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“The Idea of You” (May 2)
Based on the novel by Robinne Lee, this romcom centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables”), a 40-year-old single mom. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter’s (Ella Rubin, “The Chair”) trip to the Coachella Music Festival at the last minute, she has a chance encounter with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine, “Purple Hearts”), the lead singer of August Moon — the hottest boy band on the planet — and there is an instant, undeniable spark.
“The Veil” (April 30)
This FX series explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman (Yumna Marwan, “Little Birds”) has a secret, the other (Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”) a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.
“Fiasco” (April 30)
Raphaël Valande (Pierre Niney, “Frantz,” 2016) is revved up and ready to shoot his directorial debut — a tribute to his grandmother — but when things start to go wrong on set, his dream job turns into a nightmare, which leaves Raphaël to wonder if a member of the team is trying to sabotage his career. Created, written and directed by Igor Gotesman (“Two Is a Family,” 2016), this French comedy television series premieres with three episodes, also starring François Civil (“Frank,” 2014) and Marie-Christine Barrault (“My Night at Maud’s,” 1969).
“Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” (May 4, Limited Series Premiere)
The force is with Star Wars fans once again. Lucasfilm’s new animated follow-up series to “Tales of the Jedi” acts as the second installment of the “Tales” series. This six-episode miniseries adventures “into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras” (per Disney+), as Morgan Elsbeth (voiced by Diana Lee Inosanto, “Ahsoka”) has lost everything, and is now heading down a path of vengeance.