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Tim Burton takes you into the eerily fantastic world of the Addams family, and Jason Momoa invites you into "Slumberland". The overview reveals which streaming highlights the coming week has in store.

The Addams family is back - at least in parts: "Wednesday" (from November 23) comes from the imagination of Tim Burton and focuses on the gloomy-looking title heroine (Jenna Ortega) with the ice-cold hand. The somewhat different high school series on Netflix accompanies her in her everyday school life at Nevermore Academy - an alternative to Harry Potter's magic school Hogwarts, if you will. You can find out what else Netflix, Amazon and Co. have to offer in the next few days in the overview.

"Wednesday", Netflix
In 1938, American readers first became acquainted with a family that was so very different from themselves: for cartoons that appeared in the "New Yorker", Charles Addams created an idiosyncratic, morbid clan with which he created the image of the wanted to satirize the perfect family - "The Addams Family". TV movies on US television, cinema adventures and an animated film followed. Netflix is ​​now dedicating itself to one of the offspring of the eccentric family: the young Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) is the title (anti)heroine of the Netflix series of the same name, which will be available from November 23.

Director Tim Burton makes it clear right at the beginning of the eight-part series how radical the student is: when bullies attack Wednesday's brother at high school, she takes revenge in her own way creeps costs him his best piece - and gets Wednesday expelled from school. As a result, the empathetic and emotionless teenager ends up at the notorious Nevermore Academy, a gathering place for outcasts. There, a mysterious series of murders challenges the brilliant intellect of Wednesday, who is also on the trail of a secret about the past of her parents (Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán).

Diabolical, articulate, astute: In "Wednesday" Jenna Ortega transforms into one of the toughest and coolest series characters of Netflix's recent past. The grumpy eponymous heroine fears nothing and no one and openly expresses her dislike of those around her. Screenwriters Miles Millar and Alfred Gough are in top form with sharp-tongued remarks and dialogue duels that have washed out.

"Slumberland", Netflix
New school, new everyday life: A completely new life awaits young Nemo (Marlow Barkley) - and that without her beloved father (Kyle Chandler). He died completely unexpectedly during a sea voyage. Because of this, Nemo has to leave her beloved lighthouse and moves in with her uncle Phillip (Chris O'Dowd). But the girl can only really be herself in her dreams, where she embarks on the adventure of her life with her eccentric new companion Flip (Jason Momoa) - with one goal in mind: Nemo wants to see her father again.

Is "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa bringing a fantasy film highlight to Netflix? In "Slumberland", the new film from "Hunger Games" director Francis Lawrence, the Hollywood star takes on a young girl - and accompanies her and the streaming audience into a magical dream world. "Slumberland" starts on November 18th on Netflix.

"Echo 3", Apple TV+
Scientist Amber Chesborough (Jessica Ann Collins) disappears without a trace on the border between Colombia and Venezuela. Her brother Bambi (Luke Evans) and her husband Prince (Michael Huisman) then set out to find Amber. Elite soldiers with ample military experience, the two men manage to locate Amber's last whereabouts in South America - but Bambi and Prince soon discover that their quest has led them into the middle of an explosive war.

The new Apple Original "Echo 3" is a fast-paced action series from Oscar winner Mark Boal ("Zero Dark Thirty"). The ten-part thriller is based on the award-winning Israeli series "When Heroes Fly" and the novel of the same name by Israeli writer Amir Gutfreund. The first three episodes of "Echo 3" can be seen on November 23 on Apple TV+. A new episode will follow each week.

"Poker Face", WOW
Poker is the great passion of tech billionaire Jake (Russell Crowe). But when he rounds up old friends to play, he has another goal in mind: he wants to get rid of old secrets once and for all. It's about a whopping $25 million - in chips, of course - and an uncomfortable truth that's finally about to come to light. However, Jake's plan is foiled when an old acquaintance breaks into Jake's house. Suddenly the poker night is about much more than money and friendships: nothing less than the lives of everyone involved is at stake.

