Two-time Emmy nominee Josh Charles (The Good Wife) will star in Fox’s Best Medicine, an adaptation of the popular Doc Martin series. The original series starred Martin Clunes as Dr. Martin Ellingham. Charles will play Dr. Martin Best in the Fox comedy.
The network just gave the one-hour comedy a series order and expects it to premiere during the 2025-2026 primetime season.
“The series centers on Martin Best, a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he’s all they’ve got,” reads Fox’s synopsis. “Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he’s really just desperate to be left the hell alone. Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their personal chaos, feuds and fantasies.
What the locals don’t know is that Martin’s terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and deep-seated psychological issues that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.”
The new series is executive produced by Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell, Liz Tuccillo, Mark Crowdy, and Philippa Braithwaite.
“The story of Doc Martin has resonated worldwide with its humanity, originality, and humor, and with Best Medicine coming to FOX, that eccentricity gets a smalltown America spin, complete with idyllic charm and absurdity,” said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. “Liz, Mark, Philippa, Ben, and Rodney have done a terrific job adapting this signature character for the Fox audience, especially in casting the terrifically talented Josh Charles as our lead.”
The Ghost Adventures team heads to Capitola, CA for a visit to the cursed Rispin Mansion. The episode marks the first time the team has investigated the location, and the first time any paranormal investigators have visited it since 2012.
The “Rispin Mansion” episode will air on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel.
Discovery Channel offers this description of the season and episode: “The crew’s mission to document the afterlife takes them to iconic haunted locations this season alongside special guest investigators. As they embark on groundbreaking investigations shrouded in paranormal legends, the team uncovers frightening accounts of ghostly activity that invoke chills at every turn. Conducting immersive lockdown investigations using the latest scientific gadgets and technology, they seek to capture physical evidence of the paranormal and a deeper understanding of these supernatural mysteries.
The Ghost Adventures crew—Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley—head to Capitola, California, where they have obtained unprecedented access to investigate the historic, cursed, and highly haunted Rispin Mansion. After a terrifying event occurred during the building’s only previous paranormal investigation in 2012, the abandoned home has been sealed off ever since—creating a pressure cooker of concentrated malevolent energy. The team’s highly active investigation is riddled with intelligent yet terrifying activity that yields some of their most incredible evidence yet.”
The lengthy teaser for Peacemaker season two has DC fans geeking out over the appearances of Maxwell Lord (Sean Gunn), Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced), and Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) at the beginning of the trailer. The two and a half minute trailer also features new A.R.G.U.S. leader Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) and Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows), who proves he’s horrible at coming up with nicknames.
“The new season follows Christopher ‘Chris’ Smith, aka Peacemaker (John Cena), the vigilante superhero, as he struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose while continuing to kick righteous evil-doer butt in his misguided quest for peace at any cost,” reads Max’s official synopsis.
Season two will premiere on August 21, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT, with new episodes of the eight-episode season arriving on Thursdays.
John Cena and Danielle Brooks in ‘Peacemaker’ season 2 (Photograph by Jessica Miglio/Max)
Season two also includes returning stars Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick. David Denman and Sol Rodriguez join the series for the upcoming season.
The DC Studios/Warner Bros. Television series was created by James Gunn. Gunn wrote season two, directed three episodes, and serves as executive producer. Peter Safran and John Cena also executive produce. Additional directors include Greg Mottola, Peter Sollett, and Althea Jones.
Jennifer Holland and John Cena in season 2 (Photograph by Curtis Bonds Baker/Max)Frank Grillo in season 2 (Photograph by Jessica Miglio/Max)John Cena, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Steve Agee in season 2 (Photograph by Erin Sintoes/Max)John Cena in season 2 (Photograph by Jessica Miglio/Max)Poster for ‘Peacemaker’ season 2 (Photograph by Courtesy of Max)
Thony’s on to Ramona which should make Fox’s The Cleaning Lady season four episode eight really interesting. Episode eight, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” will air on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” Plot: Thony’s relentless search for the truth unearths a dangerous secret that could cost her everything. Jorge fights to protect his empire as enemies close in, while Fiona fights to secure a future for her children. With the past refusing to stay buried, Thony is forced to make a desperate move.
Elodie Yung leads the cast as Thony, Santiago Cabrera plays Jorge, Kate del Castillo is Ramona Sanchez, Martha Millan plays Fiona, Faith Bryant is Jaz, and Sean Lew plays Chris. Recurring season four guest stars include Danny Pardo as El Don, Daniel Bonjour as Dr. Sean Dupont, Alain Uy as Feng, and Brian Norris as Cowboy Hat.
