Lots of great shows are back, and a small, but high in quality selection of new movies, is the gist of the past week when it comes to new content on Stan.
Jean Smart stars in another great series, this time focusing on the dark mentorship between a veteran comic and her entitled 25-year-old mentee. The entire first season of the critically acclaimed HBO Max Original Series Hacks can be binged right away. Once again, our lack of a local version of HBO Max pays off for Stan.
There is also the complete first season of the new Italian series, The Split.
Shows returning with new seasons include The L Word: Generation Q (new episodes weekly)
, Drag Race Holland (new episodes weekly), the 2018 reboot of Charmed and no less than four season of Degrassi: The Next Generation.
As mentioned earlier, not a huge selection of new movies, but a high quality one. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was such an influential film when it was released, the term "Benjamin Button" has entered the lexicon and you know exactly what it means when people mention it. Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple is another influential and award-winning inclusion.
I must say, as a fan of biographical dramas, I did not know of the existence of this little beauty, The Great Debaters, starring the powerhouse actors Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker. Don't know how I missed this one, but it won't be missed for too much longer.
For documentary and social justice fans, RBG looks at Ruth Bader Ginsburg's extraordinary life as a American icon of the 20th and 21st century.
You can view last week's list here.
Here's the complete list of the new additions to Stan for the week of Stan: What's New For 3 August - 9 August 2021 (Content highlighted above shown in bold below):
The Split - New Season (Season 2)
Desus & Mero - Season 3, Episode 38-39
Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Season 1, Episode 4
Blindspotting - Season 1, Episode 8
Hacks - New Series (Season 1)
The L Word: Generation Q - New Season (Season 2, Episode 1)
Drag Race Holland - New Season (Season 2, Episode 1)
Charmed (2018) - New Season (Season 3)
Degrassi: The Next Generation - New Seasons (The Next Generation: Seasons 11 - 14)
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars - Season 6, Episode 8
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Untucked - Season 6, Episode 8
Call the Midwife - New Season (Season 8 + Christmas Special)
Standing Tall - New Series (Season 1)
Miracle Workers - Season 3, Episode 4
The Republic of Sarah - Season 1, Episode 8
SEAL Team - New Season (Season 4)
Jamie’s Great Britain
Jamie's Food Escapes
Secrets of Sugar Baby Dating
Sins of the City - Season 1, Episode 13
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Color Purple
Franklyn
Survive The Night
RBG
The Great Debaters
The Singing Detective
Madagascar: A Little Wild - New Episodes
Max & Ruby
The Stanley Dynamic
Go Jetters - New Episodes