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The Weeknd is officially back on the road. On May 8, the “Open Hearts” singer kicked off his latest extension of the After Hours Til Dawn tour with special guest Playboi Carti.

With this run of shows marking its fourth leg, ticket holders are curious to see how The Weeknd shuffles around his song selection. Well, during the tour’s opening night at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, AZ, The Weeknd answered with a blended mix of his staples as well as tunes from his latest album, Hurry Up Tomorrow.

Continue below to view The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour setlist (according to Setlist.fm) and its remaining dates.

The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour Setlist

1. “The Abyss”
2. “Wake Me Up”
3. “After Hours”
4. “Opening Night”
5. “Starboy”
6. “Heartless”
7. “Faith”
8. “Take My Breath”
9. “Sacrifice” (Swedish House Mafia remix)
10. “How Do I Make You Love Me?”
11. “Can’t Feel My Face”
12. “Lost in the Fire”
13.“Often”
14. “Given Up on Me”
15. “I Was Never There”
16. “The Hills”
17. “Baptized in Fear”
18. “Open Hearts”
19. “Cry for Me”
20. “São Paulo”
21. “Timeless” with Playboi Carti
22. “Rather Lie” with Playboi Carti
23. “Creepin’”
24. “Niagara Falls”
25. “One Of The Girls”
26. “Out of Time”
27. “I Feel It Coming”
28. “Die For You”
29. “Is There Someone Else?”
30. “Wicked Games”
31. “Call Out My Name”
32. “Hurry Up Tomorrow”
33. “Save Your Tears”
34. “Less Than Zero”
35. “Blinding Lights”
36. “In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)” (Peter Ivers & David Lynch cover)
37. “Moth to a Flame”

The Weeknd’s 2025 Tour Dates: After Hours Til Dawn

05/24 — Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
05/30 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field Stadium
06/05 — East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
06/10 — Foxborough, MA @ Gillette Stadium
06/14 — Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium
06/21 — Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High
06/25 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium*
06/26 — Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium*
07/05 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium
07/08 — Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium
07/12 — Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
07/15 — Vancouver, BC @ BC Place
07/19 — Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
07/24 — Montréal, QC @ Parc Jean Drapeau
07/27 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
07/28 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
07/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
08/02 — Landover, MD @ Northwest Stadium
08/12 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
08/15 — Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
08/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
08/24 — Orlando, FL @ Camping World Stadium
08/27 — Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium
08/30 — Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
09/03 — San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome

* without Playboi Carti

Yellowstone wasn’t over when Taylor Sheridan decided to kill John Dutton or have Kayce sell the ranch to the Broken Rock Reservation. Nope, plenty more neo-Western vibes are yet to come with the recent 1923 series finale pointing toward the newly announced 1944 prequel series. Additionally, The Madison will be a part of the Yellowstone universe that takes place after the main series, and the Beth and Rip spin off is in active development.

Granted, there probably will not be a 6666 series, but never say never because CBS officially announced another sequel spin off last week. That would be Y: Marshals (a working title), so let’s continue the rodeo on what to expect.

Plot

To be fair, the green lighting of this spin off wasn’t completely a surprise because Deadline reported in March that CBS was “eying” a Luke Grimes-starring “procedural” series that would revolve around his Yellowstone character, ex-Navy SEAL Kayce Dutton. The more “unusual” aspect of this series is that Taylor Sheridan himself might not be too involved, which runs counter to most other series in his stable (either Yellowstone-linked or standalone) and confirms that the writing bunker actually does have its limits. Additionally, this series will make its home on CBS but will stream on Paramount Plus.

As Variety now reports via CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach, they will “take what we can get” from Sheridan’s availability, and this is how the show landed at CBS:

“I think all of our shows right now are both streaming and linear. That’s what we’re focused on, is trying to make our shows work on both platforms. It certainly did occur to us that the show will do really well on streaming, because all the Taylor shows have. But ‘Yellowstone’ and “Tulsa King’ also did really well for us when we aired them on the network. So, in terms of Taylor’s involvement, we’re still early in the process. He’s a very busy guy, but we’ll take what we can get.”

