The clicking of heels and Madonna’s “Vogue” lead up to the reunion of Miranda and Andy The Devil Wears Prada fans have been waiting a decade to witness. 20th Century Studios’ first teaser for The Devil Wears Prada 2 only includes five words, but that’s enough to slip us right back into their world of high fashion.
Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep returns as Miranda Priestly and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway reprises her role as Andy Sachs. Oscar nominees Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci also return for the long-awaited sequel, back as Emily and Nigel. Tracie Thoms is back as Lily and Tibor Feldman returns as Irv.
Newcomers to the sequel include Kenneth Branagh, Simone Ashley, Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, and Patrick Brammall. Caleb Hearon, Helen J. Shen, Pauline Chalamet, B.J. Novak, and Conrad Ricamora also join the sequel.
20th Century Studios hasn’t released much in the way of a synopsis, other than offering, “Almost twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel—Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci return to the fashionable streets of New York City and the sleek offices of Runway Magazine in the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2006 phenomenon that defined a generation.”
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens in theaters on May 1, 2026.
The original movie’s director, David Frankel, and screenwriter, Aline Brosh McKenna, return, with Wendy Finerman serving as producer. Executive producers include McKenna, Michael Bederman, and Karen Rosenfelt.
Fire Country‘s Kevin Alejandro guest stars on CBS’s Sheriff Country episode five, “Expecting Trouble.” Directed by Ed Ornelas, episode five will air on Friday, November 14, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.
Morena Baccarin leads the cast as Mickey Fox, Matt Lauria plays Nathan Boone, W. Earl Brown is Wes Fox, Michele Weaver plays Cassidy Campbell, and Christopher Gorham stars as Travis Fraley. Executive producers include Fire Country star Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, Matt Lopez, Jerry Bruckheimer, and KristieAnne Reed.
“Expecting Trouble” Plot: A high-stakes transport mission puts Sheriff Mickey Fox and Deputy Boone on edge as they race against time to protect a vulnerable witness.
Morena Baccarin stars as straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (Diane Farr of Fire Country). She investigates criminal activity while she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater, contending with her ex-con father, Wes (W. Earl Brown), who is an off-the-grid marijuana grower, and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
So far this year, movie fans are two-for-two on Stephen King adaptations. Both Oz Perkins’ The Monkey and Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk were both pretty good. But Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver) has more of an uphill climb, as his adaptation is both of a King story and a classic camp film. Wright is taking his shot at The Running Man.
Set in a near-futuristic (or maybe alternate) timeline, The Running Man is about a down-on-his-luck man named Ben Richards (Glen Powell from Twisters) who, desperate to help his family, goes to a cattle-call tryout for network game shows. The only show for which he is selected is also the one with the biggest payout – The Running Man.
The show challenges contestants to outrun and outsmart a group of hunters for 30 days, with the reward being a billion dollars (or New-Dollars, as they are called in this reality). If the hunters win, the runner dies. It doesn’t take long for Ben to realize that the show is rigged against him. The hunt takes place out in public, and citizens are offered rewards for tips that lead to the runner. So, basically, it’s the runner against the world. And network executive Dan Killian (Josh Brolin from Weapons) and host Bobby Thompson (Sing Sing’s Colman Domingo) are all in on their Most Dangerous Game.
Edgar Wright takes a different approach than the original with his imagining of The Running Man. He actually sticks much closer to King’s novel than its 1987 counterpart did, and therefore, Wright’s movie is more grounded in reality. There are no laser guns or spaceships. Hunters and runners use guns and grenades to fight and defend, but this just makes it more of a shoot-em-up action flick than a science fiction film. Although, it’s still plenty dystopian.
The world in which The Running Man exists is bleak and depressing, which goes with the entertainment angle of the different game shows in the universe. The public wants to be entertained to forget about their miserable existence, and The Running Man is the perfect gladiator-esque escape. They can either root for the underdog to escape (which no one ever does) or cheer for the hunters to end the game. But either way they go, the spectacle is the most important part.
One of the most fun things about the original The Running Man was the colorful characters, and unfortunately, there’s hardly any of that here. While Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 Ben battled hunters who wore ice skates and sang opera, Glen Powell’s most enigmatic foe looks like an ICE Agent (complete with the full-face mask). This is more of the grounded-in-reality aspect of the film, as it seems as if Wright’s hunters could really exist.
