Tune in each week as Marhaba delves into the wonderful world of popular culture to find the best new TV series, movies, books, and music.
STREAM THIS NEW SHOW:
‘Queens’
Hulu, 19 October
Queens is a drama that will follow four former members of a 90s hip-hop girl band who achieved legendary status through their music. Now that all of them are in their 40s, they decide to reconnect and try to regain the fame and vigor that they had. But will the former megastars, manage to achieve this ambitious goal? Actual hip-hop legends were cast to play the roles: Rapper Eve and pop icon Brandy are part of the group, along with Naturi Naughton and Nadine Velazquez.
‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’
Netflix, Now streaming
Queens episodes come weekly. While waiting, you can give this Korean drama a try. It has been trending online since it started streaming. It’s about a Seoulite dentist who moved to a seaside village to set up her own clinic. Along the way, she develops friendships with the residents including a local guy who has also taken interest in her. It’s calm and wholesome, some even call it a ‘healing drama’. All 15 episodes are now streaming on Netflix.
GET THE POPCORN FOR THIS:
‘Dune’
HBO Max, 22 October
After being pushed for a whole year, this sci-fi HBO Max reboot based on a 1965 novel by Frank Herbert is finally premiering this weekend. Dune is set in the far future, which follows Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), as his family is thrust into a war for the dangerous desert planet Arrakis, between the native Fremen people and the enemy invaders, the House Harkonnen.
As a film that has been predicted to be 2021’s most prominent sci-fi blockbuster, it stars an ensemble cast including Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem. Dune is directed by acclaimed sci-fi director Denis Villeneuve and is the first part of a planned two-part adaption.
Related: See our Cinema Listings for all the latest releases you can watch in Qatar!
SETTLE IN WITH A CUP OF TEA AND READ THIS:
‘The Morning Star’
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard’s latest novel after his My Struggle cycle follows nine characters grappling with the challenges of everyday life, which seem to be worsened by a mysteriously bright star. Divided into three parts, the haunting novel alternates between the first-person accounts of the characters including a priest stuck in an unfulfilling marriage and a literature professor struggling to care for his wife and a psychiatric unit nurse who had a patient who escaped. They all struggle to hold their lives together as their worlds become unnerving, then creepy, then worse.
‘Elton John: The Lockdown Sessions’
22 October
The Rocketman is back with his Lockdown Sessions album! He enlisted a flock of high-profile friends – Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X, Stevie Nicks, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and Eddie Vedder among them – to create 16 collaborations! The album has already spawned a chart resurgence for John, as he returned to the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in more than 21 years with ‘Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),’ his partnership with Dua Lipa.
We update weekly with all-new choices, so make sure to bookmark this page! Check out more Marhaba recommendations of the best movies, shows, books, and music here.
Author: Weslee Dizon
Copyright © Marhaba Information Guide. Reproduction of material from Marhaba Information Guide’s book or website without written permission is strictly prohibited. Using Marhaba Information Guide’s material without authorisation constitutes as plagiarism as well as copyright infringement.
