Plus, Rogue A.I. and Bad Moms Run Wild 🏃♀️
| Hi, there! It’s the Wednesday before Mother’s Day. Have you ordered flowers and made brunch reservations yet? Once all that’s taken care of, feel free to kick back and check out Likewise’s bouquet of fresh streaming picks, from the cheerfully chaotic to the dark and sinister. | |  | Wednesday Premieres |
| | Class of ‘09 | Reunions are awkward under the best of circumstances. But if your classmate is responsible for changing the face of law enforcement forever—and not in a good way? Yeah, that’s going to make for some tense punchbowl conversation. Starring Kate Mara and recent Oscar-nominee Brian Tyree Henry. | Where to watch |
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| | The Muppets Mayhem | The joyful noise of Muppets house band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem fuels this musical sitcom, whose chaotic-in-a-good-way lineup of guest stars includes everyone from Tommy Chong and Billy Corgan to Lil Nas X and Deadmau5. | Where to watch |
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| | Oppenheimer | The new 3-minute trailer for Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb thriller shows what the writer-director is cooking up for star Cillian Murphy. The star-studded WWII-set film also features Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Gary Oldman, and Josh Hartnett to name a few. Oppenheimer opens in theaters on July 21. | View Trailer |
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| - The creator of this trilogy is also famous for his voice work in a popular 2001 animated film.
- The title of the second film in this series was changed to eliminate a word that’s considered offensive in the U.K.
- A hairless cat plays a key role in this series.
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| | Please Send Wine | People will tell you that motherhood is a blessing. But those people aren’t dealing with screaming toddlers and overflowing diapers all day, every day. Sometimes what you really need is someone who gets it, and these under-the-radar gems feel your pain. | | I’m Sorry | A two-season wonder that originally aired on TruTV, Andrea Savage’s sitcom about the ups and downs of motherhood is based on her own life—which may be why its irreverent take on #momlife feels so authentic. | Where to watch |
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| | Breeders | If an unvarnished take on loving your kids and wanting to strangle them at the same time is what you’re looking for, look no further than this caustic dark comedy starring and co-created by MCU regular Martin Freeman. | Where to watch |
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| | Catastrophe | This witty sitcom starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan dramatizes every single’s worst nightmare: What happens when an American businessman accidentally knocks up an Irish schoolteacher while on vacation in London? | Where to watch |
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| | A.I. is a hot topic in 2023. And human writers and artists are grappling not only with the artificial future of their industries but how A.I. might reshape the world. Class of ‘09 looks at A.I. through the lens of law enforcement, and Likewise’s list of A.I.-inspired thrillers also imagine a world where the machines talk back. | | Mrs. Davis | It sounds like one of those mystery series where a sweet old lady keeps stumbling onto murders somehow. But this dramedy, co-created by Lost’s Damon Lindelof, offers viewers something much weirder: The tale of an all-powerful A.I. and the nun (Betty Gilpin) who’s out to destroy her. | Where to watch |
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| | Kimi | An aura of pandemic-era paranoia runs through this indie thriller, starring Zoë Kravitz as an agoraphobic web developer whose job troubleshooting an A.I. assistant named KIMI takes a dark turn when she overhears a murder. Think Rear Window, but through a computer monitor. | Where to watch |
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| | Ex Machina | The breakout feature from writer-director Alex Garland is a 21st-century classic, thanks to its intelligent and thought-provoking take on humanity’s relationship with A.I. (Alicia Vikander’s turn as a beautiful, badass robot doesn’t hurt, either.) | Where to watch |
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| |  | Coming Soonish |
| 📽 Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux join Michael Keaton in the upcoming sequel.
👮♂️ CBS surprisingly revives their police procedural drama and cancels two more shows.
😿 Call Me Kat is canceled by FOX after three seasons.
🏆 See which of your favorite shows won big at the 2023 Peabody Awards! | Guess the Movie Answer | Groovy, baby! All 3 movies in this comedy franchise are now on Netflix. |
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