Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥 entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥 With 鈥淐reed III鈥 coming to theaters on Friday, 鈥淐reed鈥 and 鈥淐reed II,鈥 along with every Rocky film from No. 1 through 鈥淏alboa,鈥 will be available to watch on Prime Video starting Wednesday. You could also do a Sofia Coppola double feature of 鈥淭he Virgin Suicides鈥 and 鈥淟ost in Translation鈥 while trying to decide which Coppola-inspired T-shirt to purchase from (also available next week).
鈥 Best picture Oscar nominee and Palme d鈥橭r winner comes to Hulu on Friday, giving stragglers plenty of time (well, nine days) to watch the riotous and bodily social satire before the Oscars, where it鈥檚 also up for best director and best original screenplay. It鈥檚 the English-language debut for Swedish director Ruben 脰stlund who takes a scalpel to the privileged classes on board a luxury yacht, starring Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon and Woody Harrelson as a Marxist ship captain. I wrote in my AP review that 鈥淭he beauty and pleasure of something like 鈥 Triangle of Sadness 鈥
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MUSIC
鈥 Morgan Wallen is back with new music 鈥 a lot of music. 鈥淥ne Thing at a Time鈥 has a whopping 36 songs, including 鈥淢an Made a Bar鈥 with Eric Church. His sister, Ashlyne, joins him on 鈥淥utlook.鈥 鈥淭his record represents the last few years of my life, the highs and the lows,鈥 Wallen says in his announcement. Early singles include and The album ends with the tune 鈥淒ying Man鈥 and the lyrics: 鈥淐odeine, it got Elvis/Whiskey, it got Hank/I always thought somethin鈥 like that/ Might send me on my way.鈥 The album drops Friday.
鈥 Willie Nelson approaches his 90th birthday later this year with plenty going on 鈥 he just won a Grammy for best country album, he鈥檚 among the 2023 and he has a new album: 鈥淚 Don鈥檛 Know a Thing About Love.鈥 Nelson and his band recorded fresh interpretations of 10 classic compositions penned by the legendary American songwriter Harlan Howard. The songs include the story of a dirt-poor farmer bemoaning his overdue bills, crop failures, and other financial woes while maintaining a sense of hope for the future.
鈥 A huge box set celebrating the musical tie between Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello now serves as a memorial to 鈥淭he Songs of Bacharach & Costello鈥 is a comprehensive 45-song set that includes live performances of Bacharach and Costello performing several songs from the album 鈥淧ainted From Memory鈥 and three rare and unreleased live performances from 1998 and 1999, including a stark and gripping 鈥淚n The Darkest Place.鈥 The collection will be available in a variety of formats, including streaming starting Friday.
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TELEVISION
鈥 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis never made a sequel to their 1994 action, comedy movie 鈥淭rue Lies,鈥 directed by James Cameron, but CBS has a new TV series with the same title inspired by the film. Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga now co-star as Harry and Helen Tasker. Harry is a secret international spy who pretends to have a career in computers that takes him on the road a lot. On a mission in Paris doubling as a romantic getaway for the couple, Harry鈥檚 double life is exposed and she must join the team. executive produced by Cameron, debuts Wednesday on CBS.
鈥 the ABC drama created by "Spotlight鈥 director and co-writer Tom McCarthy and starring Hilary Swank, returns from hiatus Thursday. The series follows the staff at a struggling Alaska newspaper whose new star reporter, Eileen Fitzgerald, was hired to join an ongoing investigation about murdered Indigenous women. It鈥檚 inspired by the decades-old problem of missing and murdered Alaska Native women.
鈥 Amazon has adapted the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid into a limited series debuting Friday. Riley Keough and Sam Claflin star as the lead singers of a 1970s rock band who make beautiful music together but behind-the-scenes they鈥檙e either at each other鈥檚 throats or trying to fight their feelings. The story charts the band鈥檚 early days, fame and abrupt breakup with flash forwards to older versions of the characters looking back on the story. Reese Witherspoon鈥檚 media company, Hello Sunshine, executive produces.
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VIDEO GAMES
鈥 Times were tough in China at the end of the 2nd century, with the Late Han Dynasty battling to cling to control as rebels rose up. Throw in some dragons, demons and other mythical monsters and you have the blood-drenched setting of Koei Tecmo鈥檚 Your character is a nameless warrior who鈥檚 just trying to stay alive amidst all the chaos. You do have some mad martial arts skills and a handful of magic spells, and if things get hairy you can summon a supernatural beast of your own. Wo Long comes from Japan鈥檚 Team Ninja, developers of the brutal hack-and-slash classics Ninja Gaiden and Nioh. Prepare to unleash havoc Friday on the PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One and PC.
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