What's worth watching this week: From the Legally Blonde Prequel to England's World Cup Qualifier
A brand new episode of The Simpsons, new House of the Dragon and The Sheep Detectives - it's a great week for tv and movies to stream at home. Here's our guide to what's worth watching this week...
Looking for the best shows and movies to stream at home this week? Whether you are based in the US or the UK, your favorite streaming services are serving up a massive weekend lineup of highly anticipated premieres, returning dystopian hits, and high-stakes international sports.
Midweek Football Drama: Watch England’s crucial Wednesday match live across the UK and US.
Westeros Continues: House of the Dragon delivers its latest dramatic episode on Monday.
Streaming Blockbusters: Catch the star-studded cozy mystery film The Sheep Detectives on Prime Video.
A Massive Friday Lineup: Apple TV+ drops Silo Season 3, Disney+ premieres The Simpsons: “Simpsley”, and Prime Video debuts the Legally Blonde prequel series, Elle.
Monday: House of the Dragon (HBO / Sky)
Kickstart your week with a trip back to Westeros. The latest episode of House of the Dragon drops on Monday (Sunday evening in the US and Monday on Sky Atlantic/NOW in the UK). As the Dance of the Dragons grows bloodier, expect plenty of political maneuvering, high-stakes dragon battles, and the tense family drama that makes this prequel essential weekly viewing.
Wednesday: England’s Big Game (BBC One & iPlayer / Fox Sports)
Midweek brings major international sports directly to your living room. On Wednesday, the England national football team takes the pitch for a crucial match.
In the UK: Catch the game entirely free on BBC One or stream it live via BBC iPlayer.
In the US: Soccer fans can tune in via Fox Sports to catch every minute of the action.
Friday: Elle Series Premiere (Prime Video)
Omigod, you guys! This Friday, Prime Video is taking us back to 1995 with the global premiere of Elle, the highly anticipated coming-of-age prequel series to Legally Blonde. Produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, the series stars Lexi Minetree as a young Elle Woods navigating the tumultuous high school waters of tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. All 8 episodes drop at once, introducing us to the life experiences that shaped the iconic heroine we know and love today.
Friday: Silo Season 3 Premiere (Apple TV+)
The long-awaited return of one of the best sci-fi shows on television is finally here. Silo Season 3 premieres this Friday on Apple TV+. Starring Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols, this season dives deeper into Hugh Howey’s dystopian trilogy. While Juliette deals with the immediate aftermath of her forced “cleaning,” the show is set to expand its world massively by pulling back the curtain on an origin story set centuries earlier, revealing how the underground society was built in the first place.
Friday: The Simpsons: “Simpsley” (Disney+)
The Simpsons continues its summer of exclusive Disney+ content with a brand-new, full-length special episode titled “Simpsley”, streaming this Friday. This stylized, noir-inspired episode follows a penniless con-artist Marge Bouvier, who travels to Italy to convince a wealthy Seymour Skinner to return home. Naturally, things get messy and full of lies, lust, and Italian lira when she runs into Skinner’s dim-witted, mooching houseguest: Homer Simpsley.
Streaming Now: The Sheep Detectives (Prime Video)
Looking for a cozy, hilarious movie night? The hit mystery-comedy The Sheep Detectives is currently dominating the charts on Prime Video. Adapted from the bestselling novel Three Bags Full, this unique live-action animated whodunit follows a flock of sheep who take it upon themselves to solve the mysterious death of their beloved farmer. It features a stellar voice cast including Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Patrick Stewart.
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