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2017 is off to the races and we’re already behind on all of the great movies we want to watch. As our podcast kicks off its new year, what are some of our most anticipated movies and television shows coming in 2017?
For this episode of The HO, we discuss the most anticipated films according to audiences (such as Justice League, Star Wars Episode VIII, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Beauty and the Beast), the movies we’re personally interested in, new TV shows we can’t wait to watch, and even a few bold predictions for how the year in film and television will ultimately pan out.
The lineup for 2017 looks to be a great one, so grab a calendar, because we’re about to help you navigate the next 12 months of entertainment.
Join in on our conversation and listen to the latest episode of The Hollywood Outsider.
Discussed on this episode of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast:
- (0:00 – 1:11:04) 2017 Film Releases: Top 10 audience anticipated movies
- (1:11:05 – 2:13:50) What’s This Movie | Our movie picks for must-see, listener picks, what looks to be the worst film of the year, bold predictions
- (2:13:51 – 2:45:14) 2017 Television Releases: Our most anticipated, listener picks, what shows we expect to soar and collapse, bold predictions | Spoiler-Free Reviews of Hidden Figures and A Monster Calls | Closing
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2017 Film Release Schedule (courtesy of The-Numbers.com)
*Release dates are subject to change
| January, 2017 | ||
| January 5 | Arise from Darkness (Limited) | Indican Pictures |
| The Bronx Bull (Limited) | Main Street | |
| Princess Mononoke (Special Engagement) | Fathom Events | |
| January 6 | Underworld: Blood Wars (Wide) | Sony Pictures |
| Hidden Figures (Expands Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| A Monster Calls (Expands Wide) | Focus Features | |
| Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (Limited) | First Run Features | |
| The Ardennes (Limited) | Film Movement | |
| Arsenal (Limited) | Lionsgate Premiere | |
| Between Us (Limited) | IFC Films | |
| January 10 | One Piece Film: Gold (Limited) | FUNimation |
| The Summoning (Limited) | Gravitas Ventures | |
| January 13 | The Bye Bye Man (Wide) | STX Entertainment |
| Monster Trucks (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| Sleepless (Wide) | Open Road | |
| Live by Night (Expands Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| Patriots Day (Expands Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| Silence (Expands Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| 100 Streets (Limited) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | |
| Alone in Berlin (Limited) | IFC Films | |
| Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies (Limited) | Level 33 | |
| The Book of Love (Limited) | Freestyle Releasing | |
| Claire in Motion (Limited) | Breaking Glass Pictures | |
| January 20 | The Founder (Wide) | Weinstein Co. |
| Split (Wide) | Universal | |
| xXx: Return of Xander Cage (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| 20th Century Women (Expands Wide) | A24 | |
| Detour (Limited) | Magnolia Pictures | |
| My Bakery in Brooklyn (Limited) | Gravitas Ventures | |
| My Father, Die (Limited) | FilmRise | |
| Panic (Limited) | Rialto Pictures | |
| The Red Turtle (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (Limited) | High Top Releasing | |
| Staying Vertical (Limited) | Strand | |
| The Sunshine Makers (Limited) | FilmRise | |
| Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau (Limited) | Wolfe Releasing | |
| They Call Us Monsters (Limited) | The Orchard | |
| Trespass Against Us (Limited) | A24 | |
| We Are the Flesh (Limited) | Arrow Releasing | |
| January 25 | Raees (Limited) | ZeeTV |
| January 26 | Get the Girl (Limited) | Orion Pictures |
| January 27 | Bastards (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| A Dog’s Purpose (Wide) | Universal | |
| Gold (Wide) | Weinstein Co. | |
| Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Buddies in India (Limited) | China Lion Film Distribution | |
| I Am Michael (Limited) | Brainstorm Media | |
| Padre No Tan Padre (Limited) | Pantelion Films | |
| The Salesman (Limited) | Cohen Media Group | |
