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We may be living in a golden age of TV, but panning through all the dross to find that gold can be time-consuming and tedious. For every much-discussed hit like Severance, House of the Dragon, and The Bear, there are dozens of new original shows that barely tip the cultural needle. And with so many new streaming services competing with HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Disney Plus, it’s impossible to keep up with everything new to view. But The Verge’s TV section is ready to help. Our news, reviews, and interviews help you find the next Stranger Things or Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in time to keep up with the cultural conversation. And our essays and analysis invite you to consider the deeper context of what you’re watching.

Fighting Trump will make or break Disney’s new CEO

It’s time for Josh D’Amaro to lock in.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
VisionQuest finally has a release date.

It’s been a while since we heard anything new about Disney’s Agatha All Along followup, VisionQuest, but Disney has just pegged the series for an October 14th premiere.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
“I feel like I used to have a parakeet.”

The new extended scene from episode 4 of Pluribus doesn’t include any major revelations, but it is an entertaining three minutes of Rhea Seehorn tripping out.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Returning, Ahsoka is.

Star Wars is making its long-awaited return to theaters with The Mandalorian and Grogu next week, but the galaxy far, far away still has a home on streaming. Disney announced that season 2 of Mando spinoff Ahsoka will premiere in early 2027. That’s more than three years removed from when the show debuted.

Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
I’m living for the anti-AI Hacks media tour.

Clips of Hacks creators Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky, and Paul W. Downs are making the rounds as they promote the (amazing) HBO Max show’s final season. They have a unified message about using AI for creative purposes: “It’s so deeply offensive to me on every level,” says Aniello in an interview at Wired. “The grist and the struggle and the friction, it’s what makes art good,” says Statsky in an On with Kara Swisher appearance.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Amazon is making a Fourth Wing TV series.

Prime Video hasn’t mentioned how many episodes its ordered to adapt the Rebecca Yarros dragon-riding romantasy novels that are so widely beloved by BookTok, but Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House, Locke & Key) will serve as showrunner and executive producer. An expected release date also hasn’t been announced yet.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The third season of The Rings of Power debuts in November on Prime Video.

Mark your calendar for November 11th.

”Season Three takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war, bind all peoples to his will – and at last rule all Middle-earth,” according to a press release.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A whole lot of Fast and Furious.

During NBC Universal’s upfronts presentation, Vin Diesel made a surprise announcement: not only is Fast and Furious coming to TV, it’s somehow getting four different spinoff series. There are no other details right now, but the show will be streaming on Peacock whenever they do come out.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Ghost in the Shell has a premiere date.

Bandai has given its new Science Saru-produced The Ghost in the Shell reimagining a July 7th premiere date on Amazon Prime Video.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
“What is your worst fear?”

There’s a lot of sci-fi streaming this summer, but if you’re looking for something a little more intense, there’s always the latest iteration of Cape Fear. If nothing else, Javier Bardem looks appropriately terrifying in the new trailer, which should make it worth checking out when it starts streaming on June 5th.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The Bear’s fifth and final season debuts on June 25th.

The whole season will be available to watch at once when it premieres at 9PM ET that day oh Hulu, Variety reports. If you want an appetizer, FX also released a surprise prequel episode just yesterday that’s available to stream now.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The Bear got a surprise prequel episode that you can watch right now.

“Gary” stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Richie) and Jon Bernthal (Mikey) and was written by the pair, according to Moss-Bachrach. It’s available now on Hulu.

It’s a small treat ahead of season five of The Bear, which will be the show’s last and is expected to debut in June.

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A promotional image for the “Gary” prequel episode set in The Bear’s universe.
Image: Hulu / Ebon Moss-Bachrach on Instagram
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Sci-fi streaming season kicks off soon.

We’re about to enter a busy few months for new science fiction shows, and one that I’m particularly excited about is The Boroughs, an extraterrestrial mystery that’s set in a retirement home and that also boasts one hell of a cast. It hits Netflix on May 21st.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Netflix’s animated One Piece remake sets sail next February.

Netflix has announced that The One Piece Studio Wit’s upcoming reimagining of Eiichiro Oda’s iconic series — will debut some time next February with seven episodes that “will cover approximately the first 50 chapters of the original manga.”

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Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
SAG-AFTRA reaches a four-year deal with the studios with new AI guardrails.

A month after the Writers Guild struck a longer-term deal than normal with the studios, the Screen Actors Guild has followed suit. While it hasn’t been made official yet, the deal reportedly includes a sizable contribution to the union’s pension fund, increased streaming residuals, and new AI protections.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Gizmoplex, the dedicated MST3K streaming service, is shutting down.

If you’ve backed any of the recent Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarters, you probably have access to a bunch of episodes via the Gizmoplex. Unfortunately, an email went out today informing users that the site is shutting down and they have until September 30th to download any episodes they’ve purchased.

