What to Watch This Weekend: Best Movies & TV (August 1921) – Vulture

House of the Dragon; She-Hulk. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by HBO Max and Disney+

This week is just the start of a deluge of huge IP hitting television screens. Not like the MCU has left us for long, but the massive franchise is back with another Disney+ show, She-Hulk, while HBO is premiering its first Game of Thrones spin-off series about Daeneryss ancestors. (And this is all before we take a trip back to Middle-earth and a galaxy far, far away next month.) Till then, enjoy!

Remember Orphan? The scary movie with a semi-hilarious, unsettling twist. Well, Isabelle Fuhrman is back as Esther, the titular (adult) killer who poses as a young child. Orphan: First Kill revisits Esthers first murderous encounter, only alluded to in the 2009 film, as she acts as a wealthy familys missing daughter. Im sure itll make for a great movie night.

Available in select theaters and to stream on Paramount+

Will House of the Dragon give me the same giddy feeling I had when I binged five seasons of Game of Thrones in college? Well, this Sundays one episode may not do the trick, but HBO is sure hoping its new GOT prequel on the chaotic Targaryens will elicit the same awe and obsession as its predecessor.

Available to watch on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday

You know what, She-Hulk is fun! Its also the first MCU/Disney+ project in a while to actually feel like television okay, low bar, I know. Released weekly with nine 30-minute episodes, essentially tackling the case of the week in the four episodes Ive seen, She-Hulk tells the origin story of Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banners cousin, as she navigates her career as an attorney with her newfound superpowers. Tatiana Maslany crushes (smashes?) it as Jen, even when her She-Hulk form doesnt serve her quite as well. There are also fun cameos from Benedict Wong, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, and yup, eventually Charlie Cox himself.

Available to stream on Disney+

If Im being honest, before Original Sin came out, I was ready to cast it aside. It didnt quite look like the Pretty Little Liars of old, and tonally, it seemed creepier and more terrifying than the teen melodrama I wanted, but as soon as I flipped the new series on, I was completely obsessed. Its a whole lot of fun. Original Sin is like if you mixed Pretty Little Liars with MTVs Scream series and added a dash of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Set miles away from Rosewood, this new generation of teen liars is haunted by a mysterious bogeyman-esque figure named A. The whole first season is out now, and trust me, youre in for a fun binge.

Available to stream on HBO Max

Also!Read our streaming recommendations from theweekend of August 12. Vultures next list of weekend streaming picks goes online on Friday, August 26.

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Reviewed and Recommended by Erik Baquero