‘The Boy and the Heron’ Announces Max Streaming Date, First ‘KAOS’ Teaser, More Streaming News Updates
“The Boy and the Heron” Comes to Max in September
Hayao Miyazaki’s most recent “last” film “The Boy and the Heron” is taking flight.
The Oscar and Golden Globe-winning animated film from famed studio Studio Ghibli will make its United States streaming debut exclusively on Max on Friday, Sept. 6.
The hand-drawn original written and directed by Miyazaki was the famed filmmaker’s first feature film in 10 years. The story follows young Mahito Maki, who loses his mother in a hospital fire and a series of mysterious events leads him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron.
Watch the trailer for “The Boy and the Heron” below:
When his new stepmother disappears, Mahito follows the gray heron on an epic journey into a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead, uncovering the secrets of the world and the truth about himself.
The voice cast for the English version is led by Luca Padovan with Robert Pattinson, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, and Florence Pugh.
With its September arrival, “The Boy and the Heron” will join the rest of the Studio Ghibli library on Max, as part of an extended exclusive multi-year deal announced earlier this year.
Apple TV+ Debuts “Bad Monkey” Trailer
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the highly anticipated comedy “Bad Monkey,” the latest from “Ted Lasso” and “Shrinking” creator/executive producer Bill Lawrence.
Based on Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling novel, Vince Vaughn leads the cast as Andrew Yancy, a former Miami Police Department cop turned health inspector in the Keys. After a human arm is fished up by tourists, he realizes that if he can prove murder, he’ll be back on the force, as long as he can “get past a trove of Floridian oddballs and one bad monkey.”
Watch the trailer for “Bad Monkey” below:
The ensemble cast also includes L. Scott Caldwell, Rob Delaney, Meredith Hagner, Natalie Martinez, Alex Moffat, Michelle Monaghan, Ronald Peet, and Jodie Turner-Smith with John Ortiz, Zach Braff, Ashley Nicole Black, Scott Glenn, and Charlotte Lawrence (in her TV debut) appearing in guest star roles.
The 10-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Wednesdy, Aug. 14, 2024, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through Oct. 9.
Netflix Debuts “Love Is Blind: UK” Trailer
Netflix’s hit dating competition series “Love Is Blind” is heading across the pond. The streamer has released the trailer for the first season of “Love Is Blind: UK,” which will make its debut on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Emma and Matt Willis will host the British iteration of the hit reality series as 30 single men and women, aged 27 to 38, in the United Kingdom leave their fate in the hands of a dating experience to find love and get engaged before meeting in person.
Watch the trailer for “Love Is Blind: UK” below:
The flagship U.S. series, which wrapped its sixth season earlier this year, premiered in 2020 and quickly became peak pandemic television, catapulting it to popularity. Seven other international versions have been announced since its launch, including “Love Is Blind: Brazil,” the recent “Love Is Blind: Sweden,” and others.
The 11-episode first season of “Love Is Blind: UK” will premiere on Netflix on Aug. 7 with four episodes, followed by the next batch of four on Aug. 14 and the final two on Aug. 21.
Netflix Released Teaser for “KAOS,” Starring Jeff Goldblum
“KAOS” is preparing for its supreme reign. Netflix has released the first teaser for the upcoming dark comedy series, set to premiere next month on the streamer.
Created and written by Charlie Covell (“The End of the F***ing World”), “KAOS” is described as a “bold, darkly comic, contemporary take on Greek mythology… exploring love, power, and life in the underworld.”
King of chaos Jeff Goldblum is king of “KAOS,” leading the cast as Zeus, whose status of king of the gods has never been truly threatened— that is until he wakes up one more and discovers a wrinkle on his forehead, believing it to be the harbinger of an ancient prophecy which foretells his destruction. As doubt comes in and paranoia takes hold, the god begins to dangerously self-destruct.
But his fear isn’t entirely unfounded: Zeus’s once-friend and now-prisoner Prometheus is orchestrating a plan to bring him down.
Watch the teaser for “KAOS” below:
Also starring are Janet McTeer as Hera, David Thewlis as Hades, Rakie Ayola as Persephone, Cliff Curtis as Poseidon, Stephen Dillane as Prometheus, Aurora Perrineau as Riddy, Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus, Killian Scott as Orpheus, Misia Butler as Caeneus, Stanley Townsend as Minos, and Leila Farzad as Ari. Billie Piper and Suzy Eddie Izzard will appear in guest roles.
The eight-episode “KAOS” will premiere on Netflix on Thursday, Aug. 29.
HBO Debuts “City of God” Sequel Series Trailer
Over 20 years since the release of the Oscar-nominated Brazilian crime epic “City of God,” the fight continues.
HBO has released the trailer for its upcoming six-episode original series “City of God: The Fight Rages On,” a follow-up to the 2002 film that centered on the growth of organized crime in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1960s through the early 1980s. The series is set two decades after the events of the film and will see the return of characters including Rocket, Berenice, Bradock, Cinthia, Barbantinho, and Melonhead.
The new and returning cast includes Alexandre Rodrigues, Roberta Rodrigues, Thiago Martins, Sabrina Rosa, Kiko Marques, Edson Oliveira, Andréia Horta, Marcos Palmeira, Eli Ferreira, Luellem de Castro, Jefferson Brasil, Otávio Linhares, Rafael Lozano, Leandro Daniel, Luiz Bertazzo, and others.
Watch the trailer for “City of God: The Fight Rages On” below:
The HBO Original series will premiere on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on HBO Latino in the U.S. and will be available to stream globally on Max where the platform is available, followed by new episodes on Sundays.