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Pretty, pretty, pretty good! HBO has greenlit a sketch comedy show from Larry David and President Barack Obama. The untitled half-hour limited series, created by David and longtime collaborator Jeff Schaffer, will take a humorous look at American history in celebration of the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. Featuring cast members from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “notable guest stars,” the series is produced by Obama’s Higher Ground.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix has renewed “Virgin River” for a 10-episode season 8, making it the streamer’s longest-running scripted series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The nominees for the 41st Annual TCA Awards were announced, with shows including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “The White Lotus,” and “The Bear,” and Kathy Bates (“Matlock), Seth Rogan (“The Studio”) and Harrison Ford (“Shrinking”) making the list. Winners will be revealed later this summer across TCA’s social media.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nominees for the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys, which will be held on October 17 in Pasadena, CA, include “Days of our Lives,” “General Hospital,” and “The Young and the Restless” vying for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” “Live with Kelly and Mark,” and “The View,” battling for top honors as Outstanding Daytime Talk Series. Other categories include Outstanding Entertainment News Series and Outstanding Culinary Host. The ceremony is set for October 17 in Pasadena.
(Source: Cynopsis)
EDO released its list of the most effective national TV ads from the first half of 2025, highlighting the campaigns that drove the strongest consumer engagement across 15 categories. Based on behaviors predictive of future sales, standout performers included Levi’s Beyoncé-backed spot in Apparel, Cadillac’s Escalade IQ in Luxury Auto, and Dove’s confidence-driven messaging in CPG Beauty. Noom led the Diabetes & Weight Management category with GLP-1-focused ads, while Red Lobster and Taco Bell dominated in Restaurants with celebrity-led and product-driven spots.
(Source: Cynopsis)
YouTube is retiring its Trending page and Trending Now list, shifting instead to category-specific charts that reflect how users engage with trending content today. The update replaces the single, all-purpose list with focused rankings like Trending Music Videos, Weekly Top Podcast Shows and Trending Movie Trailers. YouTube says this move better captures the platform’s evolving landscape and plans to introduce additional content categories over time.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A reboot of “Scrubs” scored a straight-to-season order from ABC. Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke have joined Zach Braff to reprise their roles from the 2001-10 series, which launched on NBC and moved to ABC for its final two seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HGTV has greenlit “Junk or Jackpot,” a six-episode series hosted by designer and “Queer Eye” alum Bobby Berk and executive produced by John Cena. Premiering in late 2025, the show helps collectors uncover the value of their items. “The idea for ‘Junk or Jackpot?’ was born out of a conversation I had with friends,” said Cena. “People often wonder if their collections are trash or treasure, and this show will help them find out.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Great Food Truck Race” returns with a high-stakes Atlantic coast road trip as host Tyler Florence challenges nine food truck teams to compete for a $50,000 grand prize. The eight-city journey, titled “Truckin’ Awesome,” kicks off in Savannah, Georgia. The new season premieres Sunday, August 3 at 9p on Food Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?”, a new three-part true crime documentary series for Hulu, will examine the mysterious death of Greenberg, a 27-year-old teacher who was found dead on her kitchen floor in 2011, and her family’s quest to discover the truth about what happened. The series will drop later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video has set the release date for “Built In Birmingham: Brady & the Blues.” The five-part docuseries, launching Friday, August 1, follows football legend Tom Brady and Birmingham City FC’s new ownership as they attempt to transform the storied, often struggling club into a winning force.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video sci-fi comedy series “Upload” will return for its fourth and final season on Monday, August 25, with all four episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+’s “Murderbot,” a sci-fi thriller/comedy, was renewed for a second season ahead of its first season finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fremantle’s Original Productions has partnered with Web3 platform Stuff.io to debut “How The World Went Ape$h!t,” a feature-length documentary exploring the rise and fall of NFTs, told from the perspective of the NFTs themselves. The film will premiere exclusively on Stuff.io later this month, marking Fremantle’s first major US release as a fully ownable digital film.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season 4 of UP Faith & Family’s “Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith” debuts Thursday, August 7, with new episodes every Thursday. Hosted by Faith Broussard Cade, the series features inspiring stories of faith, resilience and redemption and is produced by Four Eyes Media in partnership with HarperCollins. Guests include Julie Chen Moonves, Andrea Bocelli and Dionne Warwick.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“A Christmas List of Blessings”, starring Shae Robbins and Christopher Russell, is in production for Great American Media, and will premiere as part of Great American Christmas 2025. Great American Christmas Original Movie Premieres will be available to stream on Great American Pure Flix and GFAM+, the company’s live channel feed, as well as on Great American Family.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paris Berelc and Asher Angel will star in the Tubi Original YA romantic comedy film, “Kissing is the Easy Part,” based on a webnovel by the same name. “I’ve always wanted to make a classic high school romcom, so it’s a dream to be directing ‘Kissing is the Easy Part’ with Asher, Paris, and our amazing cast and crew,” said director Fawzia Mizra. “I can’t wait for audiences to fall in love with ‘Kissing’ and be reminded of the power of the romcom.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
WOW Presents Plus has unveiled its July lineup, headlined by the debut of Kori King and Lydia B. Kollins in a new season of “Binge Queens.” Premiering Monday, July 14, “Binge Queens: Absolutely Fabulous” follows the real-life couple as they react to the first season of the BBC cult hit. Also joining the platform this month are two BBC acquisitions: the comedy “Absolutely Fabulous” and the candid documentary “Elton John: Uncensored.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Chasing Greatness: The Donald Scott Story,” a two-part documentarythat chronicles the journey of two-time US Olympic triple jumper Donald Scott, will premiere on July 17 at 7p, with the second episode airing on Thursday, July 24 at 7p, on NLSE.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bud Light, the Official Beer Sponsor of the NFL, will serve as a partner for Season 2 of “Quarterback,” the Netflix docuseries produced with Omaha Productions. This season spotlights Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Kirk Cousins, offering an inside look at their lives on and off the field. Bud Light has also launched a new social series, “Armchair Quarterback,” celebrating the game’s most passionate supporters.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video announced its broadcast team for the first season of NBA on Prime, featuring play-by-play announcers Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Michael Grady and Eric Collins. Joining them as analysts are Hall-of-Famers Steve Nash and Dwyane Wade, WNBA legend Candace Parker, Stan Van Gundy, Brent Barry and Dell Curry. Sideline coverage will be provided by Cassidy Hubbarth, Allie Clifton and Kristina Pink.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount and MTV veteran Jessica Zalkind, former head of talent and development at the network, has joined Wheelhouse Entertainment in the newly created role of EVP, talent and development.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Superman – David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Isabela Merced, Alan Tudyk, Grace Chan, Bradley Cooper, Angela Sarafyan, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, María Gabriela de Faría, Sara Sampaio, Tatiana Piper, Stephen Blackehart, Giovannie Cruz, Bonnie Discepolo, Terence Rosemore, Natasha Halevi, Paul Kim, Jonah Lees, Christian Lees
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