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What to Stream: 'Lilo & Stitch,' 'The Paper,' MTV Video Music Awards, Hollow Knight sequel

Tim Robinson, left, and Paul Rudd appear in a scene from “Friendship.” A24 via AP

A follow-up TV comedy of “The Office” called “The Paper” and the live action “Lilo & Stitch” are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you from Sept. 1-7.

Movies

“Friendship,” Andrew DeYoung’s auspicious debut feature, makes its streaming debut Saturday, Sept. 6 on HBO Max, a day after debuting on HBO. The movie tackles modern masculinity and male loneliness with biting satire and humor, taking detours into horror and the surreal. My review said we see Tim Robinson at his awkward best and Paul Rudd at his charismatic best in this quirky look at bromances.

— The live-action “Lilo & Stitch,” which in just 17 days made more domestically than the live-action “The Little Mermaid” did in its entire run, pops up on Disney+ on Wednesday. It's the tale of a 6-year-old lonely Native girl in Hawaii who befriends an alien outcast. In my review, I was unhappy that the original 2002 animated story had been swamped by weird temporal portals, a Jet Ski chase and an overwrought conclusion. Audiences flocked to the movie, which is the year’s biggest hit with more than $1 billion earned at the box office.

Music

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is in no way slowing down. On Friday, the 73-year-old idiosyncratic artist will release a new album, “Who Is the Sky?“, a collection of avant-garde pop for fans of his band and beyond. There’s a real joy here.

— There are glam rock icons and then there is Marc Bolan, a pioneer of the ’70s movement with his visionary band T. Rex, a larger-than-life figure now celebrated in a new documentary. “AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex” hits streaming on Friday, Sept. 5. Expect rare footage and to be overwhelmed by a strong desire to purchase sequined pants.

— It is that time of year again: The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards are right around the corner. The three-hour show will broadcast live on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific, live from the UBS Arena just outside New York City. Lady Gaga leads the nominations, so get ready for some “Mayhem.”

Series

“The Office” follow-up called “The Paper” makes its anticipated debut on Peacock this week. On the show, the documentary crew that once filmed the staff of Dunder Mifflin paper company in Scranton, Penn. has now begun following the staff of a small newspaper in Toledo, Ohio. To their surprise, one of the accountants who works on staff is none other than Oscar Martinez, a crossover character from 'The Office” played by Oscar Nunez. Domhnall Gleeson (“The Patient”) and Sabrina Impacciatore (“White Lotus” season 2) also star. All 10 episodes drop on Monday.

Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo star in a new series about their “NCIS” characters called, “NCIS: Tony & Ziva,” debuting Monday on Paramount+. The show picks up 10 years after de Pablo left “NCIS” with Tony and Ziva — or Tiva as fans call them — living in France and co-parenting their daughter. When they become the target of a conspiracy, the former agents go on the run. This is the sixth spinoff in the “NCIS” universe and a departure from the procedural format its known for. “Tony & Ziva” is more of a mixed bag with action, drama, romance and comedy.

— Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey star in a new cat-and-mouse thriller for HBO called “Task.” Ruffalo plays an FBI agent in Pennsylvania assigned to lead a task force investigating violent robberies. The show is from the creator of the stellar “Mare of Easttown.” It premieres Thursday and streams on Max.

This album cover shows “Who Is the Sky” by David Byrne. Matador Records via AP

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