Crossword
Across
1. “I’m Gonna ___ You Sucka” (1988)
4. By way of
7. Any character on “The Big Bang Theory,” e.g.
11. “Ridiculousness” network
12. “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s ___” (2007)
13. Papyrus relative
14. Bartenderturned-pol
15. Taylor of late-night TV 17. “Last Week Tonight” host
19. Word said with a salute
20. Number of minutes in a soccer game
23. Type of tube
25. Egyptian city on the Nile
27. Bart Simpson’s age
28. Wrath
29. “___ Magnolias”
32. Cleto and the Cletones and The Roots, e.g.
34. Vino choice
37. Strike caller
38. “Late Night” host
42. “Watch What Happens Live” host
45. Acey-deucy
46. B.J. of “The Office”
47. Genre of the band Jawbreaker
48. Garden pond fish
49. Part of sweepstakes fine print
50. Network that shows Yankees games
51. Brand known as “The racer’s edge”
6. Governing grp.
7. Rock and rap
8. Actors Asner and Ames
9. Swelled head
10. Barbie’s boyfriend
13. Actress Agudong of Netflix’s “Resident Evil”
16. 56, in old Rome
18. “The Science Guy”
21. David Lynch TV series
22. “The Longest ___”
23. “Monty Python” opener
24. Tyro, briefly
26. Nintendo’s Super
30. Classes taken to boost one’s grade point average
31. High, close-fitting collar, for short
32. ___ Aires
33. Singer Winehouse
35. IT VIP in a co.
LAKES CONTEST
Down
1. Key of “Love Me Do”: Abbr.
2. Hughes poem with the line “They send me to eat in the kitchen”
3. Surfer’s stop?
4. The president, at times
5. Chemical suffix.
36. “Fancy seeing you here!”
39. Philosoraptor, for one
40. Stephen of “Barry”
41. 44-Down problem
42. “Is that _ __?”
43. Cain’s land
44. It may have bonus features
Solution on page 12
Sports this week
Sunday, May 26
6:00 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. Soudal Open, Final Round (Live) (5:00)
6:30 a.m. (5) KSTP Formula 1
Racing Monaco Grand Prix (Live) (3:30)
TRUTV MotoGP Racing MotoGP Racing. Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya (Live) (2:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN Women’s College Lacrosse NCAA Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 College Baseball ACC Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
11:30 a.m. (11) KARE The 108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 (Live) (3:30)
Noon (7) KCCO E1 Series Venice (1:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf Charles Schwab Challenge, Final Round (Live) (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN College Softball NCAA Tournament, Super Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
BSNOR MLB Baseball Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)
1:30 p.m. (9) KMSP United Football League (Live) (3:00)
(15) KVRR United Football League (Live) (3:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00) (7) KCCO PGA Tour Golf
Charles Schwab Challenge, Final Round (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 College Baseball SEC Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
GOLF 2024 Senior PGA Championship Final Round (Live) (1:00)
3:00 p.m. (11) KARE 2024
Senior PGA Championship Final Round (Live) (2:00)
ESPN College Softball NCAA Tournament, Super Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. Soudal Open, Final Round (2:00)
5:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR
NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (Live) (4:30)
BSNOR WNBA Basketball Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN MLB Baseball Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 College Softball NCAA Tournament, Super Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf Charles Schwab Challenge, Final Round (4:00)
7:30 p.m.
TNT NBA Basketball Western Conference Final, Game 3: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
TRUTV NBA Basketball Western Conference FinalAltCast, Game 3: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Softball NCAA Tournament, Super Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Monaco Grand Prix (2:30)
GOLF 2024 Senior PGA Championship Final Round (3:00)
11:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 Ladies Championship - Part 2 (1:00)
Monday, May 27
7:00 a.m. BSNOR 2024 RolandGarros Tennis First Round (4:00)
8:00 a.m. GOLF 2024 Senior PGA Championship Final Round (3:00)
11:00 a.m. (11) KARE 2024 Roland-Garros Tennis First Round (4:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf Charles Schwab Challenge, Final Round (4:00)
Noon ESPN Men’s College Lacrosse NCAA Tournament, Championship: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN2 NLL Lacrosse Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
5:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships: Individual National Championship (Live) (4:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 NBA Basketball Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (3:00)
TNT NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
8:00 p.m. TRUTV NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)
11:00 p.m.
ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships: Individual National Championship (4:00)
Tuesday, May 28
7:00 a.m. BSNOR 2024 RolandGarros Tennis First Round (Live) (4:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour
Golf DP World Tour Golf. Soudal Open, Final Round (5:00)
Noon BSNOR NASCAR Race
Rewind 2023 Enjoy Illinois 300 (1:00)
1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (2:00)
3:00 p.m. BSNOR WNBA
Basketball Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream (2:00)
5:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships (Live) (4:00)
6:00 p.m. TBS MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets (Live) (3:00)
6:30 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
7:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Western Conference Final, Game 4: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
TRUTV NBA Basketball Western Conference FinalAltCast, Game 4: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
10:30 p.m. GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships (3:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)
Wednesday, May 29
7:00 a.m. BSNOR 2024 RolandGarros Tennis Second Round (Live) (4:00)
8:00 a.m. GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships (3:30)
1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (2:00)
5:00 p.m. GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships (Live) (4:00)
6:30 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
TNT NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
8:00 p.m. TRUTV NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
10:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 Ladies Championship - Part 2 (1:00) GOLF College Golf NCAA Championships (4:00)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
Thursday, May 30
6:00 a.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (2:00)
GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. European Open, First Round (Live) (4:00)
9:00 a.m. BSNOR WNBA Basketball Las Vegas Aces at Minnesota Lynx (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 1: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
Noon BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (Live) (3:00)
GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. European Open, First Round (2:00)
1:00 p.m. USA 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship First Round (Live) (6:00)
1:30 p.m. ESPN 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 2: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
2:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Canadian Open, First Round (Live) (3:00)
5:00 p.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 Ladies Championship - Part 2 (1:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Canadian Open, First Round (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 3: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (3:00)
7:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Western Conference Final, Game 5: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
TRUTV NBA Basketball Western Conference FinalAltCast, Game 5: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Canadian Open, First Round (3:00)
8:30 p.m. ESPN2 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 4: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
Friday, May 31
6:00 a.m. BSNOR World Poker Tour: Season 20 Ladies Championship - Part 2 (1:00)
GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. European Open, Second Round (Live) (4:00)
7:00 a.m. BSNOR 2024 RolandGarros Tennis Third Round (Live) (4:00)
Noon GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. European Open, Second Round (2:00) 1:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins (2:00)
USA 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship Second Round (Live) (6:00)
2:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf
RBC Canadian Open, Second Round (Live) (3:00)
5:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf
RBC Canadian Open, Second Round (2:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 5: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
6:30 p.m. (41) KPXM WNBA Basketball (2:00)
7:00 p.m. BSNOR MLB Baseball
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros (Live) (3:00)
TNT NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
7:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour
Champions Golf Principal Charity Classic, First Round (2:00)
TRUTV NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
8:30 p.m. (41) KPXM WNBA
Basketball Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 6: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
10:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf
RBC Canadian Open, Second Round (3:00)
11:30 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (0:30)
Saturday, June 1
6:00 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf DP World Tour Golf. European Open, Third Round (Live) (4:30)
7:00 a.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
7:30 a.m. TRUTV MotoGP Racing MotoGP Racing. Gran Premio d’Italia, Sprint Race (Live) (1:30)
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
9:00 a.m. CNBC Track and Field Diamond League, Oslo (2:00)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 College Baseball NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
11:00 a.m. (11) KARE 2024 Roland-Garros Tennis Third Round (Live) (3:00)
ESPN United Football League
Michigan Panthers at Birmingham Stallions (Live) (3:00)
Noon (5) KSTP Premier Lacrosse League Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
BSNOR College Basketball (2:00)
12:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Toyota 200 (Live) (2:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Baseball NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
1:30 p.m. CNBC Gymnastics U.S. Championships, Women’s Day 1 (2:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Canadian Open, Third Round (Live) (3:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 7: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00) (7) KCCO UEFA Champions League Soccer UEFA Soccer. Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid (Live) (2:30) (11) KARE 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship Third Round (Live) (3:00)
ESPN College Baseball NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
USA IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship Detroit Grand Prix (Live) (2:00)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR United Football League San Antonio Brahmas at St. Louis Battlehawks (Live) (3:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Baseball NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
TNT TRUTV Women’s International Soccer Friendlies Korea Republic at United States (Live) (2:00)
4:30 p.m. (7) KCCO PGA Tour Golf RBC Canadian Open, Third Round (Live) (2:00)
6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00) (15) KVRR MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (Live) (3:00)
ESPN 2024 Women’s College World Series Game 8: Teams TBA (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Tour Champions Golf Principal Charity Classic, Second Round (2:00)
7:00 p.m. (5) KSTP NHL Hockey Conference Final: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
CNBC Gymnastics U.S. Championships: Men’s Day 1 (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier (Live) (2:00)
7:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Western Conference Final, Game 6: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
TRUTV NBA Basketball Western Conference FinalAltCast, Game 6: Teams TBA (Live) (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN College Baseball NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
GOLF 2024 U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship Third Round (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Baseball NCAA Tournament, Regional: Teams TBA (Live) (3:00)
11:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf RBC Canadian Open, Third Round (3:30)
Videoreleases
tonCsokas,TommyFlanagan, HarryGreenwood,ThomasM. Wright,ElizabethBlackmore. 2024.112min.CrimeThriller.
