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Exclusive: Julie Dove, who appears in Peacock’s Days of Our Lives, is heading back to her hometown to host a true-crime podcast.

Dove is hosting True Texas Crime: The Significant Life of Angela Stevens, which explores the murder of a 16-year-old girl in Princeton, Texas, the small town where Dove grew up.

In 1988, Stevens was beaten, murdered, and left in an empty field by three local young men.

The series, which launches on July 18, will aim to shine a light on her story by exploring themes of justice, small towns protecting their own, and the lasting impact of violence against women. It will look at the effect it had on her family, friends, and the entire community.

Dove will unravel the complexities surround Stevens’ life and impact of her death on her friends and family. It will challenge conventional narratives about female victims, aiming to spark conversations and inspire...

If you’re looking for a good comedy tv series that’s animated and even features superheroes, look no further. From producers Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, the first episode aired on April 5, 2021. Currently, “Birdgirl” is available on a number of streaming platforms.

Whether you’re a Birdgirl fanatic or a new viewer, you may find it interesting to learn about the characters and backstory. Here are some of the most important facts about the Birdgirl cast and plot.

Who Are the Main Characters of “Birdgirl?”

If you’ve seen the show “Birdgirl,” you are likely familiar with all of the characters and their quirks. However, if you’re considering the show and want some background before you watch, here’s the most important information to know about the characters of “Birdgirl.”

“Birdgirl” main characters:

Judy Ken Sebben:

Also known as Birdgirl, Sebben is the daughter of Phil Ken Sebben.

It may be the beginning of 2022, but we’re already looking ahead to what the future holds for both new and returning shows, either currently airing or on hiatus. Scroll down to find out which of your favorites have been renewed across cable, premium channels, and streaming services. (Note: This list only includes seasons that have yet to begin airing.) ABC Holey Moley, Season 4 Grey’s Anatomy, Season 19 Station 19, Season 6 The Goldbergs, Season 10 A Million Little Things, Season 5 Big Sky, Season 3 The Conners, Season 5 Home Economics, Season 3 The Wonder Years, Season 2 Abbott Elementary, Season 2 The Good Doctor, Season 6 The Rookie, Season 5 America’s Funniest Home Videos, Season 33 American Idol, Season 6 The Bachelor, Season 27 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Season 3 Shark Tank, Season 14 Bachelor in Paradise, Season 8 Judge Steve Harvey, Season 2 Acorn TV Bloodlands, Season 2 My Life Is Murder, Season 3 London Kills, Season 3 & 4 Adult Swim Tuca & Bertie, Season 3 Birdgirl, Season 2 Smiling Friends, Season 2 Amazon Freevee Leverage: Redemption,...

Summer is here, and the TV landscape is heating up. For those who’ve been waiting for something new on your screens, here is Deadline’s annual list of the season’s premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 175 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting between June 15 and mid-September, ahead of Premiere Week. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list regularly as more dates are revealed.

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June 16:

The Old Man (FX, new drama series)

Rutherford Falls (Peacock, Season 2)

Players (Paramount+, new comedy series)

The Dog House: UK

Impractical Jokers

Doug to the Rescue

June 17:

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video, new drama series)

Home (Apple TV+, Season 2)

The Lake

Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail...

This June on HBO and HBO Max will play host to a new season of “Westworld,” a new adaptation of “Father of the Bride” and much more.

The big new Warner Bros. release on HBO and HBO Max this month is “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” which actually debuted on the HBO Max streaming service on May 30. The third film in the Wizarding World prequel franchise first hit theaters in April, and is now available to stream in 4K.

There’s also the updated version of “Father of the Bride” premiering on June 16, while a pair of noteworthy documentaries are coming on the early side this month: “The Janes” premieres June 8 and follows unlikely outlaws in pre-Roe v. Wade America who defied state legislation that banned abortion, while “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” debuts on June 9.

As for original series, the fourth season of “Westworld” premieres on June...