| February, 2017 | ||
| February 3 | Collide (Wide) | Open Road |
| Rings (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Space Between Us (Wide) | STX Entertainment | |
| The Comedian (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| Dark Night (Limited) | Cinelicious Pics | |
| Eloise (Limited) | Vertical Entertainment | |
| I Am Not Your Negro (Limited) | Magnolia Pictures | |
| Wheeler (Limited) | Momentum Pictures | |
| Youth in Oregon (Limited) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | |
| February 10 | Fifty Shades Darker (Wide) | Universal |
| God Bless the Broken Road (Wide) | Pure Flix Entertainment | |
| John Wick: Chapter Two (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| The Lego Batman Movie (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| Jolly LLB (Limited) | FIP | |
| KEDi (Limited) | Oscilloscope Pictures | |
| Stray Bullets (Limited) | Screen Media Films | |
| A United Kingdom (Limited) | Fox Searchlight | |
| February 16 | Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical (Special Engagement) | Walt Disney |
| February 17 | A Cure for Wellness (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| Fist Fight (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| The Great Wall (Wide) | Universal | |
| Patient Zero (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Everybody Loves Somebody (Limited) | Pantelion Films | |
| Land of Mine (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| Lovesong (Limited) | Strand | |
| XX (Limited) | Magnolia Pictures | |
| February 24 | Get Out (Wide) | Universal |
| Rock Dog (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| Bitter Harvest (Limited) | Roadside Attractions | |
| Drifter (Limited) | XLrator Media | |
| Pelle the Conqueror (Limited) | Film Movement | |
| Tulip Fever (Limited) | Weinstein Co. | |
| March, 2017 | ||
| March 3 | Before I Fall (Wide) | Open Road |
| Logan (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| The Shack (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| The Freedom to Marry (Limited) | Argot Pictures | |
| The Last Word (Limited) | Bleecker Street | |
| Leap! (Limited) | Weinstein Co. | |
| Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie (Limited) | Magnolia Pictures | |
| T2: Trainspotting (Limited) | Sony Pictures | |
| Table 19 (Limited) | Fox Searchlight | |
| March 10 | Kong: Skull Island (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| The Wall (Wide) | Roadside Attractions | |
| T2: Trainspotting (Expands Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Kidnap (Limited) | Relativity | |
| The Ottoman Lieutenant (Limited) | Paladin | |
| Personal Shopper (Limited) | IFC Films | |
| Raw (Limited) | Focus World | |
| The Sense of an Ending (Limited) | CBS Films | |
| March 17 | Beauty and the Beast (Wide) | Walt Disney |
| The Belko Experiment (Wide) | BH Tilt | |
| 13 Minutes (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| Burn Your Maps (Limited) | Cinelou Releasing | |
| Free Fire (Limited) | A24 | |
| Weightless (Limited) | Broad Green Pictures | |
| March 24 | CHiPS (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| Life (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Power Rangers (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| Their Finest (Limited) | STX Entertainment | |
| Walk of Fame (Limited) | Level 33 | |
| Wilson (Limited) | Fox Searchlight | |
| March 31 | The Boss Baby (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| Ghost in the Shell (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Zookeeper’s Wife (Wide) | Focus Features | |
| Cézanne and I (Limited) | Magnolia Pictures | |
| Ain’t No Half Steppin (Limited) | Broad Green Pictures | |
| March TBD | Brimstone (Limited) | Momentum Pictures |
| Winter 2017 | American Anarchist (Limited) | Gravitas Ventures |
| From Nowhere (Limited) | FilmRise | |
| Glory (Limited) | Film Movement | |
| The Great & The Small (Limited) | Breaking Glass Pictures | |
| Long Nights Short Mornings (Limited) | The Orchard | |
| Mune: Guardian of the Moon (Limited) | GKIDS | |
| This Beautiful Fantastic (Limited) | Samuel Goldwyn Films | |
| The Void (Limited) | Screen Media Films | |
| April, 2017 | ||
| April 7 | The Case for Christ (Wide) | Pure Flix Entertainment |
