Spooky season is nearly here, and for all who celebrate, it's a magical time of year because it's built for horror/spooky movie and TV marathons. That said, there's nothing scarier than suddenly losing your internet connection (okay, maybe I'm being hyperbolic), which is why physical media like Blu-rays can come in handy for all of your festivities. With a physical media collection of my own, I've rounded up the best Steelbooks and Blu-rays for the Halloween season. Prepare to feast your eyes upon the very best. 

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Why it's a great gift: Spooky season wouldn't be complete without at least one watch of John Carpenter's classic film, Halloween. And what makes this 4K UHD version of the film so special is that it includes three discs (one in 4K UHD and two Blu-ray discs) containing both a 4K scan from the film's original negative and the original color timing presentation (for all of you Christopher Nolan-heads out there), plus two audio commentary tracks featuring John Carpenter and Jamie Lee Curtis on one, while the other has cinematographer Dean Cundey, editor Tommy Lee Wallace, and actor Nick Castle. There are also additional featurettes, TV and radio spots, and an interview with producer Moustapha Akkad. So truly, it's Halloween like you've never seen before. 

Nothing is better than a quiet getaway in a cabin with friends. Unless the Book of the Dead is involved, in which case you should be prepared for possessions, grisly murders, and more gore than you could handle. From the twisted mind of filmmaker Sam Raimi, Evil Dead is a horror franchise that has frightened viewers for over 45 years. The franchise pushed the envelope so much that some countries banned it, and England actually sent law enforcement officers to video stores to confiscate copies of the first film. Yeah, it was that scary.

The franchise is still going strong, with Evil Dead Burn scaring audiences this summer, and the prequel film Evil Dead Wrath expected to hit theaters in 2028. If you’re looking to catch up on the Evil Dead franchise, but aren’t sure where to begin, Popverse has you covered. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about the horror franchise, and how to watch it in release and chronological order.

The Evil Dead franchise technically began in 1979 with Sam Raimi’s short film Within the Woods. The short was used as a proof of concept for The Evil Dead, which hit theaters in 1981. It’s two sequels, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness, make up what is known as the ‘Ash Trilogy,’ which covers the Sam Raimi directed films focusing on Bruce Campbell’s character Ash Williams. The television series Ash vs Evil Dead chronicled more of Ash’s journey.

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis tried to turn the tide by summoning a young demon. A government agency known as the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense got its hands on the young demon and raised him to be one of their best agents. Hellboy, who was created by Mike Mignola, has been entertaining comic book readers since his debut in 1993.

The success of Hellboy has led to spinoff titles that have expanded his world into a full-blown Hellboy Universe, sometimes referred to as the Mignolaverse. From Hellboy to other offbeat characters like Lobster Johnson, let’s explore the Hellboy Universe and how to read it in release and chronological order.

There are a few ongoing titles in the Hellboy Universe, but it should be noted that they are cataloged differently than normal titles. Hellboy’s ongoing title is broken up into various miniseries and one-shots, which each make up their own story arc. While each miniseries has its own numbering, there is a secondary numbering that signifies its place in Hellboy’s ongoing adventures. For example, Hellboy: Wake the Devil #1 is also considered issue seven of Hellboy’s ongoing series. If it seems confusing, don’t worry, because the trade paperbacks keep things organized.

You've got a Magic: The Gathering fan in your life that you're shopping for when it comes to gifts and collectibles. If you don't know a Commander deck from a Draft Night Bundle from a play booster pack from a collector booster pack, then fear not. We've made things simple for you so you don't have to worry about getting the wrong Magic: The Gathering set for them. 

To make things easy, we've structured this guide around Magic: The Gathering supplies - something that all Magic fans need. 

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HBO's Dune: Prophecy offers fans of Denis Villeneuve's Dune films a glimpse of the backstory for the popular movie series. Drawing from The Great School of Dune trilogy but set after the events of those novels, Dune: Prophecy will soon be returning to HBO Max for Season 2. So what do you need to remember about Season 1 before the next season arrives?

Dune: Prophecy is set ten millennia before the events of the Dune trilogy of movies, and just eighty years after humans formed an alliance that allowed them to prevail over their extermination by the thinking machines, an artificial intelligence that attempted to eradicate humanity. (The war against the thinking machines is a primary reason there's so little evidence of computers as we know them in the Dune series.) Bene Gesserit Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) and Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) attempt to maintain the influence and power possessed by the Sisterhood, so as to ensure they can continue to push back against the forces that threaten the survival of humanity.

Beyond the Sisterhood, one of the core characters in the series is Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), a soldier in the Imperial Army with mysterious powers. His desire to protect the Imperium sets him in opposition to the Sisterhood, whom he believes to be a true threat to Imperial power.

Ahsoka Season 2 is on its way to Disney+ in early 2027, letting Star Wars fans experience the next chapter in the ex-Jedi's storied saga, following appearances in The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels and The Mandalorian. Here's what you need to remember about the previous season before Ahsoka returns to your screens, including what happened to Thrawn, Sabine Wren, and Ahsoka herself.

Ahsoka Tano was originally introduced in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The padawan of Anakin Skywalker, the man who would eventually become Darth Vader, Ahsoka's Jedi training took place over the course of The Clone Wars series, but when Order 66 was executed during the events of Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith, Ahsoka was forced to leave the Jedi Order and go into hiding.

She eventually became the secret agent known Fulcrum, as seen on Star Wars: Rebels, set between the prequel trilogy and the original Star Wars trilogy. By the period of The Mandalorian, Ahsoka had reclaimed her own identity and was hunting down remnants of the Empire. Her main focus was Grand Admiral Thrawn, a thread that followed her into the first season of her own series.

The next chapter in the epic saga of JRR Tolkien's beloved fantasy series is arriving soon, in the form of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3. This season, the Prime Video series will delve into the conflict between Sauron (Charlie Vickers) and the Elves. So, when can you plan on the arrival for the release date for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3?

The Rings of Power serves as a prequel for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The series is inspired by material from Tolkien's voluminous appendices for The Lord of the Rings. Set during Middle Earth's Second Age, which is several thousand years before the events of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Rings of Power follows the Dark Lord Sauron (Vickers) as he rises to power. The series also stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Owain Arthur as Durin IV, Jamie Campbell Bower in an undisclosed role, Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir, Trystan Gravelle as Pharazôn, Lloyd Owen as Elendil, Andrew Richardson in an undisclosed role, Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad and Daniel Weyman as Gandalf.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 release date is November 11th, 2026 on Prime Video. The season will consist of eight episodes, which will be released on a weekly basis. It has been several years since the previous season of The Rings of Power concluded on October 3rd, 2024. Here's the official teaser for Season 3:

Crystal Lake, a new series from A24, will give horror fans a chance to see what happened before Jason Voorhees became the hockey mask-wearing, chainsaw-wielding, sometimes spacefaring horror super villain we all know and love. In fact, the release date for the prequel to the Friday the 13th film franchise will be debuting before you know it. So when can you expect to enjoy Crystal Lake Season 1 on Peacock?

Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, a woman who is still in mourning after the death of her son Jason a year earlier. (Spoilers for the 1980 Friday the 13th movie, technically?) But soon two strangers arrive at her door, leading to a shocking chain of events that will leave the town reeling. Callum Vinson plays the role of young Jason. The cast also includes William Catlett as Levon Brooks, Devin Kessler as Briana Brooks, Cameron Scoggins as Dorf and Gwendolyn Sundstrom as Grace.

The Crystal Lake Season 1 release date is October 15th, 2026 on Peacock. All eight hour-long episodes of the season will be available to stream on that date. It has been more than a decade and a half since the most previous most recent Friday the 13th movie debuted in February 2009, which was the 11th movie in the franchise. (The 12th, if you include 2003's Freddy vs. Jason crossover with the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies.) Crystal Lake isn't even technically the first Friday the 13th TV series; there was a syndicated Friday the 13th show that ran for three seasons from 1987 through 1990, although that show had no actual connections to Jason or anything from the movies aside from the name. 

Winning the war was just the beginning. Maintaining peace is the true battle.

Dune Messiah is the second book in Frank Herbert’s epic science fiction book series, which picks up after Paul Atreides has won a 12-year intergalactic war. The book, which was published in 1969, will serve as the basis for the movie Dune: Part Three, which is due in theaters this December. So, who dies in Dune Messiah, how does the book end, and how closely will the movie follow the book? Let’s dive in and explore all your burning questions about Dune Messiah…

Between the manga, anime, and live-action Netflix show, One Piece has never been bigger in pop culture. And chances are, if you're reading this article, you've got a One Piece fan in your life who you're in the process of shopping for One Piece gifts (in the form of collectibles, books, trading cards, and more) for.

To help you shop for the best One Piece merch and collectibles on this here internet, I've compiled the best One Piece gifts at various price points for your purview. Whether it's manga, the Netflix show, or the anime, we've got you covered for any and all One Piece gifts. 

Why it's a great gift: I am a firm believer that you can't really go wrong with a LEGO gift. And what's better than a massive, 1,376 piece LEGO set of the Going Merry? Not much else. 

And you thought you had a bad boss! In the next season of Helluva Boss, Blitzø (Brandon Rogers) is sure to plunge new depths as Immediate Murder Professionals (I.M.P.) gets even more depraved than ever before (which, we don't need to tell you, is saying something). So, when can you expect the release date for Helluva Boss Season 3 on Prime Video to arrive?

Helluva Boss is the story of Blitzø (Rogers), who is the founder of I.M.P. The stories explore Blitzø's past and current relationships, including his tawdry sexual affair with Stolas (Bryce Pinkham), a prince of Hell, and his relationship with his adopted daughter, the hellhound Loona (Erica Lindbeck). Also playing an important role are Mildred "Millie" Knolastname (Vivian Nixon) and Moxxie Knolastname (Richard Steven Horvitz), a married couple who respectively serve as I.M.P.'s bruiser and weapons expert. Rounding out the cast is Fizzarolli (Alex Brightman), a childhood friend of Blitzø's.

The Helluva Boss Season 3 Part 1 release date is October 14th, 2026 on Prime Video. The season will be released in two batches, with the first seven episodes arriving on that date and the remaining eight episodes to be released in 2027. It has been a little while since the finale of the previous season of Helluva Boss debuted on YouTube on December 21st, 2024. And even if you don't have Prime Video, don't worry: a month after the new episodes debut on Prime Video, they'll be available to watch on YouTube. Of course, there are plenty of upcoming release dates for you to remember in the months to come. Here's a Helluva Boss short for you to enjoy now:

A new comedy series that's destined to be a hit, Brothers starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson will debut on Apple TV+ soon. The show is based on the real-life ride-or-die friendship between the two star actors. So, when will the release date for Brothers Season 1 finally arrive?

The Brothers Season 1 release date is September 23rd, 2026 on Apple TV+. The first two episodes of the show will debut on that day. Comprised of eight episodes total, the rest of Brothers Season 1 will release on a weekly basis, with the Season 1 finale arriving on November 4th, 2026. Naturally, there are plenty of release dates for you to bear in mind in the coming months. An official trailer for Brothers Season 1 has yet to be released by Apple TV+.

Brothers stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves. The series sees their friendship tested when the duo decided to move to McConaughey's family ranch in Texas. There, the pair discovers a shocking secret that just might reveal that they've been biological brothers all along. The show also stars Brittany Ishibashi as Joy Harrelson, Natalie Martinez as Valentina McConaughey and Holland Taylor as Ma Mac. Also appearing in undisclosed roles are Nolan Almeida, Noah Carganilla, Ella Grace Helton, Highdee Kuan and Oona Yaffe.

Slow Horses, the hit Apple TV+ series starring Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the notorious curmudgeon who serves as the leader to the misfit spies of Slough House, will soon be returning for Season 6. This upcoming season will adapt the sixth and seventh novels in Mick Herron's Slough House series, Joe Country and Slough House. So, when can you expect the release date for Slow Horses Season 6 on Apple TV+ to arrive?

