Streaming News Roundup: ‘Wonka’ and ‘Dune 2’ Streaming Premieres, ‘True Detective’ Renewed, More
“Wonka” To Begin Streaming Next Month, “Dune 2” This Spring on Max
Max is giving the people what they’re looking for: Timothée Chalamet updates.
In the recent quarterly earnings investors call, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared streaming news for two recent Chalamet-starred projects: last year’s “Wonka” and the upcoming “Dune: Part Two.”
The musical fantasy origin story “Wonka,” which opened in theaters this past December, will begin streaming on the platform on Friday, March 8. Reuniting “Paddington 2” dynamic duo Paul King and Simon Farnaby, the film stars Chalamet as the title chocolatier in his pre-factory years, who “armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams…manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time.”
The film has earned Warner Bros. $608 million at the worldwide box office. It also stars Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Natasha Rothwell, Olivia Colman, Tom Davis, Hugh Grant, and more.
Watch the trailer for “Wonka” below:
As for “Dune: Part Two,” which will premiere in theaters on Friday, March 1, the streamer has not yet given an official streaming date, but Zaslav has confirmed the sequel will arrive on the platform “this spring.”
Watch the trailer for “Dune: Part Two” below:
“Dune: Part Two” will pick up where 2021's epic first entry left off, as Chalamet’s Paul Atreides unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. The Dennis Villeneuve film also stars Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, and Anya Taylor-Joy, among others.
“True Detective” Renewed for Season 5
There will be more cases to crack at HBO’s “True Detective.” The hit crime-drama anthology series has been renewed for a fifth season with “True Detective: Night Country” Issa López showrunner/co-writer/director set to return to helm the new season under a new overall deal with the premium cabler.
Season 4 follows detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) as they investigate the disappearance of eight men working at a remote arctic research station in Alaska, soon discovering the events at the station could be connected to one of their old cases and leading them both on a dark and unexpected journey. The season also starred Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes with guest stars Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, and Joel D. Montgrand.
Watch the trailer for “True Detective” Season 4 below:
The fourth season has been a major success for HBO and Max and is the most-watched installment of the show to date with 12.7 million cross-platform viewers.
As has been the case with previous seasons, Foster and Reis are not expected to reprise their starring roles, and Season 5 leads and other principal cast members will be announced at a later date.
“Bluey” Sets First Special at Disney+
“Bluey” is back at Disney+! The beloved Australian animated series will soon return with two new installments, including an extended-length special, that will premiere internationally on the Disney streamer in April.
“Bluey,” which premiered in 2018 and has millions of fans of all ages around the world, follows the title Bluey, a loveable and inexhaustible Blue Heeler dog who lives with her Mum, Dad, and little sister, Bingo. According to Disney+ and Nielsen, the series closed out 2023 as the number-one series for preschoolers and kids and was the number-two most-streamed series across all audiences, according to Nielsen.
The first new standard-length episode, “Ghostbasket,” will premiere on Sunday, April 7. The “Bluey” special episode “The Sign” will be the series’ longest episode to date at 28 minutes and will debut on Sunday, April 14. Both episodes are penned by series creator and writer Joe Brumm.
Disney+ dropped 10 new episodes of the series (which aired in Australia in April 2023) last month, which will also see a linear premiere on the Disney Channel and Disney Junior beginning on March 25.
Trailer for Final Season of “Star Trek: Discovery” Out Now
The space race to the finish is nigh. Paramount+ has released the official trailer for the fifth and final season of its “Star Trek” franchise series “Star Trek: Discovery”
The hit original series will wrap up its five-season run with 10 new episodes, with the first two episodes available to stream on Thursday, April 14, followed by new episodes released weekly on Thursdays.
Watch the trailer for “Star Trek: Discovery” Season 5 below:
In the final season, Captain Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncover a mystery “that will send them on an epic adventure…to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries.” But they are not alone in their hunt and will have to battle dangerous foes across the galaxy who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the prize.
The series also stars Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Blu del Barrio, and Callum Keith Rennie with recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis and Eve Harlow.
“Frasier” Revival Renewed at Paramount+
They’re callin’ again (and again)! Paramount+ has given a Season 2 renewal to its “Frasier” revival.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience, the new series, which stars Kelsey Grammer in the role he made originated on “Cheers” and then the original “Frasier,” takes place 20 years after we last saw the title radio psychiatrist. After spending the past two decades in the Windy City, he has moved back to Boston to reconnect with his son, Freddy (Jack Cutmore-Scott), and his nephew David (Anders Keith).
Watch the trailer for “Frasier” Season 1 below:
The series also stars Nicholas Lyndhurst, Toks Olagundoye, and Jess Salgueiro with appearances from original stars Bebe Neuwirth and Peri Gilpin.
Season 1 premiered this past October with 10 episodes. A Season 2 premiere date will be announced later.
“Love Is Blind” Season 6 Sets Reunion Date
Save the date! As Season 6 of Netflix’s hit dating series “Love Is Blind” comes to an end, it’s time to RSVP for the highly anticipated reunion special.
Filmed in front of a live audience, hosts Nick and Vanessa Lachey bring back together the love hopefuls for the first time since the experiment ended to reflect on their relationships, reveal secrets, and discuss all of the season’s highs and lows.
Watch the “Love Is Blind” Reunion Announcement video below:
The sixth season of “Love Is Blind,” which follows a new set of singles from Charlotte, North Carolina, on their quest for love, premiered on Netflix on Feb. 14 and will conclude on March 6.
The “Love Is Blind” Season 6 reunion special will premiere on Wednesday, March 13 at 9 p.m./6 p.m. PT exclusively on Netflix.