Housemaid may not be a part of this weekend’s new releases, but the slate landing across streaming services nonetheless reorients living-room viewing toward bold performances, franchise horror, and festival-acclaimed thrillers. Viewers can choose a musical-historical drama, a franchise sequel, returning reality TV, a sci-fi series finale, and a filmed Broadway revival — all on different platforms.
Housemaid? Not in These New Titles — What Has Arrived on Platforms
The new offerings are clearly mapped to specific services. A part musical, part historical drama titled “The Testament of Ann Lee” stars Amanda Seyfried and chronicles the founder of the Shaker movement; it is available on Disney+ and Hulu. Netflix added a franchise sequel, “The Bone Temple, ” the latest installment in the “28 Days Later” world, which continues the story directly after the previous film and features Ralph Fiennes returning as Dr. Kelson alongside Jack O’Connell as Jimmy Crystal. Netflix also streams a professionally shot revival of the Broadway musical “Merrily We Roll Along, ” starring Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe. For reality viewers, “Love on the Spectrum” returned this week for a fourth season on Netflix and includes fan favorites such as James B. Jones.
Standouts on Screen: Awards, Returns and Big Names
On the awards and festival front, one major streaming arrival is the Oscar-recognized film “Marty Supreme, ” which will stream on HBO Max after a notable box-office run; the film earned $178 million worldwide and picked up nine Oscar nominations. Film critic Owen Gleiberman called the film “like ‘Uncut Gems’ remade as a soulful all-American crowd-pleaser” and highlighted Timothée Chalamet’s central performance as “mesmerizing, ” describing the movie as “rude and funny and nervy and driven. “
Other festival and awards-minded titles head to streaming as well: “Sirāt, ” which won a jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival and earned Oscar attention for best international feature and sound, debuts on Hulu. Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice, ” Korea’s official Oscar entry this year, features Lee Byung-hun and carries festival recognition from Venice and multiple Golden Globe nominations. A crime thriller adaptation titled “Crime 101, ” based on a novella by Don Winslow and featuring Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry, earned strong reviews and $71 million worldwide before arriving on Prime Video.
Where to Watch and What It Means for Viewers
Streaming windows are shaping how audiences catch big-screen and stage work. Disney+ and Hulu share a historical musical drama that centers Amanda Seyfried; Netflix is hosting both a horror sequel and a filmed Broadway revival as well as a returning reality series; HBO Max will house a major Oscar-contending hit led by Timothée Chalamet; Prime Video will add a crime thriller that previously played theatrically. Season two of the sci-fi series “Paradise” concluded its run and is available on Disney+ and Hulu, featuring Sterling K. Brown and newcomers such as Shailene Woodley.
For audiences who scan descriptions for familiar jobs or character types, the week’s package emphasizes creators and performers more than domestic archetypes. The word housemaid does not appear in the program summaries issued for these releases, and the slate instead foregrounds founders, villains, returning contestants, and stage stars.
Housemaid may not be listed in the credits this weekend, but the array of new arrivals — from festival winners to franchise sequels and filmed musicals — gives viewers multiple ways to test a screen’s range and their own viewing habits.
