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[08/30/21 - 11:19 PM]
Development Update: Monday, August 30
Updates include: The CW orders "Nancy Drew" spin-off "Tom Swift" to series; Emily VanCamp to exit FOX's "The Resident"; and Kyle Chandler boards "Mayor of Kingstown" at Paramount+.

[08/30/21 - 12:55 PM]
Season 2 of Leah Remini's Crossword Game Show "People Puzzler," Premieres September 27 @ 6 pm ET
In "People Puzzler," three lucky contestants will put their pop culture knowledge to the test to complete iconic, People Puzzler crosswords.

[08/30/21 - 12:07 PM]
Drew Brees and Maria Taylor Join "Football Night in America"
Brees, the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV, joins host Mike Tirico and Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy at the desk in Studio 1 at NBC Sports' International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn.

[08/30/21 - 11:36 AM]
Apple Studios Lands "Raymond and Ray," New Film Starring Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke
Written and directed by Rodrigo García, the film follows half-brothers Raymond (played by Ewan McGregor) and Ray (played by Ethan Hawke) who have lived in the shadow of a terrible father.

[08/30/21 - 10:55 AM]
ABC News Presents "9/11 Twenty Years Later: America Remembers" - A Week of Coverage to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks
In primetime, look for "Women of 9/11: A Special Edition of 20/20 with Robin Roberts" on Wednesday, September 8; and "20/20" will present two specials on Friday, September 10.

[08/30/21 - 10:33 AM]
Peacock's Supernatural YA Drama Series "Vampire Academy," Based on the Bestselling Book Series, Announces Main Cast
In a world of privilege and glamour, two young women's friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter royal vampire society.

[08/30/21 - 10:33 AM]
Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network Orders Two More Original Series, Greenlights Two New Pilots
"The Craftsman" and "The Art of Vintage" will premiere on Magnolia Network next year.

[08/30/21 - 10:02 AM]
CBS Announces the 18 New Castaways Competing on the Next Edition of "Survivor," Which Kicks Off with a Two-Hour Premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 22
As the thrilling competition begins on the beautiful islands of Fiji, 18 determined castaways will be divided into three tribes of six to face a faster, more intense and more dangerous season than ever before.

[08/30/21 - 10:00 AM]
Video: "My Name Is Pauli Murray" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
Both Pauli's personal path and tireless advocacy foreshadowed some of the most politically consequential issues of our time.

[08/30/21 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "The Velvet Underground" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+
A hypnotic new documentary and the first major film to tell the band's legendary story.

[08/30/21 - 08:59 AM]
Three New Documentaries from Steve McQueen to Premiere September 17 on Amazon Prime Video: "Uprising," "Black Power: A British Story of Resistance," and "Subnormal: A British Scandal"
Directed by Steve McQueen and James Rogan, "Uprising" is a vivid and visceral three-part documentary series (comprised of three hour-long episodes) examining three events from 1981 in the UK.

[08/30/21 - 08:01 AM]
HBO Max and YouTube Launch on Spectrum TV Platform
With HBO Max and YouTube launched within Spectrum's service area, they are now automatically available to customers with eligible devices and Spectrum Internet.

[08/30/21 - 06:16 AM]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Crackle Premieres Long-Awaited Crime Comedy "The Jesus Rolls" Exclusively for Free on September 1st
While the film is a spin-off of the successful 1998 Coen Brothers classic "The Big Lebowski," it is also a remake of the 1974 Bertrand Blier film "Going Places."

[08/30/21 - 06:02 AM]
ESPN+ Announces "UNINTERRUPTED's More Than an Athlete" Season 2 Featuring Michael Strahan Will Debut on September 9
The first episode of the season will be available to ESPN+ subscribers on September 9, with new episodes posting weekly through September 30.

[08/30/21 - 06:01 AM]
Thunderbird Entertainment's Great Pacific Media Celebrates the Renewals of "Highway Thru Hell," "Heavy Rescue: 401" and "Mud Mountain Haulers"
"Highway Thru Hell" launched in 2012 to showcase the heroic teams of heavy equipment operators, who put their lives on the line to keep vital freight moving and communities connected across southern British Columbia.

[08/30/21 - 05:37 AM]
Justice Will Be Relative This September as New Syndicated Court Show Premieres
"Relative Justice" is a syndicated, arbitration-based, unscripted, court show that pulls back the curtain on family matters, moving the drama from the dining room to the court room.