Slow Horses is a spy thriller series centered on Slough House, which is where the last-chance MI5 agents are sent when they can't be fired outright. The troupe there is led by Jackson Lamb (Oldman), a surly and flatulent exterior hides a man who cares deeply about his team. The series also features Christopher Chung as Roddy Ho, Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Shirley Dander, Rosalind Eleazar as Louisa Guy, Jack Lowden as River Cartwright, Saskia Reeves as Catherine Standish, Kristin Scott Thomas as Diana Taverner and Hugo Weaving as Frank Harkness.

The Slow Horses Season 6 release date is Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 on Apple TV+. The first episode will debut on that date, and the remaining five episodes in the six episode season will be released on a weekly basis thereafter, with the Season 6 finale arriving on October 21st, 2026. It will have been almost exactly a year since the previous season of Slow Horses concluded on October 29th, 2026. Of course, there are a plethora of streaming and TV show release dates for you to keep in mind in the months to come. In the meantime, here's a clip from Slow Horses Season 5 for you to enjoy:

In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, fans of JRR Tolkien's seminal fantasy saga are treated to a live-action adaptation of material originally contained in the Middle Earth appendices. And soon, The Rings of Power will be returning for Season 3, which will take place during the height of the conflict between the Dark Lord Sauron (Charlie Vickers) and the Elves. So, what do you need to remember before the series returns to Prime Video?

In the final episode of The Rings of Power Season 2, Durin III (Peter Mullan) is savagely attacked by a Balrog. Before he fights back, he names Durin IV (Owain Arthur) as his successor. The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) confronts the Dark Wizard (Ciarán Hinds) and rejects his offer to take Sauron's place. Instead, he finds a staff and decides he will adopt the name "Gandalf." 

Meanwhile, Sauron kills Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) and claims the nine rings from Galadriel (Morfydd Clark). Adar (Sam Hazeldine) is killed by Orcs. Finally, Durin IV sends his army to assist the Elves. This allows Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Galadriel, Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) and other survivors to escape from the city, where the convene in a valley and resolve to stand together against the forces of Sauron.

Marvel Studios' upcoming VisionQuest will give fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe the next chapter in the ongoing story of synthetic Avengers hero The Vision (Paul Bettany). Under the guidance of showrunner Terry Matalas, VisionQuest will follow up on storylines from Avengers: Infinity War, WandaVision and other MCU stories. So, what do you need to remember in advance of the debut of VisionQuest?

The Vision's backstory begins in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, in which the artificial intelligence Ultron (James Spader) created The Vision as a synthetic body for him to inhabit powered by the Infinity Stone. However, he was thwarted by Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr), who uploaded Stark's in-armor A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S. into the body, allowing him to become his own individual; J.A.R.V.I.S. chose the name Vision once in his new form, and fought against Ultron, turning the tide against him. Vision subsequently joined the Avengers and fought alongside them; he also began a relationship with Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), another new recruit to the team.

The Vision served with the Avengers for a brief period, before the events of 2016's Captain America: Civil War split the team in two and left the Vision and Maximoff on different sides of the schism. Wanda goes into hiding after escaping from imprisonment, but she and Vision continue their relationship in secret for years. However, in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, the Vision was killed when Thanos (Josh Brolin) ripped the Infinity Stone from his forehead. He notably died before Thanos's 'snap,' meaning that he was not resurrected at the end of 2019's Avengers: Endgame.

Before the second season of Marvel Animation's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man arrives on Disney+ in late 2026, we’re looking back at Season 1 of the show that takes the web-slinger back to his early days as a masked vigilante hero. What happened so far, and where did the finale leave things ahead of Season 2? You have questions, we have answers.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man follows Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) in his early days as Spider-Man. It's important to note that this isn't the Spider-Man of the MCU movies, but one from an alternate timeline, which is reflected in some of the character relationships central to the series - such as, for example, Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo) being Peter's mentor instead of Tony Stark. This Peter is still a high school student, and attends Rockford T. Bales High School alongside Nico Minoru. (One for the Runaways fans in the audience, there.) This Spider-Man's origin story also has an extra wrinkle, as you'll see if you keep reading...

If there's not a Hallmark holiday card for Free Comic Book Day 2027, there should be. 

Free Comic Book Day 2027 takes place on Saturday, May 1, giving comic fans across the United States and Canada the chance to visit participating local comic shops and pick up a selection of free comics. And these aren't leftover back issues or clearance books — publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse, BOOM! Studios, and dozens more create special editions exclusively for the event, making it one of the biggest celebrations of comics each year.

Created by California comic retailer Joe Field, Free Comic Book Day debuted in 2002 and has since grown into one of the comic industry's signature annual events. More than 2,000 comic book stores across North America participate, collectively giving away millions of comics every year while introducing new readers to the hobby and rewarding longtime fans with previews, first issues, and exclusive stories.

Marvel Midnight is Marvel Comics' newest shared universe, reimagining Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men as darker, horror-inspired versions of themselves. Launching in October 2026, the new imprint begins with Midnight X-Men, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight Spider-Man, introducing an interconnected supernatural Marvel Universe with a dedicated ongoing publishing line.

If you're looking for the Marvel Midnight reading order, you've come to the right place. Below you'll find every announced comic in release order, along with the creative teams, launch schedule, and everything you need to know about Marvel's new horror universe.

Rather than focusing on established horror heroes like Blade or Morbius, Marvel Midnight transforms some of Marvel's biggest superheroes into twisted, supernatural versions of themselves. Marvel describes the line as an ongoing universe rather than a one-off event, with stories designed to reshape familiar heroes through a horror lens.

The Harvey Awards are one of comics' highest honors, recognizing the best of the best for the past year's comics, graphic novels, manga, webcomics, and adaptations. Presented annually at New York Comic Con, the Harvey Awards have seven big awards voted on by creators, along with 3 special awards decided on by the Harvey Awards committee themselves. Compared to the recent Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the nominees for the Harvey Awards skew more towards literary, international, and bookstore-driven comics while still acknowledging mainstream superheroes.

In fact, DC's Absolute Universe has been the breakout superhero line of the year, and its showing up in the 2026 Harvey Awards with nominations for both Absolute Batman and Absolute Martian Manhunter for 'Book of the Year' - which is notable because in some years, superhero fiction has struggled at the Harvey Awards. That being said, the nominees for 'Book of the Year' are predominantly from the literary side of comics.

Another trend is the number of nominees coming from non-English sources. While the 'Best Manga' and 'Best International Book' in large part is to be expected to be translated, translated works are elsewhere as well - with translator Andrea Rosenberg having four nominations. As a subset to that, while manga is always big at the Harveys, more attention than ever is going towards older works (or those just coming to the U.S. for the first time) such as Naoki Urasawa's Black Bat.

The Eisner Awards are the defining place where critics, creators, and those working in the comics industry decide what the best comics, comic books, graphic novels, and associated material are for the year prior. This year, those winners (and the nominees) were celebrated in a lush banquet hall in the shadow of Comic-Con International: San Diego, where a who's who of comic creators showed up to find out if they won, who won, and to celebrate the medium known as comics.

The big winner of the weekend was DC Comics, and specifically its Absolute Universe line. Titles from that 2-year-old imprint won for 'Best Continuing Series' (Absolute Batman), 'Best One-Shot/Single Issue' (Absolute Batman 2025 Annual), and Best Limited Series (Absolute Martian Manhunter), and Absolute Martian Manhunter artist Javier Rodriguez won for both 'Best Penciller/Inker' and 'Best Cover Artist,' while Absolute Wonder Woman color artist Jordie Bellaire won in her category, as did Absolute Martian Manhunter letterers Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou in theirs.

Trend-wise, formal innovation beat out commercial popularity, with the top comics in terms of Eisner Awards not lining up 1-on-1 with any of the various sales charts. With titles like Assorted Crisis Events, Drome, Physics for Cats, Nocturnos, 'Blood Harvest,'  and Practical Defense Against Piracy beating out other better-selling books, it shows the awards' judges (and then the comics pros who then voted on them) favored experimentation over blockbuster status.

In case you missed it, Marvel Studios’ MCU is getting a Spirit of Vengeance: Ghost Rider. As revealed at their Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Ryan Gosling will play Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider in a film set to be released in 2028, directed by Shawn Levy. But who is this Ghost Rider fella? What is this “Spirit of Vengeance” business anyway? Jules, what are you even talking about? Let me explain. 

In Marvel Comics, lots of characters have been Ghost Rider before (going all the way back to the Ice Age, actually), but the most well-known iteration of the character is Johnny Blaze. Johnny’s Ghost Rider first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1972’s Marvel Spotlight #5, as part of a larger wave of supernatural-themed characters that included Blade, Werewolf By Night, and Moon Knight that proliferated in the early to mid 1970s. Johnny Blaze was introduced as a daredevil stunt rider who performed in a carnival.

But when Johnny’s mentor, a man aptly named Crash, fell deathly ill, Johnny made a pact with the demon Zarathos so that Crash would live. Under Zarathos’s influence, Johnny Blaze became the Spirit of Vengeance, a figure who hunts down all those who hurt the innocent, wherever they are. The trademark ability of the Spirit of Vengeance (and any Ghost Rider) is something called the Penance Stare, where the guilty is made to look directly into the flaming skull’s empty eye sockets, and in that moment, they experience every ounce of pain they’ve unleashed onto other people in their lifetime. This Penance Stare attack reduces the perp to a hollow husk. 

Ever since the trailer was screened for a select few at a panel at New York Comic-Con last year, fans have been wondering when the VisionQuest show starring Paul Bettany will hit Disney+. But now, we’ve finally got all the answers. Or at least some of them. 

At San Diego Comic-Con 2026’s Marvel Studios panel, MCU boss Kevin Feige revealed that VisionQuest will be hitting Disney+ on October 14. That’s less than 3 months away, if you’re keeping track. 

Over the past year, Bettany has been making the rounds on the convention circuit dishing on the themes of VisionQuest. James Spader will reprise his role as Ultron, Vision’s “dad” in the MCU, in a story about “fathers and sons” and “intergenerational trauma,” according to Bettany. Spader first joined the MCU when he debuted as Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron all the way back in 2015. 

In Slow Horses, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) is the unkempt, rude spymaster who leads a team of misfit MI5 agents seemingly despite his better judgment - and it's a good thing, considering how useful they've proven to be even if it doesn't appear so at the time. Good news for the show's many fans: the critically acclaimed series will be returning to Apple TV+ with Season 6 on September 16th, 2026.

Slow Horses follows the employees of Slough House, a banishment room for MI5 rejects overseen by Lamb. The location is meant to provide those who have failed at their assignments (but not failed hard enough to be fired) with tedious work with the expectation that they will eventually quit the service in frustration. However, despite the intention, the Slow Horses frequently become embroiled in cases that might affect the very future of the United Kingdom itself.

The show is called Slow Horses after the derogatory name given to the agents places at Slough House, due to how similar 'Slow Horse' and 'Slough House' sound when spoken aloud.

Apple TV's hit series Ted Lasso follows the titular soccer coach (Jason Sudeikis) as he leads A.F.C. Richmond despite his inexperience with the beautiful game. Boasting an optimistic tone and a charming sense of humor, fans of the series were delighted to learn that Ted Lasso Season 4 will debut on August 5th, 2026, more than three years after the show's previous season.

Ted Lasso is the story of the eponymous American coach, who is hired by Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), the new owner of A.F.C. Richmond, with the expectation that he will fail to lead the team to victory due to his inexperience. Welton hopes to see the team crash and burn so as to exact her revenge against her ex-husband Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head), who valued the team's success above all else in life.

At the conclusion of the third season, some big changes were in store for Ted Lasso (the character, as well as the series). Welton sells forty-nine percent of the team to the fans. Lasso returns to the United States and is seen coaching his son's soccer team. Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) becomes the new Richmond head coach. And Coach Willis Beard (Brendan Hunt) remains in London so as to marry his girlfriend. The end of the third season was originally intended as a series finale, before plans were made to revive the series three years later. 

The Rent-a-Girlfriend release schedule is, thankfully, easier to follow than the accidental harem that Kazuya manages to put together. The long-running romance manga has become one of the biggest anime every year, but if you’re desperate to read ahead and find out how this messy soap opera ends, we’ve got the perfect Rent-a-Girlfriend release schedule to follow.

