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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Stranger Things’ Renewed For Final Season and Season Four Premiere Date, ‘Harlem’ Renewed, ‘Atlanta’ To End, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Renewed, ‘The Terminal List’ Premiere Date, ‘Fargo’ Renewed, and More!

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Stranger Things has been renewed for a fifth and final season. The series may be ending but the franchise will continue beyond. Netflix also announced the fourth season will be broken into two parts with the first part premiering May 27. The second part will be released on July 1. It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down. 

Prime Video has renewed Harlem for season two. The comedy series stars Meagan Good, Grace Byers, Shoniqua Shandai and Jerrie Johnson as close friends living in Harlem, New York’s mecca of Black culture. 

FX’s Atlanta will be ending with season four. Season three returns March 24 with two episodes. The fourth season has already been filmed. The second season last aired in 2018. 

Prime Video has ordered a fifth and final season of their comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Season four premieres February 18 with two episodes dropping weekly. 

Prime Video’s The Terminal List premieres July 1. The eight episode first season is based on the book of the same name by Jack Carr and stars Chris Pratt. After his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life, but the lives of those he loves. Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Riley Keough, Arlo Mertz, Jai Courtney, JD Pardo, Patrick Schwarzenegger, LaMonica Garrett, Stephen Bishop, Sean Gunn, Tyner Rushing, Jared Shaw, Christina Vidal, Nick Chinlund, Matthew Rauch, Warren Kole, and Alexis Louder also star. 

FX has renewed anthology series Fargo for a fifth season. The new season will take place in 2019 and will tackle a kidnapping. Season four aired in 2020. 

Lukas Gage has joined the cast of Netflix’s You for the upcoming fourth season. He will portray an entrepreneur and a gambler who is a warm and funny party host and fast friend. Underneath it all, he is hiding a trove of secrets and papering over problems with heavy self-medication.

FXX has renewed comedy series Dave for a third season. New episodes will premiere in 2023. The series centers on a neurotic man in his late 20s who has convinced himself that he’s destined to be one of the best rappers of all time. Now he must convince his closest friends, because with their help, he actually might convince the world.

HBO Max has ordered Girls on the Bus after being developed at Netflix and The CW. The series from Greg Berlanti and Julie Plec is based on Amy Chozick’s book Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns and One Intact Glass Ceiling. The series chronicles four female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way. 

Saturday Night Live has set more hosts and musical guests for their upcoming live shows. Oscar Isaac will be hosting for the first time on March 5 with musical guest Charli XCX. She was previously scheduled to perform for the Christmas episode which was affected by the Omicron surge and never aired live. Zoë Kravitz will host March 12 for the first time alongside musical guest Rosalía, also making her debut on the late night sketch series. The show returns February 26 with host John Mulaney and musical guest LCD Soundsystem. 

Showtime’s anthology drama series The First Lady premieres April 17. The series will see Viola Davis as former first lady Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. The ten episode series is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. In the government’s East Wing, many of history’s most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America’s charismatic, complex and dynamic First Ladies. The series will peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three unique, enigmatic women and their families, tracing their journeys to Washington, dipping into their pasts and following them beyond the White House into their greatest moments. 

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Prime Video’s newest unscripted series Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls premieres March 25. The eight episode season follows global superstar and icon Lizzo, who is on the hunt for confident, bad-ass women to join the elite ranks of the Big Grrrls and join her world tour. With 10 hopeful women moving into the Big Grrrls House, they must prove they have what it takes to make it to the end and join Lizzo in front of a global audience on the center stage. 

The Problem with Jon Stewart returns March 3 on Apple TV+. The series explores complex topics, such as the stock market, climate change, how to achieve racial equality and mainstream media vs sensationalism, through the differing perspectives of stakeholders, experts and individuals confronting these challenges. 

HBO has canceled their In Treatment revival series after one season. The newest incarnation of the series starred Uzo Aduba as a psychotherapist. Anthony Ramos, John Benjamin Hickey and Quintessa Swindell played patients. 

CTV has ordered a third season of medical drama Transplant. The thirteen episode third season will air in the coming 2022/2023 season. The current second season is set to premiere on NBC March 6. 

Drama series The Old Man will premiere on FX this summer. The series stars Jeff Bridges and is based on the novel by Thomas Perry. The series follows a former CIA member who is targeted by an assassin. Production was previously delayed due to Bridges undergoing cancer treatment. 

Apple TV+’s anthology series The Crowded Room has cast Amanda Seyfried opposite Tom Holland. The ten episode first season focuses on mental illness and is a take on Daniel Keyes’ biography The Minds of Billy Milligan and based on Akiva Goldsman’s life. 

FX’s Sex Pistol drama series will premiere in May. The series is based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones and stars Toby Wallace as Jones. The series also stars Anson Boon asJohn Lydon, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, and Fabien Frankel as Glen Matlock. Additionally, Maisie Williams plays Jordan, Dylan Llewellyn plays Wally Nightingale, Sydney Chandler plays Chrissie Hynde, and Emma Appleton plays Nancy Spungen.

