South Asian Streamer Launches
Zee5, a subscription streaming service offering South Asian shows and films, launches in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 22
Drama
‘Petrunya,’ Unlikely Rebel
‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya,’ about a rejected and dejected young woman who rebels against entrenched societal forces, premieres June 25, in theaters physical and virtual
The Fugitive’s ‘Survivors’
‘The Survivors’ episode of ‘The Fugitive’ is one of the “50 Greatest Television Episodes of the 1960s’
Free ‘Weasel’ & ‘Monkey’
The Americas Film Festival New York will stream Argentina’s ‘The Weasel’s Tale’ and Canada’s ‘Monkey Beach’ free for tri-state residents
Stream ‘Cracka’ Free
‘Cracka,’ in which a white supremacist time travels back to an alternate universe where Blacks are slave-owners and whites enslaved, debuts free June 19 on Vyre
Lubin’s Silent Film Empire
‘Pop’ Lubin, a relatively unsung hero of early cinema history, is celebrated in a virtual exhibit from the National Museum of American Jewish History. See three of his films here
Apple TV+ Gets ‘Physical’
Rose Byrne stars in the 10-episode dramedy ‘Physical,’ which debuts its first three episodes Friday, June 18, on Apple TV+
‘Oral’ Pilot Reading 6/17
Oral, a proposed dramedy series about a deaf woman in 2007 Los Angeles, will stream a free hour-long staged reading of its pilot episode June 17 over Zoom
Full ‘Treatment’ on HBO Max
HBO Max will release the final eight episodes of ‘In Treatment’ today at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, allowing viewers to binge the remainder of season four
Slattery’s People ‘Unborn’
An abortion-themed episode of ‘Slattery’s People,’ makes the list of ’50 Greatest TV Episodes of the 1960s’ as compiled by Todd M. Pence
