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S.W.A.T. Exiles will premiere on Starz September 25. In the S.W.A.T. follow-up spinoff series, after a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental S.W.A.T. unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city – and saving the program that made him who he is. Original cast members Jay Harrington and Patrick St. Esprit will return, reprising their roles as Sergeant David “Deacon” Kay and Commander Robert Hicks, respectively. David Lim will also return as Victor Tan in the penultimate episode.
Prime Video has renewed Every Year After for a second season, bringing the next story from the Barry’s Bay universe to the screen. The new season will be inspired by Carley Fortune’s “One Golden Summer,” while continuing to explore the fan favorite stories and characters from the first season.
John Oliver has been cast in a significant guest role on General Hospital. He will appear across a three-episode arc airing on July 2, 3 and 6. On his March 8 show of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Oliver lobbied to be cast in a “juicy” role on General Hospital, and GH was happy to oblige.
Anime series Witch Hat Atelier will return for a second season. The series, which airs on Crunchyroll, is currently in production on its new season. In a world where only witches can cast magic, they must avoid being seen by ordinary people while casting. While Coco does her chores, she daydreams of becoming a witch. When a young witch named Qifrey visits her village, Coco uncovers the “absolute secret,” becomes Qifrey’s apprentice, and begins her studies. This is the story of children who encounter despair, yet reach out toward hope.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 will premiere this Fall on Netflix. The new standalone 10-episode story comes from the world of Cyberpunk 2077 – a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge. In a city that thrives in the spotlight of violence, one question remains: when the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?
Season two of Diarra From Detroit premieres July 29 on Paramount+. Created by and starring Diarra Kilpatrick, season two finds Diarra Brickland trying – unsuccessfully – to have a hot girl summer without getting wrapped up in yet another deeply unserious and extremely dangerous Detroit mystery. This time around, what starts as a seemingly harmless furniture recovery mission quickly spirals into a triple homicide investigation, a citywide treasure hunt and another trip deep into Detroit’s criminal underbelly. As Diarra attempts to sort out her messy relationship status, she instead finds herself going undercover with a secret society, starring in a Tubi movie, chasing urban legends, dodging gang warfare, and uncovering secrets buried beneath the city itself. Because of course she does.
Season four of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On premieres July 15 on Netflix. Six different couples, on the verge of marriage. One partner is ready to get married, the other isn’t quite as sure. An ultimatum is issued – and in a very short amount of time, they must commit to marriage, or move on. In the meantime, each will choose a new potential partner from one of the other couples, in a life-changing opportunity to get a glimpse of two different possible futures.
Season two of Average Joe premieres August 19 on Paramount+. When a new threat connected to the Russian mob puts his family at risk, Joe (Deon Cole) and his crew embark on a globe-spanning mission that takes them from Pittsburgh to South Africa in search of answers. Set against the stunning backdrop of Cape Town, they’ll uncover shocking secrets, face dangerous new enemies and find themselves in increasingly impossible situations where every decision could have life-or-death consequences.
Season three of The Marlow Murder Club premieres September 6 on PBS. In Season 3, newly promoted DI Tanika Malik’s crime-solving gang, retired archaeologist Judith Potts, dog walker Suzie Harris, and vicar’s wife Becks Starling are back and bringing their unconventional methods to a string of high-profile murders.
Amanda Batula will not return for the upcoming 11th season of Summer House. Batula had appeared on the Bravo series for nine seasons. She recently was the subject of drama when she began dating Westling Wilson, who also has departed the series. Ben Waddell will also not be appearing in the upcoming new season.
The final season of Maxton Hall – The World Between Us will premiere December 2026 on Prime Video. Ruby has been suspended from Maxton Hall College. Her dream of going to Oxford is slipping away, but she refuses to give up. Together with James, they fight to prove her innocence. The closer they get to the truth, the more it threatens to tear everything apart. Friendships are tested and secrets they never expected come to light. In the end, they must decide – is love enough?
Tiffany Boone, Lisa Gilroy and Diane Lane have joined the cast of A Hundred Percent. They join Nick Kroll, Sam Richardson, Jason Mantzoukas and Vanessa Bayer in the Netflix series. The series is about a group of friends who are stars in the world of wellness and self-optimization. Their books, podcasts, and morning routines might help us live our lives more perfectly, but away from the screens and mics, they are most definitely far from perfect.
