STARS ON SCREEN

Fix this: Looks like Uma Thurman isn’t just an imposter — she’s a more permanent fixture. With Bravo’s “Imposters” landing a second season order and expected to return sometime next year, the “Pulp Fiction” (1994) star is confirmed to be among the cast for the encore outing.

“Imposters” follows a con artist named Maddie (Inbar Lavi, “House of Dust,” 2013) who seduces lonely men and women before making off with their savings, leaving them destitute. Rob Heaps (“Home Fires”), Parker Young (“Suburgatory”) and Marianne Rendón (“Gemini,” 2017) star as her three most recent victims, who discover each other and team up to take down the woman who broke their hearts — and their bank accounts.

Thurman starred in a recurring role throughout the first season as Lenny, a skilled fixer who cleans things up for Maddie’s boss, The Doctor (Ray Proscia, “Suits”). She’ll still be in that recurring role for the second season, but with the addition of a character dredged from her past.

Paul Adelstein, who co-created the series and writes for, directs and produces it, will be stepping in front of the camera in the upcoming season. The “Private Practice” star has, much like Thurman, joined the on-screen cast in a recurring role as another fixer, Shelly. He’s not just a fixer, though: he’s also Lenny’s ex-husband, setting up the second season to have even more relationship drama than the first.

In addition to “Private Practice,” Adelstein has starred in “Prison Break,” “Scandal” and “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” but “Imposters” has been his first success behind the camera. He and Thurman both return when the comedy begins its second season sometime in 2018.

Hello, Joe: “MasterChef ” and “MasterChef Junior” are a bit like two burgers with different toppings. They’re both succulent and juicy, both satisfying and delicious, but ultimately just a little bit different from one another.

Well, to keep up with the metaphor, “MasterChef Junior” has one of its old toppings back on the menu. Former judge Joe Bastianich has rejoined the hit series, returning as a permanent judge for season 6. Set to premiere on an as-yet-unannounced date later this TV season, there hasn’t yet been any announcement about the other judges, although it’s a good bet that chefs Gordon Ramsay, who’s judged all five seasons to date, and Christina Tosi, who’s served as judge for the past two seasons, are also returning.

Bastianich’s return comes after two seasons of sitting on the sidelines. This will be his first time serving as a permanent judge alongside Tosi, who joined the “MasterChef” family after Bastianich departed from both series, and for now he’s only returning to the “Junior” half of the franchise — no announcement has been made either way as to whether he’ll also be back for the grown-up “MasterChef.”

In “MasterChef Junior,” kids with more culinary skills than most adults compete is a series of cooking challenges for a $100,000 prize. Kids with knives, boiling water and fryers? There’s no need to worry — even though some of the contestants are as young as 8, these pint-sized chefs know what they’re doing, and their every move is done under the watchful gazes of some of the world’s most accomplished culinary masters.

“MasterChef Junior” is a hit show, and the return of one of its favorite judges can only serve to make its fans happy. The sixth season of “MasterChef Junior” premieres later this TV season.

All eyes on celebrity: Well “Big Brother” fans, it’s finally happening: CBS has greenlit a celebrity edition of its hit summer reality TV series — a possibility that’s been buzzed about for years among the show’s many followers.

As of press time, “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” doesn’t have a premiere date attached to it, but this event is coming sooner rather than later: expect it to premiere early in 2018. There’s a reason that the series that usually airs in the summer months is planning to broadcast in the winter: the celebrity edition isn’t replacing a regular season of the show, it’s an extra bonus.

Besides featuring celebrities (no names are yet attached to the series, as of press time), “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” will have a few other differences from the usual series. First, the show will be very condensed — the stars won’t be locked up for 90-plus days, but for a much shorter length of time, compressing all of the competitions, twists and turns into a much smaller time span.

Also, the house that the houseguests stay in will get a redesign prior to the occupants moving in, to play up the fact that the series is taking place in the winter rather than the summer.

“Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” is coming soon: expect casting announcements and a premiere date sometime in the near future.

Uma Thurman as seen in “Imposters”