Mila Kunis Is the Luckiest Girl Alive and 4 other Trailers You Missed

By Rebecca Theodore-Vachon 

Today’s trailer roundup includes Netflix’s Luckiest Girl Alive, Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester, All Quiet on the Western Front, Wendell & Wild  and Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show Season 2.

Mila Kunis stars in Luckiest Girl Alive, coming to Netflix on Oct. 7. Based on the novel by Jessica Kroll, Kunis plays Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life. The cast includes Finn Wittrock, Chiara Aurelia, Scoot McNairy, Thomas Barbusca, Justine Lupe, Dalmar Abuzeid, Alex Barone, Carson MacCormac, Jennifer Beals and Connie Britton.

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Hasan Minhaj is back for his latest Netflix stand-up comedy special The King’s Jester on Oct. 4. Filmed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Minhaj shares his thoughts on fertility, fatherhood and freedom of speech.

Wendell & Wild premieres on Netflix on Oct. 28 and in select theaters on Oct. 21. The animated feature is about two scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Jordan Peele) who enlist the aid of Kat Elliot, a tough teen with a load of guilt, to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other, an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death, all told through the handmade artistry of stop motion.

All Quiet on the Western Front debuts on Netflix on Oct. 28. The film tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience firsthand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque.

The D’Amelio Show premieres on Hulu on Sept. 28. From public relationships to private struggles to new pursuits, with millions watching their every move, each decision the D’Amelio family makes comes with unfathomable pressure and scrutiny, in an era when comments and opinions are hard to tune out.

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