IN THE SPOTLIGHT

New this week: Patty Smyth, ‘The Right Stuff’ and ‘Time’

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

MOVIES

▶ “Time,” another black and white Sundance breakout, is coming to Amazon Prime Video on Friday, but the similarities between Garrett Bradley’s documentary and Blank’s film end there. Bradley’s film looks at Sibil Fox Richardson, a mother of six who has worked for two decades to try to get her husband released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary where he’s serving a 60-year sentence.

▶Writer- director-star Radha Blank’s witty and vibrant directorial debut, “The FortyYear-Old Version” made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where she won the directing prize and earned comparisons to a young Spike Lee. Available on Netflix Friday, the black and white film follows a struggling New York playwright who was featured on a 30-under-30 list but is now on the edge of 40 and needing a hit.

▶ “Charm City Kings”: This coming-of-age drama from director Angel Manuel Soto takes audiences into the world of West Baltimore’s dirt bike scene via a middle schooler played by Jahi Di’allo Winston who is conflicted about his future and whether or not he should stay on track to become a veterinarian or make fast money with the Midnight Clique biking crew.

MUSIC

▶ Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company has curated an album focused on social justice to be released Friday. The 12-track “REPRISE” project — including songs by Rapsody, Buju Banton, Vic Mensa, Jorja Smith and more — was created to bring awareness to social justice issues and a portion of the proceeds will be benefit victims of police brutality, hate crimes and more.

▶ It’s taken nearly three decades but Scandal

rocker Patty Smyth is releasing her first album of original material on Friday. The appropriately titled “It’s About Time” includes six new songs produced in Nashville with Dann Huff, who has worked for Taylor Swift and Faith Hill.

TELEVISION

▶ Miss “Mad Men”? Fans of that show will find similar style, cars, clothes and alpha male energy in “The Right Stuff,” an eightpart series based on Tom Wolfe’s book. It looks at the 1960s space race with the Soviet Union and the formation of NASA, told through the eyes of seven men who made up the original astronaut program. Think “Mad Men” in space. The National Geographic series will premiere on Disney+ on Friday.

▶ How COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals is the subject of “America’s Medical Supply Crisis,” which airs on Tuesday. It’s an investigation from PBS’ “Frontline” and The Associated Press into why the U.S. was left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country.

▶ The truncated swan song of “Supernatural” kicks off Thursday with the final seven episodes airing on the CW. “Supernatural” has been a cornerstone of the network for 15 seasons. The final season was originally intended to wrap up back in the spring, but the pandemic forced the series to suspend production before the final episodes were completed. The series finale will air on Nov. 19 after a retrospective special, “Supernatural: The Long Road Home.”

Associated Press A scene from “Time,” a documentary that combines home videos and new footage in a portrait of family, race, the American justice system and the passage of time.