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Apple TV+ is continuing its run with the popular comedy “Shrinking,” confirming the series will return for a fourth season. The show stars Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Ted McGinley and Michael Urie.

The series centers on Segel’s character Jimmy, a therapist struggling with personal loss who begins abandoning traditional boundaries with his patients. As the official description explains, it follows a “grieving therapist (Segel) who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives … including his own,”.

Season 3 has continued to explore the emotional storyline that unfolded in the previous finale, where Jimmy intervened to save Louis — the man responsible for his wife’s death in a drunk-driving crash. Meanwhile, Paul, played by Ford, seeks treatment for Parkinson’s disease. During that journey, he meets a new character portrayed by Michael J. Fox, who has long advocated for Parkinson’s research through his foundation.

The ensemble cast also features Jessica Williams, Christa Miller, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, and Ted McGinley. Season 3 will include appearances from several guest stars, including Brett Goldstein, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendie Malick, Cobie Smulders, Jeff Daniels, Candice Bergen, Sherry Cola, and Isabella Gomez.

Since its debut, the series has earned strong critical recognition, collecting nine Emmy nominations across its first two seasons, including a nomination for best comedy series. Segel and Williams have each received multiple acting nominations, while Ford and Urie also scored nods in 2025.

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The standalone streaming platform BET+ will soon be phased out, with its library moving to Paramount+ as part of a broader strategy to expand the reach of BET programming.

The transition comes after Paramount Skydance purchased the minority ownership stake previously held by Tyler Perry Studios. Perry had owned 25% of BET+ through a production agreement signed in 2019. Financial details of the buyout were not disclosed, though the deal is believed to be worth several million dollars. Despite the change in ownership, Perry will continue producing projects for BET through an ongoing partnership.

Beginning in June, more than 1,000 hours of shows and films that previously streamed on BET+ will become available on Paramount+. The lineup includes popular series such as All the Queen’s Men, Zatima, The Ms. Pat Show, Average Joe, and the critically praised Diarra From Detroit.

BET+ launched in September 2019 shortly before the merger of Viacom and CBS that created Paramount Global. The service currently offers two subscription tiers—$5.99 per month with ads and $9.99 per month without advertising—but it will no longer operate independently once its catalog is integrated into Paramount+.

According to BET Networks president Louis Carr, the shift is designed to bring the network’s storytelling to a wider audience. In a memo to staff, Carr explained that “This powerful next step ensures the stories we champion, the creators we support and the culture we represent go further than ever before.”

Under the new setup, BET programming will appear within a dedicated BET Hub on Paramount+, allowing viewers to find the content easily while placing it alongside the platform’s other series, movies, sports and specials. Carr emphasized that the move does not signal a reduction in BET’s broader operations. The cable channel, BET Studios production arm and the company’s digital platforms will all continue functioning as before. The brand, he noted, remains a central part of Paramount’s long-term programming plans.

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Apple TV+ has already ordered a third season of the Jon Hamm–led drama “Your Friends & Neighbors” ahead of the show’s upcoming second season. The announcement came alongside a short teaser for Season 2, which premieres April 3, with new episodes arriving weekly on Fridays through June 5.

First released in April 2025, Your Friends & Neighbors quickly became “one of the top dramas on Apple TV,” according to the platform.  Season 2 continues Andrew Cooper’s complicated double life after he narrowly avoids prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Instead of stepping away from trouble, Coop leans further into his secret life of suburban theft. His fragile balance is threatened when a mysterious new neighbor, played by James Marsden, moves in. As the official description puts it: “Andrew Cooper doubles down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk,”.

The series features an ensemble cast that includes Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Gravitt, and Donovan Colan. The show was created by Jonathan Tropper, who also serves as showrunner, director, and executive producer through his Tropper Ink banner. Hamm executive produces alongside Connie Tavel, Craig Gillespie, Jamie Rosengard, Lori Keith Douglas, and Stephanie Laing, who directs several episodes.

Watch the trailer for “Your Friends & Neighbors” Season 2 – HERE.

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Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are reuniting to star in a West End revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical ‘Sunday in the Park with George.’  Performances are set for summer 2027 at London’s Barbican Centre, directed by Marianne Elliott.

The actors teased the news with a joint Instagram post featuring themselves in front of French pointillist Georges Seurat’s famous painting at a museum, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” which inspired the show. Bailey captioned the post, “All it has to be is good.”

