New Streaming Options This Week Feature Amanda Seyfried Double Feature

This week brings fresh streaming content including two Amanda Seyfried films and returning reality TV favorites. Notable releases include "The Testament of Ann Lee" on Hulu and "The Housemaid" on Starz, plus new music from country artist Charley Crockett.

Entertainment enthusiasts have plenty of fresh streaming content to choose from this week, featuring double helpings of Amanda Seyfried alongside returning reality television series and new musical releases.

Among the week’s top streaming picks selected by Associated Press entertainment experts: Seyfried appears in both “The Testament of Ann Lee” and teams with Sydney Sweeney for “The Housemaid,” while Jon Hamm returns to his criminal ways in Apple TV’s “Your Friends & Neighbors” and country music fans can enjoy Charley Crockett’s latest album “Age of the Ram.”

Seyfried delivers what critics say should have earned Oscar recognition in her portrayal of Shakers founder Ann Lee in Mona Fastvold’s bold musical “The Testament of Ann Lee,” arriving on Hulu Tuesday. “The film is absolutely not for everyone,” Jocelyn Noveck noted in her AP review. “But Fastvold has undeniably created something we’ve never quite seen before; speaking of visions, her singular artistic vision fills every frame. And Seyfried is a marvel, in yet another role that stretches this fiercely talented actor in ways we might not have predicted.”

Netflix welcomes “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” on Tuesday, a zombie thriller from director Nia DaCosta featuring Jack O’Connell and Ralph Fiennes that earned critical praise despite modest theatrical performance. Mark Kennedy described it in his AP review as absolutely wild: “The fourth entry in an ever-more engrossing franchise is absolutely bonkers — and a triumph. It mixes dark, queasy disembowelment and laugh-out-loud humor in a way that both subverts the genre and leads a way out of it, too.” Broadway fans can also catch the stage production of “Merrily We Roll Along” with Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe arriving on Netflix Saturday, April 4.

Starz debuts the theatrical hit “The Housemaid” on Wednesday, Paul Feig’s film pairing Seyfried with Sydney Sweeney that became an unexpected box office champion, generating over $396 million from a $35 million investment. Kennedy praised it as “a delicious, satirical look at the secret depravity of the ultra-rich, but it’s so well constructed that’s it’s not clear who’s naughty or nice. Halfway through, the movie zigs and everything you expected zags.”

Country music receives a boost from Grammy-nominated performer Charley Crockett, who completes his “Sagebrush Trilogy” with “Age of the Ram,” co-produced by Shooter Jennings. The release combines traditional country storytelling with innovative musical direction, showcased in standout tracks “Fastest Gun Alive” and “Kentucky Too Long,” highlighting Crockett’s distinctive Western-influenced vocal style.

Rock enthusiasts can explore two Friday releases: Philadelphia’s medieval-themed punk group Poison Ruin drops “Hymn from the Hills” on April 3, promising their signature blend of death rock intensity with increased aggression. Swedish post-punk act Makthaverskan returns with their first album since 2021, “Glass and Bones,” a 10-track collection that may rank among the year’s finest dream pop offerings, featuring highlights like “Pity Party” and “Black Waters.”

Television viewers get fresh reality content with Bravo’s “The Valley” entering its third season Thursday, April 2 on Peacock. The series tracks former “Vanderpump Rules” personalities who relocated from West Hollywood to suburban family life, bringing relationship drama along. Returning cast includes Kristen Doute, Brittany Cartwright, Jason and Janet Caperna, Luke Broderick, Danny and Nia Booko, and Jesse Lally, with “Vanderpump” veterans Lala Kent and Tom Schwartz joining as regulars. Notably missing is Jax Taylor, Cartwright’s former partner.

Jon Hamm continues his suburban criminal activities in the second season of Apple TV’s “Your Friends & Neighbors,” launching Friday, April 3. The series follows his character’s theft from affluent New York neighbors to fund his upscale lifestyle, with supporting performances from Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn and James Marsden.

Bravo expands its reality empire with “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,” premiering Friday, April 3 on Peacock.

Gaming fans can dive into “Darwin’s Paradox!” Thursday, April 2, a colorful arcade-style adventure from France’s ZDT Studio. Players control Darwin, an octopus displaced from ocean to junkyard who discovers a conspiracy threatening humanity while seeking home. The title launches across PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch 2 and PC platforms.