Kristen Wiig in Apple TV+’s ‘Palm Royale’ season 1
Apple TV+ didn’t leave Palm Royale fans waiting long, announcing a season two renewal just one month after the season one finale. The first season ended with the arrival of the much-ballyhooed Beach Ball and Robert being shot by mistake. The announcement of a second season means fans will get to find out if Robert survives.
“We are so thrilled to hear about season two,” said executive producer Laura Dern. “Jayme and I (with Jaywalker Pictures) have been dreaming up this project for so long in hopes that audiences would have delicious fun with the radical ride that is the world of Palm Royale. We all can’t wait to get started!”
Emmy nominee Kristen Wiig stars as Maxine Simmons, Laura Dern plays Linda Shaw, Allison Janney is Evelyn Rollins, Ricky Martin is Robert, and Josh Lucas is Douglas Dellacorte Simmons. Leslie Bibb plays Dinah Donahue, Amber Chardae Robinson is Virginia, Mindy Cohn is Ann Holiday, Julia Duffy is Mary Jones Davidsoul, and Kaia Gerber is Mitzi. Bruce Dern guest stars as Skeet and Carol Burnett steals every scene as Norma Dellacorte.
“Palm Royale has delighted global audiences and we are thrilled that viewers will have the opportunity to spend more time with this highly entertaining, iconic cast, from Kristen Wiig to the incomparable Carol Burnett,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “We can’t wait for everyone to experience the next brilliantly witty chapter in the lives of the Palm Beach high society set that Abe Sylvia, Kristen, Laura Dern, and this incredible team behind the show have brought so vibrantly to life.”
Carol Burnett in ‘Palm Royale’ season 1 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
The critically acclaimed comedy was created by Abe Sylvia who serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Kristen Wiig, Jayme Lemons, Katie O’Connell Marsh, Tate Taylor, John Norris, Sharr White, Sheri Holman, and Boat Rocker.
“Set in high society Palm Beach in the powder keg year of 1969, Palm Royale is a true underdog story that follows Maxine Simmons (Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis. “As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, Palm Royale asks the same question that still baffles us today: ‘How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has? Palm Royale is a testament to every outsider fighting for their chance to truly belong.”
Season one premiered on March 20, 2024. Apple TV+ hasn’t announced a target date for season two.
Chef René Redzepi in ‘Omnivore’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s documentary series Omnivore explores the world of food and how key ingredients actually connect us all. Created by world-renowned Chef René Redzepi, co-owner of Noma, the docuseries premieres on the streaming service on Friday, July 19, 2024.
“Each episode of Omnivore celebrates the cultivation, transformation, and consumption of eight of the world’s most essential ingredients, including banana, chile, coffee, corn, pork, rice, salt, and tuna, revealing how they serve as the cornerstones of global cultural heritage. Redzepi and Emmy Award-winning executive producer Matt Goulding (Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown) guide audiences on a globe-spanning odyssey, unveiling intricate stories behind these ingredients that have shaped societies, cultures, beliefs, and the course of human history. The series takes viewers to destinations around the world, including Denmark, Serbia, Thailand, Spain, Japan, Djibouti, Peru, South Korea, France, Colombia, India, Bali, Rwanda, and Mexico, as well as locations throughout the United States,” reads Apple TV+’s synopsis.
“In each episode, Redzepi and the series contributors offer an intimate exploration of culinary traditions, showcasing local efforts to honor, conserve, and protect the Earth’s offerings.
Additional executive producers include Chris Rice, Ben Liebmann, Michael Antinoro, Max Wagner, Collin Orcutt, and Mateo Willis. The docuseries was developed for television by Emmy winner Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective) and produced by FIFTH SEASON and Film45.
“Omnivore is a decade-long dream finally brought to life, and I couldn’t be prouder of this extraordinary team. This show is a testament to what makes food truly remarkable—the ingredients, the people, the stories, the sheer magic of cooking. Omnivore isn’t just a food show; it’s a journey into the soul of food culture and its vibrant community,” explained Redzepi in a press statement. “Through the lens of eight unique ingredients, we traverse our delicious planet and meet the diverse people who inhabit it. We’ve trekked across five continents, unearthing countless stories along the way. This journey has reinforced one undeniable truth: food is everything. You can tell any story worth telling through what we cook and how we eat. Because food is never just food; it’s a window into our lives, our history, and our world.”
The casts of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and Hell’s Kitchen have committed to perform during the 77th Annual Tony Awards. This year’s show will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 16th beginning at 5pm PT/8pm ET.
Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) returns as host of the Tonys to be held at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The 2024 awards show marks DeBose’s third consecutive year handling the hosting gig.
Tony Awards 2024 Performers:
– Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club with nominees Gayle Rankin and Eddie Redmayne;
– Hell’s Kitchen featuring the music of producer Alicia Keys, with nominees Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis, and Maleah Joi Moon;
– Illinoise featuring the music of Sufjan Stevens, directed and choreographed by Justin Peck;
– Merrily We Roll Along, a Stephen Sondheim classic with nominees Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, and Daniel Radcliffe;
– Suffs, a new musical whose producers include Hillary Clinton, with nominees Nikki M. James and Shaina Taub;
– The Outsiders, based on the book and the film, whose producers include Angelina Jolie, with nominees Joshua Boone, Brody Grant, and Sky Lakota-Lynch;
– The Who’s Tommy featuring music of Pete Townshend and The Who;
– Water for Elephants, based on the bestselling book and film, featuring Grant Gustin and the astonishing acrobatic cast.
Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss serve as showrunners and executive produce for White Cherry Entertainment. Weiss is also this year’s director, and Jack Sussman is on board as an executive producer.
Anthony Mackie addresses his fear of sharks during National Geographic’s annual shark extravaganza, Sharkfest. Mackie (Twisted Metal, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) is host of this year’s Shark Beach special, Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast, kicking off Sharkfest on June 30, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT.
Shark vs. Ross Edgley follows Shark Beach at 10pm and features shark advocate and world-class swimmer Edgley examining four formidable sharks. This year’s shark-centric programming also includes Baby Sharks in the City, Shark Attack 360, Attack of the Red Sea Shark, Sharks Gone Viral, and Supersized Sharks.
2024’s Sharkfest includes 26 hours of shark programming. The lineup will air/stream on Nat Geo, Disney+, Hulu, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo Mundo, and ESPN2.
(Photo Credit: National Geographic)
SHARKFEST 2024 PROGRAMMMING:
SHARK BEACH WITH ANTHONY MACKIE: GULF COAST (Produced by Nutopia)
National Geographic – Premieres June 30 at 9/8c
Nat Geo WILD – August 2 at 9/8c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1 Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast follows Mackie in his hometown of New Orleans, where he grew up boating and fishing, and still fishes its waters to this day. In this hour-long special, Mackie investigates a fishing phenomenon called depredation, in which a shark preys upon a fisherman’s catch and consumes it before it can be retrieved. Across the globe, more and more fishermen are encountering this competition for food, bringing humans and sharks in closer proximity than ever before. After an increase in shark sightings in his hometown, Mackie sets out to learn more about these cases from the local Louisiana fishing communities affected as well as specialist scientists. He discovers how these human-shark encounters may be pointing to larger environmental issues on the shores of Louisiana and through the Gulf of Mexico.
SHARK VS. ROSS EDGLEY (Produced by Big Wave Productions)
National Geographic – Premieres June 30 at 10/9c
Nat Geo WILD – August 3 at 9/8c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1
Ultra-athlete and shark advocate Ross Edgley goes head-to-head against four of the ocean’s most formidable sharks. He’s won the world record for the world’s longest assisted stage sea swim of nearly 1,800 miles but now Ross is pushing himself even further and testing his speed, strength, endurance, and digestive system. In four jaw-dropping shark challenges, Ross attempts a G-force turn like a hammerhead, a polaris jump out the water like a white shark, to out swim the mako — the world’s fastest shark — and finally, he tries to feast like a tiger shark.
SHARKS GONE VIRAL (Produced by Painless Television)
National Geographic – Premieres July 1 at 9/8c
Nat Geo WILD – July 30 at 8/7c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1
It’s a social media feed frenzy as comedians Helen Hong, Keon Polee and the Sklar Brothers deep dive into the internet’s wildest shark videos — from lightning-fast shark attacks to sharks living on a golf course — while a panel of experts explore the science behind social media’s most influential fish.
SUPERSIZED SHARKS (Produced by Big Wave Productions)
National Geographic – Premieres July 1 at 10/9c
Nat Geo WILD – July 31 at 9/8c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1
Norfolk Island, 800 miles off the coast of Australia, is home to some of the largest tiger sharks in the world. As strange as it sounds, some think this small island in the middle of the South Pacific has become like a drive-thru burger joint for tiger sharks to gorge on meat. For the first time, scientists are diving in to answer why there are so many huge tigers there. Shark biologists Lauren Meyers, Charlie Huveneers, and Adam Barnett lure the giants to their boat to investigate and make a surprising discovery.