Be My Guest with Ina Garten will premiere on March 26 on discovery+ and Food Network. Hour long episodes will air on discovery+ with half hour, food focused episodes airing on Food Network. A compassion podcast with the same name will also premiere. Julianna Margulies, Erin French, Willie Geist, Rob Marshall, and John DeLuca will be appearing in the first season. The series has picked up for two more seasons which will go into production later in the year.

Nickelodeon has canceled The Casagrandes after three seasons. The animated series focused on a Latino family that was a spinoff of the series The Loud House. Characters will continue to make appearances on The Loud House after the series comes to an end. 

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air a live episode following the State of the Union Address on March 1. Colbert will host from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City and welcome Sen. Bernie Sanders as his guest, with a musical performance by Jon Batiste and Big Thief.

Conceited and DJ Diamond Kuts are set to host the revival of MTV’s Yo! MTV Raps on Paramount+. The reimagined global iteration will include hosted segments, live performances, cyphers, and lifestyle content, and serve as a comprehensive deep dive into the current state of hip hop.

FX’s limited series Great Expectations will star Olivia Colman in the lead role of “Miss Havisham” and Fionn Whitehead as “Pip” alongside Ashley Thomas, Johnny Harris, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Hayley Squires, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle and Matt Berry. The series is an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic coming-of-age story of an orphan nicknamed “Pip.”

Season two of Power Rangers Dino Fury will premiere on Netflix March 3. The new season will feature new Zords and see the heroes fighting new and old villains. 

Season three of Travel Channel’s Expedition Bigfoot premieres March 20. A year after devastating wildfires forced the team to evacuate the Olympic Peninsula, just as they unearthed fascinating new evidence, acclaimed primatologist Dr. Mireya Mayor and Bigfoot experts Bryce Johnson, Ronny LeBlanc and Russell Acord return to Washington State. 

Docuseries The Murdochs: Empire of Influence will premiere on CNN+ this spring. Based on an article by Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg, the series explores the legacy of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the dynasty he built. 

HGTV’s latest renovation series Build It Forward premieres March 12. Over the course of five episodes, home renovator Matt Blashaw and designer Taniya Nayak will spotlight the work of five community heroes from charitable organizations in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Oakland, California; Austin, Texas; Syracuse, New York; and Cosby, Tennessee. Each local hero will get a surprise, life-enhancing renovation for their home and community project. 

Brian Stelter is set to host a show for CNN+. A daily version of Reliable Sources will premiere in the spring. It will continue covering media, politics and entertainment as he does on his weekly CNN series airing Sundays. 

My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale will premiere on YouTube April 7. My Little Pony: Make Your Mark will premiere with a special on Netflix May 26, followed by the full series premiere September 26. A second special titled My Little Pony: Winter Wishday will premiere on Netflix November 21. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will voice a character for the series. 

Evil Lives Here returns for a new season on Investigation Discovery February 20. The new season will feature the 100th episode. Featuring terrifying and unbelievable first-hand accounts from people whose loved ones have committed some of the most horrifying crimes imaginable, this season will take viewers through the terror, pain, and lingering trauma that comes hand-in-hand with living in close proximity to evil.

Disney+ announced a music special featuring Olivia Rodrigo. OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film) will premiere March 25. Rodrigo takes audiences on a familiar road trip from Salt Lake City, where she began writing her triple-platinum Geffen Records debut album “SOUR,” to Los Angeles. Along the way, Rodrigo recounts the memories of writing and creating her record-breaking debut album and shares her feelings as a young woman navigating a specific time in her life. Through new live arrangements of her songs, intimate interviews and never-before-seen footage from the making of the album, audiences will follow her along on a cinematic journey exploring the story of “SOUR.”

Luxe Listings Sydney returns for a second season on Prime Video April 1. The series follows four elite agents as they negotiate multi-million-dollar deals in one of the most competitive and cutthroat markets in the world, Sydney, Australia. Money never sleeps, and these agents will stop at nothing to deliver the best results for their clients. 

A&E’s docuseries Secrets of the Chippendales Murders premieres March 14. Chippendales was a nightclub that aimed to allure and please women with its scantily clad male dancers and vivacious music, and quickly advanced toward a pop culture phenomenon, until it came crashing down. Through exclusive interviews, never-before-seen crime scene video and declassified FBI surveillance audio, the special unravels the hidden tale of how sex, jealousy, arson, hefty-bags filled with cash and mafia shakedowns all led up to one of the most outrageous murders in American history. 

Netflix’s Team Zenko Go premieres March 15. No good deed is too small for this kind kid squad! Niah, Ari, Ellie and Jax go undercover to help others and squash their town’s problems in secret!

Lee Arvoy
Lee Arvoy joined the TV Source team in the summer of 2020 as a TV Writer.

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