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Tekken: Bloodline is coming to Netflix August 18. Jin Kazama learned the family self-defense arts, Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts, from his mother at an early age. Even so, he was powerless when a monstrous evil suddenly appeared, destroying everything dear to him, changing his life forever. Angry at himself for being unable to stop it, Jin vowed revenge and sought absolute power to exact it. His quest will lead to the ultimate battle on a global stage – The King of Iron Fist Tournament.
Dating competition series Hotties premieres on hulu August 16. In this wild dating competition, 4 hot singles go on blind dates and battle to cook up date-night worthy dishes. But, in order to keep cooking, they’ll have to choke down extreme spicy food challenges! Will beating the heat help them burn through first date facades to form a more authentic connection… or will it all just be a hilarious hot mess? The ten episode series will be hosted by Jade Catta-Preta.
Mo’Nique is set to tape her first Netflix original stand-up special this year in Atlanta. Additional details about Mo’Nique’s stand-up special will be shared later this year.
FX has renewed comedy series Breeders for season four. Breeders continues its bitter-sweet look at the struggles of modern parenthood. The series starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard wrapped its third season this past week.
Hugh Jackman has joined the voice cast of the hulu animated series Koala Man. The family comedy follows the not-so-secret identity of Koala Man, an Australian suburban superhero with no powers but a burning passion to snuff out petty crime and bring order to the community.
Alexis Floyd has joined the cast of ABC’s Greys Anatomy as a series regular. She will play a first year resident who is new to the hospital as staff, but has connections to the hospital in her past.
Jelani Alladin, Noah J. Ricketts and Linus Roache have joined the cast of Showtime’s limited series Fellow Travelers. They join the previously announced Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey and Allison Williams. Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the series is an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Hawkins Fuller maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin, a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades, Hawk and Tim cross paths through the Vietnam War protests of the 1960s, the drug-fueled disco hedonism of the 1970s and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, while facing obstacles in the world and in themselves.
Japanese series Burn the House Down has begun production. The Netflix series is based on an original comic of the same name by up-and-coming Moyashi Fujisawa. Anzu Murata infiltrates the house of the Mitarai family as a housekeeper in order to reclaim the house and family that was taken from her. Anzu Murata will be played by Mei Nagano. Makiko Mitarai, Mr. Mitarai’s second wife, who invites Anzu into her home, will be played by Kyoka Suzuki. The suspense series will premiere in 2023.
Ghosts of Devil’s Perch premieres on Travel Channel August 21. A mystery is buried beneath the streets of Butte, Montana, and the spirits tethered to the historic mining town’s past are rising to the surface with clues. The discovery of copper in the 1880s turned Butte’s Copper Barons into some of the wealthiest men in America. But the hills that glittered in the sun could also cast sinister shadows of greed and vice at night. This led some to brand the mountain town “The Devil’s Perch.” With the town now intent on rebuilding its image, it seems every renovation project is digging up a paranormal nightmare with residents and businesses reporting terrifying ghostly encounters. In an unlikely partnership, Mayor J.P. Gallagher and Sheriff Ed Lester have called in an elite team of paranormal investigators to help. When investigator Dave Schrader, tech expert K.D. Stafford and psychic medium Cindy Kaza arrive in Butte, they find paranormal activity that startles even them.
The Academy of Country Music Awards are set to return to Prime Video May 11, 2023. The event will take place from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Additional details, including award submissions timeline, hosts and performers, and ticket sale details, will be confirmed in the months ahead.
Truth seekers Chris Anderson and Fatima Silva re-examine questionable courtroom convictions in a fifth season of ID’s Reasonable Doubt beginning August 9. The two pore through evidence, interview key witnesses and consult previously overlooked experts to reveal the unbiased truth and ensure the right person is behind bars for the crime committed. Each episode culminates in an emotional reckoning with reality as Chris and Fatima either provide the families hope for an appeal, or the crushing reality that their loved one is rightfully convicted of murder.
Hulu’s new comedy series This Fool premieres August 12. Inspired by the life of comedian Chris Estrada, the series is an irreverent, cinematic half-hour comedy set in working class South Central Los Angeles. The show centers around Julio Lopez, a 30-year-old who still lives at home, has been dating his girlfriend on and off since high school, and finds any excuse to avoid dealing with his own problems. Julio works at Hugs Not Thugs, a gang rehabilitation non-profit, where he butts heads with his older cousin Luis, an ex-gang member who just got out of prison and moved in with Julio and his family.
Jesus Sepulveda: Mr. Tough Life premieres on HBO Latino and HBO Max August 5. Jesus Sepulveda makes his standalone Entre Nos debut with this comedy special recorded at Chelsea Music Hall. Thanks to his own experiences with a tough dad and an even tougher therapist, Sepulveda has finally realized why Latinos love partying and mistrust therapy. Join us for a group session full of stamina and hilarious revelations and discover one of LA’s funniest new voices in stand-up comedy.
Season three of War of the Worlds premieres on EPIX this September. Set-in present-day Europe, War of the Worlds is a multi-faceted series, based on the story by H.G. Wells. When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with baited breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out; just pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As alien ships appear in the sky, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction? This is a story of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances – but they are more than just victims in a brutal war. For, as we will come to realize, the aliens’ savage attack on earth is not arbitrary: its seeds are being sown before our very eyes.
Eight episode docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal premieres on Prime Video August 4 with the first three episodes. Three episodes will then again premiere August 11 with the final two episodes set for August 18. The series takes viewers behind the curtain during a crucial season at one of the world’s biggest football clubs, as Arsenal focus their efforts on challenging for domestic success and returning to elite European competition. As well as capturing the highs and lows of life at the Emirates Stadium and the Arsenal Training Centre, the All or Nothing cameras will follow Arsenal’s squad away from the pitch to examine the daily challenges faced by elite athletes throughout a demanding calendar of high-pressure competition.
BattleBots Champions premieres on Discovery Channel August 4. Each week eight deadly bots face off in a “Sin City Slugfest” to win the right to compete in the ultimate Vegas showdown. Victorious bots from the first five episodes will join three Giant Nut winners in the final episode – a winner-takes-all beat down for a brand new BattleBots trophy: THE GOLDEN BOLT!
MTV’s new digital series Merch Masters premieres July 21 on their YouTube page. Designers are put to the test as they compete head-to-head to create merch for some of today’s biggest musicians. Hosted by multi-hyphenate media personality and host, Tefi Pessoa, and featuring a panel of rotating judges, each episode begins with the reveal of the artists the two designers will be tasked with creating merch for. Artists highlighted during the series will include Lil Nas X, Camila Cabello, Saweetie, Seventeen, MGK and J Balvin.
Deepa & Anoop premieres on Netflix August 15. Joined by her color-changing pet elephant, a joyful little girl creates music, merriment and mischief at her Indian family’s Mango Manor hotel.