With its list of new releases for June 2022, HBO Max is joining in what should be a TV summer to remember.

Not content to let Netflix’s Stranger Things or Prime Video’s The Boys to dominate the summer TV landscape, HBO is coming through with a new season of one of its big hits. Westworld season 4 is set to premiere June 26 on both HBO and HBO Max. What will this season of the increasingly confusing sci-fi drama be about? Per HBO’s synopsis it will be “A dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on earth.” So you know, only that.

Irma Vep is the only other Max Original of note this month. Based on a 1996 cult classic of the same name, this limited series stars Alicia Vikander as a disillusioned movie star looking to remake the early 20th century French silent film serial Les Vampires.

It’s...

Season Two of the animated superhero TV series "Birdgirl" streams June 19, 2022 on HBO Max:

"...the 'Birdteam' is back and still not learning from their mistakes,  attempting to navigate the troubles of modern corporations, tackling everything from ethics in new tech to cancel culture and rejuvenating skin sack health fads. 

"Will they fail? Spectacularly! 

"But sometimes it's not about the solutions we come up with, it's about the new problems we make along the way..."

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Animated comedies Birdgirl and Smiling Friends will get another go at Adult Swim, which has renewed both series for second seasons.

Birdgirl, a spinoff of Adult Swim’s Harvey Birdman franchise, is a half-hour animated comedy series starring Paget Brewster. Season one followed Brewster’s Judy Ken Sebben aka Birdgirl who, after being named CEO of the world’s largest and most non-sensical corporation, Sebben & Sebben; has to find a way to maintain her work/superhero life balance.

In Season 2 of Birdgirl the Birdteam is back and still not learning from their mistakes. Judy Ken Sebben and the Birdteam attempt to navigate the troubles of modern corporations, tackling everything from ethics in new tech, to cancel culture and rejuvenating skin sack health fads. Will they fail? Spectacularly! But sometimes it’s not about the solutions we come up with, it’s about the new problems we make along the way.

“Tuca & Bertie” has been renewed for Season 3 at Adult Swim.

The show debuted its second season on Adult Swim on June 13. The first season had aired on Netflix, but the streamer canceled the show in 2019. The final two episodes of Season 2 will air on Aug. 8 and Aug. 15 respectively. Adult Swim has also secured the international rights for Seasons 2 and and 3, now making the show available globally via the brand.

Tuca (Tiffany Haddish) and Bertie (Ali Wong) are best friends, and they’re both full of ghosts. Bertie is busy excavating her inner ghouls with the help of a therapist, while Tuca prefers to stuff hers behind the toilet. She’ll deal with them later, right now she’s just too busy trying not to be single anymore. Meanwhile, Speckle (Steven Yeun) is building a new house but soon finds he’s driven to the brink of insanity.

Along with Haddish,...

If making a TV show is a constant juggling act, then the process of making “Birdgirl” is like adding on a poetry recitation and a graduate-level thesis on fluid mechanics.

The show, which just aired its season finale on Adult Swim, is a madcap animated exploration of a giant conglomerate’s CEO — who just also happens to be a thinly disguised superhero. It’s also following in the canonical footsteps of a beloved classic. Judy Ken Sebben (Paget Brewster), the corporate executive who moonlights as the costumed crimefighter who gives the show its name, first appeared on “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.”

Balancing a pre-existing character with a series of expansive adventures that cross dimensions and the boundaries of characters’ minds at breakneck speed placed the bar for “Birdgirl” extremely high.

“It’s a super simple moment and a bookend to the story, but [with] Judy looks at the cowl and saying,...

It’s a great weekend at the US box office, even by pre-pandemic standards. Two movies, both R-rated, aren’t squashing one another, but equally set to gross over $19M apiece this weekend. We’re talking about New Line/HBO Max’s Mortal Kombat and Funimation/Aniplex’s Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train. Seriously, this is amazing box office results in the wake of Warner’s $48M-plus Easter 5-day win with Godzilla vs. Kong, considering 58% of U.S. and Canada’s 5,8K theaters are open, NYC is operating at 33% capacity, and Canada is only 20% open. Both movies are blowing away expectations where was around $10M for Demon Slayer and $10M-$12M for Mortal Kombat. I heard best case scenario for the latter was $15M, but the reboot of the classic Midway game, which finally delivers a lot of blood,...

