HBO Max’s Opening Slate
HBO Max launches May 27 with six marquee originals, an extensive Crunchyroll anime library, and animated films from Studio Ghibli
Comedy
Multicultural VumaTV
VumaTV, a streaming service for multicultural audiences, has launched with a few dozen movies, TV series, short films and documentaries from around the world
Ultimate Shakespeare Binge
BritBox will unveil the full BBC Television Shakespeare Collection – that is, adaptations of all of the Bard’s 37 plays – this Tuesday, May 26
It’s Red Nose Day on NBC
‘Celebrity Escape Room’ and star-studded ‘Red Nose Day Special’ air on NBC May 21, both supporting the cause of ending child poverty
A Free Romcom Musical
‘Marry Harry,’ a romcom musical movie, will premiere for free May 22 over Streaming Musicals, with a pre-show hosted by Laura Osnes and Veanne Cox
No Place Like ‘Little House’
The meta comedy series, ‘Livin’ on a Prairie,’ about a woman obsessed with ‘Little House on the Prairie,’ debuts May 24 on Facebook
Magnolias, Sweet and Steel
‘Sweet Magnolias,’ a 10-episode series, has debuted on Netflix. We also provide info on where to stream ‘Steel Magnolias’
Tom Hanks…in Spanx?
‘Bosom Buddies,’ Tom Hanks’ early-career drag sitcom co-starring Peter Scolari, comes to Decades today, May 18
Macabre Portraiture
‘Dead Still,’ a dark Irish dramedy about the macabre Victorian-era practice of “post-mortem photography,” premieres its first two episodes today, May 18, on Acorn TV