{"id":599916,"date":"2026-08-21T06:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/599916\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:36:50","slug":"our-top-5-watches-this-weekend-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/599916\/","title":{"rendered":"Our top 5 watches this weekend \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE WEEKEND IS kicking off \u2013 but what should you watch?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve taken a look through what\u2019s on offer and picked out series and movies to check out over the next three days on streaming and the telly.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Twinless<\/p>\n

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\n Roman (Dylan O’Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney) in Twinless Sony Pictures<\/p>\n

Sony Pictures\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s taken a while for this to get to the small screen, but it\u2019ll be worth the wait. It\u2019s about two grieving young men, Roman (Dylan O\u2019Brien) and Dennis (James Sweeney), who meet in a support group for twins. They become friends outside the group, but it turns out that both men have secrets that could change everything\u2026 Heated Rivalry fans take note, one of the side characters in this is played by Francois Arnaud (aka Scott Hunter).<\/p>\n

Available from Saturday (22 August) on Sky Cinema Premiere and NOW.<\/p>\n

Outer Banks<\/p>\n

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\n Madelyn Cline as Sarah Cameron, Chase Stokes as John B, Jonathan Daviss as Pope, Madison Bailey as Kiara in Outer Banks Netflix<\/p>\n

Netflix\n<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve either been waiting for season 5 of the adventure mystery drama Outer Banks, or you don\u2019t know what the hell it is. If you are a fan, know that when this season opens the Pogues (not the band, a group of working-class teens) are at their breaking point following the loss of JJ in Morocco. They\u2019re stranded far from home and end up in a race to reclaim their future and win freedom.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing<\/p>\n

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\n Courtesy of AIRFLIX-Maxwell Arch<\/p>\n

Courtesy of AIRFLIX-Maxwell Arch\n<\/p>\n

This documentary from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy and her Emmy-nominated producing partner Mark Bailey sees them continue their investigation into the once-iconic aviation giant. They promise new revelations as they speak to more voices from the inside about Boeing\u2019s current issues.<\/p>\n

Streaming on Netflix.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Terror: Devil in Silver<\/p>\n

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\n The Terror Emily V. Aragones \/ AMC<\/p>\n

Emily V. Aragones \/ AMC \/ AMC\n<\/p>\n

This is the third episode of the horror anthology series from executive producer Ridley Scott. In season three, Devil in Silver, a man (played by Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey) is wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital. Why is he there, and can he escape?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Airing Sunday (23 August) at 9pm on Sky Atlantic and NOW.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovi\u0107: The Wolf In Winter<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a tennis fan, you\u2019ll want to watch this feature-length documentary about the legendary Novak Djokovi\u0107. He began playing in Serbia and is now the most accomplished champion in the history of men\u2019s tennis. Though his career isn\u2019t over, this documentary looks at his legacy as well as his status as one of the most \u201ccomplex and polarising figures in modern athletics\u201d. Should be a juicy watch.<\/p>\n

Streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE WEEKEND IS kicking off \u2013 but what should you watch? We\u2019ve taken a look through what\u2019s on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[163478,93,61,60,163479],"class_list":["post-599916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-best-of-the-box","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-top-5-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}