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Exclusive: Stavros Halkias, a buzzy comedian recently making his way into acting with projects like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia and indie comedy Let’s Start a Cult, has come aboard for a role in Tony, the forthcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic from A24, Star Thrower and Zapruder Films, which has wrapped production.

Character details are under wraps. As previously announced, The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa leads the cast, which also includes Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, and Leo Woodall.

While pic’s logline is under wraps, sources say the film takes place during the summer of 1976, when a young Anthony Bourdain has a life-changing summer in Provincetown.

BlackBerry helmer Matt Johnson is directing from a script by Todd Bartels and Lou Howe. A24 is producing with Tim and Trevor White under their Star Thrower banner, along with Johnson and Matthew Miller through their Zapruder Films. Exec producers include Chris Stinson,...

Netflix has officially canceled Fubar after two seasons, marking an abrupt end to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first leading role in a scripted streaming series. The announcement came just hours ago, with its streaming ratings being cited as the reason for its cancellation, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

An action-comedy, the series starred former Mr. Olympia and Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro as a father-daughter spy duo, working for the CIA. Though the first season debuted with strong viewing numbers, the sophomore installment failed to maintain momentum.

The second season featured him taking on an old flame, portrayed by Carrie-Anne Moss, who threatens to destroy his life and the world, face-to-face. Unfortunately, it delivered a performance so underwhelming that even enthusiastic fans weren’t enough to save it.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Fubar debuted in 2023 and landed at the top...

Netflix has canceled the Arnold Schwarzenegger series “Fubar” after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series was a hit for the streamer in Season 1, back in 2023, but failed to perform as well during its second season, which premiered on June 12 — more than two years after its initial run. The show managed to make Nielsen’s streaming originals top 10 for the week of June 16, after its premiere, but then fell off the chart the following week.

Here was the logline to the series: “Luke Brunner is a veteran CIA operative who, up until recently, was on the verge of retirement. After his last mission in saving another operative – who just so happened to be his daughter – he’s back and face to face with new villains. This one is an old flame from Luke’s past who threatens to destroy the world…if she doesn’t destroy his life first.”

“Fubar” stars Schwarzenegger,...

Exclusive: Netflix is not proceeding with a third season of Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s spy action series Fubar. The decision comes about a month and a half after Season 2 launched on the platform on June 12.

It follows a surprisingly soft return for the series, which, likely fueled by Schwarzenegger’s global star power, had a strong debut in May 2023 and also stars Monica Barbaro who became an Oscar nominee between Seasons 1 and 2 for A Complete Unknown.

With Season 2 released more than two years after Season 1 dropped, Fubar barely made Netflix’s Top 10 for English-language series in its first week, landing in the last spot with 2.2M views from Thursday through Sunday, down from about 11M views for the show’s Season 1 premiere weekend. Season 2 peaked at #7 in its first full week with 3.3M views and logged one more #10 finish in Week 3 with 1.8M views before dropping out of the Top 10.

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If you can believe it, we're already well past halfway through 2025. We have already binge-watched a number of new hit Netflix shows like Adolescence, Ransom Canyon, and Untamed and obsessed over the last seasons of the streamer's biggest fan-favorites like The Night Agent, Ginny & Georgia, Sweet Magnolias, and of course we can't forget the final season of Squid Game.

Before the ball could even drop and welcome us to 2025, Netflix already got started with revealing a handful of release dates to get fans excited. The Night Agent season 2 helped get the year started on an action-packed note in January, as will the second season of teen rom-com series Xo, Kitty and Harlan Coben's latest mystery limited series Missing You.

The start of the year also brought some long anticipated titles like Mark L. Smith's Western miniseries American Primeval, Robert De Niro's debut television role in limited series Zero Day,...

The 2025 Espy Awards will likely be remembered for Shane Gillis’ monologue, even if the comedy was largely forgettable.

Gillis, a standup comedian and the co-creator and star of Netflix’s Tires, is probably best known for lasting like four hours at Saturday Night Live — Lorne Michaels felt compelled to fire Gillis after some non-pc clips of a 2018 episode of Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast were resurfaced — though he has gone on to host the show, twice.

By now, you’ve probably read both praise and criticism on Gillis’ monologue — he’s that kind of comic. Gillis is wildly popular among his base, and controversial among non-fans. This was always gonna go some sort of way, and ESPN executives knew that when they gave Gillis the gig. Gillis has appeared on the network’s College GameDay show, where he (internet-)famously got into it with Nick Saban, an all-time great...

Tats impressive!

The former NBC drama Blindspot, which loaded its library onto Netflix June 8, quickly soared to No. 1 on Nielsen’s overall U.S. streaming ranking, with 1.8 billion minutes viewed across an even 100 episodes.

