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Actor Tracy Spiridakos has booked her first major role since leaving Chicago P.D. last year. The actor played fan-favorite character Detective Hailey Upton across the One Chicago franchise for seven years.

According to Deadline, Spiridakos has been cast as the titular lead of the new USA Network series Anna Pigeon, based on the novel series of the same name by Nevada Barr. The forthcoming crime series will follow the titular former city slicker who becomes 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.

Anna Pigeon has tapped Morwyn Brebner to serve as showrunner and Lea Thompson to direct. Both are also attached as executive producers. The crime drama will be the second new series from the USA Network,...

There are two major reasons to celebrate right now.

For longtime Chicago Pd fans, they’ll be thrilled to know that fan-favorite actress Tracy Spiridakos has officially landed her first major role since departing the series during Chicago Pd Season 11.

And for those of us who still feel nostalgic about USA Network’s incredible slate of series, they’re shaping up with yet another new drama that will have us glued to the screens.

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According to Deadline, Spiridakos will star in the new series Anna Pigeon, and it already has our undivided attention!

It’s been exciting to see where some of the departed former series regulars of Chicago Pd have landed.

As we all know, Jesse Lee Soffer headlined the final season of FBI: International after he left Chicago Pd during the tenth season.

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Law & Order Thursday nights are so back. The Dick Wolf police procedurals return to NBC September 25. Law & Order will air alongside spin-offs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as well as a first-time broadcast for Season 5 of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which initially aired exclusively on Peacock. Law & Order returns for a historic 25th season with Tony Goldwyn, Reid Scott, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, and Maura Tierney all expected to return. Not returning is Mechad Brooks, who played Detective Jalen Shaw. Season 24 left fans with a bombshell for Halevi's Ada Samantha Maroun as well as a crossroads for her and Dancy's Ada Nolan Price. Now, the pair have been spotted on set with production beginning last week.

Dick Wolf's Crime Dramas Face Shake-Up After Shake-Up

Across several networks, Wolf has created multiple universes surrounding federal, state, and city agencies. With Law & Order, Brooks looks...

Following Toya Turner's surprise departure from Chicago P.D. ahead of Season 13, the show has a replacement lined up. Arienne Mandi (The Night Agent) was cast as Naomi Kerr in the upcoming season and will play a major role. Series star Benjamin Levy Aguilar recently shared a post on his Instagram account revealing that Mandi was on the Chicago P.D. set, ready to bring Kerr to life. "Welcome to Chicago Ari muff! Cant [sic] wait for all of you to see her in action!" he captioned the post. The carousel shows one image of himself and Mandi smiling, while another shows the new addition on the trailer section of the production set.

Kerr is a former soldier and military contractor who is said to thrive in dangerous situations. She is a "fearless outsider who keeps her cards close to the vest." However, Deadline reported that these descriptions are tentative...

Who’s ready for some more child torture?!

If you’re back from watching The Institute Season 1 Episode 4, your hand had better be raised.

The adults at the Institute are off the rails insane, but all hope isn’t lost. Tim may be coming to the rescue.

If you haven’t watched Episode 4 yet, step away and return later. Spoilers await!

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While watching “The Box,” it dawned on me how often Stephen King uses children’s pain as a story catalyst.

I know he’s got family of his own, and from what I can tell, Joe turned out alright. He inherited his father’s gift for storytelling, too.

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Alexa PenaVega takes center stage in Before Your Father Finds Us, the second film in Lifetime’s faith-based slate, which features powerful, strong women embracing their faith during challenging times.

Coming off the heels of the Faith in the Flames ripped-from-the-headlines films, this one, while not inspired by real events, still has a great deal of heart, and Sophia shows so much grit and gumption.

It results in an intense ordeal and equally as intense watch!

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Thus far, Lifetime’s Faith slate has been light on the faith. It’s not a criticism, just an observation given that these stories were all meant to have this strong theme.

I’ve been surprised by how safe they’ve played it on that front. Here, we open and close with Sophia/Alex and her daughter in church, and there are two distinct moments when Sophia prays, but these moments also...

While fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty love to debate Team Conrad vs. Team Jeremiah, there’s a darker, far more consequential character who deserves scrutiny — Adam Fisher.

Many were reacting viscerally to the messiness and fallout of Belly and Jeremiah’s engagement during The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 3.

However, the hour pulled back the curtain on just how quietly destructive Adam’s emotional abuse has always been, and how it thrives primarily because he goes unchecked.

(Erika Doss/Prime Video) The Summer I Turned Pretty’s Real Villain Isn’t Who You Think

Emotional abuse is often tricky, especially when the perpetrator is a narcissistic parent.

People don’t always take cutting comments or biting remarks as seriously as they would physical harm.

It’s been fascinating to watch how deeply Adam Fisher’s emotional base influences so much of this series, given its profound impact...

Marlena being sick in “body, mind, and soul” is not a story I’m looking forward to.

Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 7-28-25 suggest she’s taking Susan’s goofy warning seriously, plus she dreams of Stefano making her his Queen of the Night.

No, thank you — the devil possession nonsense was bad enough. However, there is one possible twist that could make this story worth watching.

(Screenshot/Peacock) Days of Our Lives Spoilers for The Week Of 7-28-25 Suggest That Stefano Is Alive, But…

…what if it’s a bunch of red herrings?

In the past, Days of Our Lives has not been capable of subtlety.

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Humanity continues ruling Patience, even if it’s overrun with aliens. Resident Alien Season 4 Episode 8 reminded us that change is hard, family is complicated, and mantids are just the worst houseguests.

“Mine Town” is the kind of Resident Alien episode that crams in emotional gut punches, sci-fi reveals, and turkey legs the size of your head — while still making time for AA meetings, cocoon body horror, and Harry singing in a lake like an unholy Disney princess. I mean that with love.

Let’s get into it.

(James Dittiger/USA Network) Harry’s Just Out Here Vibing With His Powers and Oversharing Again

It’s delightful watching Harry fully enjoy having his alien powers back. He’s flying through the water like a delightful dolphin, cackling like a maniac, and threatening to blackmail Ben with details of his sex dreams.

This is Harry in his element — and his element is chaos.

Mariska Hargitay’s recent sneak peek at the filming of Law & Order: Svu Season 27 Episode 1 included a surprise.

Velasco is back.

I’ve always been neutral on Velasco, and I thought he got a beautiful send-off. His return only makes me more upset about the way Law & Order: Svu treated Silva.

(Peter Kramer/NBC) Silva? Who’s That?

Kate Silva was supposed to be a permanent part of Benson’s team, but they utilized her so infrequently that many viewers are unfamiliar with her name.

She’s the woman who transferred in from Homicide, did very little for most of the season, had a few strong episodes, and disappeared without explanation.

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Some people thrive not because they’ve done anything to deserve it, but due to sheer luck. These kinds of people coast on life because a combination of factors has made them invincible to the life problems that we must all deal with.

Dave Gudsen has lived a lucky life. Despite being an absolute garbage human, he’s fortunate in many ways. He’s a white man, handsome, has a nice job, and a beautiful partner.

He even survives a grisly road accident by sheer luck. Smoke Season 1 Episode 5 is quite possibly the most revealing of the show for our two main arsonists.

(Robert Falconer/Apple TV+)

It connects Dave’s trip to the fire convection to the biggest clue that Dave is the arsonist in over 250 fires: he’s always been wherever a fire broke out.

Finally, Calderon finds someone to back her up in her suspicion about Dave as they loop Harvey in,...

Law & Order: Organized Crime star Christopher Meloni will star in Dan Fogelman’s upcoming Hulu drama.

I’m thrilled for him. Meloni is a great actor, and I’ve admired Fogelman since he produced This Is Us, so this will be a strong vehicle for both of them.

Still, Peacock has been silent about whether it will renew Law & Order: Organized Crime. Understandably, this new announcement has me worried.

(Virginia Sherwood/Peacock) Meloni’s New Role Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Organized Crime Is Done

Meloni has worked in more than one series at a time before. During Law & Order: Svu Season 1, he was also starring in HBO’s Oz.

