From the return of Love is Blind UK to Chris Hemsworth looking for ways to improve our health, this week is jam packed with TV and movie goodness. Here is what to watch.
August 13
Love Is Blind: UK, Season 2
Season two of the hit reality TV show returns, and just like season one, participants get to know each other solely via soundproof pods, forming emotional connections before seeing one another. Couples get engaged unseen and later test their bond in the real world by moving in together and planning weddings while facing real-life pressures like family, job and finances. It’s always a must-watch.
Butterfly, Prime
Butterfly is a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. It’s centred on David Jung (Daniel Dae Kim), an enigmatic, unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him. He finds himself pursued by Rebecca (Reina Hardesty), a deadly, young agent assigned to kill him, and Caddis, the sinister spy organisation she works for.
August 14
Formerly known as She The People, part two of series one follows Antoinette Dunkerson (Terri J. Vaughn), now the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, as she further navigates the intersection of politics, family and power.
August 15
Limitless: Live Better Now, Disney+
Chris Hemsworth takes on three epic challenges to explore science-backed ways to improve our health. He learns to drum for a brain-boosting, surprise stadium gig; climbs a frozen 600-foot wall to explore the benefits of breaking out of our comfort zones; and embraces brutal Special Forces pain training in South Korea, all to discover how we can live longer, better lives.
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser, Netflix
This documentary offers a candid behind-the-scenes look at the production of The Biggest Loser, once one of the most-watched shows in reality TV history. It interrogates the highs, lows and lasting impact of the show, from behind the glow of dramatic weight-loss transformations to the emotional and physical toll it imposed on participants.
Night Always Comes, Netflix
Vanessa Kirby plays Lynette, a flawed, yet determined, anti-heroine who embarks on a dangerous, one-night odyssey through Portland’s criminal underbelly in a desperate attempt to gather enough cash to keep her family from eviction. Based on the best-selling novel by Willy Vlautin.
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