3 mysterious Prime Video shows to watch this weekend (July 24-26)

8 Questions · Test Your KnowledgePrime Video mysteries and thrillersTrivia challenge Think you know your Prime Video whodunits and edge-of-your-seat thrillers? Put your knowledge to the test. ThrillersMysteryCharactersPlot TwistsOriginals Begin In the Prime Video series Reacher, what is Jack Reacher's former military rank? AColonelBCaptainCMajorDSergeant That's right — Jack Reacher held the rank of Major in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. His investigative skills and imposing physicality stem directly from that elite background, making him a formidable force in every town he drifts through. Not quite. Jack Reacher was a Major in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. The show leans heavily into his military investigative background as the reason he can dismantle criminal conspiracies almost single-handedly. Continue In the Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming, what is the secret purpose of the Homecoming facility? ATraining soldiers for black ops missionsBAdministering memory-erasing drugs to soldiersCRunning a government witness protection programDTesting experimental PTSD therapy on civilians Correct! The Homecoming facility, run by the shadowy Geist corporation, was covertly drugging returning soldiers with a memory-suppressing compound. The show, starring Julia Roberts, masterfully peels back this conspiracy layer by layer. Not quite. The dark secret is that Homecoming was dosing soldiers with a drug designed to erase traumatic memories — without their informed consent. This ethical horror forms the spine of the show's gripping first season, starring Julia Roberts. Continue Who plays Detective Chief Inspector Cassie Stuart in the crime drama Broadchurch, which streamed on the platform in many regions? ASuranne JonesBKeeley HawesCOlivia ColmanDNicola Walker Well done! Olivia Colman plays DI Ellie Miller in Broadchurch — a role that helped cement her status as one of Britain's finest dramatic actors long before her Oscar win for The Favourite. Her chemistry with David Tennant drives the entire series. Actually, the answer is Olivia Colman, who plays DI Ellie Miller in Broadchurch. Her emotionally raw performance alongside David Tennant became one of the most celebrated partnerships in British crime drama history. Continue In the Prime Video thriller series The Boys, what is the name of the corporation that controls and manages the superheroes? AOmni CorpBVought InternationalCApex IndustriesDCompound V Ltd That's correct! Vought International is the powerful mega-corporation behind the superheroes in The Boys. It's a sharp satirical stand-in for real-world conglomerates that use PR, branding, and political influence to hide deeply corrupt operations. Not quite — the corporation is called Vought International. It's central to the show's biting satire, depicting a world where superheroes are essentially brand assets managed by a ruthless corporation willing to do anything to protect its image. Continue In the Prime Video limited series The Widow, what is the central mystery that protagonist Georgia Wells is trying to solve? AWhether her husband faked his death in a plane crashBWho murdered her sister in the CongoCThe identity of a serial killer targeting expats in AfricaDWhy her husband disappeared after a government mission Correct! Georgia, played by Kate Beckinsale, becomes obsessed with finding the truth after spotting a man she believes is her supposedly dead husband on a news broadcast from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The show blends grief, conspiracy, and survival thriller elements. The central mystery is whether Georgia's husband actually survived the plane crash he was presumed to have died in. Kate Beckinsale plays Georgia, who spots a man she believes is her husband in a news clip and travels to the Congo to uncover the truth. Continue In the Prime Video series Jack Ryan, which actor plays the title role of CIA analyst Jack Ryan in the first two seasons? AMichael B. JordanBJohn KrasinskiCChris PineDJoel Edgerton Spot on! John Krasinski, best known for playing Jim Halpert on The Office, takes on the role of Jack Ryan with surprising gravitas. His portrayal presents Ryan as an everyman analyst thrust into deadly field situations, staying close to Tom Clancy's original vision. The correct answer is John Krasinski, who plays Jack Ryan in the first two seasons. It was a significant departure from his comedic Office persona, and many fans were won over by his grounded, intellectual take on the iconic Tom Clancy character. Continue The Prime Video anthology series Night Sky features an elderly couple who discover a mysterious chamber beneath their farmhouse. What does the chamber contain? AA portal to another planetBA cryogenic sleep facilityCA buried alien spacecraftDA wormhole to the future Right! Irene and Franklin York, played by Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons, have kept secret for years a chamber that contains a portal transporting them to a distant, seemingly uninhabited planet. The show uses this sci-fi mystery as the backdrop for a deeply human story about aging and connection. The answer is a portal to another planet. Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons play an elderly couple who have quietly guarded this incredible secret for years, using the portal to visit a barren alien world — until mysterious strangers begin to disrupt their lives. Continue In the Prime Video espionage thriller Citadel, what is the name of the global spy agency that Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh worked for before it was destroyed? ACitadelBManticoreCPantheonDCerberus Correct! The agency is literally called Citadel, and its destruction at the hands of the criminal syndicate Manticore sets the entire story in motion. Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas star as the two agents who must piece together their erased memories to stop a global threat. The agency is called Citadel — which is also the show's title. After Citadel is wiped out by the villainous Manticore syndicate, agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh must recover their suppressed memories to fight back, with Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas in the lead roles. See My Score Challenge CompleteYour Score / 8 Thanks for playing! Try Again