7 new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, and more this weekend (June 21)

Catch Trigger Warning, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Black Barbie, and more

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When it comes to new movies and TV shows to stream, not all weekends are created equal. June has already played host to new seasons ofBridgerton,The BoysandHouse of the Dragon, but this week’s crop of on-demand arrivals is decidedly less compelling.

Leading the charge isTrigger WarningonNetflix– a new action-packed thriller starring Jessica Alba – whileFederer: Twelve Final DaysandPerfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papinicome toPrime VideoandHulu, respectively. Elsewhere,Five Nights at Freddy’smakes its UK streaming debut on Sky and Now.

Below, we’ve rounded up the biggest new movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix, Prime Video,Max, and more this weekend.

Trigger Warning (Netflix)

If you’re in the mood for a paint-by-numbers action thriller this weekend, Netflix (aka the world’sbest streaming service) has you covered withTrigger Warning.

Thenew Netflix moviestars Jessica Alba as a Special Forces commando-turned-barkeeper whose military skills come in handy when a violent gang starts to run rampant in her hometown. Mark Webber, Gabriel Basso and Anthony Michael Hall also star.

IndieWire’sDavid Ehrlich describedTrigger Warningas “lifeless and instantly forgettable” (ouch!), but if you’re just looking for a way to switch your mind off for a few hours, this could do the trick.

Now available to stream on Netflix.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s (Sky, NOW)

Havingdebuted on Peacock in the US way back in October,Five Nights at Freddy’sis now finally streaming on Sky and Now in the UK.

This feature-length adaptation of the hit horror videogame series stars Josh Hutcherson as a troubled security guard whose routine night shift at a once-successful, now-abandoned pizzeria is disturbed by a group of murderous animatronics.

Five Nights at Freddy’swas produced by the same team behindM3GAN,The Black PhoneandThe Invisible Man, so expect plenty of blood-curdling surprises.

Now available to stream on Sky and NOW in the UK.

Black Barbie (Netflix)

Arriving hot on the heels of the biggest film of 2023 (remember the one starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling?) isBlack Barbieon Netflix.

This feature-length documentary – which comes from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland production company – tells the little-known story of three trailblazing women at Mattel who created the first Black Barbie. Expect talking heads and eye-opening archival footage.

Now available to stream on Netflix.

Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini (Hulu)

The second of several documentaries on this week’s list of recommendations isPerfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papinion Hulu.

This three-episode true crime series recounts theGone Girl-style case of a supposedly devoted mother, Sherri Papini, who faked her own kidnapping and torture in 2016.

Vanity Fair’sEve Batey describedPerfect Wifeas “the wildest true-crime case you’ve never heard of,” so genre fans should definitely consider thisbest Hulu showcontender. UK viewers will have to wait until later in the year to catch it, though.

Now available to stream on Hulu in the US.

Federer: Twelve Final Days (Prime Video)

This week’s factual Prime Video offering isFederer: Twelve Final Days.

Originally a home video that was never intended for public viewing, this feature-length film – directed by celebratedAmyandSennafilmmaker Asif Kapadia – chronicles the final 12 days of Roger Federer’s professional tennis career.

Featuring interviews from numerous rivals and friends, including Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray,Federer: Twelve Final Dayshas been described in one review byThe Hinduas a “rudimentary yet nostalgic account of a sporting legend’s swansong,” so Federer fans – or indeed tennis fans, period – won’t want to miss this one.

Now available to stream on Prime Video.

The Accidental Twins (Netflix)

JoiningTrigger WarningandBlack Barbieon Netflix this weekend is new feature-length documentaryThe Accidental Twins.

This hard-to-believe story centers on the complex history and new identities of two sets of identical twins who were switched at birth (yes, switched at birth!) in Colombia.

Critics haven’t yet had a chance to praise or lambastThe Accidental Twins, but the film’s synopsis suggests it could be among thebest Netflix documentariesof the year so far.

Now available to stream on Netflix.

Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. (Max)

Jeremy O. Harris’ celebrated Broadway productionSlave Playgets the behind the scenes treatment on Max this weekend.

Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.lifts the veil on the creative process that enabled Harris able to craft such an incendiary and genre-bending show, following the playwright as he encounters new actors and refines his script ahead of a tension-laden opening night.

Now available to stream on Max.

For more streaming coverage, check out our guides on thebest Disney Plus movies,best Netflix films,new Prime Video moviesandnew Max films.

Axel is TechRadar’s UK-based Phones Editor, reporting on everything from the latest Apple developments to newest AI breakthroughs as part of the site’s Mobile Computing vertical. Having previously written for publications including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion. 

Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he then earned an NCTJ qualification as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme.

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