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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Fallout’ Trailer, ‘Loot’ Trailer, ‘3 Body Problem’ Trailer, ‘Dinner with the Parents’ Premiere Date, ‘Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ Trailer, ‘Side Hustlers’ Renewed, and More!

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Fallout premieres April 11 on Prime Video. Based on the video game franchise, the series is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind – and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them. Ella Purnell is Lucy, an optimistic Vault-dweller with an all-American can-do spirit. Her peaceful and idealistic nature is tested when she is forced to the surface to rescue her father. Aaron Moten is Maximus, a young soldier who rises to the rank of squire in the militaristic faction called Brotherhood of Steel. He will do anything to further the Brotherhood’s goals of bringing law and order to the wasteland. Walton Goggins is the Ghoul, a morally ambiguous bounty hunter who holds within him a 200-year history of the post-nuclear world. 

Season two of Loot premieres April 3 on Apple TV+. Season two kicks off a year after Molly Wells settles her very public divorce from tech billionaire John Novak, and we find her thriving in her role as the head of her philanthropic organization, the Wells Foundation. Focused mainly on her charity work, Molly has sworn off any new relationships with men and embarks on a wellness journey. Fabulously single but not particularly independent, Molly keeps her trusty assistant Nicholas by her side. He diligently caters to her every whim … and occasionally feeds her a kale smoothie spiked with gin. Sofia Salinas, the no-nonsense executive director of the Wells Foundation, continues to run things with compassionate efficiency, but her all-business ethos is thrown for a loop when she meets Molly’s charismatic architect friend Isaac. The bromance between Howard and Nicholas also continues to flourish as they support each other in their endeavors both inside and outside the workplace. Meanwhile, Arthur has moved past his feelings for Molly and has adopted a new devil-may-care attitude on life, a change encapsulated by a very lame leather bracelet. The Wells Foundation team, including Rhonda and Ainsley, must pull together as co-workers and friends as Molly strives to publicly live up to her promise of giving away all of her vast fortune. 

3 Body Problem premieres March 21 on Netflix. Based on the book trilogy “The Three-Body Problem,” the series is a thrilling story that redefines sci-fi drama with its layered mysteries and genre-bending high stakes. A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unorthodox detective to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history. 

Dinner with the Parents premieres April 18 on Amazon Freevee with the first four episodes. Two episodes weekly will follow. Every Friday evening, the closely-knit Langers prove that it takes those we love best to bring out our worst. On tonight’s menu: pranks, schemes, unwelcome neighbors, childhood crushes, at least one felony, many very bad decisions, and a scrumptious, freshly-baked apple crisp. The series is based on the UK’s Friday Night Dinner on Channel 4.

Docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story premieres April 26 on hulu. The all access docuseries chronicles the epic past and uncertain future of one of the most recognizable bands in the world and its front-man Jon Bon Jovi. A 40-year odyssey of rock and roll idolatry on the precipice as a vocal injury threatens to bring everything to a screeching halt. The four episode series joins the band in February 2022 and follows their real time journey with its fits and starts as they attempt to chart out their future. It features 40 years of personal videos, unreleased early demos, original lyrics, and never before seen photos that chronicle the journey from Jersey Shore Clubs to the biggest stages on the planet. The series relives the triumphs and setbacks, greatest hits, biggest disappointments, and most public moments of friction. 

The Roku Channel has renewed Side Hustlers for a second season. The series follows ambitious female entrepreneurs vying for the chance to build multi-million dollar companies, while juggling the demands of their personal lives and day jobs. With life-changing investments on the line, who will rise to the challenge? Emma Grede and Ashley Graham star as mentors and investors. 

HIDIVE has launched a brand new website and app today with updated features and a fresh new look to provide the best anime watching experience. Updates include simplified menus, improved search and more. For the first time ever, HIDIVE will now offer offline viewing. Subscribers can also customize and curate watchlists. Additional improvements will be rolled out over the next few weeks. 

Under the Bridge premieres April 17 on hulu. Based on the book by Rebecca Godfrey, the series follows the 1997 true story of fourteen-year old Reena Virk who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Godfrey and a local police officer, the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder – revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer. 

Prime Video’s inaugural season of NWSL coverage kicks off with the NWSL Challenge Cup on March 15 at 8:00 p.m. EDT, as experienced play-by-play announcer Mike Watts and analyst Lori Lindsey serve as main team in the booth. Kealia Watt will make multiple appearances as both a contributor and sideline analyst while Lianne Sanderson also joins Prime Video as both a sideline and match analyst. Prime Video will produce all 27 matches, with Watts, Lindsey, Watt and Sanderson on-site for each of their appearances. 

The NAACP and BET announced New Edition will be inducted into the acclaimed NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame during the 55th NAACP Image Awards. The Hall of Fame Award is bestowed on pioneers in their respective fields and whose influence will shape the profession for generations to come. Queen Latifah will return to host the prestigious 55th NAACP Image Awards airing live March 16 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on BET and CBS. 

Friday Night Baseball returns to Apple TV+ March 29. A weekly doubleheader, will be available to Apple TV+ subscribers on Fridays throughout the 2024 regular season. Friday Night Baseball welcomes back the exceptional group of broadcast talent from last season to the announcer booths, including Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst), Heidi Watney (sideline reporter), Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (sideline reporter). Ted Barrett, Brian Gorman, and Dale Scott – all former MLB umpires – will break down rules and calls each week. Game assignments for announcers will be shared on a weekly basis. 

