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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 20, 2023 – LG Electronics USA’s exclusive free streaming service, LG Channels, is offering LG Smart TV owners access to a wide range of new streaming options and popular on-demand movies, including “The Karate Kid” trilogy and a “Grumpy Old Men” and “Grumpier Old Me” double feature. New to LG’s webOS platform this month is the Summer Vacation Hub where LG Smart TV owners can discover a large collection of sizzling hot content for the summer including channels like Baywatch (Channel 223) and Hell’s Kitchen (Channel 280), summer blockbusters like “The Shallows” and more. 

LG Channels offers a wide selection of premium live and on-demand programming, including movies, TV shows, news, sports, children’s programs and more. LG smart TV owners can easily discover their favorite programs by launching the LG Channels application on their LG TV's webOS platform. 

Here’s a deeper look at LG Channels’ newest additions this month:

New to LG Channels Video-On-Demand

The Shallows – In the taut thriller The Shallows, when Nancy (Blake Lively) is surfing on a secluded beach, she finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy’s ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.

Grumpy Old Men – Academy Award-winners Lemmon and Matthau portray lifelong feuding neighbors with nothing better to do than make each day a hilarious game of revenge. But then voluptuous Ariel (Ann-Margret) moves in across the street and their dormant hormones reignite in an all-out competition to win her favor.

Grumpier Old Men – Put Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret together in a small town; add Sophia Loren; mix it up; and you get the only thing more ornery than Grumpy Old Men--its sequel--in which a vivacious Italian beauty attempts to convert Wabasha, Minnesota's cherished bait store into a romantic Italian restaurant.

The Karate Kid (1984) – Ralph Macchio stars as Daniel, a teenager whose growing pains are made that much more difficult by his arrival in a new town where he must start from scratch and make new friends. He quickly becomes the target of the Cobras, a menacing gang of karate students, who are less than pleased when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend, he begs his handyman, Miyagi (Pat Morita), a martial arts master, to teach him karate. Under Miyagi's wise tutelage, Daniel develops not only the physical skills but also the maturity, faith and self-confidence to compete despite tremendous odds as he encounters the fight of his life in the exciting finale.

The Karate Kid: Part II – Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita return to the roles that brought them international acclaim in The Karate Kid, only this time the surroundings are unfamiliar and the stakes much higher. Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa with Daniel after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukia, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia's niece, Kumiko, and his own enemy in Sato's nephew, the vicious Chozen. Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the price of honor is life itself.

The Karate Kid: Part III – On the strength of the massive success of the first two films, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi take up where they left off, returning from Okinawa and hoping for a peaceful life in their bonsai shop. But their serenity is shattered when Daniel is blackmailed into competing against the vicious "Bad Boy of Karate," Mike Barnes. Though Daniel clearly needs Miyagi's help, he refuses, claiming that fighting for a trophy violates the spirit of karate. A new teacher manages to convince Daniel that he should learn a combat-style karate technique diametrically opposed to Miyagi's system, but when Daniel learns that the teacher, Barnes and an old enemy are setting him up for a slaughter, he has to beg Miyagi for help. With Daniel now humbled and focused, Miyagi prepares him for the championship match.

Visit the LG Channels Home App for more free on-demand titles available this month including, “Angel Eyes,” “Bottle Rocket,” “Donnie Brasco,” “Looper,” “Two Weeks Notice” and more. 

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LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is a seven-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and its “Life’s Good” marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people’s happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.

About LG Channels

LG Channels is LG's exclusive free streaming service, offering a wide selection of premium live and on-demand programming, including movies, TV shows, news, sports, children’s programs, and more.  With more than 300 channels and growing, LG TV owners can easily discover their favorite programs by launching the LG Channels application on their LG TV's webOS platform (LG smart TV models 2016-present). LG Channels is also available on mobile on iOS and Android. Channels may vary by device.

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