New Rent-a-Girlfriend chapters come out most weeks in Weekly Shonen Magazine in Japan. Shortly after they are published there, they are available on Kodansha’s K Manga website. There are occasional hiatuses and breaks in the series so that the mangaka can have a much-needed break, but that isn’t the norm.

The next Rent-a-Girlfriend manga chapter is Chapter 433, which is due out on July 21, 2026. Currently, there are no planned breaks or hiatuses for the Rent-a-Girlfriend manga, so we expect new chapters to come out every Wednesday in Japan, which translates to Tuesday in the US, until something happens to disrupt that.

The Kingdom release schedule depends heavily on whether you are reading it in English or Japanese. Only around 10% of the manga has been officially translated into English, which means a lot of the world is still catching up with Yasuhisa Hara’s iconic manga. Our Kingdom release schedule will help you find both the English and Japanese releases and let you know when new chapters come out in both languages.

New Kingdom chapters typically come out every week in the pages of Weekly Young Jump. This is the Japanese release, of course. New chapters of Kingdom come out in English usually on a monthly basis when new volumes are published in English. When this happens, those chapters are released digitally both as a collection and individually.

Kingdom 883, the next chapter in the long-running manga by Yasuhisa Hara, is out on July 22, 2026. The actual release date of Weekly Young Jump, the magazine that Kingdom is serialized in, is Thursday, but through the magic of time zones, readers in the US get it slightly early. The most recent chapter to be published was Kingdom 882, which was released on July 15.

The Walking Dead may be over, but the story that began in the hit AMC series continues across several spinoffs, including The Walking Dead: Dead City. Following the further exploits of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), the series will be returning for Season 3 on AMC on July 26th, 2026.

The Walking Dead: Dead City begins with Maggie forming an uneasy alliance with Negan, the man who killed her husband Glenn Rhee on the original series The Walking Dead. What would bring the two together? Family, it turns out - Maggie is working with Negan in order to rescue her teenage son, Hershel Rhee (Logan Kim). Hershel had been kidnapped by Mile Jurkovic, AKA "The Croat" (Željko Ivanek), a member of the Burazi, a group of survivors who have taken over Manhattan, the 'Dead City' of the show's title. In return for Negan's assistance, Maggie agrees to give Ginny (Mahina Napoleon), a young girl under Negan's care, a home at The Bricks.

At the conclusion of Dead City Season 2, Maggie and Negan were once again at odds with one another, with Negan having taken control of the Burazi. After Negan kills Bruegel (Kim Coates), the leader of another Manhattan gang, Maggie prepares to kill Negan so as to save Perlie Armstrong (Gaius Charles), a New Babylon Federation marshal. However, the discovery that Ginny has died and resurrected as a zombie forestalls the showdown. Ultimately Negan, Maggie and Perlie determine that their best chance of survival is working together.

Space may be the final frontier, but the five-year mission of Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be coming to a conclusion at the end of the show's fifth season in 2027. Before that happens, however the penultimate season is coming your way beginning July 23, 2026. Here's what to remember before Strange New Worlds Season 4 arrives - and a glimpse of what's to come courtesy of the new season's trailer.

The show follows Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the fabled Enterprise before Captain James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) takes the center seat. However, that doesn't mean there aren't any familiar characters aboard. Pike's first officer, Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn), will be familiar to fans of the original Star Trek pilot "The Cage" (where she's called Number One), while Science Officer Spock (Ethan Peck) will be familiar to anyone with even a passing familiarity with the franchise.

Also on the bridge is the iconic character Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), as well as new characters like pilot Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia) and Chief of Security La'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong). Supporting the explorers on their genre-hopping exploits is the familiar medical team, which is comprised of Doctor M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). And the ship is held together by the engineering team, which includes original character Pelia (Carol Kane) and returning character Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (Martin Quinn).

In Batman: Caped Crusader, the film-noir inspired animated series from Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series), DC's World's Greatest Detective gets a decidedly dark treatment. Starring Hamish Linklater as Bruce Wayne, the show will soon be returning for a second season, and here's what to remember before the show returns to Prime Video on July 31st, 2026 - and a look at the new season's trailer, to boot.

Batman: Caped Crusader tells the familiar story of Batman through a film noir lens. Set in the 1940s, the show depicts Bruce Wayne (Linklater) in his early days as a costumed crime fighter, the show draws inspiration from the Batman comics of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. The show also stars Jason Watkins as Bruce's butler Alfred Pennyworth and Eric Morgan Stuart as Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Also appearing are Krystal Joy Brown as public defender Barbara Gordon and Michelle C. Bonilla as police detective Renee Montoya. Meanwhile, John DiMaggio plays Harvey Bullock and Gary Anthony Williams plays Arnold Flass, two corrupt police officers paid off by the Thorne crime family.

In the Season 1 finale of Caped Crusader, a newly redeemed Two-Face (Diedrich Bader) sacrificed himself in order to rescue Barbara from Flass. While Batman is tempted to shoot Flass out of anger, he ultimately abstains from doing so, preserving his humanity. However, the season did end on a cliffhanger, as a mysterious man has been murdering people with a combination of toxins that causes them to laugh uncontrollably... Could Season 2 bring the Joker to the series? The trailer for the season doesn't explicitly answer that question, but does feature a new threat in the Joker's familiar purple clothing...

While beloved sitcom The Office was set at a paper company, the ongoing spinoff sequel is set at a local newspaper. Featuring Domhnall Gleeson in the role of Editor-in-Chief Ned Sampson, The Paper is returning to Peacock for a second season. So, when can you expect The Paper Season 2 release date to arrive?

The Paper Season 2 release date is September 9th, 2026 on Peacock. All ten episodes of Season 2 will be released simultaneously, as was the case with the first season. Speaking of Season 1, it's been only a year since the first season was released on September 4th, 2025. Naturally, there are plenty of TV and streaming release dates for you to keep track of in the months to come. Here's a clip from The Paper Season 1:

In the acclaimed sci-fi thriller series Dark Matter, physicist Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton) is abducted into a parallel universe where his life took a different path. Based on the 2016 bestselling novel by Blake Crouch, the show will soon return to Apple TV+ for another season of reality-bending drama and action.

Dark Matter Season 2 will debut on August 28th, 2026 on Apple TV+. The first episode of the ten-episode sophomore season will debut on that date, with new episodes released on a weekly basis. The Dark Matter Season 2 finale will debut on October 30th, 2026. It has been a couple of years since the previous season debuted on May 8th, 2026. Of course, the second season of Dark Matter is just one of the many release dates you'll want to keep track of in the months to come. Here's a behind-the-scenes clip for Dark Matter Season 1 on Apple TV+:

Average Joe starring Emmy Award-nominated actor Deon Cole as Joe Washington is a dark dramedy created by Robb Cullen. The first season, which was released on BET+, proved to be a huge hit for the streaming platform. But with BET+ having been shuttered in the wake of Paramount buying out Tyler Perry Studios' minority stake, you can plan on streaming the upcoming Average Joe Season 2 on Paramount+.

Average Joe Season 2 will debut on August 19th, 2026 on Paramount+. The first two episodes of the eight-episode season will be available to stream on Paramount+ on that date, with the rest of the new episodes debuting on a weekly Wednesday basis after that. It has been almost three years since the first season of Average Joe debuted on June 26th, 2023. Here's the official trailer for Average Joe Season 2:

In The Shards, a new series based on Bret Easton Ellis' semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, a teenage version of Ellis (Igby Rigney) must navigate life in high school against the backdrop of a 1980s Los Angeles that's being terrorized by a serial killer, The Trawler. Co-created by Ellis and Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story; Grotesquerie), the show will be here before the summer has concluded.

The Shards Season 1 will debut on August 5th, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT on FX. The first two episodes of the series will premiere at that time, and will be available to stream on Hulu simultaneously. 

Based on Ellis' semi-autobiographical 2023 novel of the same name, The Shards is a high school horror-thriller that is sure to swiftly win over a certain type of viewer. In addition to Rigney as 17-year-old Ellis, the cast also includes Homer Gere as Robert Mallory, Kaia Gerber as Susan Reynolds, Wes Bentley as Terry Schaffer, Hayes Warner as Debbie Shaffer and Graham Campbell as Thom Wright. Rounding out the cast is Jordan Roth as Steven Reinhardt, Evan Rachel Wood as Liz Schaffer and Owen Painter in an undisclosed recurring role.

In the upcoming sophomore season of Batman: Caped Crusader, you can expect things to get even darker than they have been. Starring Hamish Linklater as Bruce Wayne, the noir-flavored animated show created by the legendary Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series) will be returning for Season 2 on Prime Video on July 31st, 2026.

Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 will be comprised of ten episodes, all of which will be available for streaming on July 31st. In addition to Wayne, the show also stars Michelle C. Bonilla as Renee Montoya, Krystal Joy Brown as Barbara Gordon, Eric Morgan Stuart as Jim Gordon and Jason Watkins as Alfred. The show's second season will delve more deeply into the 1930s versions of the familiar DC characters, and shows Batman at the "year one-and-a-half" phase of his career, advancing from the action of the first season. And a more polished Batman is a good thing, because Caped Crusader Season 2 is building towards a confrontation with an especially disturbing incarnation of the Joker.

Here's a trailer for Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2:

Whether you're packing bags to go or watching from afar, this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego has been one of the most newsworthy editions in the past few years. With DC Comics and Marvel Comics seemingly wrapped in an internal struggle to outdo each other with announcements, and tv shows like Blade Runner 2099, Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, and The Vampire Lestat all bringing the goods, SDCC 2026 has been a significant show.

While SDCC doesn't film and livestream its panels the way we normally do for New York Comic Con and other major ReedPop events, Popverse goes to where the big news is to be your tour guide to comics, movies, TV, and more. Popverse has Comic-Con from open to close (and after hours!), and we pulled back the curtain on certain key panels to let people follow along to our live notes, like if you were reading our Reporter's Notebook over our shoulders. We did this for nearly a dozen panels, including events from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Prime Video, for our Popverse members, which starts at just $5.99/month.

Read the SDCC 2026 Panel reports:

Looking for the best Spider-Man gifts? Whether you're shopping for a lifelong Marvel fan or someone who just discovered the Spider-Verse, there's a perfect gift for every web-slinger enthusiast. From must-read Spider-Man comics and action figures to collectibles, apparel, LEGO sets, and more, we've rounded up the best Spider-Man gifts for fans of every age.

With decades of comics, movies, games, and merchandise to choose from, finding the right Spider-Man gifts can feel overwhelming. That's why we've done the hard work for you, assembling the very best Spider-Man gifts, including classic comics, toys, and collectibles that any Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Ghost-Spider, or Spider-Verse fan will love.

Why it's a great gift: Behold: the greatest Spider-Man story ever told. Okay, that's subjective, but Kraven's Last Hunt has had an enormous impact on both Spider-Man comics and American comics at large because of its mature and psychological storyline. It takes place during a time when Peter Parker was in his emo era with the black Spider-Man suit, and it digs into how being Spider-Man drives a wedge between him and his love, Mary Jane Watson, while fueling an obsession that one of his longtime enemies, Kraven the Hunter, has with him. The story explores the psycho-emotional experience of getting dressed up in an outlandish costume every night, taking a refreshingly human approach to comic book characters. There's also a William Blake poem that is heavily featured in the main story included in this collection. If you want the budget version of Kraven's Last Hunt (that includes just the issues from the original storyline, you can get it here). 

The Witch Watch release schedule is fairly easy to follow, thanks to its publication in Weekly Shonen Jump. New chapters of the manga come out on a regular basis. While we wait for the second season of the anime to come out, you can use our Witch Watch manga release schedule to get caught up with the story.

New Witch Watch chapters typically come out every week on Sunday in the US or Monday morning in Japan when new issues of Weekly Shonen Jump hit the shelves. There are occasional hiatuses and breaks that sometimes cause delays, as series creator Kenta Shinohara occasionally needs some rest, but these are relatively rare.

The new Witch Watch manga release date is July 19, 2026, when Chapter 255 will be released. The weekly release schedule for the manga means that we get new adventures of Nico and her eternal struggle to use her magic responsibly.

