Re: TV news for June 29-July 11, 2025

On 7/11/25 11:23 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

     ABC news
  ‘General Hospital’ Says Goodbye to Eva LaRue  (June 30)
 https://deadline.com/2025/06/general-hospital-says-goodbye-eva-larue- natalia-ramirez-1236446089/

I'm not sure I've ever seen such a prominent "soap opera actress" play such a disposable character. It's like they didn't even try with this one.

     CW news
  ‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Gets Season 1 Premiere Date At The CW  (July 1)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/law-and-order-toronto-criminal-intent- season-1-release-date-1236446742/
 [Wednesday, September 24]

I haven't heard much good about it, unfortunately, as I like one of the leads.

     Cable channel news
  ‘Outlander: Blood Of My Blood’ Trailer Sets Up Dual Love Stories Across Time  (July 10)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/outlander-blood-of-my-blood-season-one- trailer-1236453922/

Damn - Hermione Corfield!! Wish I got... ah, forget it - NOBODY GETS STARZ!!

‘Grantchester’ To Conclude After Season 11 On PBS Masterpiece & ITV (July 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/grantchester-to-end-season-11-pbs- masterpiece-itv-1236451763/

Finally!

‘Zombies 4’: Meg Donnelly & Milo Manheim On Growing Up With Disney’s Monster Franchise From Young Stars To Executive Producers For ‘Dawn Of The Vampires’  (July 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/zombies-4-milo-manheim-meg-donnelly- interview-1236451115/

Why?! Why are they doing more of these?!?!

‘The Last Of Us’ Co-Creator Neil Druckmann To Step Back Creatively From HBO Series Ahead Of Season 3  (July 2)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/the-last-of-us-co-creator-neil-druckmann- exits-season-3-1236448125/

I don't see any way they can salvage this series unless they just throw out the sequel video game's storylines...

‘Robin Hood’ Adds 7 To Recurring Cast Of MGM+ Drama Series  (July 1)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/robin-hood-cast-mgm-plus-graeme-thomas- king-1236446820/

NOBODY GET MGM+!!

     Streaming service news--Apple TV+
  ‘Murderbot’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+ Ahead Of Season 1 Finale (July 10)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/murderbot-renewed-season-2-apple- tv-1236453764/

Sounds like Arthur will be disappointed by this news...

Jennifer Aniston To Star In Apple Series Inspired By Jennette McCurdy’s ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Memoir  (July 1)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/jennifer-aniston-jennette-mccurdy-im-glad- my-mom-died-morning-show-1236446418/
 ["'I’m Glad My Mom Died' is a heartbreaking and funny recounting of Jennette McCurdy’s struggles as a former child actor while dealing with her overbearing, domineering mother. The dramedy will center on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid’s show, and her narcissistic mother (Aniston) who relishes in her identity as 'a starlet’s mother.'"]

Does Aniston really want to be associated with this particular part?!

     Streaming service news--HBO Max
  ‘Duster’ Canceled By HBO Max After One Season  (July 9)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/duster-canceled-hbo-max-josh-holloway-jj- abrams-1236453380/

Another show I just couldn't fit in...

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Enters The Multiverse As Sci-Fi Spinoff ‘Stuart Fails To Save The Universe’ Gets HBO Max Pickup & Sets Up More OG Returns  (July 9)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/big-bang-theory-spinoff-stuart-hbo-max- details-1236452930/

Well, I'll give them this - this show is very *high concept*!!

HBO Max Name To Return This Week, Ending Ill-Fated Max Era  (July 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/hbo-max-name-to-return-wednesday-ending- max-era-1236452545/

I think they should call it "Max! And HBO too!!"

     Streaming service news--Hulu
  Rami Malek Spy Thriller ‘The Amateur’ Gets Streaming Date On Hulu & Disney+  (July 9)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/rami-malek-the-amateur-streaming-date-hulu- disney-plus-1236452934/

Saw this (and "Captain America: Brave New World", actually!) on the plane rides.