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Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia landed in second on the overall Top 10 for the week of June 16, followed by Peacock’s Love Island USA, Animal Kingdom (the TNT drama...

The Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards — or, the ESPYs, for short — aired Wednesday night. Hosted by Shane Gillis, the big sports celebration had its 33rd annual Espy Awards ceremony, airing live out of Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.

With a series of competitive and special awards handed out at the annual sports awards, here’s how you can watch the 2025 ESPYs from home if you missed the live airing.

When did the ESPYs air?

The ESPYs aired Wednesday, July 16, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, broadcast live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The ceremony aired on ABC and streamed live on ESPN+.

What if I missed the ESPYs live?

Starting Thursday, July 17, anyone with a subscription for ESPN+, Disney+ or Hulu can stream the 2025 ESPYs on-demand across the three streaming services.

Who hosted the show?

Stand-up comic Shane Gillis hosted the 33rd ESPYs for ESPN. Gillis recently hosted “Saturday Night Live...

Host Shane Gillis brought his trademark brand of combative humor to the opening monologue of Wednesday night’s Espy Awards in Hollywood, drawing a mixed response from the audience of professional athletes and Hollywood celebrities.

The host’s jabs came in contrast to the high volume of kudos bestowed on major figures in women’s sports, including gymnast Simone Biles, rugby star Ilona Maher, recently retired soccer superstar Alex Morgan, retired WNBA great Diana Taurasi, tennis star Sloane Stephens and Penn State volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee got the nod for best comeback athlete, a gender mixed category.

Morgan and Taurasi were jointly honored with the ESPYs Icon Award for their work beyond the game to advance women’s sports and improve working conditions for players.

“The way you opened up doors for women outside the game is legendary,” Taurasi told Morgan. The two-time Olympic soccer medalist...

Has anyone ever been nominated three times in the same Emmy category? Well, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer has now.

Hilfer scored three nominations in the Outstanding Music Supervision for his work on The Righteous Gemstones, The Studio and The White Lotus.

He will be up against Hacks’ Matt Biffa and The Last Of Us’ Evyen Klean, Ian Broucek and Scott Hanau and Severance’s George Drakoulias.

Hilfer, who co-founded Full Pursuit in 2011 alongside Season Kent, won the Emmy in this category for his work on The White Lotus in 2023 and was nominated in 2022 for his work on Ozark but he has now more than doubled his tally of Emmy noms.

For The Righteous Gemstones, he is nominated alongside DeVoe Yates, who has worked as the music supervisor on shows such as Tires and Happy Face as well as M3gan 2.0.

The Street Fighter project has begun casting, and you’ll see people being cast with a short list of credits on their IMDb pages or lack roles in action projects. That’s a good thing. It leaves fans of the game with fewer expectations since they don’t have much to go on. Granted, actors like Jason Momoa are established in their fields. That means you know what you're getting from them. Meanwhile, the others are still up in the air.

Coming up are the people cast in Street Fighter, who they’re playing, and whether or not they were good choices. Let’s start with the Otc (Original Tribal Chief).

WrestleMania 41 | Ethan Miller/GettyImages Roman Reigns as Akuma

This writer initially thought Roman Reigns would play M. Bison, but this could be better. While Roman (whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoaʻi) is one of the best talkers in the WWE,...

Garrett Martin’s The Asylum has a roster of new residents.

Actors Cameron Cowperthwaite, Willa Holland, Henry Thomas, Julian Richings and Chaney Morrow have booked roles in the indie psychological thriller. Martin directed from his own script, which follows the events inside a sinister asylum where a dedicated counselor named Dr. Emmett Thompson (Cowperthwaite) is helping those with mental health issues.

He encounters a patient in need named Adam (Morrow) and sets out to help him. Meanwhile, Holland plays Angela, a woman with a complex relationship with Cowperthwaite’s counselor. Thomas stars as Axel, a detective who is investigating the asylum while Richings plays Dr. Raymond, the head psychiatrist at the asylum. Shooting has wrapped in Kentucky.

Martin produced the film through his Martin Motion Pictures alongside a team that includes Jeff Seemann, Davi Davis and Nicolaas Bertelsen.

Cowperthwaite is best known for his work on Fallout, Dahmer — Monster: The...

There has never been an Andrew Schulz-related headline that’s particularly funny. Normally the podcast host, actor and comedian is making news for the sort of reactionary comedy (or commentary) that often feels like it’s masking a lack of cleverness by being incendiary. He’s a comedian whose audience is generally described as “bros.” He tried to pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar. He kind of sucks.