The Cleaning Lady returns for an action-packed season four, with the series’ beloved characters in ever-changing and increasingly dangerous situations. After three seasons of being a pawn caught between the FBI and the world of organized crime, THONY (Yung) makes the bold decision to take charge of her own destiny — by exchanging her cleaning lady uniform for the scrubs of a surgical intern at a small community hospital.
Thony’s return to the medical career she sacrificed for her son, LUCA (Sanchez), opens a new path to citizenship for them both. But to make this happen, she must continue her service to the Sin Cara cartel — not as a cleaning lady, but as the new mob doctor — bringing her ever closer to JORGE (Cabrera), the cartel’s brooding new leader. Under the watchful eye of the hospital’s brusque yet handsome chief resident, DR. SEAN DUPONT (Bonjour), Thony straddles the line between two worlds until they inevitably come crashing into each other.
Newly enthroned as the head of Sin Cara, Jorge has ambitious plans to take the cartel in a surprising, yet lucrative, direction. He’s invested Sin Cara’s assets into a rare earth mine worth billions. It’s easy, legitimate money that will result in generational wealth for them all. But the old dogs of the cartel are unwilling to learn new tricks from their upstart leader, which results in a fracture within the organization. Flanked by his lieutenants, the veteran EL DON (Pardo) and quirky newcomer FENG (Uy), Jorge must fend off a mutiny within Sin Cara, which threatens the lives of everyone he loves.
Even from within the walls of a maximum-security prison, former head of Sin Cara, RAMONA (Del Castillo) remains a threat. She continues to exert influence through her unpredictable proxy on the outside, the loner only known as COWBOY HAT (Norris). But she’s vulnerable on the inside. When a tough prison gang puts Ramona in their crosshairs, she must dig deep into her devious bag of tricks to find a way to survive.
Meanwhile, FIONA (Millan) struggles to keep her cleaning business afloat, leading her into the world of identity theft. CHRIS (Lew) learns the painful truth about first love and channels his raw emotions into an unexplored passion — dance. And JAZ (Bryant) deals with the difficulties of being the perfect child in a decidedly imperfect family.
The Cleaning Lady continues its exploration of the experience of undocumented immigrants and the hurdles they face in this country. The series tells their stories of resourcefulness in the face of institutional adversity and the sacrifices they must make to achieve their American dream.
It’s the end of the era with the upcoming arrival of The Conjuring: Last Rites. The first two-minute teaser is incredibly disturbing and seems to signal that phase one of the franchise is going out with a horrifying bang.
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren for likely the last time. Mia Tomlinson plays Judy Warren, Ben Hardy is Tony Spera, and Steve Coulter is Father Gordon. The cast also includes Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Beau Gadsdon, John Brotherton, and Shannon Kook.
James Wan directed the first two The Conjuring films, and Michael Chaves directed 2021’s The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Chaves returns to direct this ninth entry overall in the franchise. Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick wrote the screenplay, with Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Natalia Safran, John Rickard, Hans Ritter, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick executive producing.
Chaves’ behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Eli Born, production designer John Frankish, editors Elliot Greenberg and Gregory Plotkin, visual effects supervisor Scott Edelstein, visual effects producer Eric Bruneau, and costume designer Graham Churchyard.
New Line Cinema has set a September 5, 2025 theatrical release.
The task force investigates fake ICE officers on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season six episode 21, the season and series’ penultimate episode. Directed by Cory Bowles, episode 21 will air on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT.
“Souls on ICE” Plot: After three men impersonating ICE officers raid a church in New Jersey, the Fugitive Task Force must earn the trust of the reverend to help find the men who were kidnapped. Meanwhile, Remy confronts his own future after learning that Barnes is considering taking a new job.
Dylan McDermott leads the cast as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott. Season six also stars Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.
FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.
The team includes Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Ray Cannon, who is a former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective and worked Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps; along with well-seasoned Special Agent Nina Chase, who worked assorted cases with the FBI’s New York office, and among her strengths is her undercover work.
