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'The Quest'
Disney+
Originally running on ABC for a single season back in 2014, Disney+ is brining back this fantasy-themed reality competition set in the make-believe kingdom of of Everealm.
Like a reality-TV version of "Dungeons and Dragons", a group of teenage contestants compete in an unfolding drama, encountering mystical and magical encounters while embedded in a fully immersive, 360-degree world "complete with seamless technology, creature design, practical effects and scripted characters who interact dynamically with them."
May 11
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'The Essex Serpent'
Apple TV+
Based on Sarah Perry's novel, this six-part drama set in 1893 follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes) who moves to Essex, where she investigates reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an unlikely bond with the village vicar (Tom Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, the superstitious locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
May 13
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'The Kids In The Hall'
Prime Video
The beloved Canadian sketch comedy that brought us such characters as the head crusher, the chicken lady and the awful garage band known as Rod Torfulson's Armada Featuring Herman Menderchuk is back with a new season.
Original cast members Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson are all returning in this hugely anticipated revival.
May 13
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'The Lincoln Lawyer'
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Based on John Grisham's novel (which was previously adapted in the 2011 movie starring Matthew McConaughey), this new version from exec producer David E. Kelley ("Big Little Lies", "The Undoing") stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as hotshot L.A. attorney Mickey Haller, who restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case after being sidelined by an accident. Also starring Neve Campbell and Becki Newton.
May 13
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'The Boss Baby: Back In The Crib'
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Following the events of "The Boss Baby: Family Business", Theodore Templeton is framed for embezzlement and forced to revert back to his old Boss Baby self and crash with his brother Tim and his two nieces, brainy big kid Tabitha and fellow Baby Corp. employee Tina. Together, Boss Baby and Tina co-lead a new team fighting to increase Baby Love while keeping a new group of arch-nemeses — The Uncuddleables — from destroying Baby Corp.
May 19
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'Night Sky'
Prime Video
Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons stars as Irene and Franklin, a couple who, years ago, discovered a mysterious chamber that is actually a portal to a strange, deserted planet. While they've kept the chamber's identity carefully guarded ever since, when an enigmatic young man (Chai Hansen) enters their lives, the couple's quite existence quickly is upended — and the chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they ever imagined.
May 20
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'Prehistoric Planet'
Apple TV+
Sir David Attenborough is our guide for this amazing series from Jon Favreau and the producers of "Planet Earth", utilizing state-of-the-art CGI and the latest scientific findings to take viewers on a journey 66 million years into the past, to a world ruled by dinosaurs.
May 24
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'Obi-Wan Kenobi'
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This new "Star Wars" series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” begins 10 years after the dramatic events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith”, when Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) faced his greatest defeat — the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
May 25
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'Stranger Things'
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One of the most long-awaited and highly anticipated returns finally takes place with the first part of the fourth season resolving the cliffhanger ending of the previous season.
With the season split into two parts, the second (a.k.a. Vol. 2) debuts July 1.
May 27
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'Pistol'
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This new series from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting") chronicles the formation of British punk pioneers the Sex Pistols, starring Anson Boon as John "Johnny Rotton" Lyndon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook. Also starring Thomas Brodie-Sangster as band manager Malcolm McLaren, Talulah Riley as designer Vivienne Westwood, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde and Maisie Williams as punk fashion icon Jordan.
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'Ms. Marvel'
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This "Captain Marvel" spin-off introduces Kamala Khan (Iman Vellali), a Muslim-American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction writer, Kamala is is also a superhero mega-fan with an oversized imagination— particularly when it comes to her favourite, Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home — that is, until she winds up receiving superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to.
June 8
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'Black Bird'
Apple TV+
Inspired by actual events, this six-episode psychological thriller follows high school football hero, decorated policeman’s son and convicted drug dealer Jimmy Keene (Taron Egerton), who is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum-security prison. However, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is to elicit a confession and find out where the bodies of several young girls are buried before Hall’s appeal goes through. But is this suspected killer telling the truth? Or is it just another tale from a serial liar? This dramatic and captivating story subverts the crime genre by enlisting the help of the very people put behind bars to solve its mysteries.
July 8
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'Luck'
Apple TV+
This animated feature focuses on Sam Greenfield (voiced by Eden Noblezada), the unluckiest person alive. When she suddenly finds herself in the never-before-seen land of Luck, she must team up with the magical creatures who live there in order to turn her luck around. Also featuring the voices of Lil Rel Howery, Jane Fonda, Simon Pegg and Whoopi Goldberg.
Aug. 5