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What to Watch This Weekend (May 17-18): 9 Best New Movies and Shows to Stream Now (Including a Famously Private Singer’s Big Screen Debut!)

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Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate ; Disney/Fred Hayes ; Bill Inoshita/ 2023 Warner Bros. As summer creeps along, lots of our favorite TV shows are coming to an end — but the season of blockbusters is just beginning. This weekend, May 17-18, marks the return of a reality show that nearly broke the internet last year:The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. For those who may not be reality TV inclined, but prefer art of the longer form, we've also got two very exciting movies lined up this week: a pop star's movie debut and a super bloody, thrilling horror. None of that strikes your fancy? All good, this week has true crime, a new comedy show, multiple season finales and an extra special live event. And there's more! Here's a list of the 9 best new movies and shows to watch this weekend and where to stream them. If you're like me and are eagerly anticipating your date on the After Hours Til Dawn tour, then this movie is perfectly made for you. What may have intitially seemed like a visual accompaniment to music iconThe Weeknd's latest album of the same name,Hurry Up Tomorrowis actually a darker tale of a singer who has to reckon with his own truth — and own the damage he's done — before it's too late. The Canadian hitmaker, born Abel Tesfaye, stars as himself withJenna OrtegaandBarry Keoghanrounding out the small cast. In a series of sequences with many flashing, blinding lights (pun intended), Tesfaye tells a fictionalized version of his own story and faces his comeuppance. Hurry Up Tomorrowreleases in theaters on May 16. After a 14-year hiatus,Final Destinationis back — and gorier than ever. Known for its deluge of gruesome deaths that just get more bizarre with each iteration,Final Destinationis now returning for a sixth movie. Like its predecessors, the horror deals with Death, who is coming for one family with an overwhelming vengeance and a thirst for blood (like, a lot of it). Final Destination: Bloodlinesreleases in theaters on May 16. The never-ending thirst for more scandalous Mormon content is real. You know it, I know it and Hulu certainly knows it which is whyThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesis back for season 2 less than a year after season 1 premiered. The sex-swinging scandal that rocked the nation (ok, maybe just TikTok, but still!) has ever more drama to give as the eight women who make up #MomTok welcome a new blonde into the group:Miranda McWhorter. And the tea is hot as the former #MomTok influencer tries to break back into the content-creating squad — and shares her side of the swinging situation. WatchThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wivesseason 2 onHulu. Well, now it wouldn't be a What to Watch if we didn't have a true crime option. This week, Netflix has a horrifying tale of a murderous couple, Fred and Rose West, whosexually assaulted and killedat least a dozen young women together, including their own daughter. Now, Rose isliving out the rest of her lifein prison while Fred hung himself in jail before he stood trial. Their crimes are documented in the docuseriesFred and Rose West: A British Horror Story, which was released on May 14. WatchFred and Rose West: A British Horror StoryonNetflix. RememberBryan Johnson, the man who wants to live forever? Well, Netflix has found another one of these aspirational gurus who are scared to die and are willing to go to extreme lengths to preserve their physique — at any cost. This time it's Brian Johnson (yes, they have the same name), the self-proclaimed Liver King. He's touted a lifestyle in which he only eats meat, or as his wife puts it in the trailer, "just bone broth, liver and meat." But how much of that was really true? A Netflix documentary looks closer. WatchUntold: The Liver KingonNetflix. OkThe Big Bang Theoryfans, if you didn't have enough with 12 seasons of the original show and seven seasons ofYoung Sheldon, there's even more for you with the franchise's latest spinoff,Georgie & Mandy. The newest prequel concluded its first season on May 15, but don't worry — it's already beengreenlit for season 2! If you missed the finale, though, be sure to catch up before the CBS show comes back in the fall. Watch the season 1 finale ofGeorgie & MandyonParamount+. After a massive celebratory 50th season, the only right way to conclude a year full of laughs (anddrama) is with a host who is so familiar with the show, she married one of its stars:Scarlett Johansson! TheSaturday Night Liveseason 50 finale will be hosted by Johansson with global superstarBad Bunnyas the musical guest, and it's gearing up to be a big night — theJurassic Parkactress teased she hopes to make it even longer than the (nine hour)SNL50th special! Watch theSaturday Night Liveseason 50 finale onNBCorPeacockon May 17 at 11:30 p.m. EST. Sex Lives of College Girlsmay havebeen cancelled, but there's a new college comedy grappling with one's sexuality coming to the small screen:Overcompensating. Loosely based on executive producer, writer and viral content creatorBenito Skinner's true coming out story, the show follows a former football player who tries to find himself in college. But there are a lot of obstacles (and super starry guest appearances!) along the way. WatchOvercompensatingonPrime Video. It's been four years sinceRyan ReynoldsandRob McElhenneybrought a downtrodden soccer club, Wrexham FC, to the spotlight in a real-lifeTed Lassosituation. Now, the club has been promoted, and the pressure is on as they face off againstTom Brady's team, Birmingham City. Watch season 4 ofWelcome to Wrexhamon Hulu. Read the original article onPeople