Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for Hijack, the upcoming thriller series that will premiere on Wednesday, June 28 with two episodes. The seven-episode season will be available on the streamer, with the remaining five episodes being expanded over the next five weeks, leading up to the August 2nd finale.
According to the official logline, “‘Hijack’ is a thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane on its seven-hour flight to London, and local authorities are scrambling for answers.”
“Hijack” stars Idris Elba as Sam Nelson, the negotiator who steps in to save the lives of his fellow passengers. Joining Elba are Christine Adams, Max Beesley, Eve Myles, Neil Maskell, Jasper Britton, Harry Michell, Aimee Kelly, Mohamed Elsandel and Ben Miles.
Created by writer George Kay (“Lupin,” “Criminal”) and director Jim Field Smith (“Criminal,” “Truth Seekers”); The two also serve as executive producers alongside Elba, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Kris Thykier.
Check out the trailer below.
Check out the trailer below.
EVENTS
CBS has set premiere dates for its summer of reality television programming, including three recurring series and one new series.
“Secret Celebrity Renovation” opens the program with a premiere on July 28, followed by the debut of “Big Brother” season 25 on August 2. The brand new musical game show, Superfan, premieres August 9th and finally The Challenge: USA returns for its second season on August 10th.
Big Brother Season 25 will debut on Wednesday, August 2 at 8:00 p.m. ET with a special 90-minute episode as a group of new houseguests arrive at the Big Brother house. After the premiere, the series will air on Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m., followed by Thursdays at 9 p.m. with live evictions.
In the all-new “Superfan” series, hosts Nate Burleson and Keltie Knight lead the contestants as they struggle to prove they’re their favorite artist’s biggest supporter. This season’s celebrities include Kelsea Ballerini, Gloria Estefan, Little Big Town, LL COOL J, Pitbull and Shania Twain.
The CBS version of the hit MTV series The Challenge celebrates its second season on CBS with The Challenge: USA on August 10 at 10 p.m. Two episodes air each week, Sundays at 9 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 p.m. Popular contestants from previous CBS reality shows like “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” and “The Amazing Race” return to take on “The Challenge.” – Measure icons.
Nischelle Turner will host “Secret Celebrity Renovation,” which is scheduled to premiere July 28 at 9 p.m. Notable figures from the season include Damar Hamlin, Phil Keoghan, JB Smoove and Max Thieriot. Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano and interior designer Sabrina Soto return to join the design team.
Tubi has set the release date for the second season of its original adult animated series The Freak Brothers for June 25, the streamer announced on Monday.
The Freak Brothers is based on Gilbert Shelton’s underground comic series The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. Season 2 of the animated series will star Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, Andrea Savage, La La Anthony and rapper Schoolboy Q. Joseph Sikora will be there as a special guest star.
“Featuring more original animation than any other free streamer, ‘The Freak Brothers’ returns to Tubi this summer, starring our all-star voice cast in eight episodes that are hilarious,” said Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s Chief Content Officer. “Our commitment continues to solidify Tubi as a focal point for adult entertainment.”
The Freak Brothers is produced by Courtney Solomon and Mark Canton, along with Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland. Harrelson, Haddish, Davidson, Devine, Anderson, Shelton and Manfred Mroczkowski also serve as executive producers.
FAN
Paramount+ has released the official trailer for Season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which will debut Thursday, June 15th. The 10-episode season will be available on Paramount+ and episodes will be released weekly.
In the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the crew of the USS Enterprise will explore new territories and discover new civilizations while confronting life-threatening obstacles.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds stars Anson Mount as Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley, Ethan Peck as Spock, Jess Bush as Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’An Noonien-Singh, and Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Featuring Uhura, Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas, Babs Olusanmokun as Joseph M’Benga, Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk, and Carol Kane as Pelia.
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners and executive producers alongside Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Aaron Baiers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.
Check out the trailer below.
Acorn TV’s upcoming international crime romantic drama Cannes Confidential will premiere on June 26, the AMC Networks streamer announced. The six-part series will release two new episodes every Monday through July 10th.
Cannes Confidential stars Lucie Lucas as Camille Delmasse, Jamie Bamber as Harry King and Tamara Marthe as Léa Robert.
