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Business Upturn
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Upturn
The Waterfront Season 2: Latest updates on release date, cast and plot details
By Aman Shukla Published on August 5, 2025, 18:00 IST Last updated August 5, 2025, 11:47 IST Fans of The Waterfront can't stop buzzing about the gritty crime drama that took Netflix by storm with its debut season. The show, rooted in creator Kevin Williamson's personal family history, blends intense family dynamics with a thrilling dive into the criminal underworld. After the heart-pounding Season 1 finale, viewers are eager for updates on Season 2. Here's the latest scoop on the release date, cast, and plot details for The Waterfront Season 2, crafted to keep you hooked and informed. Release Date: When Will Season 2 Hit Netflix? As of August 2025, Netflix has not officially greenlit The Waterfront for a second season. However, the show's massive success offers hope. Season 1, released on June 19, 2025, soared to the top of Netflix's TV show charts and stayed there, fueled by strong word-of-mouth buzz. Creator Kevin Williamson has shared ambitious plans, pitching at least three seasons, which suggests confidence in the show's future. Season 1 was filmed from August to December 2024 and premiered just six months later, a lightning-fast turnaround for a drama of this scale. If Netflix follows a similar timeline, Season 2 could potentially drop around summer 2026, assuming a renewal comes soon. For now, fans should keep an eye on Netflix's official announcements for confirmation. Cast: Who's Returning and Who's New? The Buckley family and their allies brought The Waterfront to life, and Season 2 is expected to feature most of the core cast, with some exciting additions teased. Based on the Season 1 finale and creator insights, here's who's likely to return: Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley, the patriarch who rediscovers his purpose through crime. Maria Bello as Belle Buckley, the fierce matriarch holding the family together. Jake Weary as Cane Buckley, Harlan's son grappling with moral dilemmas in the drug trade. Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley, the recovering addict navigating a turbulent personal life. Rafael L. Silva as Shawn West, Harlan's secret son and a key player in the family's drama. Danielle Campbell as Peyton, a recurring character tied to the Buckleys' empire. Brady Hepner as Diller, Bree's son caught in the crossfire of the family's schemes. Humberly González as Jenna Tate, the journalist with deep ties to the Buckleys' past. Williamson has hinted at expanding the role of Terry Serpico as Emmett Parker, who could emerge as Season 2's central villain, leading the Parker family in a new conflict. The Season 1 antagonist, Grady (played by Topher Grace), met a definitive end, so don't expect his return. However, Williamson's comments suggest new Parker family members will shake things up, introducing fresh faces to the cast. Fans can also anticipate recurring players like Michael Gaston, Gerardo Celasco, Dave Annable, and Andrew Call potentially returning, depending on the storyline. Plot Details: What's Next for the Buckleys? Season 1 of The Waterfront followed the Buckley family's desperate bid to save their crumbling North Carolina fishing empire. Cane's venture into drug smuggling spiraled into chaos, pitting the Buckleys against local smuggler Grady and the rival Parker family. The finale delivered a dramatic showdown, with Bree and her son Diller escaping Grady's clutches, and Cane taking drastic action to end the threat. The stage is set for a new chapter, and Williamson has dropped tantalizing hints about what's to come. Season 2 will likely center on the escalating feud between the Buckleys and the Parker family, who were only partially introduced in Season 1. Williamson described the Parkers as 'equally complicated' and 'more dangerous' than Grady, promising a high-stakes conflict. Expect the narrative to dive deeper into the Buckley family dynamics, especially Cane's struggle with his criminal path. Unlike his father, Harlan, who thrives in the underworld, Cane faces moral turmoil, setting up a compelling arc of inner conflict. Bree's recovery journey and her relationship with her son Diller will also take center stage, alongside Shawn's evolving role as Harlan's newly revealed son. The show's signature mix of soapy family drama and brutal crime thrills—think Yellowstone meets Narcos —will continue, with Williamson teasing a 'universal villain' to unite the Buckleys. Inspired by real events from his own family's history, the story will keep its raw, personal edge while introducing new twists to keep viewers on edge. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bill Savings Advocate Announces Cost-Neutral Employee Benefits Program Powered By FICA Tax Credit