Alicia Vikander will join the upcoming Netflix series Enigma Variations, based on the bestselling novel by André Aciman. She joins previously announced star Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The series tells the story of a man remade by the lovers who ignite and undo him over the course of six transformative years. It’s an intimate yet sweeping portrait of masculinity, sexuality, and modern love – and in a world of endless choices, it asks the question: will we know when we’ve found the one?
Maine Cabin Masters: All Inn premieres July 27 on Magnolia Network. Chase Morrill, his wife Sarah and the Maine Cabin Masters crew take on their most ambitious build yet: transforming a rundown B&B into a stunning 12-acre lakeside inn over the course of nine months. Along the way, the team tackles everything from hidden rot and weather-related setbacks to unexpected wildlife encounters, while Chase and Sarah work to bring their long-held dream of becoming innkeepers to life.
Kitchen Undercover premieres July 28 on Food Network. The high-stakes, sneak-attack restaurant rescue series follows chef Antonia Lofaso and sous-chef Nestor Milian as they go undercover to help failing restaurants that are one more bad review away from total collapse. While Antonia watches the drama unfold from a secret command center – monitoring every meltdown, mistake, and questionable choice – Nestor embeds with the staff, stirring the pot and uncovering what is really happening behind the scenes. From toxic team dynamics to tragic food, nothing stays hidden for long. When the truth about why customers aren’t coming back is exposed, Antonia steps in to shake things up, calling out the chaos and whipping these teams into shape. With the clock ticking and closure looming, only time will tell if Antonia can turn these hot messes into hot spots.
Paramount+ ordered a new docuseries chronicling the Texas Tech University football team through one of the most consequential offseasons in the history of the sport. It follows the Texas Tech Red Raiders as Head Coach Joey McGuire builds a new team identity during a demanding offseason. The four- episode docuseries has been in production since January 2026 and is expected to premiere ahead of this year’s college football season.
The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is nearing its annual return to the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues on Coney Island. On July 4, No. 1 overall eater Joey Chestnut and top-ranked female eater Miki Sudo look to retain their mustard belts. Chestnut looks for his 18th title while Sudo aims for her 12th overall and fifth straight. This year, the men’s contest will simulcast on ABC beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET as part of the Disney Celebrates America initiative. Coverage begins at Noon ET on ESPN2 with a re-air at 4 p.m. ET also on ESPN2. ESPN has exclusive live broadcast rights from 10:45 a.m. ET to the conclusion of the event, and marks the 23rd consecutive year ESPN has televised the competition. Coverage of the women’s competition begins at 10:45 a.m. ET on ESPN+/ESPN App with the contest replayed during the men’s competition. Returning as event hosts is the duo of E60 and The Sports Reporters Host Jeremy Schaap and Major League Eating President Rich Shea, alongside the contest debut for SEC Network/soccer analyst Marion Crowder. This is Schaap’s third year on the broadcast team. As for the eaters, the 2026 competition features the top-ranked male and female, Chestnut and Sudo, respectively, along with notable eaters such as No. 2 Patrick Bertoletti, No. 4 James Webb, No. 6 Nick Wehry, No. 8 Max Stanford, No. 12 Radim Dvoracek on the men’s side, and No. 14 Michelle Lesco, No. 22 Domenica Dee, No. 23 Tandra Childress, No. 26 Katie Prettman and No. 27 Larell Marei Mele on the women’s side. During the contests, Chestnut and Sudo will once again have isolation cameras on them. The Sudo camera begins at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN+/ESPN App and the Chestnut camera at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Unlimited/ESPN App. The men’s world record is 76 hot dogs and buns, set by Chestnut in 2021, while on the women’s side, Sudo looks to top her 51 hot dogs and buns performance set in 2024.
Las Vegas Aces point guard Chelsea Gray will join WNBA on Prime as a player contributor, making select appearances during the 2026 WNBA season. Throughout the season, Gray will join the WNBA on Prime studio team to help highlight key storylines around the league, provide on-court insight and authentic analysis alongside previously announced studio host Allie Clifton and analysts Swin Cash, Cynthia Cooper, Lindsey Harding, Candace Parker, Teresa Weatherspoon, and Ty Young, as well as fellow player contributor Kelsey Plum. Prime Video’s studio coverage features WNBA on Prime Pregame, a 30-minute show prior to every game live from Amazon Studios in Culver City, The Half at halftime of each game, followed by WNBA Nightcap postgame. On doubleheader nights, Prime will bridge games with The Crossover, continuing live coverage from the studio.