The Sky original "Poker Face" shows whether Jake and his former friends will survive the night. Oscar winner Russell Crowe not only takes on the leading role, but is also responsible for directing the suspense-packed thriller behind the scenes. "Poker Face" will be available on WOW from November 19th.

"Welcome to Wrexham", Disney+
It is the contrast program to Hollywood glamour: the football club Wrexham AFC plays in the English National League, the fifth highest English division, and is the pride of a working class town in North Wales. It was at this club of all places that Ryan Reynolds fulfilled his dream of his own football club – the actor has owned the "Dragons" together with "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" star Rob McElhenney since 2020. A new documentary series now takes a look at Reynolds commitment.

"Welcome to Wrexham" tells the story of sporting outsiders - the "training room" consists of about five machines, far from the glamor of the Premier League. In addition, the 18-part series highlights the challenges of an underdeveloped area: Wrexham residents often have little more than this club. A real responsibility for the two overseas actors - especially since they don't have any experience to speak of. Disney+ will feature "Welcome to Wrexham" on November 23.

by Anna Wollner

Margot: Does everyone fit on it?
Tylor: Easy, there are twelve guests.
Margot: How are they going to make a profit?
Tylor: At 1,250 a head.
Margot: Are we eating a Rolex?

What does the best food in the world taste like?
No, it's not a Rolex that the twelve selected guests are being fed on the island of Hawthorne. It's the best food in the world, twelve courses, composed and coordinated. "Don't eat, taste" is the motto.

The star chef Julian Slowik invited, a vain, elegant perfectionist, played by Ralph Fiennes, who runs the kitchen with military drill, monitors the entire property like the leader of a sect and is admired by his employees.

Guests -- alongside self-proclaimed foodie Tylor and his companion Margot, played by Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy -- include an elderly millionaire couple, a food critic, a publisher, a once-famous actor and a group of businessmen. All handpicked by Slowik himself.

"The Menu": Reckoning with the cult of good food
"The Menu" is an experimental arrangement, follows the strict order of the menu, perfidiously planned by the star chef, who at some point is mad in his eyes. It's a reckoning with the cult of good food, no matter what the price, with the ever-increasing expectations of well-heeled guests to be entertained. They are entertained, just differently than expected.

Director Mark Loys, previously specialized in series such as "Succession" or "Game of Thrones", presents a multi-layered horror satire with deep black humor, staged as an intimate play. With a few exceptions, almost everything takes place in the restaurant room with an open kitchen. The team presents course after course as if on a stage.

Anya Taylor-Joy exudes joy
Slowik's opponent is Margot, invited by Tylor at short notice and a foreign body in this scenario - a great joy for Anya Taylor-Joy as an actor, which you can tell from her. "Margo herself is a mystery," says Anya Taylor-Joy in an interview. "Both for the audience and for those present in the restaurant. She performs herself. She plays with the others. I found that very interesting. At the beginning, everyone in this room has a role, but as the evening progresses, they show more her true colors. I found it exciting to create a life of her own for Margo. When she shows her true colors you can see her sincerity and it is easy to distinguish between her role and her real self."

The guests become extras in their own funeral feast. Almost performatively, "The Menu" negotiates the relationship between food as art, stages it as a vital relationship of dependency and declares it to be an empty consumer shell. It is a film that is unpredictable from the first to the last minute and in the grand finale it overdoes it to such an extent that it is a cinematic feast for the palate.

The Young Audience Award - this time in Erfurt, Germany - is the counterpart to the European Film Awards for children and young people. Young film fans from all over Europe had the choice between three entries selected by a committee of experts. This year's winner comes from France: The environmental documentary "Animal" by Cyril Dion.

We asked Matthijs Wouter Knol, Managing Director and Director of the European Film Academy since 2021, how exactly this works.

