Netflix on March 24, 2026 confirmed production has begun on Bridgerton season five and released a teaser showing Hannah Dodd’s Francesca and Masali Baduza’s Michaela as the season’s central couple. The eight-episode instalment — filmed in the UK — will be the series’ first to place a same-sex (sapphic) relationship at the heart of its narrative, adapting Julia Quinn’s When He Was Wicked with a gender-swapped counterpart (Michael → Michaela). Story details say the season picks up two years after Francesca is widowed and follows her return to the “marriage mart” as Michaela’s arrival stirs new feelings. Showrunner Jess Brownell and cast have framed the choice as deliberate representation and an attempt to deliver “queer joy.” Netflix previously renewed seasons five and six in May 2025; a wide release date has not been set but industry coverage suggests a likely 2027–2028 premiere window. Fan reaction has been mixed, with some praise for representation and some disappointment that Eloise’s book-arc was deferred.

Newly resurfaced footage and accompanying police bodycam videos from a February 2023 domestic incident involving reality star Taylor Frankie Paul have prompted major fallout across US broadcast and streaming outlets. TMZ first published video on March 19, 2026, showing Paul throwing metal chairs during an altercation with then‑boyfriend Dakota Mortensen while a child was present; additional bodycam clips were released March 23–24. ABC on March 19 announced it would not air the planned Season 22 of The Bachelorette; Hulu paused production on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 5. Paul pleaded guilty in abeyance to aggravated assault in August 2023 and remains on three years’ probation, due to end August 24, 2026; Salt Lake County prosecutors have requested investigative material to consider whether recent allegations could lead to enhanced charges or probation violations. Mortensen has been granted a temporary protective order and temporary custody of the couple’s son; both parties are the focus of a Draper City police probe. Paul has said the resurfacing has forced her young daughter to “relive” the incident; her representatives assert the clips were selectively edited and criticize their release timing.

Bravo announced on March 24-25, 2026 that The Real Housewives of New Jersey will return for a 15th season with Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and Dolores Catania confirmed as full-time cast members. Production is slated to begin in spring 2026 after an almost two-year hiatus following an explosive season 14 finale in 2024 that led Bravo to forgo a traditional reunion. The network said additional new cast members will be revealed later; multiple outlets report several 2024-2025 season regulars are not confirmed to return. Margaret Josephs publicly announced she will not rejoin the series, saying she is moving on to other projects and family time. Reports note test filming and casting work during the pause, and the reconciliation between Giudice and Gorga — central figures in the prior season’s rifts — is cited as a factor enabling the restart. Catania will also appear as a friend on a new Real Housewives of Rhode Island spinoff. Peacock continues to stream past seasons of the show.

Paramount has announced that Dutton Ranch, a high-profile spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, will premiere on Paramount+ (and air on the Paramount Network) on May 15, launching with two episodes at 8 p.m. ET/PT followed by weekly releases across a nine-episode first season. The series follows fan-favorites Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) as they relocate to South Texas with their ward Carter (Finn Little) and clash with a ruthless rival ranch. Paramount released a teaser and first-look images in late March that emphasize violence and rivalry; the cast also includes Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Jai Courtney, Juan Pablo Raba, Marc Menchaca, Natalie Alyn Lind and J.R. Villarreal. Chad Feehan serves as creator and showrunner; Taylor Sheridan and John Linson remain executive producers. Produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, Dutton Ranch arrives shortly after Marshals and The Madison in a busy 2026 rollout of Sheridan-linked projects and revives a core Yellowstone storyline for Paramount+’s streaming slate.

Netflix confirmed on March 24, 2026, that it is developing a reboot of the 2004 romantic comedy 13 Going on 30. Emily Bader and Logan Lerman have been cast as the lead romantic pair and Jennifer Garner, who starred in the original, is attached as an executive producer. Brett Haley (People We Meet on Vacation) will direct from a script by Hannah Marks with revisions by Flora Greeson. Producers include Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum for RK Films; additional executive producers named include Donna Roth, Susan Arnold, Scott Hemming and Alyssa Altman. Netflix has kept plot details and a release date under wraps. The original Gary Winick-directed film, which starred Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Judy Greer, grossed about $96 million worldwide and remains a popular early-2000s rom-com. Coverage notes both optimism about the new creative team and customary social media fatigue over Hollywood reboots, but industry outlets stress Garner’s producing role and Haley’s involvement as signals of a faithful, carefully managed reimagining.