Plus, Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5 only had 10 episodes and didn’t premiere until April.

If the newest season isn’t scheduled until almost a year from now, there’s no reason for Meloni to sit around waiting for work to begin.

Remember when television friendships used to mean something?

When characters weren’t just coworkers or trauma buddies, but actual friends — people who chose each other, leaned on each other, and evolved together?

I miss those days. I need those friendships. Surely, I’m not alone.

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Now, most TV friendships feel like plot devices at best and emotional manipulation at worst. They’re written to serve plotlines, not characters.

One week they’re close, the next they’re at odds for no reason, and by the finale, we’re supposed to believe in a teary-eyed reunion that somehow fixes everything without ever addressing what went wrong.

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This is the episode that offers a glimpse of a life Dexter could lead, embracing his dark side with a walk on the wild side, far from the code he knows so well.

Dexter is a father, and he is concerned with Harrison’s future, but the lure of a banded group of like-minded folks could prove impossible to resist.

As he says, “It’s a dinner party for serial killers. An all-you-can-eat buffet for the dark passenger.”

(Zach Dilgard/Paramount+ with Showtime)

As thrilled as Dexter was stepping into Red’s shoes, thankfully, a part of him couldn’t let go of the code.

We’re not out of the woods yet. When’s the last time we’ve seen Dexter so damn… happy? “Who’s got a fake print and passes for red? This guy,” he said with a hint of a smile hiding far greater glee.

Resident Alien...

It’s right there in the title. “Too Many Secrets.” And at this point in Revival Season 1, it feels less like a dramatic theme and more like the writers reaching out of the TV and whispering, “Yeah, we know. You’ve been screaming this since Episode 2.”

And listen, I love a good secret. I live for a twisty reveal. But when you’re hoarding every backstory, withholding every flashback, and only trickling out the emotional weight after the audience is five steps ahead?

That’s not mystery — that’s a trust fall with no one standing behind you.

(Naomi Peters/Lavivier Productions/Syfy)

That said, I was in. This hour was the closest the show has come to threading the needle between mythology-building, character reckonings, and, yes, finally giving Dana a win.

And also — Ibrahim is officially the only man on this show who can stay calm, administer medical care,...

Tony and Ziva are back — and so is the tension, the banter, and the chaos.

Paramount+ dropped the official trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva at San Diego Comic-Con, giving longtime fans a first look at the highly anticipated spinoff that brings the fan-favorite duo back into action.

And if the trailer is anything to go by, this isn’t just a nostalgic reunion — it’s a wild ride through Europe with assassins, disguises, killer cars, and more than a few unresolved feelings.

(Marcell Piti/Paramount+)

Set years after Ziva’s “death” and eventual return, the series picks up with the couple raising their daughter, Tali, in Paris — though not quite as a couple.

When Tony’s security firm is attacked, the trio is thrust into a cross-continental chase full of espionage, explosions, and a romantic comedy flair that would make any undercover mission blush.

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Recently, platonic pairings have trended, and sometimes, couples make better friends than romantic partners.

Will Trent and Angie Polaski have become one of those. While I was an avid shipper of them, I prefer them as best friends who would do anything for each other, rather than polite co-workers after their breakup.

The beginning of Will Trent Season 3 had the duo broken up and awkwardly running into each other on a case. They confronted each other and agreed to be civil at work, which allowed them to both move on.

(Zac Popik/Disney)

While Will and Angie began dating other people, they still turned to each other when they were in a crisis. There’s something to be said about knowing each other since childhood and not having to reveal your darkest secrets.

While they won’t be getting back together, their partners will have to adjust to their long-standing...

First, I have to give The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 Episode 3 a round of applause for simply being one of the messiest installments of the series to date.

The series is running full-speed ahead into the love triangle messiness, and it has spilled over into every aspect of our central trio’s world.

And this entire third season seems deadset on not letting Belly and Jeremiah have a single moment of unadulterated joy that doesn’t come with a caveat.

