TV Trailers of the Week: Ted: Season 2, Vanished, The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 4, Dark Winds: Season 4 and More!
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📺 “Ted: Season 2” Trailer: Seth MacFarlane’s Foul-Mouthed Teddy Bear Turns John’s High School Senior Year Into Total Chaos — Premieres Thurs, March 5th on Peacock
Time to break out those distinctly Massachusetts accents, because everyone’s lovable foul-mouthed teddy bear is back for another round of childish mayhem.
It’s halfway through senior year, yet a teenage John Bennett is still no closer to acting his age or finding a girl to go out with him. As for his perpetually immature best friend, Ted — who also happens to be a walking, talking toy teddy bear, once again voiced by Family Guy mastermind Seth MacFarlane — adulthood might as well be a myth, something meant for other people in other zip codes, preferably nowhere near suburban Boston. But if senior year is supposed to be about growing up, getting serious, and figuring out your future, John still has a long way to go before he’s ready to let go of his childhood crutch — especially when that crutch swears, drinks, and actively sabotages every attempt at adulthood.
Season 2 of Ted, Peacock’s prequel series to Seth MacFarlane’s 2012 hit comedy and its sequel that starred Mark Wahlberg as the older John Bennett, once again follows a teenage John (Max Burkholder) and his working-class suburban family as they try to survive the ’90s with Ted, the anthropomorphic foul-mouthed plush bear who magically came to life from a wish.
This new season follows John as he prepares himself for college, trying to turn the final months of high school into something resembling a real experience before it’s too late. Ted, of course, is the ultimate chaos agent. So as John barrels through senior year with the intent of finding a girlfriend and finally shedding his dork status, you can safely assume nothing goes according to plan. Because growing up might be inevitable, but with Ted in the picture, it’s guaranteed to be loud, messy, and painfully awkward.
Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach are also back as John’s long-suffering parents, while Giorgia Whigham is once again playing John’s sarcastic college-aged cousin, Blaire.
Ted: Season 2 is scheduled to premiere Thursday, March 5th on Peacock.
📺 “Vanished” Trailer: Kaley Cuoco’s Romantic Getaway Turns Into a Nightmare When Her Boyfriend Suddenly Disappears in This New Mystery-Thriller Miniseries with Sam Claflin — Premieres Sun, February 1st on MGM+
Kaley Cuoco’s newest series asks a deceptively simple question: how well do you really know your romantic partner, especially if they suddenly vanish without a trace? And who can you truly trust if everyone around you seems determined to believe it’s no big deal?
In the new limited mystery thriller Vanished, The Big Bang Theory and The Flight Attendant star plays Alice, an American woman who’s just fallen hard for the charming Tom (Sam Claflin, of Hunger Games and Amazon’s Daisy Jones & The Six). After spending several blissful months together, the pair set off on a romantic European getaway, beginning in Paris. But while aboard a train heading south to Marseille, Alice wakes up from a nap to discover Tom has mysteriously vanished from his seat. Worse yet... there’s no sign of him anywhere on the train. He’s simply gone. No goodbye. No explanation.
Now left stranded in a foreign country with more questions than answers, Alice grows suspicious that the man she thought she knew may have been hiding things from her. As she digs deeper, the mystery unfurls into a web of lies and dangerous secrets, all set against postcard-perfect European backdrops that feel increasingly claustrophobic by the minute. After getting in contact with local detectives and private investigators, Alice finds herself leading her own quest into Tom’s whereabouts. But the further she pushes, the more it becomes clear that the truth might not be something she’s ready for... or safe to uncover.
Co-starring Karin Viard, Matthias Schweighöfer, Simon Abkarian, and Dar Zuzovsky, the miniseries is created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson (Pixie), with Thompson also handling writing duties and Barnaby Thompson (Pixie) directing.
Part relationship thriller, part missing-person mystery, expect explosive twists and that creeping dread that comes with realizing the person beside you might very well be a stranger.
Vanished is set to premiere Sunday, February 1st on MGM+ in the U.S. and select international territories, with weekly episode drops. For viewers in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, all four episodes will arrive February 27th on Prime Video.
