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When buttoned-up daughter Alice (Sophia Bush) plans a “bachelorette” road trip with her wild and impulsive mother, Jeanie (Lauren Holly), to talk her out of marrying a guy she just met (Steve Guttenberg), they rediscover their unbreakable bond, confronting old wounds and old flames.
Here is a trailer for Broad Trip:
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The new Netflix movie Remarkably Bright Creatures will debut online on May 8.
While working nights at a small-town aquarium, a widow (Sally Fields) bonds with a clever octopus and an adrift young man (Lewis Pullman) in this moving drama based on the bestseller.
The cast includes Alfred Molina.
Here is a trailer for Remarkably Bright Creatures:
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On May 8, the new limited series Amadeus will debut on Starz at 9 PM.
A 25-year-old Amadeus (Will Sharpe) arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber (Gabrielle Creevy), who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany), igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.
Here is a trailer for Amadeus:
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On May 4, the season finale of The Rookie will air on ABC at 10 PM.
The new Acorn TV psychological thriller Dead & Buried will debut online on May 4. Cathy (Annabel Scholey) unexpectedly encounters Michael (Colin Morgan) – the man convicted in the brutal murder of her brother 20 years earlier. Ignoring the advice of her best friend, Cathy takes to social media uncovering a successful career and family life Michael has forged for himself since his early release from prison. Retraumatized by her past, Cathy plans a clandestine relationship with the man she despises, embarking on a campaign of harassment and deceit. But as her obsession grows, dark fantasies of revenge and reality blur.
On May 5, the season finale of NCIS: Origins will air on CBS at 9 PM; meanwhile, that same night, ABC will air the season finale of Will Trent at 8 PM. And, also on May 5, the finale of Daredevil: Born Again will air online on Disney+.
The new period piece drama The Other Bennet Sister will debut online on Britbox on May 6. The story begins at Longbourn, the Bennet family home, where Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones) preside over a lively household of five unmarried daughters: Jane (Maddie Close), Elizabeth (Poppy Gilbert), Mary (Ella Bruccoleri), Kitty (Molly Wright), and Lydia (Grace Hogg-Robinson). As society’s pressures mount, the Bennet sisters navigate the glittering yet precarious world of Regency England, where marriage is both aspiration and necessity. While her sisters pursue romance and social triumph, Mary embarks on a very different path. Leaving Longbourn behind, she travels to London to live with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner (Richard Coyle and Indira Varma), in their elegant home on Gracechurch Street. There, Mary begins a journey of self-discovery, stepping out of the shadows and into her own story. The cast includes Donal Finn, Laurie Davidson, Tanya Reynolds and Varadu Sethu.
Also on May 6, three years after the Amazon Prime drama Citadel debuted, season two will premiere online. The series follows elite operatives of a legendary agency that was destroyed by a ruthless network backed by the world’s most powerful families. When a terrifying new threat emerges, the three agents are pulled back into action. Now they must recruit an unlikely team of skilled new operatives and launch a globe-spanning mission to stop a conspiracy that could reshape humanity. With blockbuster action, shocking betrayals, and an expanded ensemble of mysterious agents, the stakes have never been higher, and anyone could be friend or foe. The cast includes returning cast members Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville and Ashleigh Cummings as well as Jack Reynor, Matt Berry, Lina El Arabi, Merle Dandridge, Gabriel Leone and Rayna Vallandingham.
The season finales of 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville and Grey’s Anatomy will all air on ABC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively on May 7; meanwhile, that same day the finale of the new period piece drama Hope Valley: 1874 will air online on Hallmark+. And, also that night, the season finale of The Hunting Party will air on NBC at 10 PM.
On May 7, the new Netflix drama Legends will debut online. As drugs flood the streets of ’90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it. Inspired by an untold true story. The cast includes Aml Ameen, Charlotte Ritchie, Douglas Hodge, Tom Hughes, Steve Coogan and Tom Burke (among others).
The new Peacock drama M.I.A. will debut online on May 7. Restless in the Florida Keys, Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon Gisela) dreams of a life in Miami’s glittering, sub-tropical kingdom. When her family’s drug-running business shatters in tragedy, however, Etta embarks on a dangerous journey through Miami’s neon-lit underbelly that will define who she is and what she’s ultimately capable of. The cast includes Cary Elwes, Danay Garcia and Maurice Compte (among others).
On May 8, the new limited series Amadeus will debut on Starz at 9 PM. A 25-year-old Amadeus (Will Sharpe) arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber (Gabrielle Creevy), who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany), igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.
The new Netflix movie Remarkably Bright Creatures will debut online on May 8. While working nights at a small-town aquarium, a widow (Sally Fields) bonds with a clever octopus and an adrift young man (Lewis Pullman) in this moving drama based on the bestseller. The cast includes Alfred Molina.
