What’s New On Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, And HBO This Weekend: ‘The Defenders’, ‘Better Things’, ‘Nocturnal Animals’, And More

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Get ready not to leave your couch for the next few days, because with these titles, there is no reason to go outside. This weekend, your favorite platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO, Showtime, STARZ, Sundance Now, Acorn TV, and more are adding a bunch of top-quality movies and shows for your streaming pleasure, and some of the most highly-anticipated series of the year are FINALLY here.
That’s right. The first season of Marvel’s The Defenders is finally available to stream on Netflix, so all you Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, and Iron Fist (?) fans can finally rejoice in the union of your favorite heroes. Feeling a little more-light-hearted? No worries – Hulu’s got the complete first season of Better Things just in time for you to catch up before Season 2 drops this fall, and the final season of Episodes is finally premiering on Showtime Sunday evening. With titles like these, there’s really no way to go wrong. Queue up, cord-cutters. It’s gonna be a good one.

Marvel’s The Defenders: Season 1 *Netflix Original (2017)

Our favorite Netflix/Marvel heroes – Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Iron Fist (Finn Jones) finally come together in this highly-anticipated series to save New York City from a fearsome foe and kick some major ass in the process. As Decider’s own Brett White says in his spoiler-free review of the first four episodes, the series “feels like a true hybrid, the sum being impossibly more enthralling than its charismatic parts. You can practically see the sparks flying as soon as these rock solid characters strike against each other.” If that doesn’t get you excited, we don’t know what will.
[Stream Marvel’s The Defenders: Season 1 on Netflix]

Better Things: Season 1 (2016)

If you loved Louie, you’ll undoubtedly be addicted to Better Things in no time. Created by Louis C.K. and Pamela Adlon, the FX dramedy follows Sam (Adlon), a single mother with three daughters, as she attempts to strike a balance between parenthood and her career as a Hollywood actress. Whip smart, funny, and thoughtful, the unique series has sneakily cemented itself as one of the best currently on television.

[Stream Better Things: Season 1 on Hulu]

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, and more, Tom Ford‘s strange, dark thriller sees a wealthy, stylish art gallery owner (Adams) receive a draft of her ex-husband’s (Gyllenhaal) novel and the emotional turmoil she experiences when she finds herself unable to put it down. As the novel becomes more and more disturbing and the lines between reality and fiction are blurred, this chilling story-within-a-story exposes dark truths about its protagonists with each development.
[Stream Nocturnal Animals on HBO August 19]

NETFLIX

Barbecque
Brad Paisley’s Comedy Rodeo *Netflix Original
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A New Economy
All These Sleepless Nights
Dinotrux: Season 5 *Netflix Original
Donald Cried
Glitter Force Doki Doki: Season 1 *Netflix Original
Gold
I Am Sam
Marvel’s The Defenders: Season 1 *Netflix Original
Murderous Affair: Season 1
My Ex-Ex
The Outcasts
The Sweet Life
Urban Hymn
What Happened to Monday *Netflix Original

Available August 19

Hide and Seek

Available August 20

Camera Store

HULU

Bachelor in Paradise: Season 4 Premiere (ABC)
Better Things: Complete Season 1 (FX)
Beneath (2007)
Felony (2013)
Hamlet (1990)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
It Takes Two (1995)
Ladybugs (1992)
Love Story (1970)
Marlon: Series Premiere (NBC)
Mary Kills People: Complete Season 1 (Lifetime)
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Narc (2002)
Next (2007)
Regular Show: Complete Season 8 (Cartoon Network)
Sabrina (1995)
Stan Against Evil: Complete Season 1 (IFC)
The Prince and Me (2004)
The Ruins (2008)
Universal Soldier (2002)
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)

Available August 19

My Bloody Valentine (2009)

Available August 20

In Secret (2013)

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally: Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
Tumble Leaf: Season 3 *Amazon Original
Undercover: Season 1

Available August 19

My Bloody Valentine

Available August 20

In Secret

HBO

El Jardin de Bronce
Presos (AKA Imprisoned) (2015)
Rules Don’t Apply (2016)

Available August 19

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

OTHER STREAMING SERVICES

SHOWTIME

Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood

Available August 20

Dice: Season 2 Premiere *Showtime Original
Episodes: Season 5 Premiere *Showtime Original

STARZ

Cape Fear (1962)
Dead Silence (2007)
Fast Food Nation (2006)
Happy Endings (2005)
I’ll See You in My Dreams (2015)
Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014)
Solomon Cane (2012)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
The Red Turtle (2017)
The Walking Dead (1995)