Dear reader, welcome back! It's time to round up some of the new pop culture stories from this last week, the particular ones we share are those that fit with the typical content or features you're likely to see here. On this fine Friday, let's see what fits the topics, shall we? pop culture news 244
THE POP CULTURE NEWS BULLETIN 244
The Pop Culture News Bulletin is a weekly roundup of the recent and trending news stories in the entertainment industry or stories that fall into the pop culture subcategory. Every Friday we feature stories that fit the content we frequently cover
In just released news today, Hallmark announced the return of Christmas in July. The slate will be full (meaning a new premiere each week) and have four new to the network titles (though not all are new to streaming) airing across all four Saturdays. The titles include:
- CHRISTMAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION – July 4
- O LITTLE CHRISTMAS MARKET – July 11
- SNOWBOUND FOR THE HOLIDAYS – July 18
- LOVE UNDER THE MISTLETOE – July 25
The titles will be available next-day on Hallmark+ and will feature an array of familiar faces including Daniel Lissing, Jen Lilley, Nick Bateman, Jessica Lowndes, Marcus Rosner, and Stephen Huszar. A full schedule will show up here closer to the July debuts, so make sure to keep visiting!
Acorn TV dropped two stories this week that are fabulous updates for those of us who watched the streamer regularly.
First up is news that production is underway in Ireland on season two of the Alicia Silverstone led Irish Blood. Silverstone also serves as an EP on this series and will reprise her role as Fiona Fox. Season two will have six episodes and at the time, was the “#1 series in Acorn TV history in subscriber acquisition.†This news is dropping during Acorn's second annual Murder Mystery May which promotes “new series premieres every week, a bingeable mystery every Monday and a killer film every Friday.â€
Next up in Acorn news, which was only just released yesterday, hot off the heels of the season one debut, the streamer announced that they had ordered a second season of You're Killing Me. The latest mystery show, joining the ranks of the aforementioned Irish Blood and Harry Wild, this show features Brooke Shields, who also executive produces the show, as Allie, a best-selling author who teams up with a podcaster to solve the mysterious death of Allie's friend.
In the release, the show is lauded as making history as “Acorn TV's #1 series launch of all time in subscriber acquisition and viewership.†The show premiered on May 18 and will release new episodes each Monday through June 22. Season two will be six episodes and will go into production later in 2026.
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Keeping up with the craze that is Prime Video's latest romance drama, the streamer dropped news that the next season story will focus on the characters of Allie and Dean in the second season of Off Campus. Mika Abdalla and Stephen Kalyn will reprise their roles in this next season. Speculation has largely suggested, based on their season one roles, that it would be Allie and Dean taking center ice, but this is Prime Video confirming less than a month after season one released on May 13.
News of this was revealed on the show's official Instagram page. The caption reads as follows:
“One couple made a deal. The next one is keeping the score. â¤ï¸â€ðŸ”¥ðŸ’
From Garrett & Hannah to Dean & Allie — the Off Campus love story continues in Season 2.â€
Video via Off Campus Instagram
I already shared a roundup of everything we know about Enola Holmes 3, which you can see here, but in case you missed it, Netflix dropped its teaser trailer for the July 1 release of this third title which will bring back Millie Bobby Brown in the titular role.
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