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“Hit Man” (2024)

Take a walk on the dark side of society with the new action comedy “Hit Man,” premiering Friday, June 7, on Netflix. Inspired by an unbelievable true story, the film stars Glen Powell (“Top Gun: Maverick,” 2022) as strait-laced professor Gary Johnson, who discovers he is extraordinarily gifted at inhabiting different guises and personalities. Moonlighting for the New Orleans Police Department as a fake hit man, Gary uses his skills to catch hapless criminals (and would-be criminals) who are hoping to take out their enemies. But when Gary meets his new client, Madison (Adria Arjona, “True Detective”), he quickly falls for her, while she falls for one of his many hit man personas. As the pair descend deeper into their steamy affair, the stakes for all parties skyrocket higher. Directed by Richard Linklater (“Boyhood,” 2014), “Hit Man” is based on the Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth (“Bernie,” 2011) with a screenplay written by Linklater and Powell.

“How to Rob a Bank” (2024)

You bring the fake mustaches, I’ll drive the getaway car. Retelling the story of Seattle’s most prolific bandit, 2024’s “How to Rob a Bank” makes its streaming debut this Wednesday, June 5, on Netflix. Scott Surlock – once a pre-med student – began a bank-robbing spree in the 1990s, stealing millions of dollars worth of cash from Emerald City banks as he donned masks and facial prosthetics, with his oddly cinematic tendencies earning him the moniker “Hollywood.” Evading police left and right, Surlock’s “Point Break” inspired antics soon resulted in a thrilling, real life game of cops and robbers – only this time, with life-and-death level stakes. This documentary, directed by Stephen Robert Morse (“Amanda Knox,” 2016) and Seth Porges (“Class Action Park,” 2020), features interviews with those closest to Surlock (including accomplices, friends and family), with the journalists who covered the story as it unfolded in real time, and with the detectives who ultimately stopped the robberies once and for all.

“Marlon Wayans: Good Grief”

Marlon Wayans (“White Chicks,” 2004) is back in the game and back on the stage when his newest standup special, “Marlon Wayans: Good Grief,” premieres Tuesday, June 4, on Prime Video. Showcasing Wayans’ signature comedic stylings, “blending physical humor and hilarious commentary, with a surprising amount of heart,” this special, filmed live from the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, sees “comedy [meet] therapy as Wayans works through his grief after recently losing both of his parents. He shares how his father taught him to be a man, the requirements to join the ‘Dead Mama Club,’ the surprises you encounter when changing your aging parents’ diapers, and who is the funniest Wayans” (per Prime Video). From Amazon MGM Studios and Rick Alvarez’s Ugly Baby Productions, the special is executive produced by Wayans, Rick Alvarez (“Marlon”), Michael Rotenberg (“Office Space,” 1999), Steve Harris (“Mountain Men”), Craig Wayans (“My Wife and Kids”) and Troy Miller (“Flight of the Conchords”), with producer Michelle Nguyen (“The Standups”). “Marlon Wayons: Good Grief” is directed by Troy Miller (“Arrested Development”).

“Counsel Culture” - Season 1

Comedian, television host, actor and rapper Nick Cannon (“The Masked Singer”) takes his health and fitness podcast from your RSS feeds to small screen when all nine half-hour episodes of “Counsel Culture’s” first season premiere Thursday, June 6, on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee. Cannon hosts this new talk show alongside a rotating selection of guest co-hosts. Per Amazon MGM Studios, the show “seeks to help destigmatize topics around male mental health” by addressing “issues including grief, loyalty, financial security, marriage, trust, and emotional vulnerability.” As such, each episode sees Cannon, the guest co-host and guest panelists — including the likes of actor-comedian Howie Mandel (“Bobby’s World”), NFL legend T.J. Slaughter, singer Ne-Yo (“Give Me Everything”), BEAM founder Yolo Akili Robinson, psychic medium John Edward, plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian and grief expert David Kessler — and discuss timely topics and how they’re affecting their well-being. From Cannon’s production company NCredible and Amazon MGM Studios, “Counsel Culture” is executive produced by Cannon, Benjamin Sumpter (“Nick Cannon’s Big Drive”) and Michael Goldman (“Big Fat Lair,” 2002), and directed by Edgar Martin.

“Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation” (2024)

Blast off on an all-new adventure with the Green family when the music-filled, animated adventure comedy “Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation” premieres Friday, June 7, on Disney+. A spinoff of the hit animated children’s series “Big City Greens,” the movie follows the Green family as they take off on an outer space adventure — even if that wasn’t their plan. When Cricket (Chris Houghton, “Big City Greens”) tricks his family into taking an outer space road trip, the family and their trip soon spiral into chaos. With frustration and tensions mounting between Cricket and his dad, Bill (Bob Joles, “SpongeBob SquarePants”), the father and son “must learn to appreciate each other’s unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster” (per Disney).

Directed by Anna O’Brian (“Harvey Beaks”), the movie features a screenplay by Chris Houghton and Shane Houghton (“Harvey Beaks”). The voice cast also includes Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs”), Marieve Herington (“Firebuds”), Artemis Pebdani (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”), Zeno Robinson (“Transformers: Earthspark”), Anna Akana (“A Million Little Things”), Renée Elise Goldsberry (“Hamilton,” 2020), Cheri Oteri (“Puppy Dog Pals”), Joe Lo Truglio (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Jack McBrayer (“30 Rock”) and Raven-Symoné (“Raven’s Home”), with special guest star astronaut Scott Kelly.

“Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color”

Just in time for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, catch National Geographic’s “Erased: WW2’s Heroes of Color” when it becomes available to stream in its entirety Tuesday, June 4, on Disney+. Narrated by executive producer Idris Elba (“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” 2013), this four-part documentary series showcases the untold stories of soldiers of color that took part in World War II. Using a mix of archival footage, historical dramatizations, journal writings and oral testimonies from experts and decedents, each episode highlights three soldiers during pivot moments during the war. Namely, the series covers three Black sailors who miraculously survived Pearl Harbor, the only all-Black combat unit to serve on D-Day, an Italian regiment that was pivotal in the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk and an African American tank battalion’s involvement in the Battle of the Bulge.

“Clipped”

Based on the hit ESPN “30 for 30” podcast “The Sterling Affairs,” the new limited series “Clipped” premieres Tuesday, June 4, on Hulu. When famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne, “The Matrix,” 1999) takes over as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2013, with a roster of big personalities that have massive potential, he finds himself in a dysfunctional organization under the thumb of team owner Donald Sterling (Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”), who is well known for being cheap, erratic and a bully, amongst other lessthan-flattering traits. As power struggles rage on all fronts, “Clipped” takes viewers behind the scenes of the headline-busting story of Sterling’s notorious racist remarks, which were captured on a tape heard around the world, as this “Obama-era story of racial reckoning delivered via meme, in which [V. Stiviano, played by Cleopatra Coleman, ‘Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire,’ 2023] and the Sterlings discover who really has the power in the internet age, and which leaves Rivers and his players wondering if the expulsion of one bad apple brings about the transformative change the media wants to celebrate” (per FX). From creator and showrunner Gina Welch (“Castle Rock”), the series also stars J. Alphonse Nicholson (“They Cloned Tyrone,” 2023), Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook,” 2012), Kelly AuCoin (“Billions”), Rich Sommer (“Mad Men”), and Harriet Sansom Harris (“Shining Vale”).

“Becoming Karl Lagerfeld”

Brought to life by journalist Raphaelle Bacqué’s insightfully written biography, “Kaiser Karl,” the stunning new mini-series, “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld,” brings the designer’s story to screens this Friday, June 7, on Hulu. Known as the force behind the modern-day revival of the fashion brand Chanel, Lagerfeld, here played by Daniel Bruhl (“Inglourious Basterds,” 2009), took the Parisian fashion scene by storm as he rose to fame throughout the 1970s, despite a growing rivalry between him and friend Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois, “Good Grief,” 2023) – due in part to Laurent’s partnership with the redoubtable Pierre Bergé (Alex Lutz, “Strangers by Night,” 2023) – and his secret, sultry relationship with the ever-ambitious Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” 2020). “Between glamor and clashes of egos, grandiose parties and destructive passions,” Hulu describes, Lagerfeld takes his talents across Europe in pursuit of fame and fashion, with his rise to power documented throughout the series’ run.