The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 has made waves around the world, drawing more than 25 million viewers globally on Prime Video in its first seven days of release.

The latest chapter in Jenny Han’s beloved coming-of-age series is now the #1 title globally on Prime Video and has reached the top spot in over 120 countries during its debut week.

Season 3 has also delivered significant global viewership growth for the second consecutive season, surpassing Season 2 by 40% in its first week. Since the show’s debut, viewership has tripled from Season 1 to Season 3 over the same timeframe.

With this milestone, The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 has become the fifth most-watched returning season in Prime Video history, trailing only behind fan-favourites Reacher Seasons 2 and 3, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, and The Boys Season 4.

The series also claimed the #1 most-watched TV season among Women 18-34, continuing to resonate strongly with a core demographic that has helped fuel its global popularity.

“Seeing how The Summer I Turned Pretty has resonated with millions—how the story has sparked so many fan conversations, sent the books back on the bestseller lists, and inspired so many viewers’ reactions across social media—it’s everything I could have hoped for and more,” said Jenny Han, creator and co-showrunner. “I’m incredibly proud of what we made. I’m grateful we got to make all three seasons, one for each book, and grateful that audiences have been so passionately embracing the story I wanted to tell.”

Bell and Rogers today announced an agreement to distribute each other’s specialty channels across platforms.

As part of the agreement, Bell Fibe TV and Satellite TV subscribers will now have access to popular Rogers Sports & Media channels HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, Magnolia Network and Investigation Discovery, along with continued access to Bravo. These channels will be available to all customers in free preview beginning today.

In addition, Rogers Xfinity customers will continue to have full access to Bell Media’s Specialty portfolio, which includes channels such as USA Network, Oxygen True Crime, and CTV specialty channels, including CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel and CTV Sci-Fi Channel. Rogers Xfinity customers continue to have access to HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, Magnolia Network and Investigation Discovery.

Today’s announcement reflects a strong commitment to deliver greater value and choice to Canadian consumers. With a diverse program offering including new titles, international hits and great Canadian productions, customers can look forward to a rich and diverse viewing experience.

“Delivering the most compelling content to Canadians is our focus, and this agreement furthers that goal. We are providing customers more choice and ensuring Rogers customers will continue to have access to Bell Media favourites like Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue 401 and Fear Thy Neighbor on our specialty channels. By making these channels more widely available, we’re giving viewers more of what they love while strengthening the Canadian broadcasting ecosystem.”

•Kevin Cluett, SVP, Distribution and Product Platforms, Bell Media

“It’s great that more Canadians will now have access to North America’s most recognized and beloved specialty TV brands like HGTV, Food Network and Discovery, and can access new titles and the latest seasons of top shows from Rogers Sports & Media. The premium content we’ve invested in is unmatched in Canada, offering Canadians the programming they want most, including hits like My Lottery Dream Home, Beat Bobby Flay and Expedition Unknown, along with new series Chasing The West with Drew and Jonathan Scott.”

•Hayden Mindell, SVP Television, Rogers Sports & Media

Following its exciting unveiling at Annecy International Animation Festival last month, Marvel Animation’s “Eyes of Wakanda” will now be available for fans to enjoy on Disney+ earlier than anticipated. The all-new series, which features four episodes, will debut on August 1, 2025.

The new action-adventure series, which was produced in partnership with Proximity Media’s Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian and Kalia King, follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, the heroes must carry-out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda. They are the Hatut Zaraze and this is their story. Featuring the voices of Winnie Harlow, Cress Williams, Patricia Belcher, Larry Herron, Adam Gold, Lynn Whitfield, Jacques Colimon, Jona Xiao, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, Zeke Alton, Steve Toussaint and Anika Noni Rose, “Eyes of Wakanda” is helmed by director/executive producer Todd Harris, a director, producer and storyboard artist who has worked on some of the world’s biggest film franchises from “John Wick” to the MCU. Over the years, Harris has been a close collaborator to director Ryan Coogler, first as a storyboard artist on “Black Panther” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” then as an illustrator on “Sinners” before directing “Eyes of Wakanda.” The show is executive produced by Ryan Coogler, Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito and Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt.

Toronto traffic just got a little easier and a lot more rewarding! Starting today until August 30, Jackpot City Casino is bringing back its wildly popular free cab campaign for a second summer, offering complimentary rides and a shot at winning big cash prizes. It’s all part of Jackpot City’s mission to give back to Torontonians in a fun, unexpected way.

Five eye-catching purple-wrapped Co-op Cabs with digital taxi tops have already hit the streets of Toronto, picking up riders and transforming everyday commutes into unforgettable moments, with free rides available to anyone, anywhere in the city.