An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution will premiere March 18 on ABC. Oprah Winfrey hosts a sit-down conversation around the radical impact of prescription weight loss medications in the primetime event. The special delves into the prevailing questions and concerns surrounding the impact on our health care, economy, lifestyle and culture. Speaking in front of a live studio audience, Oprah gathers the country’s leading medical experts and everyday people who are in the battle of one of the biggest health care crises the world has ever known. For the first time in history, new drugs could prove to be the game changer to stem the tide of people living with obesity, an epidemic which has grown exponentially since the 1970s, costing $173 billion per year in medical costs in the United States alone. Joining the conversation are medical experts including Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. W. Scott Butsch, ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Dr. Amanda Velazquez and patients from around the country who have a range of personal experiences with prescription weight loss medications, including a teenager who was among the first to take the new drugs and begs the question whether these medications should be given to minors. Oprah also invites leaders from the two global pharmaceutical companies behind these revolutionary drugs to address what this means for the 100 million Americans and over 1 billion adults worldwide living with a deadly disease. 

TNT Sports will premiere a new weeknight sports programming block airing on truTV, beginning March 11, the week prior to the start of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The new primetime programming window will consist of live sports, original sports shows, and ancillary sports content. The block will consists of content regularly televised weeknights from 6 p.m.-late night ET. As a result, Impractical Jokers will move to its new home on TBS with fresh episodes this summer. Series from the classic truTV library, including past seasons of Impractical Jokers, will air on truTV prior to 6 p.m. each day. 

Alex Edelman: Just for Us premieres this April on HBO. The comedy special was taped in front of a live audience on August 15 and August 16 at the Hudson Theatre in New York. In the wake of a string of anti-Semitic threats pointed in his direction online, Edelman decides to go straight to the source; specifically, Queens, where he covertly attends a meeting of White Nationalists and comes face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. What happens next forms the backbone of the shockingly relevant, utterly hilarious, timely, and only moderately perspirant stories. 

Friends in Low Places premieres March 7 on Prime Video. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood embark on their most personal journey yet to build the honky-tonk of their dreams in the heart of Nashville. Paying tribute to his roots, Garth enlists the help of his friends, day-one tour team, and an all-star hospitality group to open the epic, four-story bar on Lower Broadway. This is a labor of love and his thank you to the community of Music City. 

Limited series Two for One premieres April 6 on Turner Classic Movies. The series will feature 12 nights of double features curated by some of the most celebrated filmmakers in Hollywood. Host Ben Mankiewicz will be joined by each director, including Steven Spielberg, Patty Jenkins, and Spike Lee, to introduce the two films they chose. They will offer commentary on the double feature’s cultural significance, its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and their own personal reflections. 

Parasyte: The Grey premieres April 5 on Netflix. When unidentified parasites violently take over human hosts and gain power, humanity must rise to combat the growing threat.

Stormy premieres March 18 on Peacock. Stormy delves into the life and times of Stormy Daniels, as she shares her story and account of events that have become part of American history. It takes the audience behind the curtain as Stormy navigates being a mother, an artist, and an advocate working hard to reinvent herself, while still grappling with the bombshell that went off in her life five years earlier. 

Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight premieres Apriil 7 on CNN. Columbia was the first Space Shuttle to launch and redefined space travel – it took off like a rocket, landed like a plane, and was reusable – making the dream of routine space flight a tangible reality. Across four episodes, the story of the ticking-clock of Columbia’s final mission is told in dramatic detail, beginning months before the troubled launch, unfolding across the sixteen days in orbit, and concluding with the investigation into the tragic loss of the seven astronauts’ lives. Weaving together intimate footage shot by the astronauts themselves inside the orbiter, exclusive first-hand testimony from family members of the Shuttle’s crew, key players at NASA – some of whom have never spoken before – and journalists who covered the story on the ground, the series paints an intimate portrait of the women and men onboard and uncovers in forensic detail the trail of events and missed opportunities that ultimately led to disaster. With wide-ranging access to NASA’s archives, including previously unseen footage and findings from the official investigation, Space Shuttle Columbia is the definitive telling of this national tragedy and the inside story of one America’s most iconic institutions, uncovering how financial pressures and a culture of complacency may have contributed to the events of February 1, 2003. The series also reflects on the legacy of the Space Shuttle era, serving as a timely exploration of the challenges and inherent dangers that remain relevant to space travel today. 

Season two of animated series Monster High premieres March 11 on Nickelodeon. Everyone’s favorite boo crew will meet more fangtastic friends, fiends, and families, and face spookier challenges in the haunted halls of Monster High! It’s a new semester in the 20-episode second season. The boo crew find themselves navigating a variety of monstrous situations, including a vacation at Scare-adise Resort that takes a mysterious turn, a mythological showdown during a music festival, a magic-powered competitive game night, and more. Throughout the all-new season, monster mayhem is always on the menu at Monster High. With each pop quiz the undead life throws their way, the fan-favorite monsters learn that they have what it takes to change the world. 

Season two of I Woke Up a Vampire premieres April 4 on Netflix. On her 13th birthday, Carmie discovers that she’s actually half human, half vampire — and that mythical powers make middle school way more complicated.

Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation premieres June 6 on Disney Channel and June 7 on Disney+. The music-filled comedy-adventure follows the Green family as they embark on an adventurous outer space-bound vacation. When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a “road trip” in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each other’s unique perspectives in order to prevent Big City from being destroyed by an interstellar disaster. 

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

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