     Streaming service news--Netflix
  James Remar, Robert Wisdom, Bruce Greenwood & Kirk Acevedo Among 7 To Recur In Netflix’s ‘Trinity’  (July 11)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/james-remar-bruce-greenwood-cast-netflix- trinity-1236454856/

And here I thought this was about the Manhattan Project! Hrumph!!  >:/

‘Virgin River’ Gets Early Season 8 Renewal, Becomes Netflix’s Longest- Running Scripted Series  (July 10)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/virgin-river-renewed-season-8-netflix- longest-running-series-1236453725/

Oh, Gawd...

‘Wednesday’ Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More  (July 9)
 https://deadline.com/feature/wednesday-season-2-everything-we- know-1235796717/

I don't get Netflix!

‘A Man On The Inside’ Adds Jackée Harry To Season 2 Cast (July 3)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/a-man-on-the-inside-jackee-harry-season-2- cast-1236449338/

But what about her gigs on DOOL and for Hybrid Films?!!

Netflix Freshmen ‘Pulse’ & ‘The Residence’ Canceled, ‘No Good Deed’ On Indefinite Pause  (July 2)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/pulse-the-residence-canceled-no-good-deed- netflix-1236441712/

No surprise about "Pulse".

‘Emily In Paris’ Adds Bryan Greenberg & Michèle Laroque To Season 5 Cast; Two More Characters Set To Return  (July 2)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/emily-in-paris-season-5-bryan-greenberg- nico-laurent-g-1236447414/

I will say this - this is great *looking* series...

     Streaming service news--Prime Video
  ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Teaser: Taylor Kitsch & Chris Pratt Find “The Only Way Out Is Right Through It”  (July 1)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/terminal-list-dark-wolf-trailer-taylor- kitsch-chris-pratt-1236446611/

Huh. I wanna watch this. But I'm going to drop Prime in a couple of weeks.

     Streaming service news--Other services
  Tubi Rescues ‘Demascus’: Sci-Fi Comedy Series To Launch On Free Streamer Two Years After Being Pulled By AMC  (July 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/demascus-tubi-premiere-1236450936/
 [The show "follows an eponymous character, a 33-year-old Black man on a mission of self-discovery using an experimental reality-bending technology. It explores the 'gulf between Black male perspectives.'"]

Tubi!

     The business of TV
  Disney And Hearst Exploring Sale Of A+E Global Media  (July 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/disney-and-hearst-exploring-sale-of-ae- global-media-cable-tv-1236451721/

Cable TV continues its now somewhat rapid death spiral.

     Obituaries
  Julian McMahon Dies: ‘Nip/Tuck’, ‘Fantastic Four’, ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Star Was 56  (July 4)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/julian-mcmahon-dead-1236449999/

[sobbing]

Michael Madsen Dies: Prolific ‘Reservoir Dogs’, ‘Kill Bill’ & ‘Donnie Brasco’ Actor Was 67  (July 3)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/michael-madsen-dead-1236448967/

:(
(But my brother is right - a lot of "hard miles" on Madsen...)

Daytime Emmys Nominations Revealed: Only Three Soaps Will Compete For Best Drama This Year  (July 10)
 https://deadline.com/lists/daytime-emmy-nominations-2025-list/

Anim beat Robin!!  :D  :D

‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ With Stars Cote De Pablo & Michael Weatherly, ‘Ghosts’ & Star Trek Universe Among CBS Studios’ Comic-Con Panels, Activations  (July 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/07/ncis-tony-and-ziva-comic-con-star-trek- ghosts-1236452053/

Great - And I will continue to get Pee+ which means I may be subjected to this show!!

Lena Dunham Took “Intentional Break” From Acting After ‘Girls’  (June 30)
 https://deadline.com/2025/06/lena-dunham-intentional-break-acting-after- girls-1236446385/

Can she go back on that "break"?!...