New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms
Disney+, Paramount+, Netflix and Prime Video add new content this week.
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New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms
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What this story says
- New content is being released on multiple streaming services this week.
- 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' is available on Disney+ from Wednesday.
- The sixth 'Scary Movie' instalment arrives on Paramount+ on Thursday.
- New albums from Ellie Goulding and Natalie Imbruglia are released Friday.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
60/100
Hype
10/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Several new entertainment options are becoming available across streaming services this week. Disney+ is releasing 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' on Wednesday. Paramount+ will feature the sixth entry in the 'Scary Movie' franchise on Thursday. Netflix is adding Season 2 of Guy Ritchie's 'The Gentlemen' on Thursday, and Prime Video is debuting the action thriller 'The Runner' on Wednesday.
New music releases include Ellie Goulding's sixth studio album, 'I Know Too Much,' and Natalie Imbruglia's seventh studio album, 'Algorithm,' both scheduled for Friday. Glen Powell's 'Chad Powers' Season 2 will be available on Hulu on Thursday. Influencer Alix Earle's reality series, 'Earle Meets World,' premieres on Netflix on Friday.
Disagreements in reporting
Reports from The Independent (US) and My Mother Lode state that 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' failed to make a major impact at the summer box office. The Independent (US) and My Mother Lode also include reviews of 'Scary Movie' by AP's Mark Kennedy, describing it as 'a pastiche of loosely tied skits that riff off current and past horror movies as well as topical events like ICE raids and the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef.' The same two outlets also quote Kennedy's review of 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' as an 'overlong and overviolent chapter, which relies on too many computer effects and exposes the limits of puppetry.'
What the coverage left out
None of the left- or centre-rated reports below mention the video game releases 'The Blood of Dawnwalker' or 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword'.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 31 Aug 2026, 07:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports from The Independent and The Independent (US) led with the availability of 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' on Disney+ starting Wednesday. These reports included details about the film's plot, following Din Djarin and Grogu on a mission. They also highlighted the return of the Wayans in 'Scary Movie' on Paramount+ and mentioned new albums from Ellie Goulding and Natalie Imbruglia. Both The Independent and The Independent (US) included reviews from AP's Mark Kennedy for 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' and 'Scary Movie,' quoting his descriptions of the film and the spoof.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from My Mother Lode, Ottumwa Courier, and Yakima Herald-Republic focused on the range of new streaming content available this week. They highlighted 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' on Disney+ and 'Scary Movie' on Paramount+ as key film releases. These reports also mentioned new music from Ellie Goulding and Natalie Imbruglia, as well as new series like Guy Ritchie's 'The Gentlemen' and Alix Earle's reality show. My Mother Lode, which provided a full report, included details on the plot of 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' and noted its release on Disney+ after a summer box office performance. It also included reviews from AP's Mark Kennedy for both 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' and 'Scary Movie'.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 50% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms biased?
- New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered New films, music, and series arrive on streaming platforms?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What new films are available to stream this week?
- This week sees the release of 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' on Disney+ from Wednesday. Paramount+ is adding the sixth 'Scary Movie' instalment on Thursday. Prime Video is also debuting the action thriller 'The Runner' on Wednesday.
- Which new music albums are being released?
- Ellie Goulding's sixth studio album, 'I Know Too Much,' and Natalie Imbruglia's seventh studio album, 'Algorithm,' are both scheduled for release on Friday.
- What new television series can I watch?
- Season 2 of Guy Ritchie's 'The Gentlemen' arrives on Netflix on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Glen Powell's 'Chad Powers' Season 2 will be available on Hulu. Influencer Alix Earle's reality series, 'Earle Meets World,' premieres on Netflix on Friday.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- What to Stream: 'Mandalorian & Grogu,' Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding's 'I Know Too Much' (opens The Independent (US) in a new tab)
The Independent (US) — is The Independent (US) biased? Our profile of this outlet
- What to Stream: 'Mandalorian & Grogu,' Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding's 'I Know Too Much' (opens The Independent in a new tab)
The Independent — is The Independent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- What to stream: ‘Mandalorian & Grogu,’ Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding’s ‘I Know Too Much’ (opens Times Leader in a new tab)
Times Leader — is Times Leader biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
3- What to Stream: ‘Mandalorian & Grogu,’ Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding’s ‘I Know Too Much’ (opens My Mother Lode in a new tab)
My Mother Lode — is My Mother Lode biased? Our profile of this outlet
- What to Stream: 'Mandalorian & Grogu,' Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding's 'I Know Too Much' (opens Yakima Herald-Republic in a new tab)
Yakima Herald-Republic — is Yakima Herald-Republic biased? Our profile of this outlet
- What to Stream: 'Mandalorian & Grogu,' Alix Earle reality series, Ellie Goulding's 'I Know Too Much' (opens Ottumwa Courier in a new tab)
Ottumwa Courier — is Ottumwa Courier biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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