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’ve done something we’ve never done before and picked eight entries instead of the usual seven. It’s just one of those weeks for must-see new releases, folks.
So, what’s launched over the last few days? Among others, The Boys‘ final season, a new shark-infested Netflix movie, and a returning series whose third season won’t debut until Sunday. Even if you watch everything else on this list before that day arrives, then, you’ll have another thing to check out before the work week begins once more. Enjoy! — Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter
The Boys season 5 (Prime Video)
Oi, 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 ultraviolence, plus an overarching narrative that, given the state of things in the US, might hit a bit 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 live-action spin-off Gen 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’ll 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)
Euphoria season 3 is almost here but, considering critics have slammed it and labeled it an “unhinged disaster”, the four-year wait for the award-winning drama may not have been worth the wait.
Set five years after the HBO Max show’s second season, 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 our Euphoria season 3 release schedule guide to see when it’ll premiere, so you can determine if it’s any good or not. — Lucy Buglass, senior entertainment writer
Thrash (Netflix)
Sharks meet a category five hurricane in this new looks-so-bad-it-might-be-good thriller movie. Here, unsuspecting locals have to fight off torrential rain, debris, and darkness, as well as the ocean’s most fearsome predator.
Bridgerton‘s Phoebe Dynevor leads the cast as a pregnant woman who finds herself trapped in a car amid all the chaos. She’s joined by Whitney Peak, Djimon Hounsou, and Alyla Browne, who all find themselves trapped in various horrifying 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 could even have a shark double bill if you want. — LB
Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord (Disney+)
The latest animated offering from Lucasfilm, Shadow Lord reunites us with the former Sith known as Maul around 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 tightening grip of the nascent Galactic Empire on that iconic galaxy far, far away.
Like The Boys 5, the first two episodes of this Disney+ show have dropped on the streaming platform. There’ll be plenty more to enjoy in due course, too, with another eight episodes to air in the weeks ahead and a second season already greenlit by the House of Mouse. Time to update our Star Wars movies in order and new Star Wars movies and shows guides, then. — TP
The Testaments (Hulu/Disney+)
Praise be (or not): we’re heading back to a newly reformed Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale spinoff, aka The Testaments.
It’s set 15 years after the events of the main show and a lot has changed in the republic. Indeed, Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) has rescued herself from imprisonment after being handpicked to oversee the laws and uniforms governing Gilead’s women in the form of a new school. Devout Plum Agnes (Chase Infiniti) completely believes in the regime and what it’s trying to achieve, but when she’s assigned new ‘Pearl Girl’ Daisy (Lucy Halliday), the truth finds its way out.
Is it worth watching? Read my review of The Testaments to find out. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment reporter
Outcome (Apple TV)
Jonah Hill’s new black comedy movie has landed on Apple TV and, with an A-list cast comprising Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, Laverne Cox, Martin Scorsese, and Hill himself, it’s certainly got plenty of star power.
The plot centers around Reef Hawk (Reeves), an actor who finds out that someone is blackmailing him with a video of questionable content. Alongside his lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill), he tries to work out who is behind the blackmailing while trying to make amends with people he’s wronged along the way.
I was sold on this prior to what critics said but, with many giving Apple‘s latest movie terrible reviews, it might only be worth seeing if you’re a massive Reeves fan. — LB
Hacks season 5 (HBO Max)
When I tell you that you aren’t ready for Hacks season 5, you’re not damn ready. We’re 10 episodes between now, and Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava’s (Hannah Einbinder) final farewell — and I can hardly cope.
This time around, they’re making their return to Las Vegas following mistaken reports of Deborah’s death. They are determined to cement her legacy with a major comeback, working together to turn a post-gag order scandal into a triumph, as only they can.
The cameos are bigger, the laughs are better, and the emotional range will just about crack you in half. RIP, metaphorically dead Deborah… we hardly knew ye. — JV
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair (Hulu/Disney+)
Frankie Muniz is an adult now?! In what world?! He’s always been Malcom in the Middle to me… and thanks to the new Hulu and Disney+ reboot, he genuinely still is.
In Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, a matured Malcolm, now happily married and a father to a daughter, gets caught up into his family’s dysfunctional, high-energy world once more after spending years creating distance.
Two decades might have passed in between, but it feels like nothing has really changed. If you were a fan of Breaking Bad, it’s even more hilarious to get up close and ridiculously personal with Bryan Cranston’s Hal all over again. Altogether now: You’re not the boss of me nowwwww… — JV