According to Deadline, showrunner Spencer Hudnut developed the series while working toward both Grimes’ involvement and Sheridan’s approval. And as Yellowstone devotees know, the Duttons’ deal with the Broken Rock tribe allowed Kayce to continue living on a small portion of the land with Monica (Kelsey Asbille) and Tate (Brecken Merrill), although CBS has not revealed whether either of those characters will be part of Y: Marshals or if any part of the show will take place at Kayce’s home. This might be disorienting since the Yellowstone saga has largely revolved around the fear of losing the ranch, but now, Kayce is kind-of a free agent, which points toward new horizons.

CBS has specified that Kayce will join the U.S. Marshals as part of an elite unit, and here is the series logline that suggests most of the action will be focused on his new line of work:

“With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region’s war on violence.”

Luke Grimes celebrated the news on Instagram while writing, “Cowboys dont say goodbye, they say see you later.”

Cast

Aside from Luke Grimes returning as Kayce Dutton, CBS hasn’t specifically named any fellow cast members or characters. Should we make a (terrible) joke? Why not. Maybe Brandon Sklenar will offer to put Spencer Dutton in a Time Machine since he wants to be in every Yellowstone show possible.

Release Date

That’s a tricky one. The Madison will arrive sometime in 2025. Presumably, the 1944 prequel will come next, but Y: Marshals could be a semi-concurrent release because multiple Taylor Sheridan shows frequently run at the same time. 2026 is possible, but probably on the late side.

Trailer

Since no trailer exists yet, Luke Grimes’ “Hold On” audio video can place hold.

Later this month, on May 31, Netflix is hosting Tudum 2025. The livestreamed event, “packed with your favorite stars, first-look reveals, and can’t-miss live performances,” features news about the streamer’s biggest shows and movies, including One Piece, Squid Game, Wednesday, Happy Gilmore 2, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and, yes, Stranger Things.

Hopefully we’ll get a trailer for the final season, or at least a musical performance from Djo, Finn Wolfhard, and Maya Hawke. Until then, here’s everything to know about Stranger Things season 5.

Plot

Here’s what we know for sure about season 5 of Stranger Things: very little! There’s no official plot description yet, or even a trailer.

But we can gleam a few details about what to expect in the final eight episodes. First off, you will cry. “I’m so excited to see the world’s reaction to watching the finale because there’s not going to be a dry eye, it’s going to be sad,” Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers, told The Hollywood Reporter. “Not to be so negative, it is a really great season and people will love it.”

It will be “heartbreaking,” “bonkers,” and “satisfying.”

Co-creator Ross Duffer called season 5 “the end of a long journey, for everyone who made the show and also for those characters. It is thrilling and it’s our fastest start we’ve ever had — our heroes are in action right away, but I think ultimately, hopefully, it’s our most emotional season yet. Those final episodes, the goal is that they hit pretty hard because in a lot of ways it’s about the end of this journey we’ve all had and also the end of childhood.”

As you might image, the cast has conflicted emotions about Stranger Things coming to an end.

“I was satisfied, but I was also very confused and sad, but also very happy,” Finn Wolfhard (Mike) told People, while Joe Keery (Steve) admits to “a sense of relief” and “a sense of sadness.” He continued, “Everything has a beginning and the middle and an end. It’ll be nice to have the end of this, too.”

Meanwhile, Sadie Sink (Max) is just happy she won’t have to run as much, up hills or otherwise.

The biggest clue about season 5 comes from the episode titles:

Episode 1: “The Crawl”
Episode 2: “The Vanishing of…”
Episode 3: “The Turnbow Trap”
Episode 4: “Sorcerer”
Episode 5: “Shock Jock”
Episode 6: “Escape From Camazotz”
Episode 7: “The Bridge”
Episode 8: “The Rightside Up”

The complete title of episode 2 was intentionally left mysterious, but it’s a reference to the first episode of the series, “The Vanishing of Will Byers.”

Cast

Stranger Things season 5 will bring back Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Brett Gelman (Murray Bauman), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Jamie Campbell Bower (Henry Creel / Vecna), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), and Amybeth McNulty (Vickie).

The list of newcomers includes The Terminator / Terminator 2: Judgment Day legend Linda Hamilton, as well as Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux in unknown roles.

Release Date

We know that Stranger Things season 5 will premiere in 2025. But there’s no date yet. Could it be on the nine-year anniversary of the series premiere, July 15, or maybe timed with Halloween? Hopefully we’ll find out soon.

Trailer

Check out a behind-the-scenes look at season 5 below.

Every single week, our TV and film experts will list the most important ten streaming selections for you to pop into your queues. We’re not strictly operating upon reviews or accrued streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured the streaming site charts) but, instead, upon those selections that are really worth noticing amid the churning sea of content. There’s a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.

