The Stream
What's new this week in television, films and music
"Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat"
Cillian Murphy in "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man"
"BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE — ARIRANG"
ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIES
Get your best Birmingham accent ready, Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby is back in the new movie "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man," which will be on Netflix as of March 20. Series creator Steven Knight wrote the script, and Tom Harper directed the film in a cast that includes Rebecca Ferguson and Barry Keoghan. The six seasons of the show are also available on Netflix for re-watches and catching up.
Bradley Cooper directs Will Arnett and Laura Dern in his third feature, "Is This Thing On?" about a man going through a divorce who turns to stand-up comedy. It's loosely based on the story of Manchester comedian Joseph Bishop. It'll be on Hulu on March 20.
"Wicked: For Good," the epic conclusion to Jon M. Chu's twofilm adaptation will finally be streaming on Peacock on March 20. Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum and more are all on hand for the decidedly darker second half, which was less well received than the first but still surprised when it received zero Oscar nominations.
— Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
Call it the most anticipated K-pop album of the year, or the biggest comeback: The mighty BTS return on March 20 with "ARIRANG," their first full-length project since all seven members — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — completed South Korea's mandatory military service. Excitement couldn't be higher for its loyal audience, called ARMY. And there's a lot to celebrate: In addition to the new album, fans also can stream their comeback performance live on Netflix on March 21, titled "BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE — ARIRANG," broadcast from Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square.
Luke Combs has big shoes to fill — his own. The country singer has become a full-on pop phenomenon, due in no small part to his ubiquitous cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car." The question is now, what comes next? It's a simple answer: a new album, "The Way I Am," out March 20. Singles "Be By You" and "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" have made for fast country radio hits; it's only a matter of time before the album becomes one of the genre's biggest releases of the year.
— Maria Sherman
SERIES
Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara star in a new psychological thriller for Apple TV called "Imperfect Women." The trio play longtime friends whose bond is fractured after a crime occurs. Moss and Washington are executive producers on the series, which is based on a novel by Araminta Hall. The ensemble also includes Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll, Leslie Odom Jr., Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ana Ortiz. The first two episodes of the eight-episode series drop March 18.
"The Lady" is a new Britbox limited-series fictionalizing the true story of Jane Andrews, a dresser for the former Duchess of York who ended up in prison for murdering her lover. The fourpart series premieres March 18 and stars Mia McKenna-Bruce as Andrews and Natalie Dormer as Sarah Ferguson.
After the cringey, ingenious comedy "Jury Duty" debuted in 2023, many wondered how they could ever pull off another season. It followed Ronald, a man serving jury duty on what he believed was a real trial. Oh, and the trial was also being covered by a documentary crew. Thing is, everyone was an actor except Ronald. The unsuspecting protagonist of season two is Anthony, a new, temporary hire at a family-owned hot sauce business. The employees attend a company retreat, and Anthony has no idea that his new colleagues are actors and all situations are preplanned. "Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat" debuts March 18 on Prime Video.
The popular long-running Hallmark series "When Calls the Heart" gets a prequel called "Hope Valley: 1874" for the streaming platform Hallmark+. Bethany Joy Lenz stars as Rebecca Clarke, a Chicago mother who takes her daughter to settle in the Canadian west and build a new life. When their wagon breaks down, she must accept help from a local rancher who is single. Jill Hennessy also stars. It premieres March 21 on Hallmark+.
Lisa Kudrow returns to HBO as B-list actor Valerie Cherish for a third and final season of "The Comeback." All three seasons of the show have been spaced a decade-ish apart and follow a woman navigating aging and staying relevant in the everchanging showbiz landscape. In the new episodes, Cherish lands a new TV series that is written by AI. The dark comedy streams March 22 on HBO Max.
— Alicia Rancilio
