Everything coming to Amazon Prime Video this weekend

Apr 2 2021, 4:30 pm

As we welcome the new month, Amazon Prime Video is enticing us to spend it the same way we spent last month — sitting on our couch and streaming.

The service is premiering a comedy starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, the new Spongebob flick, some stand-up comedy, and older titles from March.

If you’re on the hunt for new things to watch, put yourself in a Prime position in front of the tube all weekend, here’s what’s going on:

The War With Grandpa

Upset that he has to share the room he loves with his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.

LOL: Last One Laughing Italy – Season 1 (Amazon Original)

Ten of the best comedians in Italy are pitted against each other in this celebrity showdown. As the clock counts down in this six-hour competition, their objective is to eliminate others from the house by making each other laugh. The last comedian who stays in the house, without laughing, wins the grand prize of one million euros.

The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run

SpongeBob SquarePants, his best friend Patrick, and the Bikini Bottom gang star in their most epic adventure movie yet! When SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary goes missing, a path of clues leads SpongeBob and Patrick to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City.

Here are a few things that dropped on the streaming service in March, in case you missed out:

Invincible S1 (Amazon Original)

Based on the groundbreaking comic book from Robert Kirkman (the creator of The Walking Dead), the story revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age — except his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons). The hour-per-episode series also stars Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Quinto, Jason Mantzoukas, Melise, Mark Hamill, Mahershala Ali, Seth Rogen and more.

Kavaludaari

The story follows two Bangalore cops as they investigate an old case. Their search leads them across trails that will put their wit, resolve and morals to the test.

She Dies Tomorrow

Amy thinks she’s dying tomorrow…and it’s contagious.

Ammonite

Set in 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.

The Stand S1 (Exclusive Content)

The nine-episode limited series The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors.

Blumhouse’s The Craft: Legacy

In Blumhouse’s continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

Hard Kill

CEO Donovan Chalmers has made it big, becoming a billionaire in the tech industry. Even with hired protection, he finds his work and wealth under attack when his beloved daughter is kidnapped by terrorists.

Making Their Mark – Season 1 (Amazon Original)

Making Their Mark is an unprecedented journey into the inner sanctum of Australia’s greatest sport in the most challenging year in its history. Players, coaches, and executives across six teams in the Australian Football League navigate a year like no other in an exhilarating portrait of elite sport.

Secrets We Keep

In post-WWII America, a woman rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband kidnaps her neighbour and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

The Luminaries

An adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand’s 1860s gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, as men and women travel the world making their fortunes.

Coming 2 America (Amazon Original)

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.

It’s a Sin – Season 1 (Exclusive Content)

It’s a Sin follows the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS, and the joy and heartbreak of a group of friends across a decade in which everything changed.

I Care a Lot (Amazon Original)

A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.

Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Amazon Original)

Quick-witted teen Mark (Kyle Allen) contentedly living the same day in an endless loop has his world turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret (Kathryn Newton), who is also stuck in the time loop.

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