But on Tires, from creators and writers Steve Gerben, Shane Gillis and John McKeever, Schulz does manage to find a stride: as an Italian-American used cars salesman named Andy Andiamo. He appears in nine episodes across the first two seasons’ 18 episodes, usually alongside Tommy Pope, portraying Tommy, his fellow used cars salesman at Andiamo Auto Sales. In this role, Schulz isn’t tasked with discussing current events or offering up analysis on internet discourse. He’s just a pervy, overly-animated dude who loves talking about women.

Netflix's Stranger Things, which has long been one of the streamer's flagship television shows, experienced a big bump in popularity ahead of the premiere of its fifth and final season. Stranger Things season 5 has been in the works since the ending of Stranger Things season 4 in 2022. That wait, plus the promise of ending the wildly popular series, has made it highly anticipated.

Ahead of the premiere of Stranger Things season 5, volume 1 on November 26, the earlier seasons of Stranger Things rose to number seven on the list of the top 10 original shows in America in the week of June 2 (via The Hollywood Reporter). That was shortly after the release date of Stranger Things season 5 was revealed.

In that week, the first four seasons of Stranger Things beat out several newer streaming originals, including MobLand, which had its season 1 finale on June 1, and Tires season 2, which premiered on June 5. It seems...

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Netflix is the biggest streaming platform in the world, and it can be easily said that it has the best content library when it comes to TV shows and movies. In this article, we are going to list the best of the best shows currently available on the streaming service. We avoided popular titles like Love is Blind and Too Hot To Handle as we are not going to include reality TV shows in this list. Check out the best TV shows you can watch right now on Netflix below.

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With the release of its third season, Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia easily topped Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals.

For the week of June 2, G&g amassed just shy of 2.9 billion minutes viewed across 30 episodes, marking the series’ biggest Nielsen week ever and the fourth-best week for any original series in 2025 — trailing only Squid Game (4.6B for week ending Jan. 5) and The Night Agent (3.11B for week of Jan. 20, 2.92B for week of Jan. 27).

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Netflix has axed two of its spring originals — the medical drama “Pulse” and Shondaland murder mystery “The Residence,” TheWrap has learned. As for “No Good Deed,” the streamer has yet to make a renewal decision about the show starring Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow.

“Pulse” was notable as it was Netflix’s first big medical drama, a genre that has long been successful on television. Both “ER” and “Grey’s Anatomy” fall into that category, and they remain two of the most beloved and widely referenced shows in television history. While Netflix’s medical play may have failed, HBO’s certainly didn’t. “The Pitt,” which came out months before the April premiere of “Pulse,” was a streaming hit for the streamer.

As for “The Residence,” which premiered in late March, the White House murder mystery starring Uzo Aduba was created by Paul William Davies and is based on Kate Andersen Brower’s book,...

Exclusive: Over the last seven months, there has been a string of new scripted series launching on Netflix that have been renewed: Man on the Inside, Running Point, The Four Seasons, Beauty in Black, Forever, North of North and most recently Ransom Canyon and Canadian entry Bet. And then there have been a handful of freshmen with wobbly ratings performance that have been stuck in limbo for months: No Good Deed, which premiered December 12, The Residence (March 20) and Pulse (April 3).

The Residence and Pulse have been canceled, Deadline can reveal. There are no current plans for a second season of No Good Deed, but there is a theoretical possibility for the dark comedy anthology to come back in the future with a new installment — and a new cast — sources said.

The slew of Netflix scripted series renewals so far this year also include Bridgerton (for Seasons 5-6), The Diplomat (S...

Yet another season is on the way! Netflix has officially renewed the workplace comedy series Tires for another run. A Tires season 3 is officially happening, which means fans can look forward to more hilarious antics from Will and Shane.

The season 3 renewal comes just a little less than a month after the season 2 premiere, which was on June 5. According to Variety, the upcoming third season will be making its way to Netflix sometime in 2026. Although an official release date was not announced, anticipation is already building. Many fans are hoping for an early 2026 release, but production schedules and other factors may affect the exact timing. Don't fret. We'll get back to you with the release date once it is announced.

Tires was created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever. If you're into stand-up comedy, you're probably already familiar with Gillis. Besides Tires, he has his very own stand-up...

Netflix has swiftly renewed its Shane Gillis-led workplace comedy, Tires, for a third season. The streamer announced the show's renewal less than a month after its second outing premiered on June 5. Tires centers on Will (Steve Gerben), who has taken over his father's struggling auto repair chain, Valley Forge Automotive. He's not exactly qualified for the role, but he tries to make the business succeed, all while dealing with his undermining cousin and employee, Shane (Gillis).

