It’s a good week for anyone who didn’t make it to cinemas recently, as the latest live-action Disney adaptation and the final adventure of the indomitable Indiana Jones are now available for home viewing.


SERIES

Disenchantment: Part 5

Netflix – 1 September

It all endeth here. The misadventures of hard-hitting, hard-drinking Queen Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo and her personal demon Luci culminate in an epic battle for Dreamland in the fifth and final instalment of Matt Groening’s comedy fantasy series Disenchantment.

Nolly

Showmax – 4 September

Exploring the reign, and fall from grace, of the inimitable soapie star Noele Gordon, Nolly is a British three-part biographical miniseries, created by Russell T Davies and starring Helena Bonham Carter as Gordon. With the boss’s words all good things must come to an end ringing in her ears, Noele Gordon found herself thrown out of the show that was her life for over 18 years, the flagship ITV soap opera Crossroads.

Tulsa King

Showmax – 4 September

In his first leading role in a scripted TV series, Sylvester Stallone stars as New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi, released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.

I am Groot S2

Disney+ – 6 September

Five brand-new shorts arrive on Disney+ on September 6, picking right back up with the mischievous sapling and his journey among the stars. What kind of trouble is going to get himself into this time?


MOVIES

The Little Mermaid

6 September – Disney+

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience life on land. Read our review.

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris

Showmax – 7 September

In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook — but the very future of the House of Dior.


VOD RENTALS/PURCHASES

The following movies have recently become available for digital purchase/rental:

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Rental: TBA

Purchase: Google Play Movies – R169

Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA. Our full review here.