Stream On This Week: Matthew Rhys Is a Cranky Dwarf and Rob Lowe Recommends a Classic Thriller

Welcome to the latest issue of Stream On, the weekly newsletter from Consequence that answers the eternally confounding question: What films and TV shows should you be watching? (Subscribe here!) We’re looking at all the new and recent releases from Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, HBO Max, and more for ideas — not to mention a Blast From the Past and streaming recommendations from this week’s special guest: The Musical stars Will Brill, Rob Lowe, and Gillian Jacobs!This Week’s PicksGolden Axe (TV)Golden Axe (Paramount+)Created by: Mike McMahan, Joe Chandler Cast: Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre, Carl Tart Streaming on: Paramount+So apparently this new animated series from Star Trek: Lower Decks/Solar Opposites creator Mike McMahan is based on a classic Sega video game. I did not play this game and know nothing about it, but that did not hamper my enjoyment of Golden Axe, a very fun adventure fantasy series that draws on TTRPG conventions in the best way. You’ve got magic, magical creatures, adventurers roaming the lands, a very sassy narrator, and Matthew Rhys voicing a cranky dwarf in a performance that might well win him yet another ...