Cannes Confidential follows Detective Camille and international con man Harry after they are brought together to solve crimes on the French Riviera. But while they solve crimes on the coast, Camille tries to negotiate a deal with her colleague Léa to free her father from the corruption allegations.
“Cannes Confidential was created by Chris Murray. Patrick Nebout, Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer will serve as executive producers alongside producer Daniel J. Cottin. Camille Delamarre directed all six episodes.
Check out the trailer below.
The upcoming third season of The Snoopy Show on AppleTV+ will return on June 9 with all 12 episodes.
“The world’s most famous beagle is back for his close-up! Experience new adventures with Snoopy, his best friend Woodstock and the rest of the Peanuts gang.
After directing Snoopy in Space, director Rob Boutilier reunites with the Peanuts gang for The Snoopy Show. Josh Scherba, Anne Loi, Stephanie Betts, Paige Braddock, Craig Schulz and Mark Evestaff serve as executive producers.
The Snoopy Show is followed by several other Peanuts programs, including Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie, Camp Snoopy, and Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin.
Check out the trailer below.
Max’s upcoming dating romantic documentary series, Swiping America, will premiere on June 15, the streamer announced Monday. The upcoming eight-part series kicks off with the first two episodes on June 15th, followed by four episodes on June 22nd and the final two episodes on June 29th.
According to the official logline, “Swiping America” follows “a diverse group of New York City singles on an introspective dating app journey across eight cities as they explore personal issues surrounding sex, relationships, love and connection.” Found in every episode the group takes place in a new American city. [including] Asheville, Miami, Austin, New Orleans, Santa Fe, Boulder, Seattle and Honolulu.”
Created and produced by Johnnie Ingram and Stephen Warren, Swiping America will also be produced by showrunner Stephanie Schwam, director Jyllian Gunther, Eli Holzman, Sabrina Mar, Jennifer O’Connell and Aaron Saidman.
Check out the trailer below.
EXECUTIVE NEWS
Ally Love is a cast member on NBC’s Today, the network announced on the air Tuesday.
Love will present his regular series, Love Your Mornings, which is about mindfulness and motivation. At “Today” she will contribute to the lifestyle area around wellness, health and fitness topics.
“We are delighted to welcome Ally to the Today family,” said Libby Leist, Executive Vice President of Today. “As we rapidly expand our ‘Start Today’ wellness community, Ally embodies why we are so passionate about this area. Their enthusiasm is inspiring and we can’t wait to share it with our audience.”
Love is a peloton coach and host of the Netflix dance competition series Dance 100. She is also the Founder/CEO of Love Squad, a platform that empowers women through conversation.
“I’m excited and really grateful to be joining the ‘Today’ family,” Love said. “I believe in the day-to-day work of this community and am honored to help on all platforms. I look forward to sharing small, achievable changes that we can all make to have a big impact in our daily lives when it comes to wellbeing and caring for ourselves and others.”
NBC4 and Telemundo 52 announced Tuesday that Marina Perelman has been promoted to vice president of news at NBC4 and Miguel “Mike” Gaytán has been named vice president of news at Telemundo 52. Perelman and Gaytán are both tasked with running the news department at their respective stations.
“As a local news network, it is our responsibility to maintain our viewers’ trust, tell their stories, and provide them with the most comprehensive information to help them navigate their daily lives here in Southern California,” said Todd Mokhtari , President and General Manager of Telemundo 52 and NBC4. “Both Marina and Mike are excellent news anchors who share a commitment to serve. I am confident they will help grow our talented news teams and solidify our position in the Los Angeles market.”
Perelman most recently served as associate news director for KNBC, where she helped build the newsroom, covering the pandemic, racial justice movements and the 2020 election. Gaytán is recognized as a former vice president of news at Telemundo 20/KUAN, where he created Telemundo 20 Investiga and helped the channel win various Golden Mike Awards.
FIRST LOOK
Netflix has scheduled the premiere of Sweet Magnolias season 3 for July 20 and released a first picture for the upcoming season.
Sweet Magnolias is based on the book series of the same name by Sherryl Woods. Season 3 continues to follow three best friends, Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Helen (Heather Headley) and Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott) as they navigate their families, friendships and love lives.
