Upcoming TV Series And Movies To Watch In The Next Few Months

Some shows are coming to an end so cherish the last few episodes!

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The month of May brings back some of your favourite shows and also new ones. Here’s a list of upcoming shows and films to keep an eye out for.

TV series

American Born Chinese [24 May]

The teen action comedy show is an adaptation of a graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang. It tells the story of Jin Wang, a high schooler, who gets embroiled in a battle between gods of Chinese mythology, after meeting Wei-Chen, a new Taiwanese exchange student.

The series stars Michelle Yeoh as Guanyin, Ben Wang as Jin Wang, Jim Liu as Wei-Chen, Daniel Wu as Sun Wukong, Chin Han as Simon Wang, and Ke Huy Quan as Freddy Wong.

American Born Chinese will stream on Disney Plus Hotstar starting 24 May.

Nancy Drew Season 4 [31 May]

Nancy Drew Season 4 will be its final season. In the previous season, the Drew Crew had been put through a wringer with supernatural forces. Their latest is no different. Nancy’s new investigation involved missing bodies from Horseshoe Bay’s cemetery. She believes the bodies could have been risen, instead of stolen, to exact vengeance on the townspeople.

Astro has shown previous Nancy Drew seasons on the Foxlife channels, so it should remain the same. Fingers crossed.

And Just Like That Season 2 [22 June]

The Sex and the City sequel follows the titular characters – Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York Goldenblatt – as they navigate their lives in their 50s. After losing the love of her life, Carrie is putting herself out there again; gaining new friends and maybe a new love.

And Just Like That will be showing on HBO Go with two episodes on 22 June and the following nine episodes to premiere weekly on Thursdays.

Archer Season 14 [30 August]

Archer Season 14 will be the show’s final season. Archer and the Agency will try to find their own way with Lana leading the crew. Lana’s goal is to make money while making the world a better place, but she quickly finds that running a spy agency is not as cut and dry.

Archer will be streaming on Hulu.

Uncanny Counter Season 2 [July 2023]

In season 2, the demon hunters, known as “counters,” have now become stronger and acquired new powers after a new member joins them. So-Mun and the other counters will be facing new powerful demons played by Kang Ki-young (Extraordinary Attorney Woo) and Kim Hieora (The Glory).

The Uncanny Counter season 2 will be shown on Netflix.

Movies

Avatar: The Way of Water [7 June]

James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water finally drops on Disney Plus Hotstar on 7 June. The debut includes bonus content featuring filmmakers, cast and crew. Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the story follows the Sully family as they face a new human threat on Pandora. Their tale of survival brings them to the seascapes of Pandora and the seafaring Na’vi race.

Extraction 2 [16 June]

Chris Hemsworth returns as Tyler Rake, an Australian black ops mercenary, tasked with another deadly mission. This time, he has to rescue the battered family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held.

The film stars Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, and Tination Dalakishvili.

Extraction 2 will premiere on Netflix on 16 June.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny [29 June]

Harrison Ford returns as the legendary hero archaeologist, Indiana Jones, in the film franchise’s final instalment. Jones is on a race against time again when he had to retrieve a legendary timepiece known as the Dial of Destiny that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter Helena Shaw, he soon faces his old nemesis, Jurgen Voller, a former Nazi who now works for NASA.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be showing in cinemas on 29 June.

Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One [12 July]

Tom Cruise returns as IMF agent Ethan Hunt on another dangerous mission with his team to track down a terrifying weapon that threatens the world. The threat of a powerful nemesis named Gabriel will force Hunt to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission, even the lives of his loved ones.

Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 will premiere in cinemas on 12 July 2023 with Part 2 scheduled to release on 28 June 2024.

Haunted Mansion [27 July]

Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this tale is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to rid their home of supernatural squatters.

The film stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Dan Levy, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto as The Hatbox Ghost.

Haunted Mansion will be shown in cinemas near you on 27 July.

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