[08/30/21 - 05:31 AM]
Video: "You" - Season 3 Date Announcement - Netflix
Lock your doors. Joe and Love are moving to the suburbs.

[08/30/21 - 05:06 AM]
Apple Announces "The Problem with Jon Stewart" Is Set to Make Its Global Debut Thursday, September 30 on Apple TV+
"The Problem With Jon Stewart" is a multiple-season, single-issue series, taking a deep dive on the issues affecting us most.

[08/29/21 - 10:31 PM]
Video: "Kota Factory 2" - Official Teaser - TVF - Netflix India
The series is a story set in Kota, a hub for many coaching centres where students come from all over India to prepare for various entrance exams.

[08/28/21 - 08:33 AM]
"Manifest" Takes Flight Again with a Super-Sized Fourth and Final Season Only on Netflix
The fourth and final season will be comprised of 20 episodes, which will bring the story of the passengers of Flight 828 to its conclusion.

[08/27/21 - 11:42 PM]
Development Update: Friday, August 27
Updates include: "Kevin Can F**k Himself" scores second season at AMC; The CW's "Charmed" makes change in showrunners; and Daniel Webber cast in Epix's "Billy the Kid."

[08/27/21 - 02:25 PM]
"8:46 Films" to Be Broadcast Saturday, Sept. 4 on CBS
The films are the latest installment of P&G's Widen The Screen initiative, an effort to improve the portrayal of Black life on screen and expand inclusion efforts for Black creators behind the camera, to challenge expectations and remove limiting stereotypes in film, advertising and media.

[08/27/21 - 11:22 AM]
Aidan Gillen Stars in All-New Science Channel Series "Killers of the Cosmos" Where Space Meets Film Noir
The series, premiering Sunday, September 19 at 9:00/8:00c on Science Channel and streaming on discovery+, takes a film-noir approach to these threats, mixing scripted, animated drama with top experts in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, biology, cosmology and planetary science.

[08/27/21 - 11:00 AM]
The Max Original "Love Life" Adds Steven Boyer to Season Two Cast
Boyer will play Josh, the entitled and oblivious publisher at Marcus's publishing house.

[08/27/21 - 10:38 AM]
New York Is Back, and So Is Fashion When Bravo's "Project Runway" Returns on Thursday, October 14, at 9PM ET/PT
Returning mentor Christian Siriano, along with judges Nina Garcia, Brandon Maxwell, and Elaine Welteroth, takes on 16 new designers from across the United States and abroad, each ready to prove they have what it takes to show a collection at New York Fashion Week and be the next great name in fashion.

[08/27/21 - 10:00 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Series Order for "Players"
The comedic documentary-style series follows a fictional pro League of Legends esports team, as they pursue their first championship after years of close calls and heartache.

[08/27/21 - 09:47 AM]
Video: "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D." - Official Trailer - Disney+
The coming-of-age dramedy inspired by the hit medical series follows Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha, a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.

[08/27/21 - 09:22 AM]
Emmy-Nominated "Cobra Kai" Renewed for a Fifth Season at Netflix Ahead of Season 4 Premiere
The first three seasons of Sony Pictures Television's "Cobra Kai" are now streaming with Season 4 premiering in December 2021.

[08/27/21 - 09:01 AM]
All-New Episodes of Peabody and Daytime Emmy Award-Winning Series "Stillwater" Premiere Today on Apple TV+
Additionally, Apple TV+ today revealed that the second season of "Doug Unplugs" will premiere with seven brand-new episodes, including a bonus holiday special, on Friday, September 17.

[08/27/21 - 09:00 AM]
Video: "Come from Away" - Official Trailer - Apple TV+
The acclaimed Broadway musical about coming together with 7,000 complete strangers comes to Apple TV+ on September 10.

[08/27/21 - 08:19 AM]
Video: "Happily" - Official Trailer - The Roku Channel
Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé star in this dark romantic comedy about a perfect marriage going off the rails.

[08/27/21 - 07:30 AM]
Netflix Sets Additional Cast for "Wednesday"
They'll join Jenna Ortega in the titular role of Wednesday Addams with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán guest starring as Morticia Addams and Gomez Addams.

[08/27/21 - 06:00 AM]
Starz Greenlights Second Season of Hit Comedy Series "Run the World"
Rachelle Williams joins season two as showrunner and will executive produce alongside Yvette Lee Bowser and series creator Leigh Davenport.

