David Oyelowo stars in Treasure Island (Photo Credit: Misan Harriman / Provided by MGM+)
MGM+’s Treasure Island, inspired by the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story, has begun production on the six-part series. MGM+ and Paramount+ UK & Ireland production has brought on board David Oyelowo (Silo), Hayley Atwell (Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning), Jack Huston (Mayfair Witches), Tomer Capone (The Boys), and Tom Sweet (Great Expectations) to star.
“Treasure Island is a bold and atmospheric reimagining of a story that has captivated audiences for generations. This adaptation brings fresh emotional depth and a striking contemporary edge to Stevenson’s classic. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Playground and MGM+ to bring this richly cinematic adventure to audiences in the UK and Ireland, the U.S. and beyond,” stated Paramount’s Sebastian Cardwell.
Oyelowo will play Long John Silver, Atwell is Bess Hawkins, Huston plays Aaron Graham, Capone stars as Billy Bones, and Sweet is Jim Hawkins.
MGM+ U.S. and Paramount+ UK & Ireland released this description of the series:
“Treasure Island is a bold, high-stakes coming-of-age adventure series for a new generation, charting the transformation of teenager Jim Hawkins from sheltered boy to emboldened young pirate. When Jim gets his hands on a legendary treasure map, his mother Bess’s clever and decisive actions leave him holding valuable knowledge that puts both of their lives in danger.
Sailing aboard The Hispaniola, Jim and Bess are caught between the charming, terrifying pirate Long John Silver and the debonair, duplicitous British agent Aaron Graham. Jim must grow up fast as he and his mother fight for survival on a voyage where alliances shift, secrets multiply, and peril closes in from all sides.
Set across the Atlantic, in a Caribbean on the brink of revolution and on the terrifying Skeleton Island, the series tracks Jim as he confronts a world far more complex and dangerous than he ever imagined, where resilience, loyalty and identity are tested – and fortune is the prize.”
Jeremy Lovering (Slow Horses), William McGregor (The Buccaneers), and Paul Walker (Shameless) will direct the series, which Robert Murphy created. Playground is producing the action drama.
Commenting on the series, MGM+’s Michael Wright said, “This thrilling new adaptation of Stevenson’s classic adventure Treasure Island is a perfect expression of the MGM+ brand. It is a classic Hollywood storytelling crafted for a contemporary audience, brought to life with an extraordinary ensemble cast led by David Oyelowo, Hayley Atwell, Jack Huston, Tomer Capone, and Tom Sweet.
Robert Murphy’s fresh take on Stevenson’s classic captures the timeless themes of the beloved story, and we are delighted to partner with Playground and our colleagues at Paramount+ UK and Ireland on this ambitious adventure.”
To be one with nature and to communicate with the animals is the focus of Pixar’s 2026 animated film Hoppers.
19-year-old Mabel (voiced by Piper Curda) has been a huge fan of all animals since she was a kid. When the film opens, little Mabel tries to sneak out all the class pets in her school—including a turtle, guinea pigs, fish, and other small creatures—but gets caught and punished by the school and her mom. Only her grandma (voiced by Karen Huie) seems to understand Mabel’s deep love for animals and anger toward those who would capture and keep wildlife.
Mabel’s grandma takes her to a beautiful glade, where she teaches her to calm herself and take in all the creatures living there. This sparks her love and passion for conservation.
Fast forward to a 19-year-old Mabel, who is always at odds with Mayor Jerry Generazzo (voiced wonderfully by Jon Hamm) over his efforts to expand the city at the cost of cutting into the existing wildlife. The latest battle now involves trying to stop the mayor from building a beltway over the glade.
When she’s not trying to save her beloved glade, Mabel attends Beaverton University. It’s there that she accidentally discovers new technology created by her favorite professor, Dr. Sam (voiced by Kathy Najimy), that allows a person to transfer their consciousness into a robot that looks exactly like a living animal to fool the real animals into believing that the robot is an animal.
“Guys, this is like Avatar,” says an impressed Mabel. “This is nothing like Avatar,” replies Dr. Sam, a little annoyed with Mabel for the comparison.
Mabel sees a chance to use this technology to save the glade. She transports her consciousness into a beaver robot, against Dr. Sam’s protests, and she escapes into the wild. Now Mabel, as the beaver robot, looks for animals to communicate with them and try to convince them to move back to the glade.
