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‘South Park’ creators react to Comedy Central changing season 27 premiere date

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The season 27 premiere of South Park has been moved by Comedy Central.

Season 27 will now debut on July 23 instead of its original date of July 9. Comedy Central released a new poster featuring the updated premiere date.

Fans of the animated show have waited over two years for new episodes. The release delay comes amid the tension over South Park‘s streaming rights. The series was caught in uncertainty due to Sundance’s possible acquisition of Comedy Central’s parent company, Paramount Global.

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone took to social media to issue a statement in response to the change in premiere date. The statement was shared to the official South Park X account.

“This merger is a s******* and it’s f****** up South Park,” the statement reads. “We are at the studio working on new episodes and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.”

South Park follows the adventures “of four foul-mouthed, troublemaking young boys in a small town nestled in the Colorado Rockies,” according to an official synopsis from Comedy Central.

Documentary underway about Stevie Wonder’s fight for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

A documentary is in the works about the role Stevie Wonder played in helping to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday.

TIME reports the untitled film will chronicle his personal efforts in the campaign, which included the release of his song “Happy Birthday.” It will also feature never-before-seen throwback footage, as well as commentary from Stevie about that chapter of history.

“I’m excited to tell the story of the making of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. More importantly, I want us to learn and remember this story with today’s eye and understanding,” Stevie said of the film, according to TIME. “If we truly understood how this bill came to be, then we will really appreciate the power of the people.”

Stevie’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound company is working with Time Studios to produce the film; it marks his first time in a documentary about his own career and activism.

‘The Last of Us’ co-creator Neil Druckmann exits show ahead of season 3

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

We’ve seen the last of Neil Druckmann‘s involvement with The Last of Us.

Druckmann announced he was leaving the HBO show in a statement shared to the official Naughty Dog Instagram on Wednesday.

“I’ve made the difficult decision to step away from my creative involvement in The Last of Us on HBO,” Druckmann wrote. “With work completed on season 2 and before any meaningful work starts on season 3, now is the right time for me to transition my complete focus to Naughty Dog and its future projects, including writing and directing our exciting next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, along with my responsibilities as Studio Head and Head of Creative.”

Druckmann is the studio head and head of creative at the video game development company Naughty Dog. He co-created The Last of Us video game and also co-created the HBO series adaptation.

“Co-creating the show has been a career highlight,” Druckmann wrote. “It’s been an honor to work alongside Craig Mazin to executive produce, direct and write on the last two seasons. I’m deeply thankful for the thoughtful approach and dedication the talented cast and crew took to adapting The Last of Us Part I and the continued adaptation of The Last of Us Part II.”

HBO renewed The Last of Us for season 3 in April.

‘The Bear’ renewed for fifth season on FX

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Carmy’s coming back for more.

The Bear has been renewed for a fifth season on FX. This renewal news comes a little over a week after season 4 dropped on June 25.

John Landgraf, the chairman of FX, announced the renewal in a statement.

“The Bear continues to be a fan favorite worldwide and their response to this season—as seen through incredibly high viewership—has been as spectacular as any of its previous seasons,” Landgraf said. “Year-in and year-out, Chris Storer, the producers, cast and crew make The Bear one of the best shows on television, and we are excited that they will continue to tell this magnificent story.”

Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a young chef who moves back to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a tragic family death. Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach also star as Sydney Adamu and Richard “Richie” Jerimovich.

Season 4 of The Bear finds Carmy, Sydney and Richie pushing forward, “determined not only to survive, but also to take The Bear to the next level,” according to an official synopsis. “With new challenges around every corner, the team must adapt, adjust and overcome. The pursuit of excellence isn’t just about getting better – it’s about deciding what’s worth holding on to.”

Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Matty Matheson, Oliver Platt and Molly Gordon also starred in season 4.

Storer created The Bear and serves as an executive producer. The show won 11 Emmys for its second season, which is the most wins for a comedy series ever in a single year.

In brief: ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ teaser trailer and more

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

The official teaser trailer for The Terminal List prequel series has arrived. Prime Video has released the teaser for The Terminal List: Dark Wolf. Taylor Kitsch, Chris Pratt and Tom Hopper star in the trailer for the origin series centered on Ben Edwards (Kitsch) and his journey from the Navy SEALS to CIA Special Operations. The show begins streaming on Aug. 27 …

Neil Patrick Harris is going to host a new game show for Netflix. The streamer has announced that Harris will host What’s in the Box, a game show where every decision made could lead to life-changing rewards. The show, which will debut in December, will have giant boxes that conceal incredible prizes. Contestants will go through rounds of fast-paced trivia and guess what is inside each box …

Neon, the company that put out the recent best picture Oscar winner Anora, has acquired the upcoming film A Place in Hell. The movie was written and directed by Chloe Domont and stars Michelle Williams, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Andrew Scott. It follows two women at a high-profile criminal law firm …

In brief: ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ teaser trailer and more

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Guy Remmers talks Theo’s emotional journey in ‘The Buccaneers’ season 2: ‘A roller coaster’

July 2, 2025 by WDNY Radio

(SPOILER ALERT) Theo is going through it in the latest episode of The Buccaneers.

