The second season of “The Institute,” based on Stephen King’s book, premieres on MGM+ on the 8th. Luke and his friends escape the facility, where children with special abilities are used to predict major disasters, and set out to expose its crimes. The series was created by Benjamin Cavell and stars Mary-Louise Parker. It is also listed on Prime Video, with an 18+ rating.
“Hanging By a Wire,” streaming on Paramount+ and rated 12+, tells the story of six teenagers and two adults trapped in a cable car on the slopes of the Himalayas after two cables snapped. The group was left suspended about 275 meters above the ground. The documentary is directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi.
In the slasher film “Murder Mouse: Parque da Morte,” a group of teenagers enters an abandoned amusement park and is hunted by a murderous, twisted version of its mascot. Directed by Kjell Dokkvarr, the film is available on Adrenalina Pura and is rated 16+.
The Disney+ K-drama “A Mentira Perfeita,” rated 16+, follows surgeon Min Joonho and librarian Kang Jisun after a romantic encounter leads to a mystery. They give conflicting accounts of the night they spent together, while there are no witnesses and a lie detector fails to clarify what happened.
Belas Artes à la Carte is showing David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of “Dune,” rated 14+. The film marked Kyle MacLachlan’s feature-film debut and also stars Virginia Madsen and Sting. It follows Paul, the son of a duke, as he leads the native Fremen on the desert planet Arrakis and prepares to defend their land from the Harkonnens.
On TV Cultura, “Roda Viva” airs at 10 p.m. with Ana Toni, an economist and executive director of COP30. A year after the climate conference in Belém and ahead of COP31 in Turkey, the program will discuss the climate agenda and the challenge of turning international commitments into concrete measures.
TV Globo will show “The Equalizer 3” (“O Protetor: Capítulo Final”) at 10:40 p.m. Rated 18+, the thriller stars Denzel Washington as Robert McCall, who moves to a quiet village in Italy. After discovering that local residents are under the control of the mafia, he returns to action to protect his new friends. Antoine Fuqua directs; Dakota Johnson also stars.
Sources: Folha Ilustrada.