Netflix Upfront 2024; Hulu's Only Murders in the Building Returns for Season 4 in August

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Netflix Upfront 2024; Hulu's Only Murders in the Building Returns for Season 4 in August

At Netflix's second Upfront presentation to advertisers, the message was clear: When you advertise with Netflix, you can reach the most engaged audience in the world. Netflix announced new series, including witty comedies like GOLF, starring Will Ferrell and executive produced by Ramy Youssef and Rian Johnson, and Running Point, starring Kate Hudson and executive produced by Mindy Kaling.

Two new dramas will also be coming to Netflix: The Waterfront from Kevin Williamson, an adult family drama set in a small coastal town with twists and turns inspired by true events, and a contemporary cowboy saga starring Tim McGraw. And, they announced that the critically acclaimed series 3 Body Problem will also be back for all new episodes. For sports fans, Netflix highlighted multiple new shows, including a new documentary series following the story of Jerry Jones and the 1990s Dallas Cowboys, and three series in partnership with the International Olympic Committee: Simone Biles: Rising which will follow the comeback of the greatest gymnast ever, a show spotlighting men's basketball teams from around the world as they compete for medals, and Sprint, tracking the 100-meter sprinters.

New films announced include Happy Gilmore 2 starring Adam Sandler, The Woman in Cabin 10 based on the bestselling novel of the same name and starring Keira Knightley, and a new film from Academy Award(R) winner Kathryn Bigelow. And the NFL is coming to Netflix. That's right, Netflix will be the global home of the NFL's two Christmas Day marquee games this year. And we'll be streaming at least one Christmas Day game in 2025 and 2026.

Upcoming 2024 Slate Highlights:

Returning Favorites
Arcane S2 - Award winning animated series
Cobra Kai S6 - Critics' Choice award winning action comedy series
The Diplomat S2 - Golden Globe nominated drama series
Emily in Paris S4 - Emmy nominated romantic comedy-drama series
Heartstopper S3 - BAFTA nominated coming-of-age series
Mo S2 - Final season of award winning drama series
Outer Banks S4 - People's Choice award winning drama series
Squid Game S2 - Emmy(R) award winning Korean drama series
Sweet Tooth S3 - Final season of Emmy award winning family drama series
The Umbrella Academy S4 - Final season of Emmy nominated drama series
Unstable S2 - Comedy series starring Rob Lowe
Vikings Valhalla S3 - Historical drama series

New Prestige Dramas
American Primeval - Action-thriller western limited series directed by Pete Berg
Black Doves - Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw star in spy thriller
Eric - Limited thriller series starring Emmy award winner Benedict Cumberbatch
KAOS - Greek mythology twisted drama starring Jeff Goldblum
The Madness - Conspiracy thriller starring Emmy award winner Colman Domingo
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story - Second installment of Ryan Murphy's Monster anthology series
The Perfect Couple - Book adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand's New York Times bestseller
Supacell - Superhero series written and directed by Andrew Onwubolu

New Comedy Series
A Classic Spy - Based on the 2020 documentary The Mole Agent, starring Ted Danson
The Decameron - Comedy series from creator and showrunner Kathleen Jordan
No Good Deed - Starring Emmy award-winning actors Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano
Nobody Wants This - Romantic comedy starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody
Running Point - Starring Kate Hudson

Only Murders in the Building

Hulu's Emmy Award-winning original comedy series Only Murders in the Building will return for season four on August 27, with new episodes every Tuesday. Check out the new teaser for a first look at the upcoming season! In season four of Only Murders in the Building, Charles, Oliver & Mabel wrestle with the shocking events at the end of season three surrounding Charles' stunt double & friend Sazz Pataki. Questioning whether Sazz or Charles was the intended victim, our trio’s investigation leads them all the way to Los Angeles where a Hollywood studio is readying a film about the Only Murders podcast. As our amateur sleuths race back to New York, they embark on an even more epic journey — traversing their building's courtyard to delve into the twisted lives of the Arconia’s West Tower residents. Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, and special guest stars include Meryl Streep, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Zach Galifianakis, Molly Shannon, Kumail Nanjiani, Melissa McCarthy, Richard Kind, Jane Lynch and more.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Monday, December 15

St. Denis Medical - "A Waste of Time and Marble" (NBC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
With the threat of a nurse walkout, Alex is caught between her colleagues and Joyce; Ron and Bruce go above and beyond to help an unexpected patient.

The Paper - "Churnalism" (NBC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Ned takes over Esmeralda's advertorials and assigns the staff to test products themselves, but Esmeralda retaliates and covers one of Ned's stories and finds a scandal; Ken turns Adam into a lab rat; Oscar and Adelola compare pain tolerances.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of December 15)

Monday, December 15

Simu Liu (Kim's Convenience) - Watch Simu on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about The Copenhagen Test on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am and in the 10am hour.
Paul Rudd (The Shrink Next Door/Living with Yourself/Wild Oats) - Paul appears on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) - Maria is a guest on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen at 12:37am on CBS.
Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - Andy Cohen interviews Kerry on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11pm on Bravo.
Odessa A'zion (I Love LA/Fam) - Odessa talks about Marty Supreme on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Patti LaBelle (Out All Night) - Patti treats us to an EXCLUSIVE festive performance of It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year on Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
Kate Hudson (Running Point) - Kate talks about Song Sung Blue on NBC's Today sometime between 7-9am.
Rosie Perez (Human Resources/Search Party) - Rosie co-hosts NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
Hank Azaria (The Simpsons/Brockmire/Free Agents/Herman's Head) - Hank and The EZ Street Band stop by for a chat and performance on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - NBC's Today catches up with Ana in the 10am hour.
Connie Britton (SMILF/Lost at Home/The Fighting Fitzgeralds/Spin City) - Connie tells Sherri about starring in The Family McMullen, the sequel to The Brothers McMullen, on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Ashley Park (Emily in Paris/Only Murders in the Building/Girls5eva/Nightcap) - Ashley talks about the highly-anticipated fifth season of Emily in Paris on Netflix on a repeat of Sherri, so check your local listings.
Glen Powell (Chad Powers/Scream Queens) - Glen talks about The Running Man on a repeat of The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
William H. Macy (Sports Night) - William talks about Netflix's Train Dreams on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
Andy Richter (Andy Barker, P.I./Quintuplets/Andy Richter Controls the Universe) - Andy talks about ABC's Dancing with the Stars on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.