4:12
- culture
- December 9, 2018
16 movies, TV series premiering this week
"The Mule," "Roma" and "If Beale Street Could Talk," all premiere this week.
Monday, Dec. 10
If country is the music you love, tune in to ABC at 8 p.m. ET tonight for debuts “CMA Country Christmas.\" Brad Paisley, Brett Young and Amy Grant will all be performing as Reba McEntire hosts.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
Sports fans won’t want to miss “42 to 1,\" an ESPN “30 for 30” documentary, which chronicles one of the biggest upsets professional boxing has ever seen. Focused on the 1990 Mike Tyson/Buster Douglas fight, it premieres at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Tyson vs. Douglas: the biggest upset in boxing history.
— 30 for 30 (@30for30) November 22, 2018
\"42 to 1\" premieres Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 9pm ET on @espn pic.twitter.com/fimycsh1JS
Also, \"Momentum Generation\" is an HBO documentary that centers on the friendships of surfers Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Taylor Knox, Ross Williams, and Shane Dorian, and examines how they elevated their sport. It premieres at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Wednesday, Dec. 12
\"Out of Many, One,\" is Netflix's new documentary short about immigrants attempting to pass their citizenship test. Its title, of course, stems from the motto of the United States: \"E pluribus unum,\" or Latin for, \"Out of many, one.\"
Thursday, Dec. 13
Check out Netflix original show “Wanted,” as season 3 debuts today. This series follows Lola and Chelsea who become partners when they see dirty cops murder someone, who then try and pin the crime on them.
Friday, Dec. 14
Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón's new film, \"Roma,\" which has been nominated for three Golden Globes, including best foreign language film, hits Netflix today. The semi-autobiographical movie is a spin on Cuarón's early life in Mexico City, and focuses on a family and their housekeeper.
\"If Beale Street Could Talk,\" a three-time Golden Globe nominee, including for best drama picture, will be released in several markets today. Directed by \"Moonlight\"'s Barry Jenkins, the R-rated film is about an African-American couple fighting for their future after the man is wrongly arrested for a crime.
Clint Eastwood is back, directing and starring in “The Mule,” a film about an aging drug mule. The film looks to explore the family he may have not have been the best father or grandfather to and how the cops try to bring down the cartel behind the trafficking. The movie, which is rated R, also stars Bradley Cooper and Michael Pena.
Hailee Steinfeld, Chris Pine, and Mahershala Ali star in “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” a PG animated film about multiple galaxies with multiple web crawlers.
\"RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 4,\" featuring Farrah Moan, Gia Gunn, Jasmine Masters, Latrice Royale, Manila Luzon, Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Naomi Smalls, Trinity the Tuck and Valentina, comes to VH1 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
Fans of English singer and former One Direction member, Zayn Malik, have been anxiously awaiting his second album since 2016. Their wish has finally been granted! His second studio album “Icarus Falls” is out Friday.
View this post on Instagram#ICARUSFALLS ???? 14th December Pre-order link in bio + a new tune: #Rainberry
A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn) on Nov 29, 2018 at 9:06pm PST
Obsessed with all things \"Narcos\"? Check out the real-life version. Jason Fox, a former Royal Marine Commando and Special Forces Sergeant, takes viewers on a journey to learn more about drug cartels in the Netflix action-packed series, “Inside the Real Narcos.”
View this post on InstagramSometimes wars cannot be won with force, there is always another way #Druglords #TBT
A post shared by Jason Fox (@jason_carl_fox) on Aug 30, 2018 at 4:05am PDT
Looking for something a little lighter? Jodie Sweetin and Candace Cameron-Bure fans won’t want to miss this premiere. “Fuller House” returns for its fourth season on Netflix today.
Saturday, Dec. 15
Love the Boss? \"Springsteen on Broadway,\" a look at Bruce Springsteen's Broadway show of the same name, premieres on Netflix and features the performer singing \"Long Time Coming,\" which only rarely happened live in the stage version.
Those looking to spend a night in have two Christmas-themed TV movies from which to choose: Hallmark's \"Entertaining Christmas,\" and Lifetime's \"Christmas Pen Pals.\" Jodie Sweetin and Brendan Fehr star in the former; Sarah Drew and Niall Matter, in the latter. Both films premiere at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT.
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