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Tom Hardy has reportedly been cut from MobLand after Season 2 wrapped, amid on-set clashes with producers and complaints he was late to set and kept demanding notes on scripts. Paramount+ and Hardy haven’t commented. MobLand has been a hit for the streamer, with about 26 million views in the first 70 days after release, but Hardy’s exit casts doubt on a potential Season 3.
Prime Video’s Life Is Strange adaptation has added four cast members—Tom Cullen as Max’s teacher Mark Jefferson, Leisha Hailey as Joyce Price, Raúl Castillo as David Madsen, and Owen Teague as Frank Bowers—joining leads Maisy Stella and Tatum Grace Hopkins. The series, based on the hit video game, follows Max, a photography student who can rewind time, as she and Chloe investigate a town mystery. The show is created by Charlie Covell and produced by Square Enix, Story Kitchen, LuckyChap, and Amazon MGM Studios.
NBCUniversal’s upfront at Radio City Music Hall put television front and center, spotlighting a star‑studded lineup from shows like Law & Order: SVU and Dig, and marking NBC’s 100th anniversary with Tina Fey’s appearance. The event leaned into unscripted content for Bravo and Peacock, with Ariana Madix and Andy Cohen previewing Real Housewives/Bravo offerings. A major reveal was Vin Diesel announcing Peacock is developing four Fast & Furious TV series, underscoring NBCU’s cross‑platform strategy to expand film franchises into television.
Fox's Fall 2026 schedule leans into reality and unscripted fare with only two scripted nights, pushing most new dramas to midseason; the Baywatch revival leads midseason alongside The Interrogator, Memory of a Killer S2 and Murder in a Small Town S3, while Sundays pair The Simpsons with Animal Control and Grimsburg. Tuesdays feature Best Medicine and Doc; Fox aims to add a second drama night in midseason and has renewals in place, signaling a shift away from heavy comedy development and a focus on production models geared to unscripted/drama.
Helena Bonham Carter exited The White Lotus season 4 a week into filming over creative differences, with Laura Dern stepping in to replace her as production moves forward in Europe (Cannes, St Tropez, Monaco and Paris).
In a Variety interview, Daredevil showrunner explains Born Again Season 3 will bring back Marvel’s street‑level heroes for a Defenders reunion—Daredevil’s courtroom identity reveal kicks off a prison arc, Kingpin’s feral campaign roils the city, and Jessica Jones and Luke Cage appear in the finale. The piece also teases Punisher: One Last Kill’s place in the timeline and threads involving Bullseye and Mr. Charles, with hints that future seasons could expand the ensemble even further.
FX’s The Bear stealth-dropped a surprise hour-long flashback special called “Gary” on Disney+/Hulu, pairing Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jon Bernthal to explore Richie and Mikey’s relationship and deepen Richie's backstory ahead of Season 5. Directed by Christopher Storer, the standalone episode follows a work trip to Gary, Indiana and promises new emotional context that reframes the duo from the very beginning.
At its 2026 upfront, AMC Studios revealed Bannerman has opened a writers room for a TV adaptation of John Maxim’s spy novels with Shane Black directing and Craig Silverstein running the series; a Point Break TV series is moving toward production with Dave Kalstein writing and aiming for a 2027 premiere after an Australian shoot; and The Grapes of Wrath will anchor the new Great American Stories anthology, with Rolin Jones and Brett C. Leonard co‑writing under Mark Johnson’s oversight, targeting 2027 production and debut.
Disney TV chief Rob Mills says The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is resuming production with season shape still being planned, while the company plots future Bachelor-related projects. Ciara Miller has been cast on Dancing With the Stars, and Mills teases spin‑offs and new formats (like Ring by Spring Break and The Mob) as the Bachelor universe expands, with The Bachelor in Paradise returning next summer and ongoing discussions about cast and safety amid recent scandals.
For the week of April 6, ABC World News Tonight led in total viewers and the key 25–54 demo, but NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News are narrowing the gap. ABC drew about 8.42 million viewers and 1.07 million in the demo, NBC had 6.43M and 909k, and CBS 3.81M and 477k. ABC’s Artemis II coverage on April 10 boosted the night to 9.77 million viewers and 2.36 million in the demo, the top figures of the night, while NBC and CBS trailed. Behind the scenes, CBS News is reportedly roiled by tensions between editor‑in‑chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski over how to lift ratings, and NBC is expanding its reach with a streaming aftershow hosted by Tom Llamas to attract younger viewers.
Deadline reports The Pitt showrunners John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill outline Season 3: the writers’ room has started, production begins in June, and the 15-episode season is planned to premiere in the same January window as the first two seasons (Season 1 on Jan 9 and Season 2 on Jan 8).
Soap Opera News outlines The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers for March 30–April 3, 2026: Sheila reverts to her old ways as Deacon and Taylor face a dangerous situation; Sheila’s suspicions grow, Steffy and Taylor’s safety are in question, Electra learns something about Ivy, and Brooke presses RJ while Ivy pushes Electra and RJ together, with Brooke and Ridge witnessing a shocking moment by week’s end.
NCIS’s 500th episode ends with a shocker: Rocky Carroll’s NCIS Director Leon Vance is killed by a corrupt agent, ending Carroll’s 18-season run. The move, designed by executive producer Steven D. Binder, was pitched as a dramatic “shockwaves” moment for fans and TV history. Carroll learned of the storyline two episodes before filming and says the arc felt like a fitting full-circle tribute to his character.
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart jokes that the only joy in Trump-era chaos is looking forward to The Bachelorette, referencing the Taylor Frankie Paul/Dakota Mortensen controversy that led ABC to pull Season 22’s premiere and pause related production amid a domestic-violence investigation.
Francesca Bridgerton, played by Hannah Dodd, is revealed as the lead for Bridgerton Season 5, with a budding romance with Michaela in Mayfair as Benedict adjusts to married life; the season will adapt Julia Quinn’s When He Was Wicked and production is confirmed.