Wondering what you’ll be streaming this weekend? No worries, we’ve got you covered!
Netflix took the top spot with four new titles, including Break Point, The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, Sky Rojo, and Vikings Valhalla Season 2. Meanwhile, Hulu’s The Drop with the hilarious Jillian Bell hits the streamer this week as well.
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Forgive us if we’re wrong, but we like Break Point and The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker this week.
What are we excited about streaming this weekend?
Break Point – Netflix
From Netflix: From the team behind F1: Drive to Survive, Break Point follows a diverse group of tennis players on and off the court as they compete in gruelling slams with hopes of winning a final and even bigger dreams of becoming world number one. Break Point gets up close and personal with top players on the tennis circuit through an entire year travelling across the globe for all four Grand Slams and the ATP and WTA tours.
Break Point Projected Audience Score: 80.
Why did Break Point receive a PAS of 80?
Streaming This Weekend evaluates trailers based on up to 30 questions and criteria to spot production value in publicly available promotional materials.
We also incorporate trends from the players involved in the movie. How did the last director’s film do? What project did the writers and producers contribute to last? How were the performers received in their last film? All in all, we incorporate 30 data points or more into our evaluation of the trailer(s). Here are a few results we’ve put together with their final audience scores.
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker – Netflix
From Netflix: This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad’s ascent to viral stardom and the steep downward spiral that resulted in his imprisonment.
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Projected Audience Score: 78.
The Drop – Hulu
From Hulu: Some things you can’t take back… like dropping your friend’s baby. Stream #TheDrop on January 13.
The Drop Projected Audience Score: 75.
Sky Rojo – Netflix
From Netflix: In this race for freedom, every second could be their last.
Sky Rojo Projected Audience Score: 72.
Viking’s Valhalla Season 2 – Netflix
From Netflix: Hunted and on the run, our legendary Vikings heroes are forced to test their ambitions and courage in worlds beyond the fjords of Scandinavia.
Viking’s Valhalla Season 2 Projected Audience Score: 69.
Are you excited about Break Point? Here are all the new original titles coming to your favorite streaming services this weekend.
Netflix
- The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
- Noise
- Vikings Valhalla Season 2
- Sky Rojo
- Break Point
- Dog Gone
Apple TV
- Servant (season 4)
- Super League: The War for Football
Prime
- Hunters Season 2
- The Test Season 2
Hulu
- Koala Man Season 1
- How I Caught My Killer Season 1
- The Drop (2022)
- Riotsville (2022)
- Name That Tune Season 3 Premiere
HBO Max
- In With The Old Season 3
- The Climb Series Premiere
- Velma Series Premiere
- The Big Soirée (El Gran Sarao), Max Original Premiere
- I Don’t Like Driving w/t (No Me Gusta Conducir), Max Original Premiere
- The Last of Us, Series Premiere
Paramount+
- Lingo Season 1
Disney+
- Willow Episode 8
- Stars Wars The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 2
- National Treasure Edge of History Episode 6
- Gina Yei
- Superkitties
- Chasing Waves
- Best in Bridal Season 1
- Evil Genius Season 1
- My Ghost Story Season 1
Peacock
- Baking It, Season 2, Episode 5 (Peacock Original)
Before you go: you might have missed this last week
The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix): The Pale Blue Eye did better than expected last week landing an audience score of 78 percent by the close of the weekend.
The Pale Blue Eye (is it historically accurate?) has earned a 66 percent fresh rating with critics.
Are you excited for Break Point this week?
Happy streaming everyone! We’re excited to see if our Break Point PAS is on point!