Robert Downey Jr. helped produce the stylish new film biography about his father, the actor and experimental filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., who made films like “Putney Swope” before he died in July 2021 at 85. Chris Smith directed the film, titled “Sr.” (Netflix, streaming).
The soapy new international series set in London, “Riches” (Amazon Prime, streaming) could be considered a Black “Succession.” as family members fight for a successful Black cosmetics company. But it plays like a classic Shondaland drama since it’s written by one of their own, the Nigerian-born Abby Ajayi. Deborah Ayorinde leads the large cast that includes Brendan Coyle (Mr. Bates from “Downton Abbey”) and as the presumed heavy, Sarah Niles (the team shrink from “Ted Lasso”).
Alfred Molina stars as Chief Inspector Armand Ganache in the new detective series set in Quebec, “Three Pines” (Amazon Prime, streaming), based on Louise Penny’s mystery novels.
Emma Corrin and Matthew Duckett star in a new film adaptation of the D.H. Lawrence novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” (Netflix, streaming). Jack O’Connell also stars in the steamy costume drama.
The animated feature “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” (Disney+, streaming) follows the second book in Jeff Kinney’s series about an inept middle schooler. Brady Noon, Hunter Dillon and Ed Asner, in one of his final roles, lend their voices.