Six To See February 15-28, 2025

Six To See February 15-21:

1. The Monkey: a new comedy horror film based on the 1980 short story by Stephen King. The film adaptation is written and directed by Osgood Perkins. It stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy. The movie follows twin brothers Hal and Bill who witness a string of horrifying deaths unfolding around them after stumbling upon their father’s vintage toy monkey in the attic. In an attempt to leave the haunting behind, the brothers discard the monkey and pursue separate paths over time. However, when the inexplicable deaths resurface, the brothers are compelled to reconcile and embark on a mission to permanently eliminate the cursed toy. James plays the role of both brothers while Convery stars as the young version of Hal and Bill. The Monkey was released in theaters on February 21.

2. Zero Day: a new political thriller series created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt. It’s directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and stars Robert De Niro in the lead role. He also serves as an executive producer. This is his first real starring role in a series. Also starring are Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Angela Bassett, Matthew Modine, and McKinley Belcher III. The series is described as a political conspiracy thriller centering on a devastating global cyberattack. Zero Days was released on Netflix on February 20.

3. The White Lotus season 3: the third season of the black comedy drama anthology series created, written, and directed by Mike White. It follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain, whose interactions are affected by their various psychosocial dysfunctions. The first and second season were set in Hawaii and Sicily, respectively. This third season takes place in Thailand and features an ensemble cast of Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wood. Intended as a 6-part limited series, The White Lotus premiered in 2021 to critical acclaim and high ratings. The show’s success led to HBO renewing it as an anthology series; a second season premiered in 2022 and now the third season premiered as well on HBO on February 16 with a new episode releasing weekly. In January 2025, prior to the premiere of season 3, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

4. Cleaner: a new action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and written by Simon Uttley, Paul Andrew Williams, and Matthew Orton. It stars Daisy Ridley, Taz Skylar and Clive Owen. The film follows Joey Locke, a dishonorably discharged but highly trained ex-soldier, who works as a window cleaner at the One Canada Square, Canary Wharf in London. When activists take over an energy company’s annual gala held at the building, some more radical members of their group take hostages and threaten to blow up the building if police intervene. Joey attempts to save the hostages when she learns one of them is her older brother. Cleaner was released in theaters on February 21.

5. Reacher season 3: the third season of the action crime series developed by Nick Santora. It is based on the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child and stars Alan Ritchson as the title character, a self-proclaimed hobo and former U.S. Army military policeman with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities. During his travels, Reacher crosses paths with dangerous criminals and battles them. The first season of Reacher was based on Killing Floor, Child’s 1997 debut novel, and was released in 2022, while the second season was based on Bad Luck and Trouble (2007) and premiered a year later. Now the third season, based on the 2003 novel Persuader, premiered on Prime Video on February 20. In October 2024, ahead of the third season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season.

6. Surface season 2: the second season of the psychological thriller series created by Veronica West. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw in the lead role as Sophie Ellis, a woman who’s memory has become fragmented following an apparent suicide attempt. She has lost her recent memories, including the reason why she decided to jump, and she tries to piece together the reasons for her attempted suicide. Also starring are Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, François Arnaud, Millie Brady, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and Stephan James. They are joined by Callie Cooke, Phil Dunster and Freida Pinto in this second season, which premiered on Apple TV+ on February 21.

Six To See February 22-28:

1. Suits LA: the new legal drama series created by Aaron Korsh, which is the second spin-off of Suits. It stars Stephen Amell in the lead role as Ted Black, alongside Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis, and Bryan Greenberg. Gabriel Macht is reprising his role from the original series as Harvey Specter. The series follows a new group led by Ted Black, a former New York prosecutor who built an L.A. law firm that specializes in criminal and entertainment law. Suits LA premiered on NBC on February 23.

2. Running Point: a new sports comedy series created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen. It stars Kate Hudson in the lead role, alongside Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Brenda Song, Toby Sandeman, Chet Hanks, Max Greenfield, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Jay Ellis, Dane DiLiegro, and Scott Evans. The series follows Isla Gordon, who was overlooked her whole life and is appointed President of the LA Waves basketball team, a family business. She aims to prove she was the right choice despite skepticism. Running Point was released on Netflix on February 27.

3. Last Breath: the new survival thriller film directed by Alex Parkinson and written by Mitchell LaFortune, Parkinson, and David Brooks. It stars Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, and Cliff Curtis. It is a feature film remake of the 2019 documentary that Parkinson co-directed with Richard da Costa. The film tells a true story that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crew mate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. Last Breath was released in theatres in the United States and United Kingdom on February 28.

4. Toxic Town: a new British drama miniseries, written by Jack Thorne and directed by Minkie Spiro. It follows the story of three mothers involved in the Corby toxic waste case. It’s based on the 2009 Corby poisonings and the subsequent environmental court case, dubbed in some quarters as “the British Erin Brockovich”. Thorne said that Toxic Town focuses on “these funny, brave, incredible women and the way they scrapped for their children”. Starring in the series are Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Brendan Coyle, Claudia Jessie, Joe Dempsie, and Michael Socha. The four-part series was released on Netflix on February 27.

5. House of David: a new historical drama series developed by Jon Erwin. The series tells the story of David, a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the second of the United Monarchy. Michael Iskander stars in the lead role as David, alongside Ali Suliman, Ayelet Zurer, Stephen Lang, Louis Ferreira, Ethan Kai, Indy Lewis, Martyn Ford, Raresh DiMofte, and Siir Tilif. House of David was released on Prime Video on February 27.

6. Patsers: the new Belgian film from directors Adil El Arbi and Billlal Falah. This action comedy film is a sequel to their film Patser from 2018. The cast consists of Matteo Simoni, Nora Gharib, Saïd Boumazoughe, and Junes Lazaar, who are reperising their roles from the previous film. They are joined by Jennifer Heylen, Pommelien Thijs, Soundos El Ahmadi, Ward Kerremans, and Louis Talpe. It follows Adamo who is even more deeply involved in the cocaine trade after several years, while his childhood friends, who have now gone straight, no longer want any contact with him. However, Jana, the new head of the KALI drug unit, is on his trail. When someone close to them is killed in an attack, the friends reunite to take revenge. Patsers was released in theatres in Belgium on February 19, and in the Netherlands on February 27. I went to see the film myself last week and really liked it. The first one was already good, and this one is better and bigger. You see that the directors have much more experience now. There was much more action and it was a blast, especially all the shooting in the second half of the film. And at the end of it, you will also get a little surprise.