On August 9, the Lifetime movie Finding Faith will debut at 8 PM.
Struck by the sudden death of her husband, Faith (Paula Patton) spirals out of control and loses her trust in God. But with the unwavering support of her family, pastor and close friends, Faith starts to find her way out of the darkness and into the light, rebuilding her life one step at a time.
The movie also stars Loretta Devine, Stephen Bishop, Nadine Velazquez, Demetrius Grosse and Keith David.
The second franchise movie Providence Falls: An Impossible Promise will debut on Hallmark Channel on August 9 at 8 PM.
Detectives Cora and Liam (Katie Stevens and Lachlan Quarmby), who are investigating a murder while also navigating a love story that spans centuries. Liam, who is Cora’s reincarnated love from the past, is tasked with helping Cora find her fated match from their past life.
The cast also includes Evan Roderick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries), Paul McGillion (Stargate: Atlantis) and Matty Finochio (Sight Unseen and Riverdale).
Here is a trailer for Providence Falls: An Impossible Promise:
The third day of San Diego Comic 2025, which is typically the busiest day of the convention, there was a block party activation outside the Convention Center for the popular ABC comedy Abbott Elementary.
You can see a video about that activation below:
Next up was a panel for the long-running cop drama The Rookie with series star Nathan Fillion and executive producer Alexi Hawley on hand to talk about the show’s upcoming 8th season where they discussed filming the premiere of the ABC procedural in Prague.
Hawley shared that when he said, “Hey, I want to go to Prague for season 8, I got some looks, because that’s not a normal network television thing to do… it felt like we were making Casino Royale.”
The EP also shared that they, “have an undercover Lucy (series regular Melissa O’Neil) story that we’re working on in the writers’ room right now” while Fillion stated he would like to see Pete Davidson, who played Peter Nolan, return for another guest appearance.
You can see a great picture of Nathan Fillion below:
Nathan Fillion [Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/January Images/Shutterstock]
The Star Trek franchise was celebrated at the convention with cast members Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, Paul Wesley and Christina Chong along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on the stage at Hall H. It should be noted that Anson Mount wasn’t able to attend because his wife had just had a baby. During the panel, Goldsman shared that the show will be concluding with its 5th season, and the plan is to take the series up to the first day Capt. James Kirk (Wesley) takes command of the Enterprise.
You can see a special trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds below:
And, the first look teaser for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was also shown:
Then there was a panel for season two of the Hulu series Paradise with series lead Sterling K. Brown and creator Dan Fogleman on stage to talk about the show. They screened an extended sneak peek of the new season that will introduce new cast member Shailene Woodley who was actually on hand, joining Fogleman and Brown for the remainder of the panel
You can see a picture of the three of them below:
Dan Fogelman, Sterling K. Brown and Shailene Woodley [Photo Credit: On the Red Carpet/Facebook//Disney/Frank Micelotta]
The upcoming box office movie Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, hit the stage in Hall H along with author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard. In the movie, Gosling plays science teacher Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction, but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. Those in the audience had the chance to see four clips from the film, and you can see the trailer for Project Hail Mary is below:
The annual Entertainment Weekly Brave New Warriors panel hit up Ballroom 20 with the following taking the stage: Robbie Amell from Upload; Jamie Roy from Outlander: Blood of My Blood; David Zayas from Dexter: Resurrection; Babou Ceesay from Alien: Earth and Derek Luh from Gen V.
Ghosts stars Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Devan Chandler Long [Photo Credit: TV Inside/ Maaren de Boer]
The reboot (of sorts) of the Starz series Spartacus: House of Ashur was on tap with Executive Producer Steven S. DeKnight there along with cast members Nick E. Tarabay, Graham McTavish, Tenika Davis, Jamaica Vaughan, Jordi Webber and Jaime Slater in attendance at the panel.
You can watch the panel for Spartacus: House of Ashur here.
Some of the cast members of the hit CBS comedy Ghosts were on hand at the convention on Saturday and you can see a great picture of them to the left.
Here is a sneak peek at season 2 of Peacemaker:
And, there were these sneak peeks at the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, including this backstage sneak peek at The Vampire Lestat for season three, coming in 2026, of Interview With the Vampire:
As well as the official teaser trailer for the new Anne Rice series Talamasca: The Secret Order, which is set to premiere on AMC+ on October 26:
Also, Entertainment Weekly paid homage to some of the women in the entertainment industry via the Bold School panel that featured Taylour Paige from The Toxic Avenger; Cote de Pablo from NCIS: Tony & Ziva; Violet McGraw from M3GAN 2.0, Madeleine McGraw from The Black Phone 2 and Harriet Slater from Outlander: Blood of My Blood.
