New Orleans legend Big Freedia returning with a new gospel album and the acting trio of Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer teaming up for the armored truck action comedy 鈥淭he Pickup鈥 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press鈥 : The animated 鈥淜ing of the Hill鈥 returns after a 15-year pause, the first half of season two of 鈥淲ednesday鈥 lands on Netflix appropriately on Wednesday and the 鈥淲elcome to Wrexham鈥 spinoff 鈥淣ECAXA鈥 premieres with Eva Longoria.
New movies to stream from Aug. 4-10
鈥 Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson are armored truck drivers coerced into a heist in the action comedy 鈥淭he Pickup.鈥 Keke Palmer plays the criminal mastermind who disrupts their routine drive. Eva Longoria, Andrew Dice Clay and Marshawn Lynch co-star in the movie, which made headlines during its Atlanta production after crew members in a collision during the shoot. It streams on Prime Video on Wednesday.
鈥 Filmmaker Osgood Perkins鈥 latest horror 鈥淭he Monkey鈥 will be streaming on Hulu starting Thursday. The follow-up to his breakout hit 鈥淟onglegs鈥 was inspired by a 1980 story. Theo James plays twin brothers whose lives turn to chaos when a demonic toy monkey stars causes deaths around them. In her review for The Associated Press, that it felt 鈥渦neven.鈥 She added that, 鈥渟urely there will be an audience for the creatively rendered gore. The rest of us may feel left with a witty, visually arresting, highly inventive quasi-mess on our hands.鈥
鈥 If you haven鈥檛 had enough this year, he乌鸦传媒 a key part of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck乌鸦传媒 鈥淔reaky Tales,鈥 streaming on HBO Max on Friday. The anthology action comedy follows four interconnected stories in Oakland, California, in 1987. Before the film乌鸦传媒 in 2024, Boden told the AP that 鈥淚t乌鸦传媒 a movie lover乌鸦传媒 movie 鈥 It has one foot in reality and then one foot just launches off into fantasy.鈥
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New music to stream from Aug. 4-10
鈥 New Orleans legend , the queen of bounce music (and lest anyone forget the ), is back with a new album. But 鈥淧ressing Onward鈥 is new territory for the artist. It乌鸦传媒 her first gospel album and it still manages to induce as much booty-shaking as ever before. The difference this time is that her vibrant sonic celebrations are all about faith. Start with 鈥淗oly Shuffle鈥 featuring Billy Porter or 鈥淪unday Best鈥 with Tamar Braxton. It乌鸦传媒 good for the soul.
鈥 For several years now, one of the most exciting names in heavy rock music has been BABYMETAL, metal trio that marries pop idol culture with chugging riffs, full-throated vocals, blast beats and bilingual lyricism. They鈥檝e inspired fanfare across the globe, and on Friday, they鈥檒l release their fifth studio album, 鈥淢ETAL FORTH.鈥 It features guest spots from Poppy, Spiritbox and Clearly, it乌鸦传媒 not for the faint of heart.
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New series to stream from Aug. 4-10
鈥 Would you believe it乌鸦传媒 been 15 years since went off the air? The animated comedy returns Monday with a new 14th season on its new home, Hulu. All 10-episodes drop at once for bingeing. The show picks up give or take 10 years after the events of season 13. Hank and Peggy are both retired after returning from Saudi Arabia, where Hank had been working. Their kids are now grown. and in the current political climate in America presents challenges for the couple.
鈥 Another long wait comes to an end Wednesday when the first half of premieres on Netflix. The show follows teen Wednesday Addams (played by Jenna Ortega) as she studies at a boarding school called Nevermore Academy. Ortega's deliciously deadpan delivery earned her an Emmy Award nomination for her work on Season 1. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzm谩n play Wednesday's parents, Morticia and Gomez.
鈥 Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne proved that yes, men and women can be just friends 鈥 The codependent buddies, Will and Sylvia are back on Wednesday. We meet them again and Will is engaged to his boss 鈥 who doesn't like Sylvia. And Sylvia is planning their wedding. Will is struggling to open his bar and Sylvia's event-planning business has yet to take off.
鈥 More than two years ago, AMC Networks pulled the plug on its 鈥 as a cost-cutting measure even though production was already completed. Tubi has rescued the show, starring Okieriete Onaodowan, and it premieres Thursday. It's about a man who begins using an experimental technology that allows him to experience different timelines of his life.
鈥 The 鈥淥utlander鈥 prequel debuts on Starz on Friday. It's about the parents of Claire and Jamie from 鈥淥utlander.鈥 Unlike its predecessor, 鈥淏lood of my Blood鈥 does not have source material by author Diana Gabaldon but its showrunner Matthew B. Roberts also works on 鈥淥utlander鈥 and is The cast is already filming a second season. It streams on the Starz App or through platforms like Hulu and Prime Video.
鈥 The 鈥淲elcome to Wrexham鈥 鈥 premieres Thursday on FX on Hulu. After their success owning the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney join Eva Longoria and buy a stake in a Mexican club, NECAXA, 鈥淚t's more than winning games. We're gonna win hearts. We're gonna inspire pride. We're gonna empower the team,鈥 Longoria says in the trailer.
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New video games to play from Aug. 4-10
鈥 The Mafia series from 2K Games has moved from 1930s Chicago to 1940s New York to 1960s New Orleans, but now it乌鸦传媒 going back in time and space. aims to deliver an origin story of sorts, traveling to 1900s Sicily. Enzo Favara is a young man who乌鸦传媒 suffered a rough childhood, and he is hoping to improve his status by working for the Torrisi crime family. That means pulling off heists, punching out rivals and killing anyone who might threaten the Don. The cars may be slower and the weapons may not be as slick, but if you鈥檙e bummed out about having to wait for the next Grand Theft Auto, you might want to spend some time with the original gangsters. It arrives Friday, on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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