The show's journey to and on the streamer has been an interesting one. Gillis self-financed the six-episode inaugural season, and Netflix acquired the series as part of a deal that also included a new stand-up special for the comedian on the streaming service. Netflix and Gillis's first special, Beautiful Dogs, was released in 2023. He was also featured in 2024's Netflix is a Joke Fest.

Tires' first season failed to impress critics, who described it as crass,...

When Tires screeched onto Netflix in the spring of 2024, the sitcom — created by comedians Shane Gillis, John McKeever, and Steve Gerben — quickly earned a second season renewal. Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix — head to Netflix to watch for yourself or take a peek inside the garage with some photos below to see big-name guest stars like Vince Vaughn, Thomas Haden Church, and Jon Lovitz. Now, Tires has been renewed for a third season.

Gillis, who sold out two performances during Netflix is a Joke Fest in May 2024 and will debut a new Netflix stand-up special this year, not only stars in the comedy series, but also serves as executive producer and co-creator.

While fans might be used to seeing Gillis behind a mic — his first Netflix comedy special, Beautiful Dogs, premiered in 2023 — the fictional Tires moves him off the stage...

Netflix doesn't have the best track record of renewing popular shows. However, it looks like it's betting on highly underrated series more than ever.

The workplace comedy Tires premiered in 2024 to poor reviews from the critics, but enthusiastic ones from the audience. For Season 2, the critics finally came along and gave the follow-up season a positive score. A few weeks after the release of Season 2, Variety confirms Netflix has renewed Tires for Season 3.

The comedy series comes from Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever. Season 2 hit Netflix on June 5 and, less than a month later, it has already scored a renewal for Season 3. Since its premiere, the comedy series has released a new season every year, and that will continue to be true for Season 3, as well, which will return in 2026. There is no release date yet, but since both seasons premiered in late spring, the third entry might follow a similar path.

The second season of Shane Gillis’ hit comedy series, Tires, debuted earlier this year, and now Netflix has finally addressed the future of the 55% Rotten Tomatoes series. Netflix has officially confirmed that Tires has been renewed for a third season, which is expected to begin streaming in 2026. This decision comes with little shock — the second season of Tires was far more successful than the first, earning stronger viewership and better scores from both critics and audiences on the world’s leading aggregate site. Tires Season 1 premiered with a “rotten” 40% from critics and an 87% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, and Season 2 built upon this with a 71% critic's score and an 89% rating on the audience-driven Popcornmeter. The show also stars Steve Gerben.

In addition to starring in the show, Steve Gerben also created the series with Gillis and John McKeever, who has directed all 18 episodes to date. Spider-Man veteran Thomas Haden Church...

The future of Tires gets an exciting update from Netflix. Tires released on Netflix in 2024 with the comedy series created by Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever. Starring stars Gillis (Shane), Gerben (Will), the show follows Will at a struggling auto-repair shop where his cousin Shane is constantly subverting him.

Now, Netflix has revealed that Tires has been renewed for season 3. Season 2 of the series dropped on Netflix on June 5, making it less than a month after the release of the latest season that the renewal happened. No story details were made available, but Netflix revealed that season 3 will be coming in 2026.

What This Means For Tires The Quality Of The Show Is Improving

Tires season 2 was renewed before the premiere of the debut season, indicating Netflix had faith in the series. Season 1 had a dismal 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a 87% Popcornmeter. Season 2 saw a drastic change in its critical reception,...

Netflix is rolling back Tires, co-created, executive produced by and starring comedian Shane Gillis, for a third season.

The scripted comedy that debuted in 2024 revolves around Will (Steven Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, who attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee, Shane (Gillis). Season 3 will drop in 2026.

Season 2 of the comedy premiered June 5 and also stars Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox and Stavros Halkias. Guest stars in the latest episodes included Vince Vaughn, Thomas Hayden Church, Ron White, Jon Lovitz, Veronika Slowikowska, Andrew Schulz and Steph Tolev.

Gillis created the comedy along with Steve Gerben and John McKeever. Executive producers are Gillis, Gerben and McKeever; Brandon James for Rough House; Brian Stern and Kenneth Slotnick for Agi Entertainment Media & Management; and Becky Astphan.

Tires is the second production from Gillis and McKeever’s production company,...

Hope you’re not getting tired of Tires, because there’s more on the way. (Also, you should not be — Tires season two was great.)

Netflix has renewed Tires for a third season, which will debut in 2026. Tires hails from comedian Shane Gillis, its breakout star (for my money) Steve Gerben and the director (John) McKeever.

In Tires, Will (Gerben), the “nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain,” attempts to turn his father’s tire-shop business around “despite constant torture from his cousin,” Shane (Gillis), the synopsis reads. Shane is also Will’s employee.

