If you have 100 minutes
Mountainhead — Showmax
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong takes renewed aim at the shallow character and ruthless callousness of the 1% in this dark comedy starring Steve Carrell, Jason Schwartzmann, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Yousef as four billionaire tech bro friends who meet up for a weekend of ribbing, world domination and globally consequential backstabbing in a super-luxury mansion in the Utah mountains.
If you have 4 hours
Overcompensating — Prime Video
Actor and comedian Benito Skinner created and stars in this comedy series loosely inspired by his own experiences as a young, closeted gay man who arrives at college and desperately tries to fit in with the rest of the guys, only to find himself moving closer to finally becoming his true, free self.
If you have 6 hours
Secrets We Keep — Netflix
Thrills, secrets, psychological tension and a solidly engaging mystery keep this Danish series gripping. When a wealthy suburban woman’s neighbour’s au pair goes missing, she decides to investigate only to find herself drawn into a dark web of lies that threaten to tear apart her perfect life.
If you have 8 hours
The Better Sister — Prime Video
Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel star as sisters in this adaptation of the psychological thriller novel by Alafair Burke in which the very different sisters’ lives are thrown into chaos after a murder that threatens to reveal dark, long hidden secrets.
If you have 9 hours
Dept Q. — Netflix
The Queen’s Gambit director Scott Frank helms this series adaptation of the bestselling Scandi Noir novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, which transposes the setting from Denmark to Scotland. It stars Matthew Goode as a struggling detective still reeling from a tragic case that left his partner paralysed when he’s assigned to head up an investigation into a cold case that will soon consume his life.
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