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
Paid Streaming
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
‘Homecoming’ Returns
Today, May 22, ‘Homecoming,’ a drama about an unconventional wellness company, returns for Season 2 on Amazon Prime
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
Political ‘Scandal’ on Hulu
The ABC drama ‘Scandal’ (2012-2018) arrives today, May 20, on Hulu. The series streamed previously on Netflix
Magnolias, Sweet and Steel
‘Sweet Magnolias,’ a 10-episode series, has debuted on Netflix. We also provide info on where to stream ‘Steel Magnolias’
Psychological ‘Penance’
‘Penance,’ a three-episode psychological thriller about a mother who falls for a younger man, debuts May 21 on Sundance Now
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