In season two, after the success of Will’s and Shane’s big marketing idea — to sell tires to their customers at cost (and upsell them on other repair services) — the two “rush to grow personally and professionally without fully realizing the cost of doing business,” per Netflix. Per me, they don’t really grow personally or professionally,...

Shane Gillis’ comedy series “Tires” has been renewed for Season 3 at Netflix, Variety has learned.

The news comes just under a month after the premiere of Season 2, which launched on Netflix on June 5. Gillis self-financed the six-episode first season of “Tires,” with Netflix acquiring the show as part of a deal that included him getting another stand up special at the streamer.

Season 3 of “Tires” will premiere on Netflix in 2026. Along with Gillis, the cast includes Steven Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, and Stavros Halkias. Guest stars in Season 2 included Andrew Schulz, Vince Vaughn, Thomas Haden Church, Ron White, Jon Lovitz, Veronika Slowikowska, and Steph Tolev.

In the show, “Will (Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, attempts to turn his father’s business around despite constant torture from his cousin and now employee, Shane (Gillis),” per the official logline.

In the second season of the series,...

Exclusive: Legendary’s feature adaptation of the Capcom video game Street Fighter is getting a strong boost of comic relief as sources tell Deadline that Andrew Schulz has joined the cast. While not confirmed, sources say he will play the character Dan Hibiki.

He joins a cast that includes the previously announced Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, Jason Momoa, Roman Reigns and Orville Peck. Bad Trip‘s Kitao Sakurai is the director.

Reps for Legendary had no comment and the plot details remain under wraps.

First appearing in Street Fighter Alpha in 1995, Hibiki is consistently portrayed as an overconfident, arrogant and utterly feeble character. The role seems perfect for Schulz given his comedic background that has made him one of today’s biggest stand-up acts. While this role will lean heavy on the comedy, don’t be surprised if Schulz gets a chance to throw down like his fellow co-stars.

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Bert Kreischer has made five stand-up specials for Netflix, and now he’s taking the time-honored path trod by many comedians: starring in a sitcom.

Kreischer will play the title role in and is a co-creator of Free Bert, a six-episode comedy the streamer has ordered. Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel (The Grinder, Huge in France) co-created the show with Kreischer and will serve as showrunners, writers and directors. The cast also includes Arden Myrin, Lilou Lang and Ava Ryan.

In Free Bert, Kreischer will play a version of himself — a “shirtless comedian, party legend, perpetual wildcard,” as the show’s logline puts it. He finds himself in unfamiliar territory when his daughters (Lang and Ryan) are accepted at an elite private school in Beverly Hills. When his antics turn the family into outcasts, he decides to put a shirt on and stifle his true self in order to fit in.

Bert Kreischer is the star and co-creator of a new scripted comedy series on Netflix titled “Free Bert.”

The perpetually shirtless stand-up comedian plays a version of himself in the six-episode show, which finds Bert in a sticky situation after his daughters enroll in an elite Beverly Hills private school and his “unbridled antics turn his family into outcasts.” In order to fit in, Bert decides to finally put on a shirt and suppress his true self.

Kreischer will star alongside Arden Myrin, Ava Ryan (“Keeping Up With the Joneses”) and newcomer Lilou Lang.

He serves as co-creator and executive producer alongside Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogul, who together are the showrunners, writers and directors. Executive producers also include Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns and Elise Henderson for Counterpart Studios, as well as LeeAnn Kreischer and Judi Marmel.

Kreischer is a mainstay at Netflix with five stand-up comedy specials, including 2025’s “Lucky.

Netflix has been slowly evolving into what broadcast networks have stood for — offering a broad spectrum of entertainment for everyone. After adding procedurals to its portfolio of original offerings, the global streamer also has been taking a page from the broadcast comedy playbook by building series around stand-ups and their lives and material.

Following Shane Gillis’ Tires, Michelle Buteau’s Survival of the Thickest and Leanne Morgan’s upcoming Leanne, Netflix has greenlighted Free Bert, a six-episode scripted comedy series starring, co-created and executive produced by Bert Kreischer, who has done six stand-up specials for the streamer.

Fellow actor-comedian Arden Myrin (The Righteous Gemstones) also stars in the series along with newcomers Ava Ryan — who has a big social media footprint with 3.3M followers — and Lilou Lang. Free Bert is co-created and executive produced by Kreischer as well as Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, who serve as writers,...

Chicago Fire’s newest recruit is no stranger to the Dick Wolf Universe.

Fresh off Wolf’s one-and-done Prime Video procedural On Call, Brandon Larracuente has joined the cast of the NBC firefighter drama as a series regular for Season 14, Variety reports. Character details are being kept under wraps.

