Ready for a weekend full of entertainment? Here are Marhaba’s weekly watch, read and playlist recommendations featuring some of the best new TV series, movies, books, and music. We update weekly with all-new top choices, so make sure to visit regularly!
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Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Netflix, 4 May
The highly anticipated Bridgerton prequel, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Season 1, is coming to Netflix this week. The series follows the journey of Queen Charlotte, an intriguing historical figure played by India Amarteifio and Golda Rosheuvel. The spinoff centres on the teenage Charlotte’s transformation from a German outsider to the Queen of England when she marries King George III, played by Corey Mylchreest. The show features the challenges Charlotte faces, including a domineering mother-in-law, Princess Augusta, portrayed by Michelle Fairley, and breaking societal norms by paving the way for people of colour to ascend into high society. The prequel promises a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world inherited by the characters in the original Bridgerton series.
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A Man Called Otto
Netflix, 6 May
Netflix is finally releasing the Tom Hanks starrer A Man Called Otto. The film, which has already garnered attention at the Oscars 2023, sees Hanks play Otto, a grumpy next-door neighbour of Marisol (Mariana Trevino) and Tommy (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), who find him in an emotional spiral after the loss of his wife Sonya. The couple is determined to break through to him and Otto eventually finds solace in a stray cat. Critics have described the film as formulaic but still providing the feel-good catharsis that viewers expect. Hanks and Trevino’s performances have been praised for their strength. Will Otto be able to overcome his grief and grumpiness, and find love and happiness? Watch the movie to find out.
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Happy Place
Emily Henry
In this novel by Emily Henry, an ex-couple fakes their relationship during their annual vacation with friends. Despite their breakup, Harriet and Wyn keep their act together for their Maine cottage stay. They’re determined not to spoil their friends’ last trip by revealing the truth. However, they struggle to hide their lingering feelings for each other while surrounded by their closest friends. Will their plan succeed?
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Subtract
Ed Sheeran, 5 May
After spending two years working with other artists such as BTS and Camilla Cabello, British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran is releasing his fifth solo album entitled Subtract. The studio set will complete Sheeran’s long-planned sequence of five mathematically themed albums, which began with his 2011 debut + (Plus), followed by 2014’s x (Multiply), 2017’s ÷ (Divide), and 2021’s = (Equals). It is said to be his most personal album yet and will feature a brooding and atmospheric sound.
Ahead of the album release, Sheeran will also be opening up his world in the new docuseries Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, which arrives on Disney+ just two days before Subtract’s release. The docuseries will consist of four parts. Watch the trailer here.
Author: Weslee Dizon, Charlotte Wright
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