TV News Roundup: ‘Young and the Restless’ to Air New Episodes in August

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Peacock has announced that “Brave New World” will be available to stream for free this weekend, and Disney Channel has promoted Theresa Helmer to executive director of integrated content strategy and development.Brandon Jay McLaren has been cast in the Bounce TV film “Will You Marry Me?,” which is currently in production and set to premiere in December.

Nikki Sixx, Slash and Corey Taylor have teamed up under the moniker Artists For Recovery to release a new charity single, ‘Maybe It’s Time’.Per a press statement, Sixx conceived the idea for the track to campaign awareness of the opioid crisis in the US and to raise funds for The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation (GRI).‘Maybe It’s Time’ is described by the campaign as “the cornerstone of an industry-wide initiative to draw attention to the opioid crisis and raise funds to serve the recovery

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Disney Plus has released the premiere date for “The Right Stuff,” and HBO Max has greenlit three new stand-up specials.Syfy will debut two original animated series, “Magical Girl Friendship Squad” and “Wild Life,” for its new late-night adult programming block called “TZGZ” on Sept. 26 at 12 a.m.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has revealed the launch date for volume two of “Unsolved Mysteries,” and AMC has released the key art for Season 6 of “Fear the Walking Dead.” Netflix has announced that volume two of the first season of “Unsolved Mysteries” will stream on Oct. 19.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, Quibi revealed a new trailer for “Reno 911!,” and Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Utopia.”Amazon Prime Video has announced a Sept. 25 premiere date for the new conspiracy thriller series, “Utopia.” The show follows the fans of a comic book series called “Utopia” that seems to have clues hidden inside that hint at and predict real-world dangers that threaten the fabric of humanity.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix announced a premiere date for “Sneakerheads,” and YouTube announced a premiere date for the Paris Hilton Documentary, “This is Paris.”Netflix has announced a Sept. 25 premiere date for “Sneakerheads,” a comedy series starring Allen Maldonado, Andrew Bachelor, Jearnest Corchado, Matthew Josten, Yaani King Mondschein, Justin Lee and Aja Evans.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, the Billboard Music Awards have a new air date, and Thomas Roberts has been hired as the new host of DailyMailTV. Thomas Roberts has been hired as the newest host of DailyMailTV, which is going into its fourth season. Most recently, Roberts was the evening news anchor at WGCL-TV in Atlanta, Ga.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, VH1 revealed a first look at “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Rescue,” and Netflix released a trailer for Season 2 of “Trinkets.”The third season of “Big Hero 6: The Series” will premiere Sept. 21 on Disney XD and DisneyNow.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, Nickelodeon announced plans to bring YouTube’s Tiny Chef to its preschool platforms, and Court TV revealed that “Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield” will premiere Sept. 13.Court TV has announced that “Judgment With Ashleigh Banfield” is set to premiere Sept. 13, with weekly episodes Sundays at 8 p.m.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Apple TV Plus released a premiere date for “Tehran,” and Netflix announced a premiere date for “The Duchess.”Apple TV Plus will premiere the first three episodes of “Tehran” on Sept. 25.

traumatic childhood. The 64-year-old star opened up about her road to stardom during a Zoom interview with ET’s Nischelle Turner.In the candid chat, Thomas discussed being raised by her grandmother, who she claims pushed her into stardom at any cost.According to Thomas, her grandmother allowed men to sexually abuse her in order to further her acting career, which she began at the age of eight.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix revealed the trailer for its drama series “Away,” and OWN announced a post-finale special for “Greenleaf.”Quibi announced that “NighGowns,” the documentary performance series, has been renewed for a second season.

Tarek El Moussa, 38, and Heather Rae Young, 32 — who just became engaged in July — are already daydreaming of starring in their own reality television show together! For now, the real estate pros are staying in their own lanes (Tarek hosts Flipping 101, while Heather stars on Selling Sunset), but the couple teased the possibility of merging their worlds together on the small screen while talking EXCLUSIVELY on HollywoodLife’s TVTalk on Aug. 6.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Hulu revealed the trailer for season 2 of “Pen15,” and AMC announced the renewal of “Soulmates.”AMC renewed anthology series “Soulmates” for a second season ahead of its first season premiere, which the network also announced will be Oct. 5.

Jimmy Fallon brought back into the studio in July, a couple late-night hosts are following suit.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, HBO released the trailer and premiere date for “The Undoing,” and Netflix debuted the trailer for “Hoops.”Keke Palmer has been cast in Disney Plus’ animated series “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.” She will voice Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, a 14-year-old activist and an adopted daughter of mixed race parents.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max released the trailer and premiere date for Selena Gomez’s “Selena + Chef,” and CBS announced the Season 2 premiere date for “Love Island.”TruTV has renewed comedy series “Tacoma FD” for a 13-episode third season. The series follows members of a fire department in a city where it often rains, rendering their job somewhat uneventful.

Ellise Shafer editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Starz reveals the official trailer for “Power Book II: Ghost,” and Freeform gives a first look at “Love in the Time of Corona.” Starz has released the official trailer for “Power Book II: Ghost,” which premieres on Sept. 6 at 9 p.m.

Nick Cave has opened up about how he deals with writer’s block in the latest instalment of his ‘Red Hand Letters’ page.In his latest letter, Cave explains how he deals with writer’s block when writing song lyrics. Cave explains that such block can “feel extraordinarily desperate for a songwriter” but that “in time, they emerge, leaping free of the unknown.”Cave said: “In my experience, lyrics are almost always seemingly just not coming.