Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥� In between Euro 2020 games this week, carve out some time for the new soccer documentary a revealing look at the U.S. Women鈥檚 National Soccer Team鈥檚 battle for equal pay from Oscar-winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine. Debuting on HBO Max on Thursday, 鈥淟FG鈥� features interviews with Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn and Kelley O鈥橦ara. Players past and present talk about making the decision to go up against the federation to get commensurate pay with their male counterparts and they do not hold back.
鈥� 鈥淏road City鈥檚鈥� Ilana Glazer stars opposite Pierce Brosnan and Justin Theroux in the new psychological horror hitting Hulu on Friday. Brosnan plays a top New York fertility doctor who helps a couple (Glazer and Theroux) struggling to get pregnant. It鈥檚 been called a 鈥渢wisted homage鈥� to Roman Polanski鈥檚 鈥淩osemary鈥檚 Baby鈥� so naturally things start to devolve for the woman once she finds herself with child.
鈥� Or, for something a little more natural and scenic, Apple TV+ has the new humpback whale documentary on Friday. Directed by Drew Xanthopoulos, 鈥淔补迟丑辞尘鈥� follows two scientists, one in Alaska and one in the South Pacific, who are studying whale communication and culture separately. It鈥檚 about the whales, of course, and the difficulties of rigorous research, but 鈥淔补迟丑辞尘鈥� also investigates the obstacles that female scientists face in the field.
鈥� AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
鈥� Doja Cat is inviting you to 鈥淧lanet Her鈥� on Friday when she releases her third album. The project comes after her uber-successful year on the charts and at awards shows, thanks to hits like 鈥淪ay So,鈥� 鈥淟ike That,鈥� 鈥淪treets鈥� and 鈥淏est Friend鈥� with Saweetie. Her new album features another platinum hit 鈥� 鈥� and famous faces make appearances on 鈥淧lanet Her,鈥� including Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Young Thug and JID.
鈥� JP Saxe鈥檚 鈥淚f the World Was Ending鈥� was so good it earned the Canadian singer-songwriter a Grammy nomination earlier this year 鈥� months before his first full-length album was released. More songs like the piercing ballad featuring Julia Michaels appear on to be released Friday. The singer named breakthrough artist of the year at this month鈥檚 Juno Awards wrote all 13 songs on the project, which features John Mayer鈥檚 guitar playing on 鈥淗ere鈥檚 Hopin鈥欌�� and country singer Maren Morris on 鈥淟ine by Line.鈥� The final track, 鈥淪ing Myself to Sleep,鈥� was written for his late mother who passed last year.
鈥� A year after being the first awards show during the pandemic era 鈥� and doing it brilliantly 鈥� the will return Sunday. Performers include H.E.R., DaBaby, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Andra Day, Roddy Ricch, and Tyler, the Creator. More performers will be announced this week, and top nominees include Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Chris Brown, Chloe x Halle, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Anderson .Paak and late rapper Pop Smoke. Taraji P. Henson will host the show from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and Queen Latifah will earn the Lifetime Achievement Award.
鈥� AP Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu
TELEVISION
鈥� Conan O鈥橞rien is closing out his with a little help from his friends. Bill Hader is set for Monday鈥檚 show, Dana Carvey for Tuesday, and Jack Black as the last guest on the Thursday night finale of 鈥淐onan.鈥� Other stars and surprises are promised for O鈥橞rien鈥檚 send-off, along with a look back at show highlights. The hour-long finale is airing at 10 p.m. EDT, an hour earlier than usual. While O鈥橞rien is ending the latest chapter of his nearly 28-year late-night career, which included 鈥淟ate Night with Conan O鈥橞rien鈥� and 鈥淭he Tonight Show,鈥� he鈥檚 due to return to TV with a weekly HBO Max variety show.
鈥� Sheryl Underwood of 鈥淭he Talk鈥� was there as co-host for the 2020 when they were held virtually because of the pandemic. She鈥檚 back as the sole host of this year鈥檚 hybrid ceremony of stage and at-home appearances by the nominated stars. The two-hour event is Friday (8 p.m. EDT) on CBS, part of a deal with the network that assures the awards a home through 2022 (they鈥檝e bounced between cable, broadcast and online for nearly a decade). The nominees include Kelly Clarkson, last year鈥檚 winner for best talk show host, and category newcomer Drew Barrymore.
鈥� When Tony Hale asks you to save the world, can you refuse? The Emmy-winning 鈥淰eep鈥� actor stars in arriving Friday on Disney+. Based on the children鈥檚 books by Trenton Lee Stewart, the story follows four gifted orphans who are recruited by Hale鈥檚 Mr. Benedict to infiltrate a secretive institute that may be responsible for a global crisis known as The Emergency. Kristen Schaal and MaameYaa Boafo are among the grown-ups joining in the adventure with young leads Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, Mystic Inscho and Marta Kessler.
鈥� AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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