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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘The Testaments’ Renewed, ‘The Westies’ Teaser, ‘Pokémon Horizons’ Premiere Date, ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Return Date, ‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ Renewed, BTS To Appear At The American Music Awards, and More!

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The Testaments has been renewed for a second season. The hulu series tells the next chapter in The Handmaid’s Tale universe. It is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead. The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future. It is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name. 

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. 

Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope Part 3 will premiere on Netflix June 26. Get ready for the journey! 

One Hundred Years of Solitude will conclude with part two this August on Netflix. In its first part, the series introduced a Macondo shaped by the construction of a utopia and the innocence of its early days, which gradually began to crumble when Colonel Aureliano Buendía, trapped in the endless cycle of wars, decided to attack it. Spanning the fifty years yet to be told, the second part dives deeper into the new generations of the Buendía family and the town’s transformation, where progress ultimately gives way to decay – fulfilling the curse that seals its fate. It premieres on August 5 and will consist of seven episodes with the Grand Finale set to premiere August 26. 

Apple TV+ has renewed Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars for a second season. Exploring the high-stakes world of international fine dining with exclusive access over the course of the yearlong Michelin Guide season, the series follows the fates of elite chefs at some of the world’s most unique and celebrated restaurants to determine if they will win, maintain or lose that precious Star.

BTS will make a special appearance at The 52nd American Music Awards (AMAs) May 25 (8:00 PM, ET/5:00 PM, PT) on CBS. The star-studded special will kick off summer with host Queen Latifah live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas 

Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host The Tony Awards: Act One, a live pre-show with exclusive content that is available to viewers for free on Pluto TV beginning Sunday, June 7 at 6:35-8:00 PM, ET/3:35-5:00 PM, PT. The two stage-and-screen icons will kick off Broadway’s biggest night with the presentation of the first round of Tony Awards during the exciting pre-show telecast. Immediately following, The 79th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast LIVE to both coasts from 8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT on CBS. This year’s show, hosted by music superstar and global icon P!NK, will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City. 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ docuseries Raise The Flags will make its linear premiere on NFL Network May 25-29. Two episodes air each night, culminating with the two-part finale on May 29. The series delivers a sweeping portrait of the Buccaneers organization – chronicling its rise from humble beginnings to championship glory in the most comprehensive account of franchise history ever produced. Viewers will be taken back to the team’s infamous 0-26 start and guided through the defining moments that transformed the Buccaneers into one of the NFL’s premier organizations. The series revisits the club’s surprising rise to prominence in 1979; the transformational sale to the Glazer Family; the move to acquire Jon Gruden that culminated in the club’s first Super Bowl championship; the drafting and development of generational talents such as John Lynch, Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber and Mike Evans; and an unforgettable run to a second title in Super Bowl LV after signing NFL legend Tom Brady. Along the way, the series uncovers the untold stories and behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the identity of the organization. 

Netflix will begin streaming a wide selection of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) drama series starting June 22, 2026. Beloved titles from NHK’s celebrated lineup – including Taiga dramas, morning serials and Drama 10 series – will arrive on Netflix in a first wave this June, with additional titles rolling out through early 2027, bringing NHK’s rich drama storytelling to wider audiences in Japan and around the world. The first wave of titles launching June 22 includes six series: the Taiga drama Strategist KANBE; the morning serial Mampuku; Drama 10’s Descending Stories: A Life in Rakugo, The Science Club and Tokyo Salad Bowl; and the premium drama My Family. A total of 20 NHK drama titles are scheduled to stream on Netflix over the course of the year. 

Alone returns for season 13 June 17 on The History Channel. On the heels of the World Cup and for the first time in franchise history, ten skilled survivalists from around the globe will compete in “Alone: World Championship”. Participants will be dropped inside Canada’s Arctic Circle with just ten survival tools, and enough camera gear to self-document their experiences. As winter tightens its grip, survivalists will battle against punishing weather, relentless isolation, and menacing predators local to the region such as grizzly bears, wolves, and moose. Whoever survives the longest takes home the coveted $500,000 grand prize and will be crowned the first-ever Alone world champion. This is survival on an international stage, where reputation, legacy, and national pride are on the line. No camera crews. No gimmicks. Alone is the ultimate test of human will. This season, survivalists from seven different countries are represented including the United States, Canada, Wales, Australia, Slovenia, Portugal, and New Zealand.

Docuseries Michael Jackson: The Verdict premieres June 3 on Netflix. Told by key players who were inside the courtroom, this 3-part comprehensive docuseries dissects the trial of Michael Jackson and his complex legacy. 

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

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