Which all leads to the movie’s biggest fault. It takes itself too seriously. Granted, there are funny moments, mostly delivered from one-liners or visual gags (Schwarzenegger’s face is on New Dollars, as much of a wink to his governorship of California as it is to his appearance in the original). But for the most part, the fun is gone. Explosions and knife fights can’t replace razor-sharp hockey sticks and shooting electric sparks, and the networks’ hunters can’t replace Sub Zero and Buzzsaw. The camp and cheese are completely missing, and what’s left is just a run-of-the-mill chase movie.
When the original was made in 1987, reality TV was in its infancy, so it was more of a statement about the public’s fascination with game shows and television entertainment in general. Wright takes this a step further and turns The Running Man (the in-movie TV show, not the movie itself) into a multimedia, interactive reality TV experience. Killian and his crew brainwash the viewers with deepfakes and editing, so the public believes exactly what they are told. Timely message.
Just as is the case with most of Edgar Wright’s movies, one of the biggest strengths of The Running Man is Wright’s choice of music. The musical selections are mostly gritty urban street funk and hip-hop mixed with electronic music. It fits the slightly-futuristic dystopia perfectly. Edgar Wright knows his tunes.
The Running Man isn’t quite the triumph that one would expect coming from Edgar Wright. Sticking so close to the source material is its downfall, as taking away the foot clan villains strips the personality out of the movie. It’s just another bang-bang pow-pow kaboom movie now.
GRADE – C+
Rating: R for some gore, language, and strong violence
Running Time: 2 hours 13 minutes
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Sheriff Country‘s W. Earl Brown pops in to guest star as Wes Fox on CBS’s Fire Country season four, episode five. “Happy First Day, Manny,” directed by Jimmy Michael Muro, will air on Friday, November 14, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
Max Thieriot stars as Bode, Kevin Alejandro is Manny, Diane Farr is Sharon, Jordan Calloway plays Jake, and Jules Latimer stars as Eve.
“Happy First Day, Manny” Plot: The team responds to a dangerous fire at the local drive-in movie theater where they must enlist civilians to help stop the spread. Meanwhile, Bode and Sharon wrestle with the weight of holding secrets from each other.
Fire Country stars Max Thieriot (SEAL TEAM) as Bode Leone, a young convict who sought redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates were 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 was assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden all-American son until his troubles began.
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.
Fox’s winter 2026 primetime lineup includes new dramas Memory of a Killer and Best Medicine, along with the return of Animal Control and Going Dutch. Fox revives the reality competition series Fear Factor with Fear Factor: House of Fear, hosted by Johnny Knoxville. The network’s winter schedule also includes new seasons of Extracted, Next Level Chef, and The Masked Singer.
American Dad! returns to Fox for season 20, Family Guy kicks off its 24th season, and The Simpsons will drop a landmark 450th episode this winter.
FOX WINTER 2026 PREMIERE DATES
Thursday, Jan. 1
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen (New Episode)
Monday, Jan. 5
8:00-9:00 PM Celebrity Name That Tune (Season Finale)
Tuesday, Jan. 6
8:00-9:00 PM Best Medicine (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Doc (Winter Premiere)
Wednesday, Jan. 7
8:00-10:00 PM The Masked Singer (Special Two-Hour Season 14 Premiere)
Wednesday, Jan. 14
8:00-9:00 PM The Masked Singer (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Fear Factor: House of Fear (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 22
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen (Season 24 Finale)
9:00-9:30 PM Animal Control (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM Going Dutch (New Episode)
Monday, Jan. 26
8:00-9:00 PM Extracted (Season 2 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Memory of a Killer (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 29
8:00-9:00 PM Next Level Chef (Season 5 Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM Animal Control (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM Going Dutch (New Episode)
Fridays (On Going)
8:00 PM-CC ET/ Fox Sports Friday
5:00 PM-CC PT
Saturdays (On Going)
8:00 PM-CC ET/ Fox Sports Saturday
5:00 PM-CC PT
Sunday, Feb. 15
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons (Special 800th Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM The Simpsons (New Episode, Season Finale)
9:00-9:30 PM Universal Basic Guys (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM Family Guy (Season 24 Premiere, 450th Episode)
Sunday, Feb. 22
8:00-8:30 PM Family Guy (Time Period Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM Universal Basic Guys (New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM American Dad! (Season 20 Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM Family Guy (New Episode)
Sundays, Mar. 22, 29 and Apr. 5 (Easter Sunday)
8:00-10:00 PM The Faithful (New Event Series)
‘Best Medicine’ (Photo Credit: Fox)
Fox’s New Winter 2026 Series:
Best Medicine: The series centers on Dr. Martin Best (Emmy Award-nominee Josh Charles), a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he’s all they’ve got.
Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he’s really just desperate to be left the hell alone. Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their personal chaos, feuds and fantasies. What the locals don’t know is that Martin’s terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and childhood trauma that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone.
But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
Memory of a Killer: Inspired by the book and 2003 award-winning Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, Memory of A Killer is a dramatic thriller starring Emmy nominee Patrick Dempsey as a hitman, Angelo Doyle, leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret. Emmy winner Michael Imperioli stars opposite Dempsey in the role of Dutch, Angelo’s oldest friend and an accomplished chef whose restaurant is a front for criminal enterprise.
The series also stars Richard Harmon as Joe, a hitman; Odeya Rush as Maria, Angelo’s daughter; Daniel David Stewart as Jeff, Maria’s husband; Peter Gadiot as Dave, a local police detective and Gina Torres as Special Agent Linda Grant.
Fear Factor: House of Fear: Hosted by Johnny Knoxville, the iconic reality competition Fear Factor is coming back bigger, bolder and more daring as Fear Factor: House of Fear! Dropped into an unforgiving, remote location, a group of strangers will live together under one roof, and face mind-blowing stunts, harrowing challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy where trust is fleeting—and fear is a weapon. Only one contestant will conquer all their fears and walk away with the massive grand prize!
American Dad!: American Dad! centers on patriotic CIA agent Stan Smith (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) and the misadventures of his unconventional family in Langley Falls, Virginia. Stan applies the same drastic measures used in his job at the CIA to his home life, where Stan’s accepting and fun-loving wife, Francine (Wendy Schaal), is less the voice of reason and more up for anything that takes away the boredom.
His hippie daughter Hayley (Rachael MacFarlane), however, doesn’t let him off so easily and knows just how to push her father’s buttons, unlike her dopey, well-intentioned husband Jeff (Jeff Fischer) who doesn’t do much of anything. Son Steve (Scott Grimes) is a geeky-over-confident kid who spends his time playing video games, obsessing about the opposite sex, and singing hip hop.
The Smith cabinet is rounded out by two rather unconventional members: Roger (MacFarlane), an egocentric, sarcastic and routinely inappropriate space alien, and Klaus (Dee Bradley Baker), an attention-starved goldfish with the brain of a German Olympic skier.
The Faithful: The Faithful is inspired by the best-selling book of all time, the Bible, and showcases a faithful dramatization of the Book of Genesis as told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate, yet flawed women whose descendants would shape the future of faith as we know it today. Dimensional, dramatic, intimate, even surprising, The Faithful is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith.
Episodes of The Faithful will be told through the lens of five of The Old Testament’s most legendary women: Sarah (Minnie Driver) and her maidservant Hagar (Natacha Karam), Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah (Alexa Davalos), and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah (Millie Brady) and Rachel (Blu Hunt). The series also stars Jeffrey Donovan, Tom Mison, Tom Payne, Ben Robson, James Purefoy, Taylor Napier, and Will Stevens.
Peacock’s award-winning reality competition series The Traitors will return with season four early next year, with Emmy winner Alan Cumming back as host. Today, the streamer released a special “Meet the Competition” video with the 23 celebrities who’ll be attempting to ferret out the Traitors among the Faithful.
The new season premieres on January 8, 2026 with the release of the first three episodes. New season four episodes will stream on Thursdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET.
“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,” reads Peacock’s synopsis. “Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves. 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.”
The Traitors Season 4 Contestants:
· Candiace Dillard Bassett (The Real Housewives of Potomac)
· Caroline Stanbury (The Real Housewives of Dubai)
· Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City)
· Eric Nam (Singer-Songwriter)
· Ian Terry (Big Brother)
· Johnny Weir (Olympic Figure Skater)
· Kristen Kish (Host, Top Chef)
· Rob Cesternino (Survivor)
· Lisa Rinna (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
· Mark Ballas (Dancing with the Stars)
· Maura Higgins (Love Island USA Aftersun)
· Michael Rapaport (Actor)
· Monét X Change (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
· Natalie Anderson (Survivor)
· Porsha Williams (The Real Housewives of Atlanta)
· Rob Rausch (Love Island USA)
· Ron Funches (Comedian)
· Stephen Colletti (One Tree Hill)
· Tara Lipinski (Olympic Figure Skater)
· Tiffany Mitchell (Big Brother)
· Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho (Survivor)
Alan Cumming serves as an executive producer along with Stephen Lambert, Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Tim Harcourt, Jack Burgess, and Darrell Olsen.
Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox share the screen with an adorable, scene-stealing, very good boy in Merv. The good boy is the titular character and the plot involves getting his happy vibe back.
The romantic comedy also stars Chris Redd and Patricia Heaton. Merv premieres on Prime Video on December 10, 2025.
“When their beloved dog Merv loses his spark after their split, Anna (Deschanel) and Russ (Cox) are forced into the world’s most awkward co-parenting arrangement. Hoping to shake Merv out of his funk, Russ takes him to Florida for a much-needed getaway—only for Anna to show up unexpectedly,” reads Prime Video’s synopsis. “As Merv slowly gets his groove back, turns out fixing their dog’s broken heart may lead to a few sparks of their own.”
Jessica Swale (Summerland) directs from a screenplay by Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart. Matthew Baer and Roma Downey serve as producers.
It’s all about the nuns on season two, episode six of CBS’s Matlock. Episode six will air on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 9pm ET/PT.
Kathy Bates leads the cast as Madeline “Matty” Matlock. Skye P. Marshall stars as Olympia Lawrence, Jason Ritter plays Julian Markston, David Del Rio is Billy Martinez, Leah Lewis stars as Sarah Franklin, Sam Anderson is Edwin Kingston, and Aaron Harris is Alfie Kingston.
“Harm Reduction” Plot: Matty and Olympia continue to test the boundaries of their friendship while helping a group of nuns. Meanwhile, Olympia and Sarah become roped into secretive activities within the firm.
“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).”
Poster for ‘Outlander’ season 8 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz didn’t just confirm the eighth—and final—season premiere date for Outlander; the network also released a gorgeous new poster. The romantic time-traveling drama premiered way back in August 2014. Starz has set a March 6, 2026 launch date for the much-anticipated season eight.
Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan return as Claire and Jamie Fraser. Season eight also stars Sophie Skelton as Brianna MacKenzie, Richard Rankin as Roger MacKenzie, John Bell as Young Ian, David Berry as Lord John Grey, Charles Vandervaart as William Ransom, and Izzy Meikle-Small as Rachel Hunter.
Based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling books, Outlander is executive produced by Matthew B. Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Andy Harries, Jim Kohlberg, Caitríona Balfe, and Sam Heughan.
Starz offers the following lengthy description of the upcoming final season:
Season seven of Outlander delivered an epic blend of history, heartache, and high-stakes drama as the Frasers found themselves swept into the turmoil of the American Revolution. The season ended with Jamie’s fateful decision to resign his Continental Army commission and return to Fraser’s Ridge with Claire. Meanwhile, after an emotional family reunion, the MacKenzies needed to decide where and when to settle next, and a haunting cliffhanger left fans questioning the true fate of Claire and Jamie’s first daughter, Faith.
As season eight begins, Jamie and Claire soon find the war has followed them home to Fraser’s Ridge, now a thriving settlement that has grown and flourished in their absence. With new arrivals and changes made during their years away, the Frasers are confronted with the question of what they are willing to sacrifice for the place they call home and, more importantly, what they would sacrifice to stay together. While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside. Although they’ve left the war for America’s freedom behind, their fight for Fraser’s Ridge has only just begun.
A scene from ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ (Cr. Courtesy of Netflix)
The Perfect Neighbor claimed top honors at the Tenth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, earning five wins, including Best Documentary Feature, Best Director (Geeta Gandbhir), Best Editing (Viridiana Lieberman), Best Archival Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary. Additional winners of multiple awards included Mr. Scorsese, Ocean with David Attenborough, and Orwell: 2+2=5.
“Ten years in, and the art of documentary storytelling has never been more vital or vibrant,” stated Christopher Campbell, Vice President of Documentary at the Critics Choice Association. “This year’s filmmakers show, through their creativity and courage, just how powerful documentaries can be in shaping our view of the world.”
The 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards took place on November 9th, with Aasif Mandvi as host. In addition to the competitive awards, Ken Burns was honored with the Critics Choice Impact Award. The CCA describes the special honor as given to “documentarians whose work has illuminated our shared story, made complex issues accessible to broad audiences, and sparked meaningful dialogue that inspires reflection and action.”
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady were recognized with the CCA’s Pennebaker Award, which honors filmmakers “whose careers have made a profound and lasting contribution to the art of documentary storytelling.”
