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
What 2 Watch
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
Marking Memorial Day
PBS’ ‘National Memorial Day Concert’ airs on Sunday evening; Ancestry’s virtual ‘Parade of Heroes’ follows on Monday morning
‘Homecoming’ Returns
Today, May 22, ‘Homecoming,’ a drama about an unconventional wellness company, returns for Season 2 on Amazon Prime
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
Soviet Gulag Drama
‘Within the Whirlwind,’ a 2009 drama based on the true story of a woman who survived a decade in a Soviet gulag, debuts May 22 on Film Movement Plus
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