What's New To Streaming: May 8, 2026
Featuring a classic literary adaptation that we all read in school and is still super unsettling.
A mystery lover’s guide to what’s new to streaming this weekend.
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New and Returning Mystery and Thriller Series
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Lord of the Flies
(Netflix)
If you loved Adolescence, then you might want to check out creator Jack Thorne’s latest venture. (And if you haven’t seen Adolescence, I highly recommend watching. It’s an immersive psychological crime drama about a young teen boy who’s arrested for the murder of his classmate). Lord of the Flies, based on William Golding’s classic novel by the same name, tells the story of a group of boys stranded on an island without adults… and the violence and chaos that follow. It’s been adapted for the screen several times, but Thorne said he wanted to keep his version as close as possible to the original. (Limited series: 4 episodes.)
Boston Blue
(CBS/Paramount +)
A police procedural and “universe expansion of Blue Bloods,” set in—where else?—Boston, with Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan, a former NYPD detective paired with Sonequa Martin-Green’s Lena Silver. The Silver family are police royalty in Boston, which adds an extra layer of drama to the series. Expect plenty of crime solving plus timely issues like facial recognition software that unfairly targets people of color.
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Movie Night
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Exit 8 (2025): Japanese psychological horror about a man trapped in an endless subway loop. It’s based on a video game The Exit 8 by Kotake Create. Be prepared for anxiety-inducing tension, immersive visuals, and an efficient 95-minute run time—so if you’re on the fence, it’s not too much of a commitment.
“No. I am your father!” (That’s what Darth actually said.) Pull out your lightsabers, don your robes, and practice your best Vader voice, the three original Star Wars movies—A New Hope (1977), Empire Strikes Back (1980), and the Return of the Jedi (1983)—plus Rogue One (2016) are now streaming on Hulu.
And 3 more movies new to the streaming libraries:
Dead of Winter (2025) (HBO Max)
Tuesday (2023) (Pluto)
Heat (1995) (Tubi)
Radha Vatsal
Radha Vatsal is the Film/TV Columnist for CrimeReads. She is the author of No. 10 Doyers Street and the Kitty Weeks mysteries, and her essays have appeared in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. She holds a Ph.D. in Film History from Duke University. You can find her on Instagram or email: rvatsal@lithub.com