And this year, there’s an added twist: each week starting August 4, one lucky rider will step out of their free cab with a cash prize in hand – a surprise moment designed to brighten their day. The stakes rise each week, starting with a $1,000 giveaway and increasing to $5,000, $10,000, and culminating in a grand finale of $20,000 in the final week.

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On Friday at San Diego Comic-Con, fans packed the Gen Vpanel as Prime Video debuted the official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the acclaimed spinoff series set in the Emmy Award-winning world of The Boys. This season of Gen V introduces key events and revelations that feed directly into the final chapter of The Boys. The first three episodes premiere September 17, 2025 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Cast members Jaz Sinclair, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Hamish Linklater, and showrunner Michele Fazekas took the stage for the exciting panel, which was moderated by franchise fan favorite cast member, P.J. Byrne.

The panel opened with a surprise greeting from a member of The Seven and Godolkin University alumnus, The Deep, played by Chace Crawford, who returns as a guest star in Season Two of Gen V.

The official Season Two trailer teases exciting developments for fan-favorite characters, surprising cameos from The Boys universe, the casting of Ethan Slater (Wicked) in a recurring role as Thomas Godolkin, and more unexpected reveals.

Sean Patrick Thomas (Till), who portrays Polarity, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming season.

Slater is best known for playing ‘Boq’ in the Oscar-winning film Wicked, earning a SAG nomination, and a Tony nomination for the title role in Broadway’s SpongeBob SquarePants. He also received acclaim forSpamalot and will appear next in Gen V as well as CBS’ Elsbeth.

In Season Two, school is back in session. As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander’s iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever. Cate and Sam are celebrated heroes, while Marie, Jordan, and Emma reluctantly return to college, burdened by months of trauma and loss. But parties and classes are hard to care about with war brewing between Humans and Supes, both on and off campus. The gang learns of a secret program that goes back to the founding of Godolkin University that may have larger implications than they realize. And, somehow, Marie is a part of it.

Season Two stars Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Emma Meyer, Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, London Thor as Jordan Li, Derek Luh as Jordan Li, Asa Germann as Sam Riordan, Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity and Hamish Linklater as Dean Cipher.

Michele Fazekas serves as showrunner and executive producer. Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ken Levin, Jason Netter, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Michaela Starr, Ori Marmur, Thomas Schnauz, Steve Boyum, and Brant Engelstein also serve as executive producers. Loreli Alanís, Gabriel Garcia, and Jessica Chou are co-executive producers. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios, in association with Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, and Original Film.

FRANKENSTEIN is set to arrive on Netflix November 2025, following its debut at TIFF ’25! Today we get new stills!

DIRECTOR: Guillermo del Toro
SCREENPLAY BY: Guillermo del Toro
BASED ON: ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.’ by Mary Shelley
PRODUCERS: Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber
CAST: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, with Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz

LOGLINE: Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

SPARTACUS: HOUSE OF ASHUR got a special unveiling at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend. This latest installment in the popular franchise, sees Ashur (Nick E. Tarabay) rise to power from his days as a slave. We also meet Achillia (Toronto’s Tenika Davis) who flips tradition and must prove herself worthy as a woman in a man’s world. And yes, I do remember Davis from Canada’s Next Top Model!

See the Teaser for the Starz series:

So amazing meeting Davis, who looked gorgeous after a weekend of work in San Diego, getting a taste of the major fandom that is about to build around this Series. We love that she’s channeling a bit of “I Wanna Dance with Somebody“, and she confesses she loves her some Whitney! Davis wrapped production on Spartacus a couple years back and is excited to see everything coming together now!

This Series is expected to debut this winter.

(Photo/video credit: Starz/Mr. Will Wong)

Currently filming its third season here in Toronto, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE quickly is seeing a surge in popularity after its second season. The Series, based on Anne Rice‘s THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES and set in New Orleans, explores the tense relationship between two vampires, taking a much more in-depth look at race, abuse, and queer themes briefly touched upon in its popular 1994 film adaptation, which starred Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.

We are so lucky to have spotted one of the Series’ stars Sam Reid, who plays Lestat de Lioncourt, back from an appearance in San Diego at Comic-Con 2025. The Australian star, known for his work in WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS, BELLE, PRIME SUSPECT 1973, and more, sees his character front and center this upcoming third season, exploring his musicality. The season will actually be titled THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. The Series currently is on a filming break, but continues into October.

Here’s an exclusive featurette about Reid stepping-up to the musical challenges of playing Lestat:

Reid was absolutely lovely, low-key, stopping for a quick snap before heading on his way.

(Photo/video credit: AMC/Mr. Will Wong)

Paramount+ today released an electrifying first look teaser trailer for its new original series, STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY. The series is set to premiere on the service in early 2026 as a kick off to the year’s STAR TREK 60th anniversary celebrations.

