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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ Trailer, Shane Gillis Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Side Quest’ Trailer, ‘Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero’ Premiere Date, ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Ordered, Toonami Doubles Up On ‘One Piece’, and More!

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Season seven of Formula 1: Drive to Survive premieres March 7 on Netflix. Offering unprecedented access, this new season will once again take fans behind the scenes, to witness first-hand how the drivers and teams prepare to battle it out for the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The series will offer never-before-seen footage as we follow new team lineups, management takedowns, fierce friendships and bitter rivalries of another high-octane season on the Formula 1 circuit.

Shane Gillis is set to return as host of Saturday Night Live March 1. Tate McRae will serve as musical guest on the late night NBC series. 

Side Quest, a Mythic Quest expansion series premieres on Apple TV+ March 26. The four episode anthology series will premiere all at once, the same day as the season finale of Mythic Quest. The series explores the lives of employees, player and fans who are impacted by the game in an anthology format. The series stars Rob McElhenney, Anna Konkle, Derek Waters, William Stanford Davis, Bria Samoné Henderson, Rome Flynn, Leonard Robinson, Gary Kraus, Annamarie Kasper, Esai Morales, Shalita Grant and many more in the leading roles across each installment. 

Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero premieres April 16 on BritBox. England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange and his ex-wife Audrey make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian.With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay, tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero. The three episode limited series is led by Anjelica Huston and Matthew Rhys, featuring a stellar ensemble cast including Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ella Lily Hyland, Mimi Keene, Anjana Vasan, and Clarke Peters.

Apple TV+ has ordered Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. The ten episode series stars Tatiana Maslany. The half hour, darkly comedic thriller follows a newly divorced mom who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer.

Adult Swim’s Toonami schedule has made some changes starting March 8. Instead of re-starting with episode 1 of Dragon Ball Z Kai at 2am, a second episode of One Piece will air instead. The change is made through at least March 15. Episode 47 of Dragon Ball Z Kai will air March 1 still. 

Lifetime has ordered A Sorority Mom’s Guide to Rush. Each one-hour episode will follow along during the most high-stakes time in a college-bound girl’s life, Sorority Rush. Rush has become a global social media phenomenon off the heels of #BamaRush. As of May 2023, #BamaRush on TikTok had accumulated 2.6 billion views, with viewers following these hopeful teens’ journeys to join Greek Life. But behind every perfectly curated outfit and resume… is their mom. The series follows along as they go through the grueling application process, mastering the perfect sorority style, moving into the dorms and on-campus Rush week, all leading up to the results of the big Bid Day. From hiring consultants to overspending on outfits and accessories meant to impress, it all raises the question: is the journey for the daughters, or for their mothers? These moms, daughters and even grandmothers will do anything it takes to get them accepted into their legacy sororities. The new series will debut later this year on Lifetime. 

HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with Sharon Horgan. HBO has also given a straight-to-series order for a new original comedy series, the first project under this deal. The series follows a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love whilst juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown up son. 

All twelve episodes of the English dub of Magilumiere Co. Ltd. are now streaming on Prime Video. Magical girls: strong, cool, the ultimate dream job. College student Kana Sakuragi is job hunting – without much luck! One day, she is caught up in an attack by a “Kaii.” Fiesty magical girl Hitomi Koshigaya flies to the rescue, and Kana uses her excellent memory to help her take it down. Hired as a magical girl by Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., Kana takes her first step into the working world!

MobLand premieres March 30 on Paramount+. The series stars Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan as the head of an organized crime family, fighting for power within a global crime syndicate. 

Sharon Stone has joined the cast of Euphoria. Stone will appear in the third season of the HBO series. 

Nyaight of the Living Cat will stream on Crunchyroll this July. Run! The adorable cats are here. In 20XX, the world is dominated by cats. A virus which turns anyone who touches a cat into a cat has spread into a worldwide nyandemic. Cats rub against people, turning them into cats. Can humanity fight their urge to pet cats to survive in this cat-ridden world?

First to the Finish premieres March 25 on Prime Video. This high-stakes docuseries takes viewers inside the 2024 Mazda MX-5 Cup Championship for the triumphs and challenges that go along with getting started in racing, as seen through the unique prism of three inspiring protagonists – two drivers and a team owner. The doc also features the 2024 MX-5 Cup Championship Rookie of the Year Westin Workman and his relationship with BSI Racing team owner, Shea Holbrook. From the producers of Welcome to Wrexham and Cheer, the series showcases what it takes to compete in professional racing’s most exciting series and what it means to sacrifice everything for a spot on the podium. 

Accused: Guilty or Innocent? returns March 20 on A&E. New series Accused: Did I Do It? will follow a week later, on March 27. Accused: Guilty or Innocent? follows the dramatic inside stories – as they unfold – of people facing trial for serious crimes they allegedly committed. The acclaimed true crime series offers an extraordinary and compelling account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial – all solely from the perspective of the accused, their legal team and family members. Each episode follows the accused person’s journey from the planning of their legal defense, their appearances in court, to ultimately, awaiting justice. As evidence mounts and the trial approaches, these emotional stories provide an unprecedented look at what happens when your freedom is on the line. Unlike the original series, Accused: Did I Do It? will focus on cases that have already been fully adjudicated, following the high-stakes stories of individuals who stood trial and are facing charges for serious offenses such as first-degree murder, manslaughter, domestic terrorism, and aggravated assault. Every piece of evidence may lead to an answer, but the truth is never quite clear until the final moment of reveal. Intimately filmed in prisons and homes across the US, the location of the accused is kept a mystery as the story unfolds. Key turning points, evidence, and decisions that led to charges and eventual verdicts are pieced together with nail-biting testimony, explosive trial footage, and interviews with their defense attorneys and family members. 

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

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