Despite AT&T CEO John Stankey’s victory lap today about WarnerMedia’s theatrical and HBO Max release strategy with Godzilla vs. Kong, the studio’s R-rated title, Mortal Kombat, is facing a serious threat at the weekend box office from a traditional theatrical release and rival Asian IP, Funimation/Aniplex of America’s Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train.

All we’ve heard since last weekend from exhibition, big and small, is that Demon Slayer is selling out. Buzz is that the anime feature, based on Koyoharu Gotoge’s manga and the 2019 TV series, is outselling New Line’s Mortal Kombat 4-to-1 at AMC. Anecdotally, one dad I spoke with last night told me it was challenge to get tickets for him and his son this weekend to the pic, which is booked at around 1,500 theaters. Demon Slayer will have previews tonight and count Imax...

Adult Swim always has some interesting programming.

They've dabbled in live-action, but their main market is adult animation.

Birdgirl, a spinoff of a Hanna-Barbera character, is a wonderful new venture for Adult Swim.

The show follows Judy Ken Sebben (Aka Birdgirl) as she juggles inheriting her father's (Birdman's) company, Sebben & Sebben while being a superhero.

Hilarious antics ensue, as she is not prepared to run her father's company.

Many things make this show a delight to watch.

Probably the most important, the leads are two strong women.

Judy's second in command at the company is Meredith. Meredith also has superpowers. She is a Mind Taker: she can read minds, influence minds, and communicate telepathically.

Meredith is a sweetheart. She cares for Judy and tries her hardest to help her run the company. She also helps her balance her superhero persona with her human self.

They have an extremely close relationship,...

Criminal Minds is aiming for a potential revival on the Paramout+ streaming service and one of the stars of the original series is shining a light on who may be invited to come back. Paget Brewster, who played Emily Prentiss on the popular CBS series, was speaking with "ComicBook.com" about her new animated series Birdgirl but she also spoke on where the…...

Ever since news broke of a Criminal Minds revival on Paramount+, fans have wondered who will return, especially considering the original series ended a year ago.

The project nabbed a formal pickup in February, and now Paget Brewster has an update for fans desperate for some intel.

In a new interview with ComicBook, Brewster revealed that everyone who starred in the last four seasons of the original series has been approached to return.

"We're very thankful that they came to everyone who was in the cast for the last four seasons... They came to all of us and said, 'would you all come back?'" Brewster told the outlet while promoting her new series, Birdgirl.

"And every one of us who can, who isn't already signed on to another show, we've been negotiating this."

Brewster likes that the series has the opportunity to go in a different direction due to it being on streaming.

This article contains no spoilers and is based on the first two episodes of Birdgirl.

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law was one of the five original series to debut back on Adult Swim when the programming block was first created. The network has evolved in considerable ways since its inception, but even back then Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law was an important series that helped establish the acerbic and dadaist style of humor that continues to define Adult Swim to this day.

Now, 20 years after the premiere of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and Adult Swim as a whole, Birdgirl returns to this beloved universe, appropriately enough as Adult Swim heads into a new phase. Birdgirl is a delight that’s a worthy successor to one of Adult Swim’s flagship programs, but it’s also its own entity that has something very different to say about bureaucratic superheroes in bird costumes.

For TV, this typically is the lull period between the slew of winter program launches and the summer rush of originals. But spring is busier than ever this year as more and more series that restarted production in the fall after the Covid shutdown are ready to debut their new seasons.

That said, here is Deadline’s annual list of spring premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 150 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting from April 1 through June 15. The list includes a few one-off specials, such as awards shows, but not movies.

Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list as more dates are revealed.