10. Special Ops: Lioness – Paramount Plus series

Taylor Sheridan’s Zoe Saldana-starring spy thriller series has been streaming on Paramount Plus all along, but the series recently started climbing the Netflix English Language charts due to landing in limited (non-U.S.) territories. That has led to restrained success while Sheridan’s audience awaits word of a third season. The series co-stars Nicole Kidman, Michael Kelly, Genesis Rodriguez, Morgan Freeman, and Laysla De Oliveira and isn’t the typical Sheridan show although of course he makes a shirtless cameo.

9. Another Simple Favor – Prime Video/Amazon movie

Blake Lively’s recent wave of drama has overshadowed the plot of this sequel, which reteams her with director Paul Feig and co-star Anna Kendrick. In this installment, Lively’s Emily sets out for her lavish wedding to a rich dude, but of course murder pays a visit to the venue. This sequel co-stars Michele Mirrone and Henry Golding and is (unfortunately) forgettable from a story standpoint, but at least the scenery is enjoyable for living vicariously.

8. Andor – Disney+ series

The greatest Star Wars show will return with Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. The second season will take place over four years while Cassian continues his rebel-hero evolution in the face of the imperial threat as the show pushes forth toward Rogue One territory. In addition to Luna, this story will continue with Ben Mendelsohn (as Orson Krennic), Forest Whitaker (as Saw Gerrera), Stellan Skarsgård (as Luthen Rael), and Denise Gough (as Deedra Meero) among the ensemble cast.

7. MobLand – Paramount Plus series

Tom Hardy is having a moment, but isn’t he always? His current run as a fixer will probably continue for a second season of this Guy Ritchie series, but do not forget about the rest of the bang-up cast including Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Anson Boon, Annie Cooper, and Paddy Considine. Shakespeare could also be considered a figure lurking in the forefront, and The Bard might even be offended at the overuse of this curse word, but the action is still barreling toward what promises to be full-on war with a bloody season finale.

6. The Rehearsal – Max series

Well, if you haven’t already caught last week’s episode about Capt. Sully Sullenberger with a side of Evanescence, what on earth are you waiting for? It’s cinema on TV as the Gen Z-ers would say. This week’s episode arrives with the slightest of descriptions (“A young man’s romantic life poses a challenge for Nathan”), but you know that as with the rest of this season so far, it will be a doozy.

5. You – Netflix series

Nobody is having a better time rolling out this final season than a dancing Penn Badgley. Stalker Joe amassed quite a death toll over five seasons, and now, it’s time to find out how he fares against Madeline Brewer’s Final Girl, Bronte. Thank goodness that Netflix didn’t run with a split season to finish this series because that halfway point was devastating enough, and unfortunately, Dr. Nicky does not appear in the flesh to finish his story, but cameos from many of Joe’s victims do torture him, and some faces from the past even appeared in the flesh. It was a good-bad run that ended with perhaps the most fitting line possible. Goodbye, You.

4. The Last Of Us – HBO series streaming on Max

Although Pedro Pascal is now moving onto non-Infected pastures after Joel’s demise, Bella Ramsey (as Ellie), Kaitlyn Dever (as Abby), and Isabela Merced (as Dina) are pushing forth within one of many crowd-pleasing video game adaptations. This week, it sure looks like spores are afoot, which should perk up the interest of gamers who might be tempted to tune out after Pascal’s departure. Also, it’s worth keeping in mind that showrunner Craig Mazin told viewers, “This is not the last we will see of Joel.” Just keep that in mind.

3. The Four Seasons – Netflix series

If you haven’t watched this yet, do beware of this wild spoiler, which is really only worth mentioning here because the showrunners “regretted” this move “immediately.” What that says for a potential second season, nobody can say, but this series takes another twisted turn down paths that will appeal to The White Lotus and Nine Perfect Strangers viewers, and Tina Fey co-created and stars in this series, so you can count on seeing her brand of humor. Steve Carrell and Colman Domingo are along for the ride, and of course privileged travelers don’t know how they lucky they are while still miserable. It’s TV tradition now.

