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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News
Lanterns debuts on Sunday. Here are the first five minutes:
Honestly, Matthew McConaughey would have made an excellent Joel, but Pedro Pascal was great.
The Teamsters are not cool with the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger.
What it’s like when your home becomes TV famous. (Hint: It’s not great!)
“White Wine Thriller” is the perfect term for this genre of TV show. In fact, I bet you know what it is before you even click on that link.
Some prominent TV directors were able to turn down Harry Potter money.
Speaking of Game of Thrones: here are all the Westeros-related projects in the works.
The Kennedy Center board is trying to put President Dinkus’s name back on the building despite being told by a judge to NOT DO THAT.
Renewals
- Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project with Keanu Reeves & Gard Hollinger has been renewed for a second season on Samsung TV Plus.
In Development
- Just One Day, a romantic drama series, is being developed at Hulu.
- Arizona Hot, a reality series following a group of twenty-somethings fresh out of college, is in the works at Netflix.
- The live-action Power Rangers series is not moving forward at Disney+.
Casting News
- Amy Sedaris has joined Protective Custody on Apple TV.
- Shay Rudolph has joined the cast of Off Campus on Prime Video.
- Emilia Jones will star in The Retrievals at Netflix.
- Emily Hampshire, Edvin Ryding, Robert Naylor, Sabrina Jalees, and Priyanka have joined Heated Rivalry on HBO Max.
- Stephanie Sigman, Alaide, Rocío Guzmán, and Regina Nava have been added to the cast of Task on HBO.
- Stephan James and Colton Ryan have joined Discretion on Paramount+.
- Kingston Rumi Southwick and Arthur Conti have been added to Egg Baby at Amazon MGM.
Mark Your Calendar
- Chad Powers returns on Hulu on September 3.
- Coven Academy will premiere on Freeform on October 1 and on Disney+ and Hulu on October 2.
- The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza will debut on Adult Swim soon.
- Mom Knows Best? will premiere on Netflix on August 26.
- Crystal Lake will premiere on Peacock on October 15.
- The Altruists will debut on Netflix on November 19.
R.I.P.
Christy Knowings, Actress known for All That
Tyler Duckworth, Two-time winner of The Challenge and cast member of The Real World: Key West.
Johnny Young, Singer-songwriter who hosted the Australian show Young Talent Time
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Don’t Say Good Luck: In this coming-of-age dramedy, Sophie is preparing to star in her high school play when the drama at home becomes bigger than the one on the stage. Premiere. Netflix
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn: A never-before-seen R-rated director’s cut of the 2008 X-Files film. Hulu
Girls Like Girls: The new girl in town falls in love for the first time in this well-reviewed coming-of-age film. Peacock
SATURDAY
Normal: Bob Odenkirk stars as a small town sheriff who uncovers dark secrets after a local bank is robbed. Cable premiere. 7 p.m., HBO
Blood Simple: A bit of film history for you: The Coen Brothers’ first feature film is this twisty little Texas noir, starring Frances McDormand and M. Emmet Walsh. 4:26 p.m., Cinemax Hits West
SUNDAY
Lanterns: New Lantern recruit, John Stewart, is being trained by Lantern legend, Hal Jordan, when they get drawn into a dark intergalactic mystery in America’s heartland in this new series from Damon Lindelof. Now, listen. I’ll watch anything Lindelof makes, but I’m not a huge superhero fan, so I guess we’ll see. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO
Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration: In celebration of “Princess Week,” the largest gathering of “princess talent” is assembled in this 30-minute concert celebration. Premiere. 7 p.m., ABC
Barbarian: The less you know going into this surprising little horror film from the creator of Weapons, the better. 9:05 p.m., HBO Drama
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Celebrity Jeopardy! (repeat) |
20/20 |
| CBS | This is UFC (new) |
Boston Blue (repeat) |
Boston Blue (repeat) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
MLB Baseball (live) |
| FOX | MasterChef (repeat) |
Nation’s Dumbest (repeat) |
Local |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent (repeat) |
Dateline |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | 9-1-1 (repeat) |
9-1-1 (repeat) |
9-1-1 (repeat) |
News/Local |
| CBS | WNBA Basketball (live) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | MLB Baseball (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | American Ninja Warrior (repeat) |
Dateline | News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (new) |
Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration (repeat) |
The Princess Diaries |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Big Brother (new) |
Tracker (repeat) |
Marshals (repeat) |
| The CW | Police 24/7 (new) |
The Bucket List | Local/News |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares (repeat) |
The Simpsons (repeat) |
Animal Control (repeat) |
Universal Basic Guys (repeat) |
Grimsburg (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | MLB Baseball (live) |