BACK IN ACTION
Netflix
It’s been 10 years since Cameron Diaz has made a movie, but this comeback spy flick isn’t hitting the big screen. Look for it on Netflix, as she reunites with Jamie Foxx (her Annie costar from 2014) for a tale of two happily married and retired ex-CIA agents who are pulled back in when their identities are made public. Think crazy action sequences, comedic moments and more from Seth Gordon, the director/executive producer of Netflix’s The Night Agent.
STAR TREK: SECTION 31
Paramount+
Michelle Yeoh returns as Emperor Phillipa Georgiou (of Star Trek: Discovery fame), the central character in this first Star Trek film sine 2016. This time, the Oscar-winning actress’s role includes joining a Starfleet secret covert division created to protect the galaxy’s federation against those who threaten the alliance. Sam Richardson, Omari Hardwick, and a cast of diverse faces (and alien races) round out this next chapter of the never-ending tales of the Star Trek universe.
YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED
Prime Video
This wedding-centric comedy marks the first time that comedic legends Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon have gotten together onscreen. She’s the sister of the bride, he’s the father of a different bride. When both weddings happen at the same posh destination, sparks fly, and crazily funny situations ensue. This is the somewhat inevitable meeting of the two actors that made Ron Burgundy (Anchorman) and Elle Woods (Legally Blonde) household names; can this comedy’s Jim and Margot be far behind?
ON CALL
Prime Video
Producer Dick Wolf of the Law and Order and Chicago mega-TV series is at the helm of yet another crime series, this one set on the not-terribly-mean streets of Long Beach, California. Rookie male cop (Brandon Larracuente) and veteran female officer (Trojan Bellisario) partner up in a squad car that drives into loads of criminal activity. Meanwhile, real-life criminal and actor Lori Laughlin, who spent two months in prison for her part in the USC admissions scandal, is back on the small screen as a police lieutenant. We’re thinking she’s probably a corrupt cop!
WATSON
CBS
Remember the modern Sherlock Holmes-Dr. John Watson show Elementary that ran on CBS for eight years? This Watson isn’t Lucy Liu, instead it is Morris Chestnut, who leads this modern-day show. Produced and written by Craig Sweeney, who did similar jobs on Elementary, the conceit here is that Holmes has died and Watson has gone back to a medical practice, but soon finds that mysterious medical events keep finding him. Eve Harlow costars as a fellow physician who finds mysteries intriguing, too.