BABY SHARKS IN THE CITY (Produced by Passion Planet)
National Geographic – Premieres July 2 at 8/7c
Nat Geo WILD – July 29 at 8p/7c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1
Shark biologists have discovered a nursery of Atlantic great whites right off the coast of New York City! Watch as they deploy a state-of-the-art camera tag to reveal the secret life of the baby great white for the first time in these Atlantic waters, and study how climate change may impact the future of this shark population.
SHARK ATTACK 360 (Eight-episode series; Produced by Arrow Media)
National Geographic – Premieres July 2 at 10/9c
Nat Geo WILD – August 1 at 5/4c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1
Dive into the world of shark bites and investigate why they happen. An international team of experts hunts for clues, using evidence and personal accounts to unravel the mysteries behind shark behavior. Cutting-edge VFX technology is used in the 360-shark lab to analyze data and understand, in forensic detail, the reasons behind shark attacks.
ATTACK OF THE RED SEA SHARKS (Produced by Windfall Films)
National Geographic – Premieres July 7 at 10/9c
Disney+ and Hulu – July 1 Attack of the Red Sea Sharks investigates why sharks killed three people in less than a year in the coastal waters of Red Sea resorts. Multiple witnesses captured the gruesome attacks, with the videos quickly going viral, sparking confusion and hysteria. Are these attacks part of a growing trend that is becoming more common worldwide? A team of scientists launches a global pursuit to answer that question and find ways to prevent future attacks.
Suzanne Collins’ upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping novel will be the latest entry in the bestselling franchise to be adapted for the screen. Lionsgate announced they’re returning to the world of Panem, and confirmed Francis Lawrence (director of every Hunger Games film since Catching Fire) is in talks to direct.
“The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis.
Collins’ novel that serves as source material will be released on March 18, 2025 in print, digital, and audio formats.
“Suzanne Collins is a master storyteller and our creative north star,” said Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We couldn’t be more fortunate than to be guided and trusted by a collaborator whose talent and imagination are so consistently brilliant. We know Hunger Games fans worldwide will be spellbound by where Suzanne has focused this next extraordinary story. The Second Quarter Quell is legendary and looms large over the history of the Games, even into the time of Katniss Everdeen a quarter-century later. Like fans around the globe, we are eagerly anticipating this exciting return to Panem.”
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson return as producers under their Color Force banner. Lionsgate has officially set a November 20, 2026 theatrical release date.
“From the beginning, Lionsgate has been a wonderful home and partner for the Hunger Games franchise, and I’m very excited to be collaborating with Adam and the team as we bring this next story to theaters in 2026,” said author Suzanne Collins.
The original film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth opened in theaters in March 2012. After grossing $408,000+, it was followed by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in November 2013. The second film grossed $424,000+ before exiting theaters. Film number three, The Mocking Jay – Part 1, arrived in November 2014, grossing $337,000+. The Mocking Jay – Part 2 concluded the original film series, opening in November 2015.
Lionsgate revived the franchise and in October 2023 the studio released a prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth, the prequel did a decent job at the box office, ringing up $337,000+ worldwide during its theatrical run.
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon in ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Emmanuel Guimier/AMC)
AMC’s set a September 29, 2024 premiere date for season two of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. New episodes of the six-episode season will air on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast is led by Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride as Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier. Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laika Blanc Francard, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi, and Eriq Ebouaney also star.
“The new season picks up where The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon left off, following fan-favorite characters Daryl Dixon (Reedus) and Carol Peletier (McBride). They both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest. Additionally, Genet (Charrier)’s movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.
David Zabel serves as showrunner and executive produces. Addtional executive producers include Reedus, McBride, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival, Jason Richman, and Steve Squillante.
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier in season 2 (Photo Credit: Emmanuel Guimier/AMC)
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 1 Description:
“Daryl (Reedus) washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.”
The fourth and final season of Paramount+’s Evil continues with episode three which finds the team up to their necks in a possible possessed pig problem. Directed by Yap Fong Yee from a script by Dewayne Darian Jones, episode three – “How to Slaughter a Pig” – streams on Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Season four stars Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard, Mike Colter as David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir, Michael Emerson as Leland Townsend, and Christine Lahti as Sheryl. Andrea Martin stars as Sister Andrea, Kurt Fuller is Dr. Boggs, Brooklyn Shuck is Lynn Bouchard, Skylar Gray is Lila Bouchard, Maddy Crocco is Lexis Bouchard, and Dalya Knapp plays Laura Bouchard.
