HBO Releases ‘Mare of Easttown’ Trailer (TV News Roundup)

Antonio Ferme editorNetflix released a trailer for “The Upshaws,” which premieres on May 12.Created by Regina Hicks and Wanda Sykes, the series follows the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis struggling to step up and take care of his family without a blueprint for success.The series stars Mike Epps, Wanda Sykes, Kim Fields, Page Kennedy, Diamond Lyons, Khali Spraggins, Jermelle Simon, Gabrielle Dennis and Journey Christine. Hicks and Sykes serve as executive producers

Ethan Shanfeld Anything goes in the futuristic anthology series “Love, Death & Robots,” returning for Volume 2 May 14 on Netflix.“Love, Death & Robots” is presented by creator Tim Miller and director David Fincher and Volume 2 consists of eight animated shorts that range from four to 15 minutes in length and feature explorers seeking new planets, aliens running amok and a dog-walking robot.The shorts, which are animated in such studios as Passion Pictures, Blink Industries, Axis Animation and

Mare of Easttown: returns to television in this thrilling new series about a murder that rocks a small Pennsylvania town. Evan Peters costars.

Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce are back together again. The former co-stars reunite onscreen in HBO's upcoming limited series, Winslet plays the titular character, Mare, a small-town detective investigating a local murder, while Pearce plays a local creative writing professor who seems to connect with Mare over some personal turmoil in her life.

Haley Bosselman editorDr. Orna Guralnik resumes in-person sessions in the second season of Showtime’s “Couples Therapy,” and Variety has obtained an exclusive sneak peek at the April 18 premiere.Entitled “It Goes Both Ways,” the clip, which you can watch below, sees Tashira and Dru sit down with Dr.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVKate Winslet spent two years with the character of Mare Sheehan, a small town cop, mother and grandmother for HBO’s limited series “Mare of Easttown.” Becoming this woman wasn’t just about adopting a Delaware County accent, pulling her hair back into a ponytail, keeping her face free of makeup and never drinking water (look closely, Winslet says, it’s all coffee and beer) — although those were all essential elements for Winslet, too — it was also

Cusp,” which is slated for a theatrical release before its network premiere later this year.Set in a small military town in Texas, “Cusp” chases three wild-spirited teenage girls as they live out a fever-dream summer, when the strictures of adolescence clash with the growing desire for personal agency.The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where directors Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt were granted the Emerging Filmmaker Special Jury Award.“Cusp” is

Mark Ronson,” a new docuseries that will explore groundbreaking technology in music, will premiere on July 30.The six-part series will feature Paul McCartney, Questlove, King Princess, Dave Grohl, Adrock and Mike D from the Beastie Boys, Charli XCX and more.Hosted by renowned DJ, producer and artist Mark Ronson, “Watch the Sound” will uncover the untold stories behind music creation from some of the world’s most innovative artists.

Taylor Swift recently released her first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor's Version) and now she has also dropped a lyric video to one of her songs, The Best Day. The lyric video consists of some of the most adorable moments from her childhood and is a montage of pictures and home videos from when she was growing up in Pennsylvania.

Antonio Ferme editorThe Smithsonian Channel and Paramount Plus have released a trailer for the upcoming documentary “Cher & The Loneliest Elephant,” which will premiere on Paramount Plus on April 22 as a special Earth Day presentation.

“Doing something great is overrated,” a cynical and embittered Mare Sheehan says at a crucial moment in HBO’s “Mare Of Easttown,” an outstanding and deeply human drama and crime procedural.

Haley Bosselman editorThe third season of “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” will premiere on June 9, BET announced Tuesday.The one-hour drama will pick up right where the Season 2 finale left off, in the aftermath of Gary (Chido Nwokocha) being shot. The show follows a group of single Black women as they navigate love, careers and friendship in their 30s, with a cast that includes KJ Smith, Mignon, Ebony Obsidian, Novi Brown, DeVale Ellis, Nwokocha, Anthony Dalton II, Brian Jordan Jr., Kevin A.

Haley Bosselman editorApple TV Plus will release a special standalone episode from workplace comedy “Mythic Quest” on April 16. Entitled “Everlight,” the episode will debut just ahead of the series’ Season 2 premiere on May 7.Guest star Sir Anthony Hopkins will lend his voice to the episode.“‘Everlight’ is a special episode that addresses the practical and emotional difficulties of returning to normalcy,” co-creator, executive producer and actor Rob McElhenney said.

In Easttown, Pennsylvania — the kind of place where most everybody is on a first-name basis with everybody else — the young women keep disappearing. The familiarity among the grimacing residents isn’t reliably, or even often, friendly; if someone knows the tragedies you’ve been through, they’re as likely to throw them in your face on a bad day or find a way to exploit them as they are to sympathize with you.

Also in today’s TV news roundup, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced the launch of its Own Your Health initiative, which provides tools and resources to empower Black women to own their health. By partnering with health equity leaders, the campaign aims to address the unique health concerns Black women face, including higher rates of illnesses, like heart disease and diabetes, and disparities within the healthcare system.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIt begins with the accent.

Antonio Ferme editorNBC revealed exclusively to Variety that Dominic Goodman will guest star on the next episode of “Young Rock,” which will air on April 6.“Young Rock” is a new sitcom about the formative years of Dwayne Johnson.

WarnerMedia has named Asif Sadiq to the newly created role of senior vice president, equity and inclusion, international. Sadiq will be based in London, working to implement a comprehensive strategy to address all aspects of diversity across WarnerMedia’s workforce, programs, content, suppliers and community alongside the rest of the equity and inclusion team.

Antonio Ferme editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Disney Plus released a trailer for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” and Hulu released a for the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”Disney Plus released a for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” which debuts on May 4 (Star Wars Day) with a 70-minute premiere.