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June 11 (UPI) -- Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights gets adapted into a feature film, Love, Victor Season 2 arrives in time for Pride Month and Omar Sy is back for Lupin Part 2 this weekend. In addition, Tuca & Bertie moves to a new destination for Season 2 and Flack returns for a second season.
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Here's a rundown on some of the films, television shows and video games that are set to be released this weekend.
Films
'In the Heights' -- HBO Max
Anthony Ramos is a young bodega owner with big dreams in In the Heights, which is available on HBO Max. The film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), and follows a tight-knight Washington Heights community as they stick together to save their neighborhood. Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) directs.
TV
'Loki' -- Disney+
Tom Hiddleston's Loki takes the spotlight in this Marvel series, which is available on Disney+. The God of Mischief has been taken into custody by the Time Variance Authority following the events of Avengers: Endgame. Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wummi Mosaku and Richard E. Grant also star.
'Love, Victor' Season 2 -- Hulu
Michael Cimino's Victor will see how coming out has affected his relationship with his family in Love, Victor Season 2, which comes Friday to Hulu. The series, a spinoff of 2018 film Love, Simon, also stars Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, Mason Gooding, James Martinez and Ana Ortiz.
'Lupin' Part 2 -- Netflix
Omar Sy's professional thief Assane Diop is searching for his kidnapped son in Lupin Part 2, which comes to Netflix on Friday. Assane Diop is inspired by fictional thief Arséne Lupin and is seeking revenge against the family that ruined his father's life.
'Flack' Season 2 -- Amazon Prime Video
Flack, starring Anna Paquin as an American PR executive living in London, is moving from Pop to Amazon Prime Video for Season 2, which premieres on Friday. Paquin's Robyn is a fixer for the wealthy who is trying to get her life back on track. Sophie Okonedo, Genevieve Angelson and Lydia Wilson also star.
'Home Before Dark' Season 2 -- Apple TV+
Brooklynn Prince and Jim Sturgess are on the case in Home Before Dark Season 2, which arrives Friday on Apple TV+. Prince's Hilde starts investigating company Wott Management who is trying to buy land from residents that don't want to sell, alongside her dad Matt (Sturgess).
'Trese' -- Netflix
Netflix presents this anime series based on the Philippine graphic novel created by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo, which comes to the streaming service on Friday. Shay Mitchell voices lead Alexandra Trese, in the English-language version, who is going up against a criminal underworld made up of supernatural beings.
'Kevin Can F**k Himself' -- AMC+
Annie Murphy is the prototypical sitcom wife who starts to rebel in this dark comedy series, which is streaming early on AMC+. The show will explore the secret life of the sitcom wife and also stars Mary Hollis Inboden, Eric Peterson, Alex Bonifer, Brian Howe and Raymond Lee.
'Blindspotting' Season 1 -- Starz
Blindspotting, a spinoff television series based on the 2018 Blindspotting movie, comes to Starz Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT. The show will follow film star Jasmine Cephas Jones, who is reprising her role as Ashely and is forced to move into her mother-in-law's house with her son. Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, who starred, wrote and produced the film, are writing and executive producing the series. Casal is also serving as showrunner. Helen Hunt stars as the mother.
'Tuca & Bertie' Season 2 -- Adult Swim
Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) and Bertie (Ali Wong) have found a new home on Adult Swim for Season 2, which airs Sunday at 11: 30 p.m. EDT. Haddish and Wong voice 30-year-old bird women who are neighbors and friends in the animated series. Bertie will be attending therapy in Season 2, while Tuca is looking for a relationship. Steven Yeun, Nicole Byer and Reggie Watts also provide voices.
Video games
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart -- PlayStation 5
PlayStation's long running Ratchet & Clank series continues in Rift Apart, which comes exclusively to the PlayStation 5 on Friday. Ratchet and Clank find themselves separated from each other, with Clank encountering a new character named Rivet, who is a Lombax resistance fighter from another dimension. The heroes team up to take down the evil Emperor Nefarious.
