FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/18/25)
APPLE TV: Jane (Premiere)
DISNEY+: Light & Magic (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 4/19/25)
NETFLIX: Heavenly Ever After (Premiere)
NICK: Super Duper Bunny League (Premiere) at 9am
(SUNDAY 4/20/25)
HBO: The Rehearsal (Premiere) at 10:30pm
NAT GEO: Secrets of the Penguins (Premiere) at 8pm
TOC: Sister Wives (Premiere) at 10pm
For those who can’t get enough of reality series “Love Island,” Peacock has greenlit a spinoff. “Love Island: Beyond the Villa” (w/t) will follow season six Islanders around LA as they navigate new careers, evolving friendships, and newfound fame. The show is slated to premiere this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Alicia Silverstone is attached to star in and executive produce a TV series follow-up to the 1995 hit film “Clueless,” in development at Peacock. Silverstone will star in and executive produced the project, written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (“Gossip Girl”) of Fake Empire and Jordan Weiss (“Dollface”), with the movie’s writer-director Amy Heckerling and producer Robert Lawrence also executive producing. It’s not the first small screen version of the film – Rachel Blanchard starred as Cher in a 1996-99 series that launched on ABC, then moved to UPN.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix has renewed “Temptation Island” for a second season, with Mark L. Walberg returning as host. The dating series premiered on Fox in 2001 and ran for three seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS has ordered cooking competition “America’s Culinary Cup” (w/t), from Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”), to series for the 2025-2026 broadcast season. Lakshmi serves as creator and host and will executive produce alongside Susan Rovner.
(Source: Cynopsis)
True crime docuseries “The Furry Detectives: Unmasking A Monster”premieres Thursday, July 17 at 10p on SundanceTV. The four-parter unpacks the 2018 event known as the “Furry Zoosadist Leaks,” which exposed a conspiracy of animal abuse lurking beneath the Fandom’s playful exterior.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix’s “The Sandman” is back for its second and final season on Thursday, July 3. All three episodes of the series, based on the DC comic, will drop at once.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Not Her First Rodeo,” following champion bull rider Jorden Halvorsen and her women’s bull-riding league, kicks off Thursday, May 22 on Freeform.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of HBO docuseries “100 Foot Wave” debuts Thursday, May 1 at 9p, chronicling the adventures of big wave surfer Garrett McNamara, his family, and fellow surfers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season four premiere of Canadian medical drama “Transplant” will air as a two-hour event on Thursday, May 22 starting at 8p on NBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Twisted Metal” returns to Peacock for a second season on Thursday, July 31. This time around, the post-apocalyptic action/comedy centers on a demolition derby tournament.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The History Channel’s two-part doc “Sitting Bull” is set to air Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28 at 9p. The show is part of the network’s multiplatform initiative leading up to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US in July 2026.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Bugs That Rule the World,” a four-part series revealing the unseen lives of insects, premieres Wednesday, May 7 at 10p on PBS (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Added to the season four cast of STARZ’s “BMF” are Myles Truitt (“Stranger Things”), hip-hop artist Saweetie (“Grownish”), Sydney Mitchell (“The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”), Roberto Sanchez (“Palm Royale”) and Jordan Alexander (“Gossip Girl”). The crime drama returns Friday, June 6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo Station Group will observe Earth Day with the multiplatform content initiative Nuestro Planeta, presented across Telemundo-owned stations’ TV, streaming and digital platforms beginning April 20. Included are a six-hour environmental programming marathon and original half-hour special premiering April 22 at 11a, exploring the growing impact of climate change and the conservation efforts taking place.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AXS TV is celebrating Mother’s Day with a marathon of “Nashville,” airing Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lee Corso’s final day as a football analyst for ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be August 30. The 90-year-old has been with the show for 38 years, a tenure that will be celebrated with special programming in the leadup to his final broadcast.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Presented by Geico begin Sunday, April 20 on ESPN and ESPN2 with a tripleheader. Sixteen first round games will air over six days beginning Sunday, April 20 at 3p. ESPN’s NHL studio show, “The Point,” is airing as a lead-in to games throughout the playoffs with rotating hosts Steve Levy, John Buccigross and Arda Öcal and NHL analysts Mark Messier and P.K. Subban.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT Sports launches its coverage of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs featuring up to 28 First Round games, starting tomorrow, April 19. John Forslund will call the game, along with commentary from Jennifer Botterill.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Monumental Sports Network will air the Washington Capitals series in the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, beginning with Game 1 on Monday at 7p against the Montreal Canadiens. MNMT’s First Round coverage includes live broadcasts of all games and hour-long pre- and postgame programs.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FuboTV announced it is remaining as exclusive home of the Premier League,England’s soccer league, in Canada. Fubo will stream all 380 Premier League matches and shoulder programming through a multi-year distribution agreement beginning with the 2025/2026 season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
EuroLeague Basketball and the Sports Channel announced the extension of their long-standing media rights partnership, securing exclusive broadcasting rights for the EuroLeague in Israel for an additional six years, through the 2030–31 season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Reed Hastings, co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, is transitioning from Executive Chairman to Chairman of the Board. The move is “part of the natural evolution of our leadership structure and succession planning,” said the company in a letter to shareholders.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Campfire Studios (“The Menendez Brothers”) has hired documentary producer Andrew Bank as SVP of Post-Production. Bank joins from Boardwalk Pictures, where he most recently served as VP of Post-Production.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Sinners – Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo, Miles Caton, Saul Williams, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Jack O’Connell, Tenaj L. Jackson, David Maldonado, Aadyn Encalarde, Helena Hu, Yao, Sam Malone
Sneaks (Animated) – Laurence Fishburne, Keith David, Anthony Mackie, Martin Lawrence, Rico Rodriguez, Jonathan Kite, Chloe Bailey, Macy Gray, Quavo, Sam Jay, Amari McCoy, Kiana Lede, Mustard, Donovan Louis Bazemore, Swae Lee, Young Miko, Ella Mai, Sky Brown
The Wedding Banquet – Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-Chan, Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung, Bobo Le, Camille Atebe, Jeffrey Liang, Emma Yi, Francoise Yip, Marlee Walchuk, Jeremy Hoffman, Sherine Menes, Nick Preston, Andrew Woo
One To One: John & Yoko – A Documentary about John Lennon & Yoko Ono
The Legend of Ochi – Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Razvan Stoica, Carol Bors, Paul Manalatos
NYC STREET FAIRS
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NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW (FRIDAY 4/18/25 – SUNDAY 4/27/25)
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MEGA MILLIONS
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $129 million.
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