Sydney Jo's viral TikTok group chat drama, and Superman hits cinemas: What's coming up this week

This week is packed with entertainment and excitement, especially for fans of pop culture, movies, and sports. One of the highlights is the return of Sydney Jo's viral TikTok series about a girls' group chat, now in its third season. Sydney Jo, a 27-year-old content creator from New York, started the series in March, and it quickly became a hit. The show is popular because it shows the real and sometimes funny ways friends talk to each other in group chats. The girls in the series argue, have side conversations, and sometimes send messages that are not very friendly, which Sydney says is something almost everyone has experienced. She explained that her friends, coworkers, and sisters all had similar stories about their own group chats, and she thinks this kind of drama will keep happening as people get older and start planning things like weddings. Sydney filmed the first episode while she was hungover on a Sunday morning, but now she has over 1. 6 million followers and her show is called 'the internet's favourite show. ' In the new season, viewers can expect more friendship, more fun moments, and also more shared problems. Sydney also hinted that she might make a boys' group chat series next, since she has a lot of male fans now, including a 50-year-old dad who recognized her.

Another big event this week is the release of the new Superman movie, directed by James Gunn. Hollywood is hoping this film will help people get excited about superhero movies again, since some recent ones have not done very well. David Corenswet, who is 31, is playing Superman for the first time, and this movie is supposed to start a new era for DC Studios. Rachel Brosnahan is playing Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult is playing the villain, Lex Luthor. DC Studios has had trouble making big hits lately, so there is a lot of pressure on this movie to do well. To get people interested, there was even a Superman display at the top of The Shard in London.

For video game fans, the Esports World Cup is starting in Saudi Arabia. The event will last seven weeks and has a record prize pool of 70 million dollars. The best players in the world will compete in 25 different games, including fighting games like Tekken 8, first-person shooters like Call of Duty, and popular games like Dota 2 and League of Legends. The format encourages teams to play in as many games as possible, and the team with the most points wins a bonus prize. Some people are not happy that the event is in Saudi Arabia because of the country's laws, but others think the money is helping esports grow.

There is also a new BBC competition called Last Pundit Standing, where 12 football fans compete to become the next big football pundit. The show is hosted by football legend Troy Deeney and YouTuber James Allcott, and it will be available on BBC iPlayer, YouTube, and TikTok. The contestants will face different challenges and get advice from famous guests like Alex Scott and Max Fosh. Other things happening this week include new shows on Netflix, a new album by Wet Leg, and the TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow. With so much going on, there is something for everyone to enjoy this week.