Besides being the time to pray and reflect, the Holy Week is also an opportune time for us to rest and indulge ourselves with meaningful films and series that just came out and those we missed.

1. Marvel Cinematic Universe

In anticipation to The Avengers: Endgame, you may opt to revisit all the films as the upcoming film puts an end to phase 3 and catapults the saga to a whole new level. With the addition of Captain Marvel, perhaps binge-watching the MCU again will give you a fresh perspective.

2. X-Men film series

Dark Phoenix is about to to give us a scorching hot summer this year. And just like the MCU, you may also re-watch the previous films of the X-Men franchise. With The Days of Future Past rebooting the events of The Last Stand, writer-director Simon Kinberg introduces us once again to Jean Grey's alter ego.

3. Les Miserables (2018)

BBC recently adapted Victor Hugo's Les Miserables for television. Although it had already been months since it finished, the timeless story of Jean Valjean still might be of aid in your Lenten reflections.

4. MotherFatherSon (2019)

Premiered last March 6, BBC series MotherFatherSon tells a fictional story of a powerful family that undergoes trials and sufferings of their own making. Max, played by Richard Gere, is a self-made American who owns one of the world’s most influential business empires. He is estranged to his ex-wife Kathryn (Helen McCrory) but must reconcile with in order to help their son Caden (Billy Howle) who suffered a massive stroke due to his destructive lifestyle and depression. This devastating event threatens the future of the family and their business empire, and also has profound implications for the country in the run-up to a general election.

5. Trust Me (2019)

This British-medical drama returns for a second season after two years. Set on the neurological unit of South Lothian Hospital, the series follows Syrian tour veteran Captain James 'Jamie' McKay (Alfred Enoch) as he recovers from spinal injuries and psychological trauma whilst facing a potential new enemy as patients unexpectedly die around him.

6. Special (2019)

For some good laughs, Special is a distinctive and uplifting new series about a gay man, Ryan with mild cerebral palsy who decides to rewrite his identity and finally go after the life he wants. After years of dead-end internships, working in his pyjamas as a blogger and communicating mostly via text, Ryan eventually figured out how to take his life from bleak to chic and began limping towards adulthood. The offbeat comedy is based on series creator and star Ryan O’Connell’s memoir, “I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves.

7. Homecoming (2019)

Who can ever forget Beyoncé making history last year by being the first African-American music artist to headline Coachella? This intimate, in-depth look at her celebrated performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.

8. Our Planet (2019)

From the makers of Planet Earth, experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope, narrated by no other than Sir David Attenborough.

9. Black Summer (2019)

If you loved The Walking Dead and The Kingdom, here's a new zombie apocalypse series you must watch. Black Summer stars Jaime King as Rose, a mother torn from her daughter who embarks upon a harrowing journey to find her. Thrust alongside a small group of American refugees, these complete strangers must find the strength they need to fight their way back to loved ones. But in order for Rose and her team to brave this hostile new world, they will need to make brutal decisions to contend with zombies—and each other.

10. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Lastly, have a meaningful Holy Week vacation by revisiting Franco Zeffirelli's classic four-part British-Italian miniseries and be in awe once again of Robert Powell's divine portrayal of the Son of God.