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Freeform has renewed Coven Academy for a second season. In the haunted heart of New Orleans, the series follows three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic boarding school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability. Caught between ancient supernatural wars and forbidden love interests, the coven must decide how far they’re willing to go to protect their city – and themselves.
Amy Madigan has been cast in the upcoming Paramount+ series, Ascent. Madigan joins Viola Davis and Sam Heughan in the series and will play “Rachel” a former executive at Ascent Ventures and Catriona’s (Davis) lifelong mentor.
MGM+ has ordered The Black Tapes starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Dr. Richard Strand. The eight-episode supernatural horror investigation series is based on the hit horror podcast of the same name created by Terry Miles and Paul Bae. Dr. Richard Strand, a brilliant psychiatrist with a mysterious past, teams with the obsessed, relentless scientist Alex Regan to debunk paranormal cases of hauntings, possessions, disappearances, and sinister legends – the infamous black tapes. But as Strand and Regan unravel the secrets of these events, they uncover a hidden occult world behind our own and must unravel a centuries-old apocalyptic conspiracy.
Baywatch premieres January 6 on Fox. The new series finds wild-child legacy character HOBIE BUCHANNON (Stephen Amell) serving as a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch, leading a new generation of lifeguards to the Southern California coast, where high-stakes rescues collide with attraction, friendship, family and responsibility. Hobie’s world is turned upside down when his daughter CHARLIE VALE (Jessica Belkin) shows up on his doorstep eager to carry on the Buchannon family legacy. The series also stars as members of this new Baywatch team, Hassie Harrison as NAT, Shay Mitchell as TRINA, Thaddeus LaGrone as BRAD, Noah Beck as LUKE, and Brooks Nader as SELENE. In recurring roles, Livvy Dunne will make her acting debut as GRACE and David Chokachi will reprise his original series character of CODY MADISON.
Three part series Get Huge: Looksmaxxing to Death premieres November 10 on hulu. Deep in the manosphere, an underground movement promises to unlock human potential – bulging muscles, bigger penises, eternal youth. At its center is Dr. Tony Huge, a guru pushing homemade biohacks on a devoted following willing to risk everything for the cause. When Leo & Longevity, a penis-enlargement expert and one of Tony’s closest allies, is found dead in Thailand, alpha-male influencers become online sleuths, running wild with theories and questioning Tony Huge and his right-hand man, Connor Murphy. Soon, a darker pattern emerges: Leo isn’t the first of the inner circle to die under mysterious circumstances. Will he be the last?
BET and the City of Chicago partner to bring the “Soul Train Awards” back to the city where it all began. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the 2026 ceremony will take place at the Harris Theater and celebrate Soul Train’s enduring legacy and the city that helped launch a cultural phenomenon. The show airs Friday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET, marking its debut on CBS. Long before Soul Train became a national platform for Black music, dance and style, it was a Chicago-born television show that gave Black culture a stage of its own. Rooted in the city’s rich soul and R&B traditions, the program transformed the way audiences experienced Black music and movement, introducing generations of artists, dancers and trendsetters to the world. Now, the “Soul Train Awards” returns to its roots, bringing that legacy full circle in a city whose influence helped shape the sound, style and spirit of American music. Performers and honorees joining this chapter of the “Soul Train” legacy will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Mad Pooper premieres on TLC November 19. Nearly a decade after a mysterious female jogger dubbed “The Mad Pooper” captured national attention for repeatedly defecating on residential lawns across Colorado Springs, one of the strangest unsolved mysteries is back in the spotlight. Viewers will dive headfirst into the bizarre true story that left an entire community searching for answers and asking one simple question: why? Through archival news coverage, firsthand accounts from stunned residents, and interviews with former law enforcement officials, the special reexamines the case that became an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon. What began as a series of shocking neighborhood incidents quickly spiraled into a nationwide mystery, generating headlines, memes, theories, and endless speculation. As new clues come to light and fresh voices revisit the case, the investigation takes unexpected twists in pursuit of the truth behind the strange behavior. Was it an elaborate prank? A personal vendetta? Or is there another explanation entirely? From eyewitness accounts to theories that are almost too outrageous to believe, it explores every angle of one of the weirdest viral mysteries of the modern era. Equal parts jaw-dropping, hilarious, and genuinely perplexing; it gets to the bottom of the case that captivated a neighborhood and baffled a nation.
