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Mirko Parlevliet

Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to cover the latest streaming, movie, TV, and game news.

This May, AMC Networks features Season 2 of the critically acclaimed hit series Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, starring Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, and Delainey Hayles, the new Sundance Now crime drama Scrublands, and the return of Acorn TV’s popular Harry Wild, starring Jane Seymour, among other new series, films, and specials across its …

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AMC Networks’ Shudder has announced the titles that will be available on the streaming service in May 2024. The upcoming slate includes horror, thriller, and supernatural titles. May’s highlights include the Shudder original films Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever and Stopmotion, as well as new episodes of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs. The repertory …

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Max has revealed the official trailer and key art for the third season of its Emmy-winning Hacks series, which will premiere on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The nine-episode third season will debut with two episodes, followed by two new episodes each week, concluding with the season finale on May 30. In the new season, a …

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Paramount+ and the National Park Foundation announced today that Paramount+ will become the National Park Foundation’s first official streaming partner. The collaboration will kick off this Earth Day, April 22, with captivating content through live streams of the National Parks and additional VOD content. Through this partnership, Paramount+ will provide funding to help support the …

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Award-winning film studio NEON announced today that it will release Immaculate, starring Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Euphoria), for digital purchase and rental starting April 16th. The film will be available on Blu-Ray and DVD starting June 11. The home release follows Immaculate‘s success at the US box office. It quickly became an audience favorite, …

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Today, Disney+ announced that Let It Be, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s original 1970 film about The Beatles, will launch exclusively on Disney+ on May 8, 2024. This is the first time the film is available in over 50 years. First released in May 1970 amidst the swirl of The Beatles’ breakup, Let It Be now takes …

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Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced that after two years, Matchroom’s undisputed super lightweight world champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) will step back in the ring for the most anticipated women’s boxing rematch against trailblazer and unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs). Taylor vs. Serrano 2 will …

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Acorn TV has announced the titles that will be available on the AMC-owned streaming service in May 2024. The lineup adds to the service’s wide variety of acclaimed English and foreign-language dramas, engaging comedies, documentaries, and more. The highlights include the third season of Acorn TV original Harry Wild, new episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries …

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SYFY has revealed the official trailer and key art for the second season of Reginald the Vampire, which will premiere on May 8, 2024, at 10 p.m. on SYFY. Reginald Andres finally got his life together – when he was turned into a vampire. While he doesn’t fit into the stereotypical expectations of what a …

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Today, National Geographic released the trailer for the critically acclaimed documentary special Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, directed by distinguished photographer and filmmaker Charlie Hamilton James and produced by Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Jeff Wilson of Silverback Films. The emotionally powerful film shows audiences how the ability to love can reawaken us to …

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Today, Prime Video released the official trailer and key art for the highly anticipated second season of the genre-bending neo-Western Outer Range. Building on Season One’s thoughtfully laid foundation that set the central mystery in motion, the invigorating sophomore season arrives full of payoffs, heightened time-traveling twists, and liberated character journeys — all teased in …

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Today, Apple TV+ announced a series order for the riveting new three-part documentary series Hollywood Con Queen from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith (Tiger King, Fyre, 100 Foot Wave). It is set to debut globally on Apple TV+ on May 8, 2024. Based on investigative journalist Scott Johnson’s original reporting and his book, Hollywood Con …

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Tamron Hall, the nationally syndicated Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show, has been renewed for a sixth season (2024-2025) by ABC-owned television stations and leading broadcast groups, including Hearst, Scripps, Nexstar, Tegna, Gray, and AMG. The ABC-owned stations carrying Tamron Hall are WABC-TV New York, KABC-TV Los Angeles, WLS-TV Chicago, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, KGO-TV San Francisco, KTRK-TV …

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Following its record-breaking success as the biggest IMAX exclusive event release ever, Queen Rock Montreal will make its global streaming premiere on May 15 on Disney+ as the first concert film available with IMAX Enhanced sound powered by DTS. It will debut alongside the availability of IMAX Enhanced sound for 18 fan-favorite Marvel films that …

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Paramount+ today announced that its hit original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season. The series is currently in production on its third season, which is set to debut in 2025. Additionally, the previously announced fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, which is also currently in production, will …

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The Walt Disney Studios dazzled attendees at the 2024 CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas earlier today. The Disney movies previewed come from all the company’s production studios: Disney Live Action, Marvel Studios, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, took to the stage at The …

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Following their debut at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Disney has released the official trailer and poster for Young Woman and the Sea. Young Woman and the Sea, the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel, is coming to theaters nationwide in a special engagement on May 31, …

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Crime drama My Life Is Murder will return to Acorn TV with a two-episode premiere on Monday, June 17. It will also co-premiere on BBC AMERICA, with two episodes premiering weekly on Mondays on both platforms. Starring Lucy Lawless (Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess) as the fearless and unapologetic investigator Alexa Crowe, this new season features …

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Apple Original Films announced today that it had landed the global rights to the new feature documentary Bread & Roses, the acclaimed Cannes Film Festival selection and Cannes Golden Eye nominee, revealing the powerful resistance of Afghan women against the Taliban. The film is produced by Excellent Cadaver’s (Causeway) Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi, alongside …

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Apple TV+ today announced that its acclaimed, global hit Monsterverse series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, from Legendary Entertainment, has been renewed for a second season. On the heels of the monstrous success of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Apple TV+ has also struck a new multi-series deal with Legendary Entertainment. The deal includes a second season …

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