What to Stream: Reneé Rapp, 'The Phoenician Scheme,' Elvis rarities,
Anthony Mackie and Jason Momoa
[July 28, 2025]
By The Associated Press
Benicio Del Toro starring in Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme”and
Reneé Rapp's second studio album are some of the new television, films,
music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The
Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Jason Momoa brings his
passion project “Chief of War” to Apple TV+, there's a coxy Hobbit video
game in Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game and “Project
Runway” tries out a new network home for its 21st season.
New movies to stream from July 28-Aug. 3
– Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” (streaming now on Peacock)
stars Benicio Del Toro as Anatole “Zsa-zsa” Korda, a wealthy and
unscrupulous European industrialist. After the latest assassination
attempt on his life, he decides to leave his estate to one of his many
children, Lisel (Mia Threapleton), a novitiate. Michael Cera co-stars as
a Norwegian insect expect named Bjørn. In her review, the AP’s Jocelyn
Noveck wrote that the film finds Anderson “becoming even more, well, Wes
Anderson than before.”
– The Netflix romance “My Oxford Year” (streaming Friday) follows a
young American student named Anna (Sofia Carson) in her long-dreamt-of
year at Oxford University. Corey Mylchreest co-stars as a local love
interest in the film directed by Iain Morris.
– Movie soundtracks once played so much more of a role in popular
culture. A new series on the Criterion Channel collects some of the
films from the soundtrack’s heyday, the 1990s, when songs from movies
like “Trainspotting” (1996) and “Singles” (1992) dominated the airwaves
and MTV. Also running this month on Criterion are “Grosse Pointe Blank”
(1997), “So I Married an Axe Murderer” (1993) and “Judgement Night”
(1993).
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream from July 28-Aug. 3
— The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll has returned. On Friday, to celebrate what
would’ve been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday year, a massive collection
of 89 rarities will be released as a five-disc CD boxset – and on all
digital platforms. Titled “Sunset Boulevard,” the series pulls from
Presley’s 1970-1975 Los Angeles recording sessions and rehearsals at
RCA’s studios. There is no greater gift for the Elvis aficionado.
— Reneé Rapp will release her second studio album on Friday, the
appropriately titled “Bite Me.” The 12-track release is imbued with
Rapp’s edgy, lighthearted spirit — catchy R&B-pop songs about bad
breakups and good hookups abound. It’ll put some pep in your step.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This image released by Netflix shows Corey Mylchreest in a scene
from "My Oxford Year." (Chris Baker/Netflix via AP)
 New series to stream from July
28-Aug. 3
— “Project Runway” has had quite a life since it debuted in 2004 on
Bravo. After its first six seasons, the competition show about
fashion design moved to Lifetime for 11 seasons, then back to Bravo
for a few years, and its new home for season 21 is Freeform.
Christian Siriano — who won the show's fourth season — is an
executive producer, mentor and judge. He joins “Project Runway” OG
host Heidi Klum, celebrity stylist extraordinaire Law Roach and
fashion editor Nina Garcia. It premieres Thursday and streams on
Disney+ and Hulu.
— Comedian Leanne Morgan stars in her own multi-cam sitcom for
Netflix called “Leanne,” debuting Thursday. Inspired by her own
stand-up, Morgan plays a woman whose husband leaves her for another
woman after more than three decades of marriage. Morgan stars
alongside sitcom vets Kristen Johnston and Tim Daly.
— Anthony Mackie's “Twisted Metal” is back on Peacock for a second
season of beginning Thursday. The show is adapted from a popular
video game franchise and picks up about 7 months after the events of
season one.
—Jason Momoa brings his passion project “Chief of War” to Apple TV+
on Friday. Set in the late 18th century, Momoa plays Kauai, a
nobleman and warrior, who plays a major part in the unification of
the Hawaiian islands. The series is based on true events and is told
from an Indigenous point-of-view.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from July 28-Aug. 3
— Games set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth usually want to drag us
back to Mount Doom for another confrontation with the Dark Lord. But
what if you’re a Hobbit who just wants to hang out with your friends
in your peaceful village? That’s your mission in Tales of the Shire:
A Lord of the Rings Game. It’s a cozy sim from Weta Workshop, the
company behind the special effects in Peter Jackson’s films. You can
grow a garden, go fishing, trade with your neighbors and — most
important for a Hobbit — cook and eat. It’s about as far from Mordor
as it gets, and you can start decorating your own Hobbit Hole on
Tuesday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch or PC.
— Lou Kesten
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