Category: Entertainment

The Marvel TV universe is expanding.

A new live-action series called Zodiac is set to debut on Disney+ in 2028. Brad Winderbaum, the head of Marvel Television, Animation, Comics & Franchise, made the announcement at Marvel Television and Marvel Animation’s New York Comic Con panel on Thursday.

“It’s a spy thriller,” Winderbaum said. “And for anyone who knows the comics, if you look closely at this title design, you’ll see a few clues about where we’re going.”

Zodiac is set to start shooting in London in spring 2027.

“I can’t tell you anything else about it yet because it’s a secret,” Winderbaum said during the panel. “We’re going to start casting it in a couple weeks.”

This new series marks the first live-action Marvel show announced since 2025’s Ironheart. The series Wonder Man premiered in January but was eventually canceled despite originally scoring a second season renewal and an Emmy nomination for its star, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

As for upcoming Marvel series, VisionQuest is set to premiere on Disney+ Oct. 14. It marks the end to the trilogy of shows that also includes WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Daredevil: Born Again, meanwhile, will return for its third and final season in 2027.

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Ready, set, binge! Here’s a look at some of the new movies and TV shows coming to theaters and streaming services this weekend:

Prime Video
Carrie: The classic Stephen King story comes to life in this new series adaptation.

Netflix
Below: Josh Hartnett stars in the Canadian limited series about a fisherman terrorized by a mysterious creature.

Animals: The new thriller film is directed by and starring Ben Affleck.

CBS
Elsbeth: Season 4 of The Good Wife spinoff makes its premiere.

Paramount+
Avatar: Seven Havens: Check out this new animated series that serves as a sequel to The Legend of Korra.

Movie theaters
The Social Reckoning: This sequel to The Social Network stars Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg.

That’s all for this week’s Weekend Watchlist – happy streaming!

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Keegan Allen said he was robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint in West Hollywood, California, in a video posted to social media after the incident.

The Pretty Little Liars actor appeared bloodied and out of breath in the video, which was posted Thursday night local time, as he explained what allegedly transpired.

“I was just robbed of my watch,” Allen said, explaining the incident took place outside a grocery store.

He continued, “These two dudes hit me in the head, pointed a gun at me with a knife, and then took off.”

Allen’s post also included what appears to be surveillance video showing the incident.

In the video, part of Allen’s face is bloodied, from his forehead down his face and neck, with blood appearing on his hand as well.

“West Hollywood is not safe anymore. Robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint by two young men that threatened to KILL me over my watch and would have! God said no tonight. My life for a watch,” wrote Allen in his social media post.

In a statement to ABC News, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said around 9:05 p.m. deputies responded to a West Hollywood location “regarding robbery call for service.”

The statement said deputies made contact with a male adult who “stated he was approached by two male adults dressed in black clothing.”

“One suspect pointed a silver handgun at the victim while the other pointed a knife and demanded the victim’s watch and bracelet. Shortly after, the victim was struck in the face with the handgun,” according to the sheriff’s department.

The statement said the “suspects obtained the victim’s watch and fled the scene in an unknown vehicle.”

The statement confirmed the victim “sustained a laceration to his forehead” and was evaluated by Los Angeles County Fire but was not taken to the hospital.

The sheriff’s department urged the public to contact West Hollywood Station Detectives with further information.

ABC News has reached out to representatives for Allen for more information.

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A Los Angeles judge has granted Hayden Panettiere’s former fiance Wladimir Klitschko temporary guardianship of the estate inherited by their 11-year-old daughter after the actress’s sudden death in August.

Klitschko had raised concerns about the preservation of Panettiere’s estate and had argued to the court that he needed control, claiming others outside of the late actress’s family had allegedly been trying to profit off her death.

Panettiere and Klitschko’s 11-year-old daughter, Kaya, is the sole heir to the TV star’s multimillion-dollar fortune. Panettiere had relinquished custody of Kaya to Klitschko in 2018.

Klitschko and Kaya appeared virtually before court on Thursday and only spoke during the hearing to introduce themselves.

The judge also authorized Klitschko to sign and pay Panettiere’s state and federal income tax returns, which are due in about a week. Permanent guardianship of the estate is set to be decided in December.

The development comes after Klitschko, a former boxer, filed a supplement this week to his September guardianship petition, claiming a non-family member had sold some of Panettiere’s possessions, including jewelry, to a pawn shop. Attorneys for Klitschko requested for him to have the power “to request and authorize law enforcement investigation into the recovery of Hayden’s property believed to have been misappropriated.”

