What to stream: “Civil War,” “Snow Patrol,” and “Tulsa King”

Hallmark launches a streaming service with two new original series and Bill Skarsgård seeks revenge in Boy Kills World. These are some of the new TV, film, music and game series on the way to a device near you.

Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, selected by The Associated Press' Entertainment journalists: Alex Garland's “Civil War” starring Kirsten Dunst, Natasha Rothwell's emotional comedy for Hulu called “How to Die Alone” and Sylvester Stallone's second season of “Tulsa King” celebrate their premieres.

NEW MOVIES TO STREAM FROM SEPTEMBER 9 TO 15

— Alex Garland’s “Civil War” finally makes its debut on MAX on Friday. In the film, Kirsten Dunst plays a veteran photojournalist covering a violent war that has divided America. She reluctantly lets an aspiring photographer, played by Cailee Spaeny, tag along as she, an editor (Stephen McKinley Henderson) and a reporter (Wagner Moura) make the perilous journey to Washington, D.C., to interview the president (Nick Offerman), a tempestuous, aspiring despot who has given himself a third term, is attacking his citizens and is isolating himself from the press. In my review, I called it a roaring and immersive experience; intelligent and thought-provoking with great performances. It is absolutely worth seeing.

— Joey King stars in the Netflix adaptation of Scott Westerfeld's “Uglies,” about a future society in which everyone must have plastic surgery at age 16. McG directed the film, which aired Friday and in which King's character accidentally gets caught in the middle of a rebellion against the status quo. “Outer Banks” star Chase Stokes plays King's best friend.

— Bill Skarsgård seeks revenge on the woman (Famke Janssen) who killed his family in “Boy Kills World,” out Friday on Hulu. Moritz Mohr directed the ultra-violent film, of which Variety critic Owen Gleiberman wrote, “It's a depraved vision, but I was swept away by its dazzling revenge-horror oomph and its ignoble commitment to what it does.”

— AP film writer Lindsey Bahr

NEW MUSIC TO STREAM FROM SEPTEMBER 9 TO 15

— It was the year 2006. Snow patrol, the Northern Irish-Scottish alternative rock band released an album called “Eyes Open,” which spawned the biggest hit of their career: “Chasing Cars.” A lot has happened since then – three, soon four high-quality full-length albums, to be exact. On Friday, the band will release “The Forest Is the Path,” their first new album in seven years. Hymnic pop rock is the be-all and end-all in songs about love and loss, like “All,”“The beginning” and “That is the sound of your voice.”

— For fans of rough guitar music: Jordan Peele's 2022 Science fiction thriller “NOPE”, provided a surprising, if tiny, thrill. One of the leading actresses, Emerald “Em” Haywood, played by Keke Palmer, rocks a Jesus Lizard shirt. (The film also features T-shirts from the bands Rage Against the Machine, Wipers, Mr Bungle, Butthole Surfers and Earth.) The Austin noise-rock band isn't quite such an obvious choice, as they were signed to the legendary Touch and Go Records and stopped releasing new albums in 1998. That changes on Friday the 13th, when Rack is released. And for anyone who's interested, The Jesus Lizard's intensity has never faded.

— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman

NEW SHOWS STREAMING SEPTEMBER 9-15

— Hallmark launched a Streaming service called Hallmark+ on Tuesday with two new original series, the scripted drama “The Chicken Sisters” and series without script “Celebrating with Lacey Chabert.” If you're a fan of Hallmark's Christmas movies, you know Chabert. She's starred in more than 30 of their films, and many of them have a Christmas theme. Off camera, Chabert has a passion for hosting parties and entertaining. In “Celebrations,” deserving people are surprised with a party in their honor – planned with Chabert's help. In “The Chicken Sisters,” Schuyler Fisk, Wendie Malick and Lea Thompson star in a series about employees of competing chicken restaurants in a small town. The eight-part series is based on a novel of the same name.

— Natasha Rothwell of “Insecure” and “The White Lotus” fame and stars in a new heartfelt comedy for Hulu called “How to die alone.” She plays Mel, a broke, determined, single airport worker who, after a near-death experience, makes a conscious decision to take risks and pursue her dreams. Rothwell has been working on the series for the past eight years, calling it “the most vulnerable piece of art I've ever put out into the world” to The AP. Like Mel, Rothwell had to learn to bet on herself to make the show she wanted to make. “There's significant overlap in the Venn diagram of me and Mel,” Rothwell said. It premieres Friday on Hulu.

— Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise and Betty Gilpin star in a new drama for Starz called “Three Women”, about entrepreneur Sloane, housewife Lina and student Maggie who use their power and make life-changing decisions. They are interviewed by an author named Gia (Woodley). The series is based on the 2019 bestseller of the same name by Lisa Taddeo. “Three Women” premieres Friday on Starz.

— Sylvester Stallone's second season of “King of Tulsa” Premiering Sunday on Paramount+. Stallone plays Dwight Manfredi, a mafia boss who was recently released from prison after 25 years. He is sent to Tulsa to start a new crime syndicate. The series was created by Taylor Sheridan, known from “Yellowstone”.

— Alicia Rancilio

NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY

— A note about the title of Focus Entertainments Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — you know exactly what to expect. You're Demetrian Titus, a genetically enhanced brute sent to fight the Tyranids, an insectoid species with an insatiable appetite for human flesh. You've got rocket-powered armor and an arsenal of absurd weapons like the “Chain Sword,” “Thunder Hammer,” and “Melt Gun,” so what could go wrong? Alongside the challenging single-player mode, there are co-op missions and free-for-all battles between six players. You can gear up now on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, or PC.

– Also, Wild bastards isn't exactly the kind of title that will appeal to fans of, say, Animal Crossing. It's another sci-fi shooter, but the protagonists are a gang of 13 villains – including aliens and androids – on the run from the law. Each outlaw has a distinctive set of weapons and special powers: Sarge, for example, is a robot with horse genes, while Billy the Squid is… well, you get the idea. Australian studio Blue Manchu developed 2019's cult hit Void Bastards, and this Wild West-in-space spin-off has the same snarky humor and vibrant, neon-drenched cartoon look. Saddle up on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch, or PC.

— Lou Kesten