| Going in Style (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| Sleight (Wide) | High Top Releasing | |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Wonder (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| April 12 | Gifted (Limited) | Fox Searchlight |
| April 14 | The Fate of the Furious (Wide) | Universal |
| Spark (Wide) | Open Road | |
| Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (Limited) | The Orchard | |
| Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| A Quiet Passion (Limited) | Music Box Films | |
| Tommy’s Honour (Limited) | Roadside Attractions | |
| April 21 | Animal Crackers (Wide) | Relativity |
| Unforgettable (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| The Lost City of Z (Limited) | Bleecker Street | |
| April 22 | Born in China (Wide) | Walt Disney |
| April 28 | The Circle (Wide) | STX Entertainment |
| How to Be a Latin Lover (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| Untitled Blumhouse Project 2017 (2) (Wide) | Universal | |
| The Promise (Limited) | Open Road | |
| Untitled Paramount Event Horror Film (IMAX) | Paramount Pictures | |
| May, 2017 | ||
| May 5 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (Wide) | Walt Disney |
| The Dinner (Limited) | The Orchard | |
| May 12 | King Arthur (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| Lowriders (Wide) | High Top Releasing | |
| Snatched (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Paris Can Wait (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| May 19 | Alien: Covenant (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Everything, Everything (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| The Nut Job 2 (Wide) | Open Road | |
| May 26 | Baywatch (Wide) | Paramount Pictures |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Wide) | Walt Disney | |
| June, 2017 | ||
| June 2 | Captain Underpants (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| Wonder Woman (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| Lady Macbeth (Limited) | Roadside Attractions | |
| June 9 | The Mummy (Wide) | Universal |
| World War Z 2 (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| June 16 | Cars 3 (Wide) | Walt Disney |
| Rock That Body (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| The Book Of Henry (Limited) | Focus Features | |
| Maudie (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| June 23 | Transformers: The Last Knight (Wide) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Beguiled (Limited) | Focus Features | |
| June 30 | Amityville: The Awakening (Wide) | Weinstein Co. |
| Despicable Me 3 (Wide) | Universal | |
| The House (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| Heal the Living (Limited) | Cohen Media Group | |
| The Veil (Limited) | Vertical Entertainment | |
| Spring 2017 | Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe (Limited) | XLrator Media |
| David Lynch: The Art Life (Limited) | Pacific Northwest Pictures | |
| The Vault (Limited) | FilmRise | |
| July, 2017 | ||
| July 7 | Spider-Man: Homecoming (Wide) | Sony Pictures |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming (IMAX) | Sony Pictures | |
| July 14 | Bad Dads (Wide) | STX Entertainment |
| Midnight Sun (Wide) | Open Road | |
| War for the Planet of the Apes (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| My Cousin Rachel (Limited) | Fox Searchlight | |
| July 21 | Dunkirk (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| Girl Trip (Wide) | Universal | |
| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (Wide) | STX Entertainment | |
| Dunkirk (IMAX) | Warner Bros. | |
| July 28 | The Coldest City (Wide) | Focus Features |
| The Dark Tower (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| August, 2017 | ||
| August 4 | Blazing Samurai (Wide) | Open Road |
| The Emoji Movie (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| August 11 | Annabelle 2 (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| Baby Driver (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| August 17 | All I See is You (Wide) | Open Road |
| August 18 | Hitman’s Bodyguard (Wide) | Lionsgate |
| August 25 | Cadaver (Wide) | Sony Pictures |
| Polaroid (Wide) | Weinstein Co. | |
| Villa Capri (Wide) | Broad Green Pictures | |
| September, 2017 | ||