Her search leads to King George (voiced by Bobby Moynihan), who has created a new home for the animals displaced by the mayor’s beltway work. Beaver robot Mabel has her work cut out for her trying to get King George, along with hyper-energized lizard Tom (voiced by Tom Law); a huge grumpy grizzly bear named Ellen (voiced by Melissa Villasenor); and other creatures to move back to the glade to save it.
Visually stunning and extremely funny, Hoppers is a chaotic, warm-hearted adventure with a positive message about working together to overcome obstacles and about saving the environment.
The film has a fantastic voice cast led by Piper Curda, who brings to life Mabel’s determination, love of nature, and even her occasional selfishness in using others to get her own way. She’s a refreshing, multi-layered heroine for a Pixar film.
Jon Hamm is hilarious as the voice of Mayor Jerry Generazzo, the smooth, smiling politician who loves himself more than the community he represents and is determined to build the beltway no matter what the cost. Hamm really shines comedically in the second half of the film when Jerry becomes the focus of some of the animals’ wrath.
Hoppers is breathtaking to look at with lush, bright animation, and it’s jam-packed with zany and comical action. The only issue is with the film’s runtime, coming in at 106 minutes, which is about 20 minutes too long. The children at this critic’s screening were getting antsy and bored until the big crisis near the end of the film…which is actually another concern. The dark and dangerous tone of the film during the crisis may be too intense for children under seven.
Still, with marvelous animation, a stellar voice cast, and solid messages about friendship, compassion, and environmental awareness, Hoppers may not be in the upper tier of Pixar films, but it’s definitely a fun addition to their roster.
GRADE: B
Rating: PG for some scary images, mild language, action, and peril
Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
Release Date: March 6, 2026
Directed By: Daniel Chong
Michael B Jordan accepts the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role award at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, (Photo by Rich Polk/Shutterstock for The Actor Awards)
The 32nd annual celebration of actors by actors has a new name and a new record in the film categories. The SAG Awards are now known as the Actor Awards, and One Battle After Another is the new record holder with seven nominations.
One Battle After Another‘s nominations come in the Male Actor in a Leading Role (Leonardo DiCaprio), Female Actor in a Leading Role (Chase Infiniti), Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn), Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Teyana Taylor), Cast in a Motion Picture, and Stunt Ensemble categories. Sinners followed with five nominations, moving it into a tie for the second-most nominations in SAG Awards history. And it was Sinners that emerged the big winner, with Michael B. Jordan and the cast taking home awards.
The Studio earned the most nominations in the television categories, picking up five and winning three.
118,000+ SAG-AFTRA members were eligible to vote on this year’s awards. Winners of the 32nd Annual Actor Awards were announced on Sunday, March 1, 2026 in a live stream on Netflix hosted by Kristen Bell.
Actor Awards Film Nominees & Winners:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Marty Mauser – “MARTY SUPREME”
LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Bob – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
ETHAN HAWKE / Lorenz Hart – “BLUE MOON” WINNER: MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Smoke/Stack – “SINNERS”
JESSE PLEMONS / Teddy – “BUGONIA”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role WINNER: JESSIE BUCKLEY / Agnes – “HAMNET”
ROSE BYRNE / Linda – “IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU”
KATE HUDSON / Claire – “SONG SUNG BLUE”
CHASE INFINITI / Willa – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
EMMA STONE / Michelle – “BUGONIA”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