Panettiere died on Aug. 16 from an accidental overdose of drugs, including fentanyl, 4-ANPP, alprazolam, methocarbamol and quetiapine, the Greenville County Coroner’s Office determined.

Both local and federal investigators are investigating the source and supplier of the illicit drugs.

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Bok bok! Crazy Rich Asians is so back.

Eight years after the blockbuster film was released, HBO announced Thursday that it has greenlit a one-hour original drama series based on the bestselling books by Kevin Kwan.

HBO also announced that the original cast members Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng will reunite for the series, with Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh recurring.

“It’s a CRAZY RICH family reunion!” showrunner and executive producer Adele Lim said in a statement shared by HBO.

Lim, who was a co-writer of the 2018 film, added, “This series is the sequel we’ve been waiting for, but instead of just one movie, we get eight episodes to delve into the characters and worlds of Kevin Kwan’s brilliant books.”

She teased, “Our writers room is humming and we can’t wait to share what we’ve come up with.”

The film follows a Chinese-American economics professor, Rachel Chu, who travels to Singapore with her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, for his best friend’s wedding. While there, she discovers that Nick belongs to one of Singapore’s most elite and wealthy real estate families.

As she’s thrown into their world of opulence, she faces scrutiny from other jealous socialites, including Nick’s mother, Eleanor.

The film made $239 million worldwide at the box office, according to The Numbers, and since then has become a fan-favorite film for many. It also marked a milestone for representation in Hollywood.

Additionally, many online over the years have shared how the film is their favorite airplane movie.

Also returning to the project is director Jon M. Chu, who will co-executive produce the series with Lim, Kwan, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.

“Eight years ago, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ changed my life, and I got to make it with the most creative and hilarious group of people I’ve ever known,” Chu said in a statement shared by HBO. “It’s been incredible watching audiences make this movie part of their lives, from mahjong nights to becoming the ultimate airplane movie, and I can’t wait to share what comes next.”

He added, “Finally, I get to answer the question I’ve been asked almost every day for eight years: ‘When are we getting the sequel?’ well… bok bok b—-, we’re back.”

A video shared by HBO announcing the news said that production for the new series will begin in 2027.

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Bill Murray stars in the official trailer for A Course Called Ireland. The six-part documentary series premieres on Paramount+ on Oct. 25. The show follows Murray and his friends as they travel across the island to explore Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland’s best fairways …

The Die Hard films are getting a brand-new home media release. All five of the movies will be released on physical media in 4K Ultra HD on Dec. 1. Bruce Willis stars as John McClane in all of the Die Hard films. The original movie finds the New York City policeman taking on terrorists after he flies to Los Angeles to be with his estranged wife and two children on Christmas …

The trailer for Stick season 2 is here. Owen Wilson stars as the talented golfer who strives for second chance in the sophomore season. Peter Dager, Timothy Olyphant, Rhea Seehorn, Marc Maron, John Higgins and Billy Zane also make up the cast of the new season. The Apple TV series premieres its first two episodes on Nov. 4. A new episode drops weekly every Wednesday that follows until the season finale airs on Dec. 30 …

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Elizabeth Banks is set to star in a new series about Karen Read.

Prime Video has given a series order to a currently untitled drama series inspired by the Law&Crime and Audible Original podcast Karen. Banks will star as Read and also executive produce the show from showrunner, executive producer and writer Justin Noble.

The show follows what happens when a Boston police officer is found dead in the snow in the middle of a blizzard.

“All eyes are on his girlfriend, Karen Read. But when she and her legal team claim she’s not only innocent, but that she’s the victim of a conspiracy protecting the real assailants, the story spreads like wildfire, dividing a community in ways they’ve never seen,” according to its official synopsis. “As endless suspicion mounts, in multiple directions, this genre-bending true crime series explores society’s explosive obsession with true crime.”

The new series will span eight hourlong episodes.

Banks said in a press release that she grew up in Massachusetts, where she “watched this case divide families, friends, and entire towns.”

“We have spent years with this material because the questions it raises go far beyond one courtroom: why we choose the stories we believe, and what happens when trust in our institutions breaks down. Justin has written a series that respects and treats with care the complexity of what happened and the public reaction to it,” Banks continued.

Noble said Read’s story has more twists and turns than any other story he has consumed, whether it be real or fictional.

“It makes M. Night Shyamalan look like Nora Ephron. But the reason this story resonates and must be told is because of the profound takeaways it leaves us with: about a deeply imperfect justice system that urgently needs change, about the mistreatment of women by those who weaponize and abuse their power, and about a victim who deserves to be remembered,” Noble said.

