The plot description for ABC’s The Rookie season seven episode 16 teases that “mixed feelings” are involved with the return of Seth. However, the promo makes it pretty clear that “mixed” is putting it extremely kindly. Episode 16 will air on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
“The Return” Plot: The team has mixed feelings when a familiar face returns hoping to prove himself. Meanwhile, an influencer gets his fans to come after Wesley, and Tim supports Lucy as she prepares for the sergeant’s exam.
The cast is led by Nathan Fillion as John Nolan. Season seven stars Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Richard T. Jones as Sergeant Wade Grey, Melissa O’Neil as Lucy Chen, Eric Winter as Tim Bradford, Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune, Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers, and Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez. Deric Augustine and Patrick Keleher recur as Miles and Seth.
Patrick Keleher and Eric Winter in season 7 episode 16 (Disney/Mike Taing)
The Rookie Season 7 Details:
John Nolan, once the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination, and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. Now recovering from a gunshot wound and feeling the effects of his age, John and the team welcome two new rookies and continue the hunt for two dangerous escaped prisoners who have very personal vendettas.
Melissa O’Neil, Nathan Fillion and Patrick Keleher in season 7 episode 16 (Disney/Mike Taing)Shawn Ashmore in season 7 episode 16 (Disney/Mike Taing)Deric Augustine in season 7 episode 16 (Disney/Mike Taing)Patrick Keleher in season 7 episode 16 (Disney/Mike Taing)
Netflix’s official trailer for Sirens sets up the dysfunctional relationship between sisters and introduces an incredibly wealthy woman who might be the head of a cult. It’s hard to tell if that’s true, but the trailer definitely sets up the possibility. Hey, hey.
Oscar winner Julianne Moore stars as the charismatic Michaela Kell, and Milly Alcock plays Simone DeWitt, the sister who’s fallen under Michaela’s spell. Meghann Fahy stars as Devon DeWitt, the sibling who doesn’t understand the appeal and Kevin Bacon plays Peter Kell, Michaela’s billionaire husband. Filling out the cast are Glenn Howerton as Ethan Corbin III, Bill Camp as Bruce DeWitt, and Felix Solis as Jose.
“Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Told over the course of one explosive weekend at the Kells’ lavish island estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.”
In addition to releasing the official trailer, Netflix unveiled new photos and confirmed a May 22, 2025 premiere.
Emmy nominee Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) created the dark comedy and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Colin McKenna and Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap. Nicole Kassell executive produces and directs the first two episodes.
“Michaela and Simone are friends. They’re trauma-bonded. They’re codependent,” explained Molly Smith Metzler, discussing the series with Tudum. “But they also really need something from each other. And what they need from each other shifts throughout the show.”
Billy Magnussen (Black Mirror) pops in to guest star as a playboy on CBS’s Elsbeth season two episode 19, “I’ve Got a Little List.” Episode 19, directed by Lily Mariye, will air on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
And speaking of Elsbeth episodes, how about #18? The episode marked the end of Michael Emerson’s guest-starring run on the series, led by his wife, Carrie Preston. In an interview with Variety, Preston spoke about the episode’s lasting impact on her character. “It is our most dramatic episode of the whole series so far, and I think it is an important episode because of that,” said Preston. “We are going to see how it is that she overcomes it, because it does knock her off her feet and it really sends her into a darker place that we haven’t seen before.”
“I’ve Got a Little List” Plot: While investigating what appears to be a random shooting, Elsbeth meets Rod (Magnussen), an entitled playboy working through his bucket list of thrills, which may include murder. In the end, Elsbeth’s efforts to catch the killer land her in serious legal trouble.
Carrie Preston stars as Elsbeth Tascioni, Wendell Pierce stars as Captain C.W. Wagner, and Carra Patterson is back as Officer Kaya Blanke. Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, and Jonathan Tolins serve as executive producers.
Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston is back as Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view. Season two of the critically acclaimed series brings new cases and challenges when mistakes of the past come back to haunt Elsbeth, her boss Captain Wagner (Pierce), and detective in training Officer Kaya Blanke (Patterson).
There might be trouble in paradise when a good-looking man who can also see ghosts pops in on CBS’s Ghosts season four episode 21. “Kyle” airs on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:30pm ET/PT.