MILES CATON / Sammie Moore – “SINNERS”
BENICIO DEL TORO / Sensei Sergio St. Carlos – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
JACOB ELORDI / The Creature – “FRANKENSTEIN”
PAUL MESCAL / Will – “HAMNET” WINNER: SEAN PENN / Col. Steven J. Lockjaw – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
ODESSA A’ZION / Rachel Mizler – “MARTY SUPREME”
ARIANA GRANDE / Glinda – “WICKED: FOR GOOD” WINNER: AMY MADIGAN / Gladys – “WEAPONS”
WUNMI MOSAKU / Annie – “SINNERS”
TEYANA TAYLOR / Perfidia – “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture FRANKENSTEIN
DAVID BRADLEY / Blind Man
CHRISTIAN CONVERY / Young Victor Frankenstein
CHARLES DANCE / Leopold Frankenstein
JACOB ELORDI / The Creature
MIA GOTH / Elizabeth/Claire Frankenstein
OSCAR ISAAC / Victor Frankenstein
FELIX KAMMERER / William Frankenstein
LARS MIKKELSEN / Capt. Anderson
CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Harlander
HAMNET
JOE ALWYN / Bartholomew
JESSIE BUCKLEY / Agnes
NOAH JUPE / Hamlet
PAUL MESCAL / Will
EMILY WATSON / Mary
MARTY SUPREME
ODESSA A’ZION / Rachel Mizler
SANDRA BERNHARD / Judy
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Marty Mauser
EMORY COHEN / Ira Mizler
FRAN DRESCHER / Rebecca Mauser
ABEL FERRARA / Ezra Mishkin
PENN JILLETTE / Hoff
KOTO KAWAGUCHI / Koto Endo
LUKE MANLEY / Dion Galanis
TYLER OKONMA / Wally
KEVIN O’LEARY / Milton Rockwell
GWYNETH PALTROW / Kay Stone
GÉZA RÖHRIG / Béla Kletzki
LARRY RATSO SLOMAN / Murray Norkin
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
BENICIO DEL TORO / Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
LEONARDO DICAPRIO / Bob
REGINA HALL / Deandra
CHASE INFINITI / Willa
SEAN PENN / Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
TEYANA TAYLOR / Perfidia
WINNER: SINNERS
MILES CATON / Sammie Moore
BUDDY GUY / Old Sammie
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Smoke/Stack
JAYME LAWSON / Pearline
DELROY LINDO / Delta Slim
OMAR MILLER / Cornbread
WUNMI MOSAKU / Annie
JACK O’CONNELL / Remmick
HAILEE STEINFELD / Mary
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
F1
FRANKENSTEIN WINNER: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
SINNERS
Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn and Seth Rogen in ‘The Studio’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Actor Awards Television Nominees:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
JASON BATEMAN / Vince Friedkin – “BLACK RABBIT” WINNER: OWEN COOPER / Jamie Miller – “ADOLESCENCE”
STEPHEN GRAHAM / Eddie Miller – “ADOLESCENCE”
CHARLIE HUNNAM / Ed Gein – “MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY”
MATTHEW RHYS / Nile Jarvis – “THE BEAST IN ME”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
CLAIRE DANES / Agatha Wiggs – “THE BEAST IN ME”
ERIN DOHERTY / Briony Ariston – “ADOLESCENCE”
SARAH SNOOK / Marissa Irvine – “ALL HER FAULT”
CHRISTINE TREMARCO / Manda Miller – “ADOLESCENCE” WINNER: MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Molly – “DYING FOR SEX”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STERLING K. BROWN / Agent Xavier Collins – “PARADISE”
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison – “THE MORNING SHOW”
WALTON GOGGINS / Rick Hatchett – “THE WHITE LOTUS”
GARY OLDMAN / Jackson Lamb – “SLOW HORSES” WINNER: NOAH WYLE / Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch – “THE PITT”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
BRITT LOWER / Helly – “SEVERANCE”
PARKER POSEY / Victoria Ratliff – “THE WHITE LOTUS” WINNER: KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler – “THE DIPLOMAT”
RHEA SEEHORN / Carol – “PLURIBUS”
AIMEE LOU WOOD / Chelsea – “THE WHITE LOTUS”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
IKE BARINHOLTZ / Sal Saperstein – “THE STUDIO”
ADAM BRODY / Noah Roklov – “NOBODY WANTS THIS”
TED DANSON / Charles Nieuwendyk – “A MAN ON THE INSIDE” WINNER: SETH ROGEN / Matt Remick – “THE STUDIO”
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
KATHRYN HAHN / Maya Mason – “THE STUDIO” WINNER: CATHERINE O’HARA / Patty Leigh – “THE STUDIO”
JENNA ORTEGA / Wednesday Addams – “WEDNESDAY”
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – “HACKS”
