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IFC Renews SisterS for Season 2; Netflix Orders Live-Action Scooby-Doo Series

IFC and AMC+ announced the renewal of dark comedy SisterS, created by, written and starring real-life best friends Emmy(R) nominee Sarah Goldberg (Barry) and Susan Stanley. Donal Logue and Sophie Thompson are confirmed to reprise their roles as Jimmy and Sheryl, respectively, in the six-episode, thirty-minute series. Other stars include Sonja Smits, Barbara Brennan, Jim Annan, Dylan Taylor, Vanessa Matsui, Peter Keleghan and Linda Kash. Currently filming in Canada, SisterS is slated to premiere in 2026 exclusively on IFC and AMC+ in the US. In Ireland the series will air on RTÉ. In Canada, the series is a Crave Original and streams on Crave. Fremantle is handling global sales.

Season two picks up in Dublin, eighteen months after Sare (Sarah Goldberg) had abandoned her sister Suze (Susan Stanley), who has just discovered she can't have the biological child she has just figured out she wants. Meanwhile in Canada, Sare realizes she is floating in the dreamy haze of denial about who she is but thinks she has managed to board the 'perfect life' train, just in the nick of time. When an invite to Sare's wedding lands on Suze's doorstep, Suze travels to Canada in the hope of reconnecting with her sister. Then, the sisterly drama ensues.

Scooby-Doo, one of the most recognizable characters of all time, is coming to Netflix as an all-new eight-episode live-action series that will uncover how everyone's favorite mystery-solving gang, and their beloved dog, first teamed up to crack the haunting case that started it all. A modern reimagining of the iconic mystery-solving group of teens and their very special dog. During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets.

Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg will run the show. Executive Producers: Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman (via Berlanti Productions and its overall deal with Warner Bros. Television), André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner (via Midnight Radio). Based on characters created by Hanna-Barbera.

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Labels: IFC, Netflix, Scooby Doo, Sisters

Max's Velma Returns April 25; Eva Longoria Apple TV+ Series Premieres in June

The ten-episode second season of the Max Original adult animated series Velma from Warner Bros. Animation debuts Thursday, April 25. When an even spookier mystery grips Crystal Cove, Velma (Mindy Kaling) must find a way to balance her detective work with the demands of her newfound popularity before it’s too late. Meanwhile, her faithful friends Daphne (Constance Wu), Norville (Sam Richardson), and Fred (Glenn Howerton) are powerless to help thanks to their own personal battles and worse… Detention. Season 2 cast: Stars Mindy Kaling, Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson, and Constance Wu. Additional cast includes Russell Peters, Melissa Fumero, Sarayu Blue, Jane Lynch, Wanda Sykes, Cherry Jones, Frank Welker, Nicole Byer, Gary Cole, Andia Winslow, and Sara Ramirez.

Apple TV+ announced that Land of Women, its new six-episode dramedy starring and executive produced by Golden Globe nominee Eva Longoria, will make its global debut with two episodes on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, with new chapters set to unfold every Wednesday through July 24, 2024. Also starring legendary film and television star Carmen Maura and newcomer Victoria Bazúa. Land of Women stars Longoria as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother (Maura) and teenage daughter (Bazúa). To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala's now vanished husband is indebted, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala's mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. The women seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.

Hailing from Apple Studios, and inspired by award-winning author Sandra Barneda's best-selling novel La tierra de las mujeres, Land of Women is created by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira and Paula Fernández and is directed by Iris Award winner Carlos Sedes. The series is produced by Bambu Studios, and executive produced by showrunner Campos, Neira, Sedes, Iris Award winner Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Ben Spector, Sandra Condito and Longoria via her award-winning production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, founded in 2005 by Longoria to produce film, television and documentaries.

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CBS 2022 Holiday Schedule; The CW Announces Holiday Specials

Celebrate the 2022 holiday season with CBS' expansive lineup of very merry original programming! New CBS Originals include three yuletide movies (Fit for Christmas, Must Love Christmas and When Christmas was Young air Sundays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18); a special one-hour holiday episode of Ghosts on Dec. 15; a one-hour animated holiday special Reindeer in Here; a star-studded tribute honoring 16-time GRAMMY winner Paul Simon; and more holiday celebrations, including The Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, the National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington D.C. and the live New Year's Eve bash in Nashville. Also, enjoy long-standing seasonal family traditions with animated friends Rudolph, Frosty, Robbie and Santa Claus.

