OUT NOW:
‘Halo’ (Paramount+)
Dramatizing an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the long-awaited Halo the series will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future. Nobody can save humanity alone-not even the Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber). Meet the heroes who will risk losing everything to come together and protect humankind from the universe's greatest threat. The premiere is now streaming.
‘The Spine of Night’ (Shudder)
This epic animated fantasy tale, about the history of a land that never was, begins when an ambitious young man steals forbidden knowledge from a sacred plant. He falls to its darker temptations and in so doing, unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind. As his power grows over the years, it falls to people of different ilk and culture to attempt to stop him. Among those who stand against him are a daring tomb-robber, star-crossed lovers, a maniacal necromancer, winged assassins, and an undying guardian. Featuring the voices of Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel and Joe Manganiello.
‘Atlanta (Season 3)’ (Hulu)
Taking place almost entirely in Europe, Season 3 of Atlanta finds Earn (Donald Glover), Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) and Van (Zazie Beetz) in the midst of a successful European tour, as the group navigates their new surroundings as outsiders, and struggle to adjust to the newfound success they had aspired to.
‘King Richard’ (HBO Max)
The Oscar-nominated King Richard follows the journey of Richard Williams (Will Smith), an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever. Driven by a clear vision of their future and using unconventional methods, Richard has a plan that will take Venus and Serena Williams from the streets of Compton, California to the global stage as legendary icons.
‘Pachinko’ (AppleTV+)
Based on the New York Times bestseller, Pachinko is a sweeping saga that chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations. The series stars Soji Arai as Mozasu, Jin Ha as Solomon, Inji Jeong as Yangjin, Minha Kim as teenage Sunja, Lee Minho as Hansu, Kaho Minami as Etsuko, Steve Sanghyun Noh as Isak, Anna Sawai as Naomi, Junwoo Han as Yoseb, Jung Eun-chae as Young Kyunghee, Jimmi Simpson as Tom Andrews, Yu-na Jeon as young Sunja, and Academy Award-winning actress Yuh-Jung Youn as older Sunja. Pachinko is written and executive produced by Soo Hugh (The Terror, The Killing), who created the series and serves as showrunner.
‘Wrath of Man’ (Hulu)
A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision skills. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
‘The Principles of Pleasure’ (Netflix)
Sex, joy and modern science converge in this eye-opening documentary series that celebrates the complex world of women's pleasure — and puts old-fashioned myths to rest.
‘Await Further Instructions’ (Shudder)
It's Christmas Day and the Milgram family wake to find a mysterious black substance surrounding their house. Something monumental is clearly happening right outside their door, but what exactly - an industrial accident, a terrorist attack, nuclear war? Descending into terrified arguments, they turn on the television, desperate for any information. On screen a message glows ominously: 'Stay Indoors and Await Further Instructions'. As the television exerts an ever more sinister grip, their paranoia escalates into bloody carnage.
‘Parallels’ (Disney+)
The lives of four friends are completely turned upside down when a mysterious event tears them from their world and that each of them finds themselves in a different parallel world. Each of the four do everything possible to understand what exactly happened and look for a way to return to their original homeworld.
‘Extra Ordinary’ (Shudder)
Rose (Maeve Higgins), a mostly sweet and mostly lonely Irish small-town driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ (Paramount+)
Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his companions are trapped in the 21st century when reality is broken by Q (John de Lancie) as part of the ultimate trial for Picard. They must race against time to save the future of the galaxy. The second season of the recent Star Trek spin-off show will feature several appearances from The Next Generation characters. The first four episodes are now streaming.
‘The Thing About Pam’ (Hulu)
When Betsy Faria (Katy Mixon) is murdered in small-town Missouri, the police believe it’s an open-and-shut case involving her husband (Glenn Fleshler), who is arrested and found guilty of the crime. However, unanswered questions remain, and the case not only leads to a wrongful conviction but also sets into motion a chain of events that exposes a diabolical scheme involving Betsy’s close friend Pam Hupp (Renée Zellweger). Never considered a suspect, even though she was the last person to see Betsy alive, Pam keeps changing her story as she evades questions and leads investigators through a chilling series of unexpected twists and turns. Based on the true 2011 case. The first three episodes are now streaming.
‘WeCrashed’ (AppleTV+)
Starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway, this series is inspired by actual events — and the love story at the center of it all. WeWork grew from a single coworking space into a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade. Then, in less than a year, its valuation dropped $40 billion. What happened? The first four episodes are now streaming.
Also streaming now:
Netflix - ‘Bridgerton (Season 2)’
Hulu - ‘Captains of Za’atari’, ‘I Know Who Killed Me’, ‘Summer Days, Summer Nights’, ‘American Siege’
Shudder - ‘Siege’, ‘Birth of the Living Dead’
HBO Max - ‘One Perfect Shot’
Disney+ - ‘Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u’
COMING NEXT WEEK:
Netflix - ‘Blade Runner 2049’, ‘King of Thieves’, ‘The Imitation Game’, ‘Johnny Hallyday: Beyond Rock’, ‘All Hail’, ‘Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King’, ‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’, ‘Argo’, ‘Blade Trilogy’, ‘Blow’, ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, ‘Captain Nova’, ‘Eagle Eye’, ‘Four Brothers’, ‘Full Metal Jacket’, ‘Her’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, ‘Inception’, ‘Molly’s Game’, ‘Rurouni Kenshin’, ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘Sherlock Holmes (2009)’, ‘Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows’, ‘The Bubble’, ‘The Last Bus’, ‘The Rental’, ‘The Ring’
Hulu - ‘Mass’, ‘The Girl from Plainville’, ‘Monsters and Men’, ‘Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa’, ‘Killing Them Softly’, ‘Night Raiders’, ‘Antz’, ‘Snakehead’, ‘Armored’, ‘Battleship’, ‘Brigsby Bear’, ‘Casper’, ‘Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie’, ‘Crank’, ‘Eyes Wide Shut’, ‘Get Him to the Greek’, ‘John Carpenter’s Vampires’, ‘Knowing’, ‘Looper’, ‘The Runaways’, ‘Scooby-Doo’, ‘The Twilight Saga’, ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’, ‘Watchmen’, ‘Wolf’
Shudder - ‘Night’s End’, ‘Candyman’, ‘The Evil Dead’, ‘Evil Dead II’, ‘The Fog’, ‘Near Dark’, ‘The Serpent and the Rainbow’, ‘Session 9’, ‘The Funhouse’, ‘The Devils’, ‘Trick r Treat’
HBO Max - ‘Annabelle’, ‘Armed and Dangerous’, ‘Battle Los Angeles’, ‘Beetlejuice’, ‘Children of the Damned’, ‘Hugo’, ‘Insidious’, ‘Limitless’, ‘Moon’, ‘On the Waterfront’, ‘Red’, ‘Salt’, ‘The Incredible Hulk’, ‘The Raid: Redemption’, ‘Wrath of the Titans’
Amazon Prime Video - ‘James Bond Collection’, ‘I Am Legend’
