The Writers Guild of America announced Friday that it has expelled two members, Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, for writing on their HBO miniseries “The Sympathizer” during the 2023 strike.

Park and McKellar co-created the seven-episode series, which starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey, Jr. and was based on the 2015 novel of the same name by writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It aired in 2024. According to the guild, Park and McKellar did not appeal their expulsions.

Variety has reached out to representatives for Park, McKellar and HBO for comment.

The WGA also announced that Anthony Cipriano has been suspended through May 1, 2026, for writing on “The Last Breath,...

Maybe it’s not such a cruel summer after all. Variety has learned exclusively from sources that a third season of “Cruel Summer” is currently in development at Hulu and Freeform.

Olivia Holt would star in and executive produce the new season, reprising the role of Kate Wallis from Season 1 of the series. In addition, Cori Uchida and Adam Lash have boarded as showrunners and executive producers. Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple would once again executive produce via Iron Ocean. Lionsgate TV is the studio.

Reps for Disney declined to comment.

“Cruel Summer” was originally created by Bert V. Royal.

“One Piece” is setting sail once again, with the live-action adaptation of the beloved manga and anime series getting an early Season 3 renewal at Netflix.

The news came out of the annual One Piece Day celebration on Tokyo, where it was also revealed that Ian Stokes would be joining Joe Tracz as co-showrunner on Season 3. Stokes was previously a co-executive producer on Season 1. Production on the third season will begin later this year in Cape Town, South Africa.

“One Piece” Season 2 does not have a premiere date, but it is slated to return in 2026 on Netflix. The streamer has also...

Spoiler alert: We’re about to break down the ending of Wednesday Season 2, Episode 4. Haven’t watched yet? You’ve been warned.

This might be an insane question to ask, given that her name is the title of the show, but is Wednesday Addams… dead?

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Tracee Ellis Ross is known for starring on hit television shows like “Black-ish” and “Girlfriends.” But now, audiences are getting up close and personal with Ross in her hit Roku Original series, “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross.” The series debuted to rave reviews last month and quickly became the most-watched unscripted series in Roku history, earning a Season 2 renewal.

Ross has always adored traveling, but it took a moment for the Emmy-nominated actress to realize that fans were flocking to her social media accounts to get a glimpse at her stunning vacations. “​​I came home from my regular summer...

To help you anticipate and navigate all that television has to offer across broadcast, cable and streaming, TVLine offers daily, weekly and monthly What to Watch digests, as well as an overview of every new TV show premiering in 2025.

This week, you’ll find 13 series premieres (including Alien: Earth, Butterfly and The Rainmaker), 10 returning shows (including The Chicken Sisters, Sausage Party: Foodtopia and Miss Governor fka She the People) and 16 finales (including And Just Like That…, Bob’s Burgers and The Gilded Age).

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In 1969, the BBC scored a coup. The network tapped none other than Joan Crawford, one of the largest (or larger-than-life) film legends to narrate a documentary — which the U.K.’s BBC Four is now unearthing on August 14 and 15 — about the largest legend of them all: Greta Garbo. Both stars had been under contract at MGM back in the ’20s and ’30s, during the heights of the studio system as well as that patricular studio. The two icons, however, barely crossed paths.

Garbo — an infamous recluse until her dying day — didn’t socialize with her fellow actors. Personal appearances were off the table and, even though she co-starred with Crawford in 1932’s Oscar-winning “Grand Hotel,” the two didn’t share any scenes. MGM actually had to composite a cast photo to make it appear like Garbo was ever in the room with more people than absolutely necessary:

On the set...

Can everyone time-travel except us?!

That’s how we felt after watching the premiere of Outlander‘s prequel, Blood of My Blood, which got underway Friday. The spinoff’s first two episodes introduced us to Jamie’s parents, Ellen and Brian, and Claire’s parents, Julia and Henry. By the end of the first hour, via the wonder of time-travel, all four of them exist in the 18th century. (For details on the how and why, make sure to check out the premiere recap, which covers Episodes 1 and 2.)

