INSTANT FAMILY (2018) Stream on Hulu. Inspired by his own story of adopting children from foster care, the director Sean Anders brings us “Instant Family.” It’s a familial Hollywood comedy starring Rose Byrne and Mark Wahlberg as Ellie and Pete, who are newly parents to a 15-year-old girl and her two younger siblings. This feel-good film asks more difficult questions than may be expected from the director of the “Daddy’s Home” movies, while scattering positive messages about adoption throughout. “The movie has some conviction,” Glenn Kenny wrote in his review for The Times, adding that it takes a “head-on approach to the social concerns around adoption culture.”

THE STRANDED Stream on Netflix. In the wake of a devastating tsunami, private school students find themselves trapped on an island. As unexplainable events begin to unfold, they learn they are not alone. The series, which premieres Thursday, is a Netflix original from Thailand.