April 1:

The United States of Al (CBS, new comedy series)

Manifest

Law & Order: Organized Crime

The Moodys (Fox, Season 2)

Made for Love

Prank Encounters

Worn Stories

Magical Andes

Top Chef (Bravo, Season 18)

Wipeout (TBS, new competition show revival)

Major League Baseball Opening Day (ESPN, live sports season premiere)

Creepshow (Shudder, Season 2)

The Great Pottery Throwdown

The Challenge: All Stars (Paramount+, new competition series)

Comedy Bars (All Def Women, new competition series)

Check the Chat

Momfessions

The Touch Up

Kanisha vs. Joncea

April 2:

Bellator Mma

Sky High

Ready to Love (OWN, Season 4)

The Barbarian and the Troll

Murdoch Mysteries (Acorn, Season 14; U.S. premiere)

Moment of Truth

April 3:

Pit Bulls & Parolees (Discovery/Discovery+, Season 16)

Celebrity Sleepover (NBC O&o stations, new talk show series)

April 4:

27th Annual SAG Awards

Gangs of London (AMC, new drama series)

Atlantic Crossing (PBS, new drama miniseries)

My Grandparents’ War (PBS, new documentary miniseries)

Birdgirl

April 5:

Family Reunion (Netflix, Season 3)

Hemingway

Reel South (PBS, Season 6)

Home & Family

Gutfeld!

Mira, Royal Detective

AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange

Only Foals and Horses

April 6:

Chad (TBS, new comedy series)

Wild N’ Out (VH1, Season 15B)

April 7:

Home Economics

Kung Fu

Exterminate All the Brutes

Snabba Cash

The Wedding Coach

This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist

Queen of the South

Making Good

April 8:

Rebel

No Activity (Paramount+, Season 4)

Motherland: Fort Salem

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform, Season 2)

Chef Boot Camp (Food Network, new competition series)

Bringing Up Bates (UPtv, Season 10)

April 9:

Them (Amazon Prime, new anthology drama series)

April 10:

Iyanla: Fix My Life

April 11:

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, Season 6B)

The Nevers (HBO, new drama series)

BAFTA Awards (ABC, awards special)

Saints & Sinners (Bounce, Season 5)

The People v. the Klan

Wild West Chronicles

Pet Peeves (Revry, new comedy series)

April 12:

Miz & Mrs.

TechCheck (CNBC, new daily business news series)

Keeping Faith

April 13:

Prodigal Son

My Love: Six Stories of True Love

Kate & Koji

Retro Tech (YouTube, Season 2)

April 14:

Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!

The Circle (Netflix, Season 2)

Bargain Block

April 15:

Younger

Restaurant Recovery

Wahl Street

Spy City (AMC+, new drama series)

April 16:

Big Shot

Van Helsing (Syfy, Season 5; final season)

The Year Earth Changed (Apple TV+, new documentary series)

Tiny World

Earth at Night in Color

Fast & Furious: Spy Racers

Frank of Ireland

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

April 17:

Ghost Brothers: Lights Out

April 18:

Academy of Country Music Awards

Mare of Easttown

Godfather of Harlem

Couples Therapy (Showtime, Season 2)

Luis Miguel: The Series

Snack Sized (History, new docuseries)

WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures (A&e, new docuseries)

Confronting a Serial Killer

April 19:

American Dad! (TBS, Season 18)

VH1 Couples Retreat

Black Ink Crew: New York (VH1, Season 8)

Off the Beaten Track

The Parker Andersons

Amelia Parker

April 20:

Sasquatch

Cruel Summer (Freeform, new drama series)

Storage Wars (A&e, Season 13)

Hustle & Tow (A&e, new docuseries)

Izzy’s Koala World (Netflix, Season 2)

Chopped 420

April 21:

Zero

April 22:

Rutherford Falls (Peacock, new comedy series)

Action Planet (Discovery+, new docuseries)

Life in Color with David Attenborough

Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (PBS, new documentary miniseries)

Big Trick Energy

Film Independent Spirit Awards

Bigger

The Bad Seed (Sundance Now, new drama series)

April 23:

Shadow and Bone

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO/HBO Max, Season 2)

Professional Fighters League (ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+, new season)

April 25:

93rd Annual Academy Awards

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?