2. Poker Face – Peacock series

Natasha Lyonne is doing Columbo-inspired things again while reeling in “a truly gonzo parade of guest stars” this season. They include John Mulaney, Alia Shawkat, Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, Giancarlo Esposito, Haley Joel Osment, Melanie Lynskey, Taylor Schilling, Justin Theroux, and Kumail Nanjiani. If anybody had guessed five years ago that Lyonne would be collaborating with Rian Johnson in such an addictive way, would you have believed? Fortunately, we can thank Russian Doll (and Oatmeal the cat and maybe The Last Jedi) for bearing this mystery-solving fruit.

1. Havoc – Netflix movie

This long-gestating feature film happens to be the first arrival from The Raid franchise director Gareth Evans’ overall deal with Netflix. What shall come next? Nobody has spilled that news yet, but nobody would be upset if Tom Hardy didn’t sign on for a sequel. His jaded detective ended the film in the most ambiguous way possible with nobody knowing whether his partner would arrest him following the killing spree that came prior. Forest Whitaker and Timothy Olyphant co-star in this action picture that is also as bleak of a thriller as they come, and although there’s little character development to be found, the movie can still coast on charisma for miles and maybe a followup.

The investigative skills of Miley Cyrus fans have expanded beyond Something Beautiful album cues. Now, the “More To Lose” singer is looking to rein supporters in.

Users online believe Miley and her mother Tish Cyrus have hit a rough patch. Their supporting evidence was Tish no longer followed Miley’s official Instagram account. But according to Miley this fan-fueled theory is a gross exaggeration of events.

In a statement posted in her Instagram stories (viewable here courtesy of Pop Base), Miley slammed the rumor.

“I rarely comment on rumors,” she opened the letter. “But my mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us. She’s my best friend.”

She then went on to address concerns about her mother no longer following her online. “Like a lot of moms, she doesn’t know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me,” she wrote. “Simple, coincidental, and uninteresting.”

Miley then briefly discuss her the rocky history she has had with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.

“My dad and I have had our challenges over the years,” she remarked. “Now, in my thirties, family is my priority above all else. I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and times has done a lot of healing.”

She closed the message in an upbeat manner, writing: “Grateful for the good health and love that flows through my family.”

Since completing his mandatory military service, J-Hope jumped immediately back into the swing of things thanks to a perfectly planned body of work and supporting docuseries. As his EP Hope On The Street Vol. 1 continued to draw in millions of streams, the “Mona Lisa” singer hit the road on his debut solo headlining tour.

With his Hope On The Stage tour set to wrapped up soon, J-Hope has planned an international celebration for fans. On May 31, supporters can experience the grand final of J-Hope tour live in a city near them.

While J-Hope is scheduled to entertain thousands inside of Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan the show will be broadcast in select theaters around the globe. Over on YouTube, the trailer for the forthcoming Hope On The Stage In Japan: Live Viewing informed fans of the news.

Footage complied across J-Hope previous stops promise a thrilling theater experience. Select AMC & Regal cinema locations spanning New York, Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Prague and dozens of other cities will serve as the home for this one-night-only experience.

Watch the official travelers for Hope On The Stage In Japan: Live Viewing above. Find more information about the show’s broadcast and a full list of theaters here.

Primavera Sound 2025 is down one featured performer. Next month, music lover will descend on Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain to catch set from headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Charli XCX. Another notable name of the multi-days festival’s lineup includes Clairo.

Unfortunately, the “Nomad” singer will no longer make an appearance at the event. In a note shared by organizers, the team confirmed Clairo had to drop out of her set.

Across the festival’s social media page a message from Clairo explaining her tough decision was revealed. “Unfortunately, I’m not able to make it to Primavera this year,” read the statement (secured by Pop Crave). “I’m so sad about it, because Primavera is iconic and returning to the fest is something I’ve been looking forward to for ages.”

She then outlined what lead to disappointing news. “There are some logistical issues with getting my show to/from Primavera that have forced my hand here,” she added. “I never want to give my fans anything but the absolute best set I can do, and that won’t be possible at this time. I’m so sorry again, and I hope to be able to make it up to you sooner than later.”

Primavera Sound 2025 is set to take place from June 4 to 8 and will be livestreamed exclusively via Amazon Music. Find more information here.

Alien: Earth will bring us a rare sight from the Weyland-Yutani saga. No, I’m not talking about Timothy Olyphant as a non-lawman character, although that fits the bill, too. Instead, this show will bring a Xenomorph (and more) to Earth. And after horror revival king Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus shook up the box office with a back-to-basics claustrophobic atmosphere and practical effects including facehuggers run amuck, Fargo and Legion showrunner Noah Hawley will inform the world that chestbursters are here to plague all of humanity, not simply scavengers and space truckers.