(Erika Doss/Amazon)

Because they don’t have a single person in their lives who is on their side, and neither of them is emotionally mature enough to navigate the difficulties they face in this relationship.

Oh, yeah, and one look at Conrad again, and good old Bells damn near stopped in her tracks, slack-jawed, and you could feel all the feelings that she carries for him rushing back to the surface.

Joe Velasco’s Svu stint isn’t done just yet.

Octavio Pisano will return for Law & Order: Svu‘s Season 27 premiere, sources confirm to TVLine.

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If you’re watching TV this summer — and let’s be honest, you probably are — you’ve likely seen Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine.

Maybe you just didn’t know it.

That’s the thing with Ntare: he disappears. In an era where so many actors are instantly recognizable no matter the project, he vanishes into every role.

(Courtesy of Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine)

One minute, he’s Dexter Morgan’s too-good-to-be-true neighbor Blessing Kamara, and the next, he’s breaking your heart in the darkest corners of Smoke.

Soon after, he’s back in time portraying a house slave navigating brutal contradictions in Washington Black. And somehow, you believe all of it — every time.

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Apple TV+ just dropped a teaser for its new thriller The Last Frontier.

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Con Air and Yellowstone had a moody, prestige TV baby set in the Alaskan wilderness, well, you’re in luck.

This is what TV is made for, am I right?

(Courtesy of Apple TV+)

From The Blacklist‘s Jon Bokenkamp and The Call’s Richard D’Ovidio, this ten-episode series stars Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) as Frank Remnick.

Remnick is the lone U.S. Marshal overseeing one of the quietest and most remote corners of America… until it’s not so quiet anymore.

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Everyone knows how I felt about Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie reboot when it was first announced. The long and short of it being, “why are they trying to ruin my childhood?”

I grew up on the original Little House on the Prairie. It was part of my childhood. It wasn’t easy to imagine anything being as wonderful as it was

However, the latest casting and news have me rethinking my skepticism, and maybe there is room for a different take on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books.

(Eric Zachanowich/Netflix) Having Some Well-Known Actors Could Entice Viewers

Initially, the Ingalls Family casting news didn’t sell me. The girls were the best part of it, and I wish they had hired more well-known actors for Charles and Caroline.

Maybe it’s me, but I hadn’t heard of Luke Bracey or Crosby Fitzgerald before.

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The Intelligence Unit has gained a new asset. Following Toya Turner’s surprise departure as Officer Kiana Cook after Chicago P.D.Season 12, a new report confirms that her replacement has been named as the upcoming season approaches. Arienne Mandi, most recently seen in The Night Agent Season 2, is joining Chicago P.D. as a series regular. After Turner’s exit, reports indicated that the show was searching for a “loose cannon” character with a military background — a search that ultimately led to Mandi’s casting. She brings plenty of procedural experience to the role, with credits in NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Hawaii Five-o. Mandi is also no stranger to the Dick Wolf universe, having recently appeared inFBI Season 7.

Mandi will play a Chicago P.D. officer named Naomi Kerr, described as a former soldier and military contractor who thrives in high-pressure and dangerous situations. She is characterized as a...

This is the episode of Countdown that I’ve been waiting for. It is the one that changes everything and justifies all the time we’ve invested in this story.

It’s no secret that I haven’t enjoyed the last couple of episodes of Countdown Season 1. They have felt stagnant, and the story has not been progressing in any direction, as the team continues to do more of the same with disappointing results.

As we’ve discussed in previous Countdown reviews, that has affected the show.

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However, even bad things can serve as a lesson, and Countdown Season 1 Episode 7 takes all the bad things that have happened and uses them for good.

The episode embodies self-awareness.

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As a disclaimer, my vision is already abhorrent.

A combination of bad genetics and too much time spent reading novels between street lights during car rides didn’t give me the best head start. Once we got into an era of tiny screens and handheld computers at our beck and call, taking us from one glowing screen to the next? Well, my eyeballs were destined to screw me over.

But this isn’t about my crappy vision, it’s about the medium. So, let’s dim the lights and — oh wait, we don’t have to, because TV already did it for us!