The Hillywood Show was also at the convention and here is their panel coverage and a behind the scenes look at them:
Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas and Doug Chiang [Photo Credit: : Eric Charbonneau/Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art/Getty Images]
Then on the final day of the convention, George Lucas made his first appearance ever along with director Guillermo del Toro and Oscar winner Doug Chiang. Their panel was moderated by The Equalizer star Queen Latifah.
You can see pictures of all of them to the left and just below.
Please also check out the following links for highlights and photos of the big event from various outlets:
The much-anticipated debut of the prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood will debut on Starz on August 8 at 8 PM.
The series will focus on two lead couples: Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy). It will bring viewers from the war-torn battlefields of WWI to the sweeping Highlands of 18th century Scotland, promising two new love stories filled with loyalty, passion and desire, as the young couples defy the forces that seek to tear them apart.
The cast includes Tony Curran, Rory Alexander, Sam Retford, Seamus McLean Ross and Conor MacNeill.
Here is a trailer for Outlander: Blood of My Blood:
On August 7, the new six-episode half-hour comedic sci-fi series Demascus will debut online on Tubi.
A 33-year-old man (Okieriete Onaodowan from Hamilton and Station 19), on a mission of self-discovery and the burgeoning field of digital psychiatry that may be the key to defining his truest self.
The cast includes Martin Lawrence, Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt and Shakira Ja’nail Paye.
On August 7, the movie Grounded in Love will debut online on Great American Pure Flix.
Annie (Danica McKellar), a spirited, Manhattan-based flight attendant, thrives on adventure and freedom, until an unexpected airline merger grounds her career and a breakup with a self-absorbed boyfriend leaves her questioning everything. Searching for clarity, Annie takes a road trip to her grandmother’s rural Kentucky farm – a place she hasn’t visited in years, though holds close to her heart.
Nothing on the farm seems to have changed, except Jake (Trevor Donovan), Annie’s childhood friend who recently traded in fast-paced city life for something more intentional. As two old friends reconnect, Annie rediscovers what matters most – family, faith, community, and the kind of love that stays rooted when everything else seems uncertain.
Here is a trailer for Grounded in Love courtesy of Facebook.
The Lifetime movie Terri Blackstock’s If I Run will debut on August 2 at 8 PM.
Adapted from the best-selling book, the movie follows Casey Cox (Kat Graham from The Vampire Diaries), a woman on the run after discovering her best friend Brent has been murdered – and she is being framed for it. Not knowing who to trust, Casey flees, using her intelligence and resourcefulness to stay hidden and the signs of divine guidance to help her in her journey.
Meanwhile, Dylan Roberts (Evan Roderick from Aurora Teagarden Mysteries), a war-weary veteran and private investigator with PTSD, is hired to track her down. As Dylan digs deeper into the case, he begins to suspect that Casey might actually be innocent and that the real story is far more complex – and dangerous – than it first appeared.
James Tupper (Big Little Lies and The Hardy Boys) also stars.
Here is a trailer for Terri Blackstock’s If I Run:
The new Hallmark Channel movie 3-part franchise movie Providence Falls: Chance of a Lifetime will debut on August 2 at 8 PM.
In 1844 Ireland, a rogue falls for a squire’s daughter, altering her destiny. Angels send them to present-day Providence Falls to correct it. He must make her fall for another man, though she’s now a cop with no memory of their past lives.
The cast includes Katie Stevens (The Bold Type), Lachlan Quarmby (The Watchful Eye), Evan Roderick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries), Paul McGillion (Stargate: Atlantis) and Matty Finochio (Sight Unseen and Riverdale).
Here is a trailer for Providence Falls: Chance of a Lifetime.
On August 1, the new animated series Eyes of Wakanda will debut online on Disney+.
The new 4-part limited series follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, the heroes must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda.
Voices will be provided by Winnie Harlow, Cress Williams, Patricia Belcher, Larry Herron, Adam Gold, Lynn Whitfield, Jacques Colimon, Jona Xiao, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, Zeke Alton, Steve Toussaint and Anika Noni Rose.
The new Netflix movie My Oxford Year will debut online on August 1.
When Anna (Sofia Carson), an ambitious young American woman, sets out for the UK and the University of Oxford to fulfill a childhood dream, she’s got her life completely on track. That is, until she meets a charming and clever local named Jamie (Corey Mylchreest), who profoundly alters both of their lives.
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