While the coronavirus might have delayed filming for now, the big streaming services are still managing to put out new content – at least for the time being.
Here are eight new releases on Amazon Prime to keep you entertained on those lazy summer evenings:
Dating Amber, available now
Fans of Sex Education and Derry Girls will likely be charmed by this kind-hearted semi-romcom about two nerdy misfits – one male, one female – coming to terms with their sexuality in 1990s Ireland.
As a ploy to hide their real preference from homophobic bullies, the two friends decide to pretend to be a couple. But it’s when they escape to Dublin for a weekend of underage partying that their divergent coming out journeys begin.
Having already warmed the heart of Mark Kermode (the Beeb’s most discerning film buff), this gentle comedy could become the sleeper hit of the summer.
Alex Rider, available now
If you’ve got kids of the right age, you’ll no doubt be well aware of Alex Rider – the teenage spy series created by acclaimed mystery writer Anthony Horowitz (the only person, incidentally, to have written for both the James Bond and Sherlock Holmes franchises).
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