What to Stream: ‘The Drama,’ MUNA, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens and ‘The Other Bennet Sister’
“The Drama,” a romantic comedy gone wrong starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, and synth-pop group MUNA releasing its fourth studio album, “Dancing on the Wall,” are some of the new TV shows, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming deals worth your time this week, selected by Associated Press entertainment reporters: Sam Raimi’s film “Send Help” starring Rachel McAdams, a TV series based on Jane Austen’s modest and often forgotten sister Mary, leads “The Other Bennet Sister” and country star Ashley McBryde heads to “Wild” on her latest album.
– “The Drama,” starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, arrives Tuesday as a bonus on demand after a much-talked-about theatrical release. The film, written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, recently became the fifth A24 film to gross $100 million at the box office. Pattinson and Zendaya play a couple whose engagement is derailed after a disturbing revelation. In his review, AP’s Mark Kennedy wrote that the film “wastes two of the most beautiful people on the planet and is sure to get everyone in trouble for using a current American tragedy as a plot point.” »
— In Sam Raimi’s “Send Help,” a woman (Rachel McAdams) and her overbearing boss (Dylan O’Brien) find themselves stranded on a desert island after a plane crash. Raimi’s comedic survival thriller becomes increasingly unbalanced as their roles reverse. After a theatrical release earlier this year, it debuts Thursday on Hulu.
— The Netflix adaptation “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (streaming Friday, May 8) turns Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel into a film starring Sally Field as a widow working at an aquarium. There, she develops a healing bond with a giant Pacific octopus. Lewis Pullman co-stars.
— AP writer Jake Coyle
— Synth-pop group MUNA will release their fourth studio album on Friday, May 8. “Dancing on the Wall” arrives just in time for the approaching heat – and hedonistic decision-making – of summer. It’s tank top party-pop for the once heartbroken, now victorious audience (like what’s found on “So What” and the familiar sounds of the title track) and for anyone who’s the object of affection on the too-fun “Wannabeher.”
— Also Friday: Country star Ashley McBryde heads to “Wild” on her latest album. It’s his most personal and rock’n’roll collection to date, embodying McBryde’s fiery spirit found on “Lines in the Carpet,” a trenchant treatise on domesticity, the heartfelt mission statement of the title track and everywhere in between. The record opens with four Barnburn burners that fans will recognize as staples from his live show – “Rattlesnake Preacher,” “Arkansas Mud,” “Water in the River” and “Creosote” – and branches out from there. Expect big feelings and a parched, playful heart.
— Maria Sherman, AP music editor
—If you are a Jane Austen enthusiast who loved “Pride and Prejudice,” you will remember that Elizabeth and Jane are not the only two daughters in the Bennet family. A new series called “The Other Bennet Sister” follows the introspective and awkward but lovable Mary, played by Ella Bruccoleri. Mary steps out of the shadows of her other siblings and finds romance and independence. The show is already a hit in the UK and on social media. Mary has her time to shine starting Wednesday on BritBox.
— From the remote lakes of the Ozarks to the turquoise waters of the Florida Keys, “Ozark” co-creator Bill Dubuque has created a new anti-drug series called “MIA.” In this crime drama, a girl who wants nothing more than to separate herself from her family’s drug trade is drawn into a quest for revenge after its destruction. All nine episodes release Thursday on Peacock.
— Dan Stevens is wrongly committed to a psychiatric hospital where he must battle demons both supernatural and psychological in “The Terror: Devil in Silver.” This “Terror” is the third season of a horror anthology. Besides Stevens, the series features an impressive cast including CCH Pounder, Judith Light and John Benjamin Hickey. It premieres Thursday on Shudder and AMC+.
— Another classic is reimagined in the new limited series “Amadeus” starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany. Sharpe plays superstar composer Amadeus Mozart and Bettany plays Antonio Salieri, also a successful composer of the era who history has deemed a lesser talent. Salieri becomes increasingly obsessed with obtaining the respect and recognition that Mozart enjoyed. It will premiere on Starz on Friday, May 8.
— Annapurna Interactive’s mixtape features tracks from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Roxy Music and Devo — the kind of alternative rock you’d expect in a movie like “Sixteen Candles” or “Dazed and Confused.” So yes, we’re back in the 1990s, with three teenagers looking for adventure on their last night of high school. That means skateboarding, sneaking beers, making out, looking for trouble, running away from trouble, and, judging by the trailer, floating in space. You can press play Thursday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch 2, or PC.
— The Wax Heads soundtrack is more diverse, but all the bands are fully formed. You’ve landed a job at a terrible store called Repeater Records, and you have to deal with an assortment of eccentric customers who may or may not know what they want. The result is a sort of puzzle game in which you have to sort through their suggestions to find the perfect vinyl. Patattie Games, the two-man British studio behind Wax Heads, calls it “cozy-punk.” Drop the needle Tuesday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch or PC.
