VOD news brings you the week’s best releases on Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix… And this is a prolific week in terms of releases, more series than movies and yet, Mystery in Venice and the top is the latter. Come and see.

Disney+

You can find it on Disney+ Mystery in Venicebut also a new special Doctor Who or a new edit – with new footage – of contemporary classics Australia: Faraway Downs. And a little more.

Mystery in Venice

In theaters mid-September last year, Mystery in Venice It is the third and, as far as is known, final Agatha Christie adaptation directed and starring Kenneth Branagh as the sleazy Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, after the previous and highly recommended ones. Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, which is also available on the mouse platform. Love a classic mystery and haven’t seen them yet? Well, you’re getting late.

More exclusive content:

• Doctor Who: Star Beast. “The Doctor is caught in a life-and-death struggle when a spaceship crashes in London. But when the battle unleashes chaos, fate collides with the Doctor’s old friend Donna.
• Incredible animal migration. “We live on a planet in motion, and animals from all over the world undertake epic migrations in search of food, shelter and love.”
• SuperKitties (T1). “Bitsy, Ginny, Sparks and Buddy are SuperKitties! These felines are tasked with confronting evil whenever it appears and making the world a better place.

Access to the catalog:

• Australia: Faraway Downs
• what a couple of lunatics

Netflix

We continue our weekly review with what Netflix brings, which, as usual, can be summed up as a pile of rice with things, except for exceptions, if not specifics: a rather lousy competition based on Squid gamea remarkable but slightly odd new Thai anime series (seems to be a remake A man with a chainsaw sweetened)… A:

Lion

Lion is a new original animated film from Netflix, an area where the ups and downs of the big N VOD are well known. And is it high or low, you ask? You’ll have to see it to know though, as criticism is divided, although the trend seems to be towards the positive.

More exclusive content:

• How African American Cuisine Changed America (T2). “African American food is American food. In this documentary series, chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces his delicious and emotional journey from Africa to Texas.
• Doi Boy. “A fugitive creates a new identity as a sex worker in Thailand and ends up getting involved in a client’s risky scheme in hopes of improving his life.”
• The Squid Game: The Challenge (T1). “In this reality competition inspired by ‘The Squid Game,’ 456 contestants will test their skills and win the grand prize: $4.56 million.”
• Elena knows. “Despite her relentless deterioration, a woman with Parkinson’s will not give up until she finds those responsible for her daughter’s death.”
• Crime Story: Mauricio Leal. “A police inspector has 20 days to solve the case of a celebrity hairdresser who is found stabbed to death next to his mother. Inspired by real events. »
• Marked at birth. “Based on the bestselling book by Ibram X. Kendi, this documentary explores the history of racist ideas in the US through innovative animation and expert opinion.”
• my adorable demon (T1). “The demon loses his powers when his path crosses that of an ice heiress who may hold the key to regaining his powers… and winning his heart.
• my daimon (T1). “To save his mother, a boy with a heart of gold and his little devil friend travel through a post-apocalyptic Japan haunted by very dark forces.”
• Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool. “In this monologue, comedian Mike Birbiglia dives headfirst into mortality, medical tests, natural pillows…and a chlorine pool.”
• I won’t ask anyone to believe me. “A writer’s career (and his entire life) takes an unexpected turn after he falls into the clutches of a dangerous criminal network shortly before moving to Barcelona.”
• Nice ones (T1). “Two friends suddenly become rich in a surprising way. It seems too good to be true… until they end up getting involved in a money laundering business.
• a normal family (T1). “The world of a seemingly perfect family falls apart when a murder reveals they are willing to do anything to protect each other.”
• Unstable connection. “When Alex and Eva decide to celebrate their wedding in the place where they met, the least they expect is that their journey down the aisle will be full of hilarious mishaps.”
• Last call to Istanbul. “After a chance meeting at the airport, two married couples experience an unforgettable night full of emotion, desire and temptation in New York.”
• Only. “In this documentary, Ilary Blasi tells the emotional and shocking story of the much-discussed end of her marriage.”

