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I've never heard a movie be described as both "grotesque" and "gorgeous," but that's what Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko called Mother Mary. And naturally, that made it a must-watch for me. It stars Anne Hathaway as pop icon Mother Mary and features songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX, and FKA Twigs. We named it one of our favorite movies of the year, and now it's officially heading to streaming.

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In addition to Hathaway, Mother Mary stars Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Atheena Frizzell, Kaia Gerber, Jessica Brown Findlay, Alba Baptista, Isaura Barbé-Brown, and Sian Clifford. It defies genre, as the trailer even highlights that it's neither a love story nor a ghost story. Though, as Puchko points out, it's kind of both. She dubs it a "gothic horror story," while the official synopsis refers to it as a "psychosexual pop thriller." Whatever you deem it, it's quite the journey.

If you have yet to watch Mother Mary, or if you can't wait to see it again, you can stream it at home this summer. Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know to watch.

What is Mother Mary about?

Directed by David Lowery (The Green Knight), Mother Mary follows the eponymous pop star (Hathaway) as she's readying for a comeback. She reaches out to her former friend/costume designer, Sam Anselm (Coel), for help crafting the perfect dress. The reunion dredges up old wounds the women can't escape and spirals into a supernatural reckoning. Things get pretty tense, to say the least.

Check out the official trailer for Mother Mary below.

How to watch Mother Mary at home Credit: A24

Mother Mary launched in theaters in limited release on April 17th and hit digital on-demand retailers on May 19th. Now it's officially headed to streaming, giving you three different options for watching at home. We've broken down the details below.

Buy or rent on digital

Mother Mary made its at-home debut via digital-on-demand retailers on May 19, 2026. You can either buy the film for your digital library for $9.99 or rent it for $5.99. Note: If you choose the rental option, you'll get access for 30 days, but only 48 hours once you start watching.

Quick links to buy/rent Mother Mary on digital:

• Apple TV —  buy for $9.99, rent for $5.99

• Fandango — buy for $9.99, rent for $5.99

• Google Play — buy for $9.99, rent starting at $4.99

• Prime Video —  buy for $9.99, rent for $5.99

• YouTube — buy for $9.99, rent starting at $4.99

Stream it on HBO Max

Since A24 renewed its output deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, new A24 theatrical releases exclusively stream on HBO Max before anywhere else. Mother Mary is set to make its HBO Max streaming debut on Aug. 21, 2026, which follows the same theater-to-streaming schedule as other recently released A24 films (Marty Supreme, The Drama, and Bring Her Back).

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TV is about to get a whole lot greener, thanks to Lanterns.

HBO released the official trailer for the Green Lantern-focused series at San Diego Comic-Con, giving viewers a deep dive into the dynamic between Green Lanterns Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre). They're intergalactic cops tasked with protecting Earth. Hal is a Lantern legend, while John is a new recruit who's still learning the ropes of how to use his magical ring.

SEE ALSO: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' teaser shows Sauron in full control of Middle-earth

Based on the trailer, Hal and John's mentor-mentee relationship is pretty strained. No wonder, given that Hal dumps water on a sleeping John, or that everyone refers to John as Hal's backup.

However, the two will have to learn to work together as they try to solve a new mystery right in America's heartland, one that has ties to the fearsome shape-shifting Manhunters.

Co-created by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, Lanterns has a neo-Western flair. But that doesn't mean it's without Green Lantern magic. The trailer sees Hal using his ring to fly, and John... Well, John can create a very cute hummingbird with his ring, but it seems he still has a lot to learn.

The trailer also features appearances from Superman's Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), as well as classic Green Lantern villain Sinestro (Ulrich Thomsen). Check out the full video above to see them, Hal, and John in action.

Lanterns also stars Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Laura Linney, Jason Ritter, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.

Lanterns premieres Aug. 16 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

It's official. Out of San Diego Comic-Con, AMC Global Media has announced that Interview with the Vampire will return for Season 4. And as fans have predicted, showrunner Rolin Jones will change the title from The Vampire Lestat to Queen of the Damned, reflecting the shift from the second book in Anne Rice's beloved Vampire Chronicles to the third.

The teaser above focuses on Sheila Atim, who played Queen of the Damned Akasha in The Vampire Lestat. There, we saw her awake in flashbacks, as she suspended the Brat Prince in midair for three days as she ranted and declared herself "the answer."

If that's how she responded to Sam Reid saying "spoon," how might she respond to him performing a concert, by vampires for vampires? Well, there's been hints of that since the auction at the start of The Vampire Lestat. But in the teaser, she offers a pretty direct call to action:

You have called to me, not knowing my name.

You, with your dresses stained, your faces down in the mud.

I have heard you.

And I say this to you now: Do not let them shape you into the size of their cage.

Women, get up out of the ditches where they have thrown you, and come with me now to where the men are gathered, and do what you have long longed to do.

Kill them all.

We predict Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle) will like her.

What do we know about Queen of the Damned?

Atim will be back for Season 4, as — we expect — will Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, and Eric Bogosian, who all joined her at the Comic-Con panel.

AMC's press release included assurance that executive producer/writer Hannah Moscovitch will have an important role in Queen of the Damn, specifically writing for Akasha and Gabriella as she did in The Vampire Lestat.

In a press release, AMC shared this statement from Dan McDermott, Chief Content Officer of AMC Global Media and President of AMC Studios about the new season, "In The Vampire Lestat, Mark, Rolin, Hannah and this extraordinary cast delivered an unforgettable season filled with propulsive storytelling that captivated the passionate and engaged fans of this franchise. We can't wait to continue the journey with Queen of the Damned, one of the most iconic stories in Anne Rice's mythology, and watch our established and beloved characters confront Akasha with their world, and ours, very much hanging in the balance."

When will Queen of the Damned be released?

AMC has not yet revealed when Queen of the Damned will come to TV and streaming.

Mashable will update as news develops.