Nicholas Wennö: This Week's Best Streaming Tips

This week's streaming recommendations offer a diverse slate of new series, led by the sharp and quirky anti-romantic comedy "Alice and Steve." Available on Disney+ starting June 8, the British series won top honors at this year's Cannes Series festival. It stars Nicola Walker as a mother devastated when her recently divorced best friend, Steve (Jemaine Clement), begins a relationship with her 26-year-old daughter. The narrative escalates into a full-blown conflict as the mother attempts to sabotage the relationship, while Steve remains determined.

Apple TV+ presents "Cape Fear," premiering June 5, a reimagining of the classic thriller. Javier Bardem takes on the iconic role of Max Cady, the vengeful ex-convict, in this feverish, soapy, and Southern Gothic-infused adaptation. Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson play the lawyer and prosecutor couple targeted by Cady after his 17 years in prison. Bardem's portrayal is noted as "terrifyingly convincing" as he shifts through archetypes of judge, victim, and benefactor.

"Dear England," airing on TV4 Play from June 4, dramatizes Gareth Southgate's tenure as England's football manager. Joseph Fiennes stars as Southgate in this adaptation of James Graham's acclaimed play. The series uses football to reflect the state of the nation, particularly after Brexit, tracing Southgate's journey from a missed penalty in 1996 to his leadership, tackling issues of mental blocks, racism, and pressure while striving for hope and unity.

Other notable mentions include "Coldwater" on Britbox/TV4 Play, a tense British thriller starring Andrew Lincoln as a seemingly ordinary father drawn into a dangerous game with a charismatic neighbor after a violent incident. Netflix offers "The Witness," a gripping true crime series examining the aftermath of the shocking 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell in London, focusing on her two-year-old son.