Access to the catalog:

• Batman: The Animated Series (T1)
• The king of the neighborhood
• The Looney Tunes Show (T1-T2)
• Scooby-Doo!: Mysterios SA (T1-T2)
• Steven Universe (T2)
• Tammy

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video’s progress this week is in a similar vein, where abundance takes away the space of presence. Whatever we do, it doesn’t always rain to everyone’s taste.

Exclusive content:

• Bottoms: Fight Club. “In this refreshing and shameless comedy, two unpopular high schoolers form a fight club to impress and have fun with the cheerleaders. And his plan is working! But will everything get out of hand in the end?
• Goodbye, Barry. “When NFL superstar Barry Sanders disappeared at the peak of his career, the American football world was shocked. 24 years later, Barry returns to the streets of London to finally face the mystery.
• On a trip with Derbez (T4). “After a difficult year full of obstacles, Eugenio takes his family beyond the Arctic Circle to Finland, where they say that every day is Christmas.”
• Christmas elf. “Trip is a construction elf who works in Santa’s factory and creates strange and dangerous weapons rather than toys. His path crosses with Elia, a shy and very quirky boy who comes from a town in the Italian mountains.
• don’t worry (cobweb). “Petr, eight years old, is troubled by mysterious knockings coming from his bedroom wall. His parents insist that they are only in his imagination. «

Access to the catalog:

• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Party on Wheels
• Annabelle: Creature
• B-PROJECT: The call of passionate love (T1)
• hidden kisses
• Burlesque
• Colony V
• Vampire Diaries (complete series)
• dirty Dancing
• Fight Club
• Salt necklace
• The Man of the North
• An unmistakable child
• Passenger
• The Bear’s Secret
• The Last Explorer
• Assault
• Felipe Avello: Well Dressed, Well Received
• He has arrived! (Arrival)
• Children of men
• hunter killer
• James Bond vs. Goldfinger
• Jurassic World
• Cottage in the forest
• The Tailor’s Wife
• Red turtle
• The best for her
• Last days
• Merry Christmas Officer Hansel
• constant fear
• silent fear
• Naruto Shippuden (T5)
• Once again
• Loss
• Sherlock Holmes
• No way out
• Type IV: awakening
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith
• Swim Tuff
• Ted Bundy: Inside the Mind of a Killer
• a corrupt lieutenant
• Mutant Terror (Village) (T1)
• Host
• A pair of three
• Old

HBO Max

And the same could be said for HBO Max, but if possible with much less punch. However, you will find an honorable exception here: Next roundwhich is added to the platform catalog and if you haven’t seen it, it costs more than anything before.

Exclusive content:

• Candy Cruz (T1). “Candy loves to cook for her family, but when she enters the biggest cooking competition on TV, she discovers that her meals can be life-changing.”
• The Life of Felix (T1). “Fèlix has lived in many different worlds: chess, referee, porn, trap… Now he wonders if it is appropriate for his son to repeat his experiences.”

Access to the catalog:

• Batruedas (T1)
• Next round

Sky Showtime

SkyShowtime is premiering several series, one original, another exclusive and a quirky documentary to say the least.

Exclusive content:

• Dreaminess (T1). “In the seaside town of Margate, England, the sudden return of an estranged sister reveals the secrets, dreams and complexities of a family of women.”
• Fellow travelers (T1). “In Washington DC, during the homophobic Lilac Terror of the 1950s, the charismatic and ambitious Hawkins Fuller and the religious dreamer Tim Laughlin fall in love and risk starting an unstable and sexual relationship that will last for decades.”
• Otto Baxter: No fucking horror story. “Otto Baxter, filmmaker, actor, writer and director with Down syndrome, explores his creative process while creating an autobiographical horror film about his past, present and future.”

Access to the catalog:

• Drift: Partners in Crime (T2)
• Echoes of an era
• Rugrats, Diaper Adventures (T1)
• Star Trek: Voyager (T5)

Apple TV+

And finally, Apple TV+, which chimed in last week, but is lowering its profile to free up a few trinkets to fill.

Exclusive content:

• The velvet rabbit. “Based on the beloved literary classic. Seven-year-old William gets a new toy for Christmas, meets a lifelong friend, and enters a magical world.
• Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas. “Celebrate Christmas with Emmy® winner Hannah Waddingham and her special guests in a musical extravaganza at the London Coliseum.”