And just like that, the rebooted second season of Daredevil: Born Again just wrapped on Disney+.
Blind vigilante Matt Murdock/Daredevil gathering allies to resist Wilson Fisk, who is the mayor of New York City, and his Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF). Born Again is a revival and continuation of Marvel Television and Netflix's Daredevil (2015–2018).
Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock / Daredevil from Marvel's Netflix television series and prior Marvel Studios productions, starring alongside Vincent D'Onofrio (Fisk), Deborah Ann Woll, Margarita Levieva, Tony Dalton, Michael Gandolfini, Nikki M. James, Arty Froushan, Genneya Walton, Zabryna Guevara, Clark Johnson, Ayelet Zurer, Wilson Bethel, and Elden Henson.
New additions this season, include Scream vet, Matthew Lillard, Lili Taylor, Toby Leonard Moore, & Krysten Ritter.
The second season is part of Phase Six of the MCU. A third season was confirmed in September 2025. Apparently this will stream in 2027. It was great seeing the return of Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones. Also Mike Colter returns briefly as Luke Cage. Maybe he and the Iron Fist will return for more in season three.
This has received critical acclaim. Following the world of the superhero falling a little off the cliff. If you are scared of spoilers or not up to date, don't read below the trailer.
The finale commences, as McDuffie is cross-examining Glenn, Murdock returns to court and summons Fisk for questioning on the Northern Star incident. Murdock presents Savva's video testimony which implicates Fisk, before publicly revealing his identity as Daredevil to corroborate the testimony and prove Fisk's abuses of power; the judges dismiss the case against Page.
Nearby, Dex takes out AVTF officers and an impersonator ordered to assassinate Murdock before targeting Fisk. Cashman takes the bullet, provoking Fisk to lock down the courthouse as Daredevil's supporters surround the building.
AVTF officer Cole North betrays Powell and allows the protesters into the courthouse. An enraged Fisk leaves the courtroom and slaughters numerous protestors, while Murdock, Jones, and Angela incapacitate AVTF officers guarding the building as both parties converge in the central chamber.
Fisk attempts to make a final appeal to his constituents as protestors rush him, but Murdock disarms the mob and persuades Fisk to accept a plea deal, exiling himself from New York.
Consequently, Murdock is incarcerated for his years of vigilante activities as Daredevil, while Jones reunites with Cage, who was dismissed by Mr. Charles in favour of Dex.
BB is hired by the New York Bulletin for her work in uncovering Fisk's activities, while Glenn puts on Muse's mask.
Bring on season three I say. This has been the best thing Marvel have streamed in a hot minute. Up next, the 9-1-1: Nashville finale airs on Saturday morning. See you then!
Abbott Elementary just concluded its fifth season. Like the previous seasons, the season stars Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis & Sheryl Lee Ralph. This season contained 22 episodes. Back to normal following the COVID and writers strike.
Creator Brunson stars as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional predominantly black public school in West Philadelphia. Back in March, it was announced that the series was renewed for a sixth season. Most likely to return later this year.
Like FOX, here is an update of where ABC (series stream in Australia on Disney+) are up to for their 2026-2027 season.
9-1-1—Renewed
9-1-1: Nashville—Renewed
Abbott Elementary—Renewed
Dancing with the Stars—Renewed
Grey's Anatomy—Renewed for a twenty-third season!
High Potential—Renewed
ABC Hockey Saturday—Renewed
Monday Night Football—Renewed
The Rookie—Renewed for a ninth season, a new spin-off The Rookie: North, looking good to commence, following The Rookie: Feds scrapped after one season in 2023.
Scrubs—Reboot renewed
Shifting Gears—Renewed
Will Trent—Renewed
The only series yet to be renewed, RJ Decker. Which will drop on Disney+ in full this coming week. Hopefully I can clear some space to smash that one. News of a second season, should drop the second full week of May.
Now back to the conclusion of season five of the wonderful, comfort viewing of Abbott Elementary. This is the best of network TV comedy.
When I say comfort TV, this is just like a warm hug. Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard. Particularly in the April Fools episode.
This show has been a joy this fifth season. Honestly the show is not slowing down with the non-stop laugh out loud moments.
In the finale, the teachers head to Miami for the conference, all the various teachers are alarmed that the district plans on shutting down 20 schools, including Abbott.
The teachers panic abut what their next career moves could be, but rally everyone that night to have one last party. Gregory tells O'Shon he was getting ready in his life plan to propose to Janine.
The next morning Jacob tries to talk to the new superintendent, but is rebuffed. The district spares Abbott as Jacob pointed out they have a new furnace which means financially Abbott should stay open. To prepare for the influx of students coming, Ava will need an Assistant Principal and chooses Gregory, actualising his dream.
O'Shon offers to help get him a discount on a ring.
Meanwhile, at school, Mr. Johnson accidentally washes away the parking spot lines. Causing an entertaining last minute scene as the teachers return to Abbott Elementary ready for season six.
This show just gets better and better. I hope ABC announce its early return so as a Christmas gift, Disney+ delivers part one of season six for the holidays.
