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Netflix has announced the breakout summer series, Stranger Things , is renewed for a second session. Stranger Things 2 will debut in 2017, with writers/creators Matt and Ross Duffer returning. Nine (9) new episodes are confirmed for the second season. Stranger Things 2 will be produced by 21 Laps for Netflix. Executive Producers Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen and the Duffer Brothers will all return for the second season. Watch the Stranger Things 2 announcement below:

Gossip blogger Perez Hilton will be appearing in CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful for several episodes. Hilton announced his upcoming appearances in a video filmed on the Bill Spencer office set at B&B . “I am going to be a guest star on more than one episode in a role that is going to shock people,” he teased. Watch Hilton's video announcement below:

Check out the weekly spoilers below to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful during the week of August 29, 2016. * Bill extends an offer to Brooke. * Nicole has a feeling Thomas and Sasha's relationship is more than it seems. * Wyatt goes to extremes in an effort to save his marriage. * Eric and Quinn deal with backlash over her return. * Eric questions Steffy about her decision. * Quinn decides to do a good deed. * Wyatt begs Quinn to end her relationship with Eric for his sake. * Katie reconsiders ending her marriage. * Katie tries to set Ridge up with a date. * Quinn comes up with a way to distract Liam from Steffy.

Check out the weekly spoilers below to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of August 29, 2016. * Adam trusts his fate to Victor. * Daniel Romalotti gives Mariah a history lesson. * Nikki takes a risk to help Chelsea. * Phyllis shuts Billy out. * Colin urges Jill to confess her secret. * Nick stands up for Adam. * Chelsea faces an unexpected dilemma. * Dylan chooses between family and duty. * Kevin makes headway with Chloe. * Nikki stands with Victor. * Neil revisits his past. * Paul and Christine get a happy surprise. * Chelsea and Adam plan for the future. * Billy taunts Phyllis. * Chloe covers her activity. * Nick gets a shock.

Check out the weekly spoilers below to find out what's happening on ABC soap opera General Hospital during the week of August 29, 2016. * Hayden confronts Liz. * Paul has some crucial questions for Andre. * Ava makes a difficult realization. * Monica and Finn attempt to keep order when the hospital loses power. * Nathan and Maxie receive guidance. * Nina has news for Claudette. * Ava has a surprise request for Paul. * Diane advises Alexis. * Finn defends Hayden. * Jordan makes an arrest. * Sabrina has a sincere conversation with Michael. * Carly resolves to help Nelle. * Nina is overcome by emotion, prompting an outburst. * Sabrina inspires Monica. * Naomi gives Franco a warning.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of August 22, 2016. Monday, September 5, 2016 Days of our Lives is pre-empted. Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Chad has second thoughts about letting Adrienne and Lucas take custody of Thomas. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Clyde and Orpheus realize they have a lot in common. Maggie struggles with Deimos’s invitation to move back into the mansion. Thursday, September 8, 2016 Eve comes over to grab Theresa for an impromptu bachelorette party. Friday, September 9, 2016 Shawn is chewed out by his supervisor and expresses to Hope that he’s not sure he’s cut out for working at the Salem PD. * Please link only

Jaime Lyn Bauer Jaime Lynn Bauer reprises her role of Dr. Laura Horton on Days of our Lives September 2, and she has great things to say about new scene partner Billy Flynn (Chad). Bauer tells Soap Opera Digest , "Oh, my gosh, he was so adorable. As Laura, I had to be really rough on him. We had a scene where he had one tear that went down his downstage cheek. I went, 'All right, Billy!' It was just about the most perfect tear I have ever witnessed." You can read Bauer's full interview in Soap Opera Digest, on sale now.

Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Days of our Lives has put out a casting call for a gorgeous African American male in this late 20s to play Levi. According to the casting call, Levi is "everything a woman could want in a man — he is funny, quick-witted, protective, intelligent and makes an honest living working hard and loving what he does. He can come off as edgy not angry.” Levi is a recurring role, but has the chance to eventually become a contract role. Levi will show up on-screen in 2017.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of August 22, 2016. Monday, August 29, 2016 Kayla urges Joey to stick with therapy, tells him she and Steve are also going. Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Kate buys the B&B from Doug and Julie and promptly evicts all the guests. Chloe and Philip plot how they’ll tell everyone their story that she is pregnant with his baby. Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Claire seeks romantic advice from Belle and is a little twigged when she finds Ciara and Theo together. Thursday, September 1, 2016 Deimos gives Dario the job of spying on Chloe Friday, September 2, 2016 Jennifer is stunned to see Laura arrive on her doorstep with news about Abigail. * Please link only

Check out the weekly spoilers below to find out what's happening on ABC soap opera General Hospital during the week of August 22, 2016. * Ava comes up with a dark plan. * Liz gets an unexpected package. * Nelle tries to help Carly. * Morgan and Sonny have a serious conversation. * Liz looks to Franco for support. * Kevin and Laura go out. * Molly plays mediator to her mother and sister. * Naomi gets a disturbing call. * Finn and Obrecht butt heads. * Carly and Nelle bond. * Andre advises Jordan. * Laura talks to Kevin. * Liz struggles with a major decision. * Hayden learns some bad news. * a mother and daughter start to make peace.