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Shane Gillis will host the 2025 Espys, ESPN announced Tuesday.

The comedian will take the stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre to host sports’ biggest night on Wednesday, July 16. The 2025 Espys, which are presented by Capital One, will air live at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on ABC and will stream live on ESPN+.

Gillis’ appointment as host marks a switchup from recent Espys hosts, which have more recently seen beloved sports stars host the awards ceremony. Serena Williams hosted in 2024 and other hosts from recent years include Stephen Curry, Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird, Danica Patrick and Peyton Manning, among others.

The “Tires” star and writer joins a slew of non-athletes who have hosted in the Espys, including Anthony Mackie, Tracy Morgan, Joel McHale, Drake and Jom Hamm.

“I’m excited to be at the Espys this year,” Gillis said. “I like sports so this should be a good time.

Shane Gillis has been drafted to host the 2025 Espys, which will air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16.

The awards show will air on ABC at 8 p.m. Et and stream live on ESPN+. Following their live broadcast, the ceremony will be made available on demand the next day on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.

“I’m excited to be at The Espys this year,” the comedian, actor, and writer said. “I like sports so this should be a good time.”

The Espys recognize major sports achievements, remember unforgettable moments, and honor the leading performers and performances.

Craig Lazarus, ESPN Vice President and The Espys Executive Producer, said, “Shane is not only one of the top comedians today, but also a huge sports fan, which made him an easy choice to host The Espys. We are thrilled to work with him to create an entertaining show...

Comedian Shane Gillis played one season of Division I college football at little-known Elon University in North Carolina. On Wednesday, July 16, the former offensive tackle recruited by West Point (which he attended before quickly transferring out; Gillis is not really the Army type) will host the 2025 ESPYs, the ESPN awards show celebrating athletes that stuck it out a bit longer. It’s all good — Gillis is doing just fine for himself.

Gillis’ Netflix comedy Tires premiered its second season earlier this month; as of the latest available data from the streamer, the show is still hanging around in the top 10.

“I’m excited to be at The ESPYs this year,” Gillis said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “I like sports, so this should be a good time.”

They usually are.

The annual Espy Awards celebrate the best in sports. The ESPYs are co-produced by ESPN and Full Day Productions...

Netflix's new Handmaid's Tale-like series, Baby Farm, has climbed the Top 10 TV charts days after its debut. Arriving on June 20, the Nigerian drama series follows a pregnant woman named Adanna (Onyinye Odokoro), who discovers a sinister baby farm operation, where women are exploited and forced to have babies on demand, drawing comparison to the Elisabeth Moss-led Hulu series. Baby Farm's cast of characters also includes Folu Storms as Joy, Jenny Stead as Sister Barb, Langley Kirkwood as Doctor Evans, and Uzoamaka Onuoha as Comfort.

According to FlixPatrol, Baby Farm is the no.5 top TV show on streaming today, only three days after its debut. It's ranked behind Justin Willman: Magic Lover at no.4 and Ginny & Georgia at no.3, with Kevin Williamson's The Waterfront currently at the top of the chart. Meanwhile, the series is followed by Sirens, Animal Kingdom, Blindspot, and Tires.

What This Means...

In today’s world, where streaming platforms dominate, a bad Rotten Tomatoes score can make or break a show. But what happens when critics and audiences completely disagree on a project? The latest example of this growing divide is Tires, a Netflix comedy featuring Shane Gillis. While critics have completely sidelined it, fans can’t seem to stop watching.

What’s also interesting is that this same critic–audience gap hurt high-profile series like The Crown Season 6 and The Crowded Room as well. Let’s break down how Tires has exposed a deeper problem in TV reviews – and why it matters now more than ever.

The Crown S6 and The Crowded Room Faced the Same Rotten Tomatoes Problem as Tires

When The Crown returned for its sixth and final season, fans were absolutely thrilled. After all, this series had dominated the awards season with its strong storytelling and great ensemble.

Hollywood Insider - Netflix's 'Tires' Season 2

Hilarious, Dramatic, and the Perfect Show for Easy Laughter Created by Shane Gillis, Steven Gerben, and John McKeever, 'Tires' season 2 exemplifies what comedy is all about. Featuring a cast of Saturday Night Live alumni and popular podcast comedians, 'Tires' season 2 launched with a strong Rotten Tomatoes critic score and an overall rating of 83%. Gillis leads the show as the main draw, especially after gaining a devoted fan base following his 2023 Netflix comedy special, ‘Beautiful Dogs'. Gillis and Gerben headline the ensemble in 'Tires' season 2, which impressively expands the core group introduced in the brief six-episode first season. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement...

