Brec Bassinger in “Final Destination Bloodlines.”Eric Milner
‘Final Destination Bloodlines’
The season of slasher and supernatural horror kicked into high gear earlier this year when “Final Destination Bloodlines” impressed critics and made a splash at the box office. Set to stream Friday on HBO Max, the flick stars newcomer Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a college student who keeps having nightmares about a violent tragedy, putting her family, predictably, at risk of some gruesome deaths. The film also marks one of the last on-screen roles for late horror icon Tony Todd, who grew up in New England. Available on HBO Max
New TV shows now available to stream
“Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues” premieres Friday on Prime Video.Amazon MGM Studios
‘Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues’
Taking a page out of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s “Welcome to Wrexham” playbook, Brady tries to bring his winning ways to a soccer team across the pond in his new docuseries for Prime Video. With all five episodes dropping on Friday, the show follows Brady, who became a minority owner of the Birmingham City club in 2023, as he and the Blues look to take the team to the next level. Available on Prime Video
Explore the legacy of the Black Panther and the history of Marvel’s secret afrofuturist nation in “Eyes of Wakanda,” a new animated adventure premiering Friday on Disney+. Set before the rise of the late Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa, the miniseries follows a group of skilled Wakandan warriors called the Hatut Zaraze, who are tasked with safeguarding their home and Vibranium treasures. Ryan Coogler, who directed the “Black Panther” movies, serves as an executive producer on the show. Available on Disney+
Binge-worthy weekend TV pick
Hiroyuki Sanada in “Shōgun.”Kurt Iswarienko/FX
If the premiere of “Chief of War” has you in the mood for more action-packed historical epics, look no further than “Shōgun,” streaming on Hulu. The latest adaptation of the famed James Clavell novel, the series cleaned up at the Emmys last year, winning the award for outstanding drama series, with star Hiroyuki Sanada taking home the prize for outstanding actor in a drama series. Set in feudal Japan during the early 1600s, “Shōgun” stars Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga, a lord and master military tactician, who must fight to keep his family and people safe from the machinations of his foes on the Council of Regents. Available on Hulu
From left: Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in “Blazing Saddles.”Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock
We could all use a laugh these days, and there’s no better classic to queue up for a fun movie night than “Blazing Saddles,” which streams on Paramount+ beginning Friday. The Mel Brooks-directed film, which turned 50 last year, stars Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little as unlikely Old West heroes who must protect their town from being taken over by an unscrupulous railroad company. Globe film critic Odie Henderson called the western parody a “masterpiece” in his 2024 appreciation, writing that he’s seen the flick “so many times that it ranks in the top 3 on my most-seen movies list.” Available on Paramount+
Matt Juul is the assistant digital editor for the Living Arts team at the Boston Globe, with over a decade of experience covering arts and entertainment.
Matt Juul can be reached at matthew.juul@globe.com.