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You never forget your first, and sometimes, a TV show is so good that its longtime fans envy its first-time viewers. And on Reddit, fans are listing shows that fit the bill. “If you could erase one TV show from your memory so you could watch it again for the first time, what would it be?” LeanMachineLogan asked in the r/television subreddit on Friday. Within hours, dozens of Reddit users had chimed in with shows they wished they could watch with virgin eyes. Here’s a selection of responses from the thread. (Warning: Years-old spoilers ahead!) Mad Men “Too many identifiable gut punches for casual repeat viewing, but what a great story.” –r-b-m Station Eleven “Was so happily surprised when I finally watched it.” –CarneyVore14 “Such a good show, and the music is phenomenal.” –Trollerist Attack on Titan “Would love to experience those twists for the first time again.

The ripple effects of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike continue. On Friday, August 8, the WGA announced that Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar had been expelled from the union for writing the HBO limited series, “The Sympathizer,” while their fellow writers were picketing. This is not the first discipline action from the union in regard to the strike. Reportedly seven writers have been docked for violations.

The historic 148-day strike took up several months of 2023 — mostly simultaneously with the SAG-AFTRA strike — and resulted in a new contractural agreement between the writers and studios that increased wages, set standards for writers’ rooms, and included provisions for streaming residuals and framework for AI regulations. It had a significant impact on the Los Angeles economy, as well as the film industry at large, as studio lots sat dormant and theaters, networks, and streamers felt shockwaves in their release pipeline.

Chan-wook and McKellar’s...

Never mind second-row tickets — Jenelle Evans got a sit-down with Kesha, and the two recreated the viral Teen Mom 2 scene in which Evans tries to fit her jail sentence around a Kesha concert. “I mean, I understand that the concert is important to you, but you can have all of this behind you in just a couple of weeks, be done with it,” Kesha lip-syncs, playing Evans’ onetime attorney, in an Instagram video the reality shared on Friday. “Like, like, no one understands how important this concert is to me,” replies Evans, lip-syncing to her younger self. “It’s not just a concert. It’s Kesha.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenelle Evans (@j_evans1219) The audio comes from a Teen Mom 2 Season 3 episode, in which Evans and her attorney debate about when she’ll serve a two-week jail stint over a failed drug test,...

NBC‘s summer disaster docuseries Survival Mode goes beyond the attention-grabbing headlines and straight to the heart of the matter. Over nine episodes, NBC News crews interview ordinary folks, first responders, and loved ones who persevered in the face of utter tragedies — some caused by Mother Nature, some man-made (Amtrak 501 derailment on July 28). The upcoming August 11 episode on the Fort Worth Pileup is a bit of both. In February 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas, an unusually chilly winter freeze brought black ice onto a highway during a pre-dawn commute that resulted in a 133-car pile-up, six fatalities, and at least 65 injuries. “Everyone coming down the hill and around this turn [on the highway] couldn’t see it until it was too late,” showrunner Chris Cassel explains. “By the time the sun rose, it was just a scene of incredible devastation.” Telling their stories are survivors including Destiny, a young woman who was gravely ...

NBC has announced that the 51st season of “Saturday Night Live” will hit the airwaves October 4, a date that is still nearly two months into the future. Meanwhile, its been about three months since “SNL” has graced us with a new set of hilarious(-to-mid) sketches, and last season was one of the series’ most eventful, since it was the 50th lap for the pop culture staple. During its half-centennial run, there was even a movie — about but unaffiliated to the series — about the making of its first episode.

The whole 50th ballyhoo led up to an all-star three-plus hour anniversary show that premiered Sunday (naturally), February 16. The audience was like an Oscar or Emmy night roster: Cher, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Zach Galifianakis, Jack Nicholson, Ayo Edebiri, Steve Martin, and Emma Stone, among many more. Meryl Streep appeared in her very first “SNL” sketch, for heaven’s sake.

With the third season of The Gilded Age ending this Sunday, and the third Downton Abbey movie hitting theaters next month, we couldn’t help but wonder… when the heck are these two Julian Fellowes-created franchises finally going to collide?

