This week on streaming video, we’ve got a lot of popular TV shows, including a couple of DC superheroes, a Golden Globe-winning dramedy series, a CW fantasy/sci-fi show, and Ryan Murphy’s horror-themed anthology series on FX. Then we’ve got a selection of decent films to check out, including a Roman Polanski classic and an oft-referenced social satire starring Christian Bale. And lastly, we’ve got a few recent hits available to purchase, including the most recent Pixar success. Read on for details.
Twenty-something virgin Jane has her life turned upside-down when she is accidentally inseminated with her boss’s sperm in this Certified Fresh dramedy with telenovela twists and a strong ensemble cast.
Available now on: Netflix
Arrow‘s third season finds its titular hero (Stephen Amell) embraced by Starling City, only to be faced by more adversaries and a tragic loss with far-reaching consequences.
Available now on: Netflix
The Winchester brothers (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) battle vampires, werewolves, demons, ghosts and other monsters from the supernatural world in the CW’s long-running fantasy series.
Available now on: Netflix
Suffering from Alzheimer’s, the country music icon embarks on a grueling farewell tour in this heartfelt documentary.
Available now on: Netflix
With a Certified Fresh debut season, The Flash successfully introduced audiences to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), a forensic investigator who’s struck by irradiated lightning and becomes the fastest man alive.
Available now on: Netflix
Rose McIver stars as Liv, a zombie who helps police solve murders by eating dead victims’ brains and absorbing their memories. Based on a DC comic, this may sound like high concept spoofery, but according to critics, it’s pretty good!
Available now on: Netflix
The fourth season of FX’s horror anthology series focuses on a troupe of traveling carnival performers in the 1950s who arrive in Jupiter, Florida, and face an unknown entity who begins terrorizing the community. Also, there’s a pretty scary clown in it.
Available now on: Netflix
Four seasons in, and the DC comic-inspired show is going strong. Keep up with this season of Arrow by catching episodes of the show on Hulu after they air.
Available now on: Hulu
He’s the fastest man alive, so you’d be forgiven if you were to miss him when he actually aired on TV. That’s okay, though, because Hulu has your back, and you can watch Barry Allen run circles around bad guys online.
Available now on: Hulu
So far, season two of Jane the Virgin is a success with the critics, so it looks like we’ll get another great season of telenovela-style drama and comedy. Tune in weekly to stay updated.
Available now on: Hulu
Curious to know how The Vampire Diaries will deal with the departure of Nina Dobrev? Catch the season premiere on Hulu now, and stream the show every week to find out.
Available now on: Hulu
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in ’83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace star in the the original Swedish trilogy, based upon Stieg Larsson’s bestselling novels.
Available now on Fandor: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Roman Polanski’s psychological drama centers on a married couple who invite a teenage hitchhiker on a sailing excursion, where tensions rise when the husband and the teen engage in a game of alpha male one-upmanship.
Available now on: Fandor
This drama from Norway follows a scientist who attends a seminar in Paris and comes to grips with the disappointments in her own life.
Available now on: Fandor
Laurence Olivier directs and stars in this adaptation as the titular Shakespearean figure, who systematically schemes his way to the throne and soon finds his reign under threat from the Tudors.
Available now on: Fandor