If you were late to the party, get onto Abbott Elementary NOW!
Australia does an action/revenge film. Like a Liam Neeson revenge film, similar to John Wick. Gender reversed of course!
Radha Mitchell is a retired sniper in hiding on an Australian ranch must reunite her elite kill squad when a vengeful warlord threatens her daughter.
After retiring from her lethal career, elite sniper Kris Hendricks (Mitchell) takes refuge on an Australian ranch with her rebellious 15-year old daughter, Anja.
But as a vengeful warlord named The Dragon (Tim Roth) tracks her down, she enlists her old team of elite killers to protect herself and her daughter to take out his deadly pawns one by one.
When the true reasons for The Dragon’s revenge become clear, the deadly game of cat-and-mouse reaches an excruciating climax with unimaginable consequences for Kris and Anja.
Alongside Roth & Mitchell, Ryan Kwanten, Ioan Gruffudd, Lee Tiger Halley, Annabel Wolfe, Bianca Wallis, Pacharo Mzembe, Charles Cottier, plus Damien Ryan all star.
This film was fairly edge of your seat style action.
On a remote property, the body count builds up over the 90 minute run time.
It was good seeing True Blood (former Home & Away) hunk Ryan Kwanten, back in something with bite.
I enjoyed the film. It wasn't too graphic with the violence, the plot twist was a little predictable, but isn't every plot in a revenge film.
This was a fun Saturday morning film. Also good to get out and see an Aussie picture, that isn't deep. OK, so to the score. I'm giving this a solid 3 locally sourced stars.
Till next time. Daredevil and 9-1-1: Nashville call it quits for their respective seasons next week. Bye!
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters just concluded its second run. Following two years off our screens, the Apple TV series stars Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski, alongside Wyatt Russell and Kurt Russell in the shared role of Lee Shaw.
Based on the Monsterverse from Legendary, this dramatic saga — spanning three generations — reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives.
There is no news yet on season three, however season two leaves us hopeful that in another two years, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will return to Apple TV.
So how'd the season finale go down? Spoilers below the trailer. You have been warned!
In 2017, Kentaro explains Isabel's theory that he might be able to rescue the version of Hiroshi from 2014, when he was trapped in Axis Mundi. Keiko learns about Shaw's interaction with his younger self, before they meet up with Tim's team.
Cate escapes from Isabel's base as Kong arrives and battles Titan X. Keiko rescues Cate, while Tim and May enter Isabel's base; they are unable to deactivate the overloading neural implants, but are able to pacify Titan X and disable the implants by returning her egg, which ends the fight. Shaw steals one of Isabel's helicopters and picks up Cate, Keiko, Tim and May, while Isabel and Kentaro leave on another helicopter. Cate leads Titan X to the Hollow Earth tunnel entrance, and Titan X returns to Axis Mundi with her egg.
In the process, Shaw and Keiko have a brief vision of Shaw's younger self.
Six weeks later, Hiroshi is added to a memorial for deceased Monarch employees, while Barris recruits May, Keiko and Cate into Monarch alongside Tim, and assigns them to the task of tracking down Kentaro and Isabel. Meanwhile, Shaw is already following the pair; he meets up with an old friend, A-Wut, and is led to a volcano where he encounters Rodan.
So it really leaves everything up in the air. Or up in the volanco.
This show looks a million bucks. It has a real cinema feel.
Apple TV continue to impress. Bring on Cape Fear next month! Also how good is Margo's Got Money Troubles? It just gets better and better. Week on week. Right?
I'm also keen to try new series, Widow's Bay. So much to watch, so little time!
WOW! Apple TV delivers again. Based on Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name, Imperfect Women examines a crime that shatters the lives of three women in a decades-long friendship. The unconventional thriller explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that irrevocably alter our lives.
As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest friendships may not be what they seem.
Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, lead with an ensemble cast starring Kate Mara (House of Cards), Joel Kinnaman (For All Mankind), Corey Stoll (House of Cards), Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Audrey Zahn (Wildcat), Jill Wagner (Special Ops: Lioness), Rome Flynn (With Love), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), Violette Linnz (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Indiana Elle (The Housemaid), Jackson Kelly (The Pitt), Keith Carradine (Madam Secretary), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty) & Wilson Bethel (All Rise).
So it's a damn strong cast, lead by the OG Handmaid herself Elisabeth Moss. This gives Liane Moriarty vibes. Big Little Lies, with some seriously badly behaved men.
Moss just slays on screen, whilst Kate Mara is truly fab, as we piece together the story of Nancy.
I enjoyed all eight episodes of this tasty, at times trashy miniseries.
It wasn't too hard to see where the finale was going. I did enjoy this though. It continues a solid year for Apple TV. Building on that, Ted Lasso's return was announced today. Returning in early August. Praise be, Apple TV, you have hits, hits and more hits.
Now this is done, Wednesdays will get my full focus on The Testaments (more Moss) and the other Apple TV hit, Margo's Got Money Troubles.