| September 1 | Renegades (Limited) | STX Entertainment |
| Sky Sharks (Limited) | ||
| September 8 | It (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| September 15 | The Solutrean (Wide) | Sony Pictures |
| Untitled Sony Event Film (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| September 22 | Granite Mountain (Wide) | Lionsgate |
| Ninjago (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| Untitled Sony Pictures Animation Film (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Victoria and Abdul (Limited) | Focus Features | |
| September 29 | American Made (Wide) | Universal |
| Flatliners (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Summer 2017 | She Makes Comics (Limited) | XLrator Media |
| October, 2017 | ||
| October 6 | Blade Runner 2049 (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| Kingsman The Golden Circle (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| My Little Pony (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| October 13 | The Commuter (Wide) | Lionsgate |
| Friday the 13th (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Snowman (Wide) | Universal | |
| October 20 | Geostorm (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| Insidious: Chapter 4 (Wide) | Universal | |
| The Mountain Between Us (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Same Kind of Different as Me (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| War with Grandpa (Wide) | Weinstein Co. | |
| Geostorm (IMAX) | Warner Bros. | |
| October 27 | 2017 Cloverfield Movie (Wide) | Paramount Pictures |
| 2017 Cloverfield Movie (IMAX) | Paramount Pictures | |
| October TBD | Untitled Saw Franchise Film (Wide) | Lionsgate |
| November, 2017 | ||
| November 2 | Untitled Fox/Marvel Film (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| November 3 | A Bad Mom’s Christmas (Wide) | STX Entertainment |
| Thor: Ragnarok (Wide) | Walt Disney | |
| November 10 | Red Sparrow (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Star (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| November 17 | Justice League (Wide) | Warner Bros. |
| November 22 | Coco (Wide) | Walt Disney |
| Let It Snow (Wide) | Universal | |
| Murder on the Orient Express (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| December, 2017 | ||
| December 1 | He’s Out There (Wide) | Sony Pictures |
| December 15 | Star Wars: Ep. VIII (Wide) | Walt Disney |
| December 16 | Grace of Jake (Limited) | Indican Pictures |
| December 22 | Downsizing (Wide) | Paramount Pictures |
| Ferdinand (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Jumanji (Wide) | Sony Pictures | |
| Pitch Perfect 3 (Wide) | Universal | |
| The Six Billion Dollar Man (Wide) | Weinstein Co. | |
| Untitled PG-13 Comedy (Wide) | Warner Bros. | |
| December 25 | The Greatest Showman on Earth (Wide) | 20th Century Fox |
| December 31 | 478 (Limited) | Lionsgate Premiere |
| Black Butterfly (Limited) | Lionsgate | |
| First Kill (Limited) | Lionsgate Premiere | |
| Franca: Chaos & Creation (Limited) | Bond/360 | |
| The Journey (Limited) | IFC Films | |
| Peelers (Limited) | Uncork’d Entertainment | |
| During 2017 | The Divergent Series: Ascendant (Wide) | Lionsgate |
| Stronger (Wide) | Lionsgate | |
| Super Troopers 2 (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Warrior’s Gate (Wide) | EuropaCorp | |
| Afterimage (Limited) | Film Movement | |
| Bad Kids go 2 Hell (Limited) | Bad Kids Productions | |
| I, Daniel Blake (Limited) | IFC Films | |
| Delirium (Limited) | High Top Releasing | |
| Dying Laughing (Limited) | Gravitas Ventures | |
| Friend Request (Limited) | Freestyle Releasing | |
| Harmonium (Limited) | Film Movement | |
| The Hunter’s Prayer (Limited) | Saban Films | |
| The Leisure Seeker (Limited) | Sony Pictures Classics | |
| Lost in Paris (Limited) | Oscilloscope Pictures | |
| The Man Who Invented Christmas (Limited) | Bleecker Street | |
| Measure of a Man (Limited) | Great Point Media | |
| The Mercy (Limited) | ||
| Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators (Limited) | The Orchard | |
| Queen of the Desert (Limited) | IFC Films | |
| The Ticket (Limited) | Shout! Factory | |
| Under The Silver Lake (Limited) | A24 | |
| Untitled Whitney Houston Documentary (Limited) | Roadside Attractions | |
| The War Show (Limited) | Bond/360 | |