Also on May 8, the new movie Broad Trip will debut online on The Roku Channel. When buttoned-up daughter Alice (Sophia Bush) plans a “bachelorette” road trip with her wild and impulsive mother, Jeanie (Lauren Holly), to talk her out of marrying a guy she just met (Steve Guttenberg), they rediscover their unbreakable bond, confronting old wounds and old flames.
The Hallmark Channel movie All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong will debut on May 9 at 8 PM. A school nurse finds unexpected hope through teaching Mahjong, the centuries‑old Chinese game, which helps her build community and open her heart again. The movie stars Fiona Gubelmann, Paul Campbell, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Melissa Peterman.
Also on May 9, the Lifetime movie Love, Again will debut at 8 PM. Caroline (Valerie Bertinelli) and Henry (Henry Czerny) have shared a nearly perfect life and marriage for almost three decades. Their world shifts dramatically when Henry is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. As her soulmate gradually slips away, Caroline finds unexpected solace in a friendship with Leo (Eric McCormack). As Henry’s memory fades, Caroline must navigate the unimaginable journey of losing her lifelong partner while finding strength in a new friendship.
Lastly, the season finales of Call the Midwife and The Count of Monte Cristo will air on PBS on May 10 at 8 and 10 PM respectively.
Mark your calendars!
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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: The new Acorn TV drama Dead & Buried will debut online today.
5 PM:
Black Panther movie on FX
6 PM:
Royally Ever After movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Sandra Brown’s White Hot on Hallmark Movies (Reair)
The Fugitive movie on AMC
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi movie on FXX
6:25 PM:
Wreck-It Ralph (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Passengers movie on Starz
The Day After Tomorrow movie on Syfy
8 PM:
Sullivan’s Crossing on CW (NEW)
From on MGM+ (Encore)
The Vows We Keep movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Dancing Detective: A Deadly Tango movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie on FX
The Hunt for Red October movie on Showtime 2
8:30 PM:
Road House (1989) movie on BBC America
Ralph Breaks the Internet (animated) movie on Freeform
9 PM:
FBI on CBS (NEW)
Wild Cards on CW (Encore)
Robin Hood on MGM+ (Encore)
Barbie (2023) movie on TNT
9:30 PM:
The Martian movie on Syfy
9:50 PM:
Robin Hood on MGM+ (Encore)
10 PM:
The Rookie on ABC (NEW – Finale)
CIA on CBS (NEW)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (animated) movie on HBO
10:15 PM:
Top Gun: Maverick movie on Showtime 2
Enjoy!
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Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
CANCELLATION NEWS
NBC has pulled the plug on the medical drama Brilliant Minds, but the network will air the remaining six episodes of the show’s current second season with the series finale set to air on NBC on July 1. (Deadline)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Diego Luna (Andor) has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ live action movie Tangled that will find Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim in the lead roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. There are no details on what part Luna will play in the movie nor are their details on the plot of the movie just yet. (Deadline)
Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte) and Daniela Melchior (2024’s Road House) will star in the romantic dramedy A Night in Porto that will follow two former lovers who unexpectedly reunite on a Christmas night in Porto. Their encounter sparks a reflective journey into whether life offers second chances at happiness. (Deadline)
Vanessa Kirby (The Crown and Fantastic Four: First Steps) and Lewis Pullman (Lessons in Chemistry) will star in the feature film The Spacesuit follows an astronaut (Kirby), who is forced to make an impossible decision after an incident with her co-pilot (Pullman) leaves an indelible stain on a mission in the days leading up to lift off, setting off a tense race against the clock. (Deadline)
Chris Evans will star in the crime-thriller flick My Darling California, which already stars Jessica Chastain, Chris Pine, Oscar winner Mikey Madison, Charles Melton and Don Cheadle. Set in Los Angeles 1980, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life. (Deadline)
Matthew Goode, Grey’s Anatomy alum Kate Walsh, Robert Patrick, Justin Bartha, Desperate Housewife’s alum Nicolle Sheridan and Yellowstone alum Ian Bohen [among others] have joined the cast of the indie drama flick Hal that will also star Alexander Ludwig and Emma Roberts. The movie is inspired by the true story behind the founding of humanitarian organization Convoy of Hope, following Hal Donaldson (Ludwig), a journalist shaped by early hardship who believes his voice is his path forward. When he meets Doree (Roberts), a gifted musician, their relationship becomes the foundation that steadies him as his career takes him to places marked by deep suffering. Character details are being kept under wraps, though. (Deadline)
STRAIGHT-TO-SERIES ORDER
Netflix has given a straight-to-series order for the new drama Lovesick based on the Israeli series The Best Worst Thing that will star Homeland alum Claire Danes in a story that is being described as a romantic epic that will follow the intense affair between two people whose lives unexpectedly intertwine. Annika (Danes), a renowned breast cancer surgeon, has just received her own cancer diagnosis. Her new patient, Nate, is a promising politician. No word yet on who will play Nate, though. (Variety)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