It’s a question we’ve been asking since The Gilded Age first premiered in 2022, but now that Gladys (Taissa Farmiga) has married into British nobility, the time feels more appropriate than ever. Come on, who didn’t get Downton vibes from the Duke’s house?

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The beginning of August seemed to have been sent from the heavens as the month started off with Cynthia Erivo as Jesus and Adam Lambert as Judas in the Hollywood Bowl’s electrifying production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”

The three-night run included multiple standing ovations, high critical praise and celebrity sightings in the audience, including Erivo’s “Wicked” co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum, as well as Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Griffin, Jenifer Lewis, Michelle Visage, Cheyenne Jackson, Dan Bucatinsky and Chris Colfer. “Jcs” composer Andrew Lloyd Webber made a surprise appearances during the first night’s curtain call.

The summer...

Noah Wyle may end up being the only former ER series regular to appear on The Pitt, but in a new interview, the actor says “never say never” to an onscreen ER reunion on the latter medical drama. “The success of this show has brought to our awareness that there’s some really high-profile actors that would love to come on our show, and it’s super tempting to want to go after them, but you run the risk of it being a little distracting,” Wyle told Variety. And any distractions would be detrimental to The Pitt’s mission of depicting the lives of healthcare workers in a broken healthcare system in a fractured American society. “One of the great things about Cathy Sandrich, our casting director, is she brings in these people that you may know that work, but you don’t necessarily bring their intended baggage to the...

The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 is filled with many obvious Easter eggs — but apparently, fans missed one of them in the form of a cameo from Jenny Han. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the writer of the beloved book trilogy alerted viewers to her nearly undetectable presence in Season 3, Episode 5 of the Prime Video show. “I do make a cameo in this episode,” Han, an executive producer for the series and director for Episode 5, told the publication. “It’s just my voice. The reason why I’m even saying it now is because I don’t think anyone’s going to pick up on it, it’s like the tiniest thing, but it made me laugh.” The episode titled “Last Dance” features many scenes narrated by Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) for the first time. By contrast, Belly Conklin (Lola Tung) and sometimes Jeremiah Fisher (Gavin Casalegno) have narrated all the other episodes.

There’s another murder brewing for “Only Murders in the Building,” which will return September 9 with Season 5 on Hulu. The mystery will surround (spoiler for those not through Season 4) the Arconia’s beloved doorman, Lester, who was found dead in the courtyard fountain in the waning moments of last October’s season finale.

When we last left the terrific trio — which includes Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage, Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora, and the once again Emmy-nominated Martin Short as Oliver Putnam — Oliver had just married the love of his life (in the previously mentioned courtyard), the actress Loretta (Meryl Streep). As for what’s to come now or how Short might be approaching Oliver in the fifth go around, the “Three Amigos” star insisted in an interview with Deadline that he doesn’t “analyze [himself] that way.”

“I don’t sit back and say, ‘You know what I’ve done with Oliver this season…...

Not just anyone could attend the recent Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special — tickets went to SNL alums and other Hollywood stars — and that star-studded audience made for a “terrible” reception to the special’s sketches, according to Pete Davidson. The comedian shared his thoughts on the SNL50 crowd on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday. “As you know from SNL40 — terrible audience,” Davidson told host Seth Meyers. “It’s a terrible audience ’cause it’s just famous people, and famous people only like themselves. It’s true! I’m guilty of this.” Meyers teased Davidson, saying, “I remember when [your pre-taped sketch] was playing, you were the only one laughing. We were like, ‘Oh, he’s coming in way too hot.’” In that sketch, Davidson reprised his role as the simpleton Chad, this time a stagehand at Saturday Night Live, as original SNL cast member Laraine Newman returned to Studio 8H.

“It never occurred to them that, sure, maybe they never really had a roof and four walls, but they were never in fact homeless.” So Chuck said of Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) in the Supernatural Season 5 finale. That was because they had their 1967 Chevy Impala, affectionally referred to as Baby by Dean. That car was by their side for the big and small moments, heart-to-hearts, fighting monsters, even saving the world, and when they eventually ended up in heaven. And no other show could include an episode told entirely from a car’s point of view! (See where that episode landed on our Best Episodes list.) Below, check out seven fun facts. 1. Baby Had a Big Family Supernatural used nine different Chevy Impalas over 15 seasons, including one primary “hero” car, a couple of backups, a special cutaway for filming tight angles, cars for parts and several...