Rose McIver stars as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar is Jay, Brandon Scott Jones is Isaac, and Richie Moriarty plays Pete. Danielle Pinnock is Alberta, Asher Grodman is Trevor, Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Rebecca Wisocky plays Hetty, Devan Chandler Long is Thorfinn, and Sheila Carrasco is Flower. Tristan D. Lalla guest stars as Mark.
“Kyle” Plot: Sam and Jay’s relationship is tested when Kyle (Ben Feldman), a handsome living who shares Sam’s ability to see ghosts, arrives at Woodstone B&B. Episode 21 was directed by Trent O’Donnell and written by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman.
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and up-and-coming chef from the city, respectively, who threw both caution and money to the wind when they decided to convert Woodstone Mansion, which Sam inherited, into a bed & breakfast—only to find it was inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home.
The departed souls are a close-knit, eclectic group that includes a saucy Prohibition-era lounge singer (Danielle Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Brandon Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Sheila Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Richie Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Devon Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Asher Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th-century (Román Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Rebecca Wisocky), to name a few. The opening of the B&B has been a source of intrigue, anxiety, and curiosity among the spirits, but they will gladly put up with the commotion as long as they can continue to interact with a living inhabitant.
Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan star as the heads of an illegal drug empire in MobLand. In Netflix’s The Thursday Murder Club, they reunite to star as retirees who spend their free time solving murders. Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie fill out the quartet of amateur sleuths.
The film, based on Richard Osman’s bestselling book, also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, and Jonathan Pryce. Rounding out the ensemble are David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, and Ingrid Oliver.
“The Thursday Murder Club follows four irrepressible retirees—Elizabeth (Mirren), Ron (Brosnan), Ibrahim (Kingsley), and Joyce (Imrie)—who spend their time solving cold case murders for fun. When an unexplained death occurs on their own doorstep, their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn as they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
Netflix announced an August 28, 2025 streaming premiere date and released the first batch of photos from the whodunit directed by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote adapted Osman’s novel, and Columbus and Jennifer Todd serve as producers. Author Osman, Jo Burn, Eleanor Columbus, Holly Bario, and Jeb Brody executive produce.
Commenting on the cast, director Chris Columbus told Tudum, “This is the finest cast I’ve worked with since Potter. They’re just so incredibly well-prepared, and it’s because they do everything. They do theater, they do television, they do film, and they’ve developed those sorts of muscles.”
It’s a battle of trad wives versus sex positives on ABC’s Doctor Odyssey season one episode 16. “Double-Booked” will air on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
Joshua Jackson (Fatal Attraction) plays Dr. Max Bankman, Phillipa Soo (Shining Girls) is Nurse Avery Morgan, Sean Teale (Little Voice) is Nurse Tristan Silva, and Don Johnson (Rebel Ridge) stars as Captain Robert Massey. Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, and Joe Baken write and executive produce the first season.
“Double-Booked” Plot: Mayhem ensues on The Odyssey when high-profile book tours for trad wives and sex-positive groups are double-booked. As tensions rise, Max, Avery, and Tristan provide medical attention to both VIP authors.
Phillipa Soo and Kelli Berglund in ‘Doctor Odyssey’ episode 16 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)
Doctor Odyssey Plot Description, Courtesy of ABC:
From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy comes the high-octane procedural Doctor Odyssey. Max (Jackson) is the new onboard doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder. It’s all hands on deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other miles from shore.
Don Johnson in episode 16 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Cameron Deane Stewart and Kelli Berglund in episode 16 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Joshua Jackson in episode 16 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)Joshua Jackson, Kelli Berglund, and Cameron Deane Stewart in episode 16 (Disney/Tina Thorpe)
The Walking Dead‘s Jeffrey Dean Morgan will guide 12 contestants through Europe on NBC’s Destination X. The new series, based on the Belgian format created by Geronimo, will premiere on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 10pm ET/PT.
“Destination X has already captivated audiences around the world, and now we’re bringing a fresh, uniquely NBC twist to it—led by the endlessly charismatic Jeffrey Dean Morgan,” stated Sharon Vuong, Executive Vice President and head of Unscripted Programming, NBC. “This series is the ultimate high stakes guessing game, inviting viewers to embark on a thrilling journey across Europe’s most iconic landscapes and landmarks, all while playing along with our adventurous, dynamic cast.”
Morgan is also serving as an executive producer. Additional executive producers include Andy Cadman, Emanuel Vanderjeudg, Dan Adamson, David Clews, and Shireen Abbott. The series is produced by Twofour and Universal Television Alternative Studio.
