{"id":21282,"date":"2026-02-21T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=21282"},"modified":"2026-02-21T06:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:46:10","slug":"what-to-stream-this-weekend-predator-badlands-rental-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=21282","title":{"rendered":"What to stream this weekend: &#8216;Predator: Badlands,&#8217; &#8216;Rental Family&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"image | relative margin_bottom_16&#010;          margin_top width_full&#010;          false&#010;          false&#010;          \">\n<figure class=\"font_primary false&#010;               false&#010;              false&#010;            \" style=\"height:auto\" id=\"img-DC7FSXNUV2CJGJMZ45YA2EP5HQ\"><figcaption class=\" img_caption | margin_horizontal_0--mobile margin_horizontal_0--tablet&#010;        \"><span class=\"caption | margin_right_half\">Shannon Gorman and Brendan Fraser in &#8220;Rental Family.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"credit uppercase\">James Lisle\/Searchlight Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>\u2018Rental Family\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Brendan Fraser plays an American actor living in Japan whose new job leads to surprisingly deep human connections in \u201cRental Family,\u201d now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Fraser\u2019s character starts working for a company where actors are hired by strangers to stand in as their spouses, parents, and others in real-life situations. Globe film critic Odie Henderson gave \u201cRental Family\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/20\/arts\/rental-family-brendan-fraser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/20\/arts\/rental-family-brendan-fraser\/\">3\u00bd stars in his review<\/a>, praising the film for not being \u201cafraid to deal with repercussions,\u201d while doing so \u201cwith humor and intelligence.\u201d<i> Available on Disney+ and Hulu<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"html_block | youtube container flex justify_center&#010;        hasRail row\">\n<div class=\"width_full\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n0pqP6ClcE8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>\u2018Song Sung Blue\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Opening day at Fenway Park is just around the corner, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/23\/arts\/song-sung-blue-hugh-jackman-kate-hudson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/12\/23\/arts\/song-sung-blue-hugh-jackman-kate-hudson\/\">\u201cSong Sung Blue,\u201d<\/a> now streaming on Peacock, will have you belting out \u201cSweet Caroline\u201d well before the season\u2019s first 8th inning sing-along. The biopic stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a couple who fall in love after meeting at a state fair and end up forming a Neil Diamond tribute band. Hudson earned the film\u2019s sole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/22\/arts\/oscar-nominations-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/01\/22\/arts\/oscar-nominations-2026\/\">Oscar nomination<\/a>, for best actress. <i>Available on Peacock<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"html_block | youtube container flex justify_center&#010;        hasRail row\">\n<div class=\"width_full\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqU7iiHFCzw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><h2 id=\"new_tv_show_now_available_to_stream\" class=\"heading | font_secondary gutter_20_0--mobile margin_bottom&#010;            \"><b>New TV show now available to stream<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"image | relative margin_bottom_16&#010;          margin_top width_full&#010;          false&#010;          false&#010;          \">\n<figure class=\"font_primary false&#010;               false&#010;              false&#010;            \" style=\"height:auto\" id=\"img-36RZBSQ67RFCRDWTYALNPU575A\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-36RZBSQ67RFCRDWTYALNPU575A-image\" alt=\"Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Jennifer Garner in &quot;The Last Thing He Told Me.&quot;\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/36RZBSQ67RFCRDWTYALNPU575A.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\" img_caption | margin_horizontal_0--mobile margin_horizontal_0--tablet&#010;        \"><span class=\"caption | margin_right_half\">Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Jennifer Garner in &#8220;The Last Thing He Told Me.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"credit uppercase\">Apple TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>\u2018The Last Thing He Told Me\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Jennifer Garner is back for season 2 of \u201cThe Last Thing He Told Me,\u201d streaming Friday on Apple TV. Based on the book of the same name by Laura Dave, the series stars Garner as Hannah, a woman who must unravel the mystery surrounding her missing husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), while keeping her stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) close. The new season is based on Dave\u2019s latest novel, \u201cThe First Time I Saw Him,\u201d and will see the family trying to reunite as drama from their past bubbles to the surface. <i>Available on Apple TV<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"divider\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><h2 id=\"binge-worthy_weekend_tv_pick\" class=\"heading | font_secondary gutter_20_0--mobile margin_bottom&#010;            \"><b>Binge-worthy weekend TV pick<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"image | relative margin_bottom_16&#010;          margin_top width_full&#010;          false&#010;          false&#010;          \">\n<figure class=\"font_primary false&#010;               false&#010;              false&#010;            \" style=\"height:auto\" id=\"img-DMEKVJX2LBHURCSH4B5XJKFDXA\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-DMEKVJX2LBHURCSH4B5XJKFDXA-image\" alt=\"Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in &quot;The Night Agent.&quot;\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DMEKVJX2LBHURCSH4B5XJKFDXA.