This week’s list of recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure includes a new series starring Zoë Kravitz, the return of John Oliver’s hilarious late-night talk show and a fictional history series.
High FidelityIf you aren’t already crushing on Zoë Kravitz, be prepared to swoon after seeing her star in the new romantic comedy series
High Fidelity. Like the 2000 film, the series is based on a popular British romance novel of the same name, with John Cusack's male record shop owner played by Kravitz in this gender-swapped version that sees her reliving her top-five heartbreaks in a desperate attempt to understand why she sucks at love. Kravitz brings a Millennial's perspective to this rendition as the lead and executive producer and is joined by Jake Lacy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and David H. Holmes. You can binge the entire first season of
High Fidelity on STARZ today.
Last Week Tonight with John OliverJohn Oliver returns to the world of late-night for season seven of HBO’s hilarious weekly wrap-up and news satire series,
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. As always, the British comedian brings his wit and one-liners to the job as he pokes fun at the past seven days in news, politics and current events. Expect Oliver to ramp up the funnies this season with the U.S. presidential election in sight. You can stream the latest episode of
Last Week Tonight on Crave now, with new episodes dropping every Monday morning.
Hidden Gem:
The Spanish PrincessSTARZ expands its fictional history universe with another melodramatic drama about the English monarchy in the 1400s following
The White Queen and
The White Princess.
The Spanish Princess focuses on Catherine of Aragon, the feisty princess of Spain who became Queen of England after marrying Henry VIII. The series was developed by British screenwriters Emma Frost and Matthew Graham, respectively known for their work on
Shameless (U.K. version) and the critically-acclaimed series
Life on Mars. The series also stars English actress Charlotte Hope as Catherine alongside Irish actor Ruairi O'Connor who plays Henry VIII. Catch up on
The White Queen and
The White Princess and stream the entire first season of T
he Spanish Princess on STARZ today.