KRISTEN WIIG / Maxine Simmons – “PALM ROYALE”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series THE DIPLOMAT
ALI AHN / Eidra Park
PENNY DOWNIE / Frances Munning
ROSALINE ELBAY / Nora Koriem
ATO ESSANDOH / Stuart Hayford
DAVID GYASI / Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
RORY KINNEAR / Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
NANA MENSAH / Billie Appiah
GRAHAM MILLER / Neil Barrow
KERI RUSSELL / Kate Wyler
RUFUS SEWELL / Hal Wyler
LANDMAN
PAULINA CHÁVEZ / Ariana
MARK COLLIE / Sheriff Walt Joeberg
SAM ELLIOTT / T.L. Norris
COLM FEORE / Nathan
ANDY GARCIA / Gallino
JAMES JORDAN / Dale Bradley
ALI LARTER / Angela Norris
JACOB LOFLAND / Cooper Norris
CALEB MARTIN / Ben “BR” Reynolds
DEMI MOORE / Cami Miller
MICHELLE RANDOLPH / Ainsley Norris
MUSTAFA SPEAKS / Boss
BILLY BOB THORNTON / Tommy Norris
KAYLA WALLACE / Rebecca Falcone
WINNER: THE PITT
AMIELYNN ABELLERA / Nurse Perlah Alawi
SHABANA AZEEZ / Med Student Victoria Javadi
PATRICK BALL / Dr. Frank Langdon
ISA BRIONES / Dr. Trinity Santos
JALEN THOMAS BROOKS / Nurse Mateo Diaz
TAYLOR DEARDEN / Dr. Mel King
FIONA DOURIF / Dr. Cassie McKay
SUPRIYA GANESH / Dr. Samira Mohan
JOANNA GOING / Theresa Saunders
GERRAN HOWELL / Med Student Dennis Whitaker
MICHAEL HYATT / Gloria
TRACY IFEACHOR / Dr. Heather Collins
KATHERINE LANASA / Charge Nurse Dana Evans
KRYSTEL V. MCNEIL / Kiara Alfaro
BRANDON MENDEZ HOMER / Nurse Donnie Donahue
ALEXANDRA METZ / Dr. Yolanda Garcia
TRACY VILAR / Lupe Perez
KRISTIN VILLANUEVA / Nurse Princess Dela Cruz
NOAH WYLE / Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch
SEVERANCE
PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Harmony Cobel
SARAH BOCK / Miss Huang
MICHAEL CHERNUS / Ricken
ZACH CHERRY / Dylan
DICHEN LACHMAN / Ms. Casey
BRITT LOWER / Helly
DARRI ÓLAFSSON / Drummond
ADAM SCOTT / Mark
TRAMELL TILLMAN / Milchick
JEN TULLOCK / Devon
JOHN TURTURRO / Irving
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN / Burt
THE WHITE LOTUS
LESLIE BIBB / Kate Bohr
CARRIE COON / Laurie Duffy
NICHOLAS DUVERNAY / Zion Lindsey
ARNAS FEDARAVIČIUS / Valentin
CHRISTIAN FRIEDEL / Fabian
SCOTT GLENN / Jim Hollinger
WALTON GOGGINS / Rick Hatchett
JON GRIES / Gary/Greg Hunt
DOM HETRAKUL / Pornchai
SARAH CATHERINE HOOK / Piper Ratliff
JASON ISAACS / Timothy Ratliff
YURI KOLOKOLNIKOV / Vlad
JULIAN KOSTOV / Aleksei
CHARLOTTE LE BON / Chloe
LALISA MANOBAL / Mook
MICHELLE MONAGHAN / Jaclyn Lemon
SAM NIVOLA / Lochlan Ratliff
MORGANA O’REILLY / Pam
LEK PATRAVADI / Sritala
SHALINI PEIRIS / Amrita
PARKER POSEY / Victoria Ratliff
SAM ROCKWELL / Frank
NATASHA ROTHWELL / Belinda Lindsey
PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER / Saxon Ratliff
TAYME THAPTHIMTHONG / Gaitok
AIMEE LOU WOOD / Chelsea
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
QUINTA BRUNSON / Janine Teagues
WILLIAM STANFORD DAVIS / Mr. Johnson
JANELLE JAMES / Ava Coleman
CHRIS PERFETTI / Jacob Hill
SHERYL LEE RALPH / Barbara Howard
LISA ANN WALTER / Melissa Schemmenti
TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS / Gregory Eddie
THE BEAR
LIONEL BOYCE / Marcus Brooks
LIZA COLÓN-ZAYAS / Bettina “Tina” Marrero
AYO EDEBIRI / Sydney Adamu
ABBY ELLIOTT / Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto
EDWIN LEE GIBSON / Ebraheim
COREY HENDRIX / Gary “Sweeps” Woods
ANDREW LOPEZ / Garrett
MATTY MATHESON / Neil Fak
EBON MOSS-BACHRACH / Richard “Richie” Jerimovich
OLIVER PLATT / Uncle Jimmy
SARAH RAMOS / Jessica
RICKY STAFFIERI / Theodore Fak
JEREMY ALLEN WHITE / Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto
HACKS
ROSE ABDOO / Josefina
DAN BUCATINSKY / Rob
CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan
PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels
MARK INDELICATO / Damien
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer
MICHAELA WATKINS / Stacey
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON / Howard Morris
BEANIE FELDSTEIN / Thē
JERMAINE FOWLER / Randall
SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
JACKIE HOFFMAN / Uma Heller
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
DIANNE WIEST / Rainey
WINNER: THE STUDIO