📺 “The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 4” Trailer: Mickey Haller Fights for His Freedom as the System Turns Against Him in Netflix’s Hit Legal Drama starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo — Premieres Thurs, February 5th on Netflix
As a lawyer working from his Lincoln car, well, there’s no one better in L.A. you’d want to have in your corner. But now, as a defendant fighting to clear his name, he’s forced to navigate the justice system from the one place he never thought he’d be: behind bars.
Netflix’s hit legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer returns for Season 4, backing attorney extraordinaire Mickey Haller (a returning Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) into a corner where the only way out is to fight a judicial system stacked against him.
Following the shocking events of Season 3, where the dead body of a former client turns up in the trunk of Mickey’s beloved Lincoln, the smooth-talking L.A. defense attorney has now become the target of both the DA’s office and the FBI. Facing some serious time if found guilty, Mickey is forced to defend himself from the most unforgiving seat in the courtroom: the defendant’s chair. With his team and close friends working diligently to clear his name, Mickey has undergone some agonizing trials before, but this one might just be the hardest case of his career. Only this time, if Mickey loses, he’s the one facing hard time.
Based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling book series and executive produced by iconic TV honcho David E. Kelley, with Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez serving as co-showrunners, The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 4 also features returning cast members Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, and Angus Sampson, with Emmy nominee Constance Zimmer (House of Cards) joining this season as the hotshot, hardnosed DA sent in to put Mickey away for good.
The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 4 premieres Thursday, February 5th on Netflix.
📺 “Dark Winds: Season 4” Trailer: Zahn McClarnon Hunts for a Missing Navajo Girl as the AMC Noir Thriller Becomes a Race to Catch a Killer — Premieres Sunday, February 15th on AMC and AMC+
No one said all gritty detective noir stories have to be set in big urban cities. Sometimes, the sunbaked backdrop of the American Southwest desert—with its endless highways and blinding daylight—can feel just as isolating, corrupting, and morally unforgiving as any rain-soaked alleyway.
Case in point: Dark Winds, AMC’s critically lauded Navajo detective thriller starring Zahn McClarnon as veteran tribal police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, whose investigative methods are shaped as much by his cultural knowledge and traditions as they are by the hard realities of working cases where justice is rarely clean or easily solved.
Based on Tony Hillerman’s iconic Leaphorn & Chee detective novels, the series has the good fortune of being executive produced by two legends in the industry: Game of Thrones creator-author George R.R. Martin and the late Hollywood icon Robert Redford, both of whom have been instrumental in shepherding the project since its launch back in 2022. The series has been a critical darling since season one, earning a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score across all three seasons and steadily building a devoted cult following.
The show should also be noted as part of the recent wave of Indigenous-led storytelling, helping to reclaim and reframe the history of the American Southwest through Native perspectives that have long been sidelined. It also further highlights just how tremendous and talented Zahn McClarnon is as both an actor and the show’s commanding lead. For season four, out next month, McClarnon will also make his directorial debut, helming one of the new episodes.
Season four raises the stakes immediately with the search for a missing Navajo girl, pulling Lt. Leaphorn (McClarnon), FBI agent-turned–tribal deputy Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), and tribal police sergeant–turned–border patrol officer Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) far beyond the familiar terrain of Navajo Nation. This time, the trail leads to the gritty sprawl of 1970s Los Angeles, where the case becomes a race against the clock—and against an obsessive killer with dangerous ties to organized crime.
Created by Graham Roland (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), with John Wirth (Hell on Wheels) serving as showrunner, Dark Winds: Season 4 is set to premiere Sunday, February 15th on AMC and AMC+.
