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T8 WHATS UP! July 31 - August 6, 2022 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "The Sandman" - Season 1 Fans of author Neil Gaiman and the hit Starz series "American Gods" have a new reason to get excited. Gaiman's "The Sand- man" comic book series gets its own small-screen debut Friday, Aug. 5, on Netflix. Weaving to- gether modern myth and dark fantasy, "The Sandman" follows Dream, also known as Mor- pheus (Tom Sturridge, "On the Road," 2012), the Master of Dreams, who gives shape to ev- eryone's darkest fears and fanta- sies. But when Dream is cap- tured by a wizard and impris- oned for over a century, he re- turns to find his realm in ruins. To set things right and restore order to his realm, Dream sets out on a journey through differ- ent worlds and timelines, where he encounters old friends and foes, as well as a variety of new beings and entities along the way. Developed for television by Gaiman, David S. Goyer ("The Dark Knight," 2008) and Allan Heinberg ("Grey's Anatomy"), "The Sandman" is directed by Jamie Childs ("His Dark Materi- als"), Andrés Baiz ("Narcos"), Louise Hooper ("Flesh and Blood"), Mairzee Almas ("Shad- ow and Bone"), Mike Barker ("The Handmaid's Tale") and Coralie Fargeat ("Revenge," 2017). The series' main cast is rounded out by Kirby Howell- Baptiste ("Killing Eve"), Mason Alexander Park ("Cowboy Be- bop"), Donna Preston ("Fantas- tic Beasts: The Crimes of Grin- delwald," 2018), Razane Jammal ("Paranormal"), Joely Richard- son ("Nip/Tuck"), Niamh Walsh ("Jamestown"), David Thewlis ("Landscapers"), Patton Oswalt ("A.P. Bio"), Stephen Fry ("The Dropout"), Gwendoline Christie ("Game of Thrones"), Jenna Coleman ("Victoria") and new- comer Kyo Ra. WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Thirteen Lives" (2022) Witness a story of heroism and bravery in the biographical dra- ma film "Thirteen Lives," pre- miering Friday, Aug. 5, on Prime. In 2018, the world watched as 12 players from a junior football team and their coach became trapped in the Tham Luang cave in the Chiang Rai Province of northern Thailand for 18 days. Having entered the cave without worry or incident, sudden heavy rainfall partially flooded the cave system, trapping the group deep inside. The rescue effort, which made international head- lines, involved more than 10,000 people, including rescue work- ers, divers, law enforcement of- ficers, soldiers and government representatives. The film chron- icles the harrowing story of the group trapped in the cave and the brave rescue workers who risked their own lives to bring them to freedom. Directed and produced by Oscar winner Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon," 2008), "Thirteen Lives" is based on a story by Don MacPherson ("The Avengers," 1998) and William Nicholson ("Les Misérables," 2012), with a screenplay written by Nicholson. Joel Edgerton ("The Underground Railroad"), Colin Farrell ("In Bruges," 2008), Viggo Mortensen ("The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," 2001), Tom Bateman ("Murder on the Orient Ex- press," 2017), Josh Helman ("Mad Max: Fury Road," 2015), Zahra Newman ("Wentworth"), Theerapat Sajakul ("New Body, Same Heart"), Sukollawat Kanarot ("Bangkok Breaking"), Sahajak Boonthanakit ("Far- ang"), Thira Chutikul ("How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)," 2015) and Popetorn Soon- thornyanakil ("I Fine... Thank You Love You," 2014) star in the film. WHAT'S NEW ON DISNEY+ "LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation" Things are heating up for a sum- mer of fun with the new com- puter animated special "LEGO Star Wars: Summer Vacation," premiering Friday, Aug. 5, on Disney+. Ready for a much- needed break from intergalactic battles and rescue missions, Finn (voiced by Omar Miller, "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") arranges a sur- prise vacation for his friends Rey (Helen Sadler, "The Sea Beast," 2022), Poe (Jake Green, "LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales"), Rose (Kelly Marie Tran, "Raya and the Last Dragon," 2021), Chewie, BB-8, R2-D2 and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels, "Star Wars," 1977) aboard a luxurious Galactic Starcruiser called the Halcyon. But when Finn gets separated from the group, his plan for a relaxing vacation quickly goes awry. As he search- es for his friends, Finn encoun- ters the Force ghosts of Obi- Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Tay- lor, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"), Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter, "Ultimate Spider- Man") and Leia Organa ("Star Wars: Forces of Destiny"), who teach him some valuable les- sons. Directed by Ken Cunning- ham ("LEGO Marvel Adven- tures: Time Twisted"), "LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation" is written by David Shane ("The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Spe- cial"). WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Prey" (2022) Follow one brave warrior's fight to keep her people safe in the new Hulu Original action film "Prey," premiering Friday, Aug. 5, on the streamer. Set 300 years ago in the Comanche Nation, "Prey" tells the origin story of the intelligent and technologi- cally advanced alien species from the Predator franchise, who, throughout the Predator films, clash against humanity in a violent bid for trophies and for power. Fierce and highly skilled, Comanche warrior Naru (Am- ber Midthunder, "Roswell, New Mexico") works hard to defend and provide for her people, but she one day discovers the prey she's been hunting is a mysteri- ous and highly evolved creature. Now armed with this new infor- mation, Naru must fight against all odds to keep her people safe from the strange, otherworldly predator. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg ("10 Cloverfield Lane," 2016) and featuring a screenplay by Patrick Aison ("Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan"), "Prey" also stars Dane DiLiegro ("American Horror Stories"), Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat ("Shoresy"), Geronimo Vela ("Westworld"), Mike Paterson ("Raven's Quest"), Stefany Mathias ("Da Vinci's Inquest"), Nelson Leis ("Chilling Adven- tures of Sabrina"), Troy Mundle ("The Stand") and new talents Dakota Beavers and Stormee Kipp. Tom Sturridge and Kyo Ra in "The Sandman" Dream come true: Gaiman series gets Netflix treatment with 'The Sandman' STREAMING Thira Chutikul, Popetorn Soonthornyanakij, Joel Edgerton, Colin Farrell and Viggo Mortensen in "Thirteen Lives" Amber Midthunder in "Prey"