Updated
Updated · Forbes · Jun 12
Weekend Streaming Guide Spotlights 5 New Series and a Live FIFA World Cup Kickoff
Updated
Updated · Forbes · Jun 12

Weekend Streaming Guide Spotlights 5 New Series and a Live FIFA World Cup Kickoff

3 articles · Updated · Forbes · Jun 12

Summary

  • Five newly highlighted series lead the weekend lineup: Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias Season 5, Apple TV’s Cape Fear, AMC+’s The Vampire Lestat, Disney+/Hulu’s Dragon Striker and Prime Video’s Every Year After.
  • Live events broaden the guide beyond scripted releases, with the FIFA World Cup opening this weekend and Bonnaroo streaming in full on Disney+ and Hulu.
  • Three movie picks anchor the at-home film slate: Song Sung Blue lands on Netflix Saturday, Gran Turismo arrives on HBO Max and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice debuts on Prime Video.
  • In theaters, Steven Spielberg’s alien film Disclosure Day opens with an 82% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, while the guide also points viewers to ongoing weekly series including Star City, Widow’s Bay and From.

Insights

As Gen Z discovers content on social media, are traditional streaming platforms and their guides becoming obsolete?
As streamers fight viewer churn with costly blockbusters, is the entertainment industry creating an unsustainable content bubble?
With FIFA earning billions from the World Cup, why are host states being forced to fund their own event expenses?