What2Watch: This week’s worth-the-watch

POLOKWANE – Streaming services such as Showmax and Netflix have made it possible to watch your favourite series or movies on demand, whenever you want to.

This however makes it even more difficult to decide between the magnitude of options available – that’s where we come in.

Review has put together a list of shows you should stream on your favourite platform.

What to Watch this week on:

Showmax:

Series: The handmaid’s tale

Adapted from the classic novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States, where the few fertile women, known as Handmaids, struggle to survive as reproductive surrogates.

Movie: Rogue

Teen Choice winner and People’s Choice nominee Megan Fox (Transformers) stars as Samantha O’Hara, who leads a team of mercenaries on a mission to rescue a group of kidnapped schoolgirls. When their plan goes south, the mercenaries find themselves out of ammo and lost in the bush, having to defend themselves against both the kidnappers and an angry lion.

For the kids: Peg + Cat

A spirited little girl named Peg and her sidekick Cat solve problems using foundational math concepts in this Emmy-winning animated series.

Netflix:

Series: The Imperfects

After undergoing an experiment that gives them monstrous side effects, Abbi, Tilda and Juan join forces to find the scientist responsible — and a cure.

Movie: Morbius

A biochemist with a rare blood disease in search of a cure injects himself with a dangerous serum that gives him super strength and a thirst for blood.

For the kids: Gecko’s Garage

Gecko and his goofy robotic helpers, the Mechanicals, are ready to solve every vehicle’s problems in this cheerful, preschool-friendly animated series.

 Sources: Showmax, Wikipedia and What’s on Netflix.