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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Vought Rising’ Ordered, ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Renewed, ‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff Ordered, ‘Uzumaki’ Premiere Date, ‘Solar Opposites’ Renewed, ‘Creature Commandos’ Teaser, and More!

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Prime video has ordered The Boys prequel series Vought Rising. The series will star Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash, reprising their roles as Soldier Boy and Stormfront, who originally went by Clara Vought. The murder mystery series will tell the origins of Vought in the 1950s. Ackles will also return to The Boys in its final season as a series regular. 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has been renewed for a third season. The renewal comes ahead of its second season which is set to air on AMC September 29. Production of season three will begin next month in Spain and be based in Madrid, with extensive location shooting planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia regions. Season three, which will air in 2025, tracks Carol and Daryl as they continue their journey towards home and the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse. 

Disney+ has ordered a new Doctor Who spinoff titled The War Between the Land and the Sea. Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are set to star alongside Doctor Who cast members Jemma Redgrave and Alexander Devrient. When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT steps into action as the land and sea wage war. The series features the triumphant return of the Sea Devils, classic Doctor Who villains first seen in 1972. 

Adult Swim’s adaptation of Junji Ito’s supernational horror manga Uzumaki will premiere September 28 at 12:30am on Toonami, with new episodes airing weekly in Japanese with English subtitles. English dubbed encore airings will debut every Thursday at 12:30am beginning October 3.

Hulu has renewed Solar Opposites for a sixth season. Season five will premiere August 12 with 11 episodes, followed by a Halloween special episode coming later this fall. The series centers around a team of four aliens who are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome. Korvo and Yumyulack only see the pollution, crass consumerism, and human frailty while Terry and Jesse love TV, junk food and fun stuff. On season 5, now that alien mission partners Terry and Korvo are married, the whole Solar Opposites team are focused on family values. 

Creature Commandos is coming soon to Max. The adult animated series will mark the first title kicking off the new DC Universe. The series tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails… they’re your last, worst option. The series stars Steve Agee as Economos, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana, Anya Chalotra as Circe, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Sean Gunn as GI Robot & Weasel, David Harbour as Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Indira Varma as The Bride, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. 

Season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premieres on Prime Video August 29. Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without an army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. Building on Season One’s epic scope and ambition, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. As friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good – Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots – will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all: each other. 

AMC has announced new cast for the upcoming second season of The Walking Dead: Dead City. Joining are Keir Gilchrist, Dascha Polanco, Jake Weary, and Pooya Mohseni. The series follows fan-favorite characters Maggie and Negan as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. In season two, in the growing war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.

Prime Video has renewed Hazbin Hotel (Season 3 and 4), Invincible (Season 4), and Sausage Party: Foodtopia (Season two) for additional seasons. Season three of The Legend of Vox Machina will premiere October 3. Batman: Caped Crusader premiere August 1. 

Season three of From premieres on MGM+ September 22. The series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. In the wake of Season Two’s epic cliffhanger, escape will become a tantalizing and very real possibility as the true nature of the town comes into focus, and the townspeople go on offense against the myriad horrors surrounding them. 

Like a Dragon: Yakuza premieres October 24 on Prime Video with the first three episodes. The series is a crime-suspense-action series as well as a live-action adaptation with an original story based on SEGA’s global hit game franchise, “Yakuza: Like a Dragon”. The story is set in Kamurochō and tells the story of the main character, Kazuma Kiryu and his growth through an original screenplay. The series is directed by the critically acclaimed Masaharu Take and features Ryoma Takeuchi as the lead character, Kazuma Kiryu. Spanning across 1995 and 2005, the series follows the lives of childhood friends, and the repercussions of the decisions of Kazuma Kiryu, a fearsome and peerless Yakuza warrior with a strong sense of justice, duty, and humanity. 

Hulu has canceled Life & Beth after two seasons. Beth’s life would look pretty great on paper. Impressive to everyone she grew up with. She makes a good living as a wine distributor. She’s in a long term relationship with a successful guy and lives in Manhattan. When a sudden incident forces Beth to engage with her past her life changes forever. Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We’ll go on her journey towards building a bigger, bolder and more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory lane is a strong source of trauma, comedy and moving forward. 

Fox has renewed Krapopolis for a fourth season. The series is set in mythical ancient Greece and tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters that try their hand at running the world’s first cities – without trying to kill each other, that is. Season two will premiere September 29. 

Max has canceled its Clone High revival series after two seasons. The series originally aired for one season on MTV. A modern refresh of the hit series of the same name, the series follows a high school for clones of the greatest minds in history. Twenty years after the original experiment was put on ice, Joan, JFK, Abe, and Cleo have been thawed out to resume school with their new clone classmates – all while navigating a new set of cultural norms and overly dramatic teen relationships. 

CBS has adjusted its fall premiere dates for Tracker and The Equalizer. The season two premiere of Tracker will now air October 13, leading into the season finale of Big Brother. The fifth season premiere of The Equalizer will now premiere October 20. Both were originally scheduled to premiere October 27. 

Prime Video has canceled American Rust. The second season which was titled American Rust: Broken Justice was saved from cancellation after the first season aired on Showtime. 

Simu Liu will join the main cast of Gremlins: The Wild Batch, and John Glover – star of the “Gremlins” film sequel – will return to the franchise as a guest voice. The new season will premiere October 3 on Max. Michael Paul Chan will also make a guest appearance this season alongside an all-star guest voice cast featuring Ronny Chieng, Keith David, Will Forte, Kelly Hu and Jimmy O. Yang. Taking place one year after the events of season one, season two follows Gizmo, Sam, and Elle as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic, mystery and Mogwai mayhem. Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way. 

Gina Yashere will recur in the upcoming new series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. She joins previously announced Holly Hunter, Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Zoë Steiner and Paul Giamatti.

Hulu has ordered twenty additional episodes of The Kardashians. Season five premiered in May. Cameras roll as Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie navigate contentious sister dynamics, all under the watchful eye of everyone’s favorite matriarch, Kris. 

Netflix has ordered Salvador. The series tells the story of a father who discovers that his daughter belongs to a neo-Nazi group, which he must approach in order to try to rescue her and understand what led her there. During a violent confrontation arranged between the radical fans of two football clubs, Salvador Aguirre, an ambulance driver, rescues his daughter Milena, injured and a member of the ultra group, which defends racist, violent, and homophobic values, completely opposed to those he instilled in her. 

Season two of Found premieres on NBC October 3. In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. Public relations specialist Gabi Mosely – who was once herself one of those forgotten ones – and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own. 

The English dub of Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! premieres on Crunchyroll July 27. Meet the girls on the losing side of romance! First is Anna Yanami, the girl-next-door type who can’t say no to delicious food. Then there’s Lemon Yakishio, a beautiful and spirited athlete. Last but not least is Chika Komari, the cute yet shy heroine with gentle charm. Together, they navigate awkward setbacks hoping to finally find love!

Adult Swim has ordered anime series Rooster Fighter. Keiji is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—Kokekokko!

The English dub of anime series Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? premieres on Crunchyroll July 27. In a world where humans triumphed in a great war, Kai guards sealed crypts containing their enemies. But when “World Rebirth” overwrites history, he’s thrust into an alternate reality where humanity lost the war and he’s been forgotten by everyone he knows. Now, this lost hero must rise to restore the world’s balance!

The Frog premieres August 23 on Netflix. The series is a suspense thriller revolving around the story of people whose peaceful lives are upended and thrown into uncontrollable incidents due to a mysterious guest who arrives in the middle of summer. 

Drama series Teacup premieres October 10 on Peacock. The series follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. It is inspired by the novel “Stinger” by Robert McCammon. 

New K-Variety unscripted series will debut every month from August. The Influencer premieres August 6. A-List to Playlist premieres August 30. Culinary Class Wars will premiere in September. Season two of Zombieverse is TBA. Comedy Revenge premieres in October. Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die will premiere in December. Season five of Single’s Inferno will premiere in 2025. Kian’s Bizarre B&B will also premiere in 2025. Season two of The Devil’s Plan premieres in 2025. 

Invincible Fight Girl and Common Side Effects are coming soon to adult swim. 

Those About To Die is now streaming on Peacock. The series is an epic drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told – the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most… blood and sport. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties. 

Event series LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular returns for a third season this holiday season on Fox. Host Will Arnett returns alongside Brickmasters Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard as judges. The four episode two-night event series will coldly go where no snowman has gone before, with unpredictable twists and surprises. Special celebrity guests include Sophia Bush, Holly Robinson Peete, Eric McCormack and Lil Rel Howery pairing up with fan-favorite former contestants – Christine Blandino (Season 3), Stephen Joo (Season 3), Aaron Newman (Season 1) and Corey D. Samuels (Season 1) – to compete in jaw-dropping holiday-themed challenges for charities of their choice. In the end, one team will become champions and leave with the coveted trophy. Raise a glass and make an early mistle-toast to the holiday season! 

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie premieres August 22 on Netflix. One by one, Sailor Moon’s friends and loved ones are targeted by a formidable new enemy who threatens to destroy everything and rule over the cosmos.

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

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