"Young people between the ages of 12 and 14 were invited to watch the three nominated films and Cyril Dion's film 'Animal' was one of them. They watched the films and had the opportunity to discuss them beforehand. And then , a month before the other European Film Awards, voted on their favorite film. And the result is the Young Audience Award."

"Animal" is about the mass extinction of species. Director Cyril Dion and two teenagers, Bella and Vipulan, spoke to scientists and environmental activists from around the world to understand the phenomenon and, more importantly, how we can stop it.

The film competition ran online, but the three candidate films were also shown in cinemas in more than 70 European cities.

Matthijs Wouter Knol: "It's a project that grew especially in the time when screenings were only possible online. It was much easier to reach many young people who couldn't go to the cinema. And actually it's for it's a lot more natural now to either go to the movies or watch the movies online."

In addition to "Animal", the Swedish feature film "Comedy Queen" by director Sanna Lenken and the German feature film "Traume sind wie wilde Tiger" by Lars Montag were also nominated.

The European Film Awards will be held in Reykjavik on December 10th. Euronews will of course be there...

Braunschweig (AP) - Actress Senta Berger was honored as a guest star at the international film festival in Braunschweig on Saturday. In the evening, the 81-year-old received "Die Europa", the main prize of the festival, which is endowed with 25,000 euros, in the big house of the city's state theatre. According to the organizers, the European Acting Prize is awarded for outstanding performances and services to European film culture.

With more than 100 film productions, legendary theater appearances and numerous television roles, Berger is one of the most successful representatives of German, European and international film, it was said in the tribute to the Austrian actress. In previous years, film greats such as Sebastian Koch and Mario Adorf had also been honored in Braunschweig.

The 36th edition of the festival, which ended on Sunday, featured almost 250 films with more than 50 premieres. With a total of 67,000 euros for ten festival prizes, a record sum was awarded in 2022. In view of the ongoing war against Ukraine, the organizers wanted to highlight the country's film culture and offer a platform for Ukrainian film festivals. Collaborations have emerged with the Odesa International Film Festival (OIFF) and the Kyiv International Short Film Festival (KISFF).

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"The universe has spoken," is the headline of "People" magazine on the cover, which identifies US actor Chris Evans (41) as the new "Sexiest Man Alive". Evans is best known for his role as the selfless and self-sacrificing superhero Captain America in Marvel's multi-billion dollar Avengers franchise. His predecessor on the sexiness executive chair was also a Marvel star, but rather controversial: US actor Paul Rudd (53).

His mother will be proud, his friends will laugh
If you told a school-age Chris Evans that he would one day be named Sexiest Man Alive, he would have been "thrilled." The actor tells this in the cover story of the magazine. "That would probably be the route to the cool table I wasn't at." These days, however, the Boston native braces himself for all sorts of teasing from his friends.

Evans is sure that his mother will approve of the dazzling title unreservedly. "My mother will be so happy," he says. "She's proud of everything I do, but that's something she can really brag about," he adds. And indeed: "I'm not surprised at all," she is confidently quoted by the magazine. "Our family will be ecstatic."

Hard-working family man and dog fan
This year alone, Chris Evans has starred in Pixar's Lightyear, Netflix's Gray Man and directed three new films, including 2023's AppleTV+ Ghosted, which he is also producing. He is also still co-operator of A Starting Point, the civic engagement platform he launched in 2020.

He is also known on social media as the devoted, photo-loving dog dad of Dodger, his boxer mix. And he tries to spend as much time as possible at home and with his family in Boston. When he's offered roles, he now pays more attention to "where the film is being shot," he says. "I'm too old to live out of a suitcase for six months and I've settled into a nicer phase where I'm just happy to be home."

He's also thinking a lot more about his future outside of acting - one that includes marriage and fatherhood. "It's something I really want," says Chris Evans. Whether his fans will know when the time comes is unclear, however, because the actor also admits: "Some things you just want for yourself, or just for my family and friends."