This month’s new-to-streaming picks include a dark and gritty adaptation of a much-loved game… and no, it’s not Mario Party Superstars
Franklin
Atrue renaissance man and one of the few non-presidents to get his mug plastered on aUS banknote, Benjamin Franklin (played here by Michael Douglas) takes centre stage in this miniseries. Focusing on his exploits as adiplomat, it sees him attempting to forge an alliance with France while those dastardly Brits plot his downfall.
S1 / Apple TV+, 12 Apr
Welcome to Wrexham
You’d have to be areal cynic (or a Chester fan) not to find Wrexham AFC’s underdog story charming… but can this Emmy-winning doc series, following the north Wales club’s trials and tribulations under Hollywood star ownership, sustain its momentum for athird season? Alook at the League Two table suggests it might…
S3 / Disney+, 18 Apr
Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver
Was the first part of Rebel Moon avisual treat? Certainly. Was this supposedly epic space opera also deathly boring and extraordinarily derivative? Yes, big time. Still, we hold out hope that writer-director Zack Snyder has found his feet for this second instalment, which at least promises to be shorter. Film / Netflix, 19 Apr
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Lale Sokolov is given the grim task of tattooing ID numbers on fellow inmates’ arms at Auschwitz –but finds something to live for among the horror when he falls in love with another prisoner. Based on anovel that was in turn inspired by atrue story, this six-parter stars Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey.
S1 /Sky/Now, 2 May
Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story
Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix standup s