The Akane-banashi release schedule is fairly straightforward to follow. The manga by writer Yuki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue has been highly successful both with critics and with fans and has become a staple of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since it launched in 2022. Now that the anime adaptation has proven a hit as well, now is the perfect time to get caught up with our Akane-banashi release schedule.

New chapters of Akane-banashi are usually released every week in Weekly Shonen Jump. There are occasional breaks and hiatuses, typically to allow the creators to avoid burnout. The series is unusual in shonen manga in that it stars a young woman and isn’t particularly action-oriented. It follows Akane as she tries to rise through the ranks of rakugo both out of a love of performing and to avenge her disgraced father.

The next chapter of the Akane-banashi manga is Chapter 215, which should be published on July 19, 2026. The manga is released on a weekly basis, which makes it fairly easy to know when the next chapter is coming out. The most recent chapter, Akane-banashi 214, was released on July 12, 2026.

The Farming Life in Another World release schedule tries to make sense of an isekai franchise that can only be described as sprawling. There is the original novel series, the light novel series, manga adaptation (and its spin-off), and the anime to keep track of. If that feels a little overwhelming, just follow our Farming Life in Another World release schedule to keep it all straight.

There are currently five different versions of Farming Life in Another World being made. There is the original novel series written by Kinosuke Naito that was published on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website starting in December 2016. This was later adapted into a light novel series, which began publication in October 2017. Naito was back as author, with illustrations by Yasumo. Shortly after that, a manga adaptation began publication in Monthly Dragon Age magazine starting in November 2017. A four-panel spin-off manga titled Isekai Nonbiri Noka no Nichijo began publication in the same magazine in July 2022. Finally, an anime adaptation was produced, with the first season airing in 2023 and the second season airing in 2026.

All five of these Farming Life in Another World versions are still being produced, though no announcement on a third season of the anime has been confirmed.

While digital comics have been around in some form or another for decades, recent times have seen it become the most competitive of eras. Big moves are being made at a speed that would make even the Flash blush, including partnerships and distribution deals involving major publishers such as Scholastic, VIZ Media, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Image Comics. By the time this is published, it's likely there's been even more digital comics-centric news stories that could change the playing field again.

From a reader’s perspective, it’s all very intriguing — and daunting. Whether you’ve been devouring comics since the cradle or you’re preparing to dip your toes into the medium for the first time, knowing where and how to access digital comics is rife with confusion. Which platform or app should you sign up for, and what will you have to pay? Will it have all the titles and genres you’re into? And if you’re out to build up a digital collection, are there any safe bets to invest your hard-earned cash into, given some of today’s most promising players may not survive the current arms race (as anyone previously burned by the decline or demise of certain platforms will readily attest)?

But fret not: Popverse is here to help. I’ve done my darndest to de-mystify the digital comics space, reaching out to representatives from several of the platforms making waves right now to hear first-hand what sets them apart from the pack. I’ve also consulted comics experts David Harper (founder of comics site SKTCHD and host of the Off Panel podcast) and Susana Polo (freelance journalist; formerly senior entertainment writer and editor at Polygon) for an independent perspective on each platform’s pros, cons, and long-term prospects. 

We're all familiar with golf movies, but what about golf shows? How many TV shows can you name that involve golf? Personally, I can't name a whole lot, but one of them I can name is the upcoming Will Ferrell comedy series, The Hawk, on Netflix. So let's get to it. 

The Hawk release date July 16, 2026 on Netflix. The show is executive produced by Will Ferrell along with Rian Johnson (!) and David Gordon Green (the director of the 2018 Halloween), among many others. Ferrell is joined in the cast by Fortune Feimster, Luke Wilson, Chris Parnell, and David Hornsby. Take a look at the trailer below. 

Of course, this isn't the first time we've seen Will Ferrell in a sports comedy. But obviously, Will Ferrell is now in a much different phase of life than he was when he was in Blades of Glory nearly twenty years ago, and presumably, his comedic prowess has grown since then. Already from the trailer, we get some promising glimpses of all of the unusual tan lines that only golfers get. So we'll see how it all shakes out. 

You think you know everything about your best friend, but do you really? That's the question at the center of the Prime Video show, Ride or Die. The show stars Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham as two best friends who end up on the run in Europe after Waddingham's character turns out to be an international assassin. What a twist! 

Ride or Die release date July 15, 2026 on Prime Video. Spencer and Waddingham are joined by Bill Nighy and Ed Skrein in the cast. You can take a look at the trailer below. 

Octavia Spencer's character's reaction to having to take the driver's wheel is exactly the same reaction I would have if I ever had to drive on the other side of the road, by the way. Now, I hope this isn't the last we see of Octavia Spencer in the spy genre. The world could always use more Octavia Spencer (when will the MCU bring her back to reprise her role from the original Raimi Spider-Man film?). 

This summer, Hot Ones host Sean Evans will be eating chicken and interviewing the stars of Netflix's latest releases in Hot Ones: Extra Heat. Don't expect to see Evans posted up in his typical Hot Ones studio, though, because he'll be traveling to new locations "inspired by major moments on Netflix," from live sports to the premieres of new shows, according to the streamer's website. 

Hot Ones: Extra Heat release date July 13, 2026 on Netflix. First up, Evans will interview Will Ferrell, Jimmy Tatro, and Fortune Feimster, who all star in the Netflix film, The Hawk. According to Netflix, "additional specials will be announced at a later date." 

Pop culture fans may gather each October at New York City's Javits Center for New York Comic Con, but in the 1980s, when the convention center was being built, it was a much different story. MGM+'s new crime drama show, The Westies, will take us all behind the scenes of the Javits Center's construction and the effects that it had on organized crime in Hell's Kitchen. Just don't expect to see Daredevil running around. 

The Westies release date July 12, 2026 on MGM+. The show makes its streaming debut with a 2-episode premiere, giving you an extra dose of JK Simmons. Everyone wins!

Of course, it wouldn't be a story about New York's organized crime world without some conflicts with the Five Families of the Italian mafia. And part of the plot of The Westies revolves around the gang getting swept up in the FBI's investigation into the mafia. 

The Wistoria: Wand and Sword release schedule sees new manga chapters released on a monthly basis. Since it began serialization in 2020, more than 60 chapters have been published of Fujino Omori and Toshi Aoi’s increasingly popular manga series. With season two of the anime wrapped up and season three on the way, now is the perfect time to use our Wistoria: Wand and Sword release schedule to get caught up on the story.

New chapters of the Wistoria: Wand and Sword manga come out most months in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. That magazine publishes around the 8th of every month. While there are occasional breaks and changes to the schedule, it has been fairly consistent in the nearly six years that the mana has been published.

Wistoria: Wand and Sword chapter 67 is due out on August 8, 2026 in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. It should be uploaded to the KManga website, complete with an English translation, shortly after. The release date for new chapters is usually on or around the 8th of each month, when Bessatsu Shonen Magazine is published. However, there are occasional breaks and hiatuses that can cause delays, so it is best to keep an eye on official sources.

Back-to-school season is here, and that means it's time to stock up on the best anime school supplies for the new school year. Whether you're heading to middle school, high school, or college, there's no reason your notebooks, backpacks, pens, and pencil cases have to be boring. From Studio Ghibli and Naruto to One Piece, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball, and Cowboy Bebop, we've rounded up the best anime school supplies for every kind of fan.

We searched the internet to find the coolest anime school supplies available right now, including backpacks, notebooks, stationery, and classroom essentials featuring your favorite anime and manga series. If you're looking for the best anime school supplies to make going back to school a little more fun, you'll find our top picks below:

Why it's great: Who doesn't love Totoro? I used to hate using pencils in school because it meant I was doing math, but I would have loved using these. 

The best comics in the world were once unknown to everyone outside of the people who created it. Now with new comics competing against the best new comics from all over the world, it's hard to stand out sometimes. So that's why initiatives such as the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity In Comics are so important. Ahead of an awards ceremony later this month at Comic-Con International: San Diego, the nominees for the prestigious award are now public. 

"Now more than ever it’s critical to ensure Dwayne’s legacy of excellence, humanity and truthfulness in storytelling is never forgotten," says the awards' continuing director Will J. Watkins. "For the last 10 years, the DMAD has been able to highlight, elevate, and create more space to celebrate the work of a wide variety of diverse comic book creators. We plan to do that for this 11th year, another 10 years, and beyond."

The awards are named after the late Dwayne McDuffie, the revolutionary renaissance man of comics and animation who created or co-created everything from Static and Damage Control to the pioneering Milestone Comics company. 

The beginning of the end for Marvel’s Multiverse Saga, and Phase 6 of the MCU, arrives when Avengers: Doomsday hits theaters December 18, 2026. If you’re looking to catch up on the most recent era of Marvel Studios, here’s a complete guide to watching Marvel’s Phase 6 TV shows and movies in release and chronological order.

Phase 6 of the MCU may only include four movies, but there are numerous television projects, including Daredevil: Born Again and VisionQuest. It should be noted that not all projects are set in mainstream continuity, also known as the Sacred Timeline. Animated projects like Marvel Zombies and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man are considered part of Phase 6, but they are set in other continuities within the multiverse - we'll cover that in our next section.

The Sacred Timeline is the main timeline within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where a majority of the movies and television shows take place. You’ve probably noticed that not all the projects are set in the year they were released. For this timeline, we’ve looked at production interviews and contextual clues to figure out when something takes place. For example, Paul Bettany has stated that VisionQuest takes place one year after WandaVision, placing it around 2025. The synopsis description for an official merchandise tie-in to Spider-Man: Brand New Day notes that the movie is set four years after No Way Home, placing it in 2028.

Whether you're spent the weekend at Florida Supercon 2026 or couldn't make it to Miami Beach this year, Popverse brought the biggest moments from the show straight to you by filming all the FSC 2026 main stage panels. From Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again and Defenders casts, to a rare reunion of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice cast with TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman (!!), and fan-centric hours with the casts of the hit Chainsaw Man anime and the internet animation sensation the Amazing Digital Circus, we've got something for everyone.

Thanks to our friends at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, whether you want to re-live the panels you loved, see the panels you missed, or share links with your friends about what you were in yourself, we've got you.

Here are all the FSC 2026 panel videos:

After a long hiatus, the Boruto Two Blue Vortex release schedule has become fairly consistent over the past few years. The series, which is a direct sequel to Naruto, is focused on showing what happens after Naruto achieved his goal of becoming Hokage and the impact his actions have had on his son. The Boruto manga continues to run, with new chapters released most months.

New Boruto chapters are usually released once a month. Originally, the series was published in Weekly Shonen Jump, which meant it had a weekly release schedule. However, since 2019, it has been published in V Jump, a monthly magazine also published by Shueisha. This means that new chapters of Boruto typically come out around the 20th of each month, but the exact publication date can change.

The next chapter of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex will be Chapter 37, which will be released on August 20, 2026. This follows Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 36, which came out on July 20, 2026. We’ve approximated the release dates for upcoming Boruto chapters below, but due to the fact that V Jump often shifts its release date each month, it is difficult to know for sure. They are usually released around the 20th of each month.

The RuriDragon release schedule has been a little haphazard at times. Shortly after it began serialization in 2022, the mangaka took an extended break for their health. The series would come back nearly two years later and has been published fairly consistently since then. However, there are still some breaks in the regularly scheduled RuriDragon release schedule, which is where we can help.

New RuriDragon chapters are usually released every two to four weeks. This seems to be a more sustainable pace for Masaoki Shindo, the mangaka who created the series. After a bumpy launch, which included an 18-month hiatus a month after the first chapter was posted, RuriDragon has struggled with consistency in its release schedule. The series has taken multiple breaks over the past year, though they have all been relatively short.

The next chapter of RuriDragon will be Chapter 48 and will be released on July 12, 2026. This follows the erratic release schedule that the series has dealt with throughout 2026, when each chapter’s release date was unpredictable. The most recent chapter of RuriDragon was Chapter 47, released on June 14, 2026.

The star-studded sports mockumentary sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins is a cornucopia of comedic catnip. The Season 1 finale debuted on April 13th, 2026, and fans were soon asking if the show would return for another season. NBC has already renewed The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins for Season 2, and you can expect to see those episodes begin to arrive in the fall (and rise) of 2026.