Animal Control is lead by hunky 50+ lead, Joel McHale, Michael Rowland, Grace Palmer, Vella Lovell & Ravi Patel. In season four, Kyla Pratt joined the series as Daisy Cannon.
I binged seasons one to three last year, so this was the first season I watched week-to-week.
This season had a weird release schedule with the first episode held in Australia to be released along side the second episode mid-January.
Was an interesting tactic in the USA to release one episode around Christmas, have a few weeks off then return. Only to then be off during the Winter Olympics. Then return for a bit, then be off for half of March.
By doing this, you lost rhythm of the whacky group of municipal animal control workers in Seattle, filmed in beautiful Vancouver.
Amid all the scheduled breaks and Winter Olympics, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
Which will most likely return in early 2027.
FOX will release their upfront details next month, with Baywatch their highly anticipated new series. Following the cancellation of Rescue: HI-Surf after one season.
Alongside Baywatch, FOX have another new spy drama scheduled to start next season, The Interrogator. Along with the list of series below.
American Dad!
Animal Control—Streams on Binge in Australia
Best Medicine
Bob's Burgers
Doc—Streams on Stan in Australia
Family Guy
Fear Factor: House of Fear
The Floor
Krapopolis
MasterChef
Memory of a Killer—Streams on Stan in Australia
Next Level Chef
The Simpsons
Universal Basic Guys—Streams on Stan in Australia
In coming days/weeks, I will release further details of the other big four US network plans for 2026-2027. The CW has completely dropped out with their final original series, All American streaming on Stan from July.
Nice to have a winter network series to binge.
ABC will have more finales soon with Abbott Elementary returning to Disney+ soon with a dump of new episodes, alongside new series, 9-1-1: Nashville wrapping in a couple of Saturday's.
CBS are continuing with the traditional network format of all series concluding mid-May. ABC, FOX have broken wraps and almost shut up shop early this TV season.
NBC have no current series which peak my interest.
So until next time, if you need a twenty minute workplace comedy to calm the nerves, Animal Control has cute animals and a hunky Joel McHale, who is no stranger to removing his shirt!
Enjoy another long weekend Australia. Next stop, the Kings Birthday!
In the thrilling second season of Idris Elba's Hijack, a Berlin underground train and its commuters are taken hostage, while authorities scramble to save hundreds of lives. Sam Nelson (Elba) is at the heart of the crisis on board, where one wrong decision could spell disaster.
Season two reunites its ensemble cast of stars including Elba, who was honoured with an Emmy Award nomination for his season one performance, Christine Adams, Max Beesley and Archie Panjabi, & welcomes Christian Näthe (“Ballon,” “Soloalbum,” “Schule”), Clare-Hope Ashitey (“Seven Seconds,” “Top Boy,” “Doctor Foster”), Lisa Vicari (“Django,” “Dark”), Toby Jones (“Mr Bates vs The Post Office,” “Detectorists,” “Empire of Light”), Karima McAdams (“Dune: Prophecy,” “Deep State,” “Soulmates”) and Christiane Paul (“Counterpart,” “FBI: International,” “Parlement”).
From planes to trains, Hijack returns after originally set out as a miniseries, the first seasons success, left Apple TV wanting more Elba, less plane, more train! In Germany too.
So yes, there is subtitles for season two. I know right. After a long day in front of endless Teams meetings, sometimes you just need to watch an episode of DMV or Animal Control.
So how'd it wrap up last month? Yes I am behind. I know right. So many shows, so little time! Apple TV is also on a roll! Imperfect Women, Shrinking, along with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters currently streaming.
SPOILERS AHEAD....
Sam tells Thatcher the handover must continue until Marsha is safe. Atterton is revealed to be the main orchestrator, wanting to eliminate Bailey-Brown so he can become head of the Cheapside Firm. He calls Lang and demands that Bailey-Brown be handed over or Lang will not get paid. The police identify Jess as a former Moroccan soldier.
Faber finds Linder's body and determines that Lang (ex-military who worked with Jess as a mercenary) is the orchestrator. At the Britz-Süd depot, Sam releases the passengers.
Lang and Bailey-Brown get on to complete the handover, but Sam and Otto drive the train away. Bailey-Brown tells Sam he did not kill Kai and that Lang has manipulated him. Lang incapacitates Sam, flees the train, and detonates the bombs. Believing Sam and Bailey-Brown dead, he calls Atterton to demand a higher share of the fortune made from the KA29 hijacking short. However, Sam and Otto survive. GSG-9 pursue Lang and shoot him dead when he makes a sudden movement.
Marsha makes a bonfire to signal a police helicopter, which finds her and forces Gold and Mansell to surrender. Atterton's machinations are discovered, and he is apprehended in prison, with O'Farrell confirming that Sam and Marsha are alive. Thatcher gives Sam his phone to call Marsha, confirming she is safe.
It doesn't end with all issues tied up. I wonder whether a third season will be announced by Apple TV? I feel this series was wonderful and original in its first season, however (like many shows) the second series struggles to deliver the same suspense and impact of the first season.
That said, it was highly addictive viewing again. Until next time. Bring on the long weekend!