📺 “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” Trailer: Tracy Morgan Chases a Questionable Comeback as a Fallen NFL Legend in a Mockumentary Comedy Series with Daniel Radcliffe — A Special Premiere After Football Sun, January 18th on NBC/Peacock
From the team behind 30 Rock, NBC’s new comedy series plays like a comeback tour nobody asked for... and that’s exactly the point. Tracy Morgan stars as Reggie Dinkins, a disgraced former NFL star attempting to rehab his image after a gambling scandal, only to document every misstep by agreeing to be followed by a camera crew whether he succeeds or flames out. Daniel Radcliffe co-stars as the well-meaning (and increasingly horrified) documentarian capturing Reggie’s slow crawl back toward relevance, turning each ill-advised decision into public record. Built around Morgan’s chaotic energy and a mockumentary structure that thrives on secondhand embarrassment, the series leans into the comedy of ego, denial, and the lie of the redemption arc. Debuting with a special Sunday night premiere January 18th after Sunday Night Football on NBC, the show will return on Mondays, starting February 23rd.
📺 “Wonder Man” New Spot: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Ben Kingsley Skewer Superheroes and Studio Politics in Marvel’s Meta Hollywood Satire Miniseries — Premieres Tues, January 27th on Disney+
Marvel pokes fun at itself with this sly, self-aware MCU satire that’s less about saving the world and more about surviving the system that keeps rebooting it. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as a struggling actor suddenly cast as the face of a shiny new superhero franchise—while hiding one massive secret: he actually has real superpowers, a hard no-no in Hollywood. In an industry built on IP, the real villains are studio notes, hard-to-please executives, brand synergy, and impossible expectations. Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor Slattery, the MCU’s most spectacularly unserious performer, somehow failing upward once again inside Hollywood’s machine, proving that failure is often just another path to the spotlight.
📺 “The Beauty” New Promos: Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall Chase a Deadly Perfection Drug in Ryan Murphy’s Fashion-World Thriller Series with Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos & Bella Hadid — Premieres Wed, January 21st on FX on Hulu/Disney+
Set inside the ruthless glamour of international fashion, Ryan Murphy’s latest series opens with a wave of gruesome supermodel deaths that drag two FBI agents (Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall) into a pharmaceutical conspiracy that’s equal parts couture fantasy and body-horror nightmare. The trail leads to a miracle virus promising instant physical perfection—a seductive shortcut that turns beauty into currency and time into a death sentence. With Ashton Kutcher as a tech mogul monetizing human bodies and Anthony Ramos as his lethal fixer, this is a darkly satirical horror where beauty isn’t just skin-deep... it’s fatal.
📺 “Amadeus” U.S. Teaser: Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany Reignite a Deadly Rivalry of Genius and Envy in This Modern Reimagining of the Classical Drama — Coming Soon to STARZ
This five-episode British miniseries reimagines Amadeus as a full-blown rock-star saga of ego, faith, and obsession, with Will Sharpe embodying Mozart as volatile, brilliant, and impossible to ignore, and Paul Bettany delivering a wounded, simmering Antonio Salieri undone by the sound of a talent he can never touch. As Mozart storms into Vienna hungry for relevance and freedom, Salieri’s admiration mutates into a decades-long psychological war over music, reputation, and self-destruction. Written by Joe Barton and directed by Julian Farino (the duo behind Giri/Haji), this sets out to prove that envy isn’t just corrosive... it’s operatic!
📺 “How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” Trailer: Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan & Caoilfhionn Dunne Star in This Darkly Comic Mystery of Friendship and Secrets from ‘Derry Girls’ Creator Lisa McGee — Premieres Thurs, February 12th on Netflix
From Lisa McGee, the wickedly sharp mind behind Derry Girls, comes this new Irish comedy-thriller series that starts with grief and spirals into something far stranger. Roísín Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, and Caoilfhionn Dunne star as three lifelong friends whose carefully managed adult lives crack open when news of an estranged friend’s suspicious death drags them back into unfinished business. What begins at a wake quickly turns into a chaotic, darkly funny odyssey across Ireland, fueled by buried memories, bad decisions, and the kind of small-town gossip that only makes things worse.
📺 “Finding Her Edge” New Trailer: A Gifted Ice Skater (Madelyn Keys) Returns to the Rink in Netflix’s New Romantic Skating Drama Series with Cale Ambrozic, Olly Atkins, Alexandra Beaton & Alice Malakhov — Premieres Thurs, January 22nd on Netflix
This soapy YA sports drama understands how hard it is to move forward when your heart is still circling the past. The series follows Adriana Russo (Madelyn Keys), a gifted ice dancer chasing a shot at the World Championships with a new partner (Cale Ambrozic), just as unresolved feelings—both romantic and competitive—about her former partner (Olly Atkins) start complicating everything. When a fake off-ice romance becomes the only way to secure sponsorship and keep her family’s struggling rink afloat, the line between performance and real emotion blurs fast. And in the high-stakes world of elite figure skating, romance and rivalry go hand in hand.
