Amazon Prime Video My top Amazon Prime recommendation is The Better Sister (May 29). Sibling rivalry gets a horrifying charge in this thriller about a pair of estranged sisters. Chloe (Jessica Biel, The Sinner) is a high-profile media executive with a glossy magazine lifestyle and picture-perfect family, while Nicky (Elizabeth Banks, Mrs America) struggles to make ends meet on her own while dealing with addiction issues. But when a shocking event befalls Chloe, it’s Nicky she instinctively turns to, as the pair try to make sense of each other’s lives and their shadowy family legacy. Australian filmmaker Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) is the lead director, and hopefully the twists will come with some black humour. Also on Amazon Prime: The TikTok and Instagram kids are graduating to streaming. Following in the footsteps of Brian Jordan Alvarez, whose English Teacher on Disney+ was the best new comedy of 2024, Overcompensating (May 15) is a showcase for Benito Skinner. The comedic actor and content creator assembled and stars in the show, playing a closeted former football star at an American college named Benny, who forms an alliance with Carmen (Wally Baram), a lifelong outsider looking to embrace conformity. In this comedic drama neither is ready for campus culture, especially the bro-down scene they aspire to, in what will be a frank, frisky coming-of-age tale. Nicole Kidman really enjoys an exotic accent and a wild wig. The Australian returns as mysterious Russian wellness guru Masha Dmitrichenko in a second season of Nine Perfect Strangers (May 22). Adapted from a Liane Moriarty novel, the knotty psychological mystery’s first lockdown-era season had Masha helping, and sometimes hindering, the ensemble cast’s collection of troubled souls. With a new setting of the Swiss Alps, the fresh intake of clients features roles for Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus), Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), and Mark Strong (Dune: Prophecy). April highlights: Jacob Elordi starred in the hard-to-forget World War II drama The Narrow Road to the Deep North, plus Holland was an offbeat movie choice from Nicole Kidman. My top iview recommendation is Bergerac (May 4). In the broadcast television era, the original Bergerac was a reliable late-night alternative. Airing from 1981 to 1991, the British crime drama followed police detective turned private eye Jim Bergerac, who lived, worked and worried on the Channel Island of Jersey (a self-governing British territory adjacent to but not part of Great Britain). That distinct sense of place and sturdy writing helped make the show a success then, and a reboot candidate now. The new Bergerac stars Damien Molony (Brassic, The Split) in the title role, and is a mix of the old and new: Bergerac stills struggles with alcohol and drives a vintage red Triumph Roadster, but the six episodes cover a single case, allowing for a deeper dive into the story and characters. April Highlights: Veteran TV sleuth Vera got the send-off she deserved, plus new episodes of the literally bloody crime-scene comedy The Cleaner. SBS On Demand My top SBS On Demand recommendation is Sherlock & Daughter (May 8). It’s apparent that we’re always going to have a variant or spin-off of Sherlock Holmes in production or on the air at any given time, so best we celebrate the ones that try something fresh with the legacy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional sleuth. Set in Victorian-era London, this new edition stars Blu Hunt (Another Life) as a young Native American woman who seeks out Holmes (David Thewlis, The Artful Dodger) with two theories: that her mother was murdered, and that he is her long-lost father. The master detective agrees to help investigate the former, but denies the latter. It’s very much a two-hander, full of adolescent fizz. April highlights: Mussolini: Son of the Century was a pulsating period drama with contemporary parallels about the appeal of authoritarianism. Other streamers My top recommendation for the other streaming services is Binge’s Strife (May 8) Based on Mia Freedman’s book of the same name, the first season of this darkly comic study of the work-life imbalance of online publisher Evelyn Jones (Asher Keddie) broke viewing records for Binge when it launched in December 2023. In frank, funny ways it dug deeply into what Evelyn wanted, having moved out of the family home, and how she came to acknowledge – although not master – her imperfections. There’s plenty to explore in the second season, which has the likes of Tim Minchin (Upright) and Mary Coustas (Rake) joining the supporting cast. Fingers crossed for another celebrity cameo as excruciatingly good as Dannii Minogue’s. Also: Now this is a saucy history lesson. The niche streaming service Brollie, which specialises in classic Australian TV and film content, is bringing back Number 96 (May 16). Launched in 1972, the soap was groundbreaking, referencing topics previously considered taboo on Australian television including homosexuality, drug usage and nudity. The show was initially broadcast in black and white, but only 18 of those 584 episodes still exist. Brollie, an ad-supported platform which is otherwise free to watch, will be putting those surviving instalments up, with latter colour episodes to follow. April highlights: Tom Hardy got his London gangster on in Paramount+’s MobLand, 7plus’s medical drama Doc put a memory-loss spin on the genre, and Binge’s Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light was a telling sequel to the acclaimed 2015 British historical drama. * Nine owns Stan and this masthead. Find out the next TV, streaming series and movies to add to your must-sees. Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday.