A book-to-series adaptation, Every Year After, and season 5 of The Sweet Magnolias are among the many Hollywood OTT releases this week. Here's a list:
In his native Gaulish village, Obelix falls in love with a newcomer, but she is devastated when her real love comes to see her. But the lovers are abducted by the Romans, and Asterix and Obelix embark on a perilous quest to save them that will include gladiators, slavers, beauracracy, and a face-to-face meeting with Julius Caesar, the Emperor. Cast: Roger Carel, Pierre Mondy. Director: Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi.
When Alice's best friend Steve begins dating her daughter Izzy, who is 26, she is upset. In an instant, she will lose both her daughter and her dearest friend. Alice makes every effort to break up with him. Unfortunately for Kate, what starts off as a great friendship turns into a full-fledged conflict since Steve is more than prepared for the attack. Cast: Nicola Walker, Jemaine Clemen.
It took six summers to fall in love. One second to crumble. It takes a week to get it properly. What if your first love turned out to be your soulmate? is the question posed in this entertaining, sweeping, romantic tale. Cast: Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett, Aurora Perrineau.
For a chance to win a $1 million reward, 16 participants must endure the weather, outwit opponents, and stick together as a team on a remote tropical island. Cast: Abby Chu, Ben Orndorff, Braxton Fish.
In the small Southern town of Serenity, lifelong friends Maddie, Helen, and Dana Sue support one another while balancing romances, families, and professions. Cast: JoAnna Garcia, Brooke Elliott, Heather Headley.
In an attempt to "reconnect," a troubled couple travels to a rural cabin, but they are both secretly planning to murder one another. Cast: Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant. Director: Jorma Taccone.
When Hana, a professional gamer with severe agoraphobia, gets new gear that improves her gaming, she starts to question whether it is manipulating or reading her thoughts. Cast: Sasha Luss, Alexis Ren, Ava Caryofyllis. Director: James Croke.
A disgruntled young Mexican writer from the 19th century named Frankelda journeys as a ghost to a realm she invented, where Spooks—all of the hideous characters she imagined in her horror stories—live. Herneval, the Prince of Spooks, serves as her advisor and uses her writing skills to assist him in preserving the harmony between the Realm of Fiction and the Realm of Existence. Cast: Mireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr. Director: Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz.
It centers on a group of high school misfits who find an old Aztec death whistle. When the cursed instrument is blown, a horrifying scream is released, calling forth a person's impending demise to pursue them right away. Cast: Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse. Director: Corin Hardy.