Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.
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00:00 Hi, I'm Stephen and welcome back to another episode of Screenbabel Weekend Watch,
00:04 where I'll be talking you through what's coming up on streaming and TV this weekend and beyond.
00:09 So, we've got a busy Friday this week.
00:12 We have a fair few movies coming out, including Ballerina, which is a Netflix film.
00:18 It's a Korean drama about ex-bodyguard Okhye,
00:22 who sets out on a quest for revenge,
00:25 to avenge the life of her late best friend, who she wasn't able to save.
00:30 Another film out this weekend is Exorcist Believer.
00:33 This is a direct sequel to the first Exorcist, which came out 50 years ago.
00:38 And we'll also see the return of some of the original film's main cast,
00:42 including Ellen Berstein and Linda Blair.
00:46 It will deal with a new family who encounter a dominant possession
00:50 through their child and her best friend,
00:52 and call on the woman who has the most experience in dealing with demonic possessions,
00:57 Mrs. McNeil, from the first film.
00:59 It was originally due to come out on the 13th,
01:02 but had to be moved to avoid clashing with the Taylor Swift Erased Tour movie,
01:06 which is an ironic bit of trivia.
01:08 Another film coming out on Friday is Gulda, which is coming straight to cinemas.
01:13 It stars Helen Mirren as Gulda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel,
01:17 and looks at her role during the three-week Yom Kippur War in 1973
01:22 between Israel and several Arab states.
01:25 Then also on Friday, there is season two of Loki.
01:29 The ever-expanding Marvel Universe continues,
01:32 and we'll see Tom Hilston, Owen Wilson, controversially Jonathan Majors,
01:36 and K. Hugh Quan return as well.
01:39 This will be six episodes airing on Disney+ Weekly from Friday the 6th.
01:44 Then on to Sunday, and possibly the TV event of the year,
01:51 Big Brother returns after an almost four-year hiatus,
01:54 this time to ITV and ITV2.
01:58 So the launch episode will air on Sunday the 8th at 9pm on both ITV1 and ITV2,
02:05 but there will be 36 episodes in total,
02:07 and they will be airing after the first episode, just on ITV2, at 9pm.
02:12 And they'll be followed by an after-show as well,
02:16 and will be hosted by Eji Odudu and Will Best.
02:20 Last up this weekend, we have The Reckoning,
02:23 which is the controversial Jimmy Savile documentary series,
02:27 or drama series, I should say, starring Steve Coogan as the predator Jimmy Savile.
02:34 It will air in four episodes, with all episodes landing on iPlayer
02:38 on Monday the 9th of October, and being broadcast on BBC1 at 9pm on the 9th,
02:45 and the second episode on the 10th, and the last two episodes to be confirmed.
02:49 This will explore how Jimmy Savile got away with his disturbing crimes
02:53 over decades of his career.
02:57 Well, that's all from me. Thanks so much for listening,
03:00 and I'll see you next week for more weekend watch recommendations.
03:03 Thank you.
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