8 Hollywood Film and OTT Releases This Week (May 18-24, 2026): Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu to Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

With The Devil Wears Prada 2 continuing its strong theatrical run, Hollywood studios are keeping releases limited this week, with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu emerging as the only major big-screen release. However, the third week of May promises an exciting lineup for OTT viewers, with more than 6 new titles arriving across streaming platforms. From heartwarming romances and intense thrillers to gripping dramas and action-packed entertainers, audiences have a wide variety of content to binge-watch this week.

Here are the 8 Hollywood Film and OTT releases of this week:

1. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

• Cast: Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Sigourney Weaver, Jonny Coyne
• Director: Jon Favreau
• Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure
• Runtime: 2 Hours and 12 Mins
• Release date: May 22, 2026

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu centers around Din Djarin and his young apprentice, who team up with the New Republic to rescue Rotta the Hutt in exchange for information, all while facing scattered remnants of the fallen Galactic Empire The Mandalorian and Grogu.

2. Lee Cronin's The Mummy

• Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Natalie Grace, May Calamawy, and Verónica Falcón
• Director: Lee Cronin
• Genre: Horror
• Where to watch: Prime Video
• Release date: May 19, 2026

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is a horror film centering on the Cannon family, whose daughter Katie is mysteriously abducted in Cairo. Eight years later, she is miraculously found alive inside a 3,000-year-old sarcophagus, but brings a terrifying demonic entity home with her.

3. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

• Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, and Brie Larson
• Director: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
• Genre: Animation Adventure Comedy
• Where to watch: Prime Video
• Release date: May 19, 2026

During a Star Festival, Bowser troubles Princess Peach by lifting her entire castle into outer space. Cast adrift among the stars, Mario and Luigi team up with companions to traverse the cosmos, confront Bowser and his son Bowser Jr., and save Princess Rosalina.

4. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

• Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson, Jessy Hodges, Jon Michael Hill, Dolly De Leon, Murray Bartlett, and Brandon Flynn
• Director: David Gordon Green
• Genre: Thriller
• Where to watch: Apple TV
• Release date: May 20, 2026

A newly divorced mother goes through a custody battle and an identity crisis. She falls into a dangerous web of blackmail, murder, and youth soccer after witnessing a crime that no one else believes actually happened.

5. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War

• Cast: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Sienna Miller, Max Beesley, Douglas Hodge, and JJ Feild
• Director: Andrew Bernstein
• Genre: Action Thriller
• Where to watch: Prime Video
• Release date: May 20, 2026

The plot centers around Jack Ryan as he is reluctantly pulled back into espionage. He must work with allies and an officer to battle a rogue black-ops unit and unravel a deadly international conspiracy.

7. The Boroughs

• Cast: Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Bill Pullman, Clarke Peters, and Denis O’Hare
• Creators: Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews
• Genre: Science fiction
• Where to watch: Netflix
• Release date: May 21, 2026

The Boroughs is a sci-fi mystery set in a tranquil New Mexico retirement community. The plot follows a group of unlikely older heroes who band together to fight a malevolent, otherworldly entity that is stealing the one thing they have very little of time.

8. Ladies First

• Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike
• Director: Thea Sharrock
• Genre: Comedy
• Where to watch: Netflix
• Release date: May 22, 2026

The plot follows an arrogant womanizer who wakes up from an accident to find himself living in a parallel, matriarchal society where women hold all power, forcing him to experience the everyday trouble he once created.

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