The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins stars the one-and-only Tracy Morgan in the titular role. Dinkins is a former football star who is trying to rekindle his career. He's aided by his ex-wife and business manager, Monica (Erika Alexander), and the two have a teenage son, Carmelo (Jalyn Hall). Dinkins also has a fiancée, Brina (Precious Way). Rounding out the cast is Dinkins' best friend and former teammate, Rusty (Bobby Moynihan), and the director of his documentary, Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe).

It's no surprise that The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins has been renewed for a second season. The debut episode was the most-watched comedy episode of the 2025-2026 broadcast TV season. It was also NBC's most watched comedy series debut since Night Court began in 2023. And on Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a 97% Fresh rating. Here's a complication clip from the series:

In Happy's Place, sitcom and country music all-star Reba McEntire plays Bobbie, a woman who co-inherits her late father's bar alongside her previously-unknown half-sister Isabella (Belissa Escobedo). The Season 2 hour-long finale aired Friday, April 24th, 2026 and brought characters to both romantic and professional crossroads, leaving audiences wondering whether the show would be returning for Season 3. Fortunately we can confirm that NBC has renewed Happy's Place for Season 3, and you can expect those episodes to arrive in October 2026.

Thanks to their father's bequeathment, Bobbie and Isabella are co-owners of the titular bar and grill. In the season finale, Isabella convinces Bobbie to attend therapy with her, leading to the revelation that Bobbie is harboring resentment towards her late father for keeping Isabella a secret from her. Meanwhile, Bobbie also harbors romantic feelings towards head chef Emmett (Rex Linn), but Emmett is dealing with this realization that the woman he thought he was interested in, Monica the health inspector (Cheri Oteri), is actually just a friend.

Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet appeared in the season finale as Dr. Russ, the couples therapist who helped Bobbie and Isabella sort out their sisterly issues. In an interview with NBC Insider, Stonestreet said, "I was just blown away by some of the realness of the dialogue between them and the beauty of the things that [Bobbie and Emmett) said to each other. They're showing what it's like to be an adult, be experienced in relationships, and know how to navigate treacherous waters in the most respectful and best way for them. So I have a good feeling for them."

St. Denis Medical is a workplace comedy set in an underfunded Oregon hospital, following the professional and personal trials and travails of those who work there. The Season 2 finale debuted on April 6th, 2026, and fans promptly began asking whether the show would return for another season. Today we can confirm that NBC has renewed St. Denis Medical for Season 3, so you can expect new episodes to arrive beginning in November 2026.

The cast is lead by Wendi McLendon-Covey, who plays St. Denis Medical Director Joyce Henderson. She works alongside surgeon Bruce (Josh Lawson), grumpy emergency physician Ron (David Alan Grier), workaholic supervising nurse Alex (Allison Tolman), rambunctious travel nurse Serena (Kahyun Kim), registered nurse Matt (Mekki Leeper) and surly nurse administrator Val (Kaliko Kauahi). The show has also had a plethora of impressive guest stars over the course of its first two seasons, including Ariana Madix, Wayne Knight, Kristen Schaal, Mindy Sterling and Sam Richardson.

In a panel reported on by IndieWire, series co-creator and showrunner Eric Ledgin spoke to the trust he had in those on set, saying, “We’re very lucky. You can imagine a set where you have actors where you might have to go, ‘Listen, David and Josh have stuff, so we have to make sure that the water bottle thing doesn’t get [out of hand.]’ We’re very lucky we don’t have that. We have a sense of professionalism and trust, and it works.” Here's a complication clip from St. Denis Medical:

On workplace sitcom Animal Control, Senior Animal Control Officer Frank Shaw (Joel McHale) leads a team who is devoted to serving and protecting the animals of Seattle. The Season 4 finale of the hilarious series debuted on April 23rd, 2026, and fans of the show were left to wonder whether Season 5 was on the way. Today we can tell you that Fox has indeed renewed the show for a fifth season, and you can expect those episodes to arrive in the fall of 2026.

In addition to Shaw, Animal Control also boasts a full roster of hilarious characters. Shaw's partner is Fred "Shred" Taylor (Michael Rowland), a former professional snowboarder with a heart of gold that offsets Shaw's rough demeanor. The director of the precinct is Emily Price (Vella Lovell), a well-intentioned if overly anxious woman who becomes involved in a romance with Shred. Working alongside Shaw and Shred are fellow officers Amit Patel (Ravi V. Patel), a man with a big family and a bigger appetite, and Victoria Sands (Grace Palmer), a promiscuous bisexual immigrant who alternatively serves as Shaw's love interest and his romantic rival.

Rounding out the cast is Templeton Dudge (Gerry Dee), Shaw's professional nemesis and a transfer from another precinct, as well as Templeton's lackey Daisy Cannon (Kyla Pratt) and Emily's assistant Bettany (Krystal Smith). Here's a clip from Animal Control in which Shred is honored for receiving his first on-duty bite from an animal as Shaw attempts to rescue 24 kittens in 24 hours:

For comic fans who grew up in the 1990s and 2000s, the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) was a defining part of superhero animation, bringing iconic DC characters to the small screen in shows like Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Batman Beyond. Nearly two decades after the last DCAU television series ended, the universe remains one of DC's most beloved continuities. If you're wondering where to start, this guide explains how to watch the DCAU in both release and chronological order, along with our picks for the best episodes if you're short on time.

The DC Animated Universe kicked off in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series, which was originally designed as a standalone project. The success of the series led to Warner Bros. Animation producing Superman: The Animated Series, and that’s the moment the world became an animated universe. Static Shock was initially conceived as its own project, but later crossovers with DC characters established it as part of the DCAU. Although the DCAU hasn’t been on television since Justice League Unlimited ended in 2006, the universe has continued through direct-to-video animated films such as Batman and Harley Quinn and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five.

Watching the DCAU in chronological order is slightly different than release order, due to Batman Beyond being set decades in the future. For the timeline above, we’ve generally assumed each show is set relative to when it aired. For example, we placed Static Shock before Justice League because it premiered first. For shows that aired at the same time, it’s assumed that they take place concurrently, but in those cases we’ve put whichever show aired first earlier in the chronology. Batman and Harley Quinn and Justice League vs. The Fatal Five are tricky, but we’ve placed them based on contextual clues and creator interviews.

Fox's Universal Basic Guys Season 2 finale debuted on April 12th, 2026, leaving fans asking whether the show would return for a third season. Happily, Fox has renewed the show for Season 3, and you can expect those new episodes to begin airing in fall 2026 alongside the other shows in the Animation Domination lineup.

In Universal Basic Guys, brothers Mark and Hank (both voiced by Adam Malamut) have lost their jobs, but gained a Universal Basic Income as a result - meaning that they don't have to get new ones. So while Mark's wife Tammy (Talia Genevieve) continues to work as a nurse, Mark and Hank have wild adventures as they seek to fill their days with non-work-related activity. We should all be so lucky.

As the saying goes, idle hands are the devil's playthings, and Mark and Hank do their best to live up to that axiom without jobs to occupy their time. In one episode, Mark attempts to bond with Darren, leading to them meeting the Jersey Devil (Jon Glaser), a recurring character. In another episode, Tammy saves a man from choking, leading Mark to grow obsessed with saving a life himself. The show's cast also includes Mark and Tammy's neurotic neighbor, David (Fred Armisen) and his well-paid working wife Andrea (Ali Maki), as well as Tammy's son from a previous marriage, Darren (Brandon Wardell).

Grimsburg is an animated sitcom that follows the titular town's greatest detective, Marvin Flute (Jon Hamm)... But can he solve the curious case of his own family? The Season 2 finale, "Across the Flutiverse," debuted almost a year ago, on July 17, 2025. But happily for fans of the series, the show has been renewed by Fox for Season 3! You can expect new episodes of Grimsburg to arrive in the fall of 2026.

Marvin is the ex-husband of anchorwoman Harmony Flute (Erinn Hayes) and the estranged father of Stan Flute (Rachel Dratch), who is desperate to see his parents reunited. Marvin works alongside Lt. John Kang (Greg Chun), who serves as a mentor figure, and Det. Greg Summers (Kevin Michael Richardson), a cyborg officer (who was a carousel operator before his procedure). Rounding out the cast is the inimitable but very prolific Alan Tudyk as Marvin's nemesis (and former music teacher) Dr. Rufis Pentos and Stan's imaginary friend, Mr. Flesh.

While Grimsburg is a detective comedy, it veers quite heavily into the realm of sci-fi. The Season 2 finale, "Across the Flutiverse," showed glimpses of other timelines, and the characters have even found themselves trapped in a TV sitcom version of their lives. Here's a clip from the series:

Created by Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty) and set in Ancient Greece, Krapopolis is set in one of the very first cities on Earth. When the Krapopolis Season 3 finale, "Advanced Family Portraiture," debuted on April 19th, 2026, fans of the series were left asking whether the show would be returning for Season 4. Fortunately we can confirm that Fox has already renewed the series for both Season 4 and Season 5, and you can expect the next season to begin in early 2027.

Krapopolis stars Richard Ayoade in the role of Tyrannis, the demigod king of the titular city. Tyrannis is son to Shlub (Matt Berry) and Deliria (Hannah Waddingham), and half-brother to inventor Hippocampus (Duncan Trussell) and Stupendous (Pam Murphy), the head of the Krapopolis military. The series also has a plethora of recurring and guest star characters, with a cast that includes more than its fair share of voice acting legends and Community alums. 

The conclusion of the third season saw some major status quo shakeups in Krapopolis. Zeus (Richard Kind) was awakened from his vegetative state and woke up quite grumpy, firing one of his lightning bolts at Shlub.  Just how these "shocking" (get it) events will play out remains to be seen. But in the meantime, here's a clip from Krapopolis Season 3:

The second animated series from creator Seth MacFarlane, American Dad! has become almost as popular as its predecessor, Family Guy. So it's no surprise that as soon as the show's Season 22 finale debuted on June 21st, 2026, fans were immediately curious if the series would be returning for another season. Fortunately, Fox has already renewed American Dad! for four additional seasons, so you can expect Season 23 to debut in 2027.

American Dad! follows the Smith family, who live in the fictional suburb of Langley Falls, Virginia. Patriarch Stan (Seth MacFarlane) is a CIA Agent and Republican, his wife Francine (Wendy Schaal) is a stay-at-home mom, and their kids are Hayley (Rachael MacFarlane), an outspoken liberal, and Steve (Scott Grimes), a teenage nerd. Rounding out the family are Klaus Heisler (Dee Bradley Baker), a goldfish implanted with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper, Roger (Seth MacFarlane), an alien who escaped from Area 51, Rogu (Baker), Roger's tumor/son, and Hayley's husband Jeff (Jeff Fischer).

When American Dad! returns, you can expect the episodes to debut on Fox. For many years, the series aired on TBS. However, with Season 22, the show returned to its original home on Fox. Season 23 and the three additional seasons will also air on Fox.

For a quarter of a century, Family Guy has brought irreverent and hilarious animated comedy to fans. So when the Season 24 finale debuted on May 17th, 2026, audiences immediately asked whether the series would be returning again in the fall. Fortunately Fox has already renewed the Seth MacFarlane created show through Season 30, and you can expect Season 25 to begin midseason, in early 2027.

Family Guy is the story of the Griffin family, who live in the fictional Rhode Island suburb of Quahog. MacFarlane himself voices the incompetent and rude patriarch of the family, Peter, the family's flamboyant genius baby, Stewie, and the alcoholic wanna-be writer family dog, Brian. Rounding out the family is matriarch Lois (Alex Bornstein), eldest son Chris (Seth Green) and the middle-est middle child of all time, Meg (Mila Kunis). The show also features Peter's best friends Glenn Quagmire (MacFarlane), Cleveland Brown (Mike Henry) and Joe Swanson (Patrick Warburton).

In addition to Family Guy Season 25, 2027 will also see the arrival of a spinoff series, Stewie. This series will follow the youngest member of the Griffin family as he transfers to a new preschool. There he'll meet a new cast of characters, including a class pet turtle who is seventy-five years old. Armed with his eclectic array of sci-fi inventions, the series is sure to provide the kind of incredible adventures that would never occur on The Magic School Bus.