Soap Opera Digest is reporting that Days of our Lives is casting a plethora of new, short-term roles * Tiffany -a 23-26-year-old spunky con artist. * Toby - a 35-year-old untrustworthy, lazy drain on society. * Russ - a 38-46-year old who is described as a "hot bad boy." * Grigor - a 30-35-year-old that comes across as a bit strung out and menacing, but he knows every illegal thing going on in the city.

Soaps in Depth is reporting that The Young and the Restless has put out a casting call for the contract role of Dean. Dean is described as a Caucasian male in his mid-thirties, who comes from a wealthy background. Dean has managed to remain his integrity, after seeing how greed and ambition have destroyed those around him. The role is slated to start taping at the end of the month.

Actor Anthony Turpel has been cast as R.J. Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful . RJ is the son of Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang). Turpel will first air in the role on Wednesday, September 14.

Kate Mansi in Unwanted Guest Lifetime movie Unwanted Guest premieres Saturday, August 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The film stars Kate Mansi ( Days of our Lives ), Beth Littleford, ( Dog with a Blog ) and Ted King ( One Life to Live ). Although the semester has come to an end, Christine (Valentina Novakovic) is anything but affable: On the last night of school one of her classmates is found dead on campus, and the police have no suspects in custody. Although her friend Amy (Mansi) was planning to remain on campus for the break, with such an emotional tragedy at hand Christine determines that she should spend the holiday at her home. It’s comfortable in suburbia, but Amy is clearly one to enjoy total control. She quickly asserts herself into the family’s lives, and everyone appears infatuated with the young woman— especially Christine’s father (King). However, as the police begin to trace the classmate’s death back to Amy, Christine’s house too is plagued with accidents, and before l

Actress Nichelle Nichols is joining the cast of The Young and the Restless , according to the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest. Nichols, best known for her role as Uhura on Star Trek , will make a two-day appearance to help celebrate the show's 11,000th episode. Nichols will first air September 1.

Soap Opera Digest is reporting that actress Ashleigh Brewer is returning to The Bold and the Beautiful and her role of Ivy Forrester. Ivy will be first seen on Wednesday, August 31.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of August 22, 2016. Monday, August 22, 2016 Chloe has another nightmare in which Deimos learns the truth about her baby. Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Abe appoints Aiden as the new DA soon after Justin is forced to resign. Thursday, August 25, 2016 Ciara tells Chad that she truly loves him. A heartbroken Ciara walks in on Theo and Claire making out. Friday, August 26, 2016 Brady returns home for an emotional moment with Theresa Philip wants an answer from Chloe about the offer he made her. * Please link only

ABC has ordered straight-to-series ten episodes of Skydance Television's all-new Ten Days in the Valley, which will star and be executive produced by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick. Skydance Television anticipates that the series, which is created, written, and executive produced by Tassie Cameron (Rookie Blue), who also serves as showrunner, will debut on ABC in 2017. Ten Days in the Valley marks Sedgwick's return to headlining a drama series following her seven-season tenure on The Closer. Skydance's original series follows Jane Sadler (Sedgwick), an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a fractious separation. When her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night, Jane's world - and her controversial police series - implodes. Life imitates art: everything's a mystery, everyone has a secret, and no one can be trusted. "Playing Jane Sadler is exactly the deep and emotionally charged role I was searching for

Amazon and Sky today Wednesday it has added Britannia to its lineup of dramatic Amazon Original Series in the US and Sky Original Dramas in the UK. Britannia is written by the multi-award winning Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem, Spectre) and stars Kelly Reilly (True Detective, Sherlock Holmes), David Morrissey (The Walking Dead, The Hollow Crown) and Zoe Wanamaker (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, My Family). Filmed completely abroad, Britannia is set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army, determined and terrified in equal measure, returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia, a mysterious land ruled by wild warrior women and powerful Druids who can channel the powerful forces of the underworld. Britannia is scheduled to premiere on Sky 1 in the UK and Ireland, and on Prime Video in the U.S. in 2017.

At today's Starz Television Critics Association (TCA) presentation at the Beverly Hilton, Starz President and Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht announced the series development of "Pussy Valley." The scripted, one-hour drama takes an unflinching and unapologetic look at the lives of pole dancers working down in the Dirty Delta. Creator and writer Katori Hall (The Mountaintop, Hurt Village, The Blood Quilt) will executive produce "Pussy Valley" with Chernin Entertainment's Peter Chernin ("New Girl," Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Heat); Jenno Topping (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Spy, Charlie's Angels); and Dante Di Loreto ("Glee," "American Horror Story," "The Normal Heart"). Khaliah Neal (3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets, Hard World for Small Things, "Famous Farrah") will serve as consulting producer.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has renewed its new original drama series "Queen Sugar" from award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay and executive producer Oprah Winfrey ahead of its series premiere with a 16-episode second season order. Produced by Warner Horizon Television, the series will debut commercial-free on Tuesday, September 6. The series will debut as a two-night event on Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The series, which chronicles the lives and loves of three estranged siblings, will regularly air Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT for the remainder of its 13-episode first season.