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\" img_caption | margin_horizontal_0--mobile margin_horizontal_0--tablet&#010;        \"><span class=\"caption | margin_right_half\">Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland in &#8220;The Night Agent.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"credit uppercase\">NAZIM SERHAT FIRAT\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>\u2018The Night Agent\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Returning for its third season is Netflix\u2019s hit espionage action thriller \u201cThe Night Agent,\u201d which released all of its new episodes on the streamer earlier this week. Gabriel Basso reprises his role as FBI agent Peter Sutherland, whose latest globe-spanning mission involves stopping assassins and tracking down secrets that could upend the government. <i>Available on Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"html_block | youtube container flex justify_center&#010;        hasRail row\">\n<div class=\"width_full\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1F6BCHAfGDc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"divider\" \/>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"image | relative margin_bottom_16&#010;          margin_top width_full&#010;          false&#010;          false&#010;          \">\n<figure class=\"font_primary false&#010;               false&#010;              false&#010;            \" style=\"height:auto\" id=\"img-LLS6JFJO6QXEP5EQBNA3GUEPDM\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-LLS6JFJO6QXEP5EQBNA3GUEPDM-image\" alt=\"Thia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in &quot;Predator: Badlands.&quot;\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LLS6JFJO6QXEP5EQBNA3GUEPDM.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\" img_caption | margin_horizontal_0--mobile margin_horizontal_0--tablet&#010;        \"><span class=\"caption | margin_right_half\">Thia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in &#8220;Predator: Badlands.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"credit uppercase\">20th Century Studios<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>\u2018Predator: Badlands\u2019<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Director Dan Trachtenberg has reinvigorated the \u201cPredator\u201d franchise with his trio of entries, with the latest, \u201cBadlands,\u201d arriving on Disney+ and Hulu this week. The film centers around Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a runt of his Yautja clan, who flies off to a deadly planet to slay a supposedly unkillable monster in order to prove his worth to his family of predators. Dek gets some help on his journey from Thia, a leg-less Weyland-Yutani synthetic played by Elle Fanning, with Henderson praising her performance as \u201can absolute, hilarious joy\u201d in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/06\/arts\/predator-badlands-elle-fanning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/11\/06\/arts\/predator-badlands-elle-fanning\/\">3\u00bd-star review<\/a>. <i>Available on Disney+ and Hulu<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"html_block | youtube container flex justify_center&#010;        hasRail row\">\n<div class=\"width_full\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/43R9l7EkJwE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><i>Matt Juul is the assistant digital editor for the Living Arts team at The Boston Globe, with over a decade of experience covering arts and entertainment.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"tagline_hr | border_foreground border_half gutter_20_28--mobile&#010;               margin_none text_align_left width_100px\" \/>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Matt Juul can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/20\/arts\/what-to-stream-this-weekend\/mailto:matthew.juul@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">matthew.juul@globe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>var oneTrustActive = true;<br \/>\nvar oneTrustConsentObj;<\/p>\n<p>try {<br \/>\n oneTrustConsentObj = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem(&#8216;consent_one_trust_bgmp&#8217;) || &#8216;{}&#8217;);<br \/>\n} catch (err) {<br \/>\n oneTrustConsentObj = {};<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Default to granted consent<br \/>\nvar consent=&#8221;grant&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ FB script decleration<br \/>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {<br \/>\n  if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};<br \/>\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=&#8217;2.0&#8242;;<br \/>\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;<br \/>\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];<br \/>\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s);<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n(window,document,&#8217;script&#8217;, &#8216;https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js&#8217;);<\/p>\n<p>if (oneTrustActive &amp;&amp; oneTrustConsentObj &amp;&amp; oneTrustConsentObj.C0004 === false) {<br \/>\n  consent=&#8221;revoke&#8221;;<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ We need to call consent before we run init and track<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;consent&#8217;, consent);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;set&#8217;, &#8216;autoConfig&#8217;, &#8216;false&#8217;, &#8216;884869448226452&#8217;);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;set&#8217;, &#8216;autoConfig&#8217;, &#8216;false&#8217;, &#8216;493062270895851&#8217;);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;init&#8217;, &#8216;884869448226452&#8217;);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;track&#8217;, &#8216;PageView&#8217;);<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/20\/arts\/what-to-stream-this-weekend\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon Gorman and Brendan Fraser in &#8220;Rental Family.&#8221;James Lisle\/Searchlight Pictures \u2018Rental Family\u2019 Brendan Fraser plays an American actor living in Japan whose new job leads to surprisingly deep human connections in \u201cRental Family,\u201d now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. 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