No Way Up
Damaged
Seasoned Chicago detective Dan Lawson (Jackson) travels to Scotland after being summoned by local Scottish detective Glen Boyd (Capaldi) due to the similarities Boyd’s current case shares with murders Lawson had investigated five years prior, but remain unsolved. Lawson enlists the help of former col-
league Walter Bravo (Cassel) and, together, the trio probe a series of killings in which the victims are dismembered and posed with religious symbolism, pointing to a local fringe religious group.
Director:TerryMcDonough.Stars: SamuelL.Jackson,VincentCassel,GianniCapaldi,JohnHannah, KateDickie,LauraHaddock. 2024.97min.CrimeDrama.
Extreme Sudoku
Sleeping Dogs
While undergoing an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, retired homicide detective Roy Freeman (Crowe) is advised to keep his mind active in his battle against the disease. After receiving new information from a mysterious source, Freeman reopens an old case involving the murder of college professor Joseph Wieder (Csokas), a crime for which the wrong man may have been incarcerated and faces the death penalty. As his memory continues to fade, Freeman faces doubts about his reliability and involvement in the case.
Director:AdamCooper.Stars: RussellCrowe,KarenGillan,Mar-
On a flight from Los Angeles to Mexico, the plane suffers a bird strike and crashes into the Pacific Ocean, killing both pilots and the majority of the passengers. Ava (McIntosh), a politician’s daughter, her bodyguard Brandon (Meaney), boyfriend Jed (Amoore), his friend Kyle (Attenborough), a young girl named Rosa (Nettle), her grandmother Mardy (Logan) and flight attendant Danilo (Pacific) are among the survivors. The plane comes to rest on an unstable rockbed several meters below the surface. With their air supply running low and the structural integrity of the plane diminishing, the group must decide to await help or swim to the surface and contend with the dangers of the deep. Director:ClaudioFah.Stars:SophieMcIntosh,WillAttenborough,JeremiasAmoore,Manuel Pacific,GraceNettle,PhyllisLogan,ColmMeaney.2024.90min. Actiondrama.
Late Laughs
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
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Donald Trump’s hush money trial took a break today [April 29] to observe Passover, but a lot happened while we were on break last week [April 20-24]. Specifically, there were unconfirmed allegations that Donald Trump was actually farting in the courtroom.
And he was doing so while falling asleep. [As Trump] That’s right! Farting while falling asleep, or, as I call it, multitasking.
Today [May 1] is a day off from Donald Trump’s hush money trial, which gave him precious time at home to fart at his family.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Dave & Buster’s is gonna start allowing customers to
bet on arcade games. Until now, the only way to gamble at Dave & Buster’s was to eat there.
Domino’s just launched a new promotion that tips customers who tip their delivery drivers. Yeah, so they’re giving customers
money to give their drivers money. If only there were a simpler way.
Disney World is going to host an exhibit of George W. Bush paintings. Yep. Every kid’s dream: to go to Disney World and ride the George W. Bush exhibit.
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk.
