What To Watch This Week: Apr 20-26, 2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2: World Premiere Red Carpet (Disney+, Apr 21, from 5.30am)

The world isn’t in a good shape but we all need a little distraction — and nothing says ‘hang in there’ than watching red carpet glamour courtesy of Hollywood royalty. Catch the livestream of The Devil Wears Prada 2’s world premiere at Lincoln Centre in New York City, featuring stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and Kenneth Branagh. The movie arrives in cinemas Apr 30.

Criminal Record, Season 2 (Apple TV, Apr 22)

Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo return in one of Apple TV’s many underrated gems. (Quick, name another Apple TV show that isn’t Shrinking, Ted Lasso, or Slow Horses.) This season, Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Detective June Lenker investigate the fatal stabling of a young man at a political rally — only to uncover a far-right plot to bomb London.

Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (Netflix, Apr 23)

Netflix: Guys, I know the show’s ended, but we need more.

The Duffers: How about an animated series, so we don’t have to worry about the actors ageing out of their teen roles?

Netflix: Greenlit! Here’s US$20 million! And we want the receipts!

The Duffers: One cash grab coming up!

Apex (Netflix, Apr 25)

Charlize Theron plays a grieving woman searching for meaning in the Australian wilderness — only to find herself up against not just nature, but a serial killer (Taron Egerton). Baltasar Kormákur (Everest) directs this survival thriller, which sounds an awful lot like an earlier Netflix feature, 2024’s Don’t Move. Discuss it on Letterboxd!

Filing for Love (HBO Max, Apr 25)

This 12-part workplace rom-com stars Shin Hae-Sun and Gong Myoung as auditors from different departments at a chaebol. Sparks fly when they’re forced to work together. Elsewhere, a secretary (Hong Hwa-Yeon) has a crush on her boss, the guy running the company (Kim Jae-Wook). Wonder what HR has to say about all this fraternisation.

28  Years Later: The Bone Temple (Netflix, Apr 26)

The 28 Years Later sequel — Ralph Fiennes searches for zombie cure! — was released quietly into cinemas (are you guys even trying?) and when I tried to catch it, it wasn’t widely available (its R21 rating meant screenings were limited to non-heartland locations). Thank goodness for streaming then. But seriously, it’s 2026. Maybe it’s high time cinema operators and IMDA get together to rethink a few things: (1) allow R21 titles to screen in the heartlands, and (2) ease up on the restrictions around Cantonese in Hong Kong movies (limited film festival circuit is a good start — now take it to the next level). Want to save cinemas? Start there. Just saying.

Bite Me Sweet (Viu, every Friday)

Eye candy meets real candy! This Viu Original reality series sees five female pastry chefs from Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong…er, what the flour, that isn’t in Southeast Asia) and five rising Korean actors or ‘Muses’ — Lee Sae-On, Sung Seung-Ha, Cha Joo-Wan, Bae Min-Ki, and Im Sung-Kyun  — paired into two-member teams, competing in a high-pressure dessert survival challenge inspired by Korean snacks. With Yoon Shi-Yoon as host. The winner gets to launch a pop-up store in Singapore.