Prisoner, The Cage, Widow's Peak and The House of the Spirits

About this episode

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning May 1st, 2026.

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 1st May 2026, including: NOW TV's new action-drama follows a prison officer escorting a high-value inmate who are forced to go on the run together after a brutal ambush, in Prisoner . Leanne and Matty are both robbing from the same casino – setting them on a high-stakes crash course with gangsters, police... and each other. With Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha, The Cage is on BBC iPlayer. Based on Isabel Allende's best-selling novel, The House of the Spirits is a hauntingly romantic epic tale spanning three generations of the Trueba family, and it's on Amazon Prime Video. A New England mayor (Matthew Rhys) trying to boost tourism on his island must navigate strange events suggesting it might be cursed, in Apple TV's horror comedy Widow's Bay . Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more. Remember to leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser and Goodpods AND you can now show your support and leave a tip for Ian and Hannah . You can also stay in touch…

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah Fernando, Ian MacEwan

Topics covered

• film reviews
• TV show reviews
• streaming services
• binge-worthy content
• new releases

Keywords

• Prisoner
• The Cage
• The House of the Spirits
• Widow's Bay
• streaming reviews
• UK streaming
• film
• TV

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NOW TV, BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV

Books & works: Prisoner, The Cage, The House of the Spirits, Widow's Bay

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