John Leguizamo called out Dean Cain’s latest career pivot, deeming the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman alum a “moron” for announcing that he’ll join the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement ranks. “What kind of loser volunteers to be an Ice officer?” Leguizamo said in an Instagram video on Friday. “What a moron! Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.” In his caption, Leguizamo wrote, “Dean Cain volunteered to be an Ice agent! I got one word for you: Loser!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Leguizamo (@johnleguizamo) Other celebrities have endorsed the Smoke actor’s message. “‘Never/was,’ hahahaha,” wrote Tulsa King actor Frank Grillo. Paper Moon star Tatum O’Neal, meanwhile, commented with six clapping emoji. Cain revealed his decision to join Ice in an appearance on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime on Wednesday. “I put out a recruitment video yesterday...

Bill Maher recently goaded Dr. Phil McGraw to admit that Donald Trump‘s redistricting efforts in Texas is some “bull***” on Real Time With Bill Maher. On Friday, August 8, the late-night host sat down with interview guest, political commentator George Will, and panel guests, former Dr. Phil star and ESPN’s “First Take” host Stephen A. Smith. During the panel segment, Maher directly asked McGraw — who Trump appointed the commissioner of his Religious Liberty Commission — asked the TV personality if he thought the redistricting in Texas was “some bull***.” “In the past, states do this after the census, Ok? You get the census every 10 years. You find out, oh, different number of people. Sometimes it makes sense. You have to redraw districts and so forth,” Maher said, setting up the topic. He continued of the gerrymandering, “Now Trump wants a do-over. They did it after 2020 in Texas, and he’s...

Drew Sidora dug deep during Season 2 of the Bounce TV hit comedy Mind Your Business. Particularly, while shooting the recent episode “Tick Tock” that sees The Real Housewives of Atlanta star’s character Aaliyah told she had endometriosis, a condition that can mimic pregnancy symptoms but also potentially cause fertility issues in women. It’s an emotional blow for the 40-year-old divorcee and experience inspired by writer Staci Harris’s own struggles. “I was diagnosed about 10 years ago,” she said. “I had to have a laparoscopy where I had to have consistent scar tissue removed. Making personal issues I’ve had, though, part of my work has been important to me. Drew dove right in. She didn’t make it about herself. She took the story and pulled it from her own. I didn’t even know she had struggles. It is just a great episode. I was proud of...

Bill Maher issued a blunt response to Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman star Dean Cain joining Ice. On the Friday, Aug. 8 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the late-night host, 69, didn’t hold back with his thoughts on the 59-year-old actor signing up to be part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Ice going around there with their masks, throwing people into vans—not popular. And yet, [Donald Trump is] doubling down on unpopular,” Maher said in his segue to the topic. “I mean, the Ice thing? They just need more people, so they’re having a big recruitment program. No age limit now, they announced this week. No matter how young you are, you can be 18, you can be old as dirt. If you like wearing a mask and throwing people in a van.” After noting there is a $50,000 signing bonus for those who sign up for Ice,...

[Warning: The following post contains major spoilers about the series finale of Resident Alien, Season 4 Episode 10, “The End is Here.”] The end is here, alright. And we’re not Ok with it. One of the best sci-fi shows of the past decade has left our orbit in a series finale that was as full of heart, hope, and humor as it has been since Patience, Colorado’s Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle was first taken over by a Law & Order-loving alien with an unpronounceable name (the Emmy-robbed Alan Tudyk). Thankfully, it was full of resolved storylines and wonderfully set-up futures for our favorite humans, as well. That’s due in large part to creator and showrunner Chris Sheridan‘s suspicion that the series wasn’t long for this world after its move from Syfy to USA for the fourth season. “I knew going into it that this was likely going to be our final season,” he told us back in July ...