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For me, the phenomenon and my really noticing it started with Teen Wolf.

I’m pretty certain all of Teen Wolf was illuminated by a single dusty 40-watt warm light bulb and the sheen from everyone’s abs.

Did someone just get bitten? I don’t know.

The Hunting Wives has officially taken over everyone’s watchlist.

With its mix of sultry social drama, small-town secrets, and a murder that sends shockwaves through East Texas, it’s the kind of guilty pleasure that doesn’t even try to be guilty.

But what really makes it pop is the cast — a juicy blend of familiar TV faces, movie vets, and rising stars.

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The biggest surprise for me — outside of the murder, obviously — was what I didn’t find when I went looking for press assets. Nothing. Not a single production still or cast bio on Netflix’s press site. That feels about as “modern Netflix” as it gets.

The Hunting Wives was acquired from Lionsgate following the Starz sale, and like so many shows caught in the streaming swirl of licensing limbo, it got dropped on a random Monday with no real promotion. Just… poof.

Brace yourselves, One Chicago Fanatics.

There’s new blood clocking in for a shift on Chicago Pd, and she promises to be a fiery addition to Intelligence.

The thirteenth season will see a fresh face when The Night Agent‘s Arienne Mandi joins the show as a series regular, rounding off the Intelligence Unit.

(Christopher Saunders/Netflix)

If you’ve been following along, it feels like a revolving door of character exits and cast departures within the Dick Wolf Universe across two networks and three franchises. You’d know that, much to our chagrin, Toya Turner departed the series after one season as Kiana Cook.

We still lack clarity regarding the abrupt exit with no proper sendoff. It could be anything from more cost-cutting measures to the ever-elusive “creative decision.”

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Voight’s unit is (seemingly) growing once again. Arienne Mandi has been cast as a new series regular on the upcoming Season 13 of “Chicago P.D.”

Mandi was most recently seen in Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Night Agent,” playing Noor Taheri, and stars in Guy Nattiv’s feature “Tatami,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. She previously played the lead character Dani Núñez in “The L Word: Generation Q.” She’s not completely new to the Dick Wolf universe, having popped up on one episode of “FBI” in 2025.

She also has joined Season 2 of Apple TV+’s “Your Friends & Neighbors.” She is repped by Greene Talent, Rikki Dale Management and Myman Greenspan Fox.

The casting news follows the surprise that Toya Turner will not be returning for Season 12 after one season as Kiana.

“My time on Chicago P.D. has come to a close. This show challenged me, sharpened me,...

Arienne Mandi (The Night Agent) has joined the cast of Chicago P.D. as a series regular for Season 13.

Sources close to production tell Deadline, Mandi will play Chicago P.D. officer Naomi Kerr. She is a former soldier and military contractor who is said to thrive in dangerous situations. She is described as a fearless outsider who keeps her cards close to the vest. Names and character descriptions could be changed at any stage of production.

Chicago P.D. follows the men and women of the Chicago Police Department’s elite Intelligence Unit, combatting the city’s most heinous offenses – organized crime, drug trafficking, high-profile murders and beyond.

Naomi arrives at a particularly chaotic time for the team, following the murder of Deputy Chief Charlie Reid (Shawn Hatosy), orchestrated by Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe). Although Detective Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Officer Dante Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) are off...

Chicago P.D.season 13has added a star from Netflix's The Night Agent, bolstering the ranks of its series regulars. Although cast changes are common in the One Chicago franchise, the long-running procedural is facing some significant alterations going into Chicago P.D. season 13. A familiar face has been murdered, while another is making their exit.

Against that backdrop, Deadlineconfirms that Arienne Mandi has joined Chicago P.D. season 13 as a main cast member. Mandi recently starred alongside Gabriel Basso and Luciane Buchanan in The Night Agent season 2, credited for all ten episodes of the Netflix thriller series as Noor Taheri.

Mandi will be playing Naomi Kerr in Chicago P.D. season 13. A former soldier and military contractor who thrives in dangerous situations, Naomi's described as a fearless outsider who tends to keep her cards close to the vest. It's worth noting that details, such as the character's name and personality,...

