The best streaming services to get your fill of period pieces, K-dramas, and entertainment for the kids
Photo: Getty Images The Great Streaming Wars of 2020 have begun, and at just the right moment, considering how much time a lot of people have as they are forced to shelter in place. Joining the big four of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ are services like Quibi, which launched earlier this month, betting that the future of streaming lies in the palm of your hand.
Rakuten Viki: “Of the streaming options for Korean programming, I prefer Rakuten Viki, which has several titles that are exclusive to it, including Hotel del Luna, Father Is Strange, and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo. Viki is also set up differently from other K-drama sites: The subtitles are translated by groups of fans dedicated to making the shows available to people who aren’t native Korean speakers.
Amazon Prime Video for TV shows and movies: “That’s where we watch Death in Paradise, The Middle, and movies. Next up for us is Emma., and probably the faith-based movie about Jeremy Camp called I Still Believe. We tend not to go for straight-ahead religious channels such as UP Faith & Family, Crossflix, or Pure Flix.
Crunchyroll for anime: “My daughter and I schedule designated times to ‘sync watch’ anime. We’re into The Promised Neverland now.” Apple TV and Prime Video for some workouts: “I stream everything there, including Ballet Body: Total Body Workout and XtendBarre.” Hulu Plus for live TV: “Mostly football , and my girlfriend watches Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”Netflix: “We watched Tiger King, of course. I also like their documentary series, including one called Blown Away, about glassblowing. That was really fun. We also watched 100 Humans. It’s really awkward! They put 100 people in a grid and say, ‘Raise your hand if you believe you’re in the top 50 percent of good-looking people in the group.’ And, like, 75 percent of the people raise their hands.
Danish and Norwegian news and programming sites for … Danish and Norwegian news and programming: “I find myself getting into fiction series driven by human existential searches for truth and meaning , or plots situated in difficult times of history.” The Criterion Channel: “For their collection, complete with commentary tracks, special features, and guest curators — everyone from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Mary Karr — weighing in on their favorite selections.
The Up Series $7 $7 Buy at BritBox Buy $7 at BritBox on Amazon Prime Video Buy The triathlete who races on virtual courses Andy Feyen, sales executive Chris Voss Teaches the Art of Negotiation $90 $90 Buy at Masterclass Buy The superhero-loving father of three Arye Dworken, creative director HBO: “For High Maintenance. And eventually The Leftovers, which I’ve been meaning to watch forever but feels weird now because it’s too real.” Devs From $6 From $6 Buy at Hulu Buy Frozen II $7 $7 Buy at Disney+ Buy The reality-TV fanboy Ronnie Karam, co-host of Watch What Crappens and Rose Pricks: Bachelor Roast
Reality TV on Hulu or Netflix: “What my boyfriend and I would watch before quarantine and what we watch ‘stuck’ in the house aren’t necessarily the same. After a 12-hour day at work, I would typically watch some reality TV like My 600-lb Life or The Great British Baking Show, or maybe brain-bubblegum cartoons like Bob’s Burgers.”YouTube for tutorials: “We still use those other services, but what we’re actually consuming all day long is YouTube.
Horror Noire $5 $5 Buy at Shudder Buy $5 at Shudder on Amazon Prime Video Buy Daily Burn 365 $15 $15 Buy at Daily Burn Buy $15 at Daily Burn on Amazon Prime TV Buy The paranormal enthusiast Ross Allison, paranormal investigator and founder, AGHOST Amazon Prime Video: “For the series Lore and to get my chills and thrills from favorite movies like The Woman in Black and The Orphanage.”
Friday Night Lights $6 $6 Buy at Hulu Buy Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba $8 $8 Buy at Crunchyroll Buy The priest who wants to connect with his millennial congregants Lukasz Wnuk, parochial vicar Shetland $7 $7 Buy at Britbox Buy $23 at BritBox on Amazon Prime Video Buy The die-hard sports fan Master Tesfatsion, senior writer and host of Untold Stories at Bleacher Report
VET Tv for memories of the good old days: “The shows are funny as hell and capture what transpires in military service — the camaraderie, the animosity toward higher command, and the basic grab-ass behavior found in most units, especially the infantry. From A Grunt’s Life to Devil Docs, the shows bring me back to drinking in the barracks, getting into trouble, getting out of trouble, hanging out with my fellow Marines, and living life without a care in the world.
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