IKE BARINHOLTZ / Sal Saperstein
KATHRYN HAHN / Maya Mason
CATHERINE O’HARA / Patty Leigh
SETH ROGEN / Matt Remick
CHASE SUI WONDERS / Quinn Hackett
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
ANDOR
LANDMAN WINNER: THE LAST OF US
SQUID GAME
STRANGER THINGS
61st Annual SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award Harrison Ford
CBS’s Matlock season two continues with episode 10, “The Greater Good.” Directed by Helen Shaver, episode 10 will air on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT.
“The Greater Good” Plot: Matty and Olympia navigate a new trust dynamic with Julian as he accompanies Matty to surveil the ex-wife of a Wellbrexa exec. Meanwhile, Hunter, a member of the firm’s floater pool, assists Olympia, Matty, and Sarah on a manslaughter case involving a health care worker.
Kathy Bates leads the cast as Madeline “Matty” Matlock. Skye P. Marshall stars as Olympia Lawrence, Jason Ritter plays Julian Markston, Leah Lewis stars as Sarah Franklin, Sam Anderson is Edwin Kingston, and Aaron Harris is Alfie Kingston. Season two also features Sarah Wright Olsen as Gwen, Edwin Hodge as Langston, and Henry Haber as Hunter.
“Matlock stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline ‘Matty’ Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm with a hidden agenda, using her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice; Olympia’s ex-husband, Julian (Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills.
As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm’s younger associates—the charismatic Billy (Del Rio) and the uber-ambitious Sarah (Lewis).”
Netflix has set a Sunday, March 8, 2026 premiere date for Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester. The special will be taped during Styles’ first live performance of his fourth studio album on March 6th at the Co-Op Arena in Manchester, England. The album also drops on March 6th.
Styles’ most recent album, Harry’s House, was released in May 2022 and won three Grammy Awards in 2023: Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
Styles will be launching his “Together, Together” tour on May 16, 2026 at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Additional tour stops include London, Sao Paolo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Poster for ‘Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester.’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Emmy winner Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere) and Wicked‘s Ethan Slater are Elsbeth‘s latest celebrity guest stars on season three, episode 12. “All’s Hair,” directed by Mary Lou Belli, will air on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 10pm ET/PT.
“All’s Hair” Plot: When a celebrity wigmaker is murdered, Elsbeth must comb through a tangled mess of suspects—and some drag brunch mayhem—to clip a killer. Episode 12 was written by Erica Shelton Kodish and Wade Dooley.
Carrie Preston returns to star as the titular character. Wendell Pierce is also back as Captain C.W. Wagner for the series’ third season.
Emmy Award winner Carrie Preston returns as Elsbeth Tascioni, the cunning yet unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to track down New York’s most well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique intuitive insight. The critically acclaimed series enters its third season with fresh cases, new characters, and unexpected challenges for Elsbeth and the 11th Precinct, led by her boss, Captain C.W. Wagner (Pierce).
John Michael Higgins (Pitch Perfect, Spinal Tap II) guest stars on CBS’s Ghosts season five, episode 12, “The List.” Higgins is popping in as Paul, a representative from a prestigious list of small luxury hotels. Directed by Todd Biermann, episode 12 will air on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:30pm ET/PT.
“The List” Plot: Sam and Jay work to secure Woodstone B&B a coveted spot on a prestigious luxury hotel list, only to face unexpected chaos when a vengeful newly discovered bunker ghost disrupts a crucial visit. Meanwhile, Flower and Thor clash over who gets to call the shots in their relationship.