CBS’s FBI season seven episode 20 found Maggie in dire straits, and the teaser for episode 21 isn’t putting fans’ minds at ease by showing she’s in trouble again. Directed by Carlos Bernard, episode 21-the season’s penultimate episode-will air on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
“Devoted” Plot: When two IRS special agents are stabbed to death in Brooklyn, the team is thrown into an investigation that leads back to the resurgence of the online conspiracy community of Duke Ducoyle (Jere Burns), their suspect from a previous case.
Missy Peregrym stars as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki plays Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto is Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Emily Alabi is Agent Dani Rhodes.
FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect, and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.
Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Special Agent Stuart Scola is an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.
A person dressed as a clown committed murder back in 1990, but was the right person charged with the crime? SundanceTV’s The Killer Clown: Murder on the Doorstep documentary series dives into the case, complete with interviews with key players, including investigators, Marlene’s son, defense attorneys, and the prosecutor.
The three-part docuseries will premiere on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT on SundanceTV as well as Sundance Now and AMC+. Untold‘s Ellie Merz directed and produced the series, and Colleen Flynn, BossaNova Media’s Paul Heaney, and Sky’s Emily-Jayne Wilde and Jack Oliver served as executive producers.
SundanceTV released this description: “The series chronicles the jaw-dropping true story behind the murder of Florida resident Marlene Warren, a young wife and mother, who was brutally gunned down on her own doorstep by a person dressed as a clown.
With rumors of infidelity and an unhappy marriage, Marlene’s husband, Michael Warren, emerges as the prime suspect. But with a solid alibi, detectives can’t prove his involvement, and the case goes cold. Three decades later there’s a shocking twist—Michael’s alleged mistress, Sheila Keen, is arrested for Marlene’s murder, accused of donning the clown disguise. In May 2023, Sheila pleaded guilty just before trial. Case closed? Or does this guilty plea raise as many questions as it answers?”
Poster for SundanceTV’s ‘The Killer Clown’ docuseries
Mariska Hargitay as Capt. Olivia Benson and Peter Scanavino as A.D.A Dominick “Sonny” Carisi Jr. in ‘Law & Order: SVU (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC)
NBC just delivered news that surprised no one, announcing the renewals of both Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU. As expected, the popular dramas will remain important pieces of the network’s primetime lineup.
Law & Order: SVU will return for season 27, while Law & Order was renewed for its 25th season. NBC didn’t confirm returning cast for either show, but it’s expected that Mariska Hargitay and Ice T will continue to lead the SVU cast. Unfortunately, Octavio Pisano (Det. Joe Velasco) and Juliana Aidén Martinez (Det. Kate Silva) will not be returning as series regulars. And the series will have a new showrunner when the new season begins production, with Michele Fazekas on board as the long-running drama’s first female showrunner.
Thus far, there’s no word on who will return from Law & Order‘s core cast. Season 25 starred Hugh Dancy, Tony Goldwyn, Odelya Halevi, Mehcad Brooks, Reid Scott, and Maura Tierney. The series is executive produced by Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Pamela Wechsler, Alex Hall, and Peter Jankowski.
Dick Wolf, David Graziano, Julie Martin, Mariska Hargitay, Norberto Barba, Kenneth Brown, and Peter Jankowski executive produce SVU.
The network reports more than 44 million total viewers have watched the Law & Order shows during their current seasons. Additionally, both shows are experiencing their best seasons on Peacock.
On May 5, 2025 NBC announced the renewals of Chicago Fire for season 14, Chicago Med for season 11, and Chicago P.D. for season 13. The network hasn’t confirmed the fate of Brilliant Minds, Found, Grosse Pointe Garden Society, The Hunting Party, The Irrational, Lopez vs. Lopez, Night Court, or Suits LA.
ABC’s casting announcement didn’t reveal any details on Rimes character. Rimes also didn’t spill the beans when she posted on Instagram: “I can’t wait for you to meet my character. We’re going to have some FUN!! Here’s to a new adventure!”
“Set in Music City, 9-1-1: Nashville explores the high-stakes lives of first responders in one of America’s most iconic cultural hubs,” reads ABC’s synopsis. Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear, and Rashad Raisani are writing and will executive produce. Additional executive producers include Chris O’Donnell, Brad Buecker, Brad Falchuk, and original 9-1-1 star Angela Bassett.
LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 48 million records, won two Grammy Awards, and has had 15 Top 10 hits. Rimes also served as a coach on The Voice UK and Australia, and was a mega mentor on NBC’s The Voice season 27. Her acting credits include It’s Christmas, Eve, Logan Lucky, and Coyote Ugly.
