‘The Crown’ returns and so does ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Mattea Roach. Here’s what to stream on Netflix and more this week

With so many different streaming platforms and cable offerings to navigate, choosing what to watch has never been harder. To make things easier, here are our best tune-in tips for the week ahead.

TUESDAY

Triviaverse

For the wordlers out there, this Netflix special allows you to challenge a friend or an anonymous adversary by answering rapid-fire trivia questions on topics from art to geography to science.

Netflix

Jeopardy!

Canadian “Jeopardy!” phenom Mattea Roach, who won 23 consecutive games during the regular season, returns for the show’s tournament of champions. The pre-recorded tournament began on Oct. 31, and Roach will compete in an exhibition game against Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio, two other so-called “super-champions.”

CTV

WEDNESDAY

The Crown

The pick of the week is the return of “The Crown,” in which we have finally reached the ’90s. That means we get to see Diana and Charles take each other on in a fierce media war, with the role of the monarchy also being fiercely debated (guess some things never change). This season has a new level of anticipation swirling around it since it’s a decade that many viewers will have a living memory of, with the show facing criticism from former British prime minister John Major and Judi Dench. Definitely some must-see TV.

Netflix

Save Our Squad

Speaking of the U.K., famous English footballer David Beckham returns to England to help the Westward Boys in this new Disney Plus offering. Beckham draws on his experience to help the winless team of kids go from possible relegation to absolute redemption.

Disney Plus

FIFA Uncovered

With Qatar set to become the first country in the Middle East to host the World Cup later this month, Netflix has a few timely options to watch ahead of the actual games. This documentary addresses Qatar’s winning bid amid accusations of bribery and corruption. It tackles the demise of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini while promising to address why this upcoming tournament is “the biggest sports corruption scandal of all time.”

Netflix

The Soccer Football Movie

This animated footballing flick tells the story of four young soccer superfans who team up to help their favourite players regain their abilities after a villainous scientist steals their skills.

Netflix

THURSDAY

State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith

This disturbing documentary pulls the curtain back on a shocking murder case. In 2018, Brittany Smith shot and killed Todd Smith, but that’s where the clarity ends. The complications arise with the motive, with Smith maintaining that the killing was in self-defence, citing Stand Your Ground law. Netflix released a similar story earlier this year with “I Just Killed My Dad” and if this title is half as good as that one it’s certainly one to watch.

Netflix

Grey’s Anatomy

Yes, this show is still on the air. Yes, apparently there are people still watching it. The fall finale of the medical drama’s 19th season airs Thursday and rumours continue to swirl that the early finale could be related to Ellen Pompeo leaving after this episode and the two that follow when the show returns. For what it’s worth, this episode revolves round a thunderstorm hitting Grey Sloan Memorial where the doctors must work together to save a reporter.

9 p.m. EST, CTV & CTV.ca

The Big Brunch

Canadian Dan Levy returns to TV with this interesting, voyeuristic series about brunch. It gives 10 talented chefs from the U.S. the chance to share their stories and business dreams while vying for a $300,000 (U.S.) cash prize. I do wish Levy had argued for the inclusion of Canadians in the cast.

Crave

FRIDAY

The English

Prime Video has been pushing its new original Western series pretty heavily and now it’s time to see if it’s worth the hype. Emily Blunt plays aristocrat Lady Cornelia Locke and Chaske Spencer is Pawnee ex-cavalry scout Eli Whipp. The pair come together in 1890 middle America to cross a violent landscape.

Prime Video

Capturing the Killer Nurse

After releasing “The Good Nurse” last month, Netflix follows it up with the true story of how investigators proved that ICU nurse Charles Cullen was killing patients from 1988 to 2003.

Netflix

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Culture critic Elvis Mitchell traces the evolution of Black cinema from its origins to movies made in the ’70s. In Vanity Fair, Mitchell recently discussed why the term “Blaxploitation” has been used to dismiss films of this period. In his new doc (produced by Steven Soderbergh and David Fincher), he seeks to change the narrative.

Netflix

Murtz Jaffer is a Toronto-based Entertainment writer and a freelance contributor for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @murtzjaffer

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