AMC Networks has announced a partnership with Tubi to premiere “Demascus,” a new six episode half-hour comedy sci-fi series from Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm. The series stars Okieriete Onaodowan and Janet Hubert. The series will premiere exclusively on Tubi starting Thursday, Aug. 7th.
The series follows Demascus (Onaodowan), a 33-year old black man who begins on a journey to self-discovery as he begins to use “experimental reality-bending” technology.
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Additional cast members for “Demascus” include Caleb Eberhardt (“Judas and the Black Messiah, “The Post”) Shakira Ja’nai Paye (“Single Drunk Female,” “black-ish”) and Martin Lawrence (“Bad Boys.”)
After “Demascus was previously shelved in 2023 as a result of cost cutting throughout AMC Networks, the series had previously finished production in 2022. In AMC’s SEC filing released in 2023, the prospects of “Demascus” being filed to a new platform seemed possible, with the company saying that the shelved series “may realize some future licensing and other revenue associated with some of the owned titles.”
“Through his titular character Demascus, Tearrance Chisholm asks one of life’s simplest questions: What does it take to be a good man? And he answers it with some of the most surprising and nuanced revelations one could expect,” reveals executive producer, Mark Johnson. “We thank AMC Studios for sharing our belief in this seriocomic series and Tubi for its steadfast conviction that it belongs on the air.”
“We’re excited to introduce audiences to “Demascus”—a bold, genre-bending blend of comedy and sci-fi that challenges conventions as much as it entertains,” said Samuel Harowitz, SVP of Content Acquisition and Partnerships at Tubi. “At Tubi, we champion stories that surprise, provoke, delight and resonate deeply with engaged fandoms, and “Demascus” is exactly the kind of original storytelling we’re proud to spotlight.”
Kirk A. Moore (“American Crime,” “For Life”) and Chisholm serve as the series showrunners. “Demascus” is executive produced by Mark Johnson (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”) and Myki Bajaj of Gran Via Productions.
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Apple TV+ has debuted the trailer for the final season of “Acapulco.” The fourth and final season will consist of 10 episodes, and will premiere with two episodes on July 23, 2025.
Season four will follow Máximo in the present day as he works tirelessly to restore Las Colinas to its former glory before the grand reopening of the resort. In 1986, when a competitor claims the number one spot in the annual ranking of Acapulco’s “Best Hotels,” young Máximo will do whatever it takes to get back on top.
“Acapulco” stars Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon Fernando Carsa, Rafael Cebrián, Vanessa Bauche, Camila Perez, Carlos Corona, Chord Overstreet, Regina Reynoso, Jessica Collins and Regina Orozco.
“Acapulco” is created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman. Winsberg also executive produces with Sam Laybourne, who serves as the series showrunner. Additional executive producers include Kim and Eric Tannenbaum, as well as Jason Wang on behalf of The Tannenbaum Company. Jaime Eliezer Karas also serves as an executive producer and director, with Sonia Gambaro co-executive produces for 3Pas Studios.
The show is inspired by 3Pas Studios and Pantelion Films’ “How to Be A Latin Lover,” and is produced for Apple by Lionsgate Television, 3Pas Studios, Zihuatanejo Productions and The Tannenbaum Company. In addition to starring in the series, Derbez serves as executive producer alongside Ben Odell.
Watch the trailer for “Acapulco” below.
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The official teaser for Peacock’s “Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” has been revealed. The series will premiere on Oct. 16.
“Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” follows the killer throughout 1972 to 1978, when thirty-three men were kidnapped, murdered and found buried in a crawl space beneath their killer’s house. The show explores and “peels back the layers of Gacy’s life while weaving in heartrending stories of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.”
Cast members include Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna, Michael Angarano, Chris Sullivan, Marin Ireland, and James Badge Dale.
“Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is created and executive produced by Patrick Macmanus. Liz Cole for NBC News Studios serves as an executive producer, with Ashley Michel Hoban, Ahmadu Garba, and Kelly Funke for Littleton Road Productions.
Watch the trailer for “Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” below.
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