Ted Danson's Inside Man returns to Netflix for a second season, and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo perform on the Wicked: For Good soundtrack, just to name a few of the new TV shows, movies, music and games. headed towards the device next to you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as chosen by The Associated Press. entertainment journalists: Aerosmith teams up with Yungblud for a new EP, The Bad Guys 2, which sees Peacock and Jordan Peele take a look at black cowboys in a new docuseries.
— “Dream Train” (Friday, November 21, Netflix), Clint Bentley's adaptation of Denis Johnson's acclaimed novella, stars Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier, a railroad worker and lumberjack in the early 20th century Pacific Northwest. The film's script was written by Bentley and Greg Kvedar (the duo behind last year's film). “Sing Sing” ), conjures up a frontier past to tell the story of an anonymous worker and the tides of change around him.
— DreamWorks Animation's sequel “Bad Boys 2” (Friday, November 21, Peacock) brings back a reformed animal crime gang for another heist. Featuring a returning cast including Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos and Marc Maron, the film pits the Bad Boys against a new heist team: the Bad Girls. In my reviewAP's Mark Kennedy lamented the overly beefed-up sequel with a plot that goes off into space: “It's hard to watch the franchise drift so expensively and pointlessly in Earth's orbit.”
— “Roses,” directed by Jay Roach (“Meet the Parents”) and written by Tony McNamara (“Poor Boys”), is a remake of Danny DeVito's 1989 dark comedy “The War of the Roses.” This version stars Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as a loving couple who become sworn enemies. In his review, Kennedy called “Roses” “a escalating hate-fest that by the time the loaded gun pops out, all the fun has been sucked out.”
— Musical theater lovers, your time has come… again. “Wicked: For Good” is on its way, and the official soundtrack will be released along with it. On Friday, after or before you see the film in theaters, stream its uplifting songs to your heart's content. May we suggest Ariana Grande “The girl in the bubble?” Or Cynthia Erivo “There’s no place like home?” And for fans of Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey, yes, there is also something to find.
— Rock it like this: Aerosmith are back with new music. Following the release of the 2023 Greatest Hits compilation and just a few months after its completion “Peace Out: Farewell Tour” (the band announced that they would no longer tour because singer Steven Tyler's voice had become permanently damaged as a result of trauma to the vocal cords ) they team up with next generation rock 'n' roller Yungblud. It's a collaborative EP called “One More Time” which will be released on Friday. The anthemic opening track “My Only Angel” sets the tone. What else is on the way?
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
— Raise your hand if you still miss Succession Sundays on HBO. The famous Swedish drama called “Vanguard” debuts Tuesday on Viaplay it's in the same spirit. This is a dramatization by Jan Stenbeck, one of the most influential media tycoons in Europe. There is ambition, betrayal and, yes, sibling rivalry.
— Ted Danson “The Man Inside” returns to Netflix for its second season on Thursday. Danson plays a widower named Charles who has found new purpose as an amateur private detective. In the first season, Charles moved into a nursing home to catch a criminal. In season two, he returns to college to solve the case. Danson's real-life wife, Mary Steenburgen, joins the cast as Charles' love interest as he explores the idea of second chances at romance.
— Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore one of the main roles in “Murderer” for AMC+. Hawes (“Bodyguard”) plays a retired assassin living alone on a Greek island whose peaceful life is turned upside down when her estranged son (Highmour) comes to visit. When these two find themselves in danger, they must work together to stay alive. The premiere will take place on Thursday.
— Jordan Peele There's a new documentary series called “High Horse: Black Cowboy” I'll arrive in Peacock on Thursday. The three-part series explores how stories of black cowboys have been erased from pop culture and history books.
— If you bought Mario Kart World when Nintendo released Switch 2 back in June, you may be wondering: Do I really need another racing game? Kirby Air Riders comes from designer Masahiro Sakurai, the mastermind behind Super Smash Bros., so it adds the franchise's chaotic combat to the mix. Each participant has different weapons, and each vehicle has its own advantages and disadvantages. And everyone can use Kirby's signature “inhale” technique, which allows them to absorb enemy skills by, well, swallowing them. So if you like weird racing, fire up your engine on Thursday.