Season five stars Rose McIver as Sam, Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay, Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, and Richie Moriarty as 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 plays Flower.
Ghosts is a single-camera comedy about Samantha and Jay, a cheerful freelance journalist and 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 (Pinnock); a pompous 18th-century militiaman (Scott Jones); a ‘60s hippie fond of hallucinogens (Carrasco); an overly upbeat ‘80s scout troop leader (Moriarty); a cod-obsessed Viking explorer from 1009 (Chandler Long); a slick ‘90s finance bro (Grodman); a sarcastic and witty native from the 16th century (Zaragoza); and a society woman and wife of a 19th-century robber baron who is Sam’s ancestor (Wisocky), to name a few.
The opening of the B&B and Jay’s new restaurant are 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.
Fox officially renewed the medical dramedy Best Medicine for a second season. The new series starring Josh Charles earned a renewal ahead of its ninth episode, airing on March 3, 2026 and featuring original Doc Martin star Martin Clunes.
“Best Medicine quickly became a breakout for us this season, blending sharp humor with real heart,” stated Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. “Liz Tuccillo brings a distinctive creative voice to the series, and Josh Charles leads an exceptional cast that audiences have embraced. We, along with Propogate, are excited to build on that momentum in season two.”
Josh Charles stars as Dr. Martin Best, Abigail Spencer (Suits) is Louisa Gavin, Annie Potts (Young Sheldon) is Aunt Sarah, Josh Segarra (Sirens) plays Sheriff Mark Mylow, and Cree (Twinless) is Elaine Denton. Recurring season one guest stars include Didi Conn as councilwoman Geneva Potter, Clea Lewis as pharmacist Sally Mylow, Stephen Spinella as Greg Garrison, Jason Veasey as George Brady, Cindy De La Cruz as Jeannie, John DiMaggio as Bert Large, Carter Shimp as Al Large, and Wattson as Copernicus.
The series premiered in January 2026 and drew in 12.6 million viewers. Fox hasn’t announced a target premiere date for the 12-episode second season.
Liz Tuccillo serves as executive producer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Ben Silverman, Rodney Ferrell, Howard T. Owens, Mark Crowdy, and Philippa Braithwaite.
Fox’s official synopsis:
“The series centers on Dr. 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 with his Aunt Sarah. There, he encounters an eclectic group of townspeople, including schoolteacher Louisa Gavin, Sheriff Mark Mylow, and his assistant Elaine Denton.
Martin’s blunt, no-nonsense bedside manner quickly alienates the quirky locals, even though he is the only doctor they have. While he can expertly diagnose any medical mystery, he struggles with a debilitating new phobia and childhood trauma that make intimacy difficult. In a town defined by tenacity and heart, the very people Martin pushes away may ultimately be exactly what he needs.”
Freya Skye and Malachi Barton in ‘Zombies 4’ (Disney/Matt Klitscher)
Disney Channel and Disney+ have greenlit a fifth film in the popular Zombies franchise. Zombies 5 will bring back Malachi Barton and Freya Skye as Victor and Nova, and original franchise stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly will be involved as executive producers.
Disney Channel hasn’t confirmed a target premiere date for Zombies 5. The film franchise premiered in February 2018, Zombies 2 was released in February 2020, and Zombies 3 debuted in July 2022. Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires premiered in July 2025. Zombies 5 is expected to begin production this spring.
“Zombies has become a defining franchise for the current generation,” stated Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television. “With each movie, we intentionally push the story somewhere new. Introducing mermaids in Zombies 5 opens up a completely different dynamic while staying true to the music, characters, and themes of unity and acceptance that are at the heart of these films.”
In addition to Barton and Skye, Trevor Tordjman returns as Bucky, Swayam Bhatia as Vera, Julian Lerner as Ray, and Mekonnen Knife as Vargas. Emily Costtrici is new to the franchise and is set to play zombie Izzy, Zed’s zombie cousin and new transfer student.
Disney Channel offers this synopsis of the new franchise entry: “Following the events of Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, the newfound peace between the Daywalkers and Vampires is put to the test when a band of fierce mermaids arrives in Rayburn, making waves and casting a persuasive siren song to lure in new allies. Nova and Victor must unite their groups once more to discover what the mermaids are really after in order to protect the fragile harmony they worked so hard to build.”
