Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 isn’t settling for regular weirdo minions. Instead, the strange little yellow dudes are getting pumped up with a super-serum that transforms them into Mega Minions.
Steve Carell returns to the franchise as Gru, Kristen Wiig’s back as Lucy, and Miranda Cosgrove returns as Margo. Dana Gaier voices Edith, Madison Polan is Agnes, Steve Coogan is Silas Ramsbottom, and Pierre Coffin handles the voices of the minions. Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara join the fun as Maxime Le Mal and Valentina. Joey King (Bullet Train), Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live) also voice new characters.
The animated action-comedy is directed by two-time Oscar nominee Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets) from a screenplay by Emmy winner Mike White (White Lotus) and Ken Daurio. Daurio’s written every Despicable Me film.
“Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru and Lucy and their girls — Margo, Edith, and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad,” reads Illumination’s synopsis. “Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.”
Illumination’s CEO and founder Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman produce, with Patrick Delage co-directing.
Despicable Me 4 opens in theaters on July 3, 2024.
CBS’s summer 2024 lineup includes the network premiere of Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King and the 26th season of Big Brother. The network’s also introducing The Real CSI: Miami, a true crime series from Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony Zuiker, and team behind the CSI franchise.
The summer lineup begins with the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards airing on June 7th. The 77th Annual Tony Awards hosted by Ariana DeBose airs live on June 16th. And Let’s Make a Deal Primetime hosted by Wayne Brady returns on August 7th, with Cedric the Entertainer hosting the summer special Greatest @Home Videos: Father’s Day Edition airing on June 14th.
CBS SUMMER 2024 PREMIERE SCHEDULE
Sunday (ET/PT)
8:00-11:00 PM, LIVE ET/5:00-8:00 PM, LIVE PT – THE 77TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS (June 16)
8:00-9:00 PM – TULSA KING (starting July 14)
9:00-10:00 PM – BIG BROTHER (starting July 21)
Wednesday (ET/PT)
8:00-9:00 PM – LET’S MAKE A DEAL PRIMETIME (starting Aug. 7)
9:00-10:00 PM – BIG BROTHER (starting July 17)
10:00-11:00 PM – THE REAL CSI: MIAMI (starting June 26)
Thursday (ET/PT)
9:00-10:00 PM – BIG BROTHER (starting July 18)
Sunday, July 14 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) – The hit Paramount+ original series Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone), just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a “crew” from a group of unlikely characters to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet.
Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) – In a special two-night premiere, Big Brother kicks off its 26th season as a group of all-new Houseguests moves into the Big Brother House. Expect the unexpected this summer with a season full of twists and turns. Following its special two-night premiere, the series will air Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM, LIVE ET/ delayed PT), featuring the live evictions.
Wednesday, June 26 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) – Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony Zuiker, and the minds behind the CSI scripted television franchise bring viewers a new true-crime series in The Real CSI: Miami. Each episode features gripping real-life crime cases and the cutting-edge forensic science used to solve them. The Real CSI: Miami highlights that at the heart of every story there’s a victim and a family seeking justice.
Wednesday, Aug. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) – Let’s Make a Deal Primetime returns with original episodes including “Ultimate Zonk Redemption,” where former contestants who were “zonked” return to vindicate their losses; and “Otter Chaos,” where for the first time, the “Big Deal” includes every car featured in the episode.
Berto Colon reprises his role as conman Randall Grayle on CBS’s The Equalizer season four episode nine. Directed by Millicent Shelton from a script by Vanessa K. Herron and Onalee Hunter Hughes, episode nine – “The Big Take” – airs on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall, Tory Kittles stars as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg is Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira is Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes plays Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint plays Viola “Vi” Marsette.
“The Big Take” Plot – When a conman (Colon) from Dante’s past attacks a prison transport, McCall and the team race to take him down. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee’s girls’ trip is suddenly derailed when they find a woman squatting in their home. Harry risks his relationship with Mel when Fisk pulls him deeper into his secret mission.
The Equalizer Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
The Equalizer is a reimagining of the classic series starring Academy Award nominee and multi-hyphenate Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall presents to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is The Equalizer – an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who’s also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.
Robyn’s clandestine work and her personal life collide when her smart and observant daughter, Delilah, and her aunt Vi, who lives with Robyn to help her balance life as a working mother, discover her secret career as a vigilante. While Robyn contends with uncertainty at home, she is joined in her pursuit of justice by Melody “Mel” Bayani, an edgy bar owner and sniper from Robyn’s past; and Harry Keshegian, a paranoid and brilliant white-hat hacker.
As Robyn aids the oppressed and exploited, she sometimes works with Marcus Dante, an NYPD detective who once sought to uncover her identity, but now respects the need for Robyn’s type of justice even as he often questions her methods.
The much-anticipated second season of Netflix’s Wednesday is officially in production in Ireland. Thing delivered scripts to the cast in the streamer’s start of production teaser video, which revealed episode one is titled “Here We Woe Again.” Netflix’s announcement also confirmed new season two regulars and guest stars.
