Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: the new science fiction action film directed by Wes Ball from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Patrick Aison. It serves as the sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and is the fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise. The film stars Owen Teague in the lead role alongside Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy. Set nearly 300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis to which Caesar led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral, primitive state. When the ape leader, Proximus Caesar, perverts Caesar’s teachings to enslave other clans in search for remnants of human technologies, Noa, a common chimpanzee, embarks on a harrowing journey alongside a young human named Nova to determine the future for apes and humans alike. The film was released in theatres on May 10.
Dark Matter: a new science fiction series created by Blake Crouch, based on his 2016 novel of the same name. It stars Joel Edgerton in the lead role as Jason Dessen, a physicist in Chicago who is warped into an alternate version of his life, leaving him to fight to return to his life to prevent the alternate version of himself from harming his family. Also starring in the series are Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Oakes Fegley, Dayo Okeniyi and Amanda Brugel. The series premiered on Apple TV+ on May 8 with two episodes and the rest of the episodes are releasing weekly.
Bodkin: a new dark comedy thriller series created by British writer Jez Scharf set in an Irish coastal town. Referred to as both Bodkin and On Record, the seven-episode series stars Will Forte in the lead role as Gilbert Power, an American podcaster looking to discover his Irish roots. Also starring in the series are Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, and Chris Walley. It follows a group of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town. But when they start to pull the strings, they find a story much bigger and stranger than they could have imagined. Bodkin was released on Netflix on May 9.
Mother of the Bride: a new romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Robin Bernheim. It stars Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, and Benjamin Bratt. After a year abroad in London, Emma returns home and stuns her mother Lana with the news that she’s getting married in a month at a resort in Phuket, Thailand. Things get worse when Lana discovers that the husband-to-be is the son of the man who broke her heart years earlier. The film was released on Netflix on May 9.
Poolman: a new comedy mystery film directed, produced, co-written by and starring Chris Pine in his directorial debut. It also stars Annette Bening, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, Ray Wise, Juliet Mills, Ariana DeBose, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Danny DeVito. It follows Darren Barrenman, a pool cleaner in Los Angeles who uncovers a sizeable water heist, one in the same vein as Chinatown. The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theatres in the United States on May 10.
Blood of Zeus season 2: the second season of the adult animated fantasy action series created and written by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, which was formerly known as Gods & Heroes. Set in mythical ancient Greece, the series revolves around Heron, the demigod son of Zeus, trying to save Olympus and Earth. Though Heron himself is an original character created exclusively for the show, the existence of such demigods born of the union between a god and a human is implied to be common in the original myths. The show claims in its prologue to be one of the tales “lost to history” rather than passed down with our current canon of Greek myths. The show features gods, giants, demons, automata, titans, and mythical mounts from the original tales. Heron is voiced by Derek Phillips with also Jason O’Mara, Claudia Christian, Elias Toufexis, Mamie Gummer, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jessica Henwick, Melina Kanakaredes, and Matthew Mercer voicing a character. The second season of this animation series was released on Netflix on May 10. This is a perfect series to watch if you’re a fan of anime.
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