Top Gear (BBC America, Season 30)

Worst Cooks in America: Best of the Worst

Extreme Sisters (TLC, new unscripted series)

April 26:

Inside Out (HGTV, new docuseries)

Bäckström

April 27:

Grace

April 28:

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Wizard of Paws

April 29:

Yasuke (Netflix, new anime series)

Deadhouse Dark

Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time

Thin Ice

April 30:

The Mosquito Coast

Pet Stars

The Innocent

April Tba:

The Big Shot with Bethenny

Ellen’s Next Great Designer

Generation Hustle

Pray, Obey, Kill

May 2:

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

Pose (FX, Season 3; final season)

The Girlfriend Experience (Starz, Season 3)

Home Town Takeover (HGTV/Discovery+, new docuseries)

May 3:

Antiques Roadshow: Celebrity Edition

Donkey Hodie

May 4:

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

The Real Housewives of New York City

Survivalists

May 6:

Million Dollar Listing New York

May 7:

Dynasty

Mythic Quest (Apple TV+, new comedy series)

Jupiter’s Legacy (Netflix, new drama series)

Shrill (Hulu, Season 3; final season)

May 9:

Ziwe

May 12:

The Upshaws

May 14:

The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime, new drama limited series)

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

Selena: The Series

Trying (Apple TV+, Season 2)

Pride (FX, new documentary series)

May 16:

MTV Movie and TV Awards

Fall River

Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, Season 7)

May 21:

Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

May 23:

The Chi

Black Monday

Flatbush Misdemeanors

May 25:

Chopped Next Gen

May 28:

The Kominsky Method

Lucifer (Netflix, Season 5B)

May 31:

American Ninja Warrior

Housebroken (Fox, new animated comedy series)

Duncanville (Fox, Season 2)

Small Fortune (NBC, new competition series)

May Tba:

The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, Season 8B; final season)

In Treatment (HBO, Season 4)

Baddies Atl (Zeus, new unscripted series)

June 1:

America’s Got Talent

June 3:

American Ninja Warrior

Making It

June 9:

In the Dark

June 11:

Loki (Disney+, new drama series)

Home Before Dark (Apple TV+, Season 2)

Love, Victor

Shrill (Hulu, Season 2)

June 14:

The Republic of Sarah

Spring Tba:

Diana

History of Late Night

History of Sitcom

Jerusalem...

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Casting

Angela Bassett will narrate Fox’s “Malika the Lion Queen,” a two-hour wildlife documentary that will air April 4 and be available on Tubi beginning April 18. Bassett will guide viewers through an educational exploration of the true queens and leaders in the lion kingdom. The special tells the untold story of the lioness experience through the exhilarating and harrowing life of Malika. It is produced by Plimsoll Productions and executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Martha Holmes and Grant Mansfield. Watch a teaser below.

Dates

“Birdgirl” will debut on Adult Swim at midnight on April 4. The “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law” spinoff sees 30-something Judy Ken Sebben inherit her father’s socially irresponsible company. To set things right, She assembles the ragtag Birdteam...

Adult Swim is one of the longest-running purveyors of adult animation and President Michael Ouweleen talked up the medium’s ability to produce new content during Covid.

But the Turner veteran also warned that broadcasters and platforms may face a drop in viewing once the pandemic is over as a result of increased social activity.

“Coming out of this [pandemic], I think it’s going to be the 1920s again and people are going to go off and be out in the world in a very serious way. I think it will be gradual rather than sudden. But we will see a time where we’ve gotten really good at producing animation in all these flexible ways, but we might see a dip in content consumption in the future, once everyone’s safe and we have to be ready for that,” he said during an animation panel session at SXSW.

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