📺 “Motorvalley” Trailer: Luca Argentero Leads a High-Speed Fight for Redemption in This New Italian Racing Drama Series with Giulia Michelini and Caterina Forza — Premieres Tues, February 10th on Netflix
Time to shift into high gear as this sleek, adrenaline-fueled series dives into the brutal, beautiful pressure cooker of the Italian Gran Turismo Championship. Starring Luca Argentero alongside Giulia Michelini and Caterina Forza, the racing drama tracks three damaged lives chasing redemption at 200 miles per hour: an heir fighting to reclaim her family’s racing empire, a disgraced former champion haunted by a career-ending crash, and a reckless young driver addicted to speed. Built for viewers who like their shows fast, loud, unforgiving, and with a distinctly Italian edge.
📺 “Portobello” Trailer: Famed Italian TV Host Enzo Tortora (Fabrizio Gifuni) Confronts a Nation-Shaking Miscarriage of Justice in HBO’s First Italian Original Series — Premieres Fri, February 20th on HBO Max
From filmmaker Marco Bellocchio and starring Fabrizio Gifuni, HBO’s first Italian original series revisits the true story of Enzo Tortora, a beloved TV personality whose life was shattered by a catastrophic judicial error at the height of his fame. Set against the backdrop of early ’80s Italy, the drama charts Tortora’s descent from national icon to public enemy within a system unwilling to confront its own mistakes.
📺 “Yo Gabba GabbaLand!” Season 2 Trailer: The Music-Centric Kids Series Turns the Volume Up Again with New Songs, Big Energy, and Playful Chaos — Premieres Fri, January 30th on Apple TV
The wonderfully weird world of Yo Gabba Gabba is back, still operating on its own joyful frequency. Season two doubles down on what made the revival click: catchy music, surreal humor, and a genuine respect for kids. With all-new performances, animations, and some unexpected guest energy, it feels less like a traditional children’s show and more like a living mixtape, proof that kids’ TV doesn’t have to be one note... or quiet.
📺 “Mike Epps: Delusional” Trailer: Veteran Comedian Unpacks Breakups, Fame, and the Hustle That Made Him in His New Stand-Up Comedy Special — Premieres Tues, January 27th on Netflix
Veteran comic Mike Epps reflects on breakups, fame, and the long road in between, blending hard-earned wisdom with sharp, self-aware bravado in a stand-up set that skewers the fantasy of overnight success and embraces the messy reality of sticking around long enough to laugh about it.
📺 “Skyscraper Live” Trailer: Free Solo Rock Climber Alex Honnold Attempts a Rope-Free Climb of Taipei 101 in Netflix’s Real-Time Extreme Stunt — Streaming Live Fri, January 23rd on Netflix
This isn’t just another climbing doc—it’s a high-wire experiment in live television, with no safety net, no edits, and absolutely zero margin for error. Free-solo icon Alex Honnold pushes his discipline into terrifying new territory as he scales Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings on the planet, in real time for a global audience. The climb will be broadcast live on Netflix next Friday at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT, where the risk isn’t edited out and every move counts.
📺 “Star Search: Live Event” Trailer: Anthony Anderson Hosts the Iconic Talent Competition’s Interactive Revival with Judges Jelly Roll, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Chrissy Teigen — Streaming Live Tues, January 20th on Netflix
The long-dormant talent institution is getting a real-time reboot, leaning hard into the thrill of watching careers begin live, complete with audience-interactive voting straight from the remote. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, this five-week Netflix live event throws singers, dancers, comedians, magicians, variety acts, and junior performers into head-to-head competition under the watchful eyes of celebrity judges Jelly Roll, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Chrissy Teigen. Starting next Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, the next big star might be decided live... and with your vote.
