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The final season of Survival of the Thickest premieres July 2 on Netflix. The series centers on Mavis Beaumont (Michelle Buteau). Black, plus-size, and falling in love while loving herself, Mavis works hard to grow her brand as a stylist and designer. She’s determined to not only survive but thrive with the support of her chosen family, a body-positive attitude, and a cute v-neck with some lip gloss. The scripted comedy is inspired by Buteau’s acclaimed book of essays.
Drama series The Westies premieres July 12 on MGM+. The series is a gritty and kinetic crime drama centering on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang of the same name. The series is set in the early 1980s when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
Netflix has canceled The Boroughs after one season. In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a grieving newcomer’s monstrous encounter inspires him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes who uncover a dark secret that proves their “golden years” are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects.
The fourth and final season of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will premiere July 29 on Disney+. Season four finds the Proud family at a life-changing turning point. Penny Proud is pulled into a series of unexpected adventures that test her courage and identity. With more action-packed, mind-bending and heartfelt twists than ever before, the Prouds face every new challenge head-on, proving that no matter how chaotic life gets, they’re strongest when they face it together. Guest stars for the new season include Mariah Carey, Chloe Bailey, Lorraine Toussaint, Dee Nasty, Adele Givens, Ali Wong and Lashana Lynch. In addition, an all-new stop-motion holiday special, “A Proud Family Wizmas,” will debut later this year on Disney+.
Season two of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross will premiere July 20 on The Roku Channel. Tracee Ellis Ross is an award-winning actress, producer, founder of PATTERN Beauty, and fashion icon. And she’s back, packing her bags and inviting audiences to join her solo trips to Australia, Thailand, and Switzerland to experience the joy of solo travel. “This is me enjoying my own company while I immerse, unplug, and indulge out in the world.”
Guillermo Rodriguez has joined the cast of Dancing with the Stars for the upcoming 35th season. He is known for his role on Jimmy Kimmel Live and joins Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller and Jackson Olson. The ABC series will premiere in the fall and also stream on Disney+.
Starz has acquired Tip Toe, a darkly witty yet harrowing and explosive thriller from Russell T Davies that explores the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today. Starring Alan Cumming and David Morrissey as warring neighbors, the five-part series will premiere exclusively on Starz later this year. Leo (Cumming) and Clive (Morrissey) have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost 15 years. Leo runs Spit & Polish, a bar on Canal Street and Clive is an electrician with two teenage sons. But just as life should be settling down for both, the world around them is growing more tense. Words become weapons, opinions become radicalized and gradually the two neighbors become deadly enemies in a tense, thrilling drama that spotlights the prejudices that have started to creep back into our lives, in a story that speaks not just to the queer community, but to the world at large.
BET announced the first wave of performers and special guests set to take the stage at the “BET Awards” 2026, airing live Sunday, June 28 at 8 PM ET/PT on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The first wave of performers includes multi-diamond-selling global superstar Cardi B; award-winning artist and actor Common; rap visionary Doechii; genre-defying hitmaker Don Toliver; French Montana and Max B reunite for a long-awaited performance; multi-award winning icon Jill Scott; global R&B superstar Kehlani; the legendary Queen Latifah; hip hop mogul Rick Ross; global sensation Tems; hip hop icon T.I.; award-winning, husband-wife duo The War And Treaty; and rising R&B star kwn on the BET Amplified stage. Hip hop pioneer MC Lyte will once again return as announcer, lending her signature voice to Culture’s Biggest Night.
Dutch series The Perfect Lie premieres September 10 on Netflix. The drama series is based on the novel “The Dinner Club” by Saskia Noort. When Karen moves with her family to Bergen, they are warmly welcomed into the dinner club, a seductive group of friends who fully indulge in an extravagant and hedonistic lifestyle. Until one of the luxurious villas goes up in flames, and their friend Evert is killed. His wife and children barely survive. Karen soon discovers that their close friendship is held together by lies. Everyone has something to hide. Nothing is what it seems. So Karen sets out in search of the truth, but at what cost?
Prime Video has renewed One Night in Idaho: The College Murders for a second season. The new season will return with unprecedented first-time, exclusive access to the police and lead investigators who bore the weight of a nation’s obsession and – until now – were unable to tell their story due to a gag order on the case. It follows the law enforcement officers who lived the investigation from the inside, who until now were unable to tell their story. With exclusive access to local detectives and first responders, key members of the Moscow Police Department and the Idaho State Police, and intimate archival material – including bodycam footage, police interviews, and forensic evidence – the series unfolds as both a harrowing police procedural and a deeply personal hero’s journey for the lead investigators. Viewers are pulled deep into the case through the raw, emotional, first-person perspectives of Lead Detectives Brett Payne and Darren Gilbertson, Police Chief James Fry, and the many men and women who worked alongside them. The season will also check back in with those closest to the case – including friends and family – in the wake of Bryan Kohberger’s shocking plea, offering a fuller picture of where things stand today.
NBC and Macy’s will light up the sky with America’s largest Independence Day celebration for the 50th Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special. The star-studded event will feature performances by Noah Kahan, Post Malone, Salt-N-Pepa, Bebe Rexha, Shaboozey and Blake Shelton. The celebration will include more than 85,000 shells in 30 vibrant colors – paired with a laser show from the Brooklyn Bridge – to deliver breathtaking, awe-inspiring effects. The 50th edition of will expand to both the lower East River in the Seaport District, the lower Hudson River in collaboration with Jersey City and the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, firing from six barges and providing miles of prime public viewing to create a shared experience that connects more communities than ever. The telecast will air live on Saturday, July 4 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC and simulcast live on Peacock. Jessica Carrillo and Carlos Adyan will host Telemundo’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, airing from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT on Telemundo.
BET is returning to its stand-up comedy roots with ComicView: Rooftop Series. The ten episode revival of the landmark stand-up franchise, hosted by comedian Chris “CP” Powell, will premiere June 30. Each episode spotlights three of the funniest comics delivering sharp, unfiltered takes on culture, family, and real life – from a Hollywood rooftop. The result is a charged, anything-can-happen atmosphere of crowd interactions, celebrity drop-ins, and organic viral moments: a throwback with a fresh point of view, elevating the next wave of comedic voices under the lights of Hollywood. Originally premiering in 1992 as a nationally broadcast showcase for up-and-coming comedians, ComicView became a launchpad for some of the biggest names in comedy – including D.L. Hughley, Sommore, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bruce Bruce – cementing itself as a cultural pillar in Black comedy and entertainment across its 30-plus year history. ComicView: Rooftop Series carries that legacy forward, turning the spotlight on the next generation of comedic talent and giving today’s sharpest emerging voices the same stage that broke the greats.
Season twenty of Married at First Sight premieres July 12 on Peacock. Marking a bold new chapter for the beloved franchise, the series returns in the vibrant city of Seattle where a brave group of hopeful singles take the ultimate leap of faith by marrying a complete stranger. Featuring more couples than ever before, a brand-new panel of experts, fresh dynamics and deeper emotional stakes, the new season reimagines the groundbreaking social experiment that has captivated audiences for two decades.
Homestead Rescue: Intervention premieres July 14 on Discovery Channel. Wilderness living experts Marty and Matt Raney and Misty Bilodeau heed desperate pleas from concerned family, friends, or neighbors of homesteaders living beyond the edge of survival and who are too proud to ask for help. After ambushing the off-gridders with an intervention rescue, the Raneys must confront a new range of challenges and emotions to save the failing homesteads, fractured families and fading dreams.
Netflix has begun production on Criminopatia. The docuseries adapts the universe and perspective of one of Spain’s leading voices, Clara Tiscar, in the analysis and storytelling of true crime. It will go beyond the mystery to explore violence, justice, and human behaviour from a deep social and psychological perspective.
