TV News Roundup: HBO Announces ‘Lovecraft Country’ Premiere Date

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, BET will air six episodes of “The Good Fight,” and Netflix announced a premiere date for “Julie and the Phantoms.”Netflix released a trailer for Sam Jay’s comedy special, “3 In The Morning,” shot at The Masquerade in Atlanta and set to launch Aug. 4.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, HBO revealed the trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” a documentary about Olympians’ mental health challenges, and Netflix announced the premiere date for its upcoming animated comedy “Hoops.”Epix announced “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem,” a four-part docuseries that explores the music scene of 1960s Harlem and connects it to music trends seen today, will premiere this fall.

CNN's top women political reporters are getting their close-up on HBO Max as the WarnerMedia-backed streaming platform rolls out its first CNN Films original. As the 2020 U.S.

Nicki Minaj announced she was pregnant with her first child on Monday (July 20), sending her army of Barbz into a flurry of excitement on social media."Sorry guys but this is the happiest day of my life," one declared on Twitter using the hashtag #omgnicki, while another wrote, "Y'all the barbs have been waiting for this moment since super bass dropped.Several others rejoiced in the coincidental timing of Minaj and fellow pop star Katy Perry's concurrent pregnancies, already clamoring for a

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, W.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix reveals a first look at Season 5 of “Last Chance U,” and Telemundo brings back a third season of “La Reina del Sur” starring Kate del Castillo.RENEWALSTelemundo has greenlit a third season of its original series “La Reina del Sur,” starring Kate del Castillo as Teresa Mendoza.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, SiriusXM revealed Gayle King will host a weekly call-in show, and Rob Schneider announced his first-ever Netflix comedy special, “Asian Momma, Mexican Kids.”FOX News Channel will debut “Harris Faulkner Presents: The Fight for America,“ a program about the current American conversations surrounding race, on July 19. The one-hour special will feature anchor Harris Faulkner as well as a variety of guests, including Mark Cuban and Sen. Tim Scott of South

Eli Countryman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released the trailer for new comedy series, “Ted Lasso,” and “Alex Rider” gets release dates in new territories, including the U.S. and Germany.“Alex Rider,” a coming-of-age spy thriller series, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in Germany and Austria on Aug. 7 and on IMDb TV in the U.S.

commutation of his sentence, saying, likening his once-impending trip to federal prison to a “near-death sentence” he avoided by the grace of God.In his first televised interview since Friday’s commutation, Stone told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he’d been “up against the horrific and deep-pocketed resources of the federal government and the really sadistic, arrogant, politically-motivated prosecutors.”“When you go through something like this, Sean, you find out who your real friends are,” he

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has released the “Lucifer” Season 5 trailer, and HBO Max has acquired the rights to “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness,” premiering Aug.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHBO Max has acquired the CNN four-part original series Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness for a August 27 premiere on the WarnerMedia streaming service.

J. Kim Murphy editorIn today’s TV News Roundup, CBS Entertainment announced it is merging its alternative programming and specials departments, and Hulu announced the premiere date for its upcoming comedy series “Woke.”Nickelodeon has greenlit a 20-episode second season of its animated series “It’s Pony,” which follows the adventures of a young girl and a carefree pony.

J. Kim Murphy editorIn today’s TV News Roundup, NBC set a “Weakest Link” revival with Jane Lynch as host, and Amazon Prime Video released a teaser for Season 2 of “The Boys.”Hulu has announced that Season 2 of its comedy series “Pen15” will premiere on the streamer on Sept. 18.

Klaritza Rico In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for its upcoming drama series “Away” and Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes announced their new podcast “Smartless” will premiere in July.Netflix has announced “Away” will premiere on Sept. 4. The upcoming drama series follows American astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) as she prepares to lead an international crew on the first mission to Mars, but she must first reconcile her decision to leave behind her

Klaritza Rico In today’s TV news roundup, Quibi released the trailer for Kevin Hart’s upcoming series “Die Hart,” and Spotify announced its new podcast “An Oral History of The Office” will premiere on July 14.Quibi has released the trailer of “Die Hart.” In the series, Kevin Hart plays a fictionalized version of himself who’s tired of being the comedic sidekick.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has given the green light to animated series “DeadEndia,” and ABC has revealed that Anthony Anderson and Billy Eichner will guest host “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during the week of July 6. Netflix has obtained 2D animated series “DeadEndia” based on the horror-comedy graphic novels created by Hamish Steele. The show will be produced by London’s Blink Industries and is set for a global premiere on the platform in 2021.

Lovecraft Country, adapted from the fantasy-horror book written by Matt Ruff, is going to be your next favorite show. And now we know exactly when I'll be proven right.

Also Read: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' to Return for Season 11 on HBOThe cast includes Jurnee Smollett (“Birds of Prey,” “Underground”), Jonathan Majors (“Da 5 Bloods,” “The Last Black Man in San Francisco”), Aunjanue Ellis (“When They See Us”); Abbey Lee (“Mad Max: Fury Road”), Jada Harris (“The Resident”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”), and Michael Kenneth Williams (HBO’s “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire”). Recurring guests include Courtney B.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix debuted the official trailer for “Cursed” and ESPN announced that Pablo Torre will become the full-time host of the “ESPN Daily” podcast. Comedy Central has announced that “Corporate” will premiere its third and final season on June 22 at 10:30 p.m.