Big news has been revealed for Season 13 of Chicago P.D. following the recent exit of a major star. Last month, it was revealed that Toya Turner would not be returning as Kiana Cook in Season 13. Now, a replacement actress has been found.

Per Deadline, Arienne Mandi (The Night Agent) has just been cast as a series regular in Chicago P.D. Season 13, filling in the void left by Turner's departure. Mandi is playing the role of Naomi Kerr, described as a "former soldier and military contractor who is said to thrive in dangerous situations," as well as a "fearless outsider who keeps her cards close to the vest." However, it was also reported that this is tentative, as the character's name and other details could change.

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When one door closes, another one opens. Or in the case of Chicago Pd, when one officer’s watch ends, another’s begins. Chicago Pd has added a star from one of Netflix's biggest shows, tapping a key star of The Night Agent for a major role in season 13!

As first reported by Deadline, Chicago Pd has welcomed Arienne Mandi to the cast of season 13 in what is being described as a series regular role.

While Mandi’s character information could change, she is currently attached to play Chicago P.D. officer Naomi Kerr. Officer Kerr is a former soldier and military contractor who has a knack for thriving in dangerous situations, something we’re sure is going to help her thrive on the Intelligence Unit, which is known for being thrust into dangerous situations.

Interestingly, she’s also described as being a “fearless outsider,” known for keeping things close to her vest.

Arienne Mandi is joining the cast of NBC‘s Chicago P.D.!

According to Deadline, the 31-year-old actress has been cast as Chicago P.D. officer Naomi Kerr. The publication reports that Arienne will be joining the cast of season 13 as a series regular following some departures from the cast.

Keep reading to find out more…

Although Deadline notes that names and character descriptions could change, Arienne‘s character Naomi is described as a former soldier who thrives in high-stress situations. The outlet goes on to describe her character as “a fearless outsider who keeps her cards close to the vest.”

Arienne‘s character is joining the lineup during a tumultuous time in the series with season 12′s finale featuring a major character’s shocking assassination.

Along with being cast in Chicago P.D., Arienne recently played the role of Noor in the second season of the Netflix series The Night Agent.

Arienne Mandi, who most recently starred in Season 2 of Netflix’s The Night Agent, is joining Chicago P.D., our sister site Deadline reports.

Mandi joins as a series regular in the role of officer Naomi Kerr. Per Deadline, Naomi is a former soldier and military contractor who thrives in dangerous situations and keeps her cards close to her vest.

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Chris Estrada will be doing some heavy lifting for NBC.

Estrada (This Fool) will star in Forklift, a new single-camera comedy in the works at the network, according to our sister site Deadline. Estrada will also co-write and executive-produce the series about a forklift driver who gets promoted to warehouse supervisor and “finds that upward mobility comes with a cost when his friends and co-workers go from viewing him as their brother to now being part of Big Brother.”

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In a move that should surprise absolutely no one who’s been paying attention to the broadcast landscape, The Voice is shaking things up in a big way — and honestly, it’s about time.

Season 29, debuting in Spring 2026, is getting a full-on rebrand: The Voice: Battle of Champions. Sounds intense, right?

Well… it kind of is.

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Let’s start with the headline: Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Adam Levine are all coming back — and not just as your typical rotating red-chair occupants.

These three are the only coaches in The Voice‘s long history who have actually won the whole damn thing. So NBC looked around and said, “Hey, what if we built a whole season around winners?” Revolutionary!

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Season 29 of NBC’s long-running sing-off The Voice will be a “something old, something new” affair.

The old? John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine will be reclaiming their red swivel chairs for the “eventized” cycle, which will begin airing in the spring of 2026. (Clarkson will tape The Voice and Season 7 of The Kelly Clarkson Show concurrently.)

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We all know that the Dick Wolf Universe has made several casting changes lately, but it seems like Law & Order gets affected every season.

Since the series returned in 2022, it has undergone numerous cast changes, making it challenging for viewers to invest in the series or the characters.