Harlan, IA , Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bill Savings Advocate, a national provider of results-paid expense reduction solutions, today announced the launch of a groundbreaking employee benefits program that delivers comprehensive healthcare, mental health, free pharmacy, and wellness services—at zero out-of-pocket cost to employees and no added cost to employers. Funded through the FICA tax credit, this turnkey solution enables businesses to improve employee health access, and potentially increase employee loyalty, decrease absenteeism, reduce group health insurance and workers compensation premiums while generating measurable tax savings to increase their net income and cash flow. A New Standard of Access, Value, and Savings Employers and their teams can now access a suite of vital healthcare benefits, including: Primary Care: Nationwide access to board-certified, U.S.-trained physicians with appointments typically within 1-3 days—no copays, deductibles, or out-of-pocket fees. Urgent Care: 24/7 virtual urgent care consultations that help employees resolve urgent medical concerns quickly and cost-effectively, bypassing expensive emergency rooms. Pharmacy Solutions: Over 1,000 maintenance and 70+ acute medications delivered to employees' homes at no cost, plus a pharmacy discount card for additional savings and expert pharmacist consultations for pharmacy benefit management. Mental Health: Always-on clinical support from master's-level clinicians, rapid virtual or in-person scheduling, live group sessions, AI-driven coaching, and resilience-building resources—free and readily available. Employee mental health programs that work. Weight Health: Physician-supervised plans, weight loss medications (for eligible members), personalized weight management programs coaching, and unlimited access to premier fitness content. Actionable Reporting: Real-time insights and analytics for employers to monitor employee health trends and benefit utiliazation rates, calculate savings, and optimize benefit strategy. Transformative Savings—For Employee and Employer FICA Tax Savings: Employers save up to $640 per year per full-time W-2 employee, converting tax liability into net income and improving cash flow. Benefit Utilization: On average, 85-90% of employees voluntarily enroll, with 40-50% utilizing these high-value benefits each month. Minimal Employer Effort: Seamless setup provides administrative ease for HR staff in regards to time and cost. Enhanced Retention & Recruitment: Highly valued benefits reduce turnover and attract top talent, potentially saving $12,000 per new hire as an employee retention strategy. Group Insurance Relief: Companies, especially those self-insured, often enjoy 20-30% reduced demand on group health insurance. Reduced Absenteeism: Faster, easier access to care can drive absenteeism down by as much as 30%. Reduced Worker's Compensation Premiums: Worker's Compensation Premiums often go down by as much as 30%. Employee Take-Home Pay: Most employees see an increase in take-home pay thanks to FICA savings—no premiums, deductibles, or prescription costs for most needs. Built for Ease, Results, and Transparency Bill Savings Advocate's program is uniquely delivered using the WIMPER / SIMERP model. With in-house benefit operation and pharmacy management, users enjoy streamlined access, transparent education (across 7+ channels), and intuitive online dashboards. From discovery call to employee onboarding, the process is guided and hands-free for sponsors. Seven Easy Steps to Savings and Wellness Employers can launch the program in seven simple steps, starting with a complimentary discovery call and culminating in comprehensive employee enrollment and ongoing support. Over 90% of employers enroll after the census-based proposal stage when they see immediate benefits from a proposed launch. A Win-Win for Today's Workplace 'Every day postponed is money wasted unnecessarily.' says Clayton Bretey of Bill Savings Advocate. 'We're proud to empower companies and their people with unprecedented access to savings and wellbeing—all at neutral cost thanks to FICA tax savings. We invite all employers to discover first-hand why over 90% of employers choose to move forward after their census-based proposal call.' About Bill Savings AdvocateBill Savings Advocate, ( and its affiliate, Healthcare Efficiencies Inc. ( deliver innovative, results-paid expense reduction programs for U.S. employers. If no savings are achieved, there are no fees or costs—ever. For media inquiries, interviews, or additional information, please contactClayton BreteyBill Savings Advocate - OwnerAppointment Calendar: clayton@ (712) 254-1262 (please text first) A video accompanying this announcement is available at
Powys County Times
27-07-2025
- Business
- Powys County Times
Powys student's Aries sculpture made from farm machinery
A SCULPTURE of a ram's head – made from steel rods, recycled from old farm machinery by a young Powys arts student – has been unveiled to mark the 180th anniversary of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU). Seventeen-year-old Harlan Beales, who is currently studying for an extended diploma in art, design and creative practice at Hereford College of Arts, designed the sculpture, which has been named 'Aries', in tandem with former RAU student Will Carr, before fabricating it by himself. Aries was recently unveiled by RAU vice chancellor, professor Peter McCaffery, at a special lunch held at the Cirencester-based University which was founded in 1845 as the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world. Harlan, from Hay-on-Wye, said: 'It has been amazing for me to have been involved with this. 'I've made smaller pieces before but this is the first large scale sculpture I've made. 'I'm excited that it will be at the RAU forever. My aunt lives in Cirencester so I can visit the sculpture whenever I come to see her.' He added: 'Will and I worked together on the design; he was able to make 3D projections and I made two paper models to get the scale right. 'I used Will's workshop, getting guidance from Will and his fabricator at key points during the build. 