The mermaids will be played by Diaana Babnicova as cool-girl Pearl, Taylor Oliver as bad-boy Fin, and Olive Mortimer as tech-wiz Sandy.
Paul Hoen returns to direct and executive produce the fifth film. Additional executive producers include Manheim, Donnelly, Jane Fleming, Mark Ordesky, Joseph Raso, and David Light. Dondraico Johnson is on board as a choreographer, and Tom Howe is writing the original score. Chris Hazzard, Michael Fontana, and Eydie Faye are the writers.
CBS’s Tracker season three, episode 10—part two of the midseason finale—picks up with Colter (Justin Hartley) injured and struggling to get out of his truck after being shot at. The truck landed upside down over a cliff, and Colter manages to get Keaton (Brent Sexton) out of the overturned truck. Colter grabs some moss and places it on Keaton’s gunshot wound before taking off to find help.
(The following is a recap of season three, episode 10, and there are spoilers.)
Colter makes his way to parked cars, breaks into one, and grabs a cellphone. He calls 9-1-1 and to get help for Keaton.
Detective Willa Simms (Jes Macallan) reports to Police Commissioner Ross Bogart (Sasha Roiz), informing him Colter’s the one who called for help. She believes the murdered accountant at the lake house is connected to Menassian’s killing but doesn’t understand how it all ties into Colter. Apparently, the FBI is leaning toward Colter being a suspect since he was at Menassian’s murder scene as well as the lake house.
Randy (Chris Lee) shows Reenie (Fiona Rene) a video of Bogart’s press conference naming Emile Lang and Colter as persons of interest. They’re suspected of being armed and dangerous. Neither Reenie nor Randy can reach Colter, and they realize something’s wrong.
Colter passed out next to the car after calling 9-1-1, and when he comes to, he immediately calls Reenie. He believes Lang ambushed him and Keaton, and he’s shocked to learn he’s currently being sought as a murder suspect. Colter’s also surprised to hear the accountant and his housekeeper were killed. The housekeeper was alive when he left, so Lang must have killed her.
Colter asks Randy to send the cops the video of Dobbs killing Menassian, but unfortunately Randy can’t. The video’s been wiped. Colter’s definitely being set up. Before getting off the phone, he warns Reenie not to call his brother.
Minutes later, the FBI arrives at Reenie’s office with a warrant to search for anything pertaining to Colter’s employment. Reenie accepts it but warns them she’ll be observing everything they do.
Billie (Sofia Pernas) picks up Colter since they need to keep his whereabouts hush-hush. They hole up in an Airbnb, and she takes care of his injuries while Colter grunts and nearly passes out. Billie’s able to remove a bullet and promises they’ll figure out who’s setting him up.
Colter thinks Lang’s tracking Cassie Lindstrom, so she must be related to the dead office at a nearby nightclub. Billie does a quick search and learns Cassie is the dead officer’s wife. Colter thinks they should check out the town she moved to after his murder.
Before they can leave, the cops pull up, and Colter decides he needs to go alone. He’ll head to Cassie’s while Billie deals with the police. Billie quickly packs a to-go bag with a burner phone and cash.
Colter barely makes it out before the cops barge in.
Randy manages to wipe his drive before the FBI grabs his laptop. Unfortunately, that means he doesn’t have a way of tracking Colter.
Colter makes his way around Cassie’s place, and it looks like she left suddenly. There’s moldy food sitting out and her laptop is open. He spots a trail of blood in the kitchen and follows it outside. The blood trail stops in the driveway, and he spots a security camera next door. He calls the office next to Reenie’s—basically his way of warning her not to use her office phone to call him. Randy has a burner stashed and Colter gives him info on the surveillance. Since Randy hit his dead man’s switch, he’s going to have to rebuild his system.
Randy borrows a laptop from a friend to look into the security camera and calls Colter. Colter looks through Cassie’s computer and realizes she’s been gone for five days—before any of the murders took place. Randy finds a neighbor’s security camera from five days ago and sees two men take Cassie away in a van. This was before Lang killed the farmer, Menassian, or Dobbs, and may have actually been what set the murderer in motion.