On Friday, NBC announced that Mehcad Brooks would not be returning to Law & Order as Det. Jalen Shaw.

(Virginia Sherwood/NBC)

Brooks portrayed Det. Shaw, since Law & Order Season 22, after Anthony Anderson left.

He was a breath of fresh air on the series since he tried to show compassion.

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It’s the end of an era. Ozzy Osbourne, the indelible icon of heavy metal and chaotic brilliance, has died at the age of 76, just weeks after taking what would become his final bow on stage.

Whether you knew him as the bat-biting frontman of Black Sabbath, the mumbling but lovable dad from The Osbournes, or simply as Ozzy, the man was larger than life — and he never stopped being himself, no matter how outrageous that self could be.

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Born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham, England, Ozzy first found fame in the late ’60s as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, arguably the band that invented heavy metal.

With their dark, sludgy sound and anti-establishment attitude, Sabbath paved the way for everything from Metallica to Slipknot.

Ozzy’s voice — nasal, haunting, and unmistakable — was the soul of their menace and the heart of their rebellion.

NBC has positively flipped for Stumble, giving the cheerleading mockmentary a series order for the 2025-26 TV season.

The network thus is one step closer to filling some holes in its fall schedule, which is waiting on sitcom lead-outs for both St. Denis Medical (on Mondays) and Happy’s Place (on Fridays). The Tracy Morgan/Daniel Radcliffe comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, which already has a series order, is also in the mix to claim a time slot, while an untitled project from Sierra Teller Ornelas (Rutherford Falls, Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), set at a Native American community center,...

Rachel Reilly isn’t the only returning Big Brother houseguest who will be gracing our TV screens this season. CBS announced Tuesday that former winners Derrick Levasseur (BB16) and Taylor Hale (BB24) will join together to host Big Brother: Unlocked, the new bi-weekly offshoot that will give fans an inside look at Season 27.

Airing every other Friday starting July 25 at 8/7c (on CBS), the new companion series will highlight “never-before-seen broadcast footage from the house, exclusive interviews, surprise guest appearances and unprecedented behind-the-scenes access,” per the official description. “Former houseguests will share firsthand insight and expertise as they analyze gameplay,...

Before streaming queues and prestige drama, we had Saturday mornings, Snick, and after-school blocks full of weird, spooky shows that haunted us in the best way possible.

They weren’t always great, but they were unforgettable — part horror, part sci-fi, part “how did this get made?”

This list isn’t just a trip down memory lane — it’s a treasure hunt for those familiar faces who got their start making you check under your bed.

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You never know when you’ll spot a Ryan Gosling, a Tobey Maguire, or even the ever-versatile Stephen Root.

So grab your Swedish toast (trust us), and let’s dig into 13 live-action kids’ shows that gave us goosebumps… and maybe an appreciation for the wonderfully weird golden age of kid horror.

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I’ve always believed that people should live their lives in such a way that the world feels less bright when they’re gone.

And that’s precisely what it feels like after the sudden and tragic death of the wonderfully talented actor, artist, director, musician, poet, and family man Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

Because a true testament of one’s impact is in the indelible mark they can leave when they’re gone on those who don’t even know them.

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I found out about Warner’s death via text message, like many in this day and age. But it’s the flood of texts and phone calls that ensued after that which really captured the unique concept of losing a public figure so revered by a community that they feel like anything but.

Cousins I haven’t spoken to in months reached out to ask if I had heard about Malcolm.

If you’ve had a chance to check out the opening hours of Smoke Season 1, then you know it’s a twisty, complex crime drama with that dark and ominous vibe that surrounds many Apple TV+ series.

And if you haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for?

While the series may just be getting started, the cast is full of recognizable faces that have impressive filmographies. And we’re taking a look at some of the projects that put these faces on the map.

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Dave Gudsen, an arson investigator and former firefighter, is portrayed by Welsh actor Taron Egerton with an air of cockiness and narcissism.

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Guess they didn’t want to wait for their lives to be over.

