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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Quantum Leap’ Return Date, Laurence Fishburne Joins ‘The Witcher’, ‘Young Sheldon’ Spinoff In The Works, ‘Parish’ Teaser, New ‘Pokémon Horizons: The Series’ Premiere Date, New ‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Episodes, and More!

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Season two of Quantum Leap will return for the final five episodes of the season starting January 30 on NBC. The season will conclude with a two-hour finale on February 20 from 9-11 p.m. 

Laurence Fishburne has been cast in the upcoming fourth season of The Witcher. He will play Regis in the Netflix series. After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other. If they can embrace and lead the groups of misfits they find themselves in, they have a chance of surviving the baptism of fire — and finding one another again.

CBS is developing a new Young Sheldon spinoff comedy series. The new series would focus on Georgie Cooper and his fiancée Mandy McAllister. Montana Jordan and Emily Osment who play the roles on Young Sheldon would star in the mulitcamera series. 

Parish premieres on AMC and AMC+ in March. Giancarlo Esposito stars as Gracian “Gray” Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans. After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gray on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate. 

Pokémon Horizons: The Series will now premiere on Netflix March 7. Prepare for an all-new Pokémon journey with Liko and Roy as they travel with new friends and adorable Pokémon across different regions. The series was originally scheduled to premiere February 23. 

New episodes of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures premiere February 14 on Disney+ and Disney Junior. The upcoming installments will see the gang journey through the wilds of Tenoo for a wilderness training exercise, travel to Batuu to meet the Jedi stationed on Black Spire Outpost, and return to the Starlight Beacon – a key location in Star Wars: The High Republic comics and novels – where they will encounter several characters from other High Republic tales, including Bell Zettifar, Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic Lina Soh, Master Maru, and more.

The final season of Station 19 premieres March 14 on ABC. In Seattle, all firefighters are also trained EMTs and the crew at Station 19 is second to none. Working in 24-hour shifts, these professionals spend so much time together that they build relationships unlike any others. 

More cast have been added to the upcoming third season of The White Lotus. Joining the HBO series are Milos Bikovic, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi and Shalini Peiris. 

Syndicated daytime talk show The Jennifer Hudson Show has been renewed for a third season. Hosted by Jennifer Hudson, the series airs on many Fox stations. 

South African limited series Devil’s Peak will stream on Tubi January 15. The five-episode crime thriller is based on the best-selling 2004 novel by Deon Meyer. It is an enthralling crime drama that takes place in the picturesque backdrop of Cape Town, South Africa. The series follows Detective Benny Griessel who is tasked with tracking down a vigilante killer whose crimes are capturing the imagination of the city. As he gets closer to his mark, Griessel finds himself drawn into a dark and dangerous world where nothing is what it seems. 

Alert: Missing Persons Unit has added cast for its upcoming second season. Joining the Fox series are Alisha-Marie Ahamed and Gil Bellows. Ahamed will be a series regular while Bellows will recur. 

Apple TV+ and Major League Soccer (MLS) announced a first-of-its-kind, all-access docuseries exploring the spectacular and unpredictable world of soccer in North America. The new eight-part, panoramic documentary event, currently in production, offers both dedicated fans and new audiences a definitive, never-before-seen insider’s view into the league, while spotlighting all of the biggest moments of the 2024 season. With unprecedented access to players, coaches and teams, the series takes fans through the most compelling storylines, adrenaline-pumping moments and captivating personalities of the 2024 MLS season, from preseason all the way to the 2024 MLS Cup final. 

Presenters have been announced for the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards. Margot Robbie will present the SeeHer Award to America Ferrera, while James Mangold will take the stage to honor Harrison Ford with the Career Achievement Award. Additional presenters include Abigail Spencer, Angela Bassett, Anthony Ramos, Ashley Madekwe, Awkwafina, Bella Ramsey, Brendan Fraser, Carla Gugino, Daniel Levy, David Duchovny, David Oyelowo, Donald Faison, Gael García Bernal, Giacomo Gianniotti, Jason Segel, Jenny Slate, Jessica Williams, John Krasinski, Jon Cryer, Kaley Cuoco, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy Moore, Meg Ryan, Natasha Lyonne, Nicholas Braun, Oprah Winfrey, Phil Dunster, Ramy Youssef, Sandra Oh and Vanessa Morgan. Chelsea Handler will host the awards ceremony live on The CW January 14. 

Jeff Dunham: I’m With Cupid premieres February 3 on Comedy Central. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and love in the air at Comedy Central, Dunham is back for his 11th standup special. Bushwhacking their way through the topics of love, relationships, and all-things-Valentines are Dunham and his beloved dummy cohorts Walter, Bubba J, Peanut, Jose Jalapeño “on a steek!”, and the suspiciously familiar ‘new’ guy, “Achamedes, Greek god of KEELER LOVE.” 

Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? returns for a new season January 19 on Max. The series hosted by Chris Wallace features inspiring conversations. 

Art Happens Here with John Lithgow premieres April 26 on PBS. John Lithgow shares his passion for arts education by joining students and teachers at four Los Angeles organizations, diving into four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. Celebrating how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages, it follows Lithgow as he tries his hand at singing, dancing, printmaking, and pottery, working alongside and learning from young people whose lives are being transformed by art.

Dee & Friends in Oz premieres February 5 on Netflix. When a mysterious key transports her to the land of Oz, a regular kid named Dee goes on a musical journey to save magic – and be the hero of the story.

Ten new episodes of Bluey are streaming on Disney+. The new episodes will air on Disney Channel and Disney Junior later this year. Additionally, the first Bluey special titled “The Sign” will premiere this year on Disney+. The series features the loveable and inexhaustible Blue Heeler dog Bluey, who lives with her Mum, Dad and little sister Bingo. The new episodes showcase the joyful simplicity that can be found in families turning everyday events of family life — like making a cubby house (blanket fort) or a trip to the beach — into unique adventures that bring to life how children learn and grow through play. 

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

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