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For lovers of a feel-good animated series, “Craig of the Creek” is among the best in the business. Created by Ben Levin and Matt Burnett for Cartoon Network Studios, and starting life as a spinoff of “Jessica’s Big Little World,” “Craig of the Creek” debuted its pilot episode on December 1, 2017 – exclusively through the Cartoon Network app. Now set to embark on its fifth season in early 2023, fans of this motley collection of fun-loving kids from Herkleston, Maryland, will continue to delight in Craig Williams’ natural leadership and cartography skills.

Since its premiere, “Craig of the Creek” has been nominated for Annie Awards in both writing and character design categories. and has been honored with a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Children’s Animated Series. These accolades are notarized by the continuous popularity of the show amongst its fan base, with Parrot Analytics showing demand for “Craig of the Creek...

No one says “teamwork makes the dream work” in “Hero Mode,” but that maxim’s corny sentiment nonetheless aptly applies to A.J. Tesler’s video game-themed teen comedy, which follows a formula that dates back to at least the era of the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. A lively saga about a young coding wizard who’s charged with saving his family’s gaming business, this celebration of old- and new-school creativity doesn’t break novel ground in any respect. Fortunately, though, when it debuts in theaters on June 4 and on VOD on June 11.

After getting himself suspended from school for hacking the college board’s database — a crime that’s hardly condemnable, since he did it to selflessly nab the student body new computers — Troy (Chris Carpenter) gets a shot at working for multiple sclerosis-stricken mom Kate’s (Mira Sorvino) Playfield Games, a company she founded with her late...

San Diego Comic-Con’s first-ever Comic-Con@Home comes to a close Sunday, ending a five-day lineup of almost entirely prerecorded virtual panels.

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 was canceled in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the first time the annual pop culture event won’t happen as planned in its 50-year history. In May, Comic-Con International revealed it would be holding a free virtual con in lieu of the traditional in-person con.

The online convention, dubbed Comic-Con@Home, will take place July 22-26, the same time span during which San Diego Comic-Con would have been held. Between 300 and 400 virtual panels are planned for the event.

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Readers can find the details about all of Comic-Con@Home’s must-see panels, each in their respective studios and networks’ own words, below. You can see the full schedule here.

Updated with Full Schedule: Fanboys and fangirls may not be traveling en masse to San Diego for Comic-Con this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the confab is set to swing into people’s homes like Spider-Man with its first virtual edition, dubbed Comic-Con@Home. The event will take place July 22-26 and is free.

Organizers began revealing details of the schedule Wednesday. From Disney to Amazon, this year’s lineup will be is stacked with panels, interactive events and activations that you would normally see at the San Diego Convention Center.

Check out the key film and TV panels set for the event so far, and check back as the official schedule is revealed throughout this week (all times Pt).

Television

Thursday, July 23

Trekkverse (CBS All Access), 10 Am

Includes a table read of the Season 2 finale of Star Trek: Discovery followed by a Q&a with the cast...

In today’s roundup, the TV Academy welcomed three new members to its board of directors, and “Killing Eve” announced Season 2 cast additions.

Casting

BBC America‘s “Killing Eve,” has welcomed three new cast members for its sophomore season. Newcomers Nina Sosanya, Edward Bluemel, and Julian Barratt will join returning cast members Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer, and Fiona Shaw for Season 2. Sosanya and Bluemel have been cast as series regulars, while Barratt will guest star.

Season 2 of the Starz drama “Vida” has added two new cast members. “Looking’s” Raul Castillo and “Superstore’s” Adrian Gonzalez will join original stars Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada in recurring roles. Gonzalez will play Rudy, described as an L.A. city councilman who Lyn meets at a gym class, while Castillo will play Baco, the bar’s new handyman with a questionable past.

Dates

Amazon‘s new original animated series “Pete the Cat,...

The international television festival SeriesFest announced its initial season four line-up of special events and industry panels. Based in Denver, Colo., the festival takes place June 22-27.

The six-day festival will open with an exclusive advance screening of NBC’s new drama, New Amsterdam which will be followed by a Q&A with the star Ryan Eggold and executive producers David Schulner and Peter Horton.

Season 4 of SeriesFest will highlight their “Year of Impact” platform with panels such as Who Runs the Show? Women which will feature Alexa Junge (Grace & Frankie, Friends),Jessica Goldberg (The Path) and Jessika Borsickzy (House of Lies). The fest will also include Inclusion Impact: Disability Representation On-Screen and Behind-the-Scenes with Rj Mitte from Breaking Bad).

Other events include a screening of AMC’s Lodge 49 with show creators as well as the world premiere of the Facbook Watch series Sacred Lies. SeriesFest will also showcase...