Emma Roberts in space, Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills, Zach Bryan in bars

NEW FILMS TO RELEASE

After nearly 30 years of back and forth, the fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie is finally upon us. Eddie Murphy reprises his role as Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”, which debuts on Netflix on Wednesday. Judge Reinhold and John Ashton also return, but they get fresh blood in a detective played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Captain (Kevin Bacon). Taylour Paige also joins the ensemble as Axel's daughter. The original “Beverly Hills Cop” that catapulted Murphy to stardom in 1984 is also streaming on Netflix now.

Emma Roberts 'living her best life in Florida' as she remembers her lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut “Space Cadet.” Unbeknownst to her, a friend (Poppy Liu, her Hacks castmate) embellishes her resume and she is accepted into a competitive NASA training program. The program aims to be a cross between “Legally Blonde” and “Private Benjamin” (who wouldn’t dream of such heights) and will be available to stream on Prime Video starting Thursday.

The Criterion Channel continues to deliver the best, most thoughtful libraries of films, carefully curated and grouped into fun themes that refresh on the first of every month. Monday, a neo-noir series is broadcast (” Out of sight “, “LA Confidential” and two “Bad Lieutenants” among them), one on pop Shakespeare including Baz Luhrmann “Romeo + Juliet”, with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio, and “Hamlet” by Michael Almereyda, with Ethan Hawke, and a selection of films by Nicolas Roeg including the Donald Sutherland classic “Don't Look Now”. The channel will also host the streaming premiere of the animated film “Chicken For Linda!”

Lindsey Bahr, AP film screenwriter

NEW MUSIC TO BE BROADCAST

On July 4, country music star Zach Bryan will release a new studio album, “The Great American Bar Scene.” Not much is known about it yet. It will feature 18 tracks, 17 songs, and a poem, and will premiere in bars across the U.S. and Canada before streaming on Independence Day. (Look, it would be foolish to expect a traditional release from the sometimes irreverent musician, who, just two years ago, released a live album The album will include “Purple Gas,” a duet with young Canadian Noeline Hofmann, as well as “Pink Skies,” a folk tearjerker that AP recently named one of the summer songsThis song is an example of Bryan's specific skills, little more than acoustic guitar, harmonica and raspy, specific narration that reveals universal truths. “The kids are in town for a funeral,” he sings. “So, get the car ready and dry your eyes.” » He's an expert at writing a novel in just a few words, so be prepared to take notes.

Maria Sherman, AP Music Writer

NEW SHOWS TO BROADCAST

The beloved animated children's series “Bluey”, about a family of dogs, takes place super short episodes This summer, the mini-episodes will last between one and three minutes. The first seven mini-episodes will be broadcast on Wednesday on Disney+. A second batch of mini-episodes will air later this year.

NBC's “Macy's 4th of July Fireworks” is now in its 48th year. Independence Day, The skies above New York's Hudson River will light up with patriotic colors and fireworks. Country singer Mickey Guyton will host alongside media personality Zuri Hall. The festivities air live Wednesday starting at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Summer is made for sharks. Discovery Channel's annual show “Shark Week” will debut Sunday, July 7 with John Cena as host. The network offers 21 hours of original programming to die for, hosted by John Cena. “Shark Week” will also air on Max.

Former reality TV star Hannah Berner, who was a cast member on Bravo's “Summer House,” is set to debut her first comedy special. “We are driving at dawn” releases Sunday July 7 on Netflix. Berner is also co-host of the popular podcast “Giggly Squad” with former “Summer House” cast member Paige DeSorbo.

Alicia Rancilio

NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

While TikTok grabs the headlines, Chinese video games have captured a more Western audience in recent years. At the crest of the wave is Shanghai-based MiHoYo, developer of fantasy role-playing game Genshin Impact and sci-fi epic Honkai: Star Rail. The studio's new adventure, Zero zone without zentakes place in an urban wasteland under attack by creatures from alternate dimensions. Like MiHoYo's previous hits, ZZZ is free to play, though you're certainly encouraged to spend money on collectibles found around the city. You can start trying to find your Zen Thursday on PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, or Android.

Lou Kesten

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