It looks like Netflix is planning to move forward with a prequel to The Crown that will focus on the period from Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 through the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth to Prince Philip in 1947. (Town & Country)
PICK UP ORDER
Jason Priestley will be back on the CW, starring in the Canadian spin-off series Private Eyes West Coast, reprising his role of Matt Shade alongside his Private Eyes co-star Cindy Sampson, who is returning as Angie Everett. The 10 episode series is expected to air on the CW later this year and has already been renewed by its Canadian home, Corus Entertainment, for a second season. In this spin-offf, Shade (Priestley) and Angie (Sampson) have left behind their P.I. firm and settled into a new life on the West Coast, but their new quiet life is shaken when a night out lands them at the scene of a murder. A woman stands over her dead boyfriend with a bloody steak knife in hand. Believing in her innocence, Shade and Angie dive headfirst back into the high-stakes world of investigation. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Laura Dern (Palm Royale) has joine the cast of the fourth season of The White Lotus, seemingly taking the place of Helena Bonham Carter, who exited the series shortling after season four began filming. Dern will not be taking over Bonham Cater’s role, but will play a new character being developed by series creator Mike White. (Variety)
Michael Beach (Tulsa King) has joined the cast of the FOX drama The Interrogator that will center on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry (Stephen Fry) and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry’s quirky charm, superior intellect, and mind-bending behavioral maneuvers make him the only man able to lockpick the minds of the world’s most dangerous criminals. Beach will play Louis, the first member of Henry’s team. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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The new Peacock drama M.I.A. will debut online on May 7.
Restless in the Florida Keys, Etta Tiger Jonze (newcomer Shannon Gisela) dreams of a life in Miami’s glittering, sub-tropical kingdom. When her family’s drug-running business shatters in tragedy, however, Etta embarks on a dangerous journey through Miami’s neon-lit underbelly that will define who she is and what she’s ultimately capable of.
The cast includes Cary Elwes, Danay Garcia and Maurice Compte (among others).
Here is a trailer for M.I.A.:
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On May 7, the new Netflix drama Legends will debut online.
As drugs flood the streets of ’90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it. Inspired by an untold true story.
The cast includes Aml Ameen, Charlotte Ritchie, Douglas Hodge, Tom Hughes, Steve Coogan and Tom Burke (among others).
Here is a trailer for Legends:
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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
NOTE: There will be a marathon of episodes of Hudson & Rex on UPtv today. Check your local listings for
5 PM:
Avengers: Age of Ultron movie on FX
6 PM:
Kentucky Roses on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Independence Day movie on Syfy
6:10 PM:
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning movie on MGM+
7 PM:
Crazy Rich Asians movie on HBO 2
Wreck-It-Ralph (animated) movie on Disney
50 First Dates movie on E!
Patriot Games movie on Sundance TV
7:20 PM:
Monsters, Inc. (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Marshals on CBS (NEW)
The Way Home on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
Call the Midwife on PBS (NEW)
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Avengers: Infinity War movie on FX
8:50 PM:
We Bought a Zoo movie on FXM
9 PM:
Tracker on CBS (NEW)
From on MGM+ (NEW)
MaryLand on PBS (Encore)
Independence Day: Resurgence movie on Syfy
9:30 PM:
Monsters University (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
Watson on CBS (NEW – Series Finale)
The Count of Monte Cristo on PBS (NEW)
From on MGM+ (Encore)
Autumn at Apple Hill movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Enjoy!
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[Photo Credit: BBC]
The story begins at Longbourn, the Bennet family home, where Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones) preside over a lively household of five unmarried daughters: Jane (Maddie Close), Elizabeth (Poppy Gilbert), Mary (series lead Ella Bruccoleri), Kitty (Molly Wright), and Lydia (Grace Hogg-Robinson). As society’s pressures mount, the Bennet sisters navigate the glittering yet precarious world of Regency England, where marriage is both aspiration and necessity. While her sisters pursue romance and social triumph, Mary embarks on a very different path.
Leaving Longbourn behind, she travels to London to live with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner (Richard Coyle and Indira Varma), in their elegant home on Gracechurch Street. There, Mary begins a journey of self-discovery, stepping out of the shadows and into her own story.
The cast includes Donal Finn, Laurie Davidson, Tanya Reynolds and Varadu Sethu.
Here is a trailer for The Other Bennet Sister:
[Photo Credit: BBC]
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