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| Famous birthdays for May 12: Rami Malek, Rhea Seehorn | Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include: -- Nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale in 1820 -- Lawmaker/writer Henry Cabot Lodge in 1850 -- Actor Katharine Hepburn in 1907 -- Newscaster Howard K. |
| 'Little House on the Prairie' teaser introduces Independence | Netflix released a teaser for its Little House on the Prairie reboot on Monday. The show premieres July 9 on the streaming service. Narrated by the new Laura Ingalls (Alice Halsey), she introduces the prairie town. Scenes show the Ingalls family walking the town streets, dancing in the field and raising the frame of a house. "Independence is a funny name for a town like this," she says. "Independence isn't just a way of life. It's a place to come together." Luke Bracey plays Charles Ingalls, the role Michael Landon played in the first TV adaptation of the books. Crosby Fitzgerald plays his wife, Caroline. Skywalker Hughes plays Laura's sister, Mary. |
| Darion Lowenstein, Trixie Mattel to be honored at Gayming Awards | Darion Lowenstein and Trixie Mattel will be honored at this year's Gayming Awards. Organizers announced in a press release Monday that Lowenstein, a video game producer and director and the CEO of Secret Code, will receive the Gayming Icon Award at the awards show in June. Mattel, a television personality and drag performer who came to fame as a contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race, will be honored with the LGBTQ+ Content Creator Superstar Award. The Gayming Awards is an annual event celebrating "queer geek culture." The sixth annual ceremony will air June 8 at 10 p.m. ET on WOW Presents Plus. Drag Race alum Dawn and voice actor Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei, Apex Legends) will host the awards show. |
| 'Sweet Magnolias' trio chase their dreams in Season 5 trailer | Netflix is giving a glimpse of Sweet Magnolias Season 5. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Monday featuring JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley. Sweet Magnolias is a romantic comedy-drama based on the Sherryl Woods book series. The show follows Maddie (Swisher), Dana Sue (Elliott) and Helen (Headley), best friends from the fictional town of Serenity, S.C., as they navigate their personal and professional lives. The Season 5 trailer shows Helen worry ahead of her wedding to Erik (Dion Johnstone), Dana Sue and her husband Ronnie (Brandon Quinn) experience tensions in their marriage, and Maddie miss her family. Showrunner Sheryl J. |
| 'Baywatch' reboot, 'Family Guy' spinoff to join Fox schedule | Fox is adding a Baywatch reboot and the spy thriller series The Interrogator to its lineup. The network announced its 2026-2027 programming slate in a press release Monday. Based on the 1989-2001 series that starred Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff, the new Baywatch will reimagine the franchise for "today's global audience" while celebrating its "enduring legacy." Stephen Amell stars as Hobie Buchannon, a Baywatch lifeguard captain and the son of Mitch Buchannon (Hasselhoff), whose life is disrupted when his daughter Charlie (Jessica Belkin) shows up at his home in Southern California. |