[08/27/21 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Into the Night" Season 2 - Official Trailer - Netflix
After finding refuge deep underground, the passengers contend with a flurry of new crises - and rising tensions with their military hosts.

[08/26/21 - 11:30 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, August 26
Updates include: Jimmi Simpson, John Noble bound for "Star Trek: Prodigy"; Tony Curran joins the cast of The CW's "Flash"; and Peacock's "Intergalactic" canceled after one season.

[08/26/21 - 03:19 PM]
Video: ABC Releases an Extended First Look at New Drama Series "Queens"
Starring Eve, Naturi Naughton, Nadine Velazquez and Brandy, "Queens" follows four women in their 40s who reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had in the '90s when they were legends in the hip-hop world.

[08/26/21 - 03:18 PM]
For Its Milestone 30th Season, "Dancing with the Stars" Reveals Its First Two Celebrity Contestants, Suni Lee and Jojo Siwa
Lee and Siwa will appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" for their first sit-down interview tomorrow, August 27, and again when the remaining cast is revealed Wednesday, September 8.

[08/26/21 - 03:17 PM]
"Big Sky" Holds Surprises for Season Two
In true "Big Sky" fashion, last fall's No. 1 new series returned to ABC's Summer TCA Virtual Press Conferences with a surprise when fan favorite John Carroll Lynch joined the panel to announce he would be returning for season two.

[08/26/21 - 03:16 PM]
"The Wonder Years" Takes ABC's Comedy Lineup Down Memory Lane with Original Cast Takeover on Wednesday, Oct. 13
The night of nostalgia will kick off with a guest appearance by Dan Lauria (Jack Arnold) on "The Goldbergs," followed by a nod to the iconic theme song originally covered by Joe Cocker in the all-new "The Wonder Years."

[08/26/21 - 02:04 PM]
FOX Sports Unveils 2021 College Football On-Air Roster
Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft reunite for the fifth consecutive year to call "Big Noon Saturday," the network's biggest game of the week at 12:00 PM ET.

[08/26/21 - 02:01 PM]
Video: "Schumacher" - Official Trailer - Netflix
Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.

[08/26/21 - 01:41 PM]
Lights, Camera, Action: "The Conners" Is Going Live! Season Four to Debut with Live Premiere Episode Wednesday, Sept. 22, on ABC
The cast of "The Conners" will perform live for both the East and West Coast broadcasts of the season four premiere episode.

[08/26/21 - 01:35 PM]
Emmy Award Nominee Jon Lovitz Stars in Tubi Summer Original "Tales of a Fifth Grade Robin Hood," as Part of Back-to-School Programming, Premiering Friday, August 27
After a young boy (Chase Brown) in an under-funded school discovers the Vice Principal (Lovitz) is stealing money from fundraisers and lives in a mansion, he and his friends decide to get back that money and put where it belongs: in the classroom.

[08/26/21 - 01:19 PM]
Video: "Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol" - Official Trailer 2 - Peacock Original
The series follows the early adventures of young Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling global conspiracy.

[08/26/21 - 01:18 PM]
Black Filmmakers Shift Pain to Progress as 8:46 Films Make Television Debut on Monday, August 30
Originally debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, four new 8:46 Films are the latest installment of P&G's Widen The Screen initiative.

[08/26/21 - 12:56 PM]
The New Season of Top-Rated Syndicated Talk Show "Live with Kelly and Ryan" Begins Monday, Sept. 6
"Live" begins the new season fresh off of wrapping up 2020-2021 as the top syndicated talk show across all key Nielsen measures - Households, Total Viewers and Women 25-54.

[08/26/21 - 12:11 PM]
Video: Peacock Releases All-New "A.P. Bio" Season 4 Spot Featuring Guest Star Joe Manganiello
Season four of the critically acclaimed Peacock Original comedy will launch on Thursday, September 2.

[08/26/21 - 11:54 AM]
BET+ and Tyler Perry Studios' New Scripted Series "All the Queen's Men" Set Inside the Thrilling World of Male Exotic Dancing in Atlanta Premieres Thursday, September 9th Exclusively on BET+
Based on the popular book "Ladies Night," created by actor Christian Keyes, whom also serves as a writer for the series, the one-hour drama centers around the life of Marilyn "Madam" DeVille, played by Eva Marcille.

