ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
This year, 72 of Korea’s top fashionistas will be loading up their shears, pins, steamers and sewing machines for the chance to become Korea’s next fashion icon in Style Wars (working title) – an all-new reality survival series coming exclusively to Disney+
After captivating audiences with its eerie insights into health, wealth, the future and the beyond, supernatural reality competition Battle of Fates has levitated up the charts, *surpassing the record previously held by 2023’s Moving, to become the number one series premiere of all time (based on views in its first 12 days) on Disney+ in Korea, as well as the number one series premiere of 2026 on Disney+ in APAC, with local adaptations for other markets now confirmed to be in development.
Prime Video announced the second season of Beast Games, the record-breaking global competition series from Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, will premiere on January 7, 2026. The first three episodes will be available on January 7 with following episodes dropping weekly thereafter leading up to the Season Two finale on February 25.
Fans of Korean entertainment, look out! Stream new Korean drama series, Dear X starring Kim You-jung and Kim Young-dae from November 6 and livestream the highly anticipated 2025 MAMA AWARDS from CJ ENM on November 28 – 29, featuring some of the biggest K-POP stars, on HBO Max. With Halloween just around the corner, we invite thrill-seekers to explore HBO Max’s Trick or Treat rail and stream hits like Sinners and Final Destination Bloodlines, as well as the upcoming early premiere of HBO Original, IT: Welcome to Derry’s episode two on October 31.
Catch a new season of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and Daytime Emmy®-nominated culinary series, BBQ High on TLC, and embrace the chaos on the Discovery Channel with Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan Season four and In the Eye of the Storm Season two, this September, alongside upcoming programming from HGTV, AFN and Animal Planet. Get into the Halloween spirit this October with HGTV’s Scariest House in America, TLC’s Halloween Baking Championship Season 11 and more.
Stream the premiere of the HBO Original drama series Task, starring Mark Ruffalo and Fabien Frankel, and join Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus Season two) in their new comedy series The Paper, written and executive produced by Greg Daniels (Creator of The Office). Catch thriller Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender and Pierce Brosnan, as well as Nicolas Cage’s Arcadian, all on HBO Max.
Uncover hidden gems this May and June with Discovery Channel’s Filthy Fortunes, catch a glimpse of the lives of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin on TLC’s The Baldwins, face predators on Animal Planet’s Raptors and feel inspired with HGTV and AFN.
Lisa Vanderpump is back, along with Stassi Schroeder and a mix of familiar faces and new staff for Season Two of “Vanderpump Villa,” this time at ‘Castello Rosato’ in the countryside of Italy. The Original series returns with all ten episodes on Thursday, April 24, 2025, exclusively on Disney+.
Mark your calendars and witness the making of global pop idols in Be the NEXT: 9 Dreamers, starting February 8. The show airs Saturdays at 7:15 PM and Sundays at 8:15 PM, with weekday catch-ups every 11:30 PM.
This year, PLDT Home is hosting Drag to Store in select Metro Manila stores, giving drag fans and members of the LGBTQIA+ community not just a unique and fun retail experience – but also an opportunity to share inspiring stories. These events include performances by Drag Race Philippines Season three drag queens and surprise appearances of Seasons one and two queens. PLDT Home customers can also enjoy mini challenges inspired by nostalgic Filipino party games and meet and greet with the queens right inside the stores.