The CW Network announced its slate of upcoming holiday programming, featuring nine all-new specials including Christmas Around the USA, Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2022, 25th Annual Family Film Awards and Ocean Emergency: Currents of Hope that join a roster of holiday classics and family favorites that include Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Silent Night - A Song for the World and Penn & Teller: Merry Fool Us. These holiday specials are in addition to the previously announced new original holiday movie A Waltons Thanksgiving premiering on Sunday, November 20 (8:00-10:00pm ET). The holiday season kicks off when the classic Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer returns to The CW on Friday, November 25 (8:00-9:00pm ET). Encores will air on Wednesday, December 14 (8:00-9:00pm ET) and Friday, December 23 (8:00-9:00pm ET). The Scooby Gang reunites on Friday, November 25 (9:00-10:00pm ET) in an encore presentation of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! The gang gathers at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce about their favorite cases and how they were filmed. But it turns out that the backlot may have its OWN monster problem! Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo investigate this mystery while celebrating the legacy of the franchise during this one-hour special. Hosted by Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars), special guests joining the Scooby gang include author Jerry Beck, Karamo Brown (Queer Eye), producer Tony Cervone (Scoob!), Seth Green (Family Guy), Olivia Liang (Kung Fu), producer David Silverman (The Simpsons), animator Tom Sito, Mitch Watson (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Cheri Oteri (Saturday Night Live). An encore presentation will air on Monday, December 12 (9:00-10:00pm ET).

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And Just Like That... We Get a Premiere Date; The CW Holiday Specials Schedule

As part of the virtual launch event for HBO Max Europe, it was announced that the highly anticipated Max Original series, And Just Like That..., will debut on HBO Max in December. The Max Original And Just Like That..., the new chapter of the groundbreaking HBO series Sex and the City, from executive producer Michael Patrick King, follows “Carrie” (Sarah Jessica Parker), “Miranda” (Cynthia Nixon) and “Charlotte” (Kristin Davis) as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s. The series is currently filming in New York and includes previously announced cast members Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker, Karen Pittman, Chris Noth, Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson, and Evan Handler.

The CW Network announced its slate of upcoming holiday programming, featuring holiday classics, family favorites and all-new specials, including Scooby-Doo Where Are You NOW!, The Waltons' Homecoming, Beebo Saves Christmas, Christmas Around the World, as well as World's Funniest Animals: Halloween, World's Funniest Animals: Christmas and a special holiday-themed episode of Wellington Paranormal. The Scooby Gang reunites on Friday, October 29 from 8:00-9:00pm ET, in Scooby-Doo Where Are You NOW! The gang gathers at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce about their favorite cases and how they were filmed. But it turns out that the backlot may have its OWN monster problem! Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo investigate this mystery while celebrating the legacy of the franchise during this one-hour special. Hosted by Janel Parrish, (Pretty Little Liars), special guests joining the Scooby gang include Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon), author Jerry Beck, Karamo Brown (Queer Eye), producer Tony Cervone (Scoob!), Seth Green (Family Guy), Olivia Liang (Kung Fu), producer David Silverman (The Simpsons), animator Tom Sito, Mitch Watson (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated), "Weird Al" Yankovic and Cheri Oteri (Saturday Night Live). Scooby-Doo Where Are You NOW! is from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and Abominable Pictures. Jonathan Stern writes, directs and executive produces the special. An encore presentation will air on Thursday, November 25 (8:00-9:00pm ET).

Other programming includes: Grandma Got Runover By a Reindeer returns to The CW on Friday, November 26 (9:00-10:00pm ET) with encore presentations on Saturday, December 18 (8:00-9:00pm ET) and Wednesday, December 22 (8:00-9:00pm ET). The all-new heart-warming family holiday movie The Waltons' Homecoming airs on Sunday, November 28 (8:00-10:00pm ET). Set in the 1933 Depression Era, The Waltons' Homecoming is told through the eyes of John Boy (Logan Shroyer), the 17-year-old eldest child of John (Ben Lawson) and Olivia Walton (Bellamy Young). This all-new television movie stars Bellamy Young (Scandal) as Olivia, Logan Shroyer (This Is Us) as John Boy, Ben Lawson (Firefly Lane) as John Sr. and Richard Thomas, who starred as John Boy Walton in the beloved television series The Waltons, as "The Narrator." An encore presentation will air on Saturday, December 11 (8:00-10:00pm ET).

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The CW Gets Nostalgic with The Waltons & Scooby-Doo; A Black Lady Sketch Show Coming Back for Season 3

The CW Network announced three original specials making their debut in fourth quarter 2021, including an original made-for-television movie The Waltons' The Homecoming, a brand new mystery in the all-new The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special and a holiday adventure as Beebo Saves Christmas. All dates and times will be announced later.

The Waltons' The Homecoming is set in the 1933 Depression Era and told through the eyes of John Boy, the 17-year-old eldest child of John and Olivia Walton. His mother expects John Boy to help her raise his sisters and brothers, and his father expects him to follow in his footsteps to help support the family, but secretly, John Boy wants to be a writer. Times are hard enough in 1933, but to make matters worse, it looked to be the Waltons' first Christmas without John Sr. When Olivia receives a letter that John Sr. is planning to make it home for Christmas after all, the family is thrilled and races to prepare for his homecoming. But when a storm threatens his arrival on Christmas Eve, and John Sr. is nowhere to be found, Olivia sends John Boy out into the night to find his daddy - a journey that will change John Boy's life forever. The Waltons' The Homecoming commemorates the 50th anniversary of "The Homecoming: A Christmas Story" television movie, which aired December 19, 1971, and launched the long-running series. The movie stars Bellamy Young (Scandal, Prodigal Son) as Olivia, Logan Shroyer (This Is Us) as John Boy and Richard Thomas, who originally starred as John Boy Walton, as "The Narrator." The television movie is produced by Magnolia Hill Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producer Sam Haskell and writer/co-executive producer Jim Strain. Lev L. Spiro is the director. The Waltons original series was created by Earl Hamner, Jr.

