Lady Bird 

Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, the American coming-of-age comedy-drama film Lady Bird, won her more than 41 major nominations and 13 awards in 2018. Starring mother-and-daughter duo Laurie Metcalf and Saoirse Ronan (as Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson), the film explores growing up and the anxiety of separation. In many ways the film is a reflection of the director (and writer’s) own life in her hometown of Sacramento, and her slightly awkward teenage self. 

Releasing 3 June 

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 

A comedy about the Eurovision Song Contest starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens and Demi Lovato. It chronicles the story of Icelandic singers Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, who are given the chance to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest. The teaser for the movie was a Eurovision-style music video for the pop song, “Volcano Man,” where Ferrell sang with musical artist My Marianne on the lava fields of Iceland — and if that’s anything to go on there will be plenty more over-the-top ridiculousness in the film. 

Releasing 26 June 

Hollywood

Set during the Hollywood Golden Age, after World War II, this series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers trying to make it, overcoming the entrenched power that exists in the industry, the racism and various biases. Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the star-studded Netflix series is loosely based on real Tinseltown icons like Rock Hudson, Vivien Leigh, and Tallulah Bankhead, but the story is fictional.

Released

White Lines

From the creator of Money Heist (also streamable on Netflix right now), Alex Pina’s new drama is set in the Balearics with plenty of sex, drugs and rave anthems. The 10-part crime drama starts with a corpse that’s identified as young DJ Axel Walker, who moved from Manchester to Ibiza twenty years ago with a group of friends who were trying to make their mark on the island but disappeared without trace. 

Released

Jeffery Epstein: Filthy Rich

Less than a year since Jeffery Epstein died, officially by suicide, Netflix has compiled a four-hour report on the convicted sex offender. It uses extensive first-person testimony about his crimes (which date back to at least 1996), hearing from numerous survivors who were, for too long, ignored by the justice system, and explores the alleged sex ring that was run out of Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion, Palm Beach home, and on his private island in the Caribbean.

Released

Athlete A 

A new documentary directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (An Inconvenient Sequel) follows the Indianapolis Star reporters – Steve Berta, Marisa Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia, and Tim Evans – that broke the story about Team USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s extensive abuse. During the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the journalists uncovered evidence of a pervasive toxic culture within USA Gymnastics. The documentary interviews former gymnasts who paint a damaging picture of systemic oppression in the sport, in which the stakes are so high that those in charge can be driven to cover up unforgivable acts.

Releasing 24 June