Jenna Ortega returns to lead the cast in the titular role. Emma Myers plays Enid Sinclair, Joy Sunday is Bianca Barclay, Hunter Doohan is Tyler Galpin, Moosa Mostafa is Eugene Ottinger, and Georgie Farmer plays Ajax Petropolus. Season one’s Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as Deputy Santiago have been upped to series regulars for season two.
Newcomers to the weird world of Wednesday include series regulars Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Billie Piper (Scoop), Evie Templeton (Return to Silent Hill), Owen Painter (Tiny Beautiful Things), and Noah Taylor (Law & Order: Organized Crime). Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Joanna Lumley (Fool Me Once), Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Frances O’Connor (The Missing), Haley Joel Osment (The Kominsky Method), Heather Matarazzo (Scream), and Joonas Suotamo guest star.
“We are thrilled that the entire Addams family will be enrolling in Nevermore Academy this season along with a dream cast of icons and new faces,” stated Wednesday series creators/writers/showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar.
Executive producer Tim Burton, Paco Cabezas, and Angela Robinson are attached as season two directors. Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Tommy Harper, Karen Richards, Kayla Alpert, Jonathan Glickman, Gail Berman, and Meredith Averill executive produce. Series star Jenna Ortega is a producer on the show’s second season.
The eight-episode first season premiered on November 23, 2022. Netflix hasn’t announced the season two premiere date.
The History Channel’s unscripted survival series Alone will kick off season 11 on June 13, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT. New episodes of the 12-episode season will air on Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT and will feature 10 survivalists attempting to outlast the competition in the wild.
This season’s survivalists will be on their own in Inuvik, Canada, in the Arctic Circle, Alone‘s northernmost location.
“Equipped with only ten basic survival tools, the participants face bone-chilling cold, icy landscapes, and intimidating predators including bears, wolves, and moose. Participants must forage for their own food, build shelter, and overcome both physical and mental obstacles while self-recording their journey for a chance to be the last person standing and win the coveted $500,000 cash prize. With no teams, no camera crews, and no gimmicks, Alone displays the grit of human endurance and is the ultimate test of human will,” reads History’s synopsis. “This season of Alone delivers monumental ingenuity and series ‘firsts’ including remarkable game harvests, clever inventions, painful medical mishaps, and nerve-wracking animal encounters. It also marks one of the longest-running seasons in series history. The survivalists push their skills to the limit, and sometimes beyond, in a fight to endure longer than all others.
The 10 survivalists competing on ‘Alone’ season 11 (Photo Credit: The History Channel)
Leftfield Pictures’ Shawn Witt, Ryan Pender, and Rafael Monseratte executive produce along with The History Channel’s Zachary G. Behr. Leftfield Pictures produces.
Jennifer Connelly in ‘Snowpiercer’ season 4 (Photo Credit: AMC Networks)
AMC Networks has confirmed Snowpiercer season four will be the series’ final season. Season four is set to premiere on July 21, 2024 on AMC and AMC+, with new episodes airing on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT.
The first five photos from season four accompanied the premiere date announcement.
“We can’t wait to share the final season of this thrill ride of a series with this vibrant fan community and new viewers starting July 21 on AMC and AMC+, with plenty of time built in to catch up on previous seasons on a variety of on demand platforms and AMC+ before then,” said Courtney Thomasma, Executive Vice President of Streaming for AMC Networks. “Snowpiercer is an entertaining drama with a great cast and seeing how the ride ends will be a highlight of summer viewing worthy of a 1001-car train.”
The final season’s cast is led by Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly and GRAMMY and Tony Award-winner Daveed Diggs. Returning cast members include Sean Bean, Rowan Blanchard, Emmy nominee Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Tony Award-winner Lena Hall, Sam Otto, Chelsea Harris, Mike O’Malley, Roberto Urbina, and Sheila Vand. Newcomers for season four include Clark Gregg and Tony Award-winner Michael Aronov.
Daveed Diggs in season 4 (Photo credit: AMC Networks)
“Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice, and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation based on the graphic novel series by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, and the film from Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho,” reads AMC Networks’ synopsis. “The action-packed finale of season three left a split of the train with Melanie Cavill (Connelly) leading the Eternal Engine and those passengers who chose to stay aboard Snowpiercer for relative safety, and Andre Layton (Diggs) leading the others on Big Alice who chose to adventure to the unknown, outside world of New Eden.”
Paul Zbyszewski, Christoph Schrewe, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Alissa Bachner, Matthew O’Connor, Ben Rosenblatt, and Scott Derrickson executive produce. Additional executive producers include Bong Joon Ho, Miky Lee, Jinnie Choi, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun, and Dooho Choi. The show is produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partner) along with CJ Entertainment.
The first two seasons will be available to stream on AMC+ on June 1, 2024. Season three streams beginning June 8th.
Daveed Diggs in season 4 (Photo credit: AMC Networks)Alison Wright in season 4 (Photo credit: AMC Networks)Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly in season 4 (Photo credit: AMC Networks)
With just two new episodes left in the first half of the final season, CBS’s Blue Bloods season 14 episode nine welcomes back Will Hochman as Joe Hill. Directed by Doug Aarniokoski from a script by Jack Ciapciak, episode nine – “Two of a Kind” – will air on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.
