What To Watch This Week: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (May 4–10)

This week’s “What To Watch” picks include the third season of the horror anthology series “The Terror: Devil in Silver” (AMC+/Shudder), the new crime drama “M.I.A.” from the creator of “Ozark” (Peacock) the crime thriller “Legends” and the first TV adaptation of “Lord of the Flies” (both Netflix).

We also recommend the 11th fabulous season “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” (Paramount+), an octopus-centric film starring Sally Field (“Remarkably Bright Creatures” on Netflix), and a sweet rom-com called “Fantasy Life” on video-on-demand (VOD). Let’s hit the couch!

“Lord of the Flies” | Netflix | Drama

Limited series premiere, Monday, May 4: Listen up! I have the conch! Anyone who’s read William Golding’s classic 1954 novel in high school knows what I’m talkin’ ’bout. And didn’t everyone have to read that book? Anyway, there’s already at least one film adaptation of the creepy coming-of-age story about English schoolboys marooned on an island and left to sort out their own little society—and some of the boys become little terrors. This is the tale’s first TV adaptation and it’ll be interesting to see if/how the story stretches to fit the format—especially with “Adolescence” creator Jack Thorne at the helm.

“M.I.A.” | Peacock | Drama

Series premiere, Thursday, May 7: From “Ozark” co-creator Bill Dubuque comes this crime drama about a young South Florida woman (Shannon Gisela) whose family business (drug running) ends tragically, sending her on a dangerous journey through the Miami scene. I really enjoyed the complex, intense “Ozark,” and I’m hoping for more of the same with this show. Incidentally, it also stars Cary Elwes, Danay Garcia, Brittany Adebumola, Dylan Jackson, and more. Peacock is dropping all nine episodes today for your bingeing pleasure. But, if you’re interested, the “M.I.A”‘ pilot airs live on NBC tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

“The Terror: Devil in Silver” | AMC+, Shudder | Horror

Season 3 premiere, Thursday, May 7:

AMC’s horror anthology series returns for a third season with a psychological-supernatural tale from author Victor Lavalle (“The Changeling”). Troubled moving man Pepper (Dan Stevens of “Abigail” and “Downton Abbey”) lands himself in a psychiatric hospital where he must contend with the patients, doctors, the Devil, and an unseen force that subsists on suffering. Judith LIght, Stephen Root, CCH Pounder, Aasif Mandvi and more also star.

Note: The first two seasons of “The Terror” have 10 episodes; “Devil in Silver” has only six, six, six—and they’re dropping one per week. Also, if you don’t subscribe to AMC+ or Shudder, the series is expected to have a cable debut on AMC in the fall.

“Legends” | Netflix | Drama

Limited series premiere, Thursday, May 7: Imagine getting picked for a special project at your relatively calm job—but it’s dangerous as hell. That’s what happened to a handful of real-life UK customs officials in the early ’90s, when they were selected to go undercover and infiltrate drug smuggling operations. You know, since the bosses weren’t gettin’ it done and shit runs downhill. In this six-part miniseries from Neil Forsyth (“The Gold”), we get to see a dramatized version of how that all turned out for the crew, which is led by Steve Coogan, Tom Burke, and Hayley Squires.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” | Paramount+ | Reality

Season 11 premiere, Friday, May 8: In 16 years, the competition reality show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has mushroomed into an institution, with 18 seasons of the main show, five spinoff shows, and three specials. The spinoff on which we’re focused, “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” is starting its 11th season, a testament to the franchise’s popularity. This time around, 18 fan-favorite queens (including four repeat All Stars: A’keria C. Davenport, Kennedy Davenport, Morgan McMichaels, and Silky Nutmeg Ganache) will flaunt their “charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent,” hoping to take home $200,000 and earn a place in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.

“Remarkably Bright Creatures” | Netflix | Drama

Movie, Friday, May 8: Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel of the same name is the source material for this drama. Sally Field plays a widowed cleaning lady who bonds with a giant Pacific Octopus named Marcellus (voiced by Alfred Molina) and a wayward twentysomething (Lewis Pullman) at the aquarium where the two humans work. Together, they learn about finding one’s purpose when it seems hopelessly lost. Colm Meaney, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, and Sofia Black-D’Elia also star.