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Rachel Sennott‘s HBO series now has a title and a release date.

The original comedy series created by and starring Sennott is called I Love LA. It debuts on Nov. 2 on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. The eight-episode season will air new episodes weekly until its finale on Dec. 21.

According to its official logline, the series follows an ambitious friend group that navigates life and love in LA.

Sennott stars as Maia in the new show. The rest of the ensemble includes Jordan Firstman as Charlie, Josh Hutcherson as Dylan, Odessa A’zion as Tallulah and True Whitaker as Alani.

The series’ guest stars include Leighton Meester, Moses Ingram, Lauren Holt, Elijah Wood, Josh Brener, Tim Baltz, Froy Gutierrez and Colin Woodell.

In addition to creating and starring in the show, Sennott executive produced and directed. Lorene Scafaria, Bill Benz and Kevin Bray also directed episodes.

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Paul Mescal is William Shakespeare in the official teaser trailer for Hamnet.

Focus Features released the first trailer for the upcoming drama film on Tuesday.

Based on the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell, the story follows the fictional account of Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes Shakespeare, after the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet Shakespeare.

The film “tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet,” according to its official synopsis.

Mescal stars as the famous playwright while Jessie Buckley costars as Agnes, who was also an English playwright.

“Is it true you know everything about a person by touching them here?” Mescal’s Shakespeare says to Buckley’s Agnes as he takes her hand in the trailer.

“Not everything,” she responds, before they kiss.

Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao directed the film from a script she co-wrote with O’Farrell. Zhao was famously the second woman to ever win best director at the Oscars for her 2020 film Nomadland, which also won best picture.

Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn also star in the film, which was produced by Steven Spielberg and 1917 director Sam Mendes.

Hamnet debuts in theaters on Nov. 27.

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Vivica A. Fox is returning to a role she played in three movies — this time for the small screen.

Variety reports that Fox, who played Shoog in three True to the Game films, which were based on the Terri Woods book trilogy, will reprise the role in a new TV adaptation of the romantic crime drama. The series will start production in LA this fall.

The first True to the Game movie came out in 2017 and told the story of Quadir, a drug lord played by Columbus Short, who falls in love with a woman named Gena, played by Erica Peeples. The sequel, True to the Game 2: Gena’s Story, came out in 2020, followed by 2021’s True to the Game 3.

Along with Fox, the series will star Sierra Capri, Bentley Green, Angell Conwell and Carl Anthony Payne II. The series does not have a distributor yet.

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Can you tell me when to get, when to get Sesame Street on Netflix?

The beloved children’s TV program will make its Netflix debut on Nov. 10 with the premiere of season 56, the streaming platform has announced.

A brand-new season of the classic series will return “to help little ones identify, understand, and work through their big feelings,” according to an official description from the streamer.

Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame Street gang will “show how kindness and compassion make every day brighter — whether it’s learning to take turns, cheering up a friend, or finding ways to solve problems with a smile,” its official description reads.

The new batch of Sesame Street episodes will be available on the same day and date in the U.S. on Netflix, and on PBS stations and PBS KIDS digital platforms. This will make the show available to watch for free for children around the country.

Fans can expect updates to the format of the show with the reimagined new episodes. They will now all center on one 11-minute story, which Netflix says will allow for “even more character-driven humor and heart.”

Sesame Street first aired in 1969, with episodes running on PBS since 1970. The show moved to HBO in 2016, with episodes airing on PBS months after they dropped on HBO to ensure maximum reach and accessibility. A deal was struck in 2019 that moved Sesame Street to HBO Max.

As for other children’s content coming to Netflix, season 2 of Ms. Rachel arrives on Sept. 1, while season 12 of Gabby’s Dollhouse debuts on Nov. 17.

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Devon Walker is saying goodbye to Studio 8H.

The comedian, who has been part of the Saturday Night Live cast for the past three seasons, has announced he will not return for the upcoming season 51.

“me and baby broke up,” Walker captioned an Instagram carousel announcing the decision.

Walker also shared a longer statement, which he titled, “wait..did he quit or did he get fired?”

“To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages. Some of em last for a long time if we’re lucky, but most of them are fleeting. Permanent until they’re not. That’s the deal,” Walker wrote.

The comedian goes on to describe the three seasons he spent with the late-night comedy sketch series.

“Sometimes it was really cool. Sometimes it was toxic as h***,” Walker said. “We made the most of what it was, even amidst all of the dysfunction. We made a f***** up lil family.”

Walker said he plans to go on vacation to Japan, and when he returns, he wants to be in a prestige drama.

“Ideally something with Julianne Moore,” he wrote.

His former SNL castmate Chloe Fineman commented on Walker’s post, “I’ll miss being your pregnant wife all the time!!!!!”

Previous SNL cast members Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah also sent support Walker’s way.

“You were great on it. A true star,” Killam commented, while Pharoah wrote: “Great work my brother! Onward and Upward.”

Walker joined SNL as a featured player in 2022. He was promoted ahead of the 50th season of the show last year.

