TV Trailers of the Week: Family Guy’s Holiday Movie, Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion, The Beatles Anthology and More
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📺 “Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie” Trailer: The Griffins Skewer Every Cozy Christmas Trope — Premieres Fri, November 28th on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+
Family Guy has a long, storied history of spoofing pop culture, but when it comes to the holidays, there’s no better source of lampooning than Hallmark Channel and Lifetime’s endless string of sappy, made-for-TV Christmas movies. So this year, Family Guy writers are zeroing their target at that particular brand of overly wholesome, cookie-cutter holiday romance, where small towns become the perfect backdrop for random meet-cutes, magical snowfalls, and suspiciously handsome locals who teach big-city women that the best way to spend Christmas is by slowing down and falling for someone who owns a comfy flannel collection.
So, if you need something to unwrap this holiday season, Family Guy is here to oblige by gifting viewers a new holiday special packed with all the festive tomfoolery, biting parody, and gleeful nonsense you’d expect from the animated show that gave us ridiculous meta jokes, cutaway gags, and a baby hell-bent on world domination.
With a title so aggressively on-the-nose it deserves its own stocking, Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie is a new holiday TV special where Lois takes the lead as an employee of “Big Pie,” who is sent to a quaint winter postcard of a town to swipe Peter’s treasured, award-winning family pie recipe. Naturally, sparks fly, lessons are learned, and holiday clichés pile up like presents under a tree — but all with that unmistakably unhinged Family Guy flavor.
Country superstar Lainey Wilson pops in for a guest-voice cameo, performing a few original songs. And of course, the core cast is back in action: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, and Arif Zahir; all leaning into this syrupy holiday-movie spoof where the pressures of the world are all cured by a little
Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie is scheduled to premiere Friday, November 28th on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Consider your holiday viewing officially roasted... just like that pie Lois is absolutely going to steal.
📺 “Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion” Trailer: Ray Romano Hosts a Warm, Witty Tribute to TV’s Favorite Dysfunctional Family — Premieres Tues, November 24th on CBS and Paramount+
Since the explosion of streaming platforms and on-demand services, where shows are now streamed rather than blasted through roof antennas or cable boxes, it’s getting harder and harder to imagine a time when terrestrial television ruled the industry. That’s why the 30th anniversary of Everybody Loves Raymond not only feels surreal but also feels like a lifetime ago.
It was the ’90s, the era of comfort TV and easygoing, family-first sitcoms. And this sitcom, which launched the acting career of stand-up comic Ray Romano, was the kind of warm-blanket entertainment we used to cherish, back when every family kind of felt like they lived down the street from the Barones’ house.
With nine seasons over the course of eight years — and, if you can believe it, 210 episodes in total — Everybody Loves Raymond was, in many ways, the last of its kind. It was a traditional multi-camera sitcom taped in front of a live audience and was consistently one of the funniest and quietly brilliant shows on network TV in the same era where hits like Friends and Seinfeld were making the most noise.
Now 30 years later, CBS has invited the old gang back for a reunion special hosted by Ray Romano himself alongside Emmy-winning series creator Phil Rosenthal. The special invites audiences into a lovingly recreated version of the Barone home, where Romano and Rosenthal revisit the show’s origins, evolution, and nine-season run on the network. It’s been two decades since the finale aired, but the chemistry, timing, and family bickering that made the series a hit remain as timeless as ever.
Joining the hosts for candid conversations are original cast members Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, and Sullivan Sweeten — all back together to share stories, memories, and their perspectives on becoming one of America’s most beloved TV families.
The reunion will also honor the late Doris Roberts and the late Peter Boyle, who are remembered for playing Ray’s bickering, meddling, but loving parents Marie and Frank Barone, whose iconic performances helped define the show’s endearing comic voice.
So, if you’re looking for something to click on this Thanksgiving holiday, maybe spend some time with the Barones one more time. And for anyone who’s ever dodged an overbearing mother-in-law, this anniversary event just might deliver the perfect blend of nostalgia and heart.
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion will air Tuesday, November 24th on CBS and will also stream the same day on Paramount+.
📺 “The Beatles Anthology” Trailer: Peter Jackson’s Restoration Team Revives the Fab Four’s Definitive Docuseries for Disney+ — Streaming Wed, November 26th
When we think about Thanksgiving, we often worry about who gets assigned cooking duties. In fact, most of the concerns surround the meal itself, but we never stop to think about what to watch once the families finally collapse onto the couch in a collective food coma. Sure, football is an option, but there must be another crowd-pleasing way to keep everyone entertained between dessert rounds.