Dear Gizmoplex members: Unfortunately, on June 30, 2026 the Gizmoplex apps on platforms such as Roku, AppleTV, Android, and FireTV will cease operations, with the Gizmoplex website shutting down on September 30, 2026. We know this platform has meant a lot to many of you - it was built for and by this community - so we don’t share this news lightly. What this means is that if you’d like to continue to have access to content you may have purchased on the Gizmoplex, you should download it to a personal drive well in ad- vance of the September 30th website closure. We have significantly reduced the prices on Season 13 and past livestream events, so if you haven’t had a chance to purchase them, now is the time to add them to your collection. The good news is that while the Gizmoplex may be no more, MST3K isn’t going anywhere. The show remains widely accessible, with its own 24/7 channel, on-demand epi- sodes across many streaming platforms, as well as on the FilmRise app (free with ads), and via Shout! TV on Prime Video and Roku for ad-free viewing. If you need further assistance, you may send us a message via the contact form at shout-tv.com/contact. MSTies have always been the heart of this show. You’ve kept it alive across decades, formats, and platforms, and that means everything to us. We’re grateful for each one of you. Thank you as always for your support. To stay up to date on all things MST3K, you can follow us on YouTube, Twitch, Bluesky, Facebook, and Instagram.
Screenshot: Gizmoplex.com
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Don Jr. might be hired for Apprentice reboot.

Amazon has reportedly discussed casting the President’s eldest son to replace him as host if they film new episodes. The show isn’t in active development yet, but it would be the latest example of Amazon cozying up to the Trump family since it spent $75 million on the Melania documentary.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A TV show renewal? I’ve seen stranger things.

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Tales From ‘85, the animated Stranger Things spinoff, but it evidently did well enough that there’s more in store. Netflix has confirmed it’s coming back for season 2, and it’s happening soon — it’ll start streaming this fall.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
“Welcome back, coach.”

We knew Ted Lasso was set to return this summer, and now Apple has released a more specific timeframe: season 4 will start streaming on August 5th. There’s also a new trailer showing that, even though Ted is in charge of a new team, things don’t seem to have changed all that much.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Pop Culture Jeopardy! returns for a second season on Netflix.

The game show spinoff, which covers topics like music, movies, culture, sports, celebrities, and entertainment, debuted on Amazon Prime Video. Now it’s headed to Netflix for another trivia-filled season starting May 11th, with host Colin Jost.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Here be dragons.

Games of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is heading into its third season, and HBO just released a new and appropriately-dragon filled trailer ahead of the premiere. The show debuts on June 21st.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
The villain-loaded Spider-Noir trailer comes in two flavors.

There’s the way any good noir is meant to be consumed — in high-contrast monochrome below. And then there is a “True-Hue Full Color” that frankly sucks all the fun out of it and just serves to highlight the seams in the mediocre CGI.

The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav’s face

Swift public outcry gave the movie a chance to speak for itself.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
WBD’s shareholders yearn for the sweet embrace of David Ellison.

Deadline reports that WBD’s shareholders have “overwhelmingly” voted the sell the legacy studio to Paramount Skydance for $31 per share. Shareholders rejected a proposed compensation package for current CEO David Zaslav that could range from $500-800 million. But Zaslav could still wind up walking away with a lot of money because that vote was non-binding.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Apple TV’s sci-fi run continues.

Over the last few weeks the streamer has provided updates on new seasons of Dark Matter and Silo, and now we have the first proper trailer for Star City, the For All Mankind spinoff that shows things from the Soviet perspective. It starts streaming on May 29th.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Get in the robot, Sydney.

Netflix has announced the leading cast for its upcoming Gundam movie from director Jim Mickle (Sweet Tooth), and the lineup looks like… an interesting group of faces, to say the least.

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The least cast of Netflix’s Gundam movie.
Image: Netflix
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
The Savant lives.

Though Apple has been radio silent about The Savant ever since it postponed the show’s debut last year, Deadline reports that the series may finally start streaming some time this July.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Paramount responds to Hollywood pushback against Warner Bros. acquisition.

In a statement to Deadline, Paramount argues that its merger will ensure “creators have more avenues for their work, not fewer:”

We have been clear in our commitments to do just that: increasing output to a minimum of 30 high-quality feature films annually with full theatrical releases, continuing to license content, and preserving iconic brands with independent creative leadership.

On Monday, more than 1,000 Hollywood professionals signed an open letter opposing Paramount’s $110 billion deal.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Hollywood actors, directors, and producers sign letter opposing Paramount’s Warner Bros. acquisition.

Ben Stiller, Joaquin Phoenix, Tiffany Haddish, Bryan Cranston, and Lin-Manuel Miranda are among the over 1,000 Hollywood professionals pushing back on the $110 billion deal that they say will “further consolidate an already concentrated media landscape:”

We are deeply concerned by indications of support for this merger that prioritize the interests of a small group of powerful stakeholders over the broader public good. The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised.

The Miniature Wife was an exercise in visual trickery

VFX supervisor Ashley Bernes had to think big to make the show’s heroine feel small.

Charles Pulliam-Moore