The playlist
Ten non-negotiable updates to your queue
House Of The Dragon
Premiering 22 August, NOW TV
Set 200 years before Game Of Thrones, this series is based on the novel Fire And Blood by George RR Martin. It focuses on the dragon lord ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen, starring Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke and Emma D’Arcy.
See How They Run
In cinemas 9 September
Who doesn’t love a good murder mystery? Set in the West End of 1950s London, a play production is interrupted when a crew member is murdered. Then, two investigators (Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell) take on the case and they’re thrown into the charming yet unsavoury theatre underworld.
Nope
In cinemas 22 July
Keke Palmer + Daniel Kaluuya + Barbie Ferreira = the big screen combo of dreams. Written and directed by Get Out creator Jordan Peele, expect subversive horror with a sci-fi twist. Two caretakers at a ranch in California encounter a mysterious supernatural force, and there’s only one relatable response: nope.
Where The Crawdads Sing
In cinemas 22 July
Based on Delia Owens’ bestselling novel of the same name, and adapted for the big screen by Reese Witherspoon, we expect great things. Where The Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a young woman abandoned as a child and left to raise herself in the North Carolina marshes. When a man is found dead, Kya is the main suspect.
Beabadoobee – Beatopia
Released 15 July
Remember that TikTok song Death Bed (Coffee For Your Head) by Powfu? Well, that sampled the super-catchy Coffee by Beabadoobee, AKA the 22-year-old Filipino-British singer-songwriter Beatrice Laus. She’s back with her second studio album, Beatopia, and it’s guaranteed to be top of your road trip/poolside/ beach party playlist this summer. You better get that Spotify queue prepped ASAP.
Bullet Train
In cinemas 3 August
In the mood for an all-star cast? Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson join forces in this summer’s action-thriller, alongside Zazie Beetz and The KissingBooth’sJoey King. Five ass
