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Brec Bassinger in \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines.”Eric Milner<\/p>\nBrec Bassinger in \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines.”Eric Milner<\/p>\n
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The season of slasher and supernatural horror<\/a> kicked into high gear earlier this year when \u201cFinal Destination Bloodlines\u201d impressed critics and made a splash at the box office<\/a>. 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<\/a>, who grew up in New England<\/a>. Available on HBO Max<\/p>\n New TV shows now available to stream<\/b><\/p>\n \u2018Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n Taking a page out of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney\u2019s \u201cWelcome to Wrexham\u201d 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<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Explore the legacy of the Black Panther<\/a> and the history of Marvel\u2019s secret afrofuturist nation in \u201cEyes of Wakanda,\u201d a new animated adventure premiering Friday on Disney+. Set before the rise of the late Chadwick Boseman\u2019s T\u2019Challa<\/a>, 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 \u201cBlack Panther\u201d movies, serves as an executive producer on the show. Available on Disney+<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Binge-worthy weekend TV pick<\/b><\/p>\n If the premiere of \u201cChief of War\u201d<\/a> has you in the mood for more action-packed historical epics, look no further than \u201cSh\u014dgun,\u201d streaming on Hulu. The latest adaptation of the famed James Clavell novel, the series cleaned up at the Emmys last year<\/a>, 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, \u201cSh\u014dgun\u201d 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<\/p>\n<\/p>\n We could all use a laugh these days, and there\u2019s no better classic to queue up for a fun movie night than \u201cBlazing Saddles,\u201d 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 \u201cmasterpiece\u201d in his 2024 appreciation<\/a>, writing that he\u2019s seen the flick \u201cso many times that it ranks in the top 3 on my most-seen movies list.\u201d Available on Paramount+<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n![\""Built](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/UGHXCUI27FFGPIHOGZVHSNHBQI.jpg\")
“Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues” premieres Friday on Prime Video.Amazon MGM Studios<\/p>\n![\"Hiroyuki](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/V65ZZCYXLFCTZDLQ47ZAPI2IPE.jpg\")
Hiroyuki Sanada in “Sh\u014dgun.”Kurt Iswarienko\/FX<\/p>\n![\"From](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2CZHL2USGMI6NKCFH4NPWCOTHQ.jpg\")
From left: Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in “Blazing Saddles.”Moviestore\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n