Hollywood Insider - Amazon & Roku Strike Ad Pact That Could Redefine Streaming Monetization

The landmark deal gives brands access to 80% of U.S. connected‑TV households, signaling a shift in how Hollywood streamers reach—and profit from—viewers. Streaming Just Got Smarter At this year’s Cannes Lions Festival—a global event where media, advertising, and entertainment collide—Amazon and Roku quietly announced something that could change how streaming makes money. The two tech giants are teaming up to launch a new advertising platform. According to 'Deadline', it will give companies access to 80% of homes with connected TVs in the U.S., leveraging both Amazon and Roku’s massive reach. This means ads will appear not just on Prime Video or the Roku Channel, but across many popular streaming services that use Roku or Fire TV. The partnership goes live in late 2025, but early tests are already showing promising results:...

HBO is home to some great movies and shows. Originally founded in 1972, HBO became the first premium service cable channel. Since then, the provider has branched out by adding the streaming service Max. Some of the most popular HBO shows include classics like The Sopranos and Sex and the City. Newer hits like The White Lotus and Euphoria can also be found on the soon-to-be retitled HBO Max. However, many would consider its most popular series to be Game of Thrones, despite the much-maligned final season.

With so many options available to watch on streaming and cable, competition is higher than it's ever been to find viewership. This has advantages and disadvantages as the television landscape continues to change. While there is a glut of material to choose from, many shows don't get the chance to find their footing or their audience before being cancelled. Famously, Seinfeld barely made it...

Though there's no confirmation on The Waterfront'srenewal just yet, the writer behind the series has a future for it in mind. The Waterfront premiered on Netflix on June 19 and has already become an instant streaming hit, reaching #1 on the platform's charts. Despite the series' 67% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, it's immediately proven to be popular with audiences. Stars Jake Weary (Animal Kingdom), Melissa Benoist (Supergirl), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter), and Maria Bello (Prisoners) lead the cast. Showrunner Kevin Williamson is known for his work on the Scream franchise, Dawson's Creek, The Vampire Diaries, and more.

During an interview with ScreenRant’s Ash Crossan for The Waterfront, creator Kevin Williamson revealed that he already has a whole second and third season planned out. Williamson is evidently passionate about the series, and after his experience writing season 1, has a feel for the actors and their characters, guiding where he can take them going forward.

The second season of Tires hit Netflix at the start of this month, but the show has stretched its legs and found extended success well beyond what anyone was expecting. At the time of writing, Shane Gillis’ comedy series, which has drawn comparisons to Kevin James' The Crew, is still sitting comfortably in the Netflix top 10 in the fifth spot. Although it’s dropped a bit and given up its spot to newer arrivals like Ginny & Georgia, two straight weeks in the top 10 is still something to be proud of. Tires Season 2 saw an increase in its Rotten Tomatoes scores from both critics and audiences. Season 1 debuted with 40% from critics and 87% from audiences on the aggregate site, while Season 2 turned up the heat with 71% from critics and 93% from audiences.

In addition to Shane Gillis, Tires also stars Steve Gerben as Will, Chris O’Connor as Cal, Kilah Fox as Kilah, Stavros Halkias as Dave Louvopolis,...

Netflix has a new true-crime series that's been a massive hit in the US, with comparisons to the popular crime drama Narcos. Narcos explored the world of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, a subject that continuously fascinates American audiences decades after the notorious criminal's death in 1993. Though the Narcos franchise seems to have ended with 2018's Narcos: Mexico, it continues to be one of the most influential Netflix releases, credited for capitalizing on and dramatizing a real-world fixation.

Netflix's TV library maintains a variety of genres for audiences to explore, including various true-crime titles. The platform now has new competition for Narcos, El Chapo, and other shows like it, with a new series quickly finding success in the streaming service's algorithm, perpetuating the allure of drug-smuggling-related stories.

Netflix's Cocaine Air Has Become An Immediate Streaming Hit Netflix's New True Crime Hit Is Already #9 In The US

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Streaming is often a gamble. Streaming platforms like Netflix, which release a lot of original shows, run the risk of some titles getting lost in the deep sea of original content.

It looks like Fubar and Tires are experiencing this phenomenon. The Arnold Schwarzenegger-led action comedy and the Shane Gillis comedy both returned with Season 2 after underwhelming premiere seasons. Even with an improvement in scores, Tudum reports that the two shows fell under the radar and didn't make much of an impact globally, and saw a viewership decline compared to Season 1.

For the week between June 9 and 15, Ginny & Georgia was crowned the absolute leader again. The show brought in another 16.9 million views and 178.2 million hours viewed, almost equaling the previous week's numbers. The critically acclaimed murder mystery limited series The Survivors went up from No. 4 to No. 2, with Sirens in third place, Dept. Q in fourth, and Ginny...

