Memorial Day 2020: What to Watch This Long Weekend
05/22/2020 11:59 pm EDT
The Lovebirds
Where to Stream: Netflix
The Lovebirds is an action-comedy that stars Issa Rae (Insecure) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) as a couple on the rocks who get caught up in a murder mystery that has them running for their lives.
It was directed by Michael Showalter, who is well known for co-creating the Wet Hot American Summer franchise.
Dead to Me
Where to Stream: Netflix
Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini lead this Netflix dark dramady series about two women who's lives being entangled by death and grief. The show confronts heavy themes with humor, but also manages to keep viewers on the edge of their seat every episode.
Seasons 1 and 2 of Dead to Me are now streaming on Netflix.
Alias
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime Video
Alias is a classic action-thriller series starring Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a double agent for the C.I.A. who is posing as an operative for global criminal and espionage organization SD-6.
All 5 Seasons of this J. J. Abrams-created series are now streaming on Prime Video.
Uncut Gems
Where to Stream: Netflix
This crime-thriller from brothers Josh and Benny Safdie (Good Times) stars comedy legend Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a Jewish jeweler whose sports gambling addiction lands him on the wrong end of some very bad people.
Uncut Gems begins streaming on Netflix in the U.S. on Memorial Day, May 25.
Ozark
Where to Stream: Netflix
Ozark is a crime-drama that follows the Chicago-based Byrde family, who are forced to move to Osage Beach, Missouri after they after a money laundering scheme that dad Marty (Jason Bateman) is running for a Mexican drug cartel goes awry.
Seasons 1-3 of Ozark are currently streaming.
The Wrong Missy
Where to Stream: Netflix
David Spade (Tommy Boy) and Lauren Lapkus (Orange is the New Black) star in this side-splitting comedy about a man who accidentally invites that wrong woman on a company retreat and gets way more than he bargained for.
For a fun double feature, pair this with another Spade comedy on Netlfix, The Do-Over, co-starring Adam Sandler.
Upload
Where to Stream: Amazon Prime Video
Upload takes place in 2033, when humans are now able to upload their memories and conciousness to servers run by Afterlife "Big Business" corporations. Its stars Robbie Amell (The Flash )as Nathan Brown, a computer programmer who is uploaded to the affluent digital afterlife Lake View, after a very suspicious death.
In addition to Amell, Upload also stars musician-turned-actress Andy Allo, as well as Allegra Edwards (Briarpatch), comedian Zainab Johnson, and Kevin Bigley (BoJack Horseman). Season 1 is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, with the show recently being picked up for Season 2.
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