Prime video this week
“Five Feet Apart” (2019)
Based on the eponymous novel by Rachael Lippincott and adapted by Mikki Daughtry (“The Curse of La Llorona,” 2019) and Tobias Iaconis (“Night books,” 2021), “Five Feet Apart” (2019) is available to stream on Prime Video as of Tuesday, July 30. Coming from director Justin Baldoni, (“Clouds,” 2020), the film’s story was inspired by Claire Wineland — a friend of the director who struggled with cystic fibrosis — and stars Haley Lu Richardson (“The White Lotus”) as Stella and Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) as Will, two teenagers struggling with the difficult, often fatal, disease. With weakened immune systems, the blossoming couple faces an impossible hurdle as they must remain five feet apart at all times to keep their illnesses from getting any worse. a touching story, “five Feet Apart” also stars Moises Arias (“Fallout”), Kimberly Herbert Gregory (“Vice Principals”), Parminder Nagra (“Bend It Like Beckham,” 2002), Claire Forlani (“Meet Joe Black,” 1998), Emily Baldoni (“Coherence,” 2013), Gary Weeks (“Outer Banks”), Cynthia Evans (“Stargirl”), Brett Austin Johnson (“The Spirit God Gave Us,” 2022),Ariana Guerra (“Helstrom”) and Sophia Bernard (“The Blazing World,” 2021).
“Batman: Caped Crusader” - Season 1
Hit the streets of Gotham City with the all-new animated family series “Batman: Caped Crusader,” when it premieres Thursday, Aug. 1, on Prime Video. From executive producers J.j. abrams (“Lost”), Matt Reeves (“The Batman,” 2022) and Bruce Timm (“Batman: the Animated Series”), this series reimagines DC Comics’ Batman mythology. Raised in Gotham in the aftermath of a great personal tragedy, Bruce Wayne (voiced by Hamish Linklater, “Manhunt”) grew up to become one of the city’s wealthiest patrons. But the well-to-do orphan has a great secret: at night, Bruce dons his mask and cape to become the Batman, a vigilante hero working to make the streets of Gotham safer, one crook at a time.as his actions draw the attention of “unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall,” he also finds “his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications” (per Prime Video). the series ensemble voice cast also includes Jamie Chung (“Big Hero 6,” 2014), Diedrich Bader (“Harley Quinn”), Christina Ricci (“Yellowjackets”), Minnie Driver (“Speechless”), Mckenna Grace (“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” 2024), Eric Morgan Stuart (“Youn’g,” 2024), Michelle C. Bonilla (“9-1-1: Lone Star”), Krystal Joy Brown (“She-ra and the Princesses of Power”), John Dimaggio (“Futurama”), Paul Scheer (“The League”), Reid Scott (“Veep”), tom Kenny (“Spongebob Squarepants”), Jason Watkins (“Mcdonald and Dodds”), Gary Anthony Williams (“The Boondocks”), Dan Donohue (“For All Mankind”), David Krumholtz (“Oppenheimer,” 2023), Haley Joel Osment (“Dragons: the Nine Realms”) and Toby Stephens (“Lost in Space”).
“Lisa Frankenstein” (2024)
Starring Kathryn Newton (“Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” 2023), Cole Sprouse (“Riverdale”) and Liza Soberano (“Everyday I Love You,” 2015), Zelda Williams’ (“Were the World Mine,” 2008) directorial debut, “Lisa Frankenstein,” makes its streaming debut this Tuesday, July 30, on Prime Video. written by Diablo Cody — who also wrote the screenplay for “Jennifer’s Body” (2009) — this latest project is said to be set in the same universe as the aforementioned film, following a young girl named Lisa (Newton) as she develops a crush on a handsome corpse (Sprouse) who was brought back to life following a fortuitous strike of lightning. Fighting against a world that doesn’t understand them, the duo embark on a journey filled with young love, exploration, and a few missing body parts. Equally comedic and horrific, “Lisa Frankenstein” was brought to life by a cast including Jenna Davis (“M3GAN,” 2022),Trina Lafargue (“Secrets of Sulphur Springs”) and Henry Eikenberry (“Euphoria”).