PBSST.PAULKTCA825656
CBSALEXANDRIA/WALKERKCCO/KCCW1244412444441241227
PBSBEMIDJI/BRAINERDKAWE/KAWB42994888484413 FOXEDENPRAIRIEKMSP99131399999999999
ABCDULUTHWDIO
NBCMINNEAPOLISKARE111111111111111111111111111111 FOXFARGOKVRR10
CWMINNEAPOLISWUCW2323686556232323236
MNTMINNEAPOLISWFTC101066107137771010101010
IONBIGLAKEKPXM241224362413242424
A&EArts&Enertainment4691123234639383939394631464633
AMCAmericanMovieClassic42501343442176917171742574242
APAnimalPlanet5377136365342544242425335535353
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CMTVCountryMusicTelevision371021515937393752373739
CNBCConsumerNews&Business4148119194129532929294144414137
CNNCableNewsNetwork3446121212826332626263434343425
COMComedy4840141464837303737374853484848
CSPANC-Span(HouseofRepresentatives)2116860219642222213212112
CSPAN2C-Span2(Senate)8517985165631651652085858543
DISCTheDiscoveryChannel3565114143540324040403547353535
DISNDisney6055132326030293030306058606054
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“Tires” - Season 1
Get ready to hit the road running with the new comedy series “Tires,” premiering Thursday, May 23, on Netflix. Starring, executive produced, co-created and written by comedian Shane Gillis (“Gilly and Keeves”), “Tires” centers on Will (Steven Gerben, “Gilly and Keeves”), who is the heir to his father’s auto repair chain despite being nervous and unqualified for the job. As Will attempts to turn his father’s business around, he is constantly tortured by his cousin Shane (Gillis), who is now also his employee. Directed by John McKeever (“Gilly and Keeves”), who also writes for the series alongside Gillis and Gerben, the series sees Becky Astphan (“Shane Gillis: Live in Austin,” 2021), Brandon James (“Vice Principals”), Kenneth Slotnick (“Field Trip With Curtis Stone”) and Brian Stern (“Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs,” 2023) executive produce alongside Gillis, Gerben and McKeever. The cast also includes Andrew Schulz (“Upgraded,” 2024), Stavros Halkias (“Salesmen,” 2022), Kilah Fox (“Gilly and Keeves”), Francis Ellis (“The Rest of Your Life,” 2022), Chris O’Connor (“Depraved,” 2019) and Jace Wade (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).
“Mulligan” - Part 2
Start over with the animated comedy series “Mulligan,” debuting its second installment Friday, May 24, on Netflix. When Earth is destroyed by an alien attack in Season 1, a rag-tag band of survivors are forced to start society over again. Now, as the infant civilization continues to grow, bonds are strained and allegiances are tested as the grim realities of living in a primitive society start to sink in — including the horrors of not having plumbing, electricity or reliable food sources. As President Mulligan (Nat Faxon, “Loot”) and his band of survivors attempt to rebuild their society, “they’ll have to overcome feral cub scouts, a cruise ship with a deadly secret, and each other” (per Netflix). Co-created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means — both of “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” — the series also voice stars Dana Carvey (“Wayne’s World,” 1992), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), Phil LaMarr (“Futurama”), Sam Richardson (“Veep”), Chrissy Teigen (“The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” 2021) and Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”).
“The 1% Club” — Season 1
Narrowing its contestants down to the very best and brightest, the new quiz show “The 1% Club” premieres Thursday, May 23, on Prime Video before making its linear cable debut Monday, June 3, on Fox. Hosted by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt (“The Sandman”), “The 1% Club,” based on the hit international format, takes obscure facts, finicky dates and reliance on a singular memory out of the equation. Instead, the name of the game is “applying logic, reasoning skills and common sense” to take home the win (per Prime Video). Starting out with 100 contestants, the number of players is “whittled down as they compete to make it to the end and answer a question only 1% of the country can get right, in hopes of winning up to 100,000 dollars” (Prime Video). As described by Fox in a news release: “It’s a chance to test howyour brain works through a series of questions that all have a right answer but can also lead to a series of entertaining wrong answers along the way. Whether you’re a contestant vying for the cash prize or a viewer playing with your friends and family on the app, answer enough questions correctly and you could earn yourself a place in the 1% Club: an elite group of people who can honestly say they’ve outwitted 99% of the population.”
“The Blue Angels” (2024)
Take flight with the United States Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron when the new documentary from Amazon MGM Studios and Imax, “The Blue Angels,” premieres Thursday, May 23, on Prime Video after the film makes a limited Imax theatrical run from May 17-23. For more than 75 years, the Blue Angels have been entertaining and enthralling citizens across the country — and around the world. Now, the film’s immersive footage, filmed for Imax, gives viewers a front-row look at the squadron’s precision flying from inside the cockpit. Alongside the stunning aerial views and breathtaking maneuvers, “The Blue Angels” also “takes audiences behind the scenes for a revealing, in-depth look at what it takes to become a Blue Angel — from the careful selection process to the challenging training regimen, and on through the demanding eight-month show season” (per Prime Video).
