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‘Chernobyl’, ‘The Ouftit’, ‘Will & Harper’: 5 Things to stream this week

All the movies and shows to catch this week

'Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes'.
'Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes'. (Supplied)

If you have 90 minutes

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes — Showmax

Director James Jones’s gripping, Bafta-winning documentary makes use of the recently uncovered archive and recordings to tell the terrible story of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, the efforts made by those on the ground to control it and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to keep the truth hidden for as long as possible.

If you have 100 minutes

The Outfit — Prime Video

Mark Rylance’s reserved charm steers this solidly old-fashioned, period spy drama in which he plays a British tailor living in Chicago who must delve deep into his past to outwit a dangerous group of mobsters over the course of one, twisty, high-stakes night.

If you have 2 hours

Will & Harper — Netflix

Will Ferrell takes a road trip with his friend and former SNL writer Harper Steele, who's transitioned, to renew their relationship under different circumstances and discover an America that’s changed significantly for better or worse.

If you have 5 hours

Nobody Wants This — Netflix

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star in this sweet and witty romantic comedy series created by podcaster Erin Foster, loosely based on her own experience. Bell plays a brash agnostic podcaster who falls for a rogue rabbi (Brody) and finds herself embarking on a journey of self-discovery, religious conversion and true love.

If you have 5 hours

Cobra: Cyberwar — Showmax

Robert Carlyle returns as the British prime minister in the second season of Ben Richards’s silly, but entertaining political thriller in which the government must race against the clock to fight cyberattacks that threaten to bring down the administration and the country.  

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