Netflix has renewed Tom Segura's dark comedy sketch series Bad Thoughts for a second season despite receiving a critic score of just 54% on Rotten Tomatoes. Segura led the cast of Bad Thoughts, playing various characters in concept-themed episodes ranging from "Success" and "Family" to "Love" and Health." Bad Thoughts can feel like a twisted TV-ma version of Saturday Night Live, featuring multiple sketches throughout that each have unique and often vulgar twists. Season 1 of the dark comedy series premiered on May 13, 2025 and can be streamed exclusively on Netflix.

Variety exclusively reported the news of Bad Thoughts season 2 renewal. The announcement came along with a statement from Segura that reads, "We’re all so excited to push things further with Season 2. I promise your family will not approve of what we do." Although Bad Thoughts season 2 currently has no set release date on Netflix, it could be released sometime later this year,...

There are some really shocking moments within the most-watched content on Netflix last week. Not so much scary, frightening, horror style, but the kind that pulls at your heart and gut and makes you think. Find out more below now that Tudum has updated the lists of the top five most-viewed movies and shows in the US on Netflix.

The movies have two of those big shocks. Watch and get drawn in as someone’s worst day unfolds with twists and turns throughout. The second comes as the story behind a disaster is revealed. There are some real jaw-dropping moments in both movies for sure.

On the show front, look out for a new enthralling drama that could have us all hooked. There’s also a show returning for a second season in sparkling form that’s well worth seeing. Then there are some questions over another returner as it hits season three.

Tyler Perry’s “Straw” nearly doubled its viewership in its second week on Netflix to score the biggest audience a Netflix movie has seen so far in 2025.

“Straw” tallied up 48.9 million views on Netflix during the week of June 9 — a 93.3% increase in viewership from last week, when the movie opened to a viewership of 25.3 million views in its first three days on the streamer.

Last week’s audience pushed “Straw” to rank as Netflix’s most-watched movie during the week of June 2, and this week’s audience not only helped “Straw” maintain the top spot on Netflix’s top 10 most-watched movie list, but also pushed “Straw” to capture the biggest weekly audience of any movie on Netflix this year.

“Straw” by far outpaced viewership for “Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster,” which came in as the No. 2 most-watched movie of the week with 17.4 million views, which still marked an impressive debut for the documentary.

Netflix debuted its new thriller film, Straw, on the platform last Friday, and the film has hit its stride with a legendary run of streaming success. Straw stars Taraji P. Henson and follows a single mother as she finds herself wandering down a path she never envisioned for herself, suddenly in the middle of suspicion in an indifferent world. Straw hit Netflix on June 6, and the film is still the most popular movie on the streamer, sitting at #1 at the time of writing. What makes this even more impressive is that the film has not been particularly well-received by critics or audiences. Straw currently sits at a “rotten” 50% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and even the audience-driven Popcornmeter lands at a 74%.

Straw was written and directed by Tyler Perry, and it also stars Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Sinbad, Glynn Turman, and more. Perry will always be known for his work on the Madea franchise,...

Planes, Saddles and Automobiles.

Thomas Haden Church began his acting career as the lovable airplane mechanic Lowell Mather on the beloved ‘90s NBC sitcom Wings. As Phil on Netflix comedy Tires season two, he’s the one (gently) bossing the grease monkeys around, including his on-screen son Shane Gillis.

Church is happy to talk about being on both ends of the socket wrench, though really he’s at his happiest relaying the cattle count on his Texas ranch. It’s all good — I mostly wanted to talk about Tombstone (1993).

How aware of Tires season one were you?

Not at all. And I had a connection with an executive at Rough House Pictures, Danny McBride’s company (and a Tires production company), because I had another project that they were considering doing like three years ago — something that my partner and I had written. But I got to know this executive Brandon James,...

The third season of Ginny & Georgia has been streaming on Netflix for less than a week, but newly announced viewership information proves the show has been a major hit. Ginny & Georgia Season 3 earned 17.6 million viewers during its first four days on the streamer, making it the most-watched TV show of last week. This latest season’s release also encouraged fans to check out Seasons 1 and 2, which finished the week as the sixth and ninth-most-watched shows with 3 million and 2.5 million viewers, respectively. This smashing viewership from Ginny & Georgia comes not long after the show earned a 70% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and an 82% on the audience-driven Popcornmeter, both series-high scores for the hit Netflix series.

There have been 30 episodes of Ginny & Georgia through three seasons, and due to the show having such a well-rounded cast, nine members of the ensemble have featured in every installment thus far. Leading...