“The Beach Boys” (2024)
It’s gonna be “Fun, Fun, Fun” over on Disney+ when the new documentary, “The Beach Boys,” makes its premiere Friday, May 24. Celebrating the iconic band The Beach Boys — including surviving members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston — this new documentary follows their journey from their humble beginnings in Hawthorne, California, in the 1960s, through their explosion into international fame with a sound that would forever alter the pop music landscape. Using never-before-seen footage and interviews with both the band alongside other music industry luminaries, including producer Lindsey Buckingham and artists Janelle Monáe (“I Like That”), Ryan Tedder (“Counting Stars”) and Don Was (“Roadhouse Blues”), the film “is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come” (per Disney+). A Kennedy/ Marshall and White Horse Pictures Production, “The Beach Boys” is directed by Frank Marshall (“The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” 2020) and Thom Zimny (“Willie Nelson & Family”) and written by Mark Monroe (“The Space Race,” 2023).
“Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of X-Men ‘97”
A journey that began in the early 1990s continues on thirty years later, introducing classic Marvel characters to a new generation of superhero enthusiasts. Flipping through the episodes of this next animated chapter, “Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of X-Men ‘97” premieres Wednesday, May 22, on Disney+. Speaking with cast members from across the X-Men extended universe, this feature-length special discusses the beloved characters of “X-Men,” who were first brought to the silver screen in “X-Men: The Animated Series,” and who will be revived again thirty years later, with the premiere of “X-Men ‘97.” This new series, Disney explains, “revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.”
“The Kardashians” - Season 5
If you’re in need of a fix of the wild antics and drama of the Kardashian–Jenner family, you don’t need to wait long. The fifth season of “The Kardashians” premieres Thursday, May 23, on Hulu. Following on from the last season’s big finale, which saw Kim Kardashian pivot to acting with a starring role in “American Horror Story: Delicate” while Kourtney Kardashian-Barker (“He’s All That,” 2021) pitched that the family go to therapy, this new season sees things get even wilder as the family deals with everything from baby births to further onscreen success. While the series focuses on matriarch Kris Jenner and sisters Kourtney Kardashian Barker, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, expect significant others, such as Kourtney’s husband and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker (“Dance with Me”), to play a role in the proceedings. Kris and all five of the Kardashian–Jenner sisters are joined in the executive producer role by Ben Winston (“The Late Late Show with James Corden”), Emma Conway (“Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”), Elizabeth Jones (“Rich Kids of Beverly Hills”) and showrunner Danielle King (“Million Dollar Listing New York”).
“Ferrari” (2023)
Follow the personal and professional struggles of former race car driver turned entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari, portrayed by Adam Driver (“Marriage Story,” 2019), when 2023’s “Ferrari” makes its streaming debut Friday, May 24, on Hulu. Based off of the 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine” by Brock Yates, the film follows Enzo through the tumultuous summer of 1957. During this time period, Enzo balances saving his company, the car manufacturer Ferrari, from financial ruin by convincing his estranged wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz, “Vanilla Sky,” 2001), to sign over her shares of the company with grieving for their recently deceased son and keeping knowledge of his illegitimate son, Piero (Giuseppe Festinese, “Santa Lucia,” 2021), a secret. To put even more stress on Enzo, he has to prepare Ferrari’s racing division for Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy. Directed by Michael Mann (“Collateral,” 2004) and adapted to screen by the late Troy Kennedy Martin (“The Italian Job,” 2003), “Ferrari” also stars Shailene Woodley (“Divergent,” 2014), Sarah Gadon (“Enemy,” 2013), Gabriel Leone (“Dark Days”), Jack O’Connell (“Unbroken,” 2014), Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Michele Savoia (“Good Gals,” 2019), Lino Musella (“The Hand of God,” 2021), Domenico Fortunato (“Spectre,” 2015), Jacopo Bruno (“Fatti corsair,” 2012), Erik Haugen (“Two Beats One Soul,” 2018), Ben Collins (“Ford v Ferrari,” 2019), Wyatt Carnell (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” 2014) and Andrea Dolente (“Outlander”).