Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.

MOVIES

鈥� Adult dramas have generally been having a hard time in theaters in recent months, but one notable exception has been The film stars Tom Hanks as a despondent and ornery widower whose suicide plans keep getting foiled by the needs of his neighbors. After having made nearly $100 million in ticket sales worldwide, 鈥淎 Man Called Otto鈥� arrives on video on demand Tuesday. Marc Forster鈥檚 adaptation of Fredrik Backman鈥檚 bestseller and a remake of the 2016 Swedish film 鈥淎 Man Called Ove,鈥� 鈥淎 Man Called Otto鈥� is well tailored to Hanks鈥� screen presence while subtly tweaking it. I wrote that how the film unfolds 鈥渨on鈥檛 surprise anyone, but it does the trick for a little post-holidays heart-warming.鈥�

鈥� Since last May, Polish filmmaking legend has been moving audiences like few other recent films. Skolimowski made 鈥淓O,鈥� nominated for best international film at the Academy Awards, from the perspective of a circus donkey on a spiritual journey as it experiences cruelty and kindness while traveling through Poland and Italy. 鈥淭he idea was from the very beginning that we don鈥檛 want to tell the story about the donkey, but that we want the audience to feel like it is a donkey,鈥� EO鈥� begins streaming Tuesday on the Criterion Channel and is also available for digital rental.

鈥� Director Miles Warren makes a compelling directorial debut in a tender coming-of-age tale streaming Friday, Feb. 24, on Hulu. 鈥淭ill鈥� actor Jayln Hall stars as 14-year-old Darious. Set during his summer between 7th and 8th grade, the quiet Darious, back from boarding school, is adjusting to life with his working parents (Shinelle Azoroh, Shamier Anderson) and friends who he鈥檚 drifted apart from. With Trevante Rhodes, of 鈥滿oonlight.鈥�

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MUSIC

鈥� Adam Lambert offers his takes on some great past pop songs with 鈥淗igh Drama,鈥� an album of covers of such hitmakers as Duran Duran, Bonnie Tyler and Culture Club. The frontman for Queen takes on Sia鈥檚 鈥淐handelier,鈥� Kings of Leon鈥檚 鈥淪ex on Fire鈥� and even No毛l Coward鈥檚 鈥淢ad About the Boy.鈥� His version of Tyler鈥檚 is a showcase for Lambert鈥檚 vocal fireworks, while he turns Duran Duran鈥檚 into a lush, moody ballad and he turns in a glam rendition of Billie Eilish鈥檚 鈥淕etting Older.鈥� It drops Friday, Feb. 24.

鈥� If you missed 鈥淜POP鈥� on Broadway, there鈥檚 still the chance to hear what you missed. out Friday, Feb. 24, features music, lyrics, music production and arrangements by Helen Park and music and lyrics by Max Vernon. It was the first Broadway musical to celebrate Korean culture with Korean, Korean-American and API representation on and off-stage. The musical is a backstage look at some K-pop performers as they get ready for their debut show in New York City. Conflicts break out and get resolved, ending in a concert-like performance.

鈥� After writing and recording two albums over the past four years that he later scrapped, Dierks Bentley is poised to release a third, one he says he 鈥渉ad to get right.鈥� The 14-track 鈥淕ravel & Gold鈥� has songs featuring Ashley McBryde and Billy Strings. The single is all about freedom, with the lyrics: 鈥淚 got some rust on my Chevy but it鈥檚 ready to roll/I got a rhinestone sky and a song in my soul.鈥� Bentley promises a diverse album, 鈥渇rom the arena shaker to the barroom weeper to the bluegrass fireballer.鈥�

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TELEVISION

鈥� FX鈥檚 critically-acclaimed series about the crack cocaine boom in Los Angeles in the 1980s kicks off its sixth and final season on Thursday. The final episodes are high-stakes for all the characters including as Franklin Saint, who rose to drug kingpin status throughout the series and had declared war on everyone around him.

鈥� It鈥檚 been 13 years since we last saw the cater waiters of 鈥淧arty Down鈥� suffer through another event thrown by the rich and sometimes famous of Los Angeles. Original cast members including Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally reprise their characters in a third season debuting Friday, Feb. 24 on Starz. This new batch of episodes sees the characters older and (somewhat) at different places in their lives but they鈥檙e still just as funny. Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams and Zo毛 Chao also join the cast. Original player Lizzie Caplan was unavailable for season three but the cast has said they鈥檙e game for another season, especially to work with her again.

鈥� Netflix鈥檚 returns for its third season on Thursday and JJ, Sarah, and the gang have discovered a deserted island they鈥檝e named Poguelandia. If we鈥檝e learned anything from 鈥淟ord of the Flies鈥� and 鈥淵ellowjackets,鈥� teens on a deserted island equals trouble. And that鈥檚 just how the third season begins, promising more action, romance and of course, hidden treasures.

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VIDEO GAMES

鈥� The big news in games this month is the arrival of Sony鈥檚 virtual reality headset. It鈥檚 pricey at $550 and you need a PlayStation 5 to use it, but there will be a healthy software lineup ready for launch. The marquee title is which allows the player to climb mountains and hunt cyborgs in the franchise鈥檚 lively, postapocalyptic setting. Owners of the racing game Gran Turismo 7 and the horror epic Resident Evil Village will be able to download free VR versions, and there are dozens of other games 鈥� some new, some old 鈥� in the pipeline. You can begin exploring Sony鈥檚 updated take on the metaverse on Wednesday.

鈥� Square Enix鈥檚 Octopath Traveler drew some flak for its goofy name when it debuted in 2018, but it found a big enough audience to warrant a sequel. Like its predecessor, tells eight separate stories of eight intrepid adventurers 鈥� a warrior, a thief, a merchant, a cleric, a dancer, a hunter, a scholar and an apothecary 鈥� as they explore a magical land. And if the formula holds true, they鈥檒l team up at the end to fight off some world-threatening cataclysm. With its retro, semi-2D pixel art, it鈥檚 bound to appeal to admirers of old-school Japanese role-playing games. The journeys begin Friday, Feb. 24, on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5/4 and PC.

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