Well, Disney is thinking The Beatles might be just the ticket. After all, who doesn’t love The Beatles? And if you know someone who doesn’t, well... don’t invite that person to your Thanksgiving dinner.
Next week, Disney will once again team up with Apple Corps, the multimedia company founded by the Beatles that continues to manage the band’s legacy, for a newly restored, newly expanded version of the iconic group’s monumental documentary series The Beatles Anthology.
First released in 1995, the docuseries was groundbreaking for the way it let The Beatles narrate their own story. No talking heads. No outside interpretation. Just John, Paul, George, and Ringo walking you through their memories of the Liverpool days, the mania, the studio revolutions, the fractures, and everything in between. Now, thanks to the restoration team at Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post — the same wizards behind Get Back — the footage looks sharper, richer, and more alive than ever.
Look, with an epic four-film biopic from director Sam Mendes currently in production, Beatlemania is roaring back in a big way. And perhaps taking a look at what the real Beatles had to say about their own fame and fan frenzy might be a good way to get a head start.
Even better: The Beatles Anthology has been expanded from eight to nine episodes, offering a broader view of the band’s inner world. It’s a chance to experience their arc with deeper clarity — the jokes, the tensions, and the inspirations that made them into some of the greatest rock heroes in history.
For longtime fans, it’s a chance to revisit the definitive Beatles story with fresh eyes. For newcomers, it’s the perfect entry point into the mythology. And for everyone else... well, it’s something other than a football game.
The Beatles Anthology begins streaming Wednesday, November 26th exclusively on Disney+.
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📺 “Run” Trailer: George Mason Becomes Australia’s Most Wanted in This Gritty 1990s Aussie Crime Miniseries About Master Bank Robber Brenden Abbott — Premiering Thurs, January 1st on Australia’s Binge
This gritty 1990s-set Aussie crime series dramatizes the wild, unbelievable life of Brenden Abbott, the country’s most infamous bank robber and master escape artist. George Mason (The Power of the Dog) stars as the outlaw trying to outrun the cops, only to face the consequences of the chaos he created. Keiynan Lonsdale (The Flash) costars as the detective on his trail, with Ashleigh Cummings, Robyn Malcolm, David Howell, and Christian Byers rounding out the allies, adversaries, and enforcers orbiting Abbott’s turbulent rise. This six-episode miniseries promises high-stakes heists, close calls, and a lifetime spent sprinting from justice — because when you’re the most wanted man in Australia, simply laying low isn’t really an option.
📺 “Memory of a Killer” New Teaser: Patrick Dempsey Plays a Hitman Losing His Memory in FOX’s New Thriller Series — Premiering This January on FOX
Grey’s Anatomy alum Patrick Dempsey trades scalpels for silencers as Angelo Doyle, a professional contract killer who can’t afford to be afraid... but has every reason to. Haunted by early-onset Alzheimer’s, Angelo is slipping at the worst possible time, navigating an underworld where one mistake means death and every job could be his last. Inspired by the acclaimed Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, this new FOX series also stars Gina Torres and Odeya Rush, with Michael Imperioli as Dutch, a chef, a confidant, and the keeper of Angelo’s criminal front where loyalty is never guaranteed.
📺 “Stranger Things 5” Sneak-Peek Clip: Watch Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven as She Pushes Her Powers to the Limit in Record Time — Final Season’s Volume 1 Begins Wed, November 26th on Netflix
Watch a sneak-peek clip from the highly anticipated final season of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things. In the new footage, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) pushes herself through a makeshift training course, sharpening her telepathic and psychokinetic abilities as the looming showdown with Vecna draws near. It’s a tense, emotional glimpse at the battle that’s been brewing since the beginning—and a reminder that Hawkins’ greatest fight is just around the corner.
📺 “Transformers: EarthSpark: Season 4 (Final Season)” Trailer: The Maltos & Terrans Face Their Ultimate Test as Nickelodeon’s Animated Series Races Toward Its Epic Conclusion — Premiering Fri, December 5th on Paramount+
This action-packed animated conclusion brings the Maltos, Bumblebee, and a begrudgingly heroic Megatron together as Terrans, Autobots, kids, and ex-Decepticons fight to keep the peace in rural Pennsylvania. With sibling bonds, cyber-sleeves, and emotional circuitry sparking in every direction, it blends family drama with full-throttle metal-clanging mayhem!
