Young Sheldon, Amy Schumer, Oppenheimer, and Jennifer Lopez set to release on OTT platforms next week.

Get ready for an exciting week of OTT releases as Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” makes its debut on Peacock, accompanied by a captivating documentary and album from Jennifer Lopez. These highly anticipated additions to the world of television, movies, music, and games will soon be available on your preferred device.

Also among streaming offerings selected by Associated Press entertainment reporters: “Young Sheldon,” returning for its seventh and final season, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the power of the gospel in a two-part PBS documentary, and Ubisoft’s pirate-themed video game Skull and Bones.

NEW MOVIES SUPPLIED

If you’ve been waiting for “Oppenheimer” to stream, now’s your chance to catch up before the Oscars (March 10), where it’s up for 13 awards, including best picture, best director for Christopher Nolan and best actor for Cillian Murphy. The film arrives at the Peacock on Friday, February 16. Nolan and his producer and wife Emma Thomas are passionate advocates for the big screen, but they also know that most people watch their movies at home – sometimes even for the first time. That’s how both found some of their favorites, too, they’ve said. In an interview with the Associated Press, Thomas added, “The nice thing about Chris’s movies is that they’re so rich and rewarding multiple viewings, so I think they’re perfect for home viewing.”

– Jennifer Lopez has a new movie coming to Prime Video on February 16th. He wrote “This is Me… Now: A Love Story,” a movie musical about finding love, which he called “the most personal thing I’ve ever done.” It’s star-studded, with appearances from her husband Ben Affleck, Keke Palmer, Sofia Vergara, Post Malone and more, and accompanies her first studio album in a decade (see below). Also coming to Prime Video is Emma Seligman’s gay high school fight club comedy Bottoms, in which Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri are a couple of misfits who start a fight club to flirt with hot cheerleaders (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu). In his review, AP film writer Jake Coyle wrote that “The rites and rituals of the raunchy high school comedy could be prescribed as class syllabus. But what makes Emma Seligman’s ‘Bottoms’ such an anarchic thriller is how much it couldn’t care less.”

— And finally, Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins” arrives on Hulu on Thursday. It is based on the true story of the American Samoa men’s soccer team’s quest to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after a historic defeat (31-nil) against Australia. Michael Fassbender plays a coach who tries to help. In his AP review, Mark Kennedy wrote that “‘Next Goals’ wins the most for its treatment of the team’s star player Jaiyah Saelua, who became the first non-binary player to compete in men’s FIFA qualifying. Non-binary actor Kaimana plays with real tenderness and with joy, the way the team and the coach relate to Saelua is genuine and touching.”

PERFORMING NEW MUSIC

— Get ready for another dose of J.Lo. On Friday, February 16th, he’ll drop the Amazon original movie “This is Me… Now: A Love Story” (watch above) as well as his album “This Is Me… Now.” The 13 songs are titled “To Be Yours”, “Mad in Love”, “Greatest Love Story Never Told” and “Dear Ben Pt. II”, an apparent sequel to a song on his 2002 album “This Is Me … Then”. The video for one new pop single, “Can’t Get Enough,” has as much JLo as Paris Fashion Week.Lopez’s most recent album, A.K.A., came out in 2014 and reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

— Blackberry Smoke — a Georgia band that’s been together for 24 years and seven studio albums — makes a strong comeback with “Be Right Here,” a mix of blues, Southern rock and Americana. The album includes the arena country “Hammer and the Nail”, the rocking “Little Bit Crazy” and the driving, bluesy “Dig a Hole”. The band goes more acoustic with the wistful “Azalea”, where a loved one makes the wrong decision, with the lyrics “Recovering doesn’t mean leaving here was wrong/Sorry isn’t the same as moving on.”

NEW SHOWS to stream

– In a new PBS documentary series, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores how preaching and song have long been a source of strength and wisdom in America, especially among black Americans. “Gospel,” a four-part series told over two nights, features interviews with Dionne Warwick, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and others. “Gospel” airs Monday-Tuesday on PBS.

– Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche star as Christian Dior and Coco Chanel in new historical drama “The New Look” for Apple TV. The 10-episode series is set against the backdrop of Paris, which rose again from Nazi occupation in World War II. Dior’s designs helped uplift oppressed France and its culture with a stylish, modern glow. As Dior rose to prominence, competition developed between other established designers, including Chanel. The New Look also stars Maisie Williams, John Malkovich, Emily Mortimer and Glenn Close. The first three episodes of “The New Look” hit streamers on Wednesday.

– Before Sheldon Cooper met Leonard, Penny or Amy, he was a child prodigy growing up in East Texas. Iain Armitage plays an aging version of the character in the CBS comedy “Young Sheldon.” Emmy winner Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon on “Big Bang” for 12 years, says. “Young Sheldon” returns for its seventh and final season on Thursday.

— Amy Schumer’s Hulu drama “Life & Beth” wowed viewers when it debuted in 2022, and the series returns for a second season on Friday, February 16. Schumer writes, directs and stars as Beth alongside Michael Cera, who plays John, the farmer. . The two fell in love in the first season, despite their differences and personal baggage. Now the couple is planning to get married. Schumer has said the story is semi-autobiographical, inspired by her real-life marriage to chef Chris Fischer. All 10 episodes of the second season will be available on the premiere.

NEW VIDEO GAMES ARE PLAYING

— Batten down the hatches: Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones is finally ready for launch after more than a decade of development and delays. You are the captain of a pirate ship in the Indian Ocean in the 18th century. You’ll have a decent ship to start with, but if you want to make it really deadly, you’ll need to start collecting loot. That means robbing merchant ships, battling rival scalawags, dodging the authorities, and even surviving the occasional sea monster on your way to becoming the Pirate Kingpin. You can team up with your friends or fight against them in an epic naval battle – something Ubisoft has demonstrated in some of its Assassin’s Creed games. Launches Friday, February 16 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, or PC.

— Focus Entertainment’s Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden travels to the New World in the 17th century. The main characters are a couple of paranormal investigators, Red and Antea, who try to exorcise tormented ghosts from a haunted village. They can help lost souls rise or banish them to eternal misery, and those choices have consequences. Everything gets more complicated when Antea is killed – but luckily, she can use her supernatural powers to help Red finish the job. Banishers comes from French studio Don’t Nod, best known for storied cult favorites such as Vampyr and Life Is Strange. You can take over on Tuesday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S or PC.