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Madonna’s new studio album Confessions II debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, placing her in the Top 10 alongside Michael Jackson for the first time in about 25 years as Thriller slips to No. 8; the piece notes this rare simultaneous Top 10 appearance and recalls past near-misses and later Top 15 overlaps between the two legends.
Apple TV has greenlit Disavowed, an action-thriller series starring James Marsden as CIA Case Officer Brad Griffin who is fired amid a global hunt for a elusive assassin, with a $15 million bounty on the head. Created by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and produced by Apple Studios and Blue Marble Pictures, the series marks the first TV project from the duo, with Marsden and others as executive producers. Production has been in development since last year and will deepen Marsden’s ongoing collaboration with Apple TV, where he also stars in Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2.
Prince Jackson says Michael Jackson told him the Thriller video was real, a claim that terrified him and his siblings as kids. He describes growing up at Neverland as magical yet grounded, with his father keeping things on their level and trying to normalize life amid fame. The piece also notes the ongoing Michael biopic Michael, in which Jaafar Jackson stars.
Amazon MGM released the Verity trailer, a Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson. The thriller follows Lowen Ashleigh, a novelist hired to finish Verity Crawford’s manuscript after an accident, who discovers a disturbing unfinished manuscript that casts doubt on Verity’s sanity as a dangerous romance unfolds; the film opens in theaters Oct. 2.
Netflix keeps the adrenaline flowing after Apex with three high-octane picks: Extraction (2020) follows Tyler Rake on a perilous Dhaka extraction; Triple Frontier (2019) pairs former Special Forces on a loot run that spirals into survival; War Machine (2026) injects a sci-fi twist into a remote-wilderness training scenario as an alien war machine hunts the team.
Yahoo Entertainment flags six major inaccuracies in the Michael biopic, including missing family members and misdated early Jackson 5/Motown milestones, incorrect solo-era chronology (Off the Wall era and Jermaine’s departure), early Bubbles/vitiligo timing, and missequenced Beat It/Billie Jean/Thriller moments, arguing the film prioritizes drama over strict historical accuracy.
Tom's Guide highlights three Netflix thrillers this week, led by Apex, a tense cat-and-mouse thriller starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton that drops on Netflix April 24; set in the Australian outback, it follows a grieving climber hunted by a relentless pursuer, with two other thrillers also available to stream this week.
Tom's Guide highlights three new thriller titles arriving on Prime Video this week (April 14–20), headlined by a Stephen King adaptation starring Glen Powell; the lineup also features a gourmet-tinged dark thriller and an early-2000s spy romp, offering a varied slate of suspense for streaming fans.
Netflix’s eight-episode miniseries Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen builds a creeping, Hitchcock-inspired mood as a couple prepares to wed at a remote cabin. Early episodes lean into atmosphere and mystery, with episode four delivering pivotal reveals that push the story forward. While Camila Morrone leads with a strong performance and Jennifer Jason Leigh shines as the matriarch, some characters feel more like props than fully drawn people. Overall, it’s a tense, mood-driven watch that horror fans may want to binge for its sustained dread, even as it withholds some answers for later.
Netflix's War Machine blends military ranger training with an alien invasion, shifting from a grueling test of recruits to a survival horror-thriller as a Ranger and his squad confront a deadly extraterrestrial threat; anchored by Alan Ritchson's demanding physical performance, the film fuses action, sci‑fi, and horror and is now streaming on Netflix.
Tom's Guide notes three Netflix thriller additions arriving March 1: Deepwater Horizon (2016), Misery (1990), and Sicario (2015). The lineup spans a real‑life disaster drama, a Stephen King adaptation, and a tense crime thriller, all part of Netflix’s monthly drop.
Tom’s Guide rounds up three Netflix thriller titles arriving this week: the 2016 shootout Free Fire with a star-studded cast, the Spanish-language suspense Firebreak (2026) about a family trapped by a wildfire, and the four-film Expendables franchise bringing back ’80s action icons to Netflix from February 20. The piece also notes The Night Agent season 3 as the week’s biggest Netflix original.
No. 22 BYU outlasted Colorado 90-86 in overtime, delivering a dramatic, back-and-forth college basketball thriller.
Director Paul Feig explains that The Housemaid uses Hitchcock-inspired suspense and precise audience manipulation, with clues seeded early, a mid-film twist revealing the antagonist, and a collaborative process guided by test screenings, cast input, and audience feedback to deliver a fun, female-centric thriller.
His & Hers is a glossy, efficient six-part thriller adaptation of Alice Feeney's bestseller, featuring a murder investigation in a small town with twists, complex characters, and plenty of intrigue, making it ideal for binge-watching early in the year.