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Emily in Paris is the new dramedy that will debut on Netflix on October 2.
When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily (Lily Collins) unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance.
The cast includes Kate Walsh and Ashley Park.
Here is a trailer for Emily in Paris:
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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:
5:30 PM:
The Terminator movie on ThisTV
6 PM:
Surprised By Love movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Selena movie on BET
6:10 PM
Toy Story 3 (animated) movie on Disney
7 PM:
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Princess and the Frog (animated) movie on Freeform
The Lost Boys movie on Sundance
7:15 PM:
Britannia on EPIX (Encore)
7:25 PM:
The Comey Rule on Showtime (Encore – Part 1 of 2)
8 PM:
L.A.’s Finest on FOX (NEW)
The Last Bridesmaid movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie on FX
Shooter movie on Paramount Network
8:13 PM:
Black and Blue movie on Starz
9 PM:
Filthy Rich on FOX (NEW)
The Comey Rule on Showtime (DEBUT – Part 2 of 2)
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
9:30 PM:
Snowpiercer on TNT (Encore)
10 PM:
Manhunt: Deadly Games on ABC (NEW)
Stargate movie on ThisTV
10:30 PM:
The Italian Job movie on Paramount Network
Supernatural on TNT (Reair)
Enjoy!
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On September 30, the series finale of The 100 will air at 8 PM on The CW.
The Netflix film, based on the 1968 play by Mart Crowley, The Boys in the Band, will debut online on September 30. A group of gay friends reunite to celebrate one of their birthdays. When the host’s potentially closeted college roommate shows up uninvited, the evening is thrown into turmoil. The ensemble cast includes Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver and Tuc Watkins.
On October 1, the new drama Code 404 will debut its first season on Peacock. DI John Major (Daniel May) and DI Roy Carver (Stephen Graham) are the best of the best at an elite police unit in London. After Major’s cover is blown and he is met with his untimely death, he is brought back to life with some glitchy AI technology. Now, he’s better than ever – or so he thinks.
Gangs of London is the new drama that will debut online on AMC+ on October 1. The 10-episode action-thriller is set in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic and multicultural cities, telling the story of a city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated. The series stars a Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Colm Meaney and Michelle Fairley.
Also on October 1, the limited series The Salisbury Poisonings will also debut on AMC+. In March 2018, the eyes of the world turned to the British city of Salisbury when it became the epicenter of what has been described as one of the biggest political events of the 21st century – but until now, the heroic acts behind the headlines have not been told. Within three days of the assassination attempt on double agent and spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, key agencies discovered that a lethal nerve agent called Novichok was used, just half a teaspoon of which could kill 20,000 people. Within four days, hundreds of traces were found across the city, and, just when things were finally thought to be under control, a perfume bottle containing the nerve agent was discovered, throwing the investigation into renewed chaos. The cast includes Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring, Marie-Anne Duff and Johnny Harris.
The season finale of Raised By Wolves will air on HBO Max on October 1.
On October 2, Emily in Paris is the new dramedy that will debut on Netflix. When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily (Lily Collins) unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance. The cast includes Kate Walsh and Ashley Park.
The new Hulu drama Monsterland will debut online on October 2. Encounters with mermaids, fallen angels, and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in this anthology series based on the collection of stories from Nathan Ballingrud called North American Lake Monsters. The ensemble cast includes Adepero Oduye, Adria Arjona, Charlie Tahan, Hamish Linklater, Jonathan Tucker, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelly Marie Tran, Mike Colter, Nicole Beharie and Taylor Schilling.
Also on October 2, the 2nd season of Warrior will premiere on Cinemax at 10 PM.
The Hallmark Channel movie Country at Heart will debut on October 3 at 9 PM. Struggling Nashville singer/songwriter Shayna Cook (Jessy Schