Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions.
NOTE: The movie Grounded in Love will debut online on Great American Pure Flix today while the new show Demascus will debut online on Tubi.
6 PM: Right in Front of Me movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair) Rampage movie on TNT
6:30 PM: Death of a Unicorn movie on HBO 2
7 PM: The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore) We Are Marshall movie on TruTV
7:30 PM: The Devil Wears Prada movie on Freeform The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie on FXM John Wick: Chapter 2 movie on USA Network
8 PM: Hudson & Rex on UPtv (NEW) Tombstone movie on AMC Star Trek Into Darkness movie on Showtime 2
9 PM: Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Real Murder movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair) The Breakfast Club movie on Encore Pride & Prejudice (2005) movie on HBO 2
9:30 PM: We Are Marshall movie on TruTV
10 PM: Revival on Syfy (NEW) Matlock on CBS (Encore) Grantchester on Masterpiece on PBS (Encore) Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore) Terminator: Dark Fate movie on Showtime 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 movie on USA Network
10:30 PM: Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime (Encore)
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: The first part of season two of Wednesday will premiere online on Netflix today while the finale of The Buccaneers will air online on Apple TV+ today.
5:30 PM: My Cousin Vinny movie on AMC Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie on FX
6 PM: Hearts Down Under movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Matchmaker Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
7 PM: The Institute on MGM+ (Encore) The Lincoln Lawyer movie on Showtime
8 PM: Family Law on CW (NEW) Chicago Med on NBC (Encore) The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore) Providence Falls: Chance of a Lifetime movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore) Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair) Aladdin (2019) movie on Freeform A Time to Kill movie on Showtime Rampage movie on TNT John Wick movie on USA Network
9 PM: Chicago Fire on NBC (Encore)
9:30 PM: Free Guy movie on FX
10 PM: Elsbeth on CBS (Encore) Chicago P.D. on NBC (Encore) John Wick: Chapter 2 movie on USA Network
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:
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
4:30 PM: Avengers: Infinity War movie on FX
5 PM: A League of Their Own movie on BBC America
5:30 PM: The Day After Tomorrow movie on AMC
6 PM: The Wish Swap movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Curious Caterer Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
6:05 PM: To Russia With Love movie on MGM+
6:20 PM: Wall-E (animated) movie on Freeform
6:35 PM: The Hunger Games movie on HBO
7 PM: The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore)
8 PM: High Potential on ABC (Encore) NCIS on CBS (Encore) Daredevil: Born Again on FX (Encore) The Birthday Wish movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Wedding Planner Mystery movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair) My Cousin Vinny movie on AMC A Few Good Men movie on BBC America The Accountant movie on Cinemax GoldenEye movie on MGM+ Independence Day movie on Paramount Network
8:30 PM: Zootopia (animated) movie on Freeform
9 PM: Daredevil: Born Again on FX (NEW) Will Trent on ABC (Encore) NCIS: Origins on CBS (Encore)
9:45 PM: Yesterday movie on FXM
10 PM: Daredevil: Born Again on FX (NEW) Will Trent on ABC (Encore) NCIS: Sydney on CBS (Encore) Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime (Encore) Die Another Day movie on MGM+
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:
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On August 4, the finale of The Librarians: The Next Chapter will air at 9 PM on TNT.
The finale of The Buccaneers will air online on Apple TV+ on August 6. Also, on that same day, part 1 of the second season premiere of Wednesday will air online on Netflix.
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.
The movie Grounded in Love will debut online on Great American Pure Flix on August 7. 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.
On August 8, the much-anticipated debut of the prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood will debut on Starz 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.
The (unexpected) series finale of Resident Alien will air on August 8 at 10 PM on both Syfy and the USA Network.
On August 9, the second franchise movie Providence Falls: An Impossible Promise will debut on Hallmark Channel 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).
The Lifetime movie Finding Faith will debut on August 9 at 8 PM. Struck by a 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.
Lastly, on August 10, the second season of The Chicken Sisters will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM while on that same day, the finale of The Gilded Age will air on HBO at 9 PM.