The duo later reposted a poster from the musical’s new official Instagram page, which reads: “@jbayleaf & @arianagrande will star in a new stage production of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, Sunday In The Park With George.Directed by Marianne Elliott with design by @tomscuttdesign. @barbicancentre Summer 2027. Sign up now. Link in bio.The show features a book by James Lapine and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.”

The musical “blends past and present while exploring the challenges in understanding life and art. It follows a fictionalized version of Sirat, who immerses himself in painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” while also struggling to maintain his relationship with his lover, Dot. It also follows George’s great-grandson (also named George and an artist), who is in search of which artistic path to follow.”

The main characters in the musical, George and Dot, were originally played by Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in the 1984 Broadway production of the show.  Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford headlined the 2017 Broadway revival of the musical.

Tickets go on sale in May 2026 and will only be sold via the official Barbican website and box office.

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A planned return to the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will not be happening after all. Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed that the revival project, titled Buffy: New Sunnydale, is no longer moving forward at Hulu.

The actress shared the update with fans in a video posted on Instagram on March 14, explaining that the streaming service ultimately decided not to continue developing the series. “I am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,” Gellar said. “Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with Buffy: New Sunnydale.”

Development of the show began after Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao pitched a concept that convinced Gellar to revisit the character years after initially resisting revival ideas. Zhao was set to direct the pilot and serve as an executive producer, while writers Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman joined the creative team.

The sequel series had been designed to expand the franchise by introducing a new generation of vampire hunters. Gellar was expected to reprise her role as Buffy Summers, but in a mentoring capacity, guiding a younger slayer played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong.

Reflecting on the experience, Gellar credited Zhao for reigniting her connection to the iconic heroine: “I never thought I would find myself back in Buffy’s stylish yet affordable boots,” she said. “Thanks to Chloé, I was reminded how much I love her and how much she means not only to me, but to all of you. And this doesn’t change any of that.”

The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired for seven seasons between 1997-2003, first on the WB Television Network and later on UPN, and inspired the spinoff series Angel.  Gellar ended her message with a nod to one of Buffy Summers’ most famous lines, assuring fans, “I promise, if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.”

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NBCUniversal is shutting down production of its first-run syndicated programming, a move that will end several long-running daytime and entertainment shows, including Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show. The decision marks a major shift for the company as it adapts to changing viewing habits and the evolving needs of local TV stations.

Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show have already wrapped production, though previously recorded episodes will continue airing through the summer. Access Hollywood and its companion program Access Live will remain in production a bit longer, with new episodes expected to run through late summer or early fall before the programs officially conclude.

Frances Berwick, chairman of Bravo and head of Peacock unscripted for NBCUniversal, said in a statement: “NBCUniversal is making changes to our first-run syndication division to better align with the programming preferences of local stations. The company will remain active in the distribution of our existing program library and other off-network titles, while winding down production of our first-run shows. These shows have provided audiences with great talk and entertainment content for many years and we’re very proud of the teams behind them.”

Access Hollywood has been on the air for nearly three decades, debuting in September 1996 as a competitor to CBS’ Entertainment Tonight. The show is currently hosted by Mario Lopez, Kit Hoover, Scott Evans and Zuri Hall.

Karamo, led by ‘Queer Eye’ personality Karamo Brown, launched in 2022 and ran for four seasons. The Steve Wilkos Show, hosted by former Jerry Springer security guard Steve Wilkos, debuted in 2007 and became a long-running fixture of daytime TV. Both talk shows are filmed at NBCUniversal’s Stamford Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, a facility the company is expected to vacate later this year.

NBCUniversal had already signaled the changing landscape earlier this year by announcing that The Kelly Clarkson Show would end after seven seasons. Other daytime programs have also faced uncertainty, though some continue to move forward — including The Drew Barrymore Show, which has been renewed for additional seasons.

The cancellation of these programs reflects broader shifts within the television industry. Local stations are increasingly prioritizing news programming, community-focused content and a handful of national franchises instead of syndicated talk shows. At the same time, rising production costs and declining daytime viewership have made the traditional syndication model more difficult to sustain. Competition from digital platforms has also played a role. Video podcasts and online content now offer celebrity interviews, true-crime coverage and discussion-based programming similar to daytime TV, often produced at a fraction of the cost.

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