Cardi B will release her long-awaited sophomore album, “Am I the Drama?,” on Friday, while Hulu debuts the biographical drama “Swiped,” which chronicles the rise of Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd. Those titles headline a busy week for new music, films, television and games arriving on streaming services and consoles.
“Am I the Drama?” arrives seven years after Cardi B’s debut, “Invasion of Privacy.” Singles released ahead of the album have showcased a range of tones, from confident anthems to smoother flows, with tracks such as “Outside” and “Imaginary Playerz” joining earlier hits that helped define the rapper’s career. The record is expected to be a major cultural moment for fans and observers tracking a high-profile artist’s long-anticipated follow-up.
Also on Friday, Hulu will stream “Swiped,” directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg and starring Lily James as Whitney Wolfe Herd. The film traces Wolfe Herd’s path from college to tech entrepreneur, covering her 2012 co-founding of Tinder and the 2014 launch of Bumble, which helped make her one of the youngest female self-made billionaires. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, also features Dan Stevens and Myha’la and was highlighted by Associated Press film writer Lindsey Bahr.
Apple TV+ will debut the fourth season of “The Morning Show” on Wednesday, returning Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon as television news anchors at the fictional UBN network. The new season explores topical issues including artificial intelligence, deepfakes and conspiracy theories, and expands the cast with Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre and William Jackson Harper among the new additions.
Streaming on Sunday, Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ will premiere “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery,” a documentary that revisits the late-1990s music festival founded by Sarah McLachlan. The series of summer tours from 1997 through 1999 highlighted women performers across genres; the film features McLachlan and artists tied to the festival’s legacy such as Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Natalie Merchant, Jewel, Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, Brandi Carlile and Olivia Rodrigo, according to Associated Press music writer Maria Sherman.
Netflix will add the action film “Ice Road: Vengeance,” starring Liam Neeson, on Monday. The sequel-style trucker thriller, which received poor critical reviews when it opened in theaters over the summer, follows an ice-road driver on a mission that turns violent as he contends with mercenaries while trying to fulfill a personal quest.
Reality and competition programming also refreshes this week. ABC and Disney+ will air the 34th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” which returns Tuesday with contestants including Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, Hilaria Baldwin, actor Corey Feldman, comedian Andy Richter, Robert Irwin—son of the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin—and former NBA player Baron Davis. Episodes will stream the next day on Hulu and Disney+. Peacock premieres “Love Island Games” on Tuesday, with host Ariana Madix returning to Fiji to guide fan-favorite contestants from international iterations of the franchise in a new round of competitions and romantic second chances.
On the serialized-drama front, Hulu’s legal soap “Reasonable Doubt” begins its third season Thursday, with Emayatzy Corinealdi reprising her role as Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Jax Stewart. The new episodes center on Stewart defending a former child actor accused of murder while facing internal threats to her standing at a flashy law firm. Starz releases a new season of the steamy drama “The Couple Next Door” on Friday, featuring a new cast led by Sam Palladio, Annabel Scholey and Sendhil Ramamurthy in a tale of marriage strain and workplace entanglement.
Music and games round out other notable arrivals. Philadelphia power-pop outfit Golden Apples, led by singer-songwriter Russell Edling, will release the album “Shooting Star” on Friday; early tracks have been noted for combining jangly guitars with lyrical introspection. In the video-game space, Annapurna Interactive’s family-friendly title “Lego Voyagers” arrives Monday on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC. In the cooperative puzzler, players control 1x1 Lego bricks that attach to build bridges and devices to rescue an abandoned spaceship, a concept highlighted by game writer Lou Kesten.
The week’s slate underscores how streaming platforms continue to mix prestige television, star-driven films and franchise entertainment with documentary retrospectives and lighthearted fare. Release dates are concentrated in the coming days, giving viewers a broad range of options from high-profile music releases and dramatized real-life stories to competition series and accessible family games.