Don’t cry when you read this news, those eyelashes are mink: Vanderpump Villa, an offshoot of Vanderpump Rules, has been renewed for a fourth season. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Lisa Vanderpump is headed to Salzburg, Austria, for season 4 of the reality series, which follows Vanderpump and her staff as they create luxury guest experiences in opulent estates around the world … 

Ellen Pompeo has found her next role. Deadline reports the Grey’s Anatomy actress will star in Not a Sound, a new series based on Heather Gudenkauf’s novel of the same name, for Hulu. Pompeo will play former ER nurse Amelia Winn, who recently lost her hearing in a hit-and-run. The show follows Winn and her service dog as they uncover a mystery surrounding the death of a former co-worker …

Pokémon has made its way to Disney streaming. The Pokémon Company International has announced the new stop-motion series Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu will be available to stream on Disney XD and Disney+ beginning in 2027 as part of a new distribution deal. The classic animated series Pokémon the Series: The Beginning is now available on Disney XD and Disney+ in the U.S. …

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The world of Manifest is expanding.

Netflix has announced a new sci-fi series, Arrivals: A New Manifest Mystery, from the same creative team behind the original series. The show will feature a new cast of characters and new storylines.

“I’m delighted to be able to tell a new story for the Manifest fans out there and also for a brand-new audience,” says creator Jeff Rake. “It’s been five long years since we showed up on Netflix, and there’s probably half a generation who has never heard of Manifest. We’ve tried to thread the needle in a way that’s rewarding for the OG Manifest fans, but also equally rewarding for people who are brand new to the show.”

Manifest originally debuted on NBC in 2018 before moving to Netflix for its fourth and final season, where it found renewed success with audiences. The show follows the passengers and crew of Flight 828 who mysteriously reappear years after going missing and being presumed dead. It starred Josh Dallas, Melissa Roxburgh and Athena Karkanis.

The announcement for the new series came on 8/28 — which fans celebrate as Manifest Day in honor of the show’s core mystery of Flight 828.

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If you’re looking to find a way to pay tribute to Dolly Parton this weekend, movie theaters are bringing back two of her classic films.

Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas will be returning to about 200 AMC Theatre locations nationwide starting Aug. 28. For fans in Parton’s home state of Tennessee, Regal Cinemas will also be playing the films, along with smaller chain Harkins Theaters, on Aug. 29 and 30.

The 1989 film Steel Magnolias follows the friendship of a group of women in small-town Louisiana. Parton stars as beauty salon owner Truvy Jones, alongside a cast that includes Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis.

The musical comedy The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, which originally came out in 1982, stars Parton as the owner of a brothel, and Burt Reynolds as the local sheriff and her lover.

Parton died Tuesday at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer.

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Your next look at the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived.

Publisher Rockstar Games debuted an extended look at the sixth numbered entry in the massively popular video game franchise on Thursday.

The showcase, which runs for just short of 27 minutes and is available on Rockstar’s YouTube channel, gives us our first look at the sprawling action-adventure game’s narrative, gameplay and mechanics.

Each Grand Theft Auto game takes place in different heavily hyperbolic versions of American cities, and focuses on main characters working their way through the city’s world of crime.

Grand Theft Auto VI will take place in Leonida and Vice City, USA, which appears to be a dramatized version of Miami, Florida.

“Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them,” a brief synopsis of the game reads. “But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.”

Grand Theft Auto VI, which is available to preorder now, will officially release Thursday, Nov. 19, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, according to Rockstar.

The new release follows more than a decade of anticipation since the 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold 230 million copies, according to franchise owner Take-Two Interactive.

The series started on the original PlayStation and PC in 1997, when it generated controversy due to its violence. In 2001, Grand Theft Auto 3 came to PlayStation 2. It brought the series into 3D and once again caused controversy with violence and sexual content.

In total, the franchise has sold 475 million copies, Take-Two noted.

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

Prime Video
The Last Sunrise: This romance movie is based on the novel by Anna Todd and stars Maia Reficco.

FXX, Hulu
Adults: Season 2 of the comedy series makes its debut. 

Netflix
The Whisper Man: Adam Scott stars alongside Robert De Niro in this crime thriller. 

Movie theaters
The Dog Stars: Ridley Scott directs Jacob Elordi in this survival film based on the bestselling book. 

Coyote vs. Acme: The long-awaited film starring Will Forte finally makes its way to theaters. 

Buddy: This horror movie from the creator of Too Many Cooks follows the mascot of a classic children’s TV show.  

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

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The trailer for Fjord has arrived. The film comes from two-time Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu and stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve. It follows what happens to a Norwegian woman, her Romanian husband and their children after allegations of abuse emerge. The movie arrives in theaters on Oct. 9 …

The official trailer for Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 has arrived. This new season of the STARZ original prequel series premieres on Sept. 18. New episodes will be available weekly on Fridays. Jeremy Irvine, Hermione Corfield, Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater star in the romantic fantasy drama following the parents of Claire and Jamie from the original Outlander series …

Leah Remini has joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The actress will be part of the cast of the 16th season of the popular reality series. She confirmed her casting in a post to Instagram on Thursday. “It’s true!!” Remini captioned her announcement post. She joins former Million Dollar Listing star Tracy Tutor as the franchise’s newest additions …

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