POP CULTURE NEWS 261: NEW HEADLINES OF THE WEEK

Hello, readers and friends. Back to round up some of the pop culture stories making headlines from this past week in this 261 edition. Not sure what we can discover this week (answer: not much!), but hoping there will be some good stories to share. pop culture news 261

THE POP CULTURE NEWS BULLETIN 261

The Pop Culture News Bulletin is a weekly roundup of the recent and trending news stories in the entertainment industry or stories that fall into the pop culture subcategory. Every Friday we feature stories that fit the content we frequently cover

The Hallmark Channel unveiled its 2026 Countdown to Christmas schedule which includes returning stars like Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kimberley Sustad, Laci J. Mailey, Hunter King, Andrew Walker, Lacey Chabert and so many more. The full schedule is EVERYWHERE on the internet, but you can also find it here.

Some big streaming TV shows made their debut this week. Two of them are the action packed, big production that is the Prime Video spin off (from Reacher) that is Neagley. This one follows a former special investigator in the military who is now a PI and investigates the suspicious death of her friend.

The second new show is Agatha Christie’s Tommy and Tuppence, a contemporary version of the famous detective duo Christie penned. The show is a BritBox exclusive and is quite entertaining (s0 far).

Also returning is the ABC show R.J. Decker, which fans seemed to enjoy from the winter 2026 slate. The show follows Scott Speedman as the titular character, a man who is trying to start over as a P.I. after his career working for a newspaper ends when he has trouble with the law.

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Netflix also released the official release date for their adaptation of Pride and Prejudice which is December 3, a likely date given they probably hope to pull some seasonal streaming. Everything we know (so far) about this adaptation is rounded up in this post from earlier in the week.

NCIS: New York, the new spin off set to tell the story of the already established character Sam Hanna as he moves to New York to work with a new NCIS team. The show dropped a new trailer this past week. See below.

Alright, let’s hear from you all! Which of these pop culture 261 edition stories did you read about? Which ones did I neglect? Drop the comments below!

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