The following contains spoilers for the series finale of Resident Alien!

Patience’s Resident Alien has left the building.

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Friday’s series finale of the Syfy/USA Network dramedy didn’t shy away from emotional goodbyes, and it even turned pages on some brand-new chapters for our favorite Patience residents.

“Ye are blood of my blood, and bone of my bone. I give ye my body, that we two might be one. I give ye my spirit, ‘til our life shall be done.”

Remember those words, Outlander faithful? As if we could forget Jamie and Claire’s wedding vows, aka the incantation that formalized the greatest time-travel-assisted love story ever known. But now we’ve got a couple more contenders for that title, courtesy of the Starz series’ new prequel, Blood of My Blood.

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[Warning: The below contains spoilers for Deadliest Catch Season 21] The August 8 episode of Deadliest Catch picked up where the premiere left off with Captain Jake Anderson sending out a Mayday distress signal aboard the Titan Explorer. The captains in range listened over  the radio, concerned for the crew and Jake. Four hours earlier, there was a toxic ammonia leak that triggered an unfortunate series of events that forced the Titan Explorer crew off the $4 million vessel. Now it was a matter of Captain Keith Colburn, who was the closest in the area, to find them. After some touch and go, Keith was able to locate the raft. After the rescue Jake was overcome with emotion and embraced Keith. A sobering reminder of how they risk their lives every season at sea.  The Wizard set course back to the Titan Explorer where there was hope they could get it back up and running. With the smell of ammonia all but gone,...

You can’t keep a good woman down. Last May, it was announced that Kelli Giddish would return to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a series regular, reprising her role as Sergeant Amanda Rollins. Although she has appeared as a special guest star since her departure, Giddish has not been a regular cast member since Season 24 Episode 9, “And a Trauma in a Pear Tree,” when Rollins married Ada Dominick Carisi Jr. (Peter Scanavino) and left the squad to teach at Fordham University. Reunited with her old squad, Giddish is thrilled to be back. She shared her happiness in an interview with Extra, where the Svu actress discussed her return as a series regular and what it means for both the show and her character. She also offered a glimpse at what fans can in the upcoming season and how her return will impact the squad room. “I...

Have you been the victim of a romance scam? Help is on the way — courtesy of Netflix.

Cecilie Fjellhøy, one of the victims duped by the titular con man in the Netflix doc The Tinder Swindler, teams up with a private investigator to help other victims in Love Con Revenge, a six-episode docuseries premiering Friday, Sept. 5 on the streamer.

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In the trailer,...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Wednesday Season 2, Part 1.] Wednesday‘s second season is half over, but a big question looms as we head into Part 2 this September. Who is Morticia’s (Catherine Zeta-Jones) sister, Ophelia? While she’s only been mentioned by Morticia onscreen, we can’t help but wonder if she’ll make an appearance before the season is through, with the buildup towards the second half. As fans saw in Part 1, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) had begun to abuse her psychic abilities, and she experienced black tears, a seizure spell, and more symptoms from trying to use her gift to solve the mystery of who was behind Jericho’s murderous murder of crows. As viewers learned, it was Judi Spannegel (Heather Matarazzo) who was behind the deadly attacks as she continued her father’s legacy of experimenting on Outcasts in the basement of Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. According to Morticia, Ophelia pushed her abilities to the extreme...

“Pee-wee as Himself” offers a refreshing contrast to celebrity documentaries shaped by estate-approved image control. Director Matt Wolf approached the film as a gay man profoundly influenced by “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and its message of non-conformity — and as someone eager to unpack the complexity of Paul Reubens, a brilliant artist who re-entered the closet and disappeared behind his iconic persona to thrive in Hollywood.

However, Wolf didn’t expect the project to nearly break him. It changed him personally and professionally — but it also earned five Emmy nominations, including Best Director. On this week’s Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, he reflected on the toll of making a film about his idol.

Wolf’s introduction to Reubens came through Josh and Benny Safdie, who would later come aboard as producers.

“Paul had met with other directors whom he either didn’t connect with artistically or who were not open to his level of involvement,...

John Leguizamo had a few words for Dean Cain after the former Superman actor shared that he plans to be sworn in as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

“What kind of loser volunteers to be an Ice officer?” Leguizamo said in a front-facing camera video posted to his Instagram on Friday. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.”

Off of Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ “Superman” opening at the box office in July, Cain has ridden on the coattails of his most memorable role’s renewed relevance and engaged in his biggest wave of press engagement in some years.

Spoiler Alert: This story contains major spoilers from “Wednesday” Season 2, Part 1, now streaming on Netflix.

Hunter Doohan would like to report a “hate crime.”

The actor, who plays Tyler/Hyde on Netflix’s hit series “Wednesday,” says he missed Lady Gaga when she filmed her guest spot on Season 2. “I’m the one gay guy on the show, and I didn’t get to meet Gaga,” Doohan tells me in the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Feigning outrage, he says, “This is bullshit.”

But he did get to meet Christina Ricci’s son when they shot their...

Expect the unexpected from The Amazing Race this season. Season 38 is filled with Big Brother alums, each teamed up with a loved one to race around the world for a shot at the cash prize. Host Phil Keoghan sat down for a chat with Big Brother host Julie Chen Moonves to discuss how the Big Brother alums fared on The Amazing Race. “They’re savvy. Julie, you’ve created some savvy creatures,” Keoghan teased of the new competitors in an interview with Et. “They came in hungry, confident, a little cocky. I think they got humbled in the first leg. We’ve got some former Big Brother winners, so they know how to win, they know how to compete. It was very, very competitive.” The Amazing Race’s Instagram shared silhouettes of contestants for the upcoming season on August 8, which premieres on September 25 at 9/8c on CBS. Fans speculated on...

Bobby Hill (Pamela Adlon) has come a long way since the days of wearing short pants and dabbling in prop comedy. In Season 14 of King of the Hill, the self-assured young man has grown into a confident and poised adult who knows who he is and where he’s headed. But for longtime fans of the show, the seeds of Bobby’s transformation were always there — you just had to know where to look. At just 12 years old, Bobby stood out. He possessed an emotional intelligence far beyond that of his peers, boundless empathy, and an unapologetic individuality that set him apart. Unlike other kids his age, he never caved to trends, backed down from bullies, or compromised his beliefs. Add in his relentless optimism, and Bobby became a symbol for underdogs: unflinching in his self-worth, quietly brave in his convictions, and proudly himself in a world that often expected conformity.

Viola Davis and Walter Murch were awarded honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees by the American Film Institute at the conservatory’s commencement ceremony. The event took place at the Tcl Chinese Theater on Friday morning.

Davis told the graduates that “they already have their ruby slippers.”

“You have to know that you have the power within you to make it, whatever that making it means,” Davis told Variety moments before accepting the honor. “That’s what I want to remind them.”

Davis also talked about the significance of AFI recognizing her contributions to the film and TV industry.

“It...

Tired of waiting for a transponder snail to bring you the latest on One PIECESeason 2? We’ve got you covered.

At the annual One Piece Day celebration in Tokyo, Netflix debuted a first look at the hit pirate adventure returning for Season 2 in 2026.

Plus, the live-action series has been renewed for Season 3, with production on the third season set to begin in Cape Town, South Africa later this year. Ian Stokes will join Joe Tracz as co-showrunner, writer, and executive producer.

With Gold Roger’s (Michael Dorman) mysterious treasure, the One Piece, still up for grabs, the Straw Hats are in for an epic adventure as they sail toward the Grand Line.

While you wait for the return of your favorite crew, here’s everything we know so far about One Piece Season 2, including production updates, letters from Oda, major casting news, and tons of behind-the-scenes peeks.

Season...

Last week’s episode of Raw had it all — a wild burn from Becky Lynch to Nikki Bella, Penta rocking Xavier Woods’ giant hat, and a monumental main event as LA Knight faced Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship. It seemed like Knight’s best shot, as Rollins had no assistance from his squad after Raw General Manager Adam Pearce barred Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed from ringside.

But it was Cm Punk who came from out of nowhere to attack his longtime nemesis Rollins, resulting in Knight being disqualified and ultimately opening the door for Breakker and Reed to pop up and attack Knight and Punk.

Roman Reigns arrived at the ring to assist Knight and Punk, but was ultimately overpowered by Rollins, Reed, Breakker — at the end of the night, it was the latter three, Paul Heyman’s coalition The Vision, who where left standing.

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Hank’s next-door nemesis Kahn is back in Hulu’s new King of the Hill revival — but you might notice he doesn’t exactly sound the same.

Kahn, an immigrant from Laos who loves to needle Hank for being a hillbilly, was voiced by a white actor, Toby Huss, during King of the Hill’s original Fox run, which ended in 2009. But for the revival, the role was recast, with The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng (who was born in Malaysia and grew up in Singapore) taking over as Kahn.

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While Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) continues his search for the greatest pirate bounty of all — the titular One Piece — here’s news you can treasure without sailing the treacherous waters of the Grand Line: Even more episodes are on the way!

Netflix announced during the annual One Piece Day celebration in Tokyo that the epic pirate adventure has been given an early Season 3 renewal. Production on the third season will begin in Cape Town, South Africa later this year, with Ian Stokes set to join Joe Tracz as co-showrunner, writer, and executive producer.

The series returns for Season 2 in 2026. Get a first look here.

One Piece is a live-action pirate adventure created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner) and Netflix.

Based on Eiichiro Oda’s legendary manga series,the live-action show follows a daring young pirate named Monkey D. Luffy as he...

All aboard the Going Merry! The Straw Hats have set their sights on the Grand Line, and now we have our first sneak peek at what’s in store for them in 2026.

During the annual One Piece Day celebration in Tokyo, Netflix unveiled a first look at Season 2 of the epic pirate adventure series, which you can check out above.

As revealed in the video announcement above, the series has also been given an early Season 3 renewal. Production on the third season will begin in Cape Town, South Africa, this fall, with Ian Stokes set to join Joe Tracz as co-showrunner, writer, and executive producer.

Based on Eiichiro Oda’s legendary manga series,One Piece follows a daring young pirate named Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) as he sails the seas with his Straw Hats crew: swordsman Roronoa Zoro (Mackenyu), cartographer Nami (Emily Rudd), storyteller Usopp (Jacob Romero), and chef...

While Yellowstone might be gone, the Yellowstone universe and its creator, Taylor Sheridan, are thriving. Y: Marshals, a CBS series centered on Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes), is currently in production with a planned 2025–26 midseason premiere. A new Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) show (rumored to be titled Dutton Ranch), is also in the works, while 6666 was announced as another spinoff. Meanwhile, series such as Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown continue to keep Sheridan’s name at the forefront of the television landscape. But one show that doesn’t seem to have much traction is The Madison(originally titled 2024). The last update on Sheridan’s Montana-centered drama came in October 2024, when Y: The Last Man alum Ben Schnetzer was cast as “a rancher,” sparking speculation about whether he might be playing The Madison‘s very own version of Rip Wheeler. Prior to that announcement,...

Since it shattered records around the world with Season 1, Wednesday is no longer just a TV series; it’s a sensory universe in which every detail, big and small, matters in its chilling, tactile, and delightfully dark look and feel. With Tim Burton directing the series and creators Al Gough and Miles Millar back at the helm, you know that every costume, hairstyle, fireplace, and piece of zombie prosthetics was dreamed up with wicked inventiveness and with a keen eye to storytelling. They’re cranking up the volume on everything in Season 2 as our antihero Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) faces ever more sinister danger and uncovers shocking secrets at Nevermore Academy.

“Season 1 was a table-setter, and we saw a lot of the world, but there’s still a lot of the world left to see,” says Gough. In Season 2, Millar says, “We had a broader canvas and more toys...

Jenna Bush Hager hasn’t cried many tears since Hoda Kotb‘s Today departure. The TV personality made the confession while chatting about astrological signs with her guest host, Matt Rogers, on the Friday, August 8, episode of Today With Jenna & Friends. “I’m a Sagittarius. Does that make sense?” she asked Rogers, who replied, “I think so. I’m a Pisces, Pisces, Cancer, which is, like, I could start sobbing at any second.” Bush Hager noted that she cries “all the time,” stating, “I do it so often that it’s just like laughing. They’re like, ‘Here Jenna goes again.’” However, Bush Hager revealed that she “stopped” crying so much after Kotb bid farewell to Today earlier this year. “My heart was kind of closed off.” “Are you ready to open your heart again?” Rogers asked his cohost, after which they both started laughing. 10 years after she joined Today as correspondent,...

Will Trent fans will be seeing a lot more of Franklin Wilks when the show returns in January.

Kevin Daniels, who has recurred as the Apd detective — and Angie’s sponsor — since Season 1, has been elevated to series-regular status ahead of Season 4, Deadline reports. He joins returning regulars Ramón Rodríguez (Will Trent), Erika Christensen (Angie Polaski), Iantha Richardson (Faith Mitchell), Jake McLaughlin (Michael Ormewood) and Sonja Sohn (Amanda Wagner).

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The anthology series Cruel Summer is reportedly being redeveloped at Freeform and Hulu. The show originally premiered on April 20, 2021, and ran for two seasons. Despite becoming the most-watched series on Freeform, it was canceled after Season 2 following a dip in ratings. The show was canceled in December 2023 after the second season, which featured a new storyline and cast than the first season. But now, it appears to be circling back to the original Season 1 narrative, which ended with several unresolved plot threads. Here’s everything we know about Season 3 of Cruel Summer. Is Cruel Summer returning? Yes! According to Variety, a source said the teen drama mystery anthology is in development again. Who will star in Season 3? Only Olivia Holt, who played Kate Wallis in Season 1, has been confirmed to return. She’s also set to executive produce the new season. The rest of the cast, including Chiara Aurelia, Harley Quinn Smith,...

Even after a successful premiere that led to their documentary becoming not only one of the best reviewed films out of Sundance 2024, but one of the biggest acquisitions out of the festival, “Will & Harper” director Josh Greenbaum and subject Harper Steele were not aware of just how long the journey to becoming an Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special Emmy nominee would take them.

“I had no idea we were even eligible for an Emmy, quite honestly,” said Steele to IndieWire over Zoom. “Depending on the mood I’m in, it was either a cherry on the top or a sad surprise,” she joked, thinking back on the prospect of a second year of awards campaigning.

“Will & Harper,” about Steele going on a road trip with famous friend Will Ferrell to re-establish their relationship now that she has come out as a transgender woman, is the latest example of...

Will Trent has proven to be one of ABC’s best-performing weeknight shows. The fan-favorite crime drama, which centers on the investigations of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Atlanta Police Department, set streaming records for the network and continued to keep audiences guessing from week to week in Season 3. As the fall approaches, fans might be looking for some news on if and when Will Trent Season 4 is coming to screens, so here’s everything we know so far! Is Will Trent renewed for Season 4? Yes! Will Trent has been renewed for a fourth season, thanks in no small part to its stellar performance for ABC. In January, after the season’s premiere, the network boasted that it netted 9.75 million total viewers on ABC, Hulu, Disney+, and other digital platforms and that it’d earned a series high in streaming viewership at the time. According to Deadline, the...

Elsbeth Season 3 has secured more famous faces for its roster of guest stars. Following the news that Stephen Colbert would appear on the CBS procedural when it returns this fall, Elsbeth is now welcoming Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter, and Lindsay Mendez into the fold for the Season 3 premiere. Elsbeth Season 3 is going to be new terrain now that Carra Patterson has exited as a series regular. The actor, who has played Kaya Blanke since Season 1, will return only as a guest star next season, a change revealed after the penultimate episode of Season 2 on May 1. The Elsbeth Season 2 finale served as her farewell, but she will be back in a limited capacity in Season 3. CBS unveiled its fall 2025 schedule on May 7 and its fall premiere dates on July 11, revealing that Elsbeth is one of the handful of shows that will get a special premiere event upon its return. Here’s...