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"Back In Action" Berlin Special Screening

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Bond with your teen over Netflix’s newest spy movie: Back in Action

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The Couple Next Door parents guide: Don't watch this around the kids

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Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking whips up a second season at Food Network

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Netflix is bringing Ms. Rachel for toddlers in January 2025

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SHIFTING GEARS - ÒRestorationÓ - Matt, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, is confronted with his most unexpected and challenging project yet when his estranged daughter, Riley, and her adolescent children come crashing back into his life. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EST) on ABC.
TIM ALLEN, MAXWELL SIMKINS, BARRETT MARGOLIS, KAT DENNINGS

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"Missing You" - Photocall

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THE ROOKIE - ÒThe ShotÓ - Now recovering from a gunshot wound and feeling the effects of his age, John and the team welcome two new rookies and continue the hunt for two dangerous inmates with very personal vendettas following their prison escape. TUESDAY, JAN. 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC.
RICHARD T. JONES, NATHAN FILLION

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WILL TRENT - ABC's “Will Trent“ stars Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Gina Rodriguez as Marion Alba, Ramón Rodriguez as Will Trent, Bluebell as Betty, Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner, Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, and Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell. (Disney/Nino Muñoz)

Will Trent season 3 parents guide: Is the ABC series still okay for teens?

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Australians Celebrate New Year's Eve 2024

Celebrate the 2025 New Year with your kids with these 5 specials (and where to watch)

Bluey Season 3 Image. Image Credit to Disney/Disney+.

It's a Bluey Christmas! Watch these holiday-theme episodes with your family

Bluey Season 3 Image. Image Credit to Disney/Disney+.

Bluey is coming to the Big Screen in 2027 (and what to know!)

Zuri (voiced by Vanessa Huszar), Izzy (voiced by Victoria Scola-Giampapa) and Tate (voiced by Christopher Sean Cooper Jr.) in "Wonder Pets: In The City," now streaming on Apple TV+. | Courtesy of Apple TV+

Executive Producer of Wonder Pets: In the City talks new trio and preserving elements of the original series

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Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 from Paramount Pictures and Sega. Photo Credit: Courtesy Paramount Pictures and Sega of America.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 parents guide: The third Sonic installment continues the fun

POLAR EXPRESS - The Polar Express is an inspiring adventure based on the beloved Caldecott Medal children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. The Academy Award-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite to tell the tale of a doubting young boy who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. "The Polar Express" airs on Freeform's 25 Days

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Premiere Of Netflix's "The Six Triple Eight"

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Living room with television and Christmas tree, ca. 1953

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Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 from Paramount Pictures and Sega. Photo Credit: Courtesy Paramount Pictures and Sega of America.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is happening, and now we have a release window

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Wim, Neel, Jod Na Nawood, Fern, and KB. Image Source: StarWars.com

Skeleton Crew parents guide: This Star Wars show is made for the family

Angry Birds Mystery Island

Angry Birds Mystery Island cast member Ernie Hudson talks voicing Marlon and his admiration for animation

Sago Mini Friends - Courtesy of Apple

EXCLUSIVE: Watch a clip from Season 3 of Apple TV+'s Sago Mini Friends

A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING - The ABC Television Network will kick off the holiday season with the classic half-hour animated PEANUTS special, ÒA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,Ó Wednesday, NOV. 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. In the 1973 special, ÒA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,Ó created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown wants to do something special for the gang. However, the dinner he arranges is a disaster when the caterers, Snoopy and Woodstock, prepare toast and popcorn as

4 childhood Thanksgiving specials to watch with your kids this year

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Los Angeles Premiere Of Focus Features' "Nosferatu" - Arrivals

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Bullet Train parents guide: Is this Aaron Taylor-Johnson movie suitable for kids?

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Squid Game parents guide: This Netflix series earns its TV-MA rating

Doctor Who: Joy to the World -- Disney

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Warner Bros. "The Goonies" 25th Anniversary Celebration

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'Never say die' re-release on the big screen: Sharing the magic of The Goonies with a new generation

Aaron Taylor Johnson in Columbia Pictures and Marvel KRAVEN THE HUNTER

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AN EXPANSIVE NEW VOYAGE -- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” sends Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) on an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, “Moana 2” features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. The all-new feature film opens in

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3 movies to watch next with the kids if you loved Moana 2

Wicked movie poster

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The Wicked movie is great for kids, but what about the Wicked book?

Joy on Netflix

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Joy parents guide: Is this historical drama suitable for kids?

AN EXPANSIVE NEW VOYAGE -- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” sends Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) on an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, “Moana 2” features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. The all-new feature film opens in

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Moana 2 parents guide: Take your kids to see this Disney sequel

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