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August 2026
5 issuesEvery regulator on Earth approved the merger and it still can't close
Paramount cleared 68 jurisdictions and still can't close, HBO's Lanterns is a shockingly good Green Lantern show, and Outer Banks ends.
The Drop 21: Apple Exhumed Ted Lasso
House of the Dragon is treason-ing, Reacher is punching, and Apple ran out of ideas.
Paramount's boss blames CNN for everyone hating his merger
Reacher hits Philadelphia, Shane Gillis reopens the garage, and Paramount's billionaire writes a newspaper essay about how trustworthy he is.
The Drop Issue 19: Two Dying Empires Try To Merge
House of the Dragon returns, Silo runs it back, and Ted Lasso comes out of retirement for the checks.
Disney renewed Wonder Man in March, then killed it in July
Disney kills an Emmy-nominated show it just renewed, The Morning Show calls it quits, and Batman actually shows up on Prime.
July 2026
3 issuesIssue 17 — Netflix spent $500M on more zombies
Half a billion for more Walking Dead, plus French directors spill Netflix's dumb-it-down notes.
Paramount Can't Sell Itself and He-Man Can't Break Even
A judge freezes the $110B Paramount merger, He-Man limps onto Prime Video, and Kevin Hart joins the wrong bachelor party.
Netflix Rebooted Little House on the Prairie and Somebody Should Go to Prison
A Targaryen wins a war, Netflix invents frontier flashbacks, and Ghost in the Shell comes back to explain the internet.
April 2026
3 issuesIssue 13 — Prime Video Ate The Week And A Dog Went Missing In Atlanta
The Boys comes back bloody, Invincible comes back bloodier, and Netflix is making Scooby without Scooby.
Issue 12 - Malcolm Returns, Gilead Gets a Sequel, and Sharks in a Hurricane
Malcolm's back, Gilead's back, the Boys are back, and Netflix made a movie about sharks inside a hurricane.
The Pitt is back and it's still the only hospital show that feels like a panic attack
Season 5 of a cartoon where a teenager gets beaten into paste, plus a dog comedy in the Tyrolean Alps
March 2026
5 issuesNetflix Greenlit a Show Called Detective Hole and We Have to Talk About It
Detective Hole is a real show. The Boys is back. Noah Wyle is still in the ER having a nervous breakdown in real time.
Issue 9 - The Pitt is back and Apple wants you sad again
Noah Wyle returns to the ER, Elisabeth Moss whispers in another prestige drama, and Prime revives Jury Duty
Issue 8 - Nicole Kidman Autopsies a Corpse While Steve Carell Teaches Creative Writing
Two shows named Rooster drop the same week. One has a chicken fighting kaiju. The other has Steve Carell.
The Rookie Has Eight Seasons and We Are All Going to Die
DTF St. Louis is a real show that a real network paid for. Plus: Peaky Blinders won't die.
Scrubs Is Back Because Nobody In Hollywood Has A New Idea
Scrubs returns, HBO greenlights a love triangle corpse comedy, and Werner Herzog is chasing ghost elephants in Angola.
February 2026
4 issuesNoah Wyle Is Still In An ER And So Are We
Three hospitals, two cartoon lawyers, one Gordon Ramsay opening five restaurants in one building. Help.
Issue 4 - Tyler Perry Plays Three People and Noah Wyle Keeps Not Sleeping
The Pitt returns, Chris Hemsworth drives on the 101, and Alan Ritchson fights a giant robot for some reason
The Pitt Returns and Everyone Else Should Go Home
The Pitt returns, Keke Palmer moves to the suburbs, and Netflix greenlights five French women robbing banks.
Melania Trump Made a Movie and Brett Ratner Directed It
Plus Bautista and Momoa do Hawaii noir, Patrick Dempsey forgets he is a hitman, and The Pitt returns.