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“The Kardashians” - Season 5
If you’re in need of a fix of the wild antics and drama of the Kardashian–jenner family, you don’t need to wait long. The fifth season of “The Kardashians” premieres Thursday, May 23, on Hulu. Following on from the last season’s big finale, which saw Kim Kardashian pivot to acting with a starring role in “American Horror Story: Delicate” while Kourtney Kardashian-barker (“He’s All That,” 2021) pitched that the family go to therapy, this new season sees things get even wilder as the family deals with everything from baby births to further on-screen success. While the series focuses on matriarch Kris Jenner and sisters Kourtney Kardashian Barker, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, expect significant others, such as Kourtney’s husband and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker (“Dance with Me”), to play a role in the proceedings. Kris and all five of the Kardashian–jenner sisters are joined in the executive producer role by Ben Winston (“The Late Late Show with James Corden”), Emma Conway (“Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”), Elizabeth Jones (“Rich Kids of Beverly Hills”) and showrunner Danielle King (“Million Dollar Listing New York”).
“Ferrari” (2023)
Follow the personal and professional struggles of former race car driver turned entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari, portrayed by Adam Driver (“Marriage Story,” 2019), when 2023’s “Ferrari” makes its streaming debut Friday, May 24, on Hulu. Based off of the 1991 biography “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine” by Brock Yates, the film follows Enzo through the tumultuous summer of 1957. During this time period, Enzo balances saving his company, the car manufacturer Ferrari, from financial ruin by convincing his estranged wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz, “Vanilla Sky,” 2001), to sign over her shares of the company with grieving for their recently deceased son and keeping knowledge of his illegitimate son, Piero (Giuseppe Festinese, “Santa Lucia,” 2021), a secret. To put even more stress on Enzo, he has to prepare Ferrari’s racing division for Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy. Directed by Michael Mann (“Collateral,” 2004) and adapted to screen by the late Troy Kennedy Martin (“The Italian Job,” 2003), “Ferrari” also stars Shailene Woodley (“Divergent,” 2014), Sarah Gadon (“Enemy,” 2013), Gabriel Leone (“Dark Days”), Jack O’connell (“Unbroken,” 2014), Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Michele Savoia (“Good Gals,” 2019), Lino Musella (“The Hand of God,” 2021), Domenico Fortunato (“Spectre,” 2015), Jacopo Bruno (“Fatti corsair,” 2012), Erik Haugen (“Two Beats One Soul,” 2018), Ben Collins (“Ford v Ferrari,” 2019), Wyatt Carnell (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” 2014), Andrea Dolente (“Outlander”), Giuseppe Bonifati (“All the Money in the World,” 2017), Daniela Piperno (“We Can Do That,” 2008), Tommaso Basili (“Rise of Empires: Ottoman”), Marino Franchitti (“Ignition”), Valentina Bellè (“Love Gets a Room,” 2021), Jonathan Burteaux (The Dark Pictures: Little Hope) and newcomers Gabriel Noto and Edoardo Beraldi.
“Biosphere” (2022)
“Biosphere,” which is available now on Hulu, is the feature-length directorial debut of Mel Eslyn (“Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off,” 2022). The film sees two childhood friends, former U.S. president Billy (Mark Duplass, “Safety Not Guaranteed,” 2012) and his former advisor Ray (Sterling K. Brown, “Black Panther,” 2018), try to adapt to a post-apocalyptic Earth within the relative safety of a dome built by Ray. To ensure food while in the dome, they take care of a fishpond. One day, the last female fish dies, which leaves the duo distressed. However, Ray soon notices that the remaining male fish are undergoing sequential hermaphroditism, so they can survive. When the same starts happening for Billy, things get awkward. “Biosphere” is produced by executive producers Mark and Jay Duplass (“Transparent”); producers Eslyn, Maddie Buis (“Spin Me Round,” 2022), Shuli Harel (“Somebody Somewhere”) and Zackary Drucker (“The Stroll,” 2023); and co-producers Ashley Edouard (“As of Yet,” 2021), Drew Langer (“Lower Broads,” 2014) and Will Dowsett (“Language Lessons,” 2021).