There are many new major films and television series coming to some of the streaming services you might subscribe to.
Here are our suggestions:
Amazon Prime Video
On 4 June 2020, the first series of ‘Alex Rider’, comprising eight episodes, will be released with Otto Farrant playing the eponymous character. It is based on the young adult spy novel series of the same name by Anthony Horowitz. With 13 novels so far, from ‘Stormbreaker’, published in September 2000, to ‘Nightshade’, printed in April 2020, this television series, along with the latest book, marks the 20th anniversary of the character. BAFTA winners Stephen Dillane (The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall) and Vicky McClure (This is England ’86) also star.
Netflix
The fourth and final series of ’13 Reasons Why’ will be available from 5 June 2020 with Dylan Minnette (Goosebumps) reprising his main role. While the first series received positive reviews and a Golden Globe nomination for its leading performance by Katherine Langford (Knives Out), the second and third series have garnered negative feedback making this one of the most unpredictable offerings.
Disney+
Directed by Kenneth Branagh (Dunkirk), the science fantasy adventure film ‘Artemis Fowl’, based on the 2001 novel of the same name, will featuring an ensemble cast that includes Judi Dench (Victoria & Abdul), Colin Farrell (Dumbo) Josh Gad (Murder on the Orient Express) and Hong Chau (Downsizing) among others. Originally scheduled to be released theatrically in August 2019 then May 2020, the film will finally be released digitally on 12 June 2020.
In Scotland I attended Dunfermline High School from 2010 to 2016 and Edinburgh Napier University from 2016 to 2020, emerging with two Advanced Higher and five Higher qualifications from the former and graduating with an undergraduate bachelor of arts honours degree in journalism from the latter. After two years away from further education due to the coronavirus pandemic, I'm going to be studying the MFA Photography course at York St John University in England from 2022 to 2024. I've achieved The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Bronze) Award and received grade five level certification for electronic keyboard from Trinity College London. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, watching television series, listening to music and going to the cinema as well as catching up with friends, travelling by railway and hostelling overnight and overindulging in food and drinks in a pub or restaurant then having to go to the gym to burn it all off again.
By studying journalism and photography, my aim of practicing photojournalism professionally will hopefully be once step closer. Both are partial artforms requiring the rest of the work to be undertaken by the audience, the specialism of photojournalism, however, providing each of its two parts with greater context. Exploring photographic techniques (aerial, timelapse, editing) through a variety of journalistic styles (features, poetry, songwriting) will allow me to develop my portfolio, hone my camera skillset and narrow my focus further in anticipation of working life. Without a global pandemic to deal with this time. Fingers crossed.