Sometimes you just want to go where you know your burger will have a funny name, and there's no better location for that than Bob's Burgers. The Season 16 finale of the beloved animated series was released on May 17th, 2026, leaving fans immediately hungry for more. Fortunately, Fox has already renewed Bob's Burgers through its 19th season, so more is already on the way! You can expect Bob's Burgers Season 17 to begin in early 2027.

Bob's Burgers is the story of the Belcher family, who live above the burger joint helmed by patriarch Bob (Jon Benjamin). Assisted by his wife, Linda (John Roberts) and their three kids, Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Louise (Kristen Schaal), Bob strives to provide a steady stream of unique burgers to the restaurants customers, which include the omnipresent Teddy (Larry Murphy). Over the years the cast of the series has expanded to include many fan-favorite characters, many of them voiced by heavy comedy hitters like Sarah Silverman, Dave Herman, Brian Huskey, Jenny Slate and many more. 

The 17th season of Bob's Burgers will be comprised of 15 episodes and, thanks to the midseason release in early 2027, there will be fewer interruptions in the show's weekly release schedule. This will allow the show to avoid a four-month midseason hiatus like the ones that occurred in Bob's Burgers Season 15 and Season 16.

Season 2 of X-Men '97 is upon us, and even though we'll be entering the show's sophomore season in the wake of Gambit, Banshee, and countless other mutants' deaths, fear not! More mutants are on their way, including Polaris, Quentin Quire, Chamber, Penance, Siryn, Exodus, Archangel, and Psylocke. Here is the full X-Men '97 season 2 release schedule, including dates and episode titles.

X-Men '97 Season 2 will kick off with a 3-episode premiere, which is tremendously exciting, before going to a weekly single-episode drop until the season's conclusion in mid-August 2026.

Disney+  hasn't announced the exact time for when new episodes of X-Men '97 season 2 come out, but back Season 1 episodes dropped at 3am Eastern, 12am Pacific, and other Disney+ shows have followed a similar time pattern for episode releases. Based on that knowledge, it's safe to assume that will also be the case for season 2, although we haven't gotten any official confirmation as of writing. Should that change, we will update this guide when we do know.

The Classroom of the Elite release schedule is focused on the only ongoing part of the series, the manga. The series follows Kiyotaka Ayanokoji as he tries to navigate the ultra-competitive school designed to weed out the weak and elevate the great. Across the three years that he and his classmates are together, we find out that Kiyotaka is not just more than what he seems, but he is also hiding a dark past. Our Classroom of the Elite release schedule will let you know exactly when the next chapter of the manga is due out.

Generally, new chapters of Classroom of the Elite come out every month in Monthly Comic Alive in Japan. They are usually uploaded to the magazine’s website shortly after. There are occasional breaks, usually between arcs or during holidays in Japan, but these are relatively rare.

The Classroom of the Elite manga is still ongoing. While the original manga finished several years ago, it was followed by Classroom of the Elite Year 2. That manga finished in December 2024, but Classroom of the Elite Year 2 2nd Stage began just a month later and continues running today. Additionally, the original Classroom of the Elite light novel, which is the basis for the manga and the anime, is still ongoing, with the Year 3 storyline starting in May 2025.

It's never been a better time to be a Critical Role fan. The Legend of Vox Machina has just aired its penultimate season and The Mighty Nein has started its run by exploding into Prime Video's top charts. With all that excitement, it's natural that Critters would want to know The Mighty Nein season 2 schedule, and Popverse is here to help. Compiling cast interviews, The Mighty Nein season 2, and of course Critical Role Campaign 2, here's everything we know about The Mighty Nein season 2's release date schedule.

The Mighty Nein season 2's release date has not been officially announced by Prime Video. However, Critical Role's Travis Willingham has made recent comments indicating that an official announcement regarding The Mighty Nein season 2's release date is on its way soon.

The Mighty Nein season 2 will be 8 episodes, provided it follows the pattern set down by The Mighty Nein season 1. This is pending an official announcement rom Prime Video, however, and we cannot guarantee that the show's sophomore season will be tailored like its premiere.

Following any The Beginning After The End release schedule requires a little bit of clarification. Because there are currently three different versions of the story floating around, you need to make sure you’re talking about the right one. Whether you’re looking for the original web novel, the comic, or the anime, you’ll find the information you need in our The Beginning After The End release schedule.

New chapters of The Beginning After The End comic are released most weeks, usually on Thursday. The original novel by TurtleMe has already finished, so all that is left is for the comic to catch up to the ending of the novel.

The next chapter of TBATE is coming out on August 6, 2026. It will be Chapter 247 of the comic. The comic typically has a weekly release schedule, so new chapters come out on Thursdays. There are occasional breaks and gaps, but it usually runs pretty consistently.

The Witch Hat Atelier release schedule has been a bit rocky over the years. With art that is generally gorgeous and a story that is both heartwarming and tragic in equal doses, it is a grand undertaking for creator Kamome Shirahama. There have been several short hiatuses in the nearly 10-year run of the manga, so follow our Witch Hat Atelier release schedule to keep up-to-date with the latest news.

Most months, a new Witch Hat Atelier chapter is released on the fourth Thursday of the month in Japan, which translates to Wednesday in the US thanks to time zones. These chapters are usually translated into English within a week of their Japanese release, though there have been occasional delays in translated chapters being posted online.

The Witch Hat Atelier 99 release date is August 27, 2026 in Japan, which will be August 26, 2026 in the US. It is currently a busy period for Witch Hat Atelier; not only is the manga still ongoing, but the tenth anniversary of the first chapter was in July 2026 and the first season of the long-awaited anime has finally wrapped up.

Our Bleach release schedule can help you navigate all the rumors and speculation around the hit manga’s supposed return. Ten years after the initial run ended, Tite Kubo’s iconic shonen manga looks like it may be returning for an upcoming new arc in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump. We’ll talk you through the validity of these rumors and make sure you know what the official Bleach release schedule will be going forward.

The most recent chapter of Bleach was released on August 10, 2021. It was a 73-page bonus chapter that was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original manga’s release. If you’re thinking of the main story, Bleach ran from August 7, 2001 to August 22, 2016. With the main story having been completed nearly a decade ago, new chapters aren’t released very often.

There is currently no release date for any new chapters of Bleach, but there are rumors that a new story arc will be coming out soon. These are unconfirmed leaks and rumors, which should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, the speculation is that a new Bleach story arc, expanding on the previously released Hell Arc chapter, will come out soon.

New Marvel Strike Force codes are released periodically to help keep players engaged and provide them with free cosmetics and in-game resources. The game is an action-RPG that takes familiar turn-based gameplay and fills it with all the Marvel Comics characters you could hope for. Unlike games like Marvel Rivals, there are active codes available for you to redeem in this game. While it is free-to-play, these Marvel Strike Force codes can get you premium characters and abilities without having to spend any of your hard-earned money.

These are all the working Marvel Strike Force codes that we’ve been able to find. We’ll add to this list when new codes are added.

No Marvel Strike Force codes last forever. These codes have been removed from the game, so you will get an error if you try to redeem them.

Black superheroes, anti-heroes, and everyday heroes are some of the most compelling characters in comics these days. From Marvel's Miles Morales to DC's Jo Mullein, classics like Static Shock and Luke Cage, and on to the family of monster hunters in Bitter Root and the Yoruba-inspired fantasy series Iyanu. But there's more... much more. 

These are all Black-led comic book series currently running with no end in sight. While stories like Image Comics' Bloodletter and Marvel's Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant have ended (for now?), and Marvel's new Miles Morales: Spider-Man series and the great-looking Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar are yet to be released, the five Black-led comics below are ones you can jump into now — with more on the horizon.

For some, Black-led comics are stories that look and feel like something you could experience. For others, it's about evening out the overwhelmingly white history of comic books. But for all of us, it's great comics from talented and hungry creators who are comics fans just like us, and all are bringing us something intensely new.

When you ask what the Apothecary Diaries release schedule is, it largely depends on which one you’re talking about. The original novel was first published online in 2011, with a print release happening the following year. Since then, there have been light novels, a hit anime, and two different manga adaptations of The Apothecary Diaries. For fans of The Apothecary Diaries manga, our release schedule will hopefully help clear up some confusion.

New Apothecary Diary chapters are released every month. As we mentioned above, there are currently two ongoing mainline Apothecary Diaries manga being published. The first is simply called The Apothecary Diaries and is published in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine. The second is called The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes from the Inner Palace and is being serialized in Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X. Both series began in 2017 and are currently ongoing.

Both Apothecary Diaries manga are released on a monthly basis. For The Apothecary Diaries, the most recent chapter is 88, which was released on July 25, 2026. Meanwhile, The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes from the Inner Palace Chapter 103 was released on July 19. 2026. Both manga are ongoing and have new chapters released in their respective magazines each month.

Our Frieren release schedule will tell you exactly when the next chapter of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga will be coming out. The series has already had two stellar anime seasons, and a third is on its way, but it has also had multiple, lengthy hiatuses over the years that make it tough to know exactly what the Frieren release schedule is going to be.

Normally, new Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End chapters come out every week or so, but it has had a sporadic release schedule for the past few years. At least for the start of its serialization, Frieren was released in Weekly Shonen Sunday, a weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan. 

There is no release date for Frieren 148 at this time. The most recent chapter, Frieren chapter 147, was released on October 14, 2025. At this time, it was announced that the manga would be going on hiatus.

Our Re: Zero release schedule can help you track down new chapters of both the light novel and the manga adaptations. For more than a decade, Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World has been one of the most popular isekai stories out there. The original web novel has spawned multiple adaptations, including a hit anime. The release schedule for Re: Zero can be a bit difficult to follow, so we’ll break it down for you.

There isn’t a set release schedule for new Re: Zero chapters, either in the light novel format or the manga adaptation. Most of the time, new editions are released when they are completed, which can sometimes be weeks, but often extends to months.

There are currently three versions of Re: Zero being published. There is the original web novel by Tappei Nagatsuki, which first started publication on April 20, 2012. The web novel is published for free when new chapters are completed. A light novel version began to be published on January 24, 2014, which is also written by Tappei Nagatsuki and is illustrated by Shinichirou Otsuka. Finally, a manga version began serialization on June 27, 2014. All three are currently ongoing.

With our Blue Box release schedule, you can keep up to date with all the happenings of one of the most popular manga out there. Mixing the high drama of a great sports manga with slice-of-life romance is a winning combination. The manga has been going strong since 2021, so if you’re stuck waiting for the next chapter to come out, our Blue Box release schedule can help.

New Blue Box chapters are published most weeks in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, alongside new chapters of One Piece and Sakamoto Days. There are occasionally breaks and hiatuses to contend with, but Blue Box has had a fairly consistent release schedule over the years.

The release date for Blue Box 249 is July 5, 2026. New chapters are released most weeks in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump, making it pretty easy to know when new chapters will be released. The most recent chapter was Blue Box 248, which was released on June 28, 2026.

Trust ABC's R.J. Decker to go out on a bang - or, in the case of the show's first season finale on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026, a murder. Seeming big-bad Victor Ochoa's murder, to be precise, setting in motion a new storyline for the crime series' second season. Fans can expect the show to return in fall 2026.

R.J. Decker is a crime drama series set in South Florida about a wrongfully convicted ex-con turned private detective. Inspired by the novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen, R.J. Decker's titular role is played by Scott Speedman. The series also stars Jaina Lee Ortiz as Emilia "Emi" Ochoa, Kevin Rankin as Aloysius "Wish" Aiken, Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix and Bevin Bru as Melody "Mel" Abreu. Decker's cases range from the unusual to the bizarre, and that's not to mention the fact that he must avoid being sent back to prison.

The first season finale of the show set up what certainly looked like a victory for the long-suffering R.J., with the arrest of Bruce (Stephen Bishop) leading to Victor being put in jail for what looked like a long time... before someone killed him in the closing moments of the episode. Surprised? That's the point, says showrunner Rob Doherty: "It will give us a ton of storytelling runway as we move hopefully into a second season," he said of the shock ending. "We will hide the ball as often as we possibly can. With any mystery we're trying to solve, my hope is always that it's not who you were expecting." 

