Mary Steenburgen stars in "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow"

'Turkey' talk: The late, great Jim Henson's creations are returning to the screen. Not the Muppets, who launched a new show -- appropriately titled "The Muppets" -- earlier this year, on ABC. Instead, an entirely original Henson creation will at last see the light of day.

"Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow," a new Thanksgiving special from the mind of the world-famous puppeteer, premieres just in time for Thanksgiving, Saturday, Nov. 21, on Lifetime.

Oscar winner Mary Steenburgen ("Justified") and Jay Harrington ("Hot in Cleveland") star in the whimsical childhood story that was penned by Henson himself way back in 1968.

When a newly divorced father (Harrington) takes his two kids, Annie (Genevieve Buechner, "The 100") and Tim (Graham Verchere, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"), to visit his aunt (Steenburgen) at her remote and rustic home, the kids are immediately put off by her lack of Internet and other modern conveniences.

The lack of technology lets their imaginations run wild, though, and soon enough the whole family is caught up in hunting for the "Howling Hoodoo," a legendary monster that the locals have long dismissed as legend.

Of course, it wouldn't be a Henson production without puppets, and with legendary monsters lurking about, this Thanksgiving treat won't disappoint in that category.

"Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow" is executive produced by Henson's daughter, Lisa. She reportedly found the script for the Thanksgiving special while archiving some of her late father's work, and at long last, it's going to see the light of day -- with a Henson at the helm, no less.

"Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow" premieres Saturday, Nov. 21, on Lifetime.

The once and future 'King': A member of television royalty is returning to his kingdom. If Kevin James wasn't a household name before, "The King of Queens," the smash hit comedy that aired on CBS for nine seasons, sure gave him a leg up in that regard. Now, eight years after that comedy ended, the actor and screenwriter is working on a royal return to the network that made him a star.

James' new comedy, which he'll both co-write and star in, has been ordered to series by CBS, with a planned premiere during the 2016-17 season. He won't be the only "King of Queens" veteran returning: Rock Reuben, who served as executive producer on the former sitcom, will be co-writing the scripts with James.

In the new, as-yet-untitled comedy, James will star as a police officer looking forward to retiring after a long and successful career. When the big day finally comes, though, he finds out that the problems at home with his wife and three kids are way tougher than anything he dealt with when he was out on the beat.

"The King of Queens" may be where most TV audiences will know James from, but it's been far from his only gig. The stand-up comedian's big television break happened when he guest starred in "Everybody Loves Raymond," a role that saw him come and go throughout the first three seasons of the sitcom. He's also graced a good number of movie screens, starring in "Hitch" (2005), "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" (2009) and "Pixels" (2015), among many other films.

He may have been focused on his movie career since his last sitcom went off the air, but this "king" is returning to his kingdom. Kevin James' new comedy will premiere on CBS next season.

Heard it through the Vine: Fox has landed some top-level comedy talent, from both old media and new. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are heading back to TV. Their sketch comedy series "Key & Peele" wrapped up for good in September after five successful seasons on Comedy Central, but they aren't sitting around idle. They've teamed up with Vine star Andrew Bachelor -- better known by his online name King Bach -- to bring a new cop comedy to Fox.

Still very early in production, the untitled project will star Bachelor as an undercover cop who heads back to the rough neighborhood where he grew up, to deal with the bullies who harassed him when they were kids.

Bachelor's fame comes mainly from Vine, a web service where users can upload short video clips. He's become the website's most followed user, with more than 14 million followers tuning in to his videos, and has had no problems translating his online success into other mediums. He had a recurring role in "House of Lies," appeared in several episodes of "The Mindy Project," showed up in this year's film "We Are Your Friends" and will star in the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Black."

Key and Peele will serve as executive producers of the show, which is still in the early stages of production.