Tom Selleck returns to lead the final season’s cast as Frank Reagan. Donnie Wahlberg stars as Danny Reagan, Bridget Moynahan plays Erin Reagan, Will Estes is Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Marisa Ramirez plays Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray stars as Eddie Janko.
“Two of a Kind” Plot: Danny gets involved when Sean becomes the latest victim in a series of robberies on Sean’s college campus. Also, Erin grows suspicious of an overworked attorney who she believes isn’t acting in his client’s best interest. Eddie and her partner, Badillo, investigate an apartment burglary in which the tenants suspect their landlord. And Frank is livid when he learns Jamie and his grandson, Joe Hill (Hochman), were in a physical altercation in public.
Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner, and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as chief.
A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man, and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner Detective Maria Baez. Erin, the middle daughter, is a New York assistant D.A. who serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate, and the family’s golden boy. Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop. He’s found a friend and ally in his wife, Eddie, who keeps him on his toes and has very different reasons than the Reagans for joining the police force.
Series star Jay Harrington steps behind the camera to direct CBS’s SWAT season seven episode 12. The season’s – but not the series’ – penultimate episode will air on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Shemar Moore leads the cast as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Jay Harrington stars as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim is Victor Tan, Rochelle Aytes is Nichelle Carmichael, Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell, and Patrick St. Esprit is Robert ‘Bob’ Hicks. Kenny Johnson recurs as Dominique Luca and Alex Russell recurs as Jim Street.
“Allegiance” Plot: When a crew of violent eco-terrorists abducts the teenage son of an energy company executive, SWAT must untangle the kidnappers’ twisted motives before carrying out a high-stakes rescue mission. Meanwhile, Hondo’s involvement in a shooting draws outrage from the very community he’s dedicated his career to protecting. And, as Deacon is called on to help with the escalating crisis, he’s forced to confront nagging doubts about his retirement.
Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson and Director Jay Harrington on the set of ‘SWAT’ season 7 episode 12 (Photo credit: Michael Yarish / 2024 CBS Entertainment Inc)
SWAT Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:
Inspired by the television series and the feature film, S.W.A.T. stars Shemar Moore as a former Marine and locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds.
Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in season 7 episode 12 (Photo credit: Michael Yarish / 2024 CBS Entertainment Inc)Niko Pepaj as Miguel Alfaro, Anna Enger Ritch as Zoe Powell, and Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in season 7 episode 12 (Photo credit: Michael Yarish / 2024 CBS Entertainment Inc.)Director Jay Harrington on the set of season 7 episode 12 (Photo credit: Michael Yarish / 2024 CBS Entertainment Inc)Niko Pepaj as Miguel Alfaro, Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, and David Lim as Victor Tan in season 7 episode 12 (Photo credit: Michael Yarish / 2024 CBS Entertainment Inc)
The promo teases that 55,000 people are in danger as a fire rages out of control on CBS’s Fire Country season two episode nine. The season’s penultimate episode is directed by Sarah Wayne Callies from a script by Anupam Nigam. “No Future, No Consequences” airs on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 9pm ET/PT.
Max Thieriot leads the cast as Bode, Billy Burke plays Vince, Kevin Alejandro is Manny, and Diane Farr is Sharon. Stephanie Arcila stars as Gabriela, Jordan Calloway is Jake, and Jules Latimer plays Eve.
“No Future, No Consequences” Plot: Station 42 and Three Rock battle a dangerous campaign fire where our heroes struggle with difficult decisions.
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. It’s a high-risk, high-reward assignment, and the heat is turned up when Bode is assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden all-American son until his troubles began.
Five years ago, Bode burned down everything in his life, leaving town with a big secret. Now he’s back, with the rap sheet of a criminal and the audacity to believe in a chance for redemption with Cal Fire.
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler and Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in the ‘Young Sheldon’ series finale (Photo Credit: Bill Inoshita / 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc)
CBS has a special treat planned for the season/series finale of Young Sheldon. The network just released the first photos of Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, confirming they’re reuniting to reprise their The Big Bang Theory characters to help send off the prequel.
The Young Sheldon series finale will mark the first time Parsons and Bialik have appeared together on screen as Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler since The Big Bang Theory ended in 2019. Parsons has remained involved in the franchise, narrating the prequel and executive producing. Bialik returned for a voiceover for two episodes: season four’s premiere and season five episode 16.
“Young Sheldon centers on Sheldon Cooper, a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science, which isn’t always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat naïve Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “For 12 years on The Big Bang Theory, audiences came to know the iconic, eccentric, and extraordinary Sheldon Cooper. This single-camera, half-hour comedy takes viewers through his childhood, as he embarks on his innocent, awkward, and hopeful journey toward the man he will become.”
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler and Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in the series finale (Photo Credit: Bill Inoshita / 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
The series stars Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Annie Potts, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Emily Osment. Osment and Jordan will continue on with their characters in a spinoff. Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro created the series and serve as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Parsons, Steve Holland, Nick Bakay, and Todd Spiewak.
Young Sheldon‘s finale with guest stars Parsons and Bialik will air on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in the series finale (Photo Credit: Bill Inoshita / 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc)