“How to Slaughter a Pig” Plot: Potentially demonic pork products lead Kristen, David, and Ben to a pig farm to investigate. David increases his remote viewing skills and Leslie, the surrogate carrying Kristen’s child, comes to her for help.
Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard and Mike Colter as David Acosta in ‘Evil’ season 4 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)
The Evil Plot, Courtesy of Paramount+
In the new season of Evil, Kristen, David and Ben continue to assess cases that involve wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches and an evil relic. Throughout, Leland attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service to “remote view” a paranormal ability to see the unseen in order to detect evil. Ben is hit by an ion beam, causing him to see visions of a taunting jinn until he discovers an unusual solution to banish it.
Finally, all three realize they only have a few weeks left to assess cases because the parish has decided to disband the team due to a lack of funds. This culminates in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up Evil in the modern world.
Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir and Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard in season 4 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard and Mike Colter as David Acosta in season 4 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)Mike Colter as David Acosta and Chukwudi Iwuji as Father Dominic in season 4 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)Molly Brown as Leslie and Christine Lahti as Sheryl Luria appearing in ‘Evil’ season 4 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)Mike Colter as David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir and Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard in season 4 episode 3 (Photo Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/Paramount+)
Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Drax and Mantis – Dave Bautista and Pom Klementieff – reunite for Lionsgate’s The Killer’s Game. The official trailer for the action comedy shows Bautista, a paid assassin, hiring Klementieff to kill him after learning he’s going to die soon anyway.
In addition to Bautista and Klementieff, the action thriller stars Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins, and Ben Kingsley. Rand Ravich and James Coyne adapted Jay R. Bonansinga’s 1997 novel and JJ Perry (Day Shift) directs.
“In the new action-comedy The Killer’s Game, when top hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis. “But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend (Sofia Boutella), he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it’s too late.”
Andrew Lazar, Steve Richards, and Kia Jam serve as producers. Jonathan Meisner, Dave Bautista, Chris Milburn, Thane Watkins, Peter E. Strauss, Scott Lambert, Dean Altit, and Adam Fields executive produce.
Lionsgate’s set a September 13, 2024 theatrical release.
Dave Bautista and Sofia Boutella in ‘The Killer’s Game’ (Photo Courtesy of Lionsgate)
Trailer two for A24’s MaXXXine opens with filming underway on The Puritan II, and Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) meeting the film’s star Molly Bennett (Lily Collins). From there, the pace picks up as Maxine’s warned to get out of Hollywood and threatened that her secrets will be exposed. How does she react? By becoming America’s new Scream Queen.
The final chapter in writer/director Ti West’sX trilogy also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon.
“In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break,” reads A24’s synopsis. “But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”
X was released on March 18, 2022 followed by Pearl on September 16, 2022. MaXXXine will open in theaters on July 5, 2024. Prior to the premiere, X will host a special one-night-only fan event in theaters on June 18, 2024.
Peacock’s The Traitors host Alan Cumming promises season three will be the most treacherous season yet. One glance at the contestants list confirms Cumming could be correct.
Season three will feature 21 reality show stars and assorted other celebrities including Survivor, Big Brother, The Real Housewives, and RuPaul’s Drag Race standouts. Even Zac Efron’s brother Dylan, producer of Zac’s Down to Earth series, is getting in on the cutthroat competition.
The Traitors Season 3 Contestants
· Bob Harper (The Biggest Loser)
· Bob The Drag Queen (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
· Britney Haynes (Big Brother)
· Carolyn Wiger (Survivor)
· Chanel Ayan (The Real Housewives of Dubai)
· Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset)
· Ciara Miller (Summer House)
· Danielle Reyes (Big Brother)
· Dolores Catania (The Real Housewives of New Jersey)
· Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City)
‘The Traitors’ host Alan Cumming (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/PEACOCK)
“The Emmy award-winning series, The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. The entertainment industry’s most competitive reality stars and famous faces play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle set deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If the Faithful contestants banish all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund, but if a Traitor or Traitors makes it to the end, they will steal all the money.”
Executive producers of the one-hour unscripted series include Stephen Lambert, Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Tim Harcourt, and Jack Burgess. The Traitors is produced by Studio Lambert, with host Alan Cumming serving as a producer.
