Will Smith releasing his first new album in 20 years and 鈥淢ufasa: The Lion King,鈥� Barry Jenkins鈥� photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week鈥檚 new streaming entertainment releases are some of the new television, films, music and games near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥� : and Seth Rogen stars in a new Hollywood satire called 鈥淭he Studio鈥� for Apple TV+, Timoth茅e Chalamet plays Bob Dylan in 鈥淎 Complete Unknown,鈥� and, for video game fans, British studio Rebellion imagines the aftermath of a 1957 accident at a nuclear reactor in the northwest United Kingdom with the title Atomfall.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM MARCH 24-30
鈥� 鈥淢ufasa: The Lion King鈥� started out a little like a cub in theaters but ultimately roared to $717 million in worldwide ticket sales. On Friday, arrives on Disney+. In it, Mufasa ( ) tells the story of how he was washed away from the pride lands by a flood but returns years later to to fulfill his destiny. AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr wrote that 鈥淢ufasa鈥� 鈥渋sn鈥檛 simply checking off fan services boxes and overexplaining origins that never needed them: It鈥檚 actually good.鈥�
鈥� James Mangold鈥檚 Bob Dylan drama 鈥淎 Complete Unknown鈥� (now on Hulu) might not have won any of the eight awards it was nominated for at the Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor for . But was a hit in theaters and managed a possibly even more elusive prize: the blessing of Dylan, himself. The film charts Dylan鈥檚 arrival in New York in 1961 and leads up to his infamous Newport Folk Festival appearance four years later. AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy praised 鈥淎 Complete Unknown鈥� as more about the Dylan effect than a revealing portrait of enigmatic musician: 鈥淚t鈥檚 not who Dylan is but what he does to us.鈥�
鈥� The second 2024 film penned by Justin Kuritzkes and scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 鈥淨ueer,鈥� arrives Friday on Max. While drastically different from Guadagnino鈥檚 his William S. Burroughs鈥� adaptation, as the Burroughs alter ego Lee, is likewise concerned with the mysteries of romantic connection. 鈥溾�楺ueer鈥� is best when it鈥檚 a character study of Lee, who in Craig鈥檚 hands is charming, selfish, arrogant, abrasive, foppish and sometimes unable to read a room,鈥� Kennedy wrote
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM MARCH 24-30
鈥� On Friday, releases the Previously released songs may offer some hints about what fans can expect. The record will include 鈥淵ou Can Make It,鈥� which Smith alongside Kirk Franklin, Fridayy and the gospel choir Sunday Service. Then there are the rap tracks 鈥淭antrum,鈥� with Joyner Lucas, 鈥淏eautiful Scars鈥� with Big Sean and 鈥淲ork Of Art鈥� with Russ and his son Jaden Smith.
the musical moniker of Mike Hadreas, creates at a tension point. On 鈥淕lory,鈥� out Friday, his latest collection is at the conceptual intersection of external ambition and a predilection for isolation. On the single 鈥淚t鈥檚 A Mirror,鈥� he makes the stress known in a familiar twang: 鈥淲hat do I get out of being established?鈥� he sings, 鈥淚 still run and hide when a man鈥檚 at the door.鈥� This is sinewy, expansive indie-folk, where domesticity is both scary and sexy and everything in between.
NEW SHOWS TO STREAM MARCH 24-30
鈥� Shows about high-speed racing like and NASCAR have helped boost the popularity of motorsports but female racers have typically been overlooked by the genre. Just this month, became the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018. A new docuseries from Prime Video called is dedicated to women in motorsports. It follows Heather Hadley and Sally Mott 鈥� both female drivers 鈥� and Shea Holbrook, a female team owner as they compete in the Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship. 鈥淔irst to Finish鈥� is now on Prime Video.
鈥� Seth Rogen stars in a new satire called for Apple TV+. the new head of The Continental, a storied Hollywood studio. Remick loves moviemaking and his romanticized version of the business is often at odds with its need to make money. Rogen is a co-creator on the series and also its writer, director and executive producer alongside his partner Evan Goldberg. Ike Barinholtz, Catherine O鈥橦ara, Chase Sui Wonder also co-star as industry executives. The show also has guest appearances including Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie, Ted Sarandos and Olivia Wilde 鈥� all playing exaggerated versions of themselves. It debuts Wednesday.
鈥� The sequel series to Prime Video鈥檚 鈥淏osch鈥� called launched its third and final season on Thursday. It stars Titus Welliver as Harry Bosch, a former LAPD detective now working in the private sector. The character was first introduced in novels by And here鈥檚 a fun fact, in Connelly鈥檚 books Bosch is the half-brother of Mickey Haller, who is the subject of Netflix鈥檚
鈥� After one of their closest friends dies, three gay men move in together in Palm Springs in Hulu鈥檚 new comedy, It stars Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham and Matt Bomer (as the Rose Nylund of the group if this were 鈥淭he Golden Girls,鈥� of which there are similarities.) The show debuts Friday and also features in her final role.
鈥� Guy Ritchie鈥檚 new mafia series comes to Paramount+ on Sunday. It features an all-star cast including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Joanne Froggatt as series regulars. The show follows two rival crime families whose middle-man is played by Hardy.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥� In 1957, a nuclear reactor in the northwest United Kingdom caught fire, releasing radioactive material across Europe. , from British studio Rebellion, imagines that the aftermath of that accident was much weirder than reported. Sure, you can expect to run into mutated beasts in the quarantine zone. You might be surprised, though, when you have to deal with rogue government agencies, a creepy cult and killer robots. The British countryside makes for a much prettier setting than what we鈥檙e used to in postnuclear games like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Fallout 鈥� but watch out for the evil druids. The Geiger counter started ticking Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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