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WhatBԪַs on line for your entertainment pleasure this weekend?

The return of the mystery-comedy BԪַOnly Murders in the BuildingBԪַ and Gal Gadot getting her BԪַMission: ImpossibleBԪַ-style action film with the international espionage thriller BԪַHeart of StoneBԪַ are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you

Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated PressBԪַ are a new one-hour game show that features music superstars crowning their biggest fan, and a royal rom-com adaptation of Casey McQuistonBԪַs bestseller BԪַRed, White and Royal BlueBԪַ lands on Prime BԪַ.

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM

BԪַ Gal Gadot gets her BԪַMission: ImpossibleBԪַ-style action film in the international espionage thriller The film, debuting Friday on Netflix, stars the BԪַWonder WomanBԪַ actor as a superspy for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency called the Charter. BԪַHeart of Stone,BԪַ directed by Tom Harper, boasts plenty of stunt sequences and international locales, with Gadot starring alongside Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Keya Dhawan and Sophie Okonedo. ( .)

BԪַ Harry and Meghan have competition. In the royal rom-com adaptation of Casey McQuistonBԪַs bestseller, Nicolas Galitzine (BԪַCinderellaBԪַ) stars as British prince Harry and Taylor Zakhar Perez (BԪַThe Kissing BoothBԪַ) plays the son of the first female U.S. president (Uma Thurman). TheyBԪַre initially bitter rivals who cause a media frenzy when they tussle and fall into a cake at a royal wedding. But in the film, directed by playwright Matthew López, a resulting PR campaign brings them closer. BԪַRed, White and Royal BlueBԪַ premieres Friday on Prime BԪַ. ( .)

BԪַ Mario is a-here. Since early August, has been streaming on Peacock, bringing one of the yearBԪַs biggest box office hits to the NBCUniversal platform. Back when the film (the second attempt at a big-screen adaptation of the Nintendo videogame) , it raced to more than $1.3 billion at the global box office. I called this BԪַMarioBԪַ BԪַokey-dokey,BԪַ writing: BԪַAs nice as it is to look at BԪַThe Super Mario Bros. Movie,BԪַ itBԪַs not anywhere near as fun as it would be to play it.BԪַ

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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM

BԪַ Music fans get to take center stage on Wednesday. CBS has the debut of a new one-hour game show series that each week as they each crown their biggest fan. Contestants vie in multiple rounds to prove they are their favorite artistBԪַs most devoted supporter, including a lip-synch battle. Season one features Kelsea Ballerini, Gloria Estefan, Little Big Town, LL Cool J, Pitbull and Shania Twain. The show is hosted by co-creator Keltie Knight and Nate Burleson.

BԪַ Neil Young has dug deep into his own record crates to release his 1977 lost album BԪַChrome DreamsBԪַ for the first time on Friday. The 12-track album, recorded between 1974 and 1977, includes several originals eventually re-worked or overdubbed elsewhere, including BԪַPowderfingerBԪַ and BԪַPocahontas,BԪַ later featured on BԪַRust Never Sleeps; BԪַSedan DeliveryBԪַ and BԪַHold Back the Tears,BԪַ later remade with new lyrics; and BԪַStringman.BԪַ Fans might know all the songs but six of the 12 tracks are presented here in its original way. ( .)

BԪַ will be celebrated by Netflix with the four-part docuseries Each episode will feature a mix of classic MCs including Queen Latifah, Sha Rock, Remy Ma, Yo-Yo, Roxanne Shante, MC Lyte, Da Brat, Monie Love, Bahamadia and Rah Digga mixed with some of the hottest artists of today, such as Latto, Saweetie, Coi Leray, Chika, Rapsody, Kash Doll and Tierra Whack, as well as commentary from journalists, record label executives and stylists. It starts Wednesday.

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NEW SERIES TO STREAM

BԪַ Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez have a new case to devote their podcast to when returned to Hulu on Tuesday. In the new episodes, Oliver PutnamBԪַs (Martin Short) career comeback is in jeopardy when a murder disrupts his Broadway play, and it seems almost everyone involved is suspicious. BԪַYour show is a death trap! Today alone I almost died three times,BԪַ MartinBԪַs Thomas Haden-Savage declares in the trailer. The third season also features new all-star cast members including Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, Jesse Williams and Ashley Park.

BԪַ A new Netflix limited series details the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives. features Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler, the former Purdue Pharma head, who developed OxyContin. Taylor Kitsch plays an honest family man whose life is torn apart by opioid addiction after an accident on the job. Uzo Aduba portrays a prosecutor for the U.S. AttorneyBԪַs office investigating the Sackler family. West Duchovny (daughter of actors David and Téa) plays a pharmaceutical sales rep who gets caught up in the allure of pushing the drug on doctors. BԪַP԰쾱BԪַ All six episodes were directed by Peter Berg and dropped Thursday.

BԪַ After sitting out season six, Damian LewisBԪַ character, Bobby Axelrod, returns for the seventh and final season of the Showtime drama. Lewis reunites with Paul GiamattiBԪַs character Chuck Rhoades, who is now Attorney General of New York. BԪַBDzԲBԪַ will first be available on Paramount+ on Friday (with the Showtime bundle), and then air on the Showtime cable network on Sunday.

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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

BԪַ ItBԪַs been a busy summer for fans of role-playing games, but hereBԪַs something completely different: . ItBԪַs an urban fantasy in which a college dropout gains the power of song when an ancient muse dies in her arms, and the gods arenBԪַt too happy about it. It comes from Summerfall Studios, which was founded by Dragon Age writer David Gaider, and the lead composer is Austin Wintory, best known for his Journey soundtrack. The cast of voiceover all-stars is led by The Last Of Us veterans Laura Bailey, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson. If you love musicals but wish they were interactive BԪַ or if you love games but wish they had more singing BԪַ the show must go on Thursday on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

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