After 52 years of solving mysteries, The Scooby-Doo Reunion Special sees the Scooby gang reunite at Warner Bros. Studios to reminisce about their favorite cases and how they were filmed. But it turns out that the backlot may have its OWN monster problem! Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo investigate this mystery while celebrating the legacy of the franchise during this one-hour special. In the all-new animated one-hour special Beebo Saves Christmas, everyone's favorite fuzzy toy turned furry god will once again be a hero as he hopes to save Christmas. When Sprinkles, an efficiency-obsessed elf, decides that Christmas would run better without Santa Claus, Beebo and his friends travel to the North Pole to help discover what truly makes Christmas meaningful. Starring Ben Diskin as the voice of Beebo, Kimiko Glenn as the voice of Tweebo, Yvette Nicole Brown as the voice of Turbo, Keith Ferguson as the voice of Fleabo, Chris Kattan as the voice of Sprinkles, Ernie Hudson as the voice of Santa and Victor Garber as the narrator.

HBO's Emmy®-nominated narrative sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show has been renewed for a third season. Season 2 of A Black Lady Sketch Show once again featured a core cast of Black women living relatable, hilarious experiences in a magical reality that subverts traditional expectations. The Season 2 finale will air on Friday, May 28. Season 1 and 2 episodes to date are currently available to stream on HBO Max.

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HBO Max Orders Animated Comedies; Peacock Reunites The Best Man Franchise Into Limited Series

HBO Max announced series orders for three new adult animated comedy series including a two-season order for Clone High, a modern refresh of the hit series from Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Bill Lawrence that was set at a high school for clones of historical figures: a ten-episode series order for Warner Bros. Animation's Velma, a new comedic origin story starring the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang, Velma Dinkley, voiced by executive producer Mindy Kaling; Fired on Mars, an existential workplace comedy set five minutes in the future, voiced by Pete Davidson (Saturday Night Live); plus a season two and three pick-up for JG Quintel's adult-animated comedy Close Enough, from Cartoon Network Studios. Season two of Close Enough premieres Thursday, February 25. Additionally, the streamer has confirmed it is producing presentations for a slate of animated originals currently in development. These new adult animated series join an impressive slate of upcoming adult animated series including Harley Quinn, The Prince, Santa Inc., 10 Year Old Tom, and The Boondocks.

Peacock has ordered 10 episodes of the limited dramedy series The Best Man: Final Chapters from Universal Television, written and executive produced by Malcolm D. Lee and Dayna Lynne North. The star-studded original cast from the hit films are set to return including Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau. Based upon the eponymous Universal film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the series will catch up with Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: CBS Series to Begin Production; Fox Eyeing X-Files as Animated Comedy

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! It's hard to believe, but we're already getting to the point where fall is knocking on the door, but don't expect a normal fall TV season this year. However, it does look like some shows will be ready to go into production for perhaps a late fall start! Let's get going!

• Several CBS series have been given the green light to begin production, but not exactly in time for the traditional fall season. (Deadline) 
• Meanwhile, The Conners actually is back in production, and we've gotten our first cast photo for the series, with the cast wearing masks with the afghan pattern from the couch. (TVLine)
  
• Fox is considering a version of The X-Files as an animated comedy, because it's Fox and why not? (Hollywood Reporter)
• Joe Ruby, co-creator of Scooby Doo, has died at age 87. (Variety)
• Young Sheldon is coming to Nick at Nite in November. (SitcomsOnline)
• A new MeTV lineup (with minimal changes) is coming September 7. (SitcomsOnline)
  

WEEKLY PLANNER (AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4)

• A.P. Bio returns for a third season online on Peacock, on Thursday.
• NBC has the Canadian series Transplant coming to their lineup on Tuesday.
  
• Decades is doing a binge that goes a little west this weekend with Cheyenne.
  

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Mark-Paul Gosselaar Cast in black-ish Spinoff; Urkel Makes a Return in Scooby Doo

• Mark-Paul Gosselaar has joined the cast of mixed-ish, where he has been recast for the role that was played by Anders Holm in the backdoor pilot episode that aired as part of black-ish. (AV Club)
• Jaleel White is back as Steve Urkel in a new Scooby Doo series airing on the Boomerang streaming service... seriously! (Deadline)
• Since we live in an era where everything gets rebooted, Oprah is saying that she has considered a reboot of her talk show, which we're sure she could do if she wanted to. (Entertainment Tonight)
• Fall premiere dates have been set for NBC. (SitcomsOnline) 

• Decades has a binge of T.J. Hooker this weekend.
• Like the other two CBS reality series that came out of the reality TV boom that was a big deal almost 20 years ago, Big Brother still exists, and the 21st season debuts Tuesday night on CBS.

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