About this episode

Ian and Hannah review new films and shows on UK streaming services for the week of May 29, 2026.

Ian and Hannah review the biggest new films and bingeable shows on UK streaming services for the week beginning Friday 29th May 2026, including: Ben Reilly, a seasoned, down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life, following a deeply personal tragedy, as the city's one and only superhero in Amazon Prime Video fantasy series Spider Noir. Rob Dorsett drops into rehearsals for the production of `Dear England' - a play that tells the story behind Gareth Southgate's England. It's on BBC iPlayer. In this expansion of the "For All Mankind" universe, experience a what-if take on the global space race from the Soviet Union perspective; go behind the Iron Curtain, where it's more dangerous on the ground than in space, in Apple TV series Star City. Hotshot director Sam and his elite team of filmmakers race against the clock to turn ordinary people's ideas into movies. The crew set about bringing Mick Hall's incomprehensible concept - featuring a detective and real snakes - to the big screen, in Channel 4's Make That Movie. Follow Bingewatch on all major podcast players for your weekly rundown of the best binge-worthy shows across Netflix…

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah Fernando, Ian MacEwan

Topics covered

• film reviews
• TV show reviews
• streaming services
• binge-worthy content
• theater production
• space race
• movie making

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spider Noir, Dear England, Star City, Make That Movie

Places: New York, UK

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