TV & Streaming

Netflix is reportedly preparing a significant restructuring that could affect about 5% of its workforce, or approximately 800 jobs. The potential layoffs could be announced as early as next week, though it remains unclear which departments may face the largest cuts.

Skydance-owned UK broadcaster 5 reported a 64% drop in 2025 pre-tax profit to £11.93 million, as weaker advertising conditions and higher spending on programming, marketing and streaming weighed on performance. Revenue fell nearly 9% to £292 million, even as streaming viewing and digital advertising revenue increased.

HBO has ordered an eight-episode Crazy Rich Asians drama series continuing the film’s story, with Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng returning as stars. Michelle Yeoh will appear in a recurring role.

Amazon Prime Video has ordered an untitled eight-episode scripted drama about Karen Read, with Elizabeth Banks starring as Read and serving as an executive producer. Justin Noble will write, showrun and executive produce the series, which is inspired by the Law&Crime podcast and Audible Original Karen.

Chicago Fire’s Season 15 premiere marked Dermot Mulroney’s final appearance as Battalion Chief Dominic “Dom” Pascal after two seasons. The episode also shifted Firehouse 51’s leadership to Taylor Kinney’s Severide, who chose to lead the team rather than take an inspector position.

The “Ted Lasso” Season 4 finale ends with Ted handing AFC Richmond’s women’s team to Alice Chilton and becoming an assistant manager alongside Coach Beard. Star, writer and executive producer Brendan Hunt says Ted steps back to spend more time with his son Henry, while Roy accepts the Chelsea manager job.

NBC is developing an untitled darkly comic procedural inspired by the Finnish series 66th North Precinct, led by The Irrational creator Arika Lisanne Mittman. The drama follows a former professional boxer who returns to her southern Colorado hometown and becomes a sheriff’s deputy while navigating weekly crimes, family pressures and unresolved business from the ring.

All’s Fair Season 2 premieres Nov. 4 on Hulu with three episodes, followed by new installments each Wednesday. The first trailer teases scandals, shifting alliances and a revelation threatening the future of Grant, Ronson & Greene.

Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI in English and Spanish in 2027, marking ESPN’s first Super Bowl, and will also carry Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. ABC will simulcast the Super Bowl as part of Disney’s expanded coverage.

Prime Video’s eight-episode “Carrie,” adapted for television by Mike Flanagan, brings Stephen King’s debut novel into the social media era while preserving its dread and emotional power. Summer H. Howell delivers a stellar performance as Carrie White, a sheltered sophomore facing cruelty at school and religious punishment at home.

All four available seasons of Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon’s crime thriller “Mayor of Kingstown” arrived on Netflix on October 5, 2026. The Jeremy Renner-led series is expanding beyond Paramount+ ahead of its fifth and final season, which has no announced premiere date.

Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas took the lead on Dancing With the Stars’ Mariah Carey Night with 25 out of 30. Ezra Frech, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Dewan each earned 24 as the season 35 couples performed hits including “Emotions,” “Fantasy,” “Obsessed” and “Touch My Body.”

The first two seasons of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” are now streaming on Netflix for three months under a Disney licensing deal. Season 3 premieres exclusively on Disney+ on November 20, with Netflix’s access ending January 4, 2027.

“The Voice” Season 30 premiere drew 7.8 million viewers across NBC and Peacock in its first seven days, marking the singing competition’s largest premiere audience since Season 27. It also became the most-streamed episode in the show’s history.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is headed to streaming, but its online premiere date and streaming service have not yet been confirmed.

Jamie Foxx removed personal celebrity jokes from his new stand-up special, Take Care of Yourself, after seeing reactions to Kevin Hart’s controversial roast. The lighter follow-up to What Had Happened Was… premieres Oct. 7 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

Prime Video’s Things We Never Got Over series has added Sean Teale, Sarah Jeffery, Megan Stott, Lili Simmons, Anthony Keyvan and JoBeth Williams to its cast. The contemporary romance adaptation of Lucy Score’s novel stars Molly Griggs, Matthew Noszka and Tommy Martinez.

ShowBiz ranks five standout 1970s sitcom opening credits sequences that paired memorable theme music with visuals introducing each series’ characters and setting. The list includes “Laverne & Shirley” and “Mork & Mindy,” two “Happy Days” spin-offs with distinctive intros.

James Van Der Beek was remembered with tears, laughter and personal stories as the Dawson’s Creek family reunited at Greg Berlanti’s Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala. The event honored series creator Kevin Williamson with the Barbara Berlanti Hero Award and also recognized Katherine LaNasa.

“The Twilight Zone” Season 4 finale “The Bard” is the franchise’s second worst-rated episode on IMDb, with a 5.6 score, but it features an early Burt Reynolds performance. He plays ego-driven leading man Rocky Rhodes in an outsized parody of Marlon Brando.

Sheryl Lee Ralph hopes Abbott Elementary can achieve the longevity of Grey’s Anatomy as the ABC workplace sitcom heads into its sixth season. Ralph said she wants to continue playing Barbara Howard and see the character grow alongside her.