In brief: Kate McKinnon joins ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ season 3 and more
Tessa Thompson‘s newest series is headed to Netflix soon. The actress stars opposite Jon Bernthal in the new drama His & Hers. The show comes from filmmaker William Oldroyd and follows two Georgia residents who have a connection to a shocking murder. Thompson also executive produces the series, which costars PabloSchreiber, Crystal Fox and Sunita Mani. It arrives to the streamer on Jan. 8 …
A Bosch prequel series has been greenlit at MGM+. The new show, called Bosch: Start of Watch, stars CameronMonaghan as a young Harry Bosch. This series will explore the detective’s origin story. It will costar OmariHardwick as veteran officer Eli Bridges and will begin production in 2026 …
Kate McKinnon has joined the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Variety reports that the actress will portray Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, as a recurring guest star in season 3 of the series …
Carrie Ann Inaba during season 33 of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ (Disney/Eric McCandless)
Carrie Ann Inaba will miss the Dancing with the Stars premiere.
The longtime judge will be absent from the ballroom for the season 34 premiere of the dancing competition series due to illness. Inaba made the announcement to her social media on Tuesday.
“I wanted to share that I will not be at the show tonight as I am feeling quite under the weather. I’m resting up and can’t wait to be back next week in good health,” Inaba wrote. “In the meantime, I wish all the contestants the very best of luck. I’ll be cheering you on from home.”
Inaba ended her post by writing, “Have a great show everyone!”
ABC Audio has learned there will be no replacement judge taking Inaba’s place this week. This means that judges Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will be the only members of the panel that the season 34 contestants will hear feedback from on premiere night. Inaba is set to return to the show for the second episode of the season, which airs live on Sept. 23.
Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough are returning to host Dancing with the Stars for its milestone 20th anniversary. Among this season’s contestants are The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt, Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui, Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles, influencer Alix Earle, The Traitors winner Dylan Efron and Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel.
Dancing with the Stars returns for its 34th season on Tuesday. The show airs live at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attend the ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ New York Screening on October 6, 2025, in New York City. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reunited Monday at the premiere of Lopez’s upcoming film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, less than a year after finalizing their divorce in January.
The former couple supported each other at the New York screening, posing for photos together on the red carpet.
Affleck serves as executive producer on the film alongside longtime collaborator Matt Damon as part of their Artists Equity production company.
Roadside Attractions, one of the film distribution companies for Kiss of the Spider Woman, reposted a clip from People on its Instagram Story Monday evening, in which Affleck praises Lopez and her role in the film ahead of the screening.
“The goal was to empower great artists and tell moving stories, and create opportunities for these kinds of great stories to be told and work with the best directors in the world, and the best actors and the best material. And in this movie we did all of that,” Affleck said, standing next to Lopez.
“Jennifer, you’re incredible,” he added.
Kiss of the Spider Woman stars Lopez, Diego Luna and Tonatiuh. The film was adapted from the stage musical of the same name by Terrence McNally, John Kander and Fred Ebb, as well as the 1976 novel by ManuelPuig.
A synopsis for the film reads, “Valentín (Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).”
The film hits theaters Oct. 10.
Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck in August 2024, after two years of marriage, according to legal documents obtained by ABC News. The divorce was reportedly finalized earlier this year.
The dark comedy film The Roses is set to bloom on Hulu quite soon. It will be available to watch exclusively on the streaming platform on Nov. 20. Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman star in the film, which is a reimagining of the 1989 movie The War of the Roses. Both films are based on the novel by Warren Adler …
WNBA star Paige Bueckers is about to slam dunk into Hollywood. Deadline reports that the athlete, who recently completed her record-breaking rookie year in the WNBA, is attached to star in the upcoming sports film Jess & Pearl for Apple Original Films …
Mia Goth, Zach Galifianakis and Dan Stevens are teaming up for a new revenge comedy film. Variety reports that the actors will star in Hey Bear, the feature film debut from Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel. The movie is described as a comedy about a woman who seeks revenge on the bear that ate her husband …