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM: True Lies movie on AMC
5:05 PM: Avengers: Endgame movie on TNT
5:30 PM: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie on FX
6 PM: Where Your Heart Belongs movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Emma Fielding Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
7 PM: The Little Mermaid (1989 animated) movie on Freeform The King’s Speech movie on Encore Deadpool movie on MTV
8 PM: The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore) The Institute on MGM+ (Encore) Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime (Encore) A Country Wedding movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair) Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair) The Day After Tomorrow movie on AMC Blue Beetle movie on Cinemax
8:20 PM: Angel Has Fallen movie on Syfy
9 PM: The Librarians: The Next Chapter on TNT (NEW – Finale) FBI on CBS (Encore) The Gilded Age on HBO (Encore) Billy the Kid on MGM+ (Encore) The Chi on Showtime (Encore) Erin Brockovich movie on Encore The Princess and the Frog (animated) movie on Freeform Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie on FX
9:15 PM: Alex Cross movie on Starz
9:30 PM: Deadpool movie on MTV
10 PM: FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Encore) Billy the Kid on MGM+ (Encore) Dexter: Resurrection on Showtime (Encore) The Chi on Showtime 2 (Encore) Speed movie on Cinemax
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Netflix has given the Eric Bana led series Untamed a second season renewal. Meanwhile, the streamer has pulled the plug on FUBAR, the Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy, after only two seasons. (Variety, Deadline and TV Line)
HBO Max is pulling the plug on the sequel series And Just Like That… after a three-season run. The show will air a two-part series finale on August 7 and August 14. Meanwhile, the network (HBO that is) has given a season four renewal to The Gilded Age. (TV Line and Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Ella Beatty (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and also the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening) will play the lead in the fourth installment Monster, the true-crime franchise at Netflix, which this time around will focus on Lizzie Borden, who was tried and acquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. (Deadline)
Lawrence Robinson (Sistas) has joined the cast of The Pitt for its upcoming second season. He will have the recurring role of Brian Hancock, a sweet, charming and kind-hearted patient who turns a soccer injury into a possible meet-cute with one of the doctors. (Deadline)
Robert Carlyle (Once Upon a Time) will play Sherlock Holmes in the second season of the new CBS drama Watson, which stars Morris Chestnut in the title role. (Deadline)
Season two of the new TNT drama The Librarians: The Next Chapter won’t happen until sometime in 2026, but the guest star line-up has already been announced, including Lost alum Dominic Monaghan, Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso), Discovery Channel’s host Josh Gates as well as Christian Kane back as Jacob Stone along with original cast member Lindy Booth back as Cassandra Cillian. (TNT Press Release)
Casey W. Johnson (For All Mankind) has been promoted to series regular on the Netflix soap drama Ransom Canyon. He plays the role of Kit Russell. (Deadline)
FBI: Most Wanted’s Edwin Hodge and Quantum Leap’s (the reboot, that is) Caitlin Bassett will have recurring roles in the second season of The Terminal List (not to be confused with the prequel series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf). The mothership series follows James Reece (Chris Pratt) after his platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. He returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. As new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves. (Deadline)
Claudia Doumit (The Boys and Timeless) and Ellie De Lange (Wolf Hall) have joined the cast of 3 Body Problem for its upcoming 2nd season on Netflix. The series chronicles humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization, following a young woman, whose fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unflinching detective to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history. In Season 2, As the alien invasion nears, humanity prepares — on Earth and elsewhere. Doumit will play Captain Van Rijn and De Lange will portray Ayla. (Deadline)
Justina Machado (One Day At a Time) will have a major recurring role in the upcoming second season of Matlock over on CBS, playing Eva, the 4th ex-wife of Senior (Beau Bridges), a formidable, smart and ambitious attorney; she’s the one who made Senior swear off marriage. (Deadline)
The new USA Network series Anna Pigeon, which is set to premiere in 2026, will star Chicago P.D. alum Tracy Spiridakos and Star Trek: Discovery alum Ronnie Rowe Jr. The series will focus on Anna Pigeon (Spiridakos), a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way. Rowe will play Frederick Stanton, an FBI agent and charismatic wanderer who chases crimes through national parks and keeps his cool, except when it comes to ranger Anna Pigeon. (Deadline)
Days of Our Lives actor Al Calderon has joined the cast of Brilliant Minds for its upcoming second season on NBC, playing Nurse Scotty Silva, who runs the hospital and looks good doing it. With charisma to spare, he’s widely regarded as the Mayor of Bronx General. His warm, funny and outgoing charm may or may not be the reason why he knows everything about everyone at work. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Lily James (Pam & Tommy and Downton Abbey), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Michael Pena (Ant-Man) have joined the cast of the upcoming, new submarine action flick Subversion that will follow a once-promising naval commander (Hemsworth) who is blackmailed by a cartel-like organization into piloting a dangerous submarine carrying illegal cargo across international waters. Thrust into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, with a Coast Guard officer (James) in hot pursuit, he must outmaneuver blockades and navigate perilous threats both inside and outside the submarine. Details about Pena’s role are being kept under wraps, though. (Deadline)
Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum are set to star in the upcoming comedy flick Dance Parents, which will be set in the world of young competitive dancers and their super-passionate parents. The pic will mark a dancing reunion of sorts for the two thespians, who first paired up on a dance floor at the 2013 Academy Awards. (Deadline)
More cast members have joined the small screen TV series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice over on Netflix. Those cast members now include Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat) who will play Mr Bennet; Fiona Shaw (the Harry Potter franchise) will play Lady Catherine de Bourg; Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes) will play Mr Wickham and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) will play Mr Bingley. (The Hollywood Reporter)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Ubiquitous star Sterling K. Brown, Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Winston Duke (Black Panther and Fall Guy) are said to be leading a limited series based on Percival Everett’s acclaimed 2022 novel The Trees, a fast-paced thriller that tackles racism and police violence. Their roles have not been confirmed, but Sterling and Duke are believed to be playing the detectives. (Deadline)
Do you remember the 2006 rom-com flick The Holiday? The one that starred Jude Law, Jack Black, Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. Well, it would seem that Apple TV+ is working on a limited series adaptation of the flick that would (much like the film) center on two women, one British and one American, who swap houses during the Christmas season and find love along the way. Casting is supposedly currently underway. (Variety)
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