What to Watch When You’re Bored
Escapist picks to cure boredom: fantasy, sci-fi, and adventure streaming right now.
The cure for bored is somewhere else entirely
Boredom usually means you need a bigger world, not a smaller one — a sprawling space epic like Dune, a sword-and-sorcery adventure like The Lord of the Rings, or a cosmic team-up like Guardians of the Galaxy. Movies and series both make this list, since a good binge cures boredom just as well as a two-hour trip.
Disney+
Prime Video
Apple TV+
The Roku Channel
Hulu
Max
Paramount+
Netflix
Peacock
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