In the third episode of season 2, the Duke of Tintagel is not only dealing with the discovery that his wife, Nan (Kristine Frøseth), was intimate with his best friend, Guy (Matthew Broome), the night before their wedding — he’s also coming to terms with the fact that his mother knew about the affair and chose not to tell him about it.

Guy Remmers, who plays Duke Theo on the show, spoke to ABC Audio about his character’s intense emotional journey.

“Such a roller coaster,” Remmers said. “The betrayal of his mother, the betrayal of his best friend, you know, there were so many life-changing, uprooting things that happens to him.”

While the subject matter of the episode was emotionally intense, Remmers said it was a dream to get to play.

“It was a treat. It was an absolute pleasure. It’s an actor’s dream to have all those huge emotional, turbulent things happen to you and you get to try and see the world through that person’s eyes,” Remmers said. “It was a pleasure. Challenging, but exciting.”

Episode three also finds Lizzy engaged to her new suitor, Hector. After a first season without any viable romantic prospects for her character, actress Aubri Ibrag said seeing Lizzy explore love connections in season 2 was what she hoped for.

“I think she’s finally sort of come out of a comfort zone and put herself out there and opened herself up to the opportunity of love after being hurt in season 1,” Ibrag said. “That’s what I really hoped for, for Lizzy.”

New episodes of The Buccaneers season 2 drop Wednesdays on Apple TV+.

Glen Powell stars in ‘The Running Man’ official trailer

July 1, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Glen Powell is on the run in the official trailer for The Running Man.

Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the dystopian action-comedy film on Tuesday. The movie, which was directed by Edgar Wright, follows a man who enters a deadly TV competition show.

Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is set in a society in the near-future. The movie centers around a popular TV show whose contestants have to survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. Each and every one of their moves are broadcast to the public while every day of survival brings a bigger cash reward.

“Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort,” according to the film’s official synopsis. “But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.”

Along with Powell and Brolin, the film stars Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones and William H. Macy.

A previous film adaptation of King’s novel starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was released in 1987.

The Running Man arrives in theaters on Nov. 7.

Jennifer Aniston to star in series inspired by Jennette McCurdy memoir ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’

July 1, 2025 by WDNY Radio

Jennifer Aniston will star in a series inspired by Jennette McCurdy‘s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died.

The drama-comedy will consist of 10 episodes made for Apple TV+. McCurdy serves as a writer, executive producer and the showrunner of the series alongside Ari Katcher.

McCurdy’s #1 New York Times bestselling memoir recounts her struggles as a former child actor as she dealt with her overbearing and domineering mother.

Apple TV+ describes the upcoming series as a dramedy that “will center on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid’s show, and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as ‘a starlet’s mother.’”

Aniston will play the starlet’s mother in the series. She’ll also executive produce the show. Sharon Horgan, Tom Ackerley and Jerrod Carmichael are among several other executive producers on the project.

This marks another collaboration between Aniston and Apple TV+. The actress stars in and executive produces the service’s drama series The Morning Show.

McCurdy is known for her time playing Sam on the Nickelodeon series iCarly. She reprised that role in the spinoff series Sam & Cat.

I’m Glad My Mom Died was published on Aug. 9, 2022. It has spent over 80 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.

‘People We Meet on Vacation’ gets Netflix release date

July 1, 2025 by WDNY Radio

We now know when the People We Meet on Vacation film will arrive.

The film adaptation of Emily Henry‘s bestselling novel debuts on Netflix on Jan. 9, 2026. Tom Blyth and Emily Bader star as Alex and Poppy in the highly anticipated rom-com, which is directed by Brett Haley.

Netflix released the date in an announcement video shared to social media. The video shows off Blyth and Bader’s voices as Alex and Poppy for the first time.

“Where does Alex Nilsen stand on travel? Love or hate?” Bader asks in character as Poppy in the teaser.

“I mean, I’ve never really traveled anywhere, but this morning I saw this beautiful sunrise over this place that I’d never been before, and I wouldn’t have if everything had gone according to plan, so … love. I’m thinking love,” Blyth’s Alex says in response.

People We Meet on Vacation follows unlikely best friends Poppy and Alex, who live in different cities but spend every summer vacation together.

“The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else — could they actually be the perfect romantic match?” according to an official Netflix description.

Blyth made a post celebrating the date announcement on his Instagram Story. He shared a photo of him and Bader sitting down at a restaurant feeding each other bites of a banana split.

“PWMOV. january 9th, 2026 @netflix eat it uppppp,” Blyth wrote on the photo.

Blyth and Bader are joined by an ensemble cast that includes Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Lucien Laviscount, Lukas Gage, Miles Heizer, Alan Ruck and Molly Shannon.

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