Hoo boy, are you in for a treat this week, ladies and gentlemen. With so many new movies and TV shows debuting on the world’s best streaming services, we did something we’ve never done before and chose eight entries instead of the usual seven. It’s just one of those weeks for must-have new releases, folks.
So, what has been launched in recent days? Among others, The boys‘ final season, a new shark-infested Netflix movie, and a returning series whose third season doesn’t debut until Sunday. Even if you look at everything else on this list before that day arrives, you’ll have something else to check off before the work week begins. Appreciate! — Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter
The Boys season 5 (Prime Video)
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Hey, it’s time. The boys season 5 has finally premiered on Prime Video, so now you can settle in for even more superhero satire and ultraviolence, as well as an overarching narrative that, given the state of things in the United States, might hit a little too close to home for some viewers.
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Boys 5The first two episodes of, now available on Amazon’s streaming service, take place six months after season 2 of the live-action spin-off. Generation V finished, and find our titular heroes embarking on one final 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 a typically evil way. — TP
Euphoria season 3 (HBO Max)
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Euphoria Season 3 is almost here, but given how critics slammed it as an “unbalanced disaster,” the four-year wait for the award-winning drama may not have been worth it.
Five years after the second season of the HBO Max show, we catch up with former East Highland High students, including Zendaya’s Rue, Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie, and Jacob Elordi’s Nate, as they take on new challenges in their lives.
Do you want to form your own opinion on the return of the hit series? Check out our Euphoria Season 3 release schedule guide to see when it will air, so you can determine if it’s good or not. — Lucy Buglas, senior entertainment editor
Trash (Netflix)
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Sharks encounter a category five hurricane in this new thriller that looks so bad it might be good. Here, unsuspecting locals must battle torrential rain, debris and darkness, as well as the ocean’s most fearsome predator.
The Bridgerton Chronicles‘s Phoebe Dynevor leads the cast as a pregnant woman who finds herself stuck in a car in the middle of all the chaos. She is joined by Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou and Alyla Browne, who all find themselves trapped in various horrific scenarios as sharks surround them.
Personally, I can’t get enough of shark movies, no matter how ridiculous the concept. I also recommend checking Under Paris if you haven’t already. You could even get a double shark bill if you wanted. — kg
Star Wars: Maul – Lord of Shadows (Disney+)
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Lucasfilm’s latest animated offering, Lord of Shadows reunites us with the ancient Sith known as Maul roughly a year after the end of the Clone Wars. Here, the fan-favorite Star Wars villain sets out to rebuild his criminal empire on the planet Janix amid the growing grip of the nascent Galactic Empire on this iconic galaxy far, far away.
As Boys 5the first two episodes of this Disney+ series were released on the streaming platform. There will also be plenty more to enjoy in due time, with eight more episodes airing in the coming weeks and a second season already greenlit by the House of Mouse. Then it’s time for our updated Star Wars movies in order and new Star Wars movie and show guides. — TP
The Testaments (Hulu/Disney+)
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Praise be (or not): we return to a recently reformed Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale spin-off, aka The Wills.
It takes place 15 years after the events of the main show and a lot has changed in the republic. Indeed, Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) saved herself from imprisonment after being chosen to oversee the laws and uniforms governing the women of Gilead in the form of a new school. Devout Plum Agnes (Chase Infiniti) completely believes in the regime and what it’s trying to accomplish, but when she’s assigned new “Pearl Girl” Daisy (Lucy Halliday), the truth comes out.
Is it worth watching? Read my review of The Wills to find out. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment journalist
Result (Apple TV)
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Jonah Hill’s new dark comedy has arrived on Apple TV, and with an A-list cast including 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 discovers that someone is blackmailing him with a video of questionable content. Alongside his lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill), he attempts to discover who is behind the blackmail while trying to make amends to the people he wronged along the way.
I was convinced of this before what the critics were saying, but, with a lot of terrible reviews of Apple’s latest film, it might only be worth seeing if you’re a big Reeves fan. — kg
Season 5 Hacks (HBO Max)
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When I tell you that you’re not ready for Tips season 5, you’re not really ready. We have 10 episodes left until Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava’s (Hannah Einbinder) final goodbyes – and I’m having a hard time coping.
This time, they return to Las Vegas following erroneous reports of Deborah’s death. They are determined to cement his legacy with a major comeback, working together to turn a post-SLAPP scandal into a triumph as only they can.
The cameos are bigger, the laughs are better, and the emotional range will almost split you in two. RIP, Deborah metaphorically dead…we barely knew you. — Joint venture
Malcolm in the Middle: Life Is Always Unfair (Hulu/Disney+)
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Frankie Muniz is an adult now?! In what world?! He’s always been Malcolm in the Middle for me…and thanks to the new reboot from Hulu and Disney+, he still really is.
In Malcolm in the Middle: Life is Always Unfaira mature Malcolm, now married with a daughter, finds himself once again drawn into the dysfunctional and energetic world of his family after spending years creating distance.
Two decades may have passed in the meantime, but nothing has really changed. If you were a fan of Break the badit’s even more hilarious to get up close and ridiculously personal with Bryan Cranston’s Hal again. In total now: you are no longer my boss nowwwww… — Joint venture