Swisher, Elliott, Headley, Chris Klein, Jamie Lynn Spears, Justin Bruening, Carson Rowland, Logan Allen, Chris Medlin, Anneliese Judge, Brandon Quinn and Dion Johnstone are all starring in Season 3.
Sweet Magnolias is produced by Woods, Dan Paulson and showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson.
Look at the first picture below.
Sweet magnolias. JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend on episode 309 of Sweet Magnolias. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023 courtesy of NETFLIX
Netflix has released a series of first-look images for the second season of its romantic drama Heartstopper, which stars Kit Connor and Joe Locke and is set to premiere August 3.
In season two, Nick (Connor) and Charlie (Locke) will take the spotlight as they navigate the waters of their new relationship. The students take a trip to Paris before their prom, and this group of friends realize they have a lot to cover “as they journey through the next stages of life, love, and friendship.”
Season 2 will star Connor and Locke alongside Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Sebastian Croft, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Jenny Walser, Cormac Hyde-Corrin and Olivia Colman.
“It has been an absolute privilege to continue the story of Nick, Charlie and the rest of the ‘Heartstopper’ gang in Season 2,” said Executive Producer Patrick Walkers. “Alice Oseman and I have seen the actors progress in every aspect of their performances and this season is so emotional because of the amazing work they do. Get ready!”
Heartstopper was written and produced by Alice Oseman and directed by Euros Lyn. Iain Canning and Emile Sherman serve as executive producers alongside Oseman, Walkers and Lyn.
Check out the first images below.
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Josha Stradowski and Rosamund Pike bring a new look at the ancient world to Season 2 of Wheel of Time. Prime Video revealed the first look images ahead of the series premiere on September 1st.
The Prime synopsis states: “In Season Two, new and ancient threats set out in search of the young friends of the Two Rivers, now scattered across the world. The woman who found and guided them can no longer help, so they must find other sources of strength. In each other or in themselves. In the light… or in the dark.”
Season 2 also stars Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Marcus Rutherford, Dónal Finn and Ceara Coveney. The series is based on Robert Jordan’s book series of the same name and was adapted for television by executive producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins. Additional executive producers are Larry Mondragon, Rick Selvage, Ted Field, Mike Weber, Darren Lemke, Marigo Kehoe, Justine Juel Gillmer, Sanaa Hamri and Amanda Kate Shuman. Wheel of Time is co-produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television Studios.
Check out the first glimpses of Season 2 below.
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The upcoming Netflix comedy series Survival of The Thickest will premiere on July 13 with eight episodes, the streamer announced on Wednesday.
Based on Michelle Buteau’s collection of essays, Survival of The Thickest follows Mavis Beaumont (Buteau), a single black plus-size stylist who, with the help of her new family, tries to rebuild her career in the fashion world.
Buteau stars alongside Tone Bell, Christine Horn, Tasha Smith and guest stars Annisa Felix, Allan K. Washington, Ambre Anderson, Anna George, Anthony Michael Lopez, Becca Blackwell, Christine Jones, Garcelle Beauvais, Hugh Moore and J. Riley Jr. , Mark McKinnon and Marouane Zotti.
Created and executive produced by Buteau, Survival of The Thickest is also executive produced by showrunner Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich and Anne Hong. Buteau also serves as a writer for the series alongside Hillary Handelsman, Danielle Sanchez-Witzel, ER Fightmaster, Ian Edwards and Solomon Georgio. The series is directed by Kim Nguyen, Linda Mendoza, Amy Ainobi and Kimmy Gatewood.
Check out the trailer and first images below.
Survival of the fattest. Michelle Buteau as Mavis in Survival of the Thickest. Cr. Vanessa Clifton/Netflix © 2023 Vanessa Clifton/Netflix
Survival of the fattest. (Left to right) Michelle Buteau as Mavis, Tone Bell as Khalil and Tasha Smith as Marley in Survival of the Thickest. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023 Courtesy of Netflix
Survival of the fattest. Nicole Byer as Nicole Byer and Michelle Buteau as Mavis in Survival of the Thickest. Cr. Jocelyn Prescod/Netflix © 2023 Jocelyn Prescod/Netflix
Netflix has set the release date for its new series Glamorous for June 22, accompanied by a series of first look pictures.
