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“Gaga Chromatica Ball” (TV-14) – Calling all fans of the Mother Monster herself! A new concert experience from pop icon Lady Gaga reaches streaming on May 25, for all the Monsters who weren’t able to attend the Chromatica Ball tour back in 2022. Immerse yourself in the dark, edgy atmosphere of the Chromatica Ball with a stage inspired by brutalist architecture. Jam out to songs spanning her decades-long discography, like “Just Dance,” “Bad Romance,” “Shallow” and “Rain on Me.” Filming for this TV special took place during the Los Angeles show at Dodger Stadium, and the special premieres on May 25. (Max)
Emily Carey, left, and Liam Woodrum star in “Geek Girl.” (Netflix photo)
“Geek Girl” (TV-PG) – In her new series, actress Emily Carey goes from playing the tortured young queen Alicent in HBO’s “House of the Dragon” to playing a socially awkward teenager named Harriet Manners. As a self-proclaimed “geek,” Harriet has accepted a life of limitations until she suddenly gets discovered by a model agency that is desperate for new, raw talent. Although transforming Harriet from a geek to a high-fashion model won’t be the easiest transition, luckily, she has the help of fashion connoisseur Wilbur Evans (Emmanuel Imani) and a gorgeous supermodel named Nick Park (Liam Woodrum). The 10-episode series releases on May 30. (Netflix)
“The Boys in the Boat” (PG-13) – George Clooney (“Ticket to Paradise”) sat on the director’s chair once again to bring an inspiring story about a rowing team full of underdogs to the big screen. Set in 1936, an underprivileged engineering student named Joe Rantz (Callum Turner) tries out for the junior varsity rowing team at the University of Washington after hearing that a spot on the team comes with jobs and boarding. Even though the junior varsity team is less experienced, these go-getters begin pulling off upset after upset, outrowing their own varsity team and other college teams. Now full of momentum, their coach (Joel Edgerton) sets the team’s sights on getting a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. Premieres May 28. (Amazon Prime Video)
“Love Undercover” (TV-MA) – This seven-episode reality series puts a spin on the traditional dating show format that instantly reminded me of the 2009 TV special “I Get That a Lot,” where celebrities like Nick Jonas and Jessica Simpson would pretend to be regular working-class citizens. In this new show out now, five international soccer stars go undercover in the United States to look for love, with the notion that women will fall in love with them for who they are, instead of their successful careers. The soccer players include Jamie O’Hara and Lloyd Jones from the United Kingdom; Sebastian Fassi and Marco Fabian from Mexico; and Ryan Babel from the Netherlands. (Peacock)
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