This week's launch of the broadcast networks' 2021-22 TV season hasn't deterred several cable networks and streaming services from debuting their own original series.   

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Netflix on Sept. 22 will premiere the fourth and final season of its dramedy series Dear White People. Justin Simien will return as showrunner and executive producer of the series along with Yvette Lee Bowser. 

Apple TV Plus on Sept. 24 will debut Foundation, based on the Isaac Asimov sci-fi novel and executive produced by David S. Goyer.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Sept. 20-26 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Sept. 23: Code 404 (returning series) — Peacock

Sept. 23: That Girl Lay Lay (comedy) — Nickelodeon

Sept. 23: Creepshow (returning series) — Shudder

Sept. 23: Doom Control (returning series) — HBO Max

Sept. 24: Birds of Paradise (drama) — Prime Video

Sept. 24: The Startling (movie) — Netflix

Sept. 24 — Blood & Water (drama): Netflix

Sept. 24: Goliath (returning series) — Prime Video

Sept. 24: Midnight Mass (horror) — Netflix

Sept. 26: BMF (drama) — Starz

Sept. 26: Nuclear Family (documentary) — HBO

Netflix drew the most nominations for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, the organization announced Wednesday.

Netflix drew 15 nominations for GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives. HBO finished second with eight nominations -- including a best drama series nod for freshman series Euphoria (pictured), followed by broadcast networks ABC, NBC and CBS with four each, according to GLAAD.

Cable networks drew of 31 nominees, with streaming services receiving 22 nominations, and broadcast networks receiving 19 nominations.

The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York at the Hilton Midtown on March 19 and in Los Angeles on April 16.

A partial list of GLAAD Media Awards nominees in the television category are as follows:

Outstanding Drama Series

Batwoman (The CW)

Billions (Showtime)

Euphoria (HBO)

Killing Eve (AMC)

The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime)

The Politician (Netflix)

Pose (FX)

Shadowhunters (Freeform)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Supergirl (The CW)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)

Dear White People (Netflix)

Dickinson (Apple TV+)

One Day at a Time (Netflix)

The Other Two (Comedy Central)

Schitt's Creek (Pop)

Sex Education (Netflix)

Superstore (NBC)

Vida (Starz)

Work in Progress (Showtime)

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series w/o a regular LGBTQ character)

"Love" Drunk History (Comedy Central)

"Murdered at a Bad Address" Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

“Spontaneous Combustion” Easy (Netflix)

“This Extraordinary Being” Watchmen (HBO)

"Two Doors Down" Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (Netflix)

Outstanding TV Movie

Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)

Let It Snow (Netflix)

Rent: Live (FOX)

Transparent: Musicale Finale (Amazon)

Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story (Lifetime)

Outstanding Limited Series

Mrs. Fletcher (HBO)

The Red Line (CBS)

Tales of the City (Netflix)

When They See Us (Netflix)

Years & Years (HBO)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming

Andi Mack (The Disney Channel)

The Bravest Knight (Hulu)

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)

The Loud House (Nickelodeon)

"Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" Arthur (PBS)

Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

Steven Universe: The Movie (Cartoon Network)

"A Tale of Two Nellas" Nella the Princess Knight (Nick Jr.)

Twelve Forever (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Program

Are You the One? (MTV)

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

I Am Jazz (TLC)

Queer Eye (Netflix)

RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

“Billy Porter Serves Cataract Realness, Fashion, and Tonys” The View (ABC)

“Ellen Meets Inspiring Mormon Valedictorian” The Ellen Show (Syndicated/Telepictures Productions

“Jacob Tobia - Promoting a ‘Gender-Chill’ Exploration of Identity with ‘Sissy’” The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central

“Jonathan Van Ness: Honey, She's An Onion With All Sorts of Layers” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

“Lilly Is Struggling to Date Women” A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine

“ABC News Pride Day” (WABC-TV/ABC News)

“All Her Sons” CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)

“Am I Next? Gay and Targeted in Chechnya” Nightline (ABC)

“Am I Next? Trans and Targeted” Nightline (ABC)

“Rainbow Railroad” 60 Minutes (CBS)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

“Black and Trans in Texas” Vice News Tonight (HBO)

“Don Lemon to Kevin Hart: Walking away right now is your choice” CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (CNN)

“Laverne Cox: We exist, we deserve human rights” Up with David Gura (MSNBC)

“One-on-One with Mayor Pete Buttigieg” The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)

“Ryan Russell Reveals His Truth” ESPN (ESPN)

AMC will bid farewell to its drama/fantasy series Preacher with the debut of its final season, one of several shows making their debuts this week

Preacher, based on the comic book series of the same name, ends the saga of flawed preacher Jesse Custer who, along with his ex-girlfriend Tulip and vampire friend Cassidy, seek to find God. The 10-episode series, which debuts Aug. 4, stars Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, and Joseph Gigun.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:

July 29 -- Lights Out With David Spade (talk show) -- Comedy Central

July 31 -- Four Weddings and a Funeral (romantic comedy series) -- Hulu

July 31 -- The Red Sea Diving Resort (drama series) -- Netflix

July 31 -- Sherman’s Showcase (comedy series) -- IFC

Aug. 1 -- No One Saw A Thing (documentary miniseries) -- Sundance TV

Aug. 2 -- A Black Lady Sketch Show -- (comedy) -- HBO

Aug. 2 -- Dear White People (Comedy) --- Netflix

Aug. 2 -- Descendants 3 (movie) -- Disney Channel

Aug. 2 -- Into The Dark: School Spirit -- (movie) -- Hulu

Aug. 2 -- This Is Football (sports documentary) -- Prime video

Aug. 4 -- Serengeti (documentary) -- Discovery Channel

Netflix Fires PR Chief After Use of Insensitive Language in Meetings

TWIN: Netflix fired its chief communications officer Jonathan Friedland after some employees complained he had used derogatory language against African Americans on more than one occasion in meetings. In a memo to employees, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said Friedland’s “descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work showed unacceptably low racial awareness and sensitivity."

MCN Take: Friedland joined Netflix in 2011 as VP of corporate global communications – he had previously been with The Walt Disney Co. – and was named head of the communications effort in 2012. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter he said:

"Leaders have to be beyond reproach in the example we set and unfortunately I fell short of that standard when I was insensitive in speaking to my team about words that offend in comedy. I feel awful about the distress this lapse caused to people at a company I love and where I want everyone to feel included and appreciated. I feel honored to have built a brilliant and diverse global team and to have been part of this collective adventure in building the world’s leading entertainment service."

Read the full story at: The Hollywood Reporter 

Dear White People Renewed for Season 3

TWIN: Netflix has renewed Justin Simien’s Dear White People for a third season. The series, which deals with issues of race, class and sexuality at fictional Winchester University, will return for 10 more episodes next year.

MCN Take: The show was created by Simien based on his 2014 movie of the same name, also comes from executive producer and showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser. The second season launched on May 4 and is currently available for streaming. The series is produced by Lionsgate Television.

Read the full story at The Chicago Tribune: 

Steven DeKnight Inks Overall Deal with Netflix

TWIN: Daredevil and Spartacus writer, director Steven S. DeKnight is expanding his overall deal with Netflix for series and other projects, including feature films. DeKnight joins a growing list of writers, producers and directors the SVOD service that have signed to long-term deals, including Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes. 

MCN Take: DeKnight was a key player in the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix, which is about to enter its third season on the SVOD service. He also created, wrote and executive produced Spartacus for Starz – currently showing on Netflix – and his first foray into feature films – Pacific Rim: Uprising – was released in 2016 and grossed about $290 million worldwide.

Read the Full Story at Deadline.com 

Barrons: Competing Against Netflix Challenging

TWIN: Several analysts boosted their 12-month price targets on Netflix to $500 last week, well above its current level of about $411.09 per share. Barron’s said Netflix’s direct-to-consumer distribution strength, its technology and its vast consumer data advantage forms “a large competitive moat.”

MCN Take: Barron’s added that any expected M&A wave to come in the wake of the AT&T-Time Warner merger and the ongoing fight for 21 Century Fox assets by Disney and Comcast isn’t likely to help because Netflix already has pricing power, more viewing is happening on-demand, traditional media is focused on non-scripted programming and Netflix already is providing more relevant content year-round.

Read the Full Story at Barron’s

Dish Brings Netflix to More Hotel Rooms

TWIN: Dish Network says it will integrate Netflix into its Evolve hospitality product in the coming months, allowing guests to log into their existing Netflix accounts or set up new ones.

MCN Take: The 4K-enabled Evolve features Chromecast built-in, so guests can also cast their Netflix content from their mobile devices to their hotel room TV. When the guest checks out of the room, their Netflix user credentials will automatically be removed from the system.

See the full story at Multichannel News

Netflix Thursday announced it will bring back its original series Dear White People for a third season.

The series, based on the acclaimed 2014 film by the same name, continues to follow a group of Winchester University students of color as they navigate a diverse landscape of social injustice, cultural bias, political correctness (or lack thereof) and activism in the millennial age, said Netflix.

Dear White People, from series creator, executive producer, director, writer and co-showrunner Justin Simien, is produced by Lionsgate for Netflix and stars Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Ashley Blaine Featherson and Marque Richardson.

Yvette Lee Bowser serves as co-showrunner and executive producer for the series, with Stephanie Allain and Julia Lebedev also serving as executive producers. 

Netflix said it has renewed its original series Dear White People for a second season.

Production on 10 additional episodes of the show is scheduled to begin later this year.

Dear White People is produced for Netflix by Lionsgate. The series was created and is executive produced by Justin Simien.

The show stars Logan Browning, Brandon P. Bell, Antoinette Robertson, DeRon Horton, John Patrick Amedori, Ashley Blaine Featherson and Marque Richardson.

Set in a white Ivy League university, Dear White People explores tensions in post-racial America. It is based on the 2014 film of the same name.

The series made its Netflix debut in April.