Stan this week features the debut of historical drama Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2, alongside the arrival of psychological thriller American Hostage. Film arrivals across the week include local Australian satire Birthright, literary satire American Fiction and George Miller’s action sequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
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Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2
The second season of the historical drama prequel continues the parallel origin stories of Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp’s parents in 18th century Scotland. Henry and Julia hope to return to their own time period to baby Claire, while Ellen and Brian’s escape has been cut short by the onset of the 1715 Jacobite Rising, separating both couples as Scottish clans are forced to choose sides in the conflict.
Starring: Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine, Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy
Episodes released weekly
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American Fiction
A frustrated novelist and literature professor, tired of an establishment that profits from Black entertainment relying on offensive tropes, uses a pen name to author an outlandish satirical book that unexpectedly catapults him into high praise and commercial celebrity.
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers as a young girl, Furiosa falls into the hands of a Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by Immortan Joe, forcing Furiosa to survive multiple trials as she plots a way back home.
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne
Birthright
Evicted and out of work, Cory and his pregnant wife Jasmine are forced to move into his parents’ home on the outskirts of the city. As their stay extends, domestic tensions over homeownership and adult expectations spiral into an escalating power struggle between generations.
Starring: Travis Jeffery, Maria Angelico, Michael Hurst, Linda Cropper
American Hostage
Set in the 1970s and based on true events, this psychological thriller follows Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman, who is thrust into a live broadcast crisis when armed hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular news show.
Starring: Jon Hamm, Giovanni Ribisi
Stan: everything new this week
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 Episode 8 (Final) | 14 September | Series | The finale of the third season of the post-apocalyptic drama follows Maggie and Negan in Manhattan.
The First 48 Season 23 | 15 September | Series | Real-time homicide detectives investigate critical initial leads following major cases across American cities.
American Fiction | 16 September | Film | An author’s satirical manuscript accidentally becomes an unexpected critical and commercial literary sensation.
The House Bunny | 17 September | Film | A former magazine model takes on the role of house mother to an awkward sorority to help them attract members.
The Amazing Maurice | 18 September | Film | An animated adaptation following a streetwise ginger cat who orchestrates a money-making rodent scam in a new town.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | 18 September | Film | George Miller’s action prequel following young Furiosa through the Wasteland amid rival warlords.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 Episode 1 | 19 September | Series | The historical drama prequel returns to explore the early lives of Jamie and Claire’s parents in 18th century Scotland.
Birthright | 19 September | Film | Australian black comedy satire about a down-and-out couple moving back into their parents’ home.
American Hostage Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 | 20 September | Series | A 1970s radio reporter is pulled into a tense live broadcast stand-off with an armed hostage-taker.
No Hard Feelings | 20 September | Film | An Uber driver facing financial ruin answers an unusual classified ad to date an awkward college-bound teenager.