Let’s scream into space on what to expect from the sci-fi/horror thrills in this upcoming FX series.

Plot

Alien: Romulus was an interquel, but Alien: Earth is something of a prequel, as long as you pretend that Prometheus and Alien: Covenant never happened. To be more specific, Alien: Earth kicks off in 2120, and the world will soon see the so-called “perfect organism” land on the third rock from the Sun. What a welcome party it shall receive, no doubt, from the sound of the synopsis:

When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in the sci-fi horror series ‘Alien: Earth.’ As members of the crash recovery crew search for survivors among the wreckage, they encounter mysterious predatory life forms more terrifying than they could have ever imagined. With this new threat unlocked, the search crew must fight for survival and what they choose to do with this discovery could change planet Earth as they know it.

What else, exactly, will this ship contain? This new teaser indicates that five deadly new species (including the perfect one) were collected inside Weyland-Yutani’s USCSS Maginot ship.

Don’t expect this series to be entirely filled with spectacle, however.

Hawley’s revelations to Entertainment Weekly suggested that series will not tread lightly regarding how the Weyland-Yutani corporation views their space truckers as a disposable commodity. This exploration will draw parallels to matters of “equality,” and as Hawley told EW, “In mine, you’re also going to see the people who are sending [the spaceship crews]. So, you will see what happens when the inequality we’re struggling with now isn’t resolved. If we as a society can’t figure out how to prop each other up and spread the wealth, then what’s going to happen to us?”

FX chief John Landgraf has gone on record about why Hawley was hired for this gig, and those reasons have everything to do with what Hawley did with Fargo, which demonstrates an “incredible ability to both find a way of being faithful and showing fidelity to an original creation.” Not only that, but Hawley has a knack for pulling off this feat for multiple seasons, and there’s certainly the appetite for plenty of Alien, so we can cross fingers that not only will this show remain spiritually faithful to both Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens but sustain that vibe if the audience keeps tuning in.

Expect to see full-on horror, too, with Hawley informing Deadline, “There’s something about seeing a Xenomorph in the wilds of Earth with your own eyes,” and since this show takes place around the same time period as Alien, that old-school aesthetic — both with the technology on display and with Hawley stressing that he was able to “really engage with the creature, bring some of my own thoughts to the design while not touching the silhouette, because that’s sacrosanct” — will be jarring in an unfamiliar environment. And Hawley wasn’t done yet: “That is truly chilling to think of it moving here among us, and so I can’t tell you under what circumstances you’ll see that, but you’ll see it – and you’re going to lock your door that night.”

Filming for the first season wound down late last summer, and star Sydney Chandler’s farewell Instagram post about “alien encounters” sent vibes about the hell that would break loose when a Xenomporph targeted a populous area. Deadline first revealed how Chandler’s character, Wendy, will be mentored by Kirsh, a synth portrayed by Timothy Olyphant. The Justified frontman told Vanity Fair that the “the monster takes up a lot of screen time.” Right on.

Cast

This cast is enormous. Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther lead with Timothy Olyphant in a prominent role. Regular cast members include Kit Young, Samuel Blankin, David Rhysdal, Moe Bar-El, Adarsh Gourav, Babou Ceesay, Erana James, Essie Davis, David Rysdahl, Lily Newmark, Diêm Camille, Adrian Edmondson, and Jonathan Ajayi. Guest stars include Karen Aldridge, Max Rinehart, Enzo Cilenti, Jamie Bisping, Tom Moya, Andy Yu, Michael Smiley, Amir Boutrous, Richa Moorjani, Tanapol Chuksrida, and Victoria Masoma.

Release Date

Summer 2025 is when hell breaks loose on Earth.

Want a specific date? Join the club.

Trailer

FX has gone teaser-happy, including this cat-collar POV exploration of the Maginot. Animals don’t always fare well during Noah Hawley shows, but we’ll keep our fingers crossed for curious kitty.

Bad Bunny rose to global pop star status following the release of his 2022 album, Un Verano Sin Ti. While singles “Tití Me Preguntó” and “Despues De La Playa” drew praise from music lovers around. On the other hand, track “Enséñame a Bailar” sparked a heated debate about creative ownership online.

