With so many streaming services, what do you watch?
Well, the Alp McNamara team got together to create our “Holiday Streaming List”. You have probably seen a few of these but it is still worth knowing what might be good. Chris’s rating!
| Title | Plot | Find on | x/10 |
| Drops of God | Intrigue story about wine tasting. Set in Japan & France. | Apple TV (8 episodes) |
8.5 |
| The Empress | Drama Series of the lives of Austrian Empress & Franz Joseph. | Netflix (2 seasons) |
8 |
| Lincoln Lawyer | American legal drama series of a comeback lawyer. | Netflix (3 seasons) |
8 |
| The Crown | Long running drama series tells a Hollywood version of royalty. | Netflix (6 seasons) |
8 |
| Beckham | Brilliant story of Posh and David. Surprisingly engaging. | Netflix (4 episodes) |
9.5 |
| Dopesick | Based on concurrent true stories about OxyContin. Fact is stranger than fiction. | Disney (8 episodes) |
9 |
| Free Solo | Scary doco of one brave dude who decides to free climb El Capitan. | Netflix (movie) |
9 |
| The Bureau | Captivating spy stories of the French Intelligence in counterintelligence. | SBS (5 Seasons) |
8 |
| Operation Odessa | Crazy doco of ex-pat Russians who try to import drugs with a submarine. | Apple TV (1.5 hrs) |
8 |
| Morning Wars (Show) | Aniston & Witherspoon are centre of the dramas of a major news network. | Apple TV (3 Seasons) |
8 |
| Icarus | Doco on drugs in cycling slips into revealing Russian sponsored doping. | Netflix (2 hrs) |
8.5 |
| Sweet Magnolias | Chick flick around 3 friends in a cute southern USA town. | Netflix (4 seasons) |
7.5 |
| Buccaneers | Chick flick of rich American girls looking for a husband in London. | Apple TV (8 episodes) |
7.5 |
| 3 Identical Strangers | Nature or Nurture. True doco. 3 boys discover they are related. Bad Science. | Apple TV (movie) |
8.5 |
| Mad Men | Outrageous story of an ad agency on the 60’s. Cigarettes, scotch & fashion. | Prime (7 seasons) |
8 |
| Big little lies | Kidman & Witherspoon unravel a murder close to home. | Binge (2 seasons) |
8.5 |
| Why Women Kill | Fabulous dark comedy follow the lives of 3 separate women. Compelling. | Paramount (2 seasons) |
9 |
| Peaky Blinders | Gangster family in early 1900 in Birmingham. Action & blood. | Apple TV (6 seasons) |
7.5 |
| The Sopranos | Must view classic fictional New Jersey Gangster series. | Binge (6 seasons) |
8.5 |
| Boardwalk Empire | Prohibition in Atlantic City. Steve Buscemi (Fargo) is scary. | Binge (5 seasons) |
8.5 |
| Breaking Bad | Lovable Teacher becomes meth lab king. Sounds dreadful but great viewing. | Stan (5 seasons) |
9 |
| Outlander | WW2 Nurse is transported back to Jacobite Scotland. Not a true story. | Netflix (7 seasons) |
8 |
| Killing Eve | Sexy spy action thriller set focussed on 2 women. Cat & mouse. | Stan/ABC (4 seasons) |
8.5 |
| Stanley Tucci | ‘Searching for Italy’ brings back the best of Italian food and culture memories. | SBS (2 seasons) |
9 |
| Ozark | Dark story of a family on the run who can’t escape old habits. Blood & guts. | Netflix (4 seasons) |
8 |
| Long Way Down (et al) | Ewan McGregor & Charlie Borman ride their motor bikes around the world. Cute. | Apple TV (3 seasons) |
8 |
| Bad Sisters | Black Irish murder mystery comedy based around 4 sisters. | Apple TV (8 episodes) |
8.5 |
| Robbie Williams | Liked Beckham? This one is just as good. | Netflix (4 episodes) |
8.5 |
| Fauda | Israeli anti-terrorist team strive to stop bad stuff happening. Timing! | Netflix (4 seasons) |
8 |
| The Murdochs. Empire of Influence | ‘Succession’ watchers will love this one. Unbelievable doco. Rupert has his style. | SBS (7 episodes) |
8.5 |
| Murdaugh Murders | Doco about murder and cover up by a wealthy South Carolina family. | Netflix (6 episodes) |
8.5 |
| The White Lotus | Fictional must-see series about an upmarket hotel chain. Sinister. | Binge (2 seasons) |
9 |
| Shetland | Compelling Crime series based in the baren beautiful Shetland Islands. | Binge (8 seasons) |
8.5 |
Tip 1: Some of these shows are available on other streaming services for a small fee. Availability changes. Check the App…
Tip 2: Download the App JustWatch to your phone. Enter the channels you have access to (including free to air streaming) and it will tell you where any show or movie is streaming (and where it is free and where there is a charge).