[08/26/21 - 11:14 AM]
Lifetime Unveils Full Fall Schedule Featuring Top Names All Season Long
As summer comes to an end, Lifetime ensures the fall is full of excitement with new premieres every weekend, starting on Labor Day, with the premiere of "Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace."

[08/26/21 - 11:00 AM]
Catch Eight New Episodes of the IMDb TV Original Series "Leverage: Redemption" on October 8
In the brand-new episodes, the Leverage team finds itself up against a rival organization that embodies the system the team works so hard to take down.







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[11/22/24 - 01:31 PM]
Video: "Suits LA" Arrives February 2025 - NBC
The all-new spinoff of the beloved legal drama, starring Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, and Bryan Greenberg, lands on the West Coast.

[11/22/24 - 12:11 PM]
Video: Peacock Releases First Look at the Third Season of Emmy Award-Winning Reality Competition Series "The Traitors" Returning January 9 with Alan Cumming as Host
Last season, "The Traitors" became the #1 unscripted series in the U.S. across all streaming platforms during launch week, according to Nielsen.

[11/22/24 - 10:15 AM]
Apple's Drama "Your Friends & Neighbors" Lands Early Season Two Renewal
Starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm, "Your Friends & Neighbors" will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, April 11 with two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly through Friday, May 30.

[11/22/24 - 09:01 AM]
Apple Original Films' "Fly Me to the Moon" to Premiere December 6, 2024
Since its debut in theaters worldwide, the film has received the Verified Hot certification on Rotten Tomatoes by fans.

[11/22/24 - 08:03 AM]
Peacock Exclusively Streams Blumhouse's "Speak No Evil" Beginning December 6
The psychological horror thriller stars James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Scoot McNairy, and more!

[11/22/24 - 07:35 AM]
2024 "Emirates NBA Cup" Championship Game Exclusively on ABC and ESPN+ December 17
In addition, ESPN platforms will exclusively present a semifinal game and a quarterfinal game as part of its 2024 Emirates NBA Cup Knockout Round coverage.

[11/22/24 - 07:12 AM]
Peacock and Sky's Original Hit Drama Series "The Day of the Jackal" Scores Second Season Renewal
In the US it ranked #1 on Peacock's Top 10 TV Shows on its platform and was a Top 5 streaming original in the US for its opening weekend (according to preliminary Nielsen data).

[11/22/24 - 06:31 AM]
Video: "Chef's Table" Volume 7 - Official Teaser - Netflix
Meet five world-class chefs who redefine culinary boundaries with delicious, innovative dishes honoring their diverse cultures and personal philosophies.

[11/22/24 - 05:41 AM]
"They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce" Set for January 2025 on ESPN
Airing on Friday nights/early Saturday mornings, the new personality-driven, one-hour program will take its inspiration from traditional late-night television, emphasizing a comedic approach throughout all five scheduled episodes which run in conjunction with the finale of the NFL regular season and playoffs.

[11/22/24 - 03:01 AM]
Video: "Ad Vitam" - Official Trailer - Netflix
After escaping an attempted murder, Franck Lazarev (Guillaume Canet) must find his wife Léo, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men.

[11/21/24 - 04:01 PM]
"Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die" Premieres December 10: A Battle for Supremacy Begins
In the shadows of Korea's rugby world, seven teams engage in a fierce battle of strength, strategy, and teamwork - all vying to be crowned champion.

[11/21/24 - 04:00 PM]
ABC Presents a Two-Night Special Event To Commemorate the Diamond Anniversary of "Mary Poppins"
First, "The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20," a two-hour special from ABC News Studios chock full of rarely seen footage, photos and stories from the film's living legends, airs Wednesday, November 27 on ABC and streams next day on Hulu and Disney+.

[11/21/24 - 01:32 PM]
2024 International Emmy Nominees on Hulu
Check out these Emmy-worthy international series streaming on Hulu.

[11/21/24 - 01:12 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Semifinals Is Top Program of the Night in Adults 18-49 and All Key Women Demographics
The spectacular season 33 penultimate episode grew over the previous week's 500th episode celebration in both Total Viewers (5.19 million vs. 5.13 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.75 rating vs. 0.71 rating), hitting a season high in Total Viewers.

[11/21/24 - 01:05 PM]
NBC Orders Five Additional Episodes of Its Friday Night Comedy Hit "Happy's Place"
The "Happy's Place" premiere has hit 14 million viewers across all platforms.