On Our Streaming Radar: Game of Thrones Spinoff and More

This week on On Our Streaming Radar, we’ve got a return to the world of Game of Thrones, a peek behind the curtain of pro wrestling, a new Bert Kreischer comedy series, a legendary filmmaker documentary, and a stylish new FX thriller.

First up, coming to HBO, is a new take on the Game of Thrones universe: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

The series takes place about a century before the events of Game of Thrones, at a time when the Targaryen dynasty still firmly holds the Iron Throne.

This time around, the story is smaller and more intimate — following a naïve but courageous knight and his diminutive squire as they wander the Seven Kingdoms. Think less dragons and massive armies, and more character-driven storytelling inside George R. R. Martin’s world.

This marks another spinoff following House of the Dragon, and the big question is whether it can capture pop-culture lightning in a bottle the way its predecessors did. Time will tell — but fans of the universe now have something new to dig into.

And yes, hopefully this time around, no Starbucks cups on the table where the mead should be.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is streaming now on HBO Max.

WWE Unreal

Earlier last year, pro wrestling fans were sharply divided over Netflix’s docuseries Unreal, which follows several WWE superstars through the highs and lows of life inside the squared circle.

Last season chronicled headline-making moments — including John Cena’s shocking heel turn at Elimination Chamber — and this new season promises even more drama, centering on names like Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, and Cody Rhodes.

The series sparked debate among fans: some felt it peeled back too many layers of kayfabe — the carefully constructed illusion of wrestling — while others praised it for reflecting the modern reality where backstage drama can be just as compelling as what happens in the ring.

Love it or hate it, Unreal continues to push the conversation forward — and the new season streams this week on Netflix.

Free Bert

There’s been a wave of comedians rising to prominence through podcasts like The Joe Rogan Experience and Kill Tony, and one of the biggest names to emerge from that scene is Bert Kreischer.

In Free Bert, Kreischer stars in a scripted fish-out-of-water comedy where his character tries to fit into elite Beverly Hills society after his daughters enroll in an exclusive private school.

The premise practically writes itself: the loud, shirt-optional everyman colliding with stiff, status-obsessed parents — and it feels tailor-made for Kreischer’s brand of chaos. Fun fact: his real-life college stories famously inspired National Lampoon’s Van Wilder.

Free Bert streams Thursday on Netflix.

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man

Also on HBO, Judd Apatow returns to documentary filmmaking with Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man — a two-part look at one of the most influential comedic minds of all time.

Brooks, who is still actively working and developing a Spaceballs sequel, is the creative force behind classics like Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and History of the World, Part I.

Apatow previously delivered an outstanding documentary on the late Gary Shandling and is currently developing one on Norm Macdonald, and this latest effort is another love letter to comedy history and its icons.

The documentary premieres this week on HBO.

The Beauty

And finally, coming to FX and Hulu is The Beauty, a stylish, unsettling thriller with strong body-horror elements.

The series follows investigators Drew Foster and Kara Vaughn as they track a mysterious sexually transmitted disease that grants aesthetic beauty — but comes with deadly consequences. As they dig deeper, they find themselves dodging corrupt officials, a dangerous mercenary, and what appears to be a much larger conspiracy.

Starring Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos, and Rebecca Hall, the show has a very distinct FX tone — slick, provocative, and just unsettling enough to stick with you.

The Beauty debuts this week on FX and Hulu.