DVD previews: 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation,' 'Maze Runner'

Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Dec. 15:

"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" (PG-13, 131 minutes, Paramount): Tom Cruise returns as special agent Ethan Hunt in this well-reviewed fifth installment in the "Mission: Impossible" saga. Contains sequences of action, violence and brief partial nudity. Blu-ray extras include commentary by Cruise and director-screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie; seven featurettes go behind the scenes and explore the stunts and story: "Lighting the Fuse," "Cruise Control," "Heroes," "Cruising Altitude," "Mission: Immersible," "Sand Theft Auto" and "The Missions Continue."

"Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" (PG-13, 131 minutes, Twentieth Century Fox): Second chapter of James Dashner's Y.A. series about teenagers trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic dystopian world. Contains extended sequences of violence and action, some mature thematic elements, substance use and crude language. Extras include deleted and extended scenes, gag reel galleries of concept art and storyboards, theatrical trailers. Blu-ray adds "Janson's Report," a perfect bridge from the film that's full of debriefing videos with Janson, Thomas, Newt, Minho, Frypan and Aris after they arrive at the compound; "Secrets of the Scorch"; visual effects breakdowns; and reels.

"Ted 2" (R, 117 minutes, Universal): Sequel to the surprise 2012 hit "Ted" finds the novelty of a profane, pot-smoking Teddy bear wearing thin. "The coarseness and monotony of politically incorrect jokes wear the viewer down," wrote Washington Post critic Ann Hornaday in her 1-star review. Contains crude sexual content, pervasive profanity and drug use. Extras include "Thunder Buddies 4 Lyfe," "Roadtripping," "Creating Comic-Con," commentary with Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild and Jessica Barth. Blu-ray adds "A Giant Opening Dance Number," deleted scenes, gag reel, "Cameo Buddies."

Also: "He Named Me Malala" (documentary about Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai), "Mission: Impossible 5-Movie Blu-ray Collection" ("Mission: Impossible," "Mission: Impossible 2," "Mission: Impossible 3," "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" And "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation"), "The Surface" (orphaned college student begins to live vicariously through another family's old 8 mm home movies), "Tokyo Fiancee" (romance between a young Belgian woman and her Japanese student), "Top Spin" (documentary looks at the world of competitive Ping-Pong), "Wolf Totem" (Jean-Jacques Annaud ("The Bear") adapts Jiang Rong's best-selling novel about a Chinese student sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia).

Television series: "Best of History Gift Set" (17-disc collection includes six HISTORY programs: "The Men Who Built America," "America The Story of Us," "Mankind: The Story of All of Us," "The World Wars," "WWII in HD" and "Vietnam in HD"); "Duck Dynasty: Seasons 1-8" (18-disc set); "HISTORY Bible Collection" (more than 38 hours of programming on a 16-disc set); "HISTORY War Collection" (17-disc set with 42 hours of programming culled from more than 20 HISTORY documentaries); "Teen Wolf Season 5 Part 1" (three-disc set with 10 episodes).