Dawson’s Creek alums Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson are reuniting to star in Happy Hours, an upcoming film trilogy, it was announced on Monday. Holmes will also write and direct the trilogy, with her and Jackson playing “two people navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities and the pursuit of love despite life’s inevitable obstacles,” per the official description.

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Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby will have another attending physician in the ER in The Pitt season 2. The L Word: Generation Q’s Sepideh Moafi has joined the series.

The second season was ordered around a month after The Pitt started on HBO. With the success of the medical drama, it wasn’t that surprising, but it’s always great to hear that we’ll get more to the story. Filming has already started, and it will take place over a holiday weekend: July 4 to be exact.

Who will Sepideh Moafi play in The Pitt season 2?

Very little has been shared about the new role. Variety reports that Moafi will play an attending physician in the ER, but it’s not clear if she will be new to the hospital as a whole or just someone else on shift. After all, with the series only focusing on one 15-hour shift,...

“We are not our governments,” says Israel’s Guy Nattiv, who co-directed the politically charged sports thriller “Tatami” with Iran’s Zar Amir. Originally premiering at Venice in 2023, the film opened in American movie theaters on June 13 as Israel attacked Iran, starting a war — also involving the U.S. — that now appears to have been halted by a fragile truce.

Amir, who won the Cannes best actress award in 2022 for “Holy Spider,” stars in “Tatami” as the coach of an Iranian judo athlete named Leila (played by Arienne Mandi). The Iranian regime gives her an ultimatum, demanding that she fake an injury and withdraw from the Judo World Championships rather than face an Israeli rival in the final.

Marking the first collaboration between directors from Israel and Iran, Nattiv approached Amir to act in the film before she became more involved, driven by her desire to make the details fully authentic.

In the high-stakes arena of the Judo World Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia, a sports drama unfolds with the familiar beats of an underdog story. Iranian judoka Leila is a dominant force on the mat, systematically advancing with a ferocity that puts her country’s first-ever gold medal within reach.

Supported by her coach, Maryam, herself a former competitor, Leila’s ambition seems pure and attainable. The film quickly pivots, however, when this narrative of personal achievement collides with a geopolitical mandate.

An order arrives from the Iranian government: Leila must feign an injury and withdraw. Her potential path to victory would require her to face an Israeli athlete, a contest forbidden by her state. This directive transforms the story from a competition of physical skill into a harrowing confrontation between an individual’s will and an authoritarian regime’s control.

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Hit Sundance documentary Prime Minister starts an exclusive run at AMC Theaters. Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brosnan test out a western in The Unholy Trilogy. Venice-premiering Israeli-Iranian sports drama Tatami, part two of a Norwegian trilogy and a doc on Simple Minds launched during the group’s North American tour populate a lively specialty box office. Neon takes a big jump with Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation Life Of Chuck starring Tom Hiddleston from 16 screens to 1,075 in week 2.

Magnolia Pictures debuts documentary Prime Minister, Sundance Audience Award Winner in the World Cinema Documentary Competition this year, at 56 AMC theaters in an exclusive weeklong run, expanding to Laemmle and a handful of arthouses in coming weeks.

Directed by Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz, the doc follows former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as she led her nation through the pandemic, balancing the personal and professional in the highest seat of power.

Tatami

Tatami, co-directed by Israeli filmmaker Guy Nattiv and Iranian actress and director Zar Amir Ebrahimi, centres on Leila (Arienne Mandi), an Iranian judo athlete who arrives to compete at the Judo World Championships. As the tournament unfolds, the Iranian Judo Federation are eager to avoid a potential contest with Leila's Israeli rival in the final, and so they instruct her to fake an injury and to pull out of the championships.

Leila refuses and as the pressure mounts, the Iranian team coach, Maryam (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), implores her fighter to see reason. Despite the intimidation of her teammates and the Iranian Federation, who threaten her parents, husband and young child back home in Iran, Leila is steadfast in her refusal to compromise both her integrity and her dream of a medal.

Tatami

Nattiv's previous films include the 2019 Academy Award-winning live action short film Skin, about a polite gesture that.