'It is made from 6mm steel rods which Will had on his farm. Our initial plan was to make it using old bits of farm machinery and plough parts, but it looked so beautiful when we'd just welded the rods that we decided to leave it as it was.' Will, who previously studied civil and environmental engineering at Nottingham University, joined the RAU in 2015 to study agriculture, before taking on his family's 200-hectare mixed, arable and beef farm in the village of Weobley, near Hereford. Alongside running the farm, Will has made a successful sculpture business, employing two people, and has sold sculptures across the world, including to the United States and Australia, and public sculptures across the UK. In 2015 he made a barley ears sculpture for the RAU's 170th anniversary which now stands overlooking the university's Bathurst Lawn. He said: 'I felt very honoured to be asked to make another piece for the RAU and it was great to be able to work alongside Harlan; we worked really well as a team. 'The joined metal bars of Aries symbolise the interconnected mesh of human brains coming together, very (much) like at this university, where information is shared making a joint neural network.' RAU vice-chancellor Mr McCaffery said: 'As we celebrate our 180th anniversary we ae immensely proud of the contribution our 17,000+ alumni have made as leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators to agriculture and the land-based sector. 'The Aries sculpture is a fitting tribute to the creativity, ingenuity and commitment to sustainability that characterises our students today.' Originally established in 1845 as the Royal Agricultural College, the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world and with just 25 students, the RAU gained university status in 2013. The university now has around 1,100 students at its Cirencester campus as well as more than 3,000 studying worldwide with its many international partners.
Los Angeles Times
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
North Irvine prevents Newport Beach 18U ‘three-peat' at USA Water Polo Junior Olympics
IRVINE — Luke Harris called it a really hard decision to leave his brothers on the Newport Harbor High boys' water polo team, competing for a different club team before heading off to college. What made the decision a bit easier was knowing that his good friend and fellow goalkeeper, incoming senior Connor Clougherty, was more than capable of taking the reins in the cage. 'That's my true team, my alma mater,' said Harris, who helped the Sailors claim the CIF Southern Section Open Division title last fall. 'I will always love them to death and be supportive of them. All I want for them is for them to get better and succeed.' Harris left to play with a 'super team,' North Irvine Beast Boys, made up of players from different high schools, this summer. On Tuesday afternoon, he faced many of his Sailors teammates in the boys' 18-and-under gold medal match of the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics. Harris prevented Newport Beach Water Polo Club from winning the division three years in a row, though his own personal streak is intact. The USC-bound goalie made 12 saves as the Beast Boys beat Newport Beach 9-5 for the title at Woollett Aquatics Center. It's the third straight Junior Olympics title for Harris, who helped the Newport Beach 18s win it in 2023 and again last year. 'It felt like it was all or nothing,' Harris said. 'If we didn't win, we were going to feel like a bunch of dogs, honestly. Our whole persona was big, almost a little cocky, everyone kind of hated us. If we didn't win this, it was all for nothing. That was our mindset the whole time.' JSerra graduate Gavin Conant, who, like Harris, will be a Trojan next year, scored a match-high four goals and earned MVP honors. North Irvine, which avenged a loss to Newport Beach in the Junior Olympics quarterfinals on Monday, also featured Corona del Mar graduate Jackson Harlan and Newport Harbor graduate Santino Rossi. Harlan, the 2024-25 Daily Pilot Dream Team Player of the Year, had a field block and a drawn exclusion in the win. 'Coming together and training for three months, going out and getting the job done, there's no better feeling,' Harlan said. 'A surreal feeling.' Sean Anderson, an incoming sophomore transfer from JSerra, had two goals for team-high honors for Newport Beach. Coach Ross Sinclair said that Anderson and his older brother, Tyler, an incoming senior center who starred for the Lions last season, are now both officially enrolled at Newport Harbor. Kai Kaneko, Declan Bartlett and Fletcher Appeldorn added goals for Newport Beach. Clougherty made four saves. Harris said that North Irvine, which led 6-2 at halftime, effectively utilized an 'M-drop' zone defense. 'They just played a little faster, a little more intense, and they had some big moments from big-time players,' Sinclair said. 'I love Luke; I thought he was great. I've seen that before. I'm bummed that we lost, but I'm happy for the way that he goes out his last year. He was fantastic.' Newport Beach missed incoming senior standout Connor Ohl, who has been playing with the U.S. men's senior national team at the World Aquatics World Championships in Singapore. Team USA plays Italy in the seventh-place match on Thursday morning. The Sailors, who Sinclair has guided to the CIF finals in the top division for six straight years, will get back to high school water polo soon enough this fall. 'We have a good group, it's going to be fun,' Sinclair said. 'It's more, 'how do we stay focused, stay hungry and use experiences like this to get better?' It's going to be a fun high school season. There's a lot of good teams out there. We'll enjoy a little break, come back and chip away.' Session Two of the USA Water Polo Junior Olympics, featuring girls' and co-ed divisions, runs Thursday through Sunday in Orange County.
