What to Stream: 'Michael,' Travis Barker, 'Lanterns' and 'Madden NFL 27'
[August 10, 2026]
The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis
Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to
a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as
selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: players can
get back on the gridiron in “Madden NFL 27,” a new season of “Reacher”
drops and Carly Simon releases her first album in more than a decade.
New movies to stream from Aug. 10-16
— The Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” begins streaming Aug. 10 on Starz
after a $1 billion run at the box office. Director Antoine Fuqua’s
estate-approved dramatization of Jackson’s life stars his nephew Jaafar
Jackson as the King of Pop. In my review, I wrote that “Michael” “slides
a sequin glove over the pop star’s tarnished legacy, shrouding Michael
Jackson’s complications with a conventional biopic that, if you cover
your ears, sounds great.”
— The Netflix-Sandler connection continues in “Don’t Say Good Luck”
(Aug. 14), a Happy Madison production starring Sandler’s daughter Sunny.
In the coming-of-age comedy, she plays a high school theater student
whose school play aspirations are complicated by her mother’s illness.
Co-starring Melanie Lynskey.
— In “Normal” (Aug. 14 on HBO Max), Bob Odenkirk extends his action-hero
resume beyond the two “Nobody” movies. In director Ben Wheatley's film,
Odenkirk plays a substitute sheriff who arrives in a wintery Minnesota
town full of strange happenings, including the recent death of the
previous sheriff. In my review, I called it “a hyperviolent Midwestern
Western that cleverly inverts some genre standards with a pleasingly
loose hold on reality.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream from Aug. 10-16
— Less than three minutes into “Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear,” a new
documentary about the famed Blink-182 drummer, and audiences are
launched into the aftermath of the devastating plane crash he survived
in 2008. The film follows the esteemed musician from 2017 to 2026, but
doubles as a celebration of his life before and after the life-altering
crash, a central event in a career full of them. It’s a must-watch for
fans, or simply those in need of a dynamic doc about resiliency. Stream
it on Hulu on Aug. 13.
— Singer Carly Simon has been in headlines as of late; in July she
shared that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was
recently treated for skin cancer. It makes her forthcoming album “Comes
In Waves” — her first album of original songs since 2008, out Friday,
Aug. 14, — even more of a miracle. “Working on the music gave shape to
days that did not always have much shape. It gave me somewhere to go
without having to leave the room,” she said in a statement. “It reminded
me that illness can change your life without becoming the whole of your
life.”
— Becky G is back with the bilingual “Baraja Bendita,” a new album and
her first since leaving Kemosabe Records. Fans expecting more of 2024’s
“Encuentros,” which explored rancheras and corridos, may be wise to
return to that release. This one, out Friday, she has assured in
interviews, is still a celebration of her Mexican heritage. It is still
Becky G, after all — but largely, it is a return to her rap-pop roots.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of images shows promotional art for the films.
"Normal," from left, "Michael," and "Don't Say Good Luck." (Magnolia
Pictures/Lionsgate Pictures/Netflix via AP)
 New series to stream from Aug.
10-16
— The first three episodes of Season 4 of “Reacher” starring Alan
Ritchson drop on Prime Video on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The new episodes
are based on book 13 in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child called
“Gone Tomorrow.” After Reacher witnesses a woman take her own life
on the subway, he becomes a target for information she passed onto
him before her death.
— Season 3 of “Tires,” starring stand-up comics Steve Gerben and
Shane Gillis, arrives on Netflix on Thursday, Aug. 13. The show is a
workplace comedy about the employees of an auto repair shop that
leans into its blue-collar setting. Gerben and Gillis cocreated the
show with John McKeever, who directs all the episodes. The trio also
writes most of the series as well.
— Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre star in the new HBO series
“Lanterns,” which premieres Sunday, Aug. 16 on HBO Max. The show is
based on DC Comics' Green Lantern characters. Chandler and Pierre
play Hal Jordan and John Stewart, members of the intergalactic law
enforcement tasked with maintaining order throughout the universe
and its galaxies. Their job takes them to Earth where they
investigate a murder in Nebraska. “Lanterns” is the second
live-action series in the debut phase of the new DC Universe under
co-chairs James Gunn and Peter Safran. Part sci-fi superhero story,
it’s also inspired by mysteries like “True Detective.”
— AP Writer Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from Aug. 10-16
— This long, hot summer can’t be over soon enough, so thank goodness
“Madden NFL 27” is on its way. EA Sports has even put a cold-weather
quarterback, the Chicago Bears’ Caleb Williams, on the cover. And
the new edition has “dynamic weather,” meaning you could get slammed
by a snowstorm midway through a game. EA is also promising new
short-yardage mechanics and tighter defensive coverage. And wannabe
franchise owners can look forward to the “Persona Engine,” which EA
says “gives every NFL athlete a distinct personality.” Autumn
arrives Thursday, Aug. 13, on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch 2 and
PC.
— Lou Kesten
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