Thursday, April 30, 2026
Apple TV Season 5 of Trying; Netflix Announces Dad's House
Apple TV unveiled a first look at the fifth season of acclaimed comedy series Trying, starring and executive produced by BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and Actor Award nominee Rafe Spall. The eight-episode comedy will make its global return to Apple TV with its first episode on Wednesday, July 8 followed by one episode weekly through Wednesday, August 26.
Season five finds Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) dealing with the consequences of Princess (Scarlett Rayner) and Tyler’s (Cooper Turner) biological mother Kat (Charlotte Riley) turning up at their doorstep, and the whirlwind of chaos she brings into their settled family life.
The ensemble cast also includes BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd (Down Cemetery Road), BAFTA Award nominee Siân Brooke (Blue Lights), Actor Award nominee Celia Imrie (The Thursday Murder Club), BAFTA Award nominee Phil Davis (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), BAFTA Award winner Gbemisola Ikumelo (Black Ops) and Actor Award nominee Colin Morgan (Belfast).
Netflix announced an all-new adult animated comedy series, Dad's House. In small-town suburban Australia, thirteen year old child of divorce, Sean, spends every second weekend with his laidback, but well meaning dad, Ian. Cramming quality dad-time into a single weekend is already a tall order - but Ian has a remarkable gift for making it so much harder than it needs to be.
Showrunners/EPs: Michael Cusack (Smiling Friends, YOLO), Dario Russo (Danger 5, Italian Spiderman, The Fox), David Ashby (Danger 5, Italian Spiderman).
Voice Cast: Michael Cusack, Dario Russo, David Ashby and Felicity Ward (The Office, Wakefield, The Inbetweeners 2).
Dad's House joins a robust slate of adult animated comedies including upcoming series Mating Season, DANG!, Alley Cats and Haunted Hotel season 2; the critically acclaimed Long Story Short, which has been renewed for a second season; and fan favorites Big Mouth and BoJack Horseman.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Wednesday, October 14
Scrubs - "My Chief" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After uncovering a costly mistake made by Turk, J.D. must decide whether to report him or let it slide; Elliot grows her responsibilities at Sacred Heart by leading a new initiative.
Abbott Elementary - "Check-Ins" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
A group of dedicated, passionate teachers work to help their students succeed in life despite being outnumbered and underfunded.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of October 12)
Wednesday, October 14
- Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This/Burning Love) - Watch Adam on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Christopher Abbott (Shrinking) - Christopher appears on a repeat of Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Natasha Leggero (Broke/Dice/Another Period/Free Agents) and Tommy Davidson (The Varnell Hill Show/The Proud Family/Malcolm & Eddie/Between Brothers) - Natasha and Tommy will be on a repeat of Funny You Should Ask at 12:37am on CBS.
- D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. talks about Charlie's Boy with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT. He will also be on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Kyle MacLachlan (Carol's Second Act/Sex and the City) - Kyle talks about Fictional Selves: A Memoir on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis at 7pm.
- Meagan Good (Cousin Skeeter/Raising Dad), Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) and McKinley Freeman (Samantha Who?) - Meagan, Morris and McKinley talk about season 4 of Tamron Hall, so check your local listings.
- Busy Philipps (Girls5eva/Vice Principals/Cougar Town/Love, Inc.) - Busy talks about Cupertino on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Kal Penn (The Santa Clauses/Sunnyside/We Are Men) - Kal is a guest on New York Living on WPIX in New York.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
10/20/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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