Hoo boy, are you in for a treat this week ladies and gents. With so many new movies and TV series debuting on the world’s best streaming services, we’ve done something we’ve never done before and selected eight posts instead of the usual seven. It’s just one of those must-see new release weeks, folks.
So what has been launched over the last few days? Among other things The boys‘ final season, a new shark-infested Netflix movie and a returning series whose third season won’t premiere until Sunday. Even if you see everything else on this list before that day arrives, you’ll have one more thing to check off before the work week begins again. Enjoy! — Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter
The Boys Season 5 (Prime Video)
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Oh, it’s time. The boys season 5 has finally premiered on Prime Video, so you can now settle in for some more superhero satire and ultra-violence, plus an overarching narrative that, given the state of affairs in the US, might hit a little too close to home for some viewers.
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The boys 5‘s first two episodes, which are out now on Amazon’s streaming service, take place six months after Season 2 of the live-action spin-off Gene V ended, and find our titular heroes embarking on one last, life-threatening mission to stop the authoritarian Homelander once and for all. Will they succeed? And who will pay the price with their lives on both sides of the human-Supe divide? Time will tell in typically diabolical fashion. — TP
Euphoria Season 3 (HBO Max)
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Euphoria Season 3 is almost here, but given that critics have slammed it, calling it an “unhinged disaster,” the four-year wait for the award-winning drama may not have been worth the wait.
Five years into the second season of the HBO Max series, we catch up with the former students of East Highland High, including Zendaya’s Rue, Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie and Jacob Elordi’s Nate, as they navigate new challenges in their lives.
Want to make up your own mind about the hit show’s return? Check out ours Euphoria season 3 release schedule guide to see when it premieres so you can decide if it’s good or not. — Lucy Buglass, Senior Entertainment Writer
Thrash (Netflix)
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Sharks face a category five hurricane in this new thriller that looks so bad. Here, unsuspecting locals must fight torrential rain, debris and darkness as well as the sea’s most fearsome predators.
BridgertonPhoebe Dynevor leads the cast as a pregnant woman who finds herself trapped in a car in the middle of all the chaos. She is joined by Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou and Alyla Browne, all of whom are trapped in various terrifying scenarios as sharks circle them.
Personally, I can’t get enough of shark movies, no matter how silly the concept. I also recommend checking out Under Paris if you haven’t already. You can even get a shark double ticket if you want. — LB
Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord (Disney+)
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The latest animated offering from Lucasfilm, Shadow Lord reunites us with the former Sith known as Maul about a year after the Clone Wars ended. Here, the fan-favorite Star Wars villain sets out to rebuild his criminal empire on the planet Janix amid the nascent Galactic Empire’s tightening grip on the iconic galaxy far, far away.
Like The boys 5the first two episodes of this Disney+ show have dropped on the streaming platform. There will also be plenty more to enjoy as time goes on, with another eight episodes airing in the coming weeks and a second season already greenlit by the House of Mouse. Then it’s time to update our Star Wars movies in order and new Star Wars movies and series. — TP
The Testaments (Hulu/Disney+)
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Praise be (or not): we are heading back to a newly reformed Gilead i The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff, aka The wills.
It takes place 15 years after the events of the main show and much has changed in the Republic. Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) has actually bailed herself out of prison after being handpicked to oversee the laws and uniforms that govern the women of Gilead in the form of a new school. Faithful Plum Agnes (Chase Infiniti) completely believes in the regime and what it is trying to achieve, but when she is assigned the new ‘Pearl Girl’ Daisy (Lucy Halliday), the truth finds its way out.
Is it worth seeing? Read my review of The wills to find out. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment reporter
Result (Apple TV)
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Jonah Hill’s new dark comedy has landed on Apple TV, and with an A-list cast consisting of Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, Laverne Cox, Martin Scorsese and Hill himself, it certainly has plenty of star power.
The plot centers on Reef Hawk (Reeves), an actor who finds out that someone is blackmailing him with a video of questionable content. Together with his lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill), he tries to find out who is behind the extortion, while trying to make amends with people he wronged along the way.
I was sold on this before what critics said, but with many giving Apple’s latest film terrible reviews, it might only be worth watching if you’re a massive Reeves fan. — LB
Hacks Season 5 (HBO Max)
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When I tell you you’re not ready Hacks season 5 you are damn not ready. We’re 10 episodes between now and Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava’s (Hannah Einbinder) final goodbye — and I can barely take it.
This time they return to Las Vegas after erroneous reports of Deborah’s death. Determined to cement her legacy with a big comeback, they work together to turn a post-gag order scandal into a triumph that only they can.
The cameos are bigger, the laughs are better, and the emotional range will almost break you in half. RIP, metaphorically Deborah died… we hardly knew you. — JV
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair (Hulu/Disney+)
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Frankie Muniz is grown up now?! In what world?! He’s always been Malcom in the Middle to me… and thanks to the new Hulu and Disney+ reboot, he really still is.
IN Malcolm in the middle: Life is still unfaira mature Malcolm, now happily married and the father of a daughter, is once again caught up in his family’s dysfunctional, high-energy world after years of distancing themselves.
Two decades might have passed, but it feels like nothing has really changed. If you were a fan of Breaking Badit’s even more fun to get up close and ridiculously personal with Bryan Cranston’s Hal again. Right now: You’re not the boss of me nowwwww… — JV