“Glamorous” tells the story of Marco Mejia (Miss Benny), a gender-nonconforming queer man who ends up getting a job with makeup mogul Madolyn Addison (Kim Cattrall). As the series progresses, Marco will explore his individuality and embark on a journey of self-discovery, “and what it really means to him to be queer,” according to Netflix’s official release.
The series will star alongside Zane Phillips, Jade Payton, Michael Hsu Rosen, Ayesha Harris and Graham Parkhurst, as well as Miss Benny and Cattrall.
Glamorous is created and executive produced by Jordon Nardino with Executive Producers Damon Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow of Two Shakes Entertainment.
Check out the first images below.
Glamorous. Miss Benny as Marco in episode 101 of Glamorous. Cr. Amanda Matlovich/Netflix © 2023
Glamorous. (Left to right) Miss Benny as Marco, Kim Cattrall as Madolyn on Episode 101 of Glamorous. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
The Netflix animated series Skull Island premieres June 22 and features the voices of Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnett, Benjamin Bratt and Betty Gilpin. Part of Legendary Television’s Monsterverse, the anime series follows the 2017 feature film Kong: Skull Island. It tells the story of a strange and frightening island, home to creatures, monsters and kings, and the shipwrecked explorers, who land there.
“Skull Island” was created, written and executive produced by Brian Duffield, producer of “Cocaine Bear” and creator of “Love and Monsters”. Additionally, Jacob Robinson, Brad Graeber, Jen Chambers and Thomas Tull served as executive producers. The animation was created by Powerhouse Animation.
Watch the teaser for the series below.
STREAMING
TelevisaUnivision’s ViX has joined the premium tier of Roku’s premium subscription offering, the streaming platform announced Thursday.
The premium tier of ViX offers a library of Spanish language content in a variety of genres and formats – including series, movies, novels, reality news, live news and sports. Subscribers have access to over 20,000 hours of content including over 70 ViX Original Series.
“We’re excited to connect millions of streamers to ViX’s unparalleled offering of Spanish language entertainment and sports programming as a premium subscription,” said Randy Ahn, Roku head of monetization and subscriptions.
“We are excited to continue expanding ViX’s presence on Roku by joining its premium subscription offering. This will allow ViX to reach new audiences through the Roku Channel and resonate with viewers through the integrated discovery experiences only available on the Roku platform,” said Adam Waltuch, TelevisaUnivision EVP of global distribution and streaming partnerships.
The new ViX premium tier is available to all US Roku users for $6.99 per month or $59.99 per year with a seven-day free trial.
Kino Lorber and First Look Media have merged to form a new streaming company. The new company will host and operate First Look’s topic streaming service and Kino Lorber’s MHz Choice SVOD service.
As a US streamer specializing in international series, MHz Choice will soon join the Topic library of thrillers, crime, drama and documentaries.
Frederick Thomas, founder of MHz Networks at Kino Lorber, will oversee the programming, marketing and technology of the upcoming service. Ryan Chanatry, Topic’s general manager, and Jennifer Liang, Topic’s vice president of program strategy, acquisitions and sales, will provide advisory services throughout the transition.
“As North American audiences embrace entertainment from around the world, we’re proud to now be home to the top two streaming services for international series and films,” said Richard Lorber, president and CEO of Kino Lorber, in a statement.
PROGRAMMING
The launch of As1One, an all-male Israeli-Palestinian pop group, is documented in a five-part documentary on Paramount. The boy band is Universal Music Israel’s first international addition and was assembled through an audition led by veteran music executives James Diener and Ken Levitan. The former signed their first label deal with Maroon 5; The latter managed Kings of Leon for 20 years.
The Paramount series will follow the artistic journeys and backstories of the six-piece boy band, which consists of singers, rappers and instrumentalists, and will document their international start.
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Alongside the Levitan and Diener EPs, James Carroll, whose credits include Netflix’s Waco: American Apocalypse and Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer, will serve as executive producer. Carrol will also co-direct and edit the series. InventTV, the Los Angeles-based production company behind the series, was also behind Megan and Harry, After Neverland, The Oprah Conversations, and The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.