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Deadline reports that A24’s Backrooms, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, will stream on HBO Max on Sept. 25, with a linear premiere on Sept. 26 at 8 PM ET; the film, a summer box-office hit, opened to $81.2M domestic and has tallied a reported $396.5M worldwide, following a 46-day theatrical run and a 119-day theater-to-streaming window.
A24's Backrooms will stream on HBO Max starting Sept. 25, following a breakout theatrical run that grossed about $330 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. Directed by Kane Parsons, the film stars Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor, and opened in theaters July 3 with 15 minutes of extra footage. Parsons has hinted at expanding the project beyond the film into a broader series, with HBO Max serving as the streaming home.
Weekend streaming picks include HBO Max’s Mother Mary, Toy Story 5 on PVOD, Netflix’s Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, Prime Video’s Is God Is, and Paramount+’s 10 Cloverfield Lane—covering a surreal horror, a family animation, a damning aviation documentary, a southern‑thriller, and a Cloverfield sequel for Aug 22–23.
HBO Max has ordered The People v. Gorilla Grodd, an eight-episode mockumentary following Daily Planet staffer Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo) directing and starring in a true-crime doc about whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted, with Gorilla Grodd played by Jimmy Tatro; the series comes from American Vandal creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda and will explore a lighter side of the DCU.
Tom’s Guide assembles a 43-title lineup of new shows and movies arriving tonight across Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and other services, highlighting notable picks like Mother Mary on HBO Max and Silo season 3 on Apple TV to help you decide what to watch without endless scrolling.
Deadline reports HBO Max’s The Pitt has released first-look photos and a trailer for Season 3, with Noah Wyle returning as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. The medical drama is set to premiere in January 2027, with Season 3 taking place around November 12, 2026, and adds seven recurring cast members. Produced by John Wells Productions for Warner Bros. Television, the series continues to follow Pittsburgh frontline healthcare workers as Robby pursues a fragile therapeutic path amid the hospital’s challenges.
Mashable’s weekly streaming guide highlights a fresh slate across Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV+, Max, Disney+, Shudder, Paramount+, AMC+, and more, headlined by Outer Banks Season 5 on Netflix; Rosebush Pruning on MUBI; The Audacity on Netflix; Power Ballad on Prime Video; Buffet Infinity on Shudder; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 18 on Hulu; The Dynasty: UConn Huskies on Apple TV+; Conan O’Brien Must Go Season 3 on HBO Max; Mother Mary on Max; Passenger on Paramount+; Toy Story 5 for digital purchase; and The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE on AMC+. A reminder to check Mashable’s by-genre watch guides as you plan your week.
HBO Max is moving forward with an eight-episode mockumentary, The People v. Gorilla Grodd, starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd. From American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, the true-crime–style series follows Olsen reopening the case to see if the superintelligent ape Grodd was wrongly convicted, with a DC-driven ensemble and executive producers including James Gunn and Peter Safran.
HBO Max has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order to The People v. Gorilla Grodd, a half-hour, docu-style spinoff from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television about Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen reopening Gorilla Grodd’s murder case. Starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Jimmy Tatro as Grodd, with Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover and Wendell Pierce in supporting roles, the eight-episode series is produced by James Gunn and Peter Safran, with Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault serving as showrunners.
Tesla appears to be expanding Tesla Theater by automatically launching several streaming sites in a full-screen, chromeless browser, rather than requiring native apps. In testing, HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple TV, Disney+, and Plex began opening in Theater-style full screen, joining existing Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Twitch and TikTok. The services are browser-based, so users may need to bookmark them, and rear-screen viewing remains browserless; this change suggests Tesla may add more services and shortcuts in the future.
The PittSeason 3 teaser confirms Noah Wyle's Dr. Robby is back on HBO Max's Emmy-winning drama, showing his first day back as the night shift crew prep for Robby's return in a Thanksgiving-set arc; the clip also highlights the ensemble and a fall/winter setting ahead of the January 2027 premiere, with the show riding strong with 25 Emmy nominations and produced by John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Lanterns, the DC Studios Green Lantern series, premiered on HBO and HBO Max to 9.3 million worldwide in its first three days (6.6 million in the U.S.), becoming the biggest DC Studios premiere on HBO Max and outpacing several recent HBO debuts; the show stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as Hal Jordan and John Stewart and is co-created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, with Mundy as showrunner and producers James Gunn and Peter Safran.
DC Studios’ Lanterns bowed on HBO Max to 9.3 million global viewers in its first three days (6.6 million in the U.S.), ranking among HBO Max’s top five premieres and outpacing several other debuts; the eight‑episode series stars Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan, with new episodes dropping Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
Lanterns debuted to 9.3 million global cross‑platform viewers and 6.6 million in the U.S. in its first three days on HBO/HBO Max, placing it among HBO Max’s top five premieres and outpacing several DC tentpoles; the series has also topped HBO Max’s daily Top 10 since launch. From creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, Lanterns follows John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they investigate a murder with cosmic ties in the American heartland, with new episodes airing Sundays at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.
DC Studios’ Lanterns premiered on HBO and HBO Max to 9.3 million views in its first three days, marking the biggest DC title debut on the platform to date with 6.6 million U.S. viewers in that span; it trails The Penguin’s 11-day total of 10.4 million but outperforms recent hits like It: Welcome to Derry in its first three days (5.7 million).