Destination X Season 1 Contestants
• Biggy Bailey | Chattanooga, TN
• Ally Bross | Orlando, FL
• Kim Conner | Kaneohe, HI
• JaNa Craig (Love Island) | Las Vegas, NV
• Shayne Cureton | Indianapolis, IN
• Jonah Evarts | Manhattan, KS
• Mack Fitzgerald | Austin, TX
• Tai Lowry | Prince George’s County, MD
• Josh Martinez (Big Brother) | Miami, FL
• Rachel Rossette | Orlando, FL
• Rick Szabo | Picton, Ontario, Canada
• Peter Weber (The Bachelor) | Los Angeles, CA
NBC released this lengthy description of the new series:
In the bold travel competition series, Europe is turned into a real-life gameboard as complete strangers are invited to participate in the trip of a lifetime and the ultimate geo-guessing contest. These adventurous players will traverse each country on a blacked-out “Destination X” bus with the goal of figuring out where the “X” they are each week.
In each episode, the players disembark the bus to visit unique and unfamiliar tourist attractions that have been gamified into experiential challenges. They will need to rely on their knowledge of pop culture, history, geography, and observational skills to win clues to their current location and earn an all-important advantage. Contestants must tap into their own personal expertise, identify hidden clues that are disguised as artifacts, and discern intentional misdirects from competitors to ultimately determine their whereabouts.
Gamemaster Jeffrey Dean Morgan has a few tricks up his sleeve, from mind games and pivotal ultimatums to introducing two familiar faces — JaNa Craig (Love Island) and Peter Weber (The Bachelor), who hop on the adventure bus and change the trajectory of the game. At the end of each episode, designated contestants must enter the Map Room and place their X on the map to indicate where in the world they think they are. The furthest from the actual location is sent packing. The final player standing at the end of the tour will find Jeffrey at the ultimate Destination X and win $250,000.
Helena Zengel in ‘The Legend of Ochi’ (Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24)
A24 has branched out and away from the genres they’re best known for—horror and quirky dramas—with The Legend of Ochi, a fantasy adventure that strives to be similar to the family adventure films of the 1980s, such as E.T. and Gremlins.
The film opens with a shot of a dark island in the Black Sea and a voice-over from young Yuri (Helena Zengel, News of the World) talking about life on the island and how her people fear and hunt the deadly animals known as the Ochi. Yuri’s father, Maxim (Willem Dafoe, Nosferatu), trains her brother Petro (Finn Wolfhard, Stranger Things) and a group of teenage boys how to hunt the creatures.
After a hunt that goes horribly wrong, Yuri, upset with what she witnessed, walks into the wilderness and finds a wounded baby Ochi lost and separated from its mother. After carefully interacting with the frightened little animal, Yuri tells it, “It’s okay. I won’t hurt you,” and surprisingly quickly gains the creature’s trust.
Yuri secretly brings it back home and treats its wound, but her brother hears the noises it makes. She realizes they can’t stay, so she packs her backpack and climbs out the window to take the baby to its mother.
Maxim looks for his daughter the next morning when she misses breakfast, and after finding blood and Ochi animal fur, he assumes she’s been kidnapped. Worried, Maxim takes off with Petro and the other boys to find her.
So begins a long and arduous journey through the wilderness for Yuri and her little friend that will change everyone’s lives forever.
The Legend of Ochi is a fantasy adventure with beautiful visuals and wonderful puppetry bringing the little baby Ochi to life, complete with a sweet and scrappy personality. It’s in the character development, or lack thereof, and the emotional connections that the film fails.
16-year-old German actress Helena Zengel portrays Yuri as a shy, inquisitive, and, unfortunately, smug brat. Even though her quest is righteous, her treatment and interactions with everyone around her come off as insulting and condescending. She is an unlikable child hero.
Willem Dafoe once again delivers an over-the-top performance as Maxim, Yuri’s father who is desperate to find his child as well as win her love. It’s obvious early on in the film during the hunt that he’s trying to forge a connection with her and really bond. He’s the second best thing about the film.
As Petro, the older brother who, according to Yuri, is only “nice to her when no one is looking,” Finn Wolfhard’s talents are wasted. His character lacks depth and any genuine emotions, and he doesn’t have any chemistry with Zengel. They’re not convincing as siblings.
