Six To See May 3-9, 2025

1. Shadow Force: a new action thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan and co-written by Carnahan and Leon Chills. It stars Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith. The film follows Kyrah and Isaac who were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force, but broke the rules by falling in love. They go underground to protect their son with the rest of the Shadow Force hot on their trail. Shadow Force was released in theatres on May 9. It was delayed from its original release date of May 2 to take advantage of Mother’s Day weekend and avoid competition with Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*.

2. Poker Face Season 2: the second season of crime comedy-drama series created by Rian Johnson. Stylized as a “case-of-the-week” murder mystery series, it stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a casino worker on the run who entangles herself into several mysterious deaths of strangers along the way. A month after the first season was released the series was renewed for a second season. Just like in season one there are several special guest stars in the second season. It includes Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Kathrine Narducci, Ben Marshall, Kevin Corrigan, Sherry Cola, Cynthia Erivo, Margo Martindale, B. J. Novak, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, and Sam Richardson. Season 2 of Poker Face was released on Peacock on May 8.

3. Fight or Flight: a new action comedy film directed by James Madigan, and written by Brooks McLaren and D. J. Cotrona. It stars Josh Hartnett in the lead role as Lucas Reyes, a man who is recruited to identify and protect a wanted criminal aboard a commercial airline. Charithra Chandran, Marko Zaror, Julian Kostov, and Katee Sackhoff also star. The film was released in theatres in the United Kingdom on February 28, and in the United States on May 9.

4. Blood of Zeus Season 3: the third season of the adult animated fantasy action series created and written by Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, and formerly known as Gods & Heroes. Two months after the release of the second season, the series was renewed for a third season. The voice cast includes Derek Phillips, Jessica Henwick, Mamie Gummer, Jason O’Mara, Claudia Christian, Elias Toufexis, and Chris Diamantopoulos. 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 series, 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 series claims in its prologue to be one of the tales “lost to history” rather than part of the current canon of Greek myths. It features gods, giants, demons, automata, titans, and mythical mounts from the original tales. According to the creators, they originally had five seasons outlined, but this third season is the last one. Season 3 of Blood of Zeus was released on Netflix on May 8.

5. Summer of 69: a new comedy film directed by Jillian Bell in her directorial debut, and written by Bell, Liz Nico, and Jules Byrne. It stars Chloe Fineman, Sam Morelos, Matt Cornett, Charlie Day, Natalie Morales, Alex Moffat, Paula Pell, Liza Koshy, Nicole Byer, and Ian Karmel. The series follows awkward high school senior Abby who hires an exotic dancer to help seduce her longtime crush Max before graduation. The film premiered at the 2025 SXSW Festival and was released in the United States on Hulu on May 9.

6. Nonnas: a new comedy film directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Liz Maccie. It stars Vince Vaughn in the lead role as Joe Scaravella, alongside Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Linda Cardellini, Drea de Matteo, Joe Manganiello, Michael Rispoli, and Campbell Scott. Nonnas is based on the life of Joe Scaravella, the owner of Staten Island restaurant Enoteca Maria, where grandmothers (nonnas) are invited to work as chefs. Production companies Madison Wells and Matador Content purchased Scaravella’s life rights and developed the project with screenwriter Liz Maccie. Nonnas was released on Netflix on May 9.