Disney+ Musical Comedy Electric Bloom Premieres; NBC Renews American Ninja Warrior for Season 18

Tuesday, August 05, 2025

Disney+ Musical Comedy Electric Bloom Premieres; NBC Renews American Ninja Warrior for Season 18

Disney Branded Television revealed the official trailer and poster for Electric Bloom. The first 13 episodes of the music-driven comedy series will stream September 17 on Disney+, with the remaining episodes hitting Disney+ on October 15. Episodes this season will guest star Dara Reneé (Descendants: The Rise of Red) as herself, and Maia Kealoha (Lilo & Stitch) as Kaia. Disney Channel alums Danielle Fishel (Boy Meets World) and Phill Lewis (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody) serve as guest directors.

Electric Bloom follows the three members of the now mega-famous pop group Electric Bloom as they look back and tell the story of their band and friendship, starting with the day they all met in high school. The girls go on a journey to becoming the biggest band in the world and the best friends in the universe.

Starring Lumi Pollack (The Fallout) as perfectly put-together Posey, Carmen Sanchez as school rebel Jade, Ruby Marino as quirky and optimistic Tulip and Nathaniel Buescher (Circuit Breakers) as class crush and band supporter Lucas. Also joining the main cast in guest roles are J'Adore Elizabeth (Shelly Sharp), Trisha Macaden (Shelly LeBrock), Luke Busey (The Vince), Van Brunelle (Dante), Audrey Grace Marshall (Janine), Leah Mei Gold (Sunny), DaJuan Johnson (Principal Jeffers), Clayton Thomas (Mr. B), Santina Muha (Ms. Mecklenberg), Irene White (Peg), Lennon Parham (Stephanie Bradley) and more.

American Ninja Warrior

NBC's hit summer competition show American Ninja Warrior will return for an 18th season with all rounds of the competition filming in Las Vegas. Filming starts this fall. New this season, a brand-new round will be introduced to the competition featuring a supersized three-lane racecourse, where ninjas will face off head-to-head-to-head in thrilling side-by-side races.

Season 18 continues with the action-packed, all-racing format for the National Finals introduced in Season 17, where the winner will take home a grand prize of $250,000. Casting for Season 18 of American Ninja Warrior is currently underway. Interested athletes can visit ANWcasting.com to submit their application.