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What to stream this week: 91ƵExtraction 2,91Ƶ Stan Lee doc, 91ƵStar Trek91Ƶ and 91ƵThe Wonder Years91Ƶ

A sampling of new releases becoming available for your entertainment pleasure
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This combination of album cover images shows, clockwise from top left, 91ƵMichael91Ƶ by Killer Mike, 91ƵThe Omnichord Real Book91Ƶ by Meshell Ndegeocello, 91ƵIn Times New Roman91Ƶ91Ƶ by Queens of the Stone Age and 91ƵStrictly a One-Eyed Jack,91Ƶ by John Mellencamp. (Loma Vista Recordings, clockwise from top left, Blue Note Records, Matador Records, Republic Records via AP)

Albums from John Mellencamp and Killer Mike, as well as the return of Chris Hemsworth91Ƶs gun-for-hire anti-hero in 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 season two of and the season seven premiere of 91ƵOutlander91Ƶ that of its time-crossed lovers Jamie and Claire Fraser.

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

91Ƶ Clinical death is just a minor obstacle for Chris Hemsworth91Ƶs action hero Tyler Rake, who audiences can see again in which arrived on Netflix on Friday. In this outing, he91Ƶs assigned the dangerous task of rescuing a Georgian gangster91Ƶs family from a prison. Director Sam Hargrave promised twice as much action and more emotion in this outing, produced again by the Russo brothers. And Hemsworth has said that they opted for practical stunts and set pieces over green-screen fakery, which could be a bit frightening filming a sequence atop a train going 40 miles per hour through the snowy Czech Republic while a helicopter hovered 23 feet in front of him flying backwards. (Read AP91Ƶs .)

91Ƶ a lush, dramatic biopic of an accomplished Black man in Marie Antoinette91Ƶs France who was all but erased, came and went in theaters without a lot of fanfare. But it91Ƶs now on Hulu where audiences can learn about Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the son of a wealthy French plantation owner and an enslaved Senegalese teenager who rose through the ranks of French society due in part to his extraordinary musical talents as a composer and a violinist. Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays the title role in the Stephen Williams-directed film, 91Ƶmay be more fiction than history, but it91Ƶs worthwhile with effective acting, tension (helped by Kris Bowers91Ƶ score) and a decadently beautiful production.91Ƶ

91Ƶ And on Disney+, a new original documentary about the late Stan Lee premieres Friday. directed by David Gelb, promises to explore Lee91Ƶs life and cultural impact. Lee, who at 95, co-created an army of comic book characters including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Ant-Man and many more who have in the past 15 years become household names thanks to the popularity of Marvel films, many of which feature fun Stan Lee cameos.

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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM

91Ƶ John Mellencamp91Ƶs output is not slowing down. A year after releasing the album the heartland rocker is back with 91ƵOrpheus Descending.91Ƶ Many of the 11 tracks 91Ƶ including the anti-gun violence anthem and a song about the homeless crisis 91Ƶ focus on social issues. 91ƵAll of these homeless/Where do they come from?/In this land of plenty/Where nothing gets done,91Ƶ sings Mellencamp, 71, on the latter track.

91Ƶ Father91Ƶs Day may be around the corner, but Killer Mike is honoring his mother on his new solo album, 91ƵMichael.91Ƶ The single has Mike rapping about his late mother, featuring R&B singer Eryn Allen Kane: 91ƵI be missin91Ƶ huggin91Ƶ you, I miss kissin91Ƶ you/I miss all the jewels and I miss all your wisdom, too.91Ƶ Another single is the Run the Jewels-like in which he shows off his delinquent side, with the lyrics 91ƵCatch me after Sunday service disturbin91Ƶ the church91Ƶs workers.91Ƶ

91Ƶ Loss is also in the DNA of the new album by multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello. 91ƵThe Omnichord Real Book91Ƶ is an album made after she lost her parents. 91ƵThis album is about the way we see old things in new ways,91Ƶ Ndegeocello says. First single is a soul-searching Sly Stone-inspired song featuring Jeff Parker91Ƶs bluesy guitar lines and vocals by Justin Hicks. The album was produced by Josh Johnson and also features Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman and Thandiswa.

91Ƶ Only one band can make fonts sound cool and that91Ƶs Queens of the Stone Age, who are back with the 10-track studio album 91ƵIn Times New Roman91Ƶ91Ƶ On the spiky, off-kilter frontman Josh Homme sings 91ƵUse once and destroy/Single servings of pain/A dose of emotion sickness I just can91Ƶt shake.91Ƶ But on he has a smooth, distant cool: 91ƵFlying high, realize/There are no more mountains to climb.91Ƶ

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NEW SERIES TO STREAM

91Ƶ Season two of arrived on Paramount+ on Thursday. If you haven91Ƶt watched yet, so it features younger versions of some of the 91ƵStar Trek91Ƶ characters viewers know and love. 91ƵStrange New Worlds91Ƶ stars Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike when he led the USS Enterprise, with a crew that includes Ethan Peck as Spock, Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley (otherwise known as Number One), and Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura. The season one finale introduced Paul Wesley in the role of James T. Kirk and he91Ƶs back in the new season.

91Ƶ Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan are star-crossed lovers in the time-traveling romance drama, It begins with a British nurse named Claire visiting Scotland after World War II who accidentally falls back in time to the 18th century when Scotland and England are at war. Claire has left her husband behind in the future, and feels like she will never get back there, so she begrudgingly marries a Highland warrior named Jamie. The two end up falling in love and embark on an epic romance. Season seven, premiering Friday on Starz, take place during the American Revolution. The story is based on the book series by Diana Gabaldon.

91Ƶ The new about a middle-class Black family in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s, returned for its second season Wednesday on ABC. The show is told from the point of view of 12-year-old Dean Williams (played by Elisha 91ƵEJ91Ƶ Williams) with Don Cheadle narrating as the adult version of Dean. It91Ƶs already been announced that season two will feature several guest stars including Donald Faison, Bradley Whitford, Phoebe Robinson, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Patti LaBelle.

91Ƶ 91ƵGold Rush91Ƶ fan favorite Todd Hoffman is trying to turn his fortune around by rehabilitating a rundown mine in Alaska in Discovery Channel91Ƶs In season two, Todd has a small crew to help him including his father, Jack, and son, Hunter, but even with the familial assist, it91Ƶs a major task and success is not guaranteed. On top of the pressure, Todd and Hunter are very competitive and no one pushes your buttons quite like family. 91ƵHoffman Family Gold91Ƶ season two debuts Friday.

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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

91Ƶ Formula One racing has been booming in America lately, thanks in large part to the popular Netflix documentary series 91ƵDrive to Survive.91Ƶ It91Ƶs gotten so big that EA Sports, which bailed out early in the century, got back on the track in 2021. The publisher is billing as 91Ƶa fresh start,91Ƶ though longtime developer Codemasters is still behind the wheel. It includes 20 drivers and 10 teams from the real-life circuit, as well as a fictional story mode and a career-building 91ƵF1 World91Ƶ series of races. There are also new courses in Las Vegas and Qatar, and a 35% race distance option that offers a quick challenge if you91Ƶre short on time. Get your motor running Friday on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One and PC.

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