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T8 WHATS UP! September 11 - 17, 2022 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "The Handmaid's Tale" - Season 5 Find out how the darkly thrilling story continues when Season 5 of "The Handmaid's Tale" pre- mieres Wednesday, Sept. 14, on Hulu. Based on Canadian author Margaret Atwood's bestselling 1985 novel of the same name, the series is set in the fictional, dys- topian land of Gilead, a totalitar- ian society ruled by a funda- mentalist regime. In a world rid- dled with environmental and social disasters and an ever-de- clining birth rate, Gilead's wom- en are considered property of the state, and those still able to have children, called hand- maids, are forced into a role of servitude in order to repopulate society. The series centers on June (Elisabeth Moss, "The In- visible Man," 2020), a hand- maid, on her quest to survive the terrifying new reality and find the daughter that was taken from her upon the regime change. Heading into the new season, June faces the conse- quences of her past actions as she attempts to redefine her identity and purpose. Mean- while, she, Luke (O-T Fagbenle, "Black Widow," 2021) and Moira (Samira Wiley, "Orange Is the New Black") fight Gilead from a distance as they try to save Han- nah (Jordana Blake, "Blue's Clues & You"). The series' cast is rounded out by Bradley Whit- ford ("The West Wing"), Yvonne Strahovski ("Stateless"), Max Minghella ("Spiral," 2021), Ann Dowd ("Hereditary," 2018), Madeline Brewer ("Hustlers," 2019), Amanda Brugel ("Kim's Convenience"), Sam Jaeger ("Parenthood"), Stephen Kunk- en ("Billions") and Ever Car- radine ("Runaways"). WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Do Revenge" (2022) Plot your ultimate payback plan with the new Netflix origi- nal film "Do Revenge," pre- miering Friday, Sept. 16. A "Hitchcockian" dark comedy (per Netflix), the film follows school it girl Drea (Camila Mendes, "Riverdale") and awk- ward newcomer Eleanor (Maya Hawke, "Stranger Things") as they form an unlikely secret friendship in the name of re- venge. For Drea, it's all about getting back at her former boy- friend, Max (Austin Abrams, "Euphoria"), who destroyed her trust and shattered her pri- vacy by sharing a private video of her with the whole school. Eleanor, meanwhile, is furious to learn her old summer camp bully, Carissa (Ava Capri, "Love, Victor"), also attends her new school. After a clan- destine meeting at tennis camp, Drea and Eleanor hatch a scheme to work together to take down each other's tormen- tors, no matter the cost. Direct- ed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson ("Someone Great," 2019), the film is written by Robinson and Celeste Ballard ("Space Jam: A New Legacy," 2021). The film also stars Rish Shah ("Ms. Mar- vel"), Talia Ryder ("West Side Story," 2021), Jonathan Daviss ("Outer Banks"), Maia Reficco ("Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin"), Paris Berelc ("Alexa & Katie"), Alisha Boe ("13 Rea- sons Why") and Sophie Turner ("Game of Thrones"). "I Used to Be Famous" (2022) Two drastically different sides of the music world collide in the new British comedy-drama film "I Used to Be Famous," making its international debut Friday, Sept. 16, on Netflix. Desperate to revive the glamorous life he once had, former boy band member Vince (Ed Skrein, "Deadpool," 2016) performs on the street while dreaming of a comeback. When Vince falls into an impromptu jam session with Stevie (played by relative newcomer Leo Long, "Professor T"), a talented musician with autism, both their worlds are changed forever. From director Eddie Sternberg and based on his 2015 short film of the same name, "I Used to Be Famous" is a gritty, heartfelt drama that weaves a story of growth, un- derstanding and the true power of music. The film also stars Eoin Macken ("The Night Shift"), Eleanor Matsuura ("The Walking Dead"), Lorraine Ash- bourne ("Bridgerton"), Neil Stuke ("Paranoid"), Stanley Morgan ("Prizefighter: The Life of Gem Belcher," 2022) and Kurt Egyiawan ("Beasts of No Na- tion," 2015). WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Goodnight Mommy" (2022) Settle in for skin-crawling new horror with "Goodnight Mom- my," the English-language re- make of the 2014 Austrian film of the same name, premiering Friday, Sept. 16, on Prime Video. When twin brothers Elias and Lucas (played by Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti, "Big Little Lies") return home to their mother (Naomi Watts, "The Im- possible," 2012), they are in- stantly put on edge by her face, which is covered in surgical bandages, and her behavior, which is drastically different than they can recall. The longer the boys spend at home, the fur- ther they spiral into paranoia as they suspect that the woman in their house isn't really their mother. Directed by Matt Sobel ("Take Me to the River," 2015) and featuring a script by Kyle Warren ("Lethal Weapon"), "Goodnight Mommy" also stars Peter Hermann ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Jeremy Bobb ("The Outsider") and Crystal Lucas-Perry ("Mimesis Mosferatu," 2018). "Speak No Evil" (2022) Mind your manners with the streaming release of the Danish horror film "Speak No Evil," available Thursday, Sept. 15, via Shudder on Prime. While on va- cation in Tuscany, a Danish fam- ily and a Dutch family become fast friends as they are swept up in the excitement of their sunny holiday. Months later, when the free-spirited Dutch family ex- tends an invitation for the con- servative, reserved Danish fami- ly to join it for a weekend away at its countryside holiday home, the opportunity is too sweet to pass up. It isn't long, however, before the Dutch hospitality turns unnerving for the Danish guests and the Danes' own deep- ly engrained politeness binds them to their hosts' eccentric (possibly sinister) behavior. A social satire wrapped in thrilling trappings, "Speak No Evil" is written by "A Horrible Wom- an's" (2017) Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup, the former of whom also directed the film. Morten Burian ("Replay"), Sid- sel Siem Koch ("Borgen"), Fedja van Huêt ("Overspel"), Karina Smulders ("Women of the Night"), Liva Forsberg ("The Chestnut Man"), Marius Damslev ("When the Dust Set- tles"), Hichem Yacoubi ("A Prophet," 2009), Jesper Dupont ("Skytten," 2013) and Lea Baas- trup Rønne ("Needle Boy," 2016) star. Elisabeth Moss stars in "The Handmaid's Tale" Praise be: Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' returns STREAMING Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes in "Do Revenge" Fedja van Huêt and Morten Burian in "Speak No Evil"