ESPN platforms will present extensive coverage of the 2026 NBA Summer League, featuring all 30 NBA teams in action from the Thomas & Mack Center and The Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The 11-day event begins Thursday, July 9, and concludes with the Championship Game on Sunday, July 19, live on ESPN, with games throughout the event airing on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. ESPN’s opening night coverage will tip off at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 before a primetime tripleheader on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. The night is highlighted by a marquee matchup at 9 p.m. featuring the top two picks in the 2026 NBA Draft as No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa and the Washington Wizards face No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson and the Utah Jazz. Dave Pasch will be on the call alongside analyst Doris Burke, with Jorge Sedano reporting from courtside. Game coverage throughout Summer League will feature over a dozen ESPN commentators. ESPN’s broadcast team includes play-by-play commentators Dave Pasch, Drew Carter, John Schriffen, Sean Kelley, Jorge Sedano and Marc Kestecher, analysts Cory Alexander, Danny Green, Jeremy Lin and Seth Greenberg and reporters Vanessa Richardson and Taylor McGregor, with more to be announced.
Prime Video will provide exclusive coverage of NBA Summer League, delivering 38 games over 10 consecutive days from July 9-18. Fans can catch each game live on Prime Video in more than 200 countries around the world, with halftime coverage and bridge programming between each game. NBA Summer League tips off in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9 at 3:30 p.m. ET with the Minnesota Timberwolves facing the New Orleans Pelicans. Highlights of Prime’s schedule includes the first Chicago Bulls vs. Memphis Grizzlies Summer League game, featuring No. 3 2026 NBA Draft pick Cam Boozer (Grizzlies) facing off against the No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson (Bulls) on July 10 at 8 p.m. ET, and the Summer League semifinal games on Saturday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET. Prime’s Summer League coverage will be delivered by a broadcast team of seasoned voices and basketball legends to bring fans closer to the action. Michael Grady, Mike Watts, Brendan Glasheen, Carlo Jimenez and Brian Sieman will share play-by-play duties. Game analysts Stan Van Gundy, Brent Barry, Jim Jackson, John Wall and Teresa Weatherspoon will provide commentary. Cassidy Hubbarth, Chris Haynes, Kristina Pink, and Morgan Ragan will serve as sideline reporters. Games will be played between the Cox Pavillion and Thomas & Mack Center.
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 premieres July 30 on Netflix. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people. What followed was the largest murder investigation in the history of Scottish policing, into the deadliest act of terrorism on British soil. Based on the testimony of those who were there, this is the true story of the collaboration between Scottish police and US law enforcement – and the families’ quest for justice.
Gamechangers: America’s Top 25 Female Athletes premieres July 2 on The Roku Channel. 25 legends. One unforgettable countdown.
The Doll premieres September 16 on Netflix. What is the price of love? A classic of Polish literature in an original contemporary reinterpretation in which love mixes with obsession and social status comes with a very high price. Stanisław, driven by ambition and blinded by desire to move up in the world tries to break into Warsaw’s high society and his fascination with Izabela becomes his obsession. Meanwhile very independent Izabela does everything she can to slip out of the narrow confines of aristocracy and redefine her place in a rapidly changing reality. The feeling that engulfs them is stretched between a chasm of class difference, the longing for freedom and the seductive power of wealth.
A new installment of Eli Manning Presents: The Undercovers premieres June 29 on Prime Video. Eli Manning recruits WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu to go undercover at her alma mater, the University of Oregon. Ionescu transforms into Jennifer Scone, an enthusiastic Ducks fan who’s attending her first basketball game. Once a team of Hollywood makeup artists work their magic, Ionescu is completely unrecognizable. She tests the disguise on her former coaches, including head coach Kelly Graves, and they have no idea it’s actually Ionescu behind the prosthetics. With her disguise working flawlessly, she attends an Oregon women’s basketball game and interacts with Ducks fans on the concourse. She takes pictures with fans, buys Bingo tickets from the booster club, and even drops character to give one young fan an autograph. When she eventually participates in a halftime free-throw competition, she shocks the crowd in a way that only the New York Liberty star could.
The iconic Modern Marvels franchise returns with three-part limited series Modern Marvels: WWII premiering July 27 on The HISTORY Channel. The series explores World War II as the ultimate global arms race – where victory depends on who can invent, build, and scale the most incredible engineering marvels. Across three electrifying episodes, the series moves from terrifying Superweapons and massive Mega Builds to fascinating Gear and Gadgets that change the course of history. It’s WWII as an all-out battle of innovation – where the world’s greatest scientists and engineers decide the fate of nations and influence the technology of today, revealing how urgency, ambition, and imagination accelerate breakthroughs that permanently reshape warfare, industry, and everyday life.