Where the film is strongest is in the stunning cinematography of the island and the design of the baby Ochi, which looks like a cross between Baby Yoda in The Mandalorian and little Gizmo from Gremlins. This is not, however, enough to make the film worthwhile. Sadly, it fails to capture the heart and emotion needed to truly care and connect with Yuri and baby Ochi.
GRADE: C
MPA Rating: PG for smoking, a bloody image, some language, thematic elements, and violent content
Running Time: 1 hour 36 minutes
Release Date: April 25, 2025
Directed By: Isaiah Saxon
Fox confirmed premiere dates for its summer 2025 primetime lineup, which kicks off on May 19th with the season five premiere of LEGO Masters. The network’s summer schedule also includes the return of MasterChef for season 15 and the series debut of Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service.
The Snake competition series debuts in June, along with The Quiz with Balls season two. And Joel McHale takes over from Patton Oswwalt as host of season two of The 1% Club following its move from Prime Video to Fox. The summer lineup also includes new episodes of Fox’s Animation Domination shows: Bob’s Burgers, Grimsburg, Family Guy, The Great North, and America’s Most Wanted.
FOX SUMMER 2025 PREMIERE DATES
Monday, May 19:
8:00-9:00 PM – LEGO Masters (Season Five Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM – America’s Most Wanted (All-New Episode)
Wednesdays, Beginning May 21:
8:00-9:00 PM – MasterChef: Dynamic Duos (Season 15 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM – Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service (Series Premiere)
Thursdays, Beginning May 29:
8:00-8:30 PM – Bob’s Burgers (All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM – Grimsburg (All-New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM – Family Guy (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM – The Great North (All-New Episode)
Mondays, Beginning June 2:
8:00-9:00 PM – LEGO Masters (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM – The Quiz with Balls (Season Two Premiere)
Tuesdays, Beginning June 10:
8:00-9:00 PM – The 1% Club (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM – The Snake (Series Premiere)
LEGO Masters Season 5: Imagination, design, and creativity are brought to life when teams of LEGO enthusiasts go head-to-head, with infinite possibilities and an unlimited supply of LEGO bricks. Once again, teams of two will compete against each other in even more ambitious brick-building challenges—including a masquerade party and a colossal wedding cake challenge, with additional episodes celebrating iconic IPs including Star Wars, Wicked, and Batman—to be crowned the country’s most talented amateur LEGO builders.
In each episode, Arnett, alongside expert Brickmasters Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard, will encourage the builders, introduce incredible challenges, and put their creativity and skills to the test. The competing pairs who impress the judges the most will progress to the next round, until the finale, during which the top teams will face off for a $100,000 cash prize, the ultimate LEGO trophy, and the grand title of LEGO Masters.
MasterChef: Dynamic Duos:MasterChef enters its 15th season with a brand-new theme… Dynamic Duos! This season, Gordon Ramsay and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich return, alongside new judge James Beard Award nominee Chef Tiffany Derry, who will bring her no-nonsense point of view to the table. For the first time in MasterChef history, pairs of home cooks will participate together in hopes of becoming America’s next MasterChefs. From married and dating couples to mothers and daughters, siblings, best friends, and even divorcees—relationships are tested in some of the toughest challenges to date.
Plus, to make things even more difficult, the dreaded Pressure Test makes an intimidating return. In the end, only one Dynamic Duo will be awarded the grand prize of $250,000, the MasterChef trophy and the title of MasterChefs!
Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service: In a Gordon Ramsay series first, Chef Ramsay will venture into struggling restaurants under the cover of night. With the help of a secret source on the inside, he’ll gather raw, unfiltered evidence and get a 360-degree view of the major issues facing each restaurant. This insider will not only remain a secret to the staff but will also help Ramsay infiltrate the restaurant after-hours for a dramatic nighttime black light kitchen investigation that reveals more filth and grossness than ever before.
By the time Ramsay reveals his identity, it will be too late for staff to cover up their culinary crimes. Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service will be his toughest assignment yet, as he takes drastic measures to transform not only the restaurant but also the staff — because Gordon knows he can upgrade the menu and renovate the restaurant, but the most important change has to come from the people. Are the restaurant and staff willing to accept Gordon’s mission, or are they too far gone to be saved?
The Quiz with Balls: Hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah, The Quiz with Balls pits brains against balls while combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Each episode of The Quiz with Balls features two families competing for $100,000 in a “battle of the balls.” Standing on a high platform over a glistening pool, they must all work together as they face a multiple-choice quiz, during which each answer is allocated to a spot with a giant ball positioned up behind it.