📺 “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft: Season 2” Trailer: Lara Croft (Hayley Atwell) Returns for a High-Octane Quest Across Africa in Netflix’s Pulpy, Relic-Hunting Animated Adventure — Premieres Thurs, December 11th on Netflix
In this new season of Netflix’s globe-hopping animated adventure, Hayley Atwell back in action as the voice of Lara Croft, a fearless daredevil archaeologist who barrels across Africa to stop a tech-obsessed visionary from weaponizing ancient relics. Co-starring Richard Armitage and Allen Maldonado, it’s a pulpy blend of mystic secrets, high-speed mayhem, and emotional baggage she can’t quite outrun. Expect treasure, trouble, and a few ghosts from the past that hit harder than any booby trap.
📺 “Heated Rivalry” Trailer: Two Hockey Superstars Face Off in a Slow-Burn Love Story in This Canadian Hockey Series Based on Rachel Reid’s Bestseller — Premieres Fri, November 28th on HBO MAX
Adapted from Rachel Reid’s beloved best-seller Game Changers, this Canadian hockey series follows superstar rivals Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), whose fierce on-ice competition masks an eight-year secret romance. Created by Jacob Tierney (Letterkenny, Shoresy) and co-starring François Arnaud, Christina Chang, Dylan Walsh, and Sophie Nélisse, the six-episode drama charts Shane and Ilya’s rise, their struggle to define what they are, and whether love can survive the world’s most cutthroat arena.
📺 “5-Star” Trailer: Go Inside the High-Pressure Lives of College Football’s Most Coveted Recruits in This New Sports Docuseries — Premieres Tues, December 2nd on Paramount+
This game-changing docuseries follows four of the nation’s top 32 football prospects as they juggle fame, pressure, and sky-high expectations before they’ve even set foot on a college field. Between media attention, early money, and the dream of going pro, these teenagers are forced to grow up fast while still craving the simplicity of a normal life. Four journeys. One spotlight. And a whole lot riding on every decision.
📺 “Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East” Trailer: Go Inside the NFL’s Toughest Division in New HBO Football Docuseries — Premieres Tues, December 2 on HBO MAX
When the going gets tough, the NFC East gets going... and this season, every rivalry, meeting-room blowup, locker-room laugh, and make-or-break moment is on full display. Follow the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders as they grind through the season with all the pressure, pride, and unpredictability that define the league’s most hot-blooded division. For fans, this is the ultimate backstage pass — four teams, one division, and a whole lot of drama.
📺 “Home for Christmas: Season 3” Trailer: Ida Elise Broch Returns as Johanne, Ready for a Drama-Free Holiday... Maybe in Hit Norwegian X-Mas Series — Premieres Fri, December 12th on Netflix
Netflix’s first Norwegian original series is back, with Johanne (Ida Elise Broch) determined to make this Christmas heartbreak-free and blissfully uncomplicated — which, of course, guarantees the exact opposite. What begins as a vow to stay clear of romance quickly unravels into another warm, messy, and charming holiday scramble.
📺 “Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh” Trailer: SNL’s Sarah Sherman Delivers a Gloriously Deranged Stand-Up Spectacle Featuring John Waters in a Psychedelic, Boundary-Smashing Special — Premieres Fri, December 12th on HBO Max
SNL cast member Sarah Sherman unleashes her gloriously unhinged, offbeat brand of comedy in a stand-up special that’s part circus sideshow, part Pee-wee Herman panache, and part Andy Kaufman fever dream — all wrapped in post-modern weirdness. With psychedelic props, colorfully grotesque backdrops, and jokes that gleefully tap-dance on the dark side, she turns discomfort into high art and high art into pure absurdity. Featuring a guest appearance by John Waters, it’s comedy that’s proudly, beautifully unwell.
📺 “Kevin Hart: Acting My Age” Trailer: The Comedy Superstar Gets Older, Wiser & Wildly Honest About Midlife Mishaps in His Fifth Netflix Stand-Up Special — Premieres Mon, November 24th on Netflix
Stand-up comic Kevin Hart returns for his fifth Netflix stand-up comedy special, riffing on the chaos of midlife with the same turbo-charged energy fans expect. He digs into family life, aging, and the hard-won “wisdom” that doesn’t always feel so wise. It’s Kevin Hart acting his age... or at least pretending to.
