‘Fatherhood’ (Netflix), ‘Luca’ (Disney+) & More
It’s Father’s Day weekend, which means it’s the unofficial start to summer. After the year we’ve all had, it’s time to celebrate, spend time with people we love, and laugh a little. Thankfully, our weekend picks can help with all of that. With dozens of new options on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and beyond, we’ve gone and done the hard work for you, highlighting the biggest and best new titles out there. With so much to choose from, we here at Decider are happy to help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
New Movies and Shows to Stream This Weekend: Luca, Dave Season 2, Fatherhood, and Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado
Disney+ is releasing the much-anticipated Luca this weekend. Even though it’s animated, the filmmakers visited the Italian coast to get inspired, and the film delivers a big hit of Italy, with beautiful imagery and plenty of scenic views of delicious pasta to kick your wanderlust into full gear. Hulu is releasing the second season of Dave, about an aspiring white guy rapper trying to prove himself to the world (and to a cavalcade of other real-life rappers and celebrities playing themselves). Coming out the Friday before Father’s Day, Kevin Hart will pul at our heartstrings with his dramatic role as a widower trying to raise his daughter in Fatherhood on Netflix. And Amazon Prime will premiere the four-part docu-series Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado, the story of a beloved Guadalajara football club as they attempt a comeback after several seasons of defeat. Hopefully, this preview will help you decide what to watch this weekend; so check out the highlights and the full lineups we’ve got listed below:
New on Disney+ June 17: Luca
Enrico Casarosa directed Pixar’s newest feature, Luca, a film that takes place on the Italian Riviera and is based around Casarosa’s childhood and his relationship with his best friend. The titular character of Luca (Jacob Tremblay) is a sea monster who, much like Ariel before him, is tired of life under the sea. His parents (Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan) are not supportive of his desires to go above the water line, but his friend Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer) is happy to encourage Luca’s adventures on land. Together, they eat pasta, ride scooters and generally live that Italian life you dream about.
New on Netflix June 18: Fatherhood
Father’s Day is Sunday, and just in time for everyone’s favorite holiday where you give grill tools to the man in your life, Netflix is debuting the new Kevin Hart film, Fatherhood. Based on the true story of single widowed father Matthew Logelin, the film is produced by the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground, and sees Hart pulling more dramatic weight onscreen as he navigates life alone with a young daughter. Fatherhood is just one of many films that are new on Netflix this month, take a look at the complete list to see what else is coming to the streamer.
New on Amazon Prime Video June 18: Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado
Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado literally means Chivas, the sacred flock, not to put any pressure on the Chivas de Guadalajara football team or anything. Chivas, which is new on Prime Video this weekend, is a docu-series that follows the soccer team’s latest season and their attempt to stage a comeback with new players and a new sports director. With never-before-seen footage and access to players past and present, the series delivers all the feels that a good sports story should as the team works together to rewrite their history.
Stream Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado on Prime Video
New on Hulu June 17: Dave Season 2
While season one of Dave saw our hero, Dave Burd, a.k.a. rapper Lil Dicky, trying to convince his friends (and the TV audience) that he can and should be a rapper, season two sees Dave/Lil Dicky going forth and making an album. The show, which is mostly fiction, but uses real celebs to play themselves to hilarious effect, brings a new batch of celebs into the weird and sometimes uncomfortable universe; last season’s cameos included Kourtney Kardashian, Charlamagne tha God and Marshmello, this season Burd brings in Kendall Jenner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Hailey Bieber among others.
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend
This is just the beginning of what’s available now. If you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, the full list of the best new movies and shows to stream now is below:
New on Netflix- Full List
Released Thursday, June 17
Black Summer: Season 2 *NETFLIX SERIES
Hospital Playlist: Season 2 *NETFLIX SERIES
Katla *NETFLIX SERIES
Silver Linings Playbook
The Gift: Season 3 *NETFLIX SERIES
Released Friday, June 18
A Family *NETFLIX FILM
Elite: Season 4 *NETFLIX SERIES
Fatherhood *NETFLIX FILM
Jagame Thandhiram *NETFLIX FILM
The Rational Life *NETFLIX SERIES
The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals *NETFLIX SERIES
Released Saturday, June 19
Nevertheless *NETFLIX SERIES
New on Hulu- Full List
Released Thursday, June 17
Dave Season 2 Premiere (FX on Hulu)
Phobias (2021)
Released Friday, June 18
Holey Moley 3D in 2D: Season 3 Premiere (ABC)
The Hustler: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
When Nature Calls: Series Premiere (ABC)
Released Sunday, June 20
The Guilt Trip (2012)
New on Amazon Prime Video- Full List
Released Friday, June 18
Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado: Season 1 *Amazon Original Series
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Friday, June 18
Big Shot (Finale) – Episode 110 “Marvyn’s Playbook” *Disney+ Original
Dino Ranch (S1)
Disney Just Roll With It (S2)
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S3; Ep. The Maine Ingredient)
Heartland Docs, DVM (S3)
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Episode 206 “Yes, And…” *Disney+ Original
Luca (Premiere) *Disney+ Original
Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Episode 108 *Disney+ Original
New on HBO Max- Full List
Released Thursday, June 17
Summer Camp Island, Max Original Season 4 Premiere
The Little Things, 2021
Released Friday, June 18
Super Friends
Released Saturday, June 19
Fatale, 2020
New on Starz- Full List
Released Friday, June 18
Along Came A Spider
Boys On The Side
Candy Planet
Doctor Detroit
Dudley Do-Right
I Don’t Know How She Does It
It Could Happen To You
Little Boy
National Lampoon’s Movie Madness
Pacific Heights
Scorpion King 2: Rise Of A Warrior
Season of the Witch
Step Up: High Water – “Isolations”
Stir Crazy
The Last Temptation Of Christ
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
The Swan Princess And The Secret Of The Castle
The Swan Princess Christmas
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today!
The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover
The Swan Princess: The Mystery Of The Enchanted Treasure
Under Suspicion
Untraceable
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Woman On Top
Released Sunday, June 20
Blindspotting – “Smashley Rose”
Little Birds – “Episode 3”
New on Showtime- Full List
Released Saturday, June 19
Showtime Championship Boxing
Released Sunday, June 20
Desus & Mero
Black Monday
Flatbush Misdemeanors
The Chi