Are you looking for new releases in Film or Television to watch this weekend of May 13th!? Well, THS has you covered in our weekly series! So, make sure to come back each week as we compile all of our recommendations for you to check out on your days off. 

However, I wanted to break down this list and make it a little more personal. Kind of like when you walk into a book store and see the wall of employee recommendations. So, I’ll be breaking down this list as to what we at THS are watching, not necessarily every single thing releasing. So, first up Jessica!

JESSICA’S WATCHING

I’m checking out The Essex Serpent on Apple TV+ with Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes. I’ve also been making my way through the Hitchcock collection on Peacock. Oh, and I need to catch up on the new episodes of The Circle on Netflix (it’s pretty much the only reality TV show I enjoy).

SHAWN’S WATCHING

After seeing Firestarter I’m in the mood for another film about kids with superpowers. I’m going to be watching The Innocents, while it’s only a limited release in theaters you can also stream it on Google play!

SARAH’S WATCHING

There is so much coming out this weekend I’ve been dying to watch! I’m definitely checking out the new Firestarter. Knowing that Christina Ricci has a new film out I’ll definitely be hunting that one down. Then, I’ll probably cool it down with a comedy and check out Senior Year on Netflix! Dive into drama with Conversations with Friends on Hulu AND The Time Traveler’s Wife on HBOMAx. And finally, I really want to check out the first episode of The Quest on Disney+!

BRIAN’S WATCHING

I’m sticking to my tried and true and watching the Better Call Saul Season Finale like usual. Then, I’m going through the Disney+ Galleries for the Book of Boba Fett.

BENJY’S WATCHING

I’m going to watch Greyhound on Apple TV+. I’ve just gotten access to it, and that’s one WWII movie I’ve been dying to watch

KAT’S WATCHING

The Quest on Disney+ is here!! I’m definitely going to be checking that out!

JJ’S WATCHING

My wife has started Bridgerton season 2 and I’m mad that I now have a favorite Bridgeton sibling. I’m also going to watch The Essex Serpent (Tom Hiddleston, Claire Daines) on AppleTV+

NEW RELEASES – WHAT ELSE YOU CAN WATCH THIS WEEKEND!

NEW IN THEATERS MAY 13TH!!

Firestarter 

For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction.

Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative (Michael Greyeyes) is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

Love in Kilnerry 

The residents of a small remote town panic when the EPA announces mandatory changes to their chemical plant could cause a dramatic increase in their libido.

Shark Bait

A group of spring breakers are enjoying the trip of a lifetime on the sandy beaches of Mexico. As the sun rises after a night of partying, they steal a couple of jet skis and race out to sea. But bravado and bad decisions lead to a terrifying accident. Stranded miles from shore, the true horror begins when the group realizes they’ve drifted into shark-infested waters. With no way back and one friend badly bleeding, the group must quickly figure out how to survive the predator lurking in the waters below.

Monstrous 

A terrifying new horror awaits Laura (Christina Ricci) and her seven-year-old son Cody when they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse. Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened.

The Last Victim

A group of modern-day outlaws, pursued by an aging sheriff, deal with the fallout of a crime gone wrong in the harsh landscape of the American Southwest. When a young professor and her husband cross paths with the gang, they are drawn into a chain of vengeance where morality is ambiguous and survival is the only priority.

NEW ON DISNEY+ MAY 13TH!

The Quest

Brought to the screen by the Academy Award- and Emmy-winning teams behind “The Lord of the Rings,” “The Amazing Race” and “Queer Eye,” “The Quest” is a ground-breaking, immersive, hybrid competition series that drops eight real-life teenagers (Paladins) into the fantastic, fictional world of Everealm, where they must save a Kingdom by fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Throughout the eight-episode series, these heroes are immersed in a fantasy world that comes to life complete with a castle, royals, ethereal Fates, all forms of mystical creatures, and a Sorceress intent on destruction and power.

Sneakerella

El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, works as a stock boy in a shoe store and hides his artistic talent. Sparks fly after a chance encounter with Kira King, the daughter of sneaker royalty and a Manhattan Princess Charming of sorts. With a nudge from his best friend and a touch of magic, El finds the courage to lace up and dream big.

NEW ON HBOMAX MAY 13TH!

Catwoman: Hunted

In the all-new original Catwoman: Hunted, Catwoman’s attempt to steal a priceless jewel puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains and the ever-resourceful Interpol, not to mention Batwoman. It might just be enough to contain her. Or not.

Hacks, Max Original Season 2 Premiere

Get ready for our second act. The Emmy-award-winning Max Original is back for more, with Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) setting out on tour.

Who’s by your side

An HBO Asia Original, Who’s By Your Side is a 10-episode drama series by Golden Bell-winning director Peter Ho.

The Time Traveler’s Wife

Every moment matters. Based on the best-selling novel, #TheTimeTravelersWife premieres May 15 on HBO Max.

NEW ON HULU MAY 13TH!

Conversations with Friends

Some relationships can’t be defined. Watch the trailer for Conversations with Friends, featuring an original song “Sidelines” from Phoebe Bridgers created for the series. Conversations with Friends premieres May 15, 2022.

NEW ON NETFLIX MAY 13TH!

Senior Year 

A cheerleading stunt gone wrong landed her in a 20-year coma. Now she’s 37, newly awake, and ready to live out her high school dream: becoming prom queen.

Our Father

A top fertility doctor had a sickening secret: he was using his own sperm. Decades later, his “children” band together to pursue justice.

Operation Mincemeat 

It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip on occupied Europe and plan an all-out assault on Sicily, but they face an impossible challenge – how to protect a massive invasion force from a potential massacre. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war – centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to alter the course of the war – defying logic, risking countless thousands of lives, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.

NEW ON PEACOCK MAY 13TH!!

FIRESTARTER

Based on Stephen King’s 1980 novel of the same name, Firestarter is a sci-fi horror film about parents Andy (Zac Efron) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon), who have been on the run for over a decade in attempts to hide and protect their daughter, Charlie (Ryan Kiera), who has extraordinary pyrokinetic powers that have caught the eye of a shadowy federal agency looking to harness her gift to turn her into a massively destructive weapon and human puppet. In addition to Efron, Lemmon, and Kiera, the film features Kurtwood Smith, Michael Greyeyes, John Beasley, and Gloria Reuben. Make sure to see all of their wonderful work in this highly-anticipated premiering title, only on Peacock.

NEW ON APPLETV+ MAY 13TH!

THE ESSEX SERPENT

A widow, a local vicar, and a mythical beast…are the rumors true? The Essex Serpent now streaming on Apple TV+

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