If the correct answer is chosen, the ball rolls down and stops just before colliding with the player. If the answer is wrong, the massive ball rapidly descends and mercilessly launches them into the pool below. The more players each team loses, the harder the questions get. The longer they last, the more money they bank, until one “dry” family member plays the final round for The Quiz with Balls’ $100,000 Grand Prize.
The 1% Club:The 1% Club, hosted by Joel McHale, is a unique, compelling, and funny entertainment show that tests the nation’s intelligence, based on a scientific survey. It’s a chance to test how your brain works through a series of questions — all of which have a right answer but can also lead to a series of entertaining wrong answers along the way.
Whether you’re a contestant vying for the cash prize or a viewer playing with your friends and family, answer enough questions correctly, and you could earn yourself a place in the 1% Club: an elite group of people who can honestly say they’ve outwitted 99% of the population.
Jim Jefferies hosts ‘The Snake’ (Photo Courtesy of Fox)
The Snake: Befriend. Betray. Or Be Gone. FOX’s all-new, wholly owned “social survival of the fittest” competition series, The Snake, hosted by comedian Jim Jefferies, is an unmatched battle of plotting, scheming, and strategy. The Snake assembles 15 masters of manipulation from various persuasive professions with unique skill sets to compete in an outrageous array of challenges and twists—all of which help contestants slither toward becoming that week’s Snake, the most powerful position in the game and ultimate decider of who stays and who goes.
The Snake is social survival of the fittest, where each contestant must leverage their unique skills, training, and powers of persuasion as they face a multitude of challenges designed to showcase the traits needed to be successful in the game. The winner of each challenge becomes The Snake, earning control of The Saving Ceremony, an explosive, chain reaction elimination where it’s not about who wants you gone, but who is willing to save you. The Snake doesn’t just hinge on winning challenges—it’s about winning people over. The social aspect of the game never stops—connections are everything, whether you’re making friends, faking friends or sparking romantic connections.
Promises are put to the test during the Saving Ceremony, as players do everything in their power to avoid being picked last by The Snake, hoping to escape elimination. Every week is a fresh start with a new gauntlet and a new Snake. In the end, only one contestant will get within striking distance of the $100,000 grand prize.
The team steps in to help a playwright on Alert: Missing Persons Unit season three episode six, “Lillian.” Episode six will air on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
Scott Caan leads the season three cast as Jason Grant. Ryan Broussard plays Mike Sherman, Adeola Role is Kemi Adebayo, and Alisha-Marie Ahamed plays Wayne Pascal. Guest stars include Diana Bang as Helen Gale and Ian Tracey as Charlie McGannon. Malcolm-Jamal Warner appears in a recurring guest-starring role as Chief Inspector Bill Houston.
“Lillian” Plot: An accomplished playwright is kidnapped prior to a local theatre’s grand reopening. MPU discovers that the victim and her partner had received a video threat ordering them to shut down the troubled theater, which had previously been severely damaged in a fire decades earlier, killing 87, or the playwright will be burned to death. Meanwhile, Jason asks Wayne to track down who’s the father of Sidney’s baby. Holly Cinnamon guest stars.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit is a procedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (MPU). Each episode features a heart-pounding, life-or-death search for a missing person, with Jason Grant working his magic out in the field and Nikki Batista heading the team. Their job is to find the missing or abducted and reunite them with their loved ones. Jason and Nikki, once married, have a very personal connection to these cases as their own son went missing and was never found.
Their highly skilled team includes Nikki’s new husband, Mike Sherman, whose bantering bromance with Jason never gets in the way of results; Kemi Adebayo, a spiritually savvy detective with an astonishing knowledge base; and Helen Gale, MPU’s effervescent young forensic scientist. Jason also relies on his relationship with master hacker Wayne Pascal, both on and off the clock.
As the third season begins, MPU is tasked with cases ranging from a missing female collegiate rowing team who disappeared while on the water, a missing street artist due to donate his rare bone marrow to save his dying brother, and Nikki’s ongoing and dangerous association with Irish mob boss Charlie McGannon. But the most harrowing case to date is when MPU must band together in a race to find one of their own. Now more than ever, together, the team must work to find the missing or abducted and help reunite them with their loved ones before it’s too late.
