The return of the mystery-comedy 91ƵOnly Murders in the Building91Ƶ and Gal Gadot getting her 91ƵMission: Impossible91Ƶ-style action film with the international espionage thriller 91ƵHeart of Stone91Ƶ are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press91Ƶ are a new one-hour game show that features music superstars crowning their biggest fan, and a royal rom-com adaptation of Casey McQuiston91Ƶs bestseller 91ƵRed, White and Royal Blue91Ƶ lands on Prime Video.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
91Ƶ Gal Gadot gets her 91ƵMission: Impossible91Ƶ-style action film in the international espionage thriller The film, debuting Friday on Netflix, stars the 91ƵWonder Woman91Ƶ actor as a superspy for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency called the Charter. 91ƵHeart of Stone,91Ƶ directed by Tom Harper, boasts plenty of stunt sequences and international locales, with Gadot starring alongside Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Keya Dhawan and Sophie Okonedo. ( .)
91Ƶ Harry and Meghan have competition. In the royal rom-com adaptation of Casey McQuiston91Ƶs bestseller, Nicolas Galitzine (91ƵCinderella91Ƶ) stars as British prince Harry and Taylor Zakhar Perez (91ƵThe Kissing Booth91Ƶ) plays the son of the first female U.S. president (Uma Thurman). They91Ƶre initially bitter rivals who cause a media frenzy when they tussle and fall into a cake at a royal wedding. But in the film, directed by playwright Matthew López, a resulting PR campaign brings them closer. 91ƵRed, White and Royal Blue91Ƶ premieres Friday on Prime Video. ( .)
91Ƶ Mario is a-here. Since early August, has been streaming on Peacock, bringing one of the year91Ƶs biggest box office hits to the NBCUniversal platform. Back when the film (the second attempt at a big-screen adaptation of the Nintendo videogame) , it raced to more than $1.3 billion at the global box office. I called this 91ƵMario91Ƶ 91Ƶokey-dokey,91Ƶ writing: 91ƵAs nice as it is to look at 91ƵThe Super Mario Bros. Movie,91Ƶ it91Ƶs not anywhere near as fun as it would be to play it.91Ƶ
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
91Ƶ Music fans get to take center stage on Wednesday. CBS has the debut of a new one-hour game show series that each week as they each crown their biggest fan. Contestants vie in multiple rounds to prove they are their favorite artist91Ƶs most devoted supporter, including a lip-synch battle. Season one features Kelsea Ballerini, Gloria Estefan, Little Big Town, LL Cool J, Pitbull and Shania Twain. The show is hosted by co-creator Keltie Knight and Nate Burleson.
91Ƶ Neil Young has dug deep into his own record crates to release his 1977 lost album 91ƵChrome Dreams91Ƶ for the first time on Friday. The 12-track album, recorded between 1974 and 1977, includes several originals eventually re-worked or overdubbed elsewhere, including 91ƵPowderfinger91Ƶ and 91ƵPocahontas,91Ƶ later featured on 91ƵRust Never Sleeps; 91ƵSedan Delivery91Ƶ and 91ƵHold Back the Tears,91Ƶ later remade with new lyrics; and 91ƵStringman.91Ƶ Fans might know all the songs but six of the 12 tracks are presented here in its original way. ( .)
91Ƶ will be celebrated by Netflix with the four-part docuseries Each episode will feature a mix of classic MCs including Queen Latifah, Sha Rock, Remy Ma, Yo-Yo, Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Da Brat, Monie Love, Bahamadia and Rah Digga mixed with some of the hottest artists of today, such as Latto, Saweetie, Coi Leray, Chika, Rapsody, Kash Doll and Tierra Whack, as well as commentary from journalists, record label executives and stylists. It starts Wednesday.
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
91Ƶ Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez have a new case to devote their podcast to when returned to Hulu on Tuesday. In the new episodes, Oliver Putnam91Ƶs (Martin Short) career comeback is in jeopardy when a murder disrupts his Broadway play, and it seems almost everyone involved is suspicious. 91ƵYour show is a death trap! Today alone I almost died three times,91Ƶ Martin91Ƶs Thomas Haden-Savage declares in the trailer. The third season also features new all-star cast members including Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, Jesse Williams and Ashley Park.
91Ƶ A new Netflix limited series details the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives. features Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler, the former Purdue Pharma head, who developed OxyContin. Taylor Kitsch plays an honest family man whose life is torn apart by opioid addiction after an accident on the job. Uzo Aduba portrays a prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney91Ƶs office investigating the Sackler family. West Duchovny (daughter of actors David and Téa) plays a pharmaceutical sales rep who gets caught up in the allure of pushing the drug on doctors. 91ƵP쾱91Ƶ All six episodes were directed by Peter Berg and dropped Thursday.
91Ƶ After sitting out season six, Damian Lewis91Ƶ character, Bobby Axelrod, returns for the seventh and final season of the Showtime drama. Lewis reunites with Paul Giamatti91Ƶs character Chuck Rhoades, who is now Attorney General of New York. 91ƵBDzԲ91Ƶ will first be available on Paramount+ on Friday (with the Showtime bundle), and then air on the Showtime cable network on Sunday.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
91Ƶ It91Ƶs been a busy summer for fans of role-playing games, but here91Ƶs something completely different: . It91Ƶs an urban fantasy in which a college dropout gains the power of song when an ancient muse dies in her arms, and the gods aren91Ƶt too happy about it. It comes from Summerfall Studios, which was founded by Dragon Age writer David Gaider, and the lead composer is Austin Wintory, best known for his Journey soundtrack. The cast of voiceover all-stars is led by The Last Of Us veterans Laura Bailey, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson. If you love musicals but wish they were interactive 91Ƶ or if you love games but wish they had more singing 91Ƶ the show must go on Thursday on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
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