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Emmy nominations have been announced. HBO Max’s drama series The Pitt leads with 25 nominations followed by comedy series Hacks with 24. For new series, Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay leads with 19 followed by Pluribus with 18. Mariska Hargitay will host the show live September 14 on NBC and Peacock.
Heartstopper: Ending on a Hi premieres July 24 on Netflix. The behind-the-scenes special celebrates the conclusion of one of Netflix’s most beloved series. Drawing on unseen archival footage spanning every season through to the final film, the special brings together the cast, creator Alice Oseman, Executive Producer Patrick Walters, and the fans who made Heartstopper a global phenomenon. Through candid interviews and fan voices, it charts the show’s creative journey, cultural impact, and lasting legacy – a love letter to the community it brought together. Because every ending is also a beginning. Somewhere, someone is about to say ‘hi’ for the very first time. Heartstopper Forever premieres July 17.
The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen is coming soon to Disney Channel and Disney+. Raven-Symoné returns to her role as Galleria alongside Adrienne Bailon returning as Chanel. Lynn Whitfield and Lori Alter are set to reprise their roles as Dorothea and Juanita, while Sabrina Bryan will make a special appearance as Dorinda, and Sophia Bush is set to appear in a supporting role as Jennifré. The music-driven film goes into production in South Africa this month. A new cast of talented young actresses stars in the movie, including Leah Sava’ Jeffries as Galleria’s daughter Faith, Carmen Sanchez as Chanel’s sister Dior, Kaileen Chang as Ruby, and Sophie Lennon as Brooklyn. Newcomer Kamogelo Ramashala, a local South African actor discovered during Disney’s global open casting call, is set as Kendi. The story picks up when Cheetah Girls Galleria (Symoné) and Chanel (Bailon), alongside Galleria’s daughter Faith (Jeffries) and her three friends, travel to Africa to volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary. Along the way, these four teen girls test their friendship, find their voice, and discover the true Cheetah spirit as they save the preserve and ultimately take the stage as the new Cheetah Girls.
Age Inappropriate premieres August 7 on We TV. Age-gap relationships are layered with complexities of power dynamics, family pressure, stereotypes, financial imbalance and yes, true love. Experience, money and life stage are powerful forces that can turn passion into pressure, sexual chemistry into combustion and love into resentment. Can couples separated by decades truly build a lasting love, or is the writing already on the wall? Age Inappropriate seeks to uncover the answer, exploring the how and why behind what makes these relationships work – or fall completely apart.
Five part series Evolution premieres October 14 on PBS. The series traces the epic journey of life, from a single ancient cell to the amazing variety of species alive today. It is an epic tale revealing the twists and turns of our existence over billions of years. In this landmark series – featuring passionate scientists, gorgeous photography, and stunning animations of long-lost ancestors – discover how every animal we know and love today sprang from creatures that looked nothing like them. This landmark series follows five of these remarkable stories.
Beyond Society premieres on Netflix in 2026. The story of Flight 571 did not end on the day the survivors were rescued from the Andes. For them, and for the families of those who did not return, the hardest part was about to begin. Whilst silence reigned amongst those directly involved, the rest of the world continued to try to understand what had happened through books, films and documentaries. But how does one rebuild a life after such a tragedy? The docuseries brings together, for the first time in a single work, the survivors of the accident, the families of those who did not return, testimonies from the writers Piers Paul Read and Pablo Vierci, as well as from the filmmakers who have brought this story to the big screen, including Frank Marshall and J.A. Bayona himself. The series traces the fifty years following the tragedy, exploring with the survivors and the relatives of the deceased how that flight forever marked the lives of a community and became a phenomenon with global repercussions that inspired countless books and films.
Peacock’s second Bravo original microdrama, Salon Confessionals with Madison LeCroy, premieres July 8 on the Peacock mobile app. Spanning 52 episodes, the series follows Madison LeCroy and five of her clients, Catherine Limket, Jenna Bowdary, Kalina Russell, Koastal Youmans, and Olivia DeVita as they settle into her salon chair to reveal wild personal stories, relationship drama, shocking secrets, and unforgettable confessions proving the hottest tea is served with a fresh blowout OR no secret is safe in the salon chair.
Meredith Hayden is coming to Netflix with a new video podcast set to premiere in August with weekly episodes. Pull up a kitchen stool and press play. Each week, Meredith Hayden – the face and name behind Wishbone Kitchen – cooks, chats and talks through cozy, crave-worthy recipes, real kitchen tips, and the small rituals that turn a house into a home. It’s the kind of podcast that makes you want to light a candle, pour a glass of wine, and press record on your own kitchen story.
Golf Channel has announced that the Optum Golf Channel Games – the innovative, rapid-fire golf competition featuring Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler that debuted in December 2025 – will return to Golf Channel and USA Network live in primetime Wednesday, December 16. Scheffler and McIlroy – the No. 1 and No. 2 men’s players in the world – will return as playing team captains at the 2026 Optum Golf Channel Games, following Team Scheffler’s narrow victory over Team McIlroy last year. Optum will return as the title sponsor for the 2026 Golf Channel Games.
You+Me – Against the World premieres September 18 on Prime Video. The series is an adaptation of the book by Emma Green with Vittoria Di Savoia and Lucas Barski starring.