The highly-anticipated first look teaser featured the series’ iconic campus in San Francisco plus the new starship, and integral part of the Starfleet Academy campus, the U.S.S. Athena. In addition, new details about the STARFLEET ACADEMY characters were revealed:

Academy Award winner Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake, the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena, who also happens to be a long-lived half-Lanthanite.

The STARFLEET ACADEMY cadets:

Sandro Rosta is Caleb Mir, an orphan with a troubled past – and unlikely Starfleet cadet.

Karim Diané is Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon cadet who dreams of becoming a medical officer.

Kerrice Brooks is Series Acclimation Mil, a.k.a. Sam, the first of her kind to ever attend Starfleet Academy.

George Hawkins is Darem Reymi, an aspiring Captain from a wealthy home world.

Bella Shepard is Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s daughter determined to make her own name in Starfleet.

Plus:

Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal, the daughter of the president of Betazed.

Robert Picardo, reprising his iconic role asThe Doctor.

Tig Notaro, reprising her role as Jett Reno.

Oded Fehr, reprising his role as Admiral Vance.

Recurring Guest Star Gina Yashere as Commander Lura Thok, a Klingon/Jem’Hadar who is the Chancellor’s First Officer and Cadet Master.

Recurring Guest Star and Academy Award nominee, Paul Giamatti, as Nus Braka, the season’s villain and a man with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.

The announcements were made during today’s STAR TREK universe presentation in Hall H at Comic-Con® International in San Diego, CA. The STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY panel portion featured an exclusive conversation with executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau as well as series star Holly Hunter, plus cadets Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins and Bella Shepard. The panel was moderated by fellow series cast member and STAR TREK legend Robert Picardo.

STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive produce the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The series’ premiere episode is written by Gaia Violo and directed by Alex Kurtzman. STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

The STAR TREK franchise on Paramount+ also includes STAR TREK: SECTION 31, the original movie with Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh, and the acclaimed original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, which recently premiered its third season. All seasons of the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS; the award-winning original series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, starring Sonequa Martin-Green; and the critically acclaimed original series STAR TREK: PICARD, starring Patrick Stewart reprising the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, are also available to stream.

Paramount+ today announced that season four of its hit original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS will feature a puppet themed episode, featuring U.S.S. Enterprise crew members as puppets created by the iconic Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The episode is directed by Jordan Canning (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock).

The reveal was made during today’s STAR TREK universe presentation in Hall H at Comic-Con® International in San Diego, CA. Moderated by STAR TREK legend Robert Picardo, the STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS panel portion featured a conversation with co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, executive producer Alex Kurtzman, and cast members Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong and Paul Wesley.

In addition, the Hall H audience was treated to a surprise advance screening of the series’ upcoming new episode, “A Space Adventure Hour,” ahead of its debut this Thursday, July 31 on Paramount+. Directed by Jonathan Frakes, the episode incorporates a ‘murder mystery’ theme: When La’An (Chong) tests a prototype holodeck with a fictional case only she can solve, the consequences of failure get greater and greater, with the Enterprise hanging in the balance.

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS season three, episode one will be available to stream for free in Canada from Wednesday, August 7 through Tuesday, August 13 on Pluto TV, Paramount+ channels on Amazon and Apple and the Paramount+ YouTube channel.

Season three of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS premiered with two episodes on Thursday, July 17, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays through the season finale on Thursday, Sept. 11, on Paramount+ in Canada. The series is available exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S and available to stream on Paramount+ in international markets where the service is available. Recently, season four wrapped production in Toronto and it was announced that the series has been renewed for a fifth and final season.

In season three, when we reconnect with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, still under the command of Captain Pike, they face the conclusion of season two’s harrowing encounter with the Gorn. But new life and civilizations await, including a villain that will test our characters’ grit and resolve. An exciting twist on classic Star Trek, season three takes characters both new and beloved to new heights, and dives into thrilling adventures of faith, duty, romance, comedy and mystery, with varying genres never before seen on any other Star Trek.

The series is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment and season three stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun and Martin Quinn, along with guest stars Rhys Darby, Patton Oswalt, Cillian O’Sullivan, Melanie Scrofano and Carol Kane, plus special guest star Paul Wesley.

Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Anson Mount, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as season three executive producers.

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is available to stream on Paramount + in Canada and exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., the U.K., Latin America, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. It streams on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

The STAR TREK franchise on Paramount+ also includes STAR TREK: SECTION 31, the original movie with Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh, and the new original series STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY. All seasons of the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS; the award-winning original series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, starring Sonequa Martin-Green; and the critically acclaimed original series STAR TREK: PICARD, starring Patrick Stewart reprising the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, are also available to stream.