鈥淲icked鈥� landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo since stepping back from ABC鈥檚 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy鈥� 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 her fianc茅, producer and songwriter Benny Blanco, will release a joint album, Dennis Quaid stars in Paramount+鈥檚 true-crime series 鈥淗appy Face鈥� about a serial killer and Assassin鈥檚 Creed Shadows brings Ubisoft鈥檚 globetrotting, time-hopping gaming epic to feudal Japan.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM MARCH 17-23
鈥� There鈥檚 plenty of Oscar winners and contenders coming to streaming services now that the show is over, starting with debuting on Hulu on Monday. Filmmaker Sean Baker鈥檚 odyssey of a Brooklyn sex worker, whose whirlwind affair with the wild son of a Russian oligarch goes very wrong also won best director, best editing and best actress for Baker devoted most of his Oscars speech to the importance of making movies for and seeing movies on the big screen, but don鈥檛 worry we won鈥檛 tell if you decide to watch this one on the small screen first. Just put the phone down: It鈥檚 a ride worth taking.
鈥� Another big Oscar player, perhaps 鈥淎nora鈥檚鈥� complete opposite as a big, lavishly expensive studio musical, 鈥淲icked鈥� starts streaming on Peacock on Friday. There will also be a singalong version available and some bonus content for the super fans. Filmmaker Jon M. Chu took on the gargantuan task of adapting the Broadway musical for the big screen, and he went all out. In her review for The Associated Press, 鈥淚f it feels like they made the best 鈥淲icked鈥� movie money could buy 鈥� well, it鈥檚 because they kinda did.鈥� The film won two Oscars, for costume and production design.
鈥� And, finally, a gem which got a little lost in the mix, 鈥淪ing Sing鈥� arrives on Max on Friday. This inspired-by-real-life film about inmates who find a creative outlet through acting and performance earned three Oscar nominations: For Colman Domingo鈥檚 lead role, for the adapted screenplay, and for best original song, but don鈥檛 let its 0/3 wins detract you from a watch. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a cinematic high-five to all arts programs behind bars and, in particular, the power of theater,鈥� AP's 鈥淭he movie鈥檚 most affecting scenes are the ones that follow the inmates doing the craft 鈥� tender auditions, reciting their lines while doing chores and working on their characters. Watching them giddy backstage in costume before a show is all of us.鈥�
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM MARCH 17-23
鈥� At the end of last year, the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated multi-hyphenate announced to hit producer and songwriter Benny Blanco. Music is their shared language, and on Friday, the couple will release a joint album, 鈥淚 Said I Love Your First.鈥� Haters of romance, turn away. This is a celebration of their affection, but not without introspection. That鈥檚 evident in the acoustic ballad 鈥淪cared of Loving You,鈥� and the pop rock single 鈥淐all Me When You Break Up,鈥� featuring
鈥� In the fall, will celebrate its milestone 100th anniversary. But the festivities are starting much earlier. On Wednesday, the party kicked off with a television special, 鈥淥pry 100: A Live Celebration,鈥� which is now available on Peacock. Performers included Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Eric Church and more. Now that鈥檚 stacked.
NEW SHOWS TO STREAM MARCH 17-23
鈥� With on Hulu, Ellen Pompeo stars in her first big role since on ABC鈥檚 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy.鈥� 鈥淕ood American Family鈥� fictionalizes the true story of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian-born orphan with dwarfism, adopted as a child by an American family 鈥� who later accused her of lying about her age with sinister intentions. The wild tale became well-known after it was the subject of a docuseries that debuted in 2023 on Investigation Discovery. In 鈥淕ood American Family,鈥� Pompeo and Mark Duplass play the adoptive parents of Natalia (Imogen Faith Reid).
鈥� What if your dad was a convicted serial killer? That and podcaster Melissa G. Moore, whose father is now serving multiple life sentences in prison for a string of murders in the early 1990s. Melissa had a loving relationship with her father until learning of his crimes as a teen. Jesperson was called the Happy Face Killer because he drew happy faces on confession letters boasting about his killings. Melissa鈥檚 story is played out in on Paramount+, starring Annaleigh Ashford and Dennis Quaid.
鈥� As public interest in a new weekly talk show coming to The Roku Channel is dedicated to female athletes. 鈥淲omen鈥檚 Sports Now鈥� is hosted by former WNBA player Renee Montgomery, comedian Sarah Tiana and sports reporter Suzy Shuster. The show will follow women鈥檚 sports teams at the college and professional level. Reese Witherspoon is an executive producer. It debuted Thursday.
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鈥� brings Ubisoft鈥檚 globetrotting, time-hopping epic to feudal Japan. This chapter tells the story of Naoe, a ninja who鈥檚 out to avenge her father鈥檚 death, and Yasuke, a former slave from Africa who went on to become a renowned samurai. (He鈥檚 based on a real historic figure.) The dual protagonists mean you can take a different approach on each mission: Do you want to pick off your foes with stealth or rush in with swords swinging? It all takes place during the late Sengoku period of the 1500s, a turbulent era when various warlords were fighting to control Japan. But the real question for AC fans, as always, is: Where will Naoe and Yasuke come down in the eternal struggle between the freedom fighters of the Assassin Brotherhood and the repressive Templar order? Grab your katana Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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