BBC’s “Boarders” Will Return to Tubi For Season 2

It’s almost back-to-school time: Tubi has announced it will continue to bring the critically acclaimed BBC Three coming-of-age series “Boarders” to North American subscribers for the series’ second season.

Written by BAFTA nominee Daniel Lawrence Taylor (“Timewasters)”, “Boarders” follows the lives of five talented Black teenagers from inner-city London as they navigate life at St. Gilbert’s, an elite boarding school. The second season reportedly will see a new era for the students at the school with an acting headmistress who wants them gone.

Watch the trailer for “Boarders” Season 1 below:

Josh Tedeku (Jaheim), Jodie Campbell (Leah), Sekou Diaby (Toby), Myles Kamwendo (Omar), and Aruna Jalloh (Femi) will reprise their roles in the second season with Taylor returning as their mentor, Gus. The returning cast also includes Harry Gilby, Tallulah Greive, Rosie Graham, Assa Kanouté, and Niky Wardley.

The first season of “Boarders” holds a Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% rating. A Season 2 premiere date has yet to be announced.

Netflix Releases “Squid Game” Season 2 Date Announcement

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Netflix has announced the official premiere date of its highly anticipated second season of “Squid Game.” The award-winning Korean survival thriller will return to the streamer later this year on Thursday, Dec. 26. Netflix also announced that the third season of the series will come next year and will be the series’ last.

The series, which debuted on Netflix in September 2021, revolves around 456 players, deep in financial hardship, who risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win the ₩45.6 billion prize. The Season 1 cast also included Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-young, whose characters were ultimately beaten by victor Seong Gi-hun (played by Emmy winner Lee Jung-jae).

Watch the “Squid Game” Season 2 date announcement below:

According to director, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk, the new season will see Seong return to the game after winning Season 1’s jackpot and vowing his revenge. And the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) “doesn’t seem to be an easy opponent this time either.” The pair will continue to clash through to the Season 3 finale, which will come in 2025 with the premiere date to be announced later.

In addition to both Lees, Wi Ha-joon and Gong Yoo will return for the second season, joining new cast members Park Gyu-young, Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-shim, and others.

“RuPaul Drag Race Global All Stars” Releases Trailer

Racers, start your engines! Paramount+ has ru-vealed the official trailer for the new “RuPaul's Drag Race” franchise installment, “RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars,” which will premiere on the platform later this month.

The latest drag competition spinoff series will feature 12 fan favorites from “Drag Race” brands around the world who will represent their countries as they compete for the title of “Queen of the Mothertucking World,” a grand prize of $200,000, and a spot in the International Pavilion at the Drag Race Hall of Fame.

Watch the trailer for “RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars” below:

The queens competing in the inaugural season will be Alyssa Edwards (“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars”), Athena Likis (“Drag Race Belgique”), Eva Le Queen (“Drag Race Philippines”), Gala Varo (“Drag Race Mexico”), Kitty Scott-Claus (“RuPaul's Drag Race UK”), Kween Kong (“Drag Race Down Under”), Miranda Lebrão (“Drag Race Brazil”), Nehellenia (“Drag Race Italy”), Pythia (“Canada's Drag Race”), Soa de Muse (“Drag Race France”), Tessa Testicle (“Drag Race Germany”), and Vanity Vain (“Drag Race Sweden”).

The streamer also revealed the guest judges for the new series. Joining host RuPaul Charles, resident judge Michelle Visage, and director/choreographer Jamal Sims on the panel each week will be Adriana Lima, Ariadna Gutiérrez-Arévalo, Carson Kressley, Danna Paola, Dianne Brill, Graham Norton, Jasmine Tookes, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, Matt Rogers, Ross Mathews, and Ts Madison.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars” will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ on Friday, Aug. 16 with two new episodes, followed by a new episode every Friday.

Apple TV+ Releases “Before” First Look

Apple TV+ has released the first look at its Billy Crystal-led psychological thriller “Before,” coming to the streamer this fall.

Described as a character-driven supernatural mystery series, the new series from creator Sarah Thorp stars Crystal as Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn (Judith Light), encounters a troubled young boy, Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past.

The 10-episode series will also star Rosie Perez, Maria Dizzia, and Ava Lalezarzadeh with Hope Davis and Stephen Wallem in recurring roles.

“Before” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, Oct. 25 with its first two episodes followed by a new episode every Friday through Dec. 20.

“That ’90s Show” Bumps Up Premiere Date

The ’90s are back— two months early. Originally scheduled to premiere on Oct. 24, the third part “That '90s Show” will premiere on Thursday, Aug. 22. The second part was released on June 27.

The “That '70s Show” sequel is set during the summers of 1995 and 1996 and centers on Leia Forman (Callie Haverda), the teenage daughter of Eric Forman (Topher Grace) and Donna Pinciotti (Laura Prepon), forming bonds with other teenagers as she spends the summer of 1995 with her grandparents Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty (Debra Jo Rupp) in Point Place, Wisconsin.

Watch the trailer for “That ’90s Show” Part 3 below:

According to the official Part 3 description, “It’s 1996, and Leia Forman is back in Point Place for another summer of fun with her friends and grandparents, Kitty and Red. Leia and Jay (Mace Coronel) are excited to be together again after nine months of long distance. But she’s on edge since Jay still doesn’t know she almost kissed Nate (Maxwell Acee Donovan). Nate is concerned that his girlfriend, Nikki (Sam Morelos), doesn’t know either. How long can they keep this secret? Turns out, not long at all. And when the truth finally comes out, relationships are threatened, friendships are at stake, and the summer is on the verge of ending before it even gets started.”

Smith and Rupp reprise their roles from the original series, starring opposite Haverda, Coronel, Donovan, Morelos, Ashley Aufderheide, and Reyn Doi. Grace, Prepon, Don Stark, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Tommy Chong, Seth Green, and other original series stars also return in guest and recurring roles throughout the series.

“Renegade Nell” Canceled at Disney+

Disney+ has pulled the plug on its recent British adventure series “Renegade Nell” from creator Sally Wainwright.

The series, which premiered on the streamer in late March, starred Louisa Harland (“Derry Girls”) and followed the quick-witted and courageous Nell, a young woman in 18th Century England who finds herself framed for murder and unexpectedly becomes the most notorious outlaw in England. But when a magical spirit appears, Nell realizes her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined.

Watch the trailer for “Renegade Nell” below:

The cast also starred Nick Mohammed, Frank Dillane, Alice Kremelberg, Ényì Okoronkwo, Jake Dunn, Bo Bragason, Florence Keen, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Pip Torrens, and Craig Parkinson.