Showtime has announced May 23 premiere dates for acclaimed returning series, The Chi and Black Monday, and new half-hour comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors.
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Fox is expanding animation to Mondays, with the premiere of its new animated comedy Housebroken, starring Lisa Kudrow, Nat Faxon, Tony Hale and Will Forte. The series will debut on Monday, May 31 at 9 PM ET/PT, followed by Season 2 of Duncanville at 9:30 PM ET/PT. A special two-episode second season debut of Duncanville featuring a Parks & Recreation cast reunion will air Sunday, May 23 (8:30-9 PM ET/PT and 9:30-10 PM ET/PT), after which the series moves into its Monday time period.
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Showtime has announced May 23 premiere dates for acclaimed returning series, The Chi and Black Monday, and new half-hour comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors.
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Antonio Ferme editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced the premiere dates of “The Chi,” “Black Monday” and “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” and Netflix released the official trailer for “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!”Showtime announced that the fourth season of “The Chi,” the third season of “Black Monday” and the freshman comedy “Flatbush Misdemeanors” will premiere on May 23.
Universal has reserved two 2022 release dates for its upcoming Dreamworks Animation movies.
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OWN is developing the network’s first animated comedy series The Mound from Munirah Safiyah Jones — who is no stranger to the animation space. Jones is the creator of OWN’s NAACP Image Award-nominated animated short form series Sincerely, Camille and the viral hit Junt Land.
Natalie Oganesyan editorIn today’s TV news roundup, HBO set the release date for its new baking competition series “Baketopia,” hosted by YouTuber Rosanna Pansino, and Syfy announced the premiere date for the fifth and final season of “Van Helsing.”BET Plus announced that the second season of Will Packer-executive produced comedy series “Bigger” will premiere April 22.
The Berlin International Film Festival has fixed the dates for its planned in-person event in the German capital this summer. The 71st Berlinale's "Summer Special" will run June 9 to 20, with red carpet galas and public screenings of this year's festival winners.
Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Them” and NBC News will air “The Racism Virus,” about the stark rise in anti-Asian discrimination due to the pandemic.NBC News Now and NBC Asian America partnered for a special about racism experienced by the Asian American community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, “The Racism Virus,” airing March 10 at 8 p.m. Hosted by NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen, it features conversations with comedian Marga
Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Fox announces the premiere dates of “Housebroken” and “Duncanville,” and FX released a trailer for its upcoming documentary “Hysterical.”Fox announced Season 2 of animated comedy “Duncanville” will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on May 23 at 8 p.m., and its new animated comedy “Housebroken” will premiere on May 31 at 9 p.m.
Haley Bosselman editor“The Day Sports Stood Still,” a documentary about the unprecedented sports shutdown of March 2020, will debut on March 24 on HBO Sports.The film centers on NBA All-Star and NBA Players Association president Chris Paul, who is also an executive producer. At the time, Paul played point guard for Oklahoma City Thunder and was up against the Utah Jazz on March 11, 2020, when the game suddenly stopped.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorA new game set in the world of the Aliens movie franchise is coming this summer.“Aliens: Fireteam” is a cooperative third-person survival shooter in which three-player teams must fight swarms of the interstellar creatures to complete the mission and get out alive.
Jamie Lang Giant cats, lasers, witches, violence and partial nudity fill the first English-language trailer for Crudo Film’s animated Argentine feature “Lava,” featuring the voice acting talents of Janeane Garofalo.
EXCLUSIVE: The Nat Geo network is pulling out all the stops for a March 11 world premiere of Genius: Aretha, the latest installment of its anthology series.
Antonio Ferme editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Hulu announced release dates for “Love, Victor” and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and Comedy Central released a promo for the “South ParQ Vaccination Special.”Hulu announced that the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” will premiere with three episodes on April 28 and then release the rest of the season weekly. Consisting of 10 episodes, the new season will follow fierce rebel leader June (Elisabeth Moss) as she strikes back against Gilead.
A reimagined Transformers animated series is coming to Nickelodeon. Nick and Hasbro’s Entertainment One have teamed to co-produce an original animated Transformers series, based on the iconic global property.
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe first images have been released for “Blazing Samurai,” an animated comedy based on Mel Brooks’ classic film “Blazing Saddles,” and featuring the voices of Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson and Ricky Gervais.
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAfter a delay due to coronavirus Saudi Arabia’s nascent Red Sea International Film Festival in now on track to hold it’s first edition in November with a partly renewed team in place.The ambitious event, which is Saudi’s first full-fledged film festival and market with international ambitions, is set to run November 11-20 in the historic district of Jeddah, a Unesco World Heritage site.The theme of the fest’s first edition will be “Metamorphosis,”
Natalie Oganesyan editorIn today’s TV news roundup, The CW announced premiere dates for new and returning series, including “Kung Fu” and “The Republic of Sarah,” and the 2021 Writers Guild Awards will be hosted by Kal Penn.CNN has picked up a second season of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” an original series featuring the actor’s travels across Italy.
The CW announced a slew of premiere dates today, including new dramas Kung Fu and The Republic of Sarah and new seasons of Dynasty, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and In the Dark. The network also set a new later time slot for Batwoman and a new/old night for Charmed.