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Jennifer Coolidge is set to return in season 2 of The Watcher.

The Emmy-winning actress will return to her role as Karen Calhoun, the real estate agent who sold the Brannock family their nightmare home, in the upcoming sophomore season of the Netflix drama series.

Production on season 2 of The Watcher will begin this fall in New York, according to Netflix.

Coolidge joins the previously announced returning cast members Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Margo Martindale and Isabel Gravitt.

Season 1 of The Watcher followed what happened to the Brannock family after they “moved into what was supposed to be their suburban dream home, and quickly became a living hell. Ominous letters from someone calling themself ‘The Watcher’ were just the beginning as the neighborhood’s sinister secrets came spilling out,” according to an official description.

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan created the series that Brennan showruns. It is based on The New York Magazine article The Haunting of a Dream House by Reeves Wiedeman.

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Taylor Swift will perform at this year’s 2026 Academy Museum Gala.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced Thursday that the music superstar will perform at its annual star-studded fundraising event on Oct. 17.

The last time she performed was at the Grammy Museum in August, where she sang a mashup of “All Too Well,” “I Knew It, I Knew You” and “August.”

Her upcoming performance also comes weeks after she released new music and was honored at the 2026 Video Music Awards with the first-ever VMAs Artist Director Honors.

“Taylor is an extraordinary talent whose work resonates around the world,” Amy Homma, director and president of the Academy Museum and Academy Collection, said in a statement shared in a press release. “We are thrilled to welcome her to this year’s gala and look forward to her performance to close a wonderful evening of honoring three extraordinary filmmakers and supporting the Academy Museum’s mission to celebrate and preserve cinema.”

This year marks the Academy Museum’s sixth gala, which is held to help advance the museum’s mission to celebrate and preserve cinema. It will be held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

Proceeds from the evening will go toward the museum’s exhibitions, educational opportunities, screenings and more.

Filmmaker and composer John Carpenter, two-time Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo and Oscar winner Charlize Theron are this year’s honorees.

Jessica Alba, Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman, Jon M. Chu, Kirsten Dunst, Nicholas Galitzine, Ludwig and Serena Göransson, Regina Hall, Kate Hudson, Jessica Lange, Greta Lee, and John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are part of this year’s Academy Museum host committee.

The host committee also includes Rami Malek, Demi Moore, Olivia Munn, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Questlove, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen, Bird Runningwater and Teyana Taylor.

Robert Rodriguez, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw will serve as co-chairs.

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Joe Buck is going from the broadcast booth to the ballroom.

The ESPN Monday Night Football announcer is bringing his football expertise to Dancing with the Stars next week as a guest judge.

Buck will join Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli at the judges table for the show’s Super Bowl Night.

Buck became a household name for NFL fans when he made his debut during the 1994-95 season, when he called a full slate of games for FOX Sports, according to ESPN.

He’s currently on the mic in his 29th season calling NFL games. In 2022, he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. His career also includes calling 24 World Series, 22 MLB All-Star games, five of golf’s U.S. Opens and hosting his own shows.

DWTS will host its first-ever Super Bowl Night on Oct. 13, where the 11 remaining couples will perform routines set to iconic songs from past Super Bowl halftime shows.

The Super Bowl theme comes ahead of Super Bowl LXI, which will air on ABC and ESPN on Feb. 14, 2027, from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

See the 11 remaining couples and see what they will be performing below.

• Jackson Olson and partner Emma Slater will perform a salsa to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
• Guillermo Rodriguez and partner Witney Carson will perform a salsa to “Tití Me Preguntó” by Bad Bunny
• Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson will perform a samba to “Yeah!” by Usher ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris
• Ezra Frech and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a salsa to “Hot in Herre” by Nelly
• Tyler Cameron and partner Sharna Burgess will perform a jazz to “The Time (Dirty Bit)” by Black Eyed Peas
• Connor Wood and partner Rylee Arnold will perform a samba to “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean
• Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas will perform a tango to “Only Girl (In the World)” by Rihanna
• Julia Stiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform a jazz to “Jenny from the Block” by Jennifer Lopez ft. Jadakiss and Styles P
• Jenna Dewan and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a paso doble to “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga
• Tatyana Ali and partner Jan Ravnik will perform a salsa to “squabble up” by Kendrick Lamar
• Amber Glenn and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform a samba to “Mi Gente” by J Balvin and Willy William

Dancing with the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams on Disney+. Episodes stream the next day on Hulu.

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