‘The Bear’ Sets Streaming Records, ‘Cobra Kai’ Final Season Trailer Released, Serena Williams Docuseries, More
Netflix Releases “Cobra Kai” Season 6 Part 1 Trailer
Enter the dojo for one final season. Netflix has released the official trailer for its highly anticipated final season of “Cobra Kai.”
“The Karate Kid” sequel spinoff series, which stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their franchise-leading roles, will return for its sixth and final season on Thursday, July 18, with the first batch of episodes in a super-sized season.
In Season 6, per the official description, the Cobra Kai senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai, the world championships of karate after they are eliminated from the Valley.
Watch the trailer for “Cobra Kai” Season 6 Part 1 below:
The series also stars Martin Kove, Xolo Maridueña, Jacob Bertrand, Mary Mouser, Tanner Buchanan, Peyton List, Gianni DeCenzo, Courtney Henggeler, Vanessa Rubio, Dallas Dupree Young, Yuji Okumoto, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Griffin Santopietro, and Oona O’Brien, among others.
The first five episodes of “Cobra Kai” Season 6 will be available on July 18, with the second batch expected to premiere on Nov. 28, followed by the finale event in 2025 on a date to be announced later.
Max Debuts “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” Trailer
Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name, and that name is Kite Man (hell yeah)!
The appropriately named “Harley Quinn” spinoff “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” will make its debut on the Max on Thursday, July 18, and the streamer has released the first official trailer for the new adult animated series.
Matt Oberg will reprise his role in the new series, which will follow the Kite Man and Golden Gilder as they take their relationship to the next level by opening a bar in the shadow of Lex Luthor’s Legion of Doom, serving cold ones to the most dangerous rogues outside of Arkham Asylum.
Stephanie Hsu co-leads the cast as Golden Glider, with James Adomian as Bane, Natasia Demetriou as Malice, Janelle James as Queen of Fables, Jonathan Banks as Noonan, Keith David as Darkseid, Michael Imperioli as Joe/Moe Dubelz, Rory Scovel as Gus the Goon, Judith Light as Helen Villigan, and the late Lance Reddick as Lex Luthor.
Watch the trailer for “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” below:
The acclaimed parent series “Harley Quinn,” which initially premiered in 2019 on DC Universe before the on-demand service was absorbed into Max, wrapped up its fourth season in September 2023 and was renewed for a fifth season, which will likely premiere in late 2024 or early 2025.
“Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” will debut on Max on July 18 with its first two episodes, followed by one new episode weekly through Sept. 12.
Apple TV+ Cancels “The Big Door Prize”
Apple TV+ has officially closed the door on “The Big Door Prize.”
The comedy series, which ran for two seasons on the streamer premiered in April 2023 and promptly received an early Season 2 renewal, has been canceled and will not receive a third season.
Developed by David West Read (“Schitt's Creek”) and based on M.O. Walsh’s novel of the same name, “The Big Door Prize” told the story of a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears in the general store, promising to reveal each resident’s true life potential and forcing Deerfield’s residents to reevaluate their life choices and ambitions.
Watch the trailer for “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 below:
Chris O’Dowd led the series, opposite Gabrielle Dennis, Patrick Kerr, Damon Gupton, Josh Segarra, Christian Adam, Sammy Fourlas, Djouliet Amara, Deirdre O’Connell, Justine Lupe, and more.
ESPN Releases Trailer for First Serena Williams Docuseries Episode
With Simone, Sha’Carri, and other greats preparing to bring home their golds later this month at Paris 2024, ESPN will pay tribute to another Olympic Gold medalist and pioneer with the upcoming docuseries “In the Arena: Serena Williams.”
Directed by Gotham Chopra with co-direction from Lauren Fisher, the eight-parter will offer an unprecedented look at the life and career of Serena Williams over her 27-year career in professional tennis. Throughout the series, Williams will share her personal account of Grand Slam appearances, deconstruct her career milestones, and explore pivotal moments of her personal and professional lives.
Watch the trailer for the first episode of “In the Arena: Serena Williams” below:
“Out of the Shadow,” the first episode of “In the Arena: Serena Williams” will premiere on ESPN+ on Wednesday, July 10.
Netflix Releases “KAOS” First Look
Netflix has released the first look for its modernized Greek mythology series “KAOS,” due out on the streamer late next month!
From “The End of the F***ing World” creator Charlie Covell, the upcoming dramedy follows “a dysfunctional family (of gods)—-cruel fathers, wayward sons, discontented wives, and warring brothers”—-through the lens of power structures and the 1%.
Per the official description, the series centers on Zeus as he begins to dangerously self-destruct after he discovers a wrinkle on his forehead, believing it to be the harbinger of an ancient prophecy that foretells his destruction. He’s right to be worried, though, as once-friend, now-prisoner Prometheus plans to bring him down.
Jeff Goldblum leads the cast as Zeus opposite Janet McTeer as Hera and Nabhaan Rizwan as Dionysus, with David Thewlis (Hades), Rakie Ayola (Persephone), Cliff Curtis (Poseidon), Stephen Dillane (Prometheus), Aurora Perrineau (Riddy), Killian Scott (Orpheus), Misia Butler (Caeneus), Stanley Townsend (Minos), and Leila Farzad (Ari).
The new eight-episode series will premiere in full on Thursday, Aug. 29.
“The Bear” Season 3 Premiere Sets New Records
A non-negotiable: there’s no beating “The Bear.”
The award-winning FX comedy (or dramedy) series returned for its third season late on June 26 on Hulu and Disney+ and the Season 3 premiere has already reached 5.4 million views in its first four days, setting multiple new records in the process. The current tally marks the best performance ever for an FX premiere on Hulu, as well as the most-watched season premiere for any scripted series on Hulu. Disney also reported this puts Season 3 at 24% more views than its previous highly acclaimed season, with the series receiving a “significant boost” this season following the launch of the Hulu on Disney+ bundle this past March.
Watch the trailer for Season 3 of “The Bear” below:
Created by Christopher Storer, who showruns with Joanna Calo, Season 3 of the 10-time Emmy Award-winner follows Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and the rest of The Bear staff in the early days after opening the fine dining restaurant. The ensemble also stars Abby Elliott, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Matty Matheson, with Oliver Platt and Molly Gordon in recurring roles.
All three seasons of “The Bear” are available to stream now.