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This week is a good week for movies thanks to the arrival of Backrooms on HBO Max, Toy Story 5 on Disney+, and The Love Hypothesis on Prime Video. It’s also a good week for AHS fans with the series premiere of American Horror Story: 13 streaming on Hulu. If interested in a completely new series to watch, comedy series Brothers will be arriving on Apple TV, and the new drama series Line of Fire will be available to stream on Peacock this week.

It’s a good weekend for fans of British crime drama. For starters, tensions are rising and loyalties tested in the latest season of MobLand. Elsewhere in London, Jackson Lamb and the rest of the Slough House team fight for their lives in the latest season of Slow Horses. If you’re a fan of reality TV then you might want to check out the new The Traitors: New Blood series, while 80s fans might want to catch the new Golden Axe series.

Amazon had added a new mega bundle to Prime Video that provides access to five different streaming services through a single subscription. As this a bundle, subscribing can be a very good way to save on the cost of the included streaming services. What You Need to Know Prime Video has introduced a U.S. mega bundle combining AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece, and Starz. The bundle costs $29.99/mo, saving subscribers roughly $19 compared to paying for each service individually.

HappyKids has partnered with Major League Baseball (MLB) to bring MLB Clubhouse content to its platform. The deal marks the first partnership between HappyKids and a major sports league and provides users with access to a variety of kid-friendly MLB programming. What You Need to Know HappyKids is adding a variety of MLB Clubhouse content to its streaming platform. The arrival of MLB Clubhouse content marks HappyKids’ first-ever partnership with a major sports league.

Fans of The Traitors will be happy to know that the franchise returns this week with a ‘New Blood‘ version of the show featuring everyday Americans. Other popular shows returning this week include Slow Horses, Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, and South Park. If you’re looking for something completely new to stream, Prime Video’s new Neagley thriller series begins streaming later this week, and so does the new comedy series Youth on HBO Max.

Almost three in four US TV viewers now regularly use their smartphones to consume media while watching television. New data showing the latest increase in dual-device usage points to the new battlefield revolving around attention and not content. What You Need to Know Nearly 75% of US TV viewers regularly use their smartphones to consume media while watching television. The latest data confirms simultaneous usage has increased across all age demographics.

There are plenty of new titles to stream this weekend, including Last Seen on Apple TV, a thriller where a police dispatcher embarks on a quest to find his missing daughter after believing a distress call years after her disappearance is from his daughter. If more in the mood for a movie, Supergirl is also now available to stream at home. Fans of The Paper will be happy to know the mockumentary sitcom from The Office universe returned this week for a second season.

Roku continues to be the most popular device in the U.S. According to the latest data, Roku as an operating system is not only popular with streaming player users but also those utilizing TVs with an operating system built in. What You Need to Know Roku remains the top streaming media player and OS choice in the U.S. Roku is followed by Fire TV, Apple TV and Google Chromecast platforms. Roku’s unique position highlights Fox’s acquisition is more than just buying a streaming platform.

One of this week’s biggest releases is the return of The Paper, with season two introducing a variety of new challenges for the staff at the Toledo Truth Teller. If you’re more interested in thrillers, Apple TV’s latest is Last Seen, and the series premiere is available to stream later this week. Other notable titles to keep an eye out for this week include docuseries A Killer Story on HBO Max and the new animated comedy series Dang! on Netflix.

There’s plenty of action, drama, and comedy to stream this weekend. Chad Powers and The Gentlemen are both back with second seasons, and Mayday, featuring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, is a new action-comedy for you to check out. Looking for something completely different? Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is now available to stream, and so is the comedy-horror Scary Movie.