IOL News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- IOL News
Hooked on drama: 'The Waterfront' reels in streamers with a gripping crime family saga
Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley, Jake Weary as Cane Buckley in 'The Waterfront'. Image: Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025 If you enjoyed 'Ozark', then 'The Waterfront' is a must-see. My curiosity was piqued after seeing countless binge-watchers rave about it on social media, and I can confirm: it did not disappoint. Interestingly, the eight-part series is inspired by real-life events. The dysfunctional Buckley family is at the heart of the narrative. The Buckleys are an influential family that dominates the local fishing industry in Havenport, North Carolina. Aside from their fishing empire, they run a restaurant, which has been in the family for a long time. Unfortunately, the health setback of patriarch Harlan (Holt McCallany), who has survived two heart attacks and is not entirely out of the woods, has seen him step back from operations, leaving the business in a precarious financial position. As such, his wife Belle (Maria Bello) and their son Cane (Jake Weary) agreed to do a few drug runs with their fleet of fishing boats to keep the debt collectors at bay. Of course, the family isn't unfamiliar with criminal activity. Harlan's father ran a cartel before he was executed by rivals. Meanwhile, their recovering drug addict daughter Bree (Melissa Benoist) is fighting her own battle, having lost custody of her teenage son Diller Hopkins (Brady Hepner). Topher Grace as Grady, Josh Crotty as Nate, Brady Hepner as Diller Hopkins in 'The Waterfront'. Image: Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025 The first episode kicks off on a tense note when the family's sold boat, the Miss Glory, is found beached, the heat is on them. With allegations of drug-running swirling around, especially with the dirty local sheriff Clyde Porter (Michael Gaston) sniffing around. Clyde has his own side drug business going, and he blackmails the Buckleys into working for him. Having grown up watching his father navigate this world, Harlan, supported by Cane, takes the reins in getting the family out of the current mess. However, the situation is compounded by Bree's relationship with DEA agent Marcus Sanchez (Gerardo Celasco), who is a recovering heroin addict looking to cement his career by taking down the Buckleys. To settle a score with her brother Cane, who testified against her and cost her her son, Bree feeds Marcus information until she realises the ramifications of her actions. Amid Harlan and Cane attempting to put out fires, Belle tries to save the family legacy by getting into bed, literally, with Wes Benson (Dave Annable). Harlan attempts to outsmart Clyde by directly approaching his supplier, Grady (Topher Grace). This decision leaves him in a difficult position, caught between safeguarding his family and appeasing his new psychopathic boss's excessive demands. Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley and Maria Bello as Belle Buckley in 'The Waterfront'. Image: Dana Hawley/Netflix © 2025 'The Waterfront' is laden with plenty of tense moments and curveballs. And it is compounded by the arrival of Shawn West (Rafael L. Silva), the new bartender who also happens to be Harlan's illegitimate son. That's not forgetting Cane's high school sweetheart Jenna Tate (Humberly González) moving back to town to take care of her ailing father. Despite both of them being married, the chemistry is unmistakable, especially to Cane's wife, Peyton (Danielle Campbell). The casting is phenomenal in this series. McCallany's commanding presence is wonderfully offset by Bello as his take-charge wife. Confident, unfazed and ambitious, she brings a forward-thinking dynamic to the family. Weary initially comes across as endearingly naive, but streamers quickly warm to him. He proves his mettle and demonstrates he is his father's son through his sacrifices and occasional blunders. Benoist commendably portrays her conflicted character, balancing her role as a mother striving to reconcile with her rebellious son and her duty to her family. Despite being the black sheep of the family, she's as tough as nails and doesn't buckle under pressure. Grace wields his ruthless side with wild abandon and commendable dexterity, all while maintaining a dangerously calm disposition and an undeniable charm. 'The Waterfront' seamlessly blends the gritty intensity of 'Ozark' with the compelling drama of 'The Sopranos'. Its script is a taut, engaging, and adrenaline-fuelled, masterfully navigating between danger and drama. It can get a bit soap-esque at times, but you will lap up every bit of mayhem and victory, especially with a sequel hinted at the end. ∎ Rating: 4/5 **** a standout series with exceptional qualities.