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The premiere date for season 29 of The View has been revealed. ABC announced the daytime talk show will return on Sept. 8 in a video teaser shared to YouTube. “This is why you should always keep coming back to The View, because you never know what’s going to happen,” host Whoopi Goldberg says in the clip. Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin also host the popular series …

Where you lead, this documentary will follow. A new documentary celebrating the upcoming 25th anniversary of Gilmore Girls is in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Called Searching for Stars Hollow, the film will be directed by Meghna Balakumar and Kevin Konrad Hanna. Many of the show’s stars, including Kelly Bishop, Jared Padalecki and Chad Michael Murray, are set to participate in the documentary that will examine the show’s role in American cultural history …

A new young adult mystery drama series is headed to Hulu. Deadline reports the streamer has given a pilot order to Foster Dade, a series based on the Nash Jenkins novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos. The show comes from You creator Greg Berlanti, as well as Bash Doran. The show takes place in 2008 and present day, and explores privilege at an East Coast boarding school …

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Dwayne Johnson is opening up about his fears in taking on a more dramatic role.

The actor plays two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mike Kerr in Benny Safdie‘s upcoming film The Smashing Machine, and he recently told Vanity Fair he was scared to take on the role.

“It was very real. I had not experienced that in a very, very, very long time, where I was really scared and thinking, ‘I don’t know if I can do this. Can I do this?’” Johnson said. “I realized that maybe these opportunities weren’t coming my way because I was too scared to explore this stuff … I was so hungry for an opportunity to do something raw and gritty and rip myself open. And all of a sudden, Smashing Machine comes along.”

Johnson also spoke about the process of putting on the prosthetics he had to wear each day for the role.

“I just sat in front of that mirror for three to four hours and watched it all change. There were about 13 or 14 different prosthetics. Subtle, yet I think very impactful,” Johnson said. “By the time I got to set, I was Mark Kerr and I felt it, from how he walked to how he talked and how he looked at life.”

While he admits he “is not a big therapy person,” Johnson said he had “to be willing to tap into all the stuff that you’ve gone through” in order to take on this part.

“I found it so scary, but also, so nourishing and freeing. I ripped it open,” Johnson said.

The Smashing Machine arrives in theaters on Oct. 3.

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It’s almost time to go back to school.

FX has announced that season 2 of English Teacher will premiere its first three episodes back-to-back on Sept. 25. They will stream the next day on Hulu.

Brian Jordan Alvarez created and stars as Evan Marquez in the series about an English teacher navigating high school and political dynamics in Austin, Texas. Also returning for season 2 are Stephanie Koenig as Gwen, Sean Patton as Markie, Carmen Christopher as guidance counselor Rick and Enrico Colantoni as principal Grant Moretti.

This season, Evan “refuses to stay quiet when controversy arises at Morrison-Hensley High,” according to its official logline. “The gang finds themselves in the crosshairs of issues including climate change, Covid, military recruitment and student phone usage.”

Evan is also still struggling to keep his relationship with Malcom, played by Jordan Firstman, separate from his work life. Although “Malcolm no longer works at Morrison-Hensley, Evan’s excessive righteousness at school takes an increasing toll on his romantic life,” the logline reads.

The first season of English Teacher debuted in 2024. It was renewed for a sophomore season in February 2025.

In December 2024, an article published by Vulture detailed Alvarez’s former co-star Jon Ebeling accusing Alvarez of sexual assault. After the article was published, a spokesperson from FX issued a response.

“We reviewed the allegations presented to us by another media outlet prior to the show’s launch. Mr. Ebeling never reached out to us with any concerns. We will have no further comment at this time,” the spokesperson from FX said at the time.

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Annette Bening is the latest star to join the Yellowstone franchise.

The five-time Academy Award nominee has joined the Yellowstone spinoff with the working title of The Dutton Ranch, ABC Audio has confirmed.

This new show will also star Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly and Finn Little, who will reprise their roles as Rip Wheeler, Beth Dutton and Carter.

Bening will play Beulah Jackson in the series, who is the powerful, cunning and charming head of a major ranch in Texas.

The new series follows Beth and Rip, who “are grateful for the peace they sought, fought, and nearly died for with their 7,000-acre Dutton Ranch,” according to a press release. “With tough times and stiff competition, Beth and Rip do what they must to survive, all while ensuring Carter becomes the man he’s supposed to be.”

Chad Feehan will serve as showrunner on the new series. Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan executive produces, as do stars Hauser and Reilly.

The Dutton Ranch marks Bening’s first foray into series television, according to a press release. Her next major role is in Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s The Bride, where she stars opposite Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz and Peter Sarsgaard. She’ll also appear in the upcoming Apple TV+ limited series Lucky alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.

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The trio of Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and new judge Carrie Underwood will be returning for another season of ABC’s American Idol — the 24th overall of the pioneering music competition.

Carrie, who won season 4 of American Idol, joined the judging panel for the 2025 edition of the show, replacing the departing Katy Perry. This year’s winner was Jamal Roberts.

Auditions for the new season begin Tuesday with “Idol Across America,” which allows people to audition for the show virtually in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. During these tryouts, contestants audition for American Idol producers for a chance to get in front of the judges. The auditions will continue through Sept. 24. For information on how to sign up, visit americanidol.com/auditions.

American Idol will air on ABC and stream on Hulu in 2026; a premiere date has not yet been announced.

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