Randy sends Colter details about the van’s owner, a local construction company. Colter doesn’t believe the kidnappers are working with Lang. The kidnappers are trying to frame Colter, and Lang’s not trying to kill Cassie. There’s another player they haven’t identified yet.
Billie picks up Colter after making sure she’s not being tailed. They head to the construction company and find the van in the parking lot, door open and blood on the driver’s seat. Drag marks indicate someone was pulled through the yard and into the office. Inside, Colter finds one of the men who took Cassie. It looks like he was tortured before he was killed.
The dead man is a cop named Dominic Mendoza. Colter calls Randy and Randy discovers Mendoza and Dobbs worked on the same vice task force. Their target was Zahn Menassian. Also, Cassie’s husband was on the same task force before he was killed in the line of duty. Other officers on the task force included Henry Easton, Neil Barton, and Willa Simms.
Simms was the detective who showed up to look for Colter at the Airbnb, and Billie reminds Colter she said Simms gave her weird vibes. Randy notes Simms transferred out of the task force seven years ago. The task force must have been getting kickbacks from Menassian, and now they’re framing Colter. Lang seems to be wiping them out one by one, but it doesn’t make sense that he’d come after Colter and Keaton. Also, why would the cops kidnap Cassie and have Lang start killing people off all these years later? Colter wonders if the task force cops were the ones shooting at him, not Lang.
Billie finds a matchbook from Fireside Bar, so that’s their next stop. Billie goes in without Colter since his facial injuries would make him stand out. She spots a framed newspaper article and sees Lang in the photo, working at the bar and grill. The manager informs her that Lang is a line cook there, using an alias. The article was published two weeks ago, and someone must have recognized him. The dirty cops came there looking for him, setting off the whole chain of killings.
Billie’s forced to lead the cops on a chase away from Colter after they’re spotted in Firestone’s parking lot. Unfortunately, she doesn’t make it far before getting boxed in by Simms and half a dozen other cars. Simms sends out an alert that Colter’s on the run in the area.
Billie questions Simms on their ride to the station, accusing her of being part of a task force that was on the take and being paid by Menassian. When Billie brings up Cassie’s abduction, it’s obvious that Simms doesn’t know what she’s talking about.
Colter locates an unlocked car, hotwires it, and drives off. He calls Randy and tells him Lang was going by the name Benny Sheridan, and Randy doesn’t find any properties under that name. However, he does find a trailer currently parked in an RV park.
Task force member Henry Easton arrives home and discovers Lang (Mark Engelhardt) beat him there and has tied up his wife. Lang asks where Cassie is and Henry claims not to know. Lang informs Mrs. Easton that her husband and his friends kidnapped Cassie to get to him. When Henry asks him to leave his wife out of this, Lang refuses. After all, Mrs. Easton must have known about the kickbacks, given the beautiful house they live in.
Lang admits he killed Officer Jack Lindstrom, believing he double-crossed the boss. He subsequently found out Easton and the others lied. Lindstrom was innocent.
Henry only agrees to talk after Lang threatens to cut off his wife’s finger.
Colter breaks into Lang’s trailer and finds photos of Lang and Cassie. They’re definitely a couple. Colter also finds a box of files from the lake house that includes ledgers handwritten by the accountant. He’s shocked to read one name in particular.
Simms meets Commissioner Bogart late at night in a secluded area. She informs him she learned from Billie that the task force he created was taking kickbacks from Menassian. Bogart pretends to be innocent, but Simms reminds him that he removed her from the task force when she began to ask questions. Bogart warns her to be careful and then pulls his gun, shooting her multiple times in the chest.
Bogart returns to the station and Colter sneaks up on him, ordering the dirty cop to take him to Cassie. They drive to a warehouse and Colter has Bogart uncuff Cassie. Another cop enters, and Bogart yells for him to shoot Colter, but Colter is too quick and takes him out.
Bogart holds Cassie by the neck and threatens to break it. However, Lang also made it to the warehouse and shoots Bogart in the head. Lang puts down his gun and apologizes to Cassie for lying to her; she thinks he’s a line cook named Benny—not an ex-cop.
Reenie gets Billie cleared of any involvement and she visits Colter in Keaton’s hospital room. Keaton’s still not out of the woods but Billie thinks he’ll live. Colter thanks Billie for all her help, admitting he couldn’t have done it without her. Episode 10 ends with Billie agreeing to grab a beer with Colter.
