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The new anime convention will host two Comic-Con after-parties to build awareness and excitement ahead of its Labor Day weekend debut.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The film chronicles the unrecognized history of jazz in Pittsburgh. The documentary features the talents of international jazz legends George Benson, Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Billy Eckstine, Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn and Mary Lou Williams-all Pittsburghers. Using archival footage and photos, it also sheds light on the social conditions and historical events.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Saturday, Aug. 1 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Tony Bennett performs his classic songs with special guests, including Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Franco De Vita and Vicente Fernández. A truly international endeavor, VIVA DUETS features a celebrated roster of performers from multiple countries.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. The Bronx is a community where new urban environmentalists have joined together to change the landscape, redefining what “greening” is to include environmental, social, and economic justice.

Premieres Monday, July 27, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Kalief Browder's everlasting legacy expands via the poetry of his mother, Venida in an unfolding poetic journey between past, present, and future. The film weaves a cinematic collage of verite, poetic visuals, and rare archival imagery from 1970s New York, and reveals how an individual's life-and afterlife-can transcend systemic oppression to ignite change once thought unattainable.

Watch Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / YouTube (not in KPBS+). The guest is Yeganeh Torbati, Iran Correspondent for The New York Times. Iran's regime may have survived the war and gained new leverage abroad, but life inside the country tells a darker story.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV. When the Soviet Union falls, Russia welcomes U.S. astronauts to their space station Mir. But co-operation between former the Cold War enemies is threatened by a run of disasters onboard.

From Marvel's Hall H return to the science of Tom Cruise, Troma mayhem and the Masquerade, here are top Saturday Comic-Con recommendations.

We finally find Aemond. Meanwhile, Alicent and Helaena are doing a little too well trying not to be found.

Friday panel highlights include Guillermo Del Toro, the Oscars of the comics industry, lumpia and sick-and-twisted animation.