old hiphop loving Eddie Huang and his family moves from Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. While Eddie’s first day of school is rough – thanks in part to his brown-bag Asian lunch and his predominantly white classmates – he remains undaunted, thanks in part to his Three-Point Plan: “First, get a seat at the table. Second: Meet Shaq. Third, Change the game… possibly with the help of Shaq.” And all he needs to set his plan in motion is a ‘white lunch’. Meanwhile, his father Louis thinks the key to solving his business woes lies in hiring Mitch, a Caucasian host, to greet his mostly white customer base.

A French Case Channel 4

A thrilling French drama based on a true crime. When four-yearold Gregory is murdered, his devastated parents, the police and the judiciary are tested to their limits.

Storyville – Beyond Utopia: Escape from North Korea BBC iPlayer

A suspenseful, immersive look at the lengths to which people will go to gain freedom. The film follows various individuals as they attempt to flee North Korea, one of the most oppressive places on earth and a land they grew up believing was a paradise.

At the film’s core are a mother desperate to reunite with the child she was forced to leave behind; a family of five embarking on a treacherous journey across the Yalu River and into the hostile mountains of China; and a South Korean Christian pastor on a mission to help them.

Leaving is fraught with danger – severe punishment if caught and possibly even execution as well as potential exploitation by unscrupulous brokers. F

Madeleine Gavin’s film embeds the viewer with these family members as they attempt their perilous escape, palpably conveying life-or-death stakes. Contains some violence and upsetting scenes.

Jack Whitehall: Settle Down (15) Netflix

Jack Whitehall takes the stage at London’s O2 Arena to riff on dogs, drinking, dining alone, and finally deciding to settle down and become a father.