Action/sci-fi/thriller streaming volatility — Netflix/Prime/Max/Hulu/Disney+/Paramount+ clusters
Major new arrivals this week: 'A Quiet Place: Day One' (Netflix, sci-fi horror), 'The Devil's Mouth' (Prime Video July 29, shark thriller), 'The Equalizer 3' (HBO Max, action thriller), 'Man of War' (Starz, action), 'Slingshot' (Hulu July 29, sci-fi), 'The Debt Collector' (Netflix Thai action thriller #3), 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' (Prime Video July 29, sci-fi/action), 'The Accountant' (Prime Video, action thriller). Also ongoing: 'Wicked: For Good', 'Masters of the Universe', 'Mortal Kombat II', 'World War Z', 'Desire', 'Project Hail Mary' #1, 'Send Help', 'Wardriver', 'The Creator', 'Enola Holmes 3', 'Pacific Rim: Uprising', 'The Long Walk' #1, 'The Housemaid', 'Redux Redux', 'The Amateur', 'Avatar Aang' (Paramount+), 'The Wild Robot', 'The Hunger Games' franchise. New catalog additions: 'Donnie Brasco', 'Memento', 'Snowden', 'Queen & Slim', 'The Beguiled', 'The Human Vapor', 'Ghost in the Shell' (1995), 'Black Bag', 'Miami Vice' (2006) on Prime Video; 'Zola', 'Snowden', 'Tár' on Netflix. August slate: Disney+/Hulu catalog (Jurassic Park, Men in Black, Sonic, Despicable Me 2, 2012, Life, Short Circuit, The Commuter) Aug 1; originals 'Untitled Home Invasion Romance', 'X-Files director's cut' (Aug 14); 'Ex Machina', 'MaXXXine', 'Pearl', 'X', 'Imaginary' Aug 3-4. Netflix: 'The Last House' (Aug 7, directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura, 110-min sci-fi thriller with non-man-made threat), 'The Whisper Man' (Aug 28), 'Blood Sacrifice', 'The Secret Woman', 'Nightcrawler', 'Elysium', 'Fast & Furious 1-7' (Aug 1). HBO Max: 'The Strangers: Chapter 2' (Aug 7), 'Normal' (Aug 14), 'Knock Knock' (Aug 30). Prime Video: 'The Last Sunrise', 'The Gates', 'Is God Is', 'Good Fortune' (Aug 21). Peacock: 'Clash of the Titans', 'Wrath of the Titans', 'Troy', 'Escape Room series', 'Gremlins 2', 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' (July 30) (Aug 1). Paramount+: '10 Cloverfield Lane', 'Blade Runner 2049', 'Equilibrium', 'Overlord', 'A.I.', 'Wild Wild West', 'Gravity' (Aug 1). Also 'Obsession' top on Peacock. 'Demon Slayer Infinity Castle I' on Crunchyroll July 28. 'The Runner' (Prime Video) Sept 2. 'Swapped' (Netflix) 139.8M views. 'War Machine' #1; sequel in development. 'Cold Storage' #4 on MGM+. 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' (Disney+) passes 1B minutes; mixed reviews. 'Steps' and 'Below' added to Netflix upcoming slate. New this week: Prime Video added 'The Usual Suspects', 'Operation Finale', 'Blue Velvet' (Aug 4-10). Also 'The Shallows' (2016) arrives on Netflix Aug 15.