The first season finale of Boston Blue aired on May 22nd, 2026, leaving fans wondering about the fate of Lena's boyfriend Brian, who was hit by a mystery driver in the final moments of the episode - just hours after Lena herself had survived a near-fatal shooting. How long will everyone have to wait for an answer? Boston Blue has been renewed for Season 2, with new episodes airing in the fall of 2026.

Boston Blue is a police procedural that is a spinoff of Blue Bloods which follows NYPD detective-turned-Boston PD detective Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg). In Boston, Reagan works alongside Boston Police detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green). The series also stars Ernie Hudson as Reverend Edwin Peters, Maggie Lawson as Sarah Silver, Gloria Reuben as Mae Silver, Marcus Scribner as Jonah Silver and Mika Amonsen as Sean Reagan. The show features several additional crossover characters from Blue Bloods, including Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan, Len Cariou as Henry Reagan and Will Hochman as Detective Joe Hill.

When it comes to resolving the first season cliffhanger, Martin-Green said in an interview, "I got to big up the [visual] effects and the special effects of that scene because my goodness, it just feels so real. You really feel like you’re in that car with him, and it just stabs you in the heart. I applaud the story and the writers and the showrunners and our [post-production] crew, as well as Ryan [Broussard, who plays Brian] for the moment, man. I know that we’re going to get into it, but I don’t know if we’re going to pick right up at that cliffhanger."

The Simpsons finished its record-breaking 37th season back on February 15, 2026, but fans didn't have to worry about that being the end of the show. After all, there was no way that Fox would allow the longest-running primetime scripted show in U.S. history to come to a close without all kinds of bells and whistles, and of course, the show's 38th season has already been confirmed for fall 2026. 

But wait, there’s more! While the fifteen episode broadcast season of The Simpsons Season 37 debuted on Fox this spring, there are three additional episodes that will make their debut on Disney+ this summer. First is a double episode, 'Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition,' which is already available for streaming on Disney+ as of June 17, 2026, with 'Simpsley' following on July 3, 2026. 'Yellow Mirror' will debut on the service on August 26, 2026, with several more Disney+ exclusive episodes expected to accompany Season 38 when it arrives this fall.

The Simpsons stars Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson) and Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Police Chief Clancy Wiggum and many others) and Harry Shearer (Ned Flanders and many others) plus an ensemble cast that includes (but is not limited to) Tress MacNeille, Alex Désert, Kevin Michael Richardson and Dawnn Lewis. The entire voice cast is anticipated to return for Season 38.

The first season of the Scrubs revival ended on April 15th, 2026, setting up the future of the show - including introducing a potential new love interest for J.D. thanks to a cameo appearance from Rachel Bilson - and leaving fans wanting more. That more is on the way, with ABC confirming the show will return in fall 2026.

Scrubs is the story of Doctor John "J.D." Dorian, his best friend Doctor Christopher Turk (Donald Faison) and his friend (and now ex-wife) Doctor Elliot Reid (Sarah Chalke). In the first season of the revival, Dr. Dorian returns to Sacred Heart Hospital after some time away, and his former mentor Doctor Perry Cox (John C. McGinley) passes the Chief of Medicine torch off to him. Soon J.D. is dealing with an all new assortment of issues, including mentoring a new batch of medical interns, working alongside his ex-wife and dealing with the trials and tribulations of aging. Characters like the Janitor (Neil Flynn) and Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) also make guest starring appearances, and new faces like HR Director Sibby Wilson (Vanessa Bayer) have been introduced as well.

Talking about the show's second season, showrunner Aseem Batra told the Hollywood Reporter, "There's a lot we want to do," including continuing storylines surrounding Dr. Cox's health and exploring the relationships between the new interns - oh, and J.D.'s newly complicated friendship with Maintenance Guy (Darcy Michael) and budding relationship with Charlie (Bilson). 

The final episode of Tracker Season 3 aired on May 24th, 2026, ending with a cliffhanger that threatens to reveal a big secret about its central character. No wonder fans have been impatient for the next season to begin - and there's not that long to wait: Tracker Season 4 is set to begin in fall 2026.

Tracker is the story of Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley), a man with a special set of skills who helps authorities and individuals track down elusive quarries in exchange for reward money. The show also features Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene, a lawyer who assists Shaw with relevant legal concerns.

There will be at least one significant change for the series in Season 4: filming will be relocated from Vancouver, British Columbia to Los Angeles, California thanks to a hefty significant tax credit awarded by the California Film Commission. While little is currently known about the plot of the fourth season, you can expect that the story will build on the revelations surrounding Shaw's family that were revealed in Season 3: where did brother Russell (Jensen Ackles) leave for, and what is his secret mission - and, more importantly, what does it have to do with the secret about what Colter's father did to him as a child?

The fourth season of Fire Country debuted its final episode on May 22nd, 2026, bringing the show an unexpected happy ending - well, season ending - after what had started with the tragic death of Billy Burke's Vince. With all of that goodwill, audiences have been wondering whether the series would be returning for a fifth season. Happily, CBS has officially renewed Fire Country for Season 5, and you can expect new episodes to begin arriving in fall 2026.

Fire Country is the flagship series of the Fire Country franchise, which expanded last year to include the also-renewed spinoff Sheriff Country. Starring Max Thieriot as Bode Leone, a former inmate firefighter turned Cal Fire firefighter, Fire Country takes place in Leone's fictional hometown of Edgewater, California, which is (you guessed it) in the titular fire-prone danger zone. Fire Country also stars Kevin Alejandro as firefighter Manuel "Manny" Perez, Jordan Calloway as firefighter Jake Crawford, Jules Latimer as Captain Eve Edwards and Diane Farr as Sharon Leone. And in Fire Country Season 4, a two-part crossover episode with Sheriff Country saw the return of Morena Baccarin as Sheriff Mickey Fox.

Here's a safety tip from Fire Country:

The finale for the first season of Sheriff Country aired on May 22nd, 2026, leaving fans stunned with a big reveal - and wondering when the second season of the show will arrive. Thankfully, Sheriff Country has already been renewed for a second season by CBS, and new episodes of the show will arrive in the fall of 2026.

Sheriff Country is the first spinoff of the Fire Country franchise. Fire Country originally debuted in 2022, and Morena Baccarin's character, Sheriff Mickey Fox, was introduced in the second season. Fire Country and Sheriff Country are closely related, with characters appearing on both shows and a two-part crossover episode during Sheriff Country's first season. Sheriff Country also stars Matt Lauria as Lieutenant Nathan Boone, Christopher Gorham as ADA Travis Fraley, Michele Weaver as Deputy Cassidy Campbell, W. Earl Brown as Mickey's father Wes Fox, Amanda Arcuri as Skye Fraley and Ian Quinlan as Deputy Hank Iglesias.

The second season will pick up from the shock Season 1 finale, which not only killed off Mickey's love interest Alec Kane, but also revealed that FBI Deputy Director Eva Santos (Rachel Ticotin) is actually Mickey's mother Maria Fox, whom she'd believed was dead. "In the first episode of Season 2, we obviously have some stuff to unpack," showrunner Matt Lopez said in an interview post-season finale. "In the first episode of Season 2, the audience will discover how Mickey's understanding of those events differs from what actually happened, and there are some really juicy twists and turns along the way." 

The Amazing Race Season 38 ended on December 10th, 2025, leaving fans impatient for more globetrotting reality TV excitement - and, no, the surprise Hacks crossover episode didn't count. (Well, kind of.) We can now confirm that the reality competition series will be coming back again, as CBS has already renewed The Amazing Race for Season 39, and it's just months away. 

For those unfamiliar with the show, The Amazing Race is a competition reality series that pits teams of two against each another in a globetrotting race to the finish line, competing in tasks and solving puzzles in order to advance to the next leg of the competition. Since its debut in 2001, The Amazing Race has been hosted by Phil Keoghan. The thirty-eighth season saw Jas and Jag Bains taking home the top prize of one million dollars. Filming for Season 38 was completed between September 22nd, 2025 and October 17th, 2026, beginning in Vancouver and visiting locales such as Spain and New Zealand before concluding in Honolulu.

Survivor aired its 50th season finale on May 20th, 2026, and audiences swiftly began questioning whether the show would be returning for Season 51 on CBS. Today, we can confirm that the long-running show will indeed be coming back for another season: CBS has already renewed Survivor, and you can expect Season 51 to debut in the fall of 2026.

In Survivor Season 50, the competitive roster was comprised of 24 returning players. The Sole Survivor of the fiftieth season was Aubry Bracco, who beat out Joe Hunter and Jonathan Young in the final vote to take the prize. For Survivor Season 51, the series will return to a roster of random contestants. During the Season 50 reunion, host Jeff Probst revealed that Season 51 would be the beginning of the "Open Era," which he explained means that any game mechanic that has previously been used on the series is fair game to be used again.

Here's a clip from Survivor Season 50:

The American version of the The Traitors ended its fourth season finale on Peacock back on February 26th, 2026, and fans of the show promptly started asking whether or not the series would be returning quickly. The answer is yes - but the show is actually debuting on an entirely new network before it'll make its return to Peacock.

The American incarnation of The Traitors is based on De Verraders, a Dutch series that has since been adapted internationally with editions in the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Canada, Spain, and beyond. (There are more than 40 versions of the show around the world.) Like the games Mafia or Werewolf, The Traitors sees a roster of contestants divided into the "Faithful" and a smaller group called the "Traitors." The goal of the "Traitors" is to work together to accomplish their goals without being thwarted by the "Faithful," while the "Faithful" must cooperate to thwart the "Traitors." The American version of the series is filmed at Ardross Castle in Scotland, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Cumming, and has traditionally centered around reality stars - but that will change in its next incarnation.

The Traitors US will launch a spin-off edition airing on NBC in fall 2026, which will feature "civilian" contestants, following in the footsteps of other country's versions of the show. (The UK Traitors also has a celebrity-only edition, which is officially called The Celebrity Traitors; its "regular" Traitors series is all-civilian.) This civilian season will otherwise follow the format of previous US seasons, with Alan Cumming as host and filmed a Ardross Castle, and will have a revised title, The Traitors: New Blood.

Some kids hang out at the park. Other kids rob banks.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank is a coming-of-age heist story written by Matthew Rosenberg and penciled by Tyler Boss. The graphic novel was originally published by Black Mask Studios as a five-issue limited series. It’s got criminals, it’s got tabletop gaming, and it’s got embarrassing adolescent moments. In other words, it’s not like any bank heist story you’ve ever seen before.

Liam Neeson is set to star in a film adaptation of the comic, which means now is the perfect time to read the original story. And so, ahead of the film’s August release, here’s everything you need to know about 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, its ending, and everything in between.

Give Vision some grace, he’s going through some things.

For years, Vision has fought alongside the Avengers during their greatest battles, but now the android’s artificial life has been turned upside down. When a government agency called Vigilance kidnaps and experiments on Vision, the Avenger becomes an entirely new person, startling his Avengers teammates and his wife, Wanda Maximoff.

Originally published in West Coast Avengers #42-25 (1989), 'Vision Quest' is one of the most consequential stories Marvel published in the '80s. Not only did the Marvel Comics storyline change Vision forever, but it had major status quo changes for Scarlet Witch, the West Coast Avengers, and set the stage for major events like Avengers Disassembled and House of M.

In a surprise announcement on Monday, Fox Corporation has announced that it will acquire streaming giant Roku in a deal worth roughly $22 billion, paying somewhere in the region of $160 per share to take a controlling interest in the company. (Fox will own roughly 73% of the company once the dust settles.) Given the scale of the players, it’s a big deal — but one that might be difficult to understand for most. We’re here to break down what it means for you.

Despite the fact that it doesn’t get a lot of press surrounding this, Roku is a very big deal in terms of U.S. viewing: Roku doesn’t just power its own line of devices that allow televisions to stream content; it also licenses its technology to television manufacturers to allow TVs to become smart televisions. In total, around 100 million households are connected to the internet via Roku, with more than one-third of U.S. televisions using Roku. All in all, an estimated half of U.S. broadband households use the Roku interface in one form or another.

Additionally, Roku operates The Roku Channel, a streaming service that makes up about 3% of streaming viewing in the U.S., per Nielsen; that’s larger than AMC Networks and Hallmark, if you’re curious. (Amazon’s Prime Video is only around 3.8% for context.)

Marvel Rivals codes can be a bit tricky to find. Fans often look to in-game codes to get new skins or currencies, but thus far, developer NetEase hasn’t consistently released codes for the hit team shooter. We’ve gone searching for new Marvel Rivals codes and have found that there aren’t many to be found.

The few Marvel Rivals codes that were released gave fans a handful of new cosmetics, such as the Iron Man Model 42 skin. However, it has been a long time since NetEase has released codes for the hit game. Why? Well, that’s what we’d like to know as well.

As of August 2026, there are no working Marvel Rivals codes available.

FX drama The Bear Season 5 arrives June 25, bringing the Emmy-winning story of family, food, and shared grief to a close. To prepare you for one final televisual meal, we have the release date, cast, trailer and episode titles for The Bear Season 5.

All episodes of The Bear will be released June 25, 2026, on Hulu, Disney+ and on the FX website inside the United States. Internationally, the show will be available on Disney+.

The Bear was revealed to be ending with its fifth season when Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed rumors of its demise in March 2026, even though she believed everyone already knew that. “Unless I’m gonna get a call from all the people saying, ‘You just told [everyone],’ I think everybody understood that it was the last season of the show. If it isn’t, then I’ve completely blown it,” she said at the time. She was perhaps overstating an assumption that everyone understood the show was heading towards its conclusion — certainly when the fifth season was announced in July 2025, it wasn’t announced as a final season — but the show was clearly heading towards resolution for its primary themes with Carmy’s decision to leave and the restaurant’s financial instability.

New MTG Arena codes are an easy way to give your deck a boost in the online game. With boosters and free upgrades available for your online Magic: The Gathering deck, it is the best way to get free stuff in the game. Whether it is XP boosts, new cards, or cosmetics, these MTG Arena codes can make your deck that much more formidable.

We searched everywhere to find new MTG Arena codes, which you can redeem in the app or online to get XP boosts, booster packs, promotional cards, and cosmetic upgrades like sleeves and avatars. More importantly, we’ve found the codes that are no longer working and removed them from our list below so you don’t waste time with MTG Arena codes that don’t work anymore.

As of August 2026, there are no working MTG Arena codes available.

The shocking Season 8 finale of FBI aired on May 18th, 2026, and it's no surprise that the cliffhanger left fans wondering whether or not the show would be returning for a ninth season. Well, we can happily confirm that it will! CBS has renewed FBI for Season 9, and you can expect to see new episodes of the show beginning in fall 2026.

The next big question fans will have after the FBI Season 8 finale is whether or not OA (Zeeko Zaki) will be returning in Season 9 after being fired at the end of Season 8. The answer is yes, although perhaps in a different capacity than in previous seasons. However, you can expect the implications of the events of the eighth season finale to be important to the show in the season to come.

The series also stars Missy Peregrym as FBI Agent Margaret "Maggie" Bell, Jeremy Sisto as FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, lana de la Garza as Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Isobel Castille, John Boyd as FBI Special Agent Stuart Scola and Juliana Aidén Martinez as FBI Special Agent Eva Ramos.

The Will Trent Season 4 finale aired on May 5th, 2026, leaving fans heartbroken over a shocking death - and wondering what's next after the show jumped ahead in time to set up the next season. They'll find out in early 2027, with ABC bringing Will Trent Season 5 to the screen midseason. 

Will Trent stars Ramón Rodríguez in the titular role, a dyslexic orphan who grows up to become a Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent. A friend from the child care system, Atlanta Police Department Homicide Detective Angie Polaski (Erika Christensen), works alongside Trent and also serves as his intermittent love interest - something complicated significantly by the Season 4 finale. Rounding out the cast is Iantha Richardson as GBI Special Agent Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin as APD Homicide Detective Michael Ormewood and Bluebell as Betty Maria White Trent, Trent's pet Chihuahua. 

The Season 8 finale of The Rookie starring Nathan Fillion aired on May 4th, 2026 and left fans immediately wondering when the show would return to wrap up its dramatic cliffhanger. Thankfully, ABC has already confirmed The Rookie Season 9 is forthcoming, and will debut in early 2027 as part of the network's midseason lineup.

The Rookie stars Fillion as John Nolan, originally the oldest rookie in the LAPD. While he previously worked in construction, a series of life-changing events inspire Nolan to relocate to SoCal and pursue a career in law enforcement. Eventually, Nolan becomes a training officer. The show also stars Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen, Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez, Eric Winter as Timothy "Tim" Bradford, Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey, Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper, Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers, Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune, Lisseth Chavez as Celina Juarez and Deric Augustine as Miles Penn. The full cast is expected to return for the next season.

If you're wondering how The Odyssey ends before Christopher Nolan's adaptation, here's a complete breakdown of the ending of The Odyssey, including the fates of Odysseus, Penelope, Telemachus, and the city of Ithaca. Homer's epic 8th Century BC poem describes Odysseus’s 10-year journey home after the Trojan War, laying the groundwork for much of contemporary culture in the process. This summer, it will become Christopher Nolan’s next big movie. Before that, here’s everything you need to know about The Odyssey.

After 20 years away, Odysseus returns to Ithaca. He disguises himself as a beggar and reunites with his son Telemachus. Odysseus kills all 108 of Penelope’s suitors before revealing himself to his long-lost wife. Penelope is skeptical, but once Odysseus recalls how he built their bed around a tree trunk, she realizes that it’s actually her husband.

The families of the slain suitors attack Odysseus, but Athena stops the fight and restores peace. The Odyssey ends with Odysseus and Penelope living in peace as king and queen of Ithaca once more.

The Season 1 finale of Best Medicine aired on Fox on April 7th, 2026 with multiple cliffhangers, leaving viewers wondering whether the show would be returning for a sophomore season. The answer is, thankfully, yes: Best Medicine Season 2 has been confirmed by Fox, and will arrive in the fall of 2026.

Best Medicine is a medical dramedy starring Josh Charles as Dr. Martin Best, a heart surgeon who is notable for his lack of bedside manner and his hemophobia. (That's a fear of blood, for those wondering.) The series is based on the popular British series Doc Martin, which ran from 2004 through 2022. In addition to Charles, Best Medicine also stars Abigail Spencer as Louisa Gavin, Josh Segarra as Sheriff Mark Mylow Cree as Elaine Denton and Annie Potts as Aunt Sarah. All are expected to return for the show's second season, which will also resolve the question of what happens to Martin now that the medical board knows about his fear of blood. His love triangle cliffhanger with Louisa and Eden? That one might continue for awhile, but that's why audiences keep tuning in.

There's even more good news for fans of the show, as Fox upped the episode count for the show's second season from 12 to 14, in what could only be considered a vote of confidence from the network. (One well-earned: the first season was the only scripted show to grow in audience from its first to second episode in the 2025-2026 broadcast year.) 

The fifth season finale of Abbott Elementary debuted on April 22nd, 2026, leaving fans wondering how long they'd have to wait until they could return to Philly's favorite school. We are happy to confirm that Abbott Elementary Season 6 is indeed on the schedule, with ABC having already confirmed the show will return for another season, which will arrive in fall 2026.

Abbott Elementary follows the lives of the teachers at a ficitonal public elementary school in West Philadelphia. The show stars creator Quinta Brunson as second grade teacher Janine Teagues. The show also stars Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard and William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson the custodian. The entire cast is expected to return for the sixth season.

The finale of 9-1-1: Nashville's first season ended with a surprise on May 7th, 2026, leaving fans of the franchise to immediately wonder if the show would return for a second season, and when they would see what happened in the aftermath of Blythe's beatdown of Dixie. We can happily confirm that ABC has renewed 9-1-1: Nashville for Season 2, and it's set to begin fall 2026.

9-1-1: Nashville was created by Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani. It is the second spinoff of the 9-1-1 franchise, after 9-1-1: Lone Star, which concluded after five seasons in 2025. 9-1-1: Nashville follows the personal and professional lives of first responders at Nashville Fire Department Station 113. The show stars Chris O'Donnell as Captain Donald "Don" Hart, Jessica Capshaw as Blythe Hart, Kimberly Williams-Paisley as 9-1-1 dispatcher Cammie Raleigh, LeAnn Rimes as singer Dixie Bennings, Michael Provost as firefighter Ryan Hart, Juani Feliz as firefighter Roxie Alba, Hailey Kilgore as firefighter Taylor Thompson and Hunter McVey as firefighter Blue Bennings. The second season will add Ryan Phillippe to the cast in an as-of-yet undisclosed role.

The final episode of 9-1-1 Season 9 was broadcast on May 7th, 2026 and fans immediately began wondering whether or not the show would be returning for a tenth season. Happily, ABC has indeed renewed the show! 9-1-1 Season 10 will arrive in fall 2026.

9-1-1 was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear, and follows the stories of first responders in Los Angeles. The show stars Angela Bassett as LAPD detective Athena Grant, Oliver Stark as firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley, Jennifer Love Hewitt as 9-1-1 dispatcher Maddie Buckley, Ryan Guzman as firefighter and paramedic Edmundo "Eddie" Díaz, Aisha Hinds as firefighter and paramedic Henrietta "Hen" Wilson, Kenneth Choi as LAFD Captain Howard "Chimney" Han, Corinne Massiah as May Grant, Elijah M. Cooper as Harry Grant and Gavin McHugh as Christopher "Chris" Díaz. All are expected to return for the 10th season of the show.

According to showrunner Minear, Season 10 of the series will focus on Buck fostering Theo - who is actually his biological son, although he'd wanted nothing to do with him - after his parents' death in a car crash, while Athena's daughter May (Corrine Massiah) starts training to become a nurse. 

The finale of Doc Season 2 aired on April 14th, 2026 on Fox, and no sooner had the credits rolled than were audiences asking whether or not the show would be returning for a third season. Fortunately, we can confirm that Doc Season 3 is on its way! The third season has already been ordered by Fox, and will begin in fall 2026.

Doc is the story of Doctor Amy Larsen (Molly Parker), who was the Chief of Internal Medicine at the fictional Westside Hospital in Minneapolis... until she was involved in a car accident that causes her to forget the previous eight years of her life. Discovering that during that interval she had been subjected to a tragedy and also divorced, Larsen is left to rebuild her life and career. The show is based on the Italian series Doc – Nelle tue mani, which is itself based on the real-life story of Dr. Pierdante Piccioni. 

The show's third season will see some changes from previous years. For one thing, cast members Felicity Huffman and Charlotte Fountain-Jardim will no longer be series regulars, which fans might have anticipated; for one thing, Huffman's character died in the second season finale episode, while Fountain-Jardim's character Katie is leaving to go to college, according to executive producer and co-showrunner Hank Steinberg. (She is expected to guest star, however.) Additionally, the show is adding Blair Underwood as trauma surgeon Dr. Ben Grant, a new character who has a history with Amy... that she doesn't remember. The third season is also expected to take place after a time jump that will move characters on emotionally from where audiences last saw them. 

The final episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 27 aired on May 14th, 2026, bringing a child predator to justice and guaranteeing Captain Benson would stay in her position moving forward - but what kind of future can fans expect? NBC has already confirmed another season of Law & Order: SVU back in April 2026, and the new season will begin in Fall 2026.

Law & Order: SVU, created by Dick Wolf, is the longest continuously-running primetime drama series in American television history. (Law & Order, which SVU is a spin-off from, started nine years earlier, but went on hiatus for 11 years.) The show follows the detectives who make up the Special Victims Unit, which focuses on investigating and prosecuting sex-based crimes. SVU was the first spin-off of Law & Order, which has subsequently expanded to seven shows and a television film, along with five video games and five international adaptations.

The next season of SVU will see the return of Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson. Also expected to return are Ice-T as Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola and Peter Scanavino as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr.