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Season five of Law & Order: Organized Crime premieres April 17 on Peacock with the first two episodes. Reprising the role he originated on Law & Order: SVU, Christopher Meloni stars as Det. Elliot Stabler, who returned to New York after a decade abroad to rebuild his life following a devastating personal loss. As lead detective in Sgt. Ayanna Bell’s Organized Crime Control Bureau, he works to dismantle New York’s most vicious and violent illegal enterprises while fending off dangers that often follow him home. Helping to expose the dark and complex criminal world of their targets are undercover expert Bobby Reyes and tech genius Jet Slootmaekers. While on assignment, Stabler leans on his brother Randall to keep the Stabler family safe and thriving. Season five explores the dangerous worlds of cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family intent on repaying Stabler for the injury he did them in Rome. As his worlds collide, Stabler will put everything on the line to protect the vulnerable and fight for justice. The first four seasons aired on NBC.
Temptation Island premieres March 12 on Netflix. Emotions run high when four couples, each at a crossroads in their relationship, head to Temptation Island to put their love to the ultimate test as they agree to live separately with a group of singles of the opposite sex. Will the choices they make push the couples closer together or farther apart into the arms of a new lover?
Season two of Doctor Who premieres April 12 on Disney+. The Doctor meets Belinda Chandra and begins an epic quest to get her back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, bigger enemies and wider terrors than ever before. Alan Cumming will guest star in the second episode as Mr Ring-a-Ding, a happy, funny, singalong cartoon, who lives in Sunny Town with his friend Sunshine Sally. However, in 1952, after years of repeats in cinemas across the land, Mr Ring-a-Ding suddenly looks beyond the screen and sees the real world outside – and the consequences are terrifying. Cumming is returning to the Whoniverse after previously playing King James I in the 2018 episode “The Witchfinders.” The new season stars Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, Varada Sethu as Belinda Chandra and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. Previously announced guest cast includes Rose Ayling-Ellis, Christopher Chung, Anita Dobson, Michelle Greenidge, Jonah Hauer-King, Ruth Madeley, Jemma Redgrave and Susan Twist.
Fox has renewed Doc for a second season. The new season will consist of 22 episodes. The series follows the story of Dr. Amy Larsen, the hard-charging, brilliant ex-Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital and her colleagues, loved ones and rivals who must navigate a new reality when she returns to work after a brain injury erases the past eight years of her life.
Organized crime series MobLand premieres March 30 on Paramount+. The series features a star-studded cast, including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson, Geoff Bell, Daniel Betts, Lisa Dwan, Emily Barber and Helen Mirren. As the head of an organized crime family, MOBLAND centers around Brosnan’s character who is fighting for power within a global crime syndicate. The series was originally set up at Showtime.
Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins are set to appear in the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s The Boys. They join star Jensen Ackles, reuniting the Supernatural cast members. Fellow Supernatural alum Jeffrey Dean Morgan will also appear in the new season.
Limited series Lucky is coming soon to Netflix. Anya Taylor-Joy confronts a dark criminal past in an adaptation of the New York Times best-seller. The series also stars Drew Starkey, Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Timothy Olyphant.
Julianne Hough and Jesse Palmer will host The Oscars Red Carpet Show, the official lead-in to the 97th Oscars on Sunday, March 2, airing at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST on ABC. This marks Jesse Palmer’s inaugural year and Hough’s second consecutive year hosting the official pre-show. The 30-minute special will highlight Oscar nominees, performers and presenters, and provide a multiview experience of the red-carpet arrivals, giving the audience every can’t-miss moment from Hollywood’s biggest celebration.
Docuseries Gold & Greed: The Hunt For Fenn’s Treasure premieres March 27 on Netflix. In 2010, 80 year-old Forrest Fenn hid a fantastical treasure in the mountains north of Santa Fe. The key to finding it lay within a cryptic 24-line poem, spurring a decade-long treasure hunt where people gave up their jobs, their families, even their lives in pursuit of Fenn’s hidden millions. Now, for the community of devoted hunters, this dangerous pursuit of gold has become an obsessive search for the meaning of truth. This doc series will profile something exceedingly rare – a treasure hunt where the treasure is actually found – and the mystery of where it may be hidden again.
Dave Bautista, Harrison Ford, Gal Gadot, Andrew Garfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Margaret Qualley, Alba Rohrwacher, Zoe Saldaña and Rachel Zegler will present at the 97th Oscars. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, The Oscars will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 2, at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the official live red-carpet show airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. Previously announced Oscars presenters include Joe Alwyn, Halle Berry, Sterling K. Brown, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Ana de Armas, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Goldie Hawn, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Cillian Murphy, Connie Nielsen, Amy Poehler, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, June Squibb, Ben Stiller, Emma Stone, Oprah Winfrey and Bowen Yang.
ESPN announced an update to its 2024-25 NBA regular-season schedule. On Wednesday, March 5, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will visit the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Presented by State Farm. This matchup will be subject to local blackout restrictions in the Oklahoma City market and replaces the previously scheduled broadcast of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Milwaukee Bucks game. In addition, on Sunday, March 9, the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo host the Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell at 8 p.m. on ESPN Presented by State Farm. This replaces the previously scheduled Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans game broadcast. ESPN will no longer carry that evening’s Sacramento Kings vs. LA Clippers matchup as a result of the previously added Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers matchup, which featured the Lakers debut of Luka Dončić on February 10.
Max announced that the premiere sports and news content within the streaming platform, coupled with a best-in-class live viewing experience, will remain available at no additional cost to Standard and Premium tier subscribers in the U.S. It was originally announced that a B/R Sports Add-On would become available to Max subscribers at an additional cost. This path will not be pursued for now. Beginning on March 30, B/R Sports and CNN Max will no longer be available on the Basic with Ads tier. Viewers who wish to retain access to sports and news can visit the Max Help Center for more information.
ESPN has re-signed Laura Rutledge to a multi-year contract, extending the versatile and popular host and reporter who has enjoyed a prominent role since 2014. Rutledge’s presence during her new agreement will continue to include hosting the Emmy-nominated NFL Live year-round and see her remain on the broadcast team for marquee NFL and college football games as well as signature events, such as the NFL Draft, the Masters, SEC Kickoff and more. Rutledge is the host of SEC Nation each Saturday morning during the football season, a role she has maintained since 2016. In addition to on-air roles, Rutledge remains a company ambassador at signature industry events. Additional responsibilities may be added during the duration of the agreement.
Shane Gillis will host Saturday Night Live March 1 on NBC. Tate McRae will serve as musical guest.
Douglas Is Cancelled premieres March 6 on BritBox followed by episodes airing twice weekly. Journalist Douglas Bellowes’ life implodes after a tweet about him allegedly making a sexist joke goes viral. Douglas and Madeline are co-hosts on a popular current affairs show. Madeline is young and sharp, Douglas middle-aged and highly respected. But a single tweet, claiming Douglas told a sexist joke at a recent wedding, tears Douglas’s life apart. With the help of editor Toby, wife Sheila and agent Bentley, Douglas tries to save his career. Is he truly guilty – or a victim of cancel culture? And exactly how is co-host Madeline caught up in it all?
Shared Custody premieres February 28 on hulu with all episodes. The series follows the story of Cris and Diego, who have just split up and are set on going through with their divorce without lawyers – all while trying to stay friends and co-parent their daughter. But that’s easier said than done, as life is tough, and breakups are even tougher – especially if you have to move back in with your meddling parents.
Welcome to the Family premieres March 12 on Netflix. A struggling single mom rallies her quirky family to outsmart a mafia boss after her estranged, wealthy father dies, leaving them with his debt.