According to documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Bad Bunny has been named in a copyright lawsuit infringement lawsuit centered around “Enséñame a Bailar.” In the filing, emPawa Africa’s Mr. Eazi accused Bad Bunny of sampling and interpolating “Empty My Pocket” by the label’s act Joeboy without proper credit or compensation.

“The team at emPawa Africa have attempted to sort this issue amicably since May of last year with our mutual legal teams,” said Mr. Eazi. “But the intent of [Bad Bunny’s record company] Rimas Music is clearly to blatantly appropriate young African creators’ work for their gain without attribution.”

Back in 2023, the track’s producer Dera called Bad Bunny outline. “It is not very often that a musical artist of Bad Bunny’s caliber and sophistication uses someone else’s music without permission, and then ignores the person’s efforts to resolve the problem,” Dera’s attorney Robert A. Jacobs told Billboard. “Such a response is especially surprising when the unauthorized use pervades the entirety of the musical artist’s work. Unfortunately, these are the circumstances here. Despite plaintiffs’ cooperation, these defendants stonewalled plaintiffs after receiving the requested information, making clear that plaintiffs’ only option for obtaining redress for the violation of their rights would be through the courts.”

Although Bad Bunny has not yet addressed the new filing. When the dispute was made public his team shut down the accusation claiming to have “obtained with permission from Lakizo Entertainment” the song’s distributor.

There’s a lot of good video game shows out there. The Last of Us? Excellent. Fallout? Love that Ghoul Daddy. Arcane? A perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.

But you know what those shows are missing? An ice cream truck-driving murder clown played by wrestler Samoa Joe and voiced by BoJack Horseman. And what if I told you the cast also included a Marvel Cinematic Universe star, Rosa from Brooklyn Nine-Nine (or Mirabel from Encanto, if you have kids), and one of the hosts of Doughboys? Sounds pretty good, right?

Well, that show is real, and it’s called Twisted Metal. Here’s everything to know about season 2, including plot details and the premiere date.

Plot

Peacock’s Twisted Metal season 1 was a lot of fun! But it occasionally felt like it was driving below the speed limit, so to speak, to delay arriving at the vehicular tournament the show and video game series is named after.

We’ve finally reached our destination in season 2.

The official logline for the new season teases John and Quiet, played by Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz, entering Twisted Metal, a “sinister demolition derby hosted by a mysterious man known as Calypso. As they try to survive an onslaught of dangerous new foes and familiar faces alike, including the murderous clown Sweet Tooth, things get complicated for John when he reunites with his long-lost sister, the vigilante Dollface.”

Showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith described Calypso (who is perfectly cast, as you’ll find out below) as someone who’s “always three steps ahead. He’s got great grand plans for the tournament. He’s a showman. He really loves showing off. I think this is a version of Calypso where he’s a performer. He’s got a little bit of P.T. Barnum in him where he loves to have those twists. But I think there’s definitely that element of he does not like being shown up and he does not like other people being the center of attention, which is great.”

But enough about the characters — will sh*t get blown up? Yes, yes it will.

“We blew up a lot of sh*t. Every day we blew something up,” Mackie told Esquire. “There were days where the police would come out and be like ‘Y’all can’t blow this up’ and we would wait for them to leave and we would blow it up anyway. It was insane. We blew up people, we blew up houses, we blew up cars. Just know some sh*t’s gonna get blown up in season two.”

To quote the Costco Guys (A.J. could play Sweet Tooth), Twisted Metal season 2 gets five booms: boom boom boom boom BOOM.

Cast

Twisted Metal‘s wildly-good cast includes Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, and Joe Seanoa and Will Arnett sharing duties as ice cream truck-driving clown Sweet Tooth. There’s also Doughboys legend Mike Mitchell, Lisa Gilroy (quite possibly the best podcast guest out there today), Saylor Bell Curda, Patty Guggenheim, Tiana Okoye, Richard De Klerk, and Michael James Shaw.

Season 2 also brings in Anthony Carrigan (NoHo Hank from Barry!) as Calypso, “the mysterious, charismatic host and creator of a dangerous demolition derby tournament, who invites all assassins, vigilantes, mercenaries, and joyriders to participate. To the winner, he offers the prize of making their greatest wish come true, but with Calypso there’s always a twist.”

Release Date

Twisted Metal season 2 premieres on Peacock on Thursday, July 31.

Trailer

Check out the teaser trailer for season 2 of Twisted Metal below.