What to Stream: 'Michael,' Olivia Rodrigo and Keith Urban albums and
Bonnaroo
[June 08, 2026]
The streaming service debut of “Michael” and new albums from Olivia
Rodrigo and Keith Urban 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: the new
season of “Sweet Magnolias,” a new YA series “Every Year After” and the
survival game “Solarpunk.”
New movies to stream from June 8-14
— The Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” is still moonwalking its way to
$900 million in theaters, but it’s also going to be available to watch
at home — for $24.99 — starting June 9 on major platforms like Apple TV,
Prime Video and YouTube. Antoine Fuqua’s movie, starring Jaafar Jackson,
was sanctioned by Jackson’s estate and its producers include the
estate’s executors. In his review for The Associated Press, film writer
Jake Coyle wrote that the movie “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.”
— Kate Hudson’s Oscar-nominated performance in “Song Sung Blue” will be
on Netflix starting June 13. She plays Claire Sardina, one half of a
Neil Diamond tribute act from Milwaukee, opposite Hugh Jackman in a film
that Mark Kennedy, in his AP review, called “big-hearted but misguided.”
— Now that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni ended their legal feud over
the acrimonious production of “It Ends With Us,” perhaps its time to
give the romantic drama a rewatch? It’ll be streaming on Hulu on June 9.
In his review, Kennedy called it “uneven” in its attempt to “balance the
realities of domestic violence inside a rom-com and a female-empowerment
movie.”
— And you can’t go wrong with Abbas Kiarostami’s “Where is the Friend’s
House,” which will be available on June 12 on Kanopy. Greta Gerwig, in
an interview with The Criterion Channel, said it is “a perfect film.”
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
New music to stream from June 8-14
— First, she was “SOUR.” Then, she had “GUTS.” Now she’s abandoned
four-letter words for the mouthful “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in
Love.” Such are the musical and emotional complications of Olivia
Rodrigo, a popstar for those who love depth of feeling and ’80s guitar
pop. Her third album is prepped to be her best one yet, from the
butterflies-in-the-stomach, The Cure-referencing “Drop Dead” to, well,
“The Cure,” with its early contender for “best bridge of the year.” Run
don’t walk.
— Welcome to music festival season! For those who love artists across
genres and generations but aren’t big on getting off the couch, Disney+
and Hulu offer a solution. They’ll stream a few of the biggest U.S.
fests this year, kicking things off with Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
on Thursday through Friday. Log on, settle in and enjoy The Strokes,
Noah Kahan, Skrillex, RÜFÜS DU SOL and more.
— Keith Urban hath returned — and now, the four-time Grammy Award
winning country music superstar is into yacht rock. “Flow State,” out
Friday, is comprised of 10 covers — including a reimagination of Bread’s
“The Guitar Man” with John Mayer and Walter Egan’s “Magnet and Steel”
with Little Big Town. The sole original is “We Go Back,” with Michael
McDonald, and it stands up to the rest of the collection. Get into that
soft West Coast sound.
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This image released by Lionsgate shows Jaafar Jackson as Michael
Jackson in a scene from "Michael." (Glen Wilson/Lionsgate via AP)
 — Also back in the fold: Rapper Rick
Ross, who releases “Set in Stone” on Friday. Little has been
revealed about the 19-track release, but if it is anything like the
single “Minks in Miami” — a collaboration with French Montana and
Max B that features a hook interpolating Rare Earth’s 1971 hit “I
Just Want to Celebrate” — listeners are in for a treat.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
New series to stream from June 8-14
— With “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and now “Off Campus,” Prime
Video remains committed to the YA/romance space. Its newest offering
is “Every Year After,” an eight-episode series based on a novel by
Carley Fortune. It follows Percy (Sadie Soverall) and Sam (played by
Matt Cornett), whose childhood friendship turned romantic before
complications pulled them apart. A family tragedy reunites them and
stirs up old feelings. All episodes drop Wednesday.
— “Sweet Magnolias” returns for its fifth season Thursday, June 11
on Netflix. JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Heather Headley and Brooke
Elliott play lifelong friends living in a small town in South
Carolina. Together, they navigate relationships, parenting and their
careers.
— AP Writer Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from June 8-14
— With so many steampunk and cyberpunk games out there, perhaps it’s
time to move on to “Solarpunk.” The goal in this survival game from
German indie studio Cyberwave is to design a new culture using
renewable energy sources like sunlight, wind and water. Your home is
on an island floating in the sky, and you’ll want to build an
airship to travel to other islands. It’s all kind of chill compared
to the dystopias you typically expect in this genre, and you can
team up with friends as you try to create a pollution-free paradise.
Take flight Monday, June 8, on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Switch 2 or
PC.
— While you’re waiting for the next NBA Finals game, why not hit the
court with “NBA The Run,” a 3-on-3 street basketball throwdown? It’s
the debut release from Play By Play Studios, and the developers are
trying to recreate the vibe of arcade classics like “NBA Jam.” That
means head-spinning footwork, gravity-defying dunks and balls that
may burst into flame. There are 32 pros on the roster, including
Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Jalen Brunson of the
New York Knicks, and the courts bounce from New York to Beijing.
Tipoff is Tuesday, June 9, on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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