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Peacock has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the streaming service in February. The Peacock February 2025 schedule includes Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Pharrell Williams’ Piece by Piece, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Valentine’s Day titles, and more.

Dive into the colorful world of Pharrell Williams on February 7 when the streaming premiere of Piece by Piece debuts exclusively on Peacock.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

The premiere of Peacock’s Original Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is coming just in time for Galentine’s Day on February 13. Tune in to catch up with our girl “Bridge” in the fourth installment of the beloved series.

Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetheart or flying solo and loving it, Peacock has you covered with a heartwarming lineup of over 300 titles that will make you fall in love with love all...

For many of us, the 2020 version of the holidays is going to be a more homebound one than usual. What better time to build your physical-media collection with DVDs, Blu-rays, and books to help keep the season bright?

Blu-ray debuts

This year saw the first release of several Christmas favorites on Blu-ray, from Paul Feig’s 2019 sleeper hit “Last Christmas” (Universal Home Entertainment) to the first North American hi-def releases of the moving and funny anime classic “Tokyo Godfathers” (Gkids/Shout Factory), a contemporary adaptation of the Christmas-set Western tale “3 Godfathers,” and the all-star WWII drama “A Midnight Clear” (Shout Selects). The latter, a 1992 adaptation of the William Wharton novel from writer-director Keith Gordon, features a cast of up-and-coming actors who would eventually become filmmakers themselves, including Ethan Hawke, Peter Berg, Frank Whaley, and Gary Sinise.

Stone-cold classics

Bedford Falls never looked so good: Paramount Home Entertainment offers “It’s a Wonderful Life...

In today’s roundup, Hallmark announces its “Countdown to Christmas” lineup, including a first look at “A Christmas Love Story,” and Nickelodeon announces a premiere date for “The Loud House” spin-off “The Casagrandes.”

First Looks

Kristin Chenoweth and Scott Wolf star in Hallmark Hall of Fame‘s upcoming holiday film, “A Christmas Love Story,” and Variety has exclusively obtained some first look images of them in their roles. The project, which premieres Dec. 7, also stars Keith Robinson and Kevin Quinn.

Dates

Hallmark announced its full “Countdown to Christmas” lineup, featuring 16 new original movies to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the special programming block. This year, it begins Oct. 26 with the new film “Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses,” starring Jill Wagner, Matthew Davis and Donna Mills. Other new projects on the schedule include “Merry & Bright,” starring Jodie Sweetin, Andrew Walker and Sharon Lawrence, premiering on Nov. 2; “A Christmas Scavenger Hunt,...