NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� 鈥淪uccession鈥� creator Jesse Armstrong鈥檚 satirical drama 鈥淢ountainhead鈥� and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murder thriller series 鈥淭he Better Sister鈥� are some of the new television, films, music and games near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press鈥� : a new concert special featuring Aretha Franklin, U2's frontman reveals all in the documentary 鈥淏ono: Stories of Surrender鈥� and multiplayer gamers get Elden Ring: Nightreign, sending teams of three warriors to battle the flamboyant monsters of a haunted land.
New movies to stream from May 26-June 1
鈥� Armstrong makes his feature debut with the streaming on HBO Max on Saturday. The film stars Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef and Cory Michael Smith as tech titans on a boys鈥� trip whose billionaire shenanigans are interrupted by an international crisis that may have been inflamed by their platforms. The movie was shot earlier this year, in March.
鈥� The story of hostage crisis at the has been told in many films, but takes audiences inside the ABC newsroom as it all unfolded. The film, from Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro and Ben Chaplin, is a semi-fictionalized telling of those tense 22 hours, where a group of sports reporters including Peter Jennings managed to broadcast this international incident live to the world for the first time. In my review, I wrote that news junkies will find much to enjoy in the spirited debates over journalistic ethics and the vintage technologies. It鈥檚 also just a riveting tick-tock. 鈥淪eptember 5鈥� is now available on Prime Video.
鈥� The directing team (and real life partners) behind 鈥淪aint Frances鈥� made one of AP Film Writer Jake Coyle鈥檚 in 鈥淕hostlight,鈥� streaming Friday on Kanopy. The movie centers on a construction worker who joins a community theater production of 鈥淩omeo & Juliet鈥� after the death of his teenage son. Coyle called it 鈥渁 sublime little gem of a movie about a Chicago family struggling to process tragedy.鈥�
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New music to stream from May 26-June 1
鈥� Celebrate the late, great, eternal with a glorious new concert special, 鈥淎retha! With Shel茅a and the Pacific Symphony鈥� airing on PBS. The title is a giveaway: Shel茅a and the Pacific Symphony team up to perform the Queen of Soul鈥檚 larger-than-life hits: 鈥淩espect,鈥� 鈥淣atural Woman,鈥� and 鈥淐hain of Fools鈥� among them. It's now available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS App.
鈥� 鈥淭hese are the tall tales of a short rock star,鈥� introduces a documentary film based on his memoir, 鈥淪urrender: 40 Songs, One Story.鈥� The project will become available to stream globally on Apple TV+ now and for the tech heads among us, it is also the first full-length film to be available in Apple Immersive on Vision Pro. That鈥檚 180-degree video!
鈥� For film fans, Yeule may be best known for their contribution to the critically acclaimed which featured their dreamy cover of 鈥淎nthems For a Seventeen Year-Old Girl鈥� as a kind of On Friday, the singer-songwriter-producer will release their latest album, 鈥淓vangelic Girl Is a Gun鈥� via Ninja Tune Records 鈥� an ambitious collection of electronic pop from a not-to-distant future.
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New television to stream from May 26-June 1
鈥� a woman who pleaded guilty and served jail time for lying to law enforcement about being kidnapped, is sharing her story for the first time. A new docuseries features interviews with Papini herself, her family, attorneys and psychiatrist. She also takes a lie-detector test on camera and participates in reenactments. Papini maintains she was kidnapped by an ex-boyfriend, but says they were having an emotional affair at the time. She claims he held her against her will, sexually and physically abusing her, before letting her go. is a four-part series airing on ID. It will stream on Max.
鈥� Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel are Nicky and Chloe, dysfunctional sisters in the new Prime Video series It鈥檚 based on a novel by Alafair Burke. The two are estranged and Chloe is raising Nicky鈥檚 son as her own 鈥� and also married to her ex. When a murder occurs, the sisters must become a united front. It's now on Prime Video.
鈥� In 鈥淒ownton Abbey鈥� and 鈥淭he Crown,鈥� Matthew Goode plays a charming English gentleman. In his new series for Netflix, he鈥檚 ... English. Goode plays Carl, a gruff detective who is banished to the police station basement and assigned to cold cases. He forms a rag tag group to solve a crime that no one, not even himself, thinks can be cracked. 鈥淒ept. Q鈥� is from the writer and director of 鈥淭he Queen鈥檚 Gambit.鈥� It premiered Thursday.
鈥� A new PBS documentary looks at the life and impact of artist George Rodrigue. He鈥檚 known for paintings of a (called Blue Dog) but also is credited for art that depicted Cajun life in his home state of Louisiana. Rodrigue鈥檚 paintings helped to preserve Cajun culture. What people may not realize is how the Blue dog is connected to Cajun folklore. debuted Thursday and will also stream on PBS.org.
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New video games to play week of May 26-June 1
鈥� Tokyo-based From Software is best known for morbid adventures like Dark Souls and Elden Ring 鈥� games that most players tackle solo, though they do have some co-op options. is built for multiplayer, sending teams of three warriors to battle the flamboyant monsters of a haunted land called Limveld. Your goal is to survive three days and three nights before you confront an overwhelming Nightlord. This isn鈥檛 the sprawling, character-building epic fans would expect from the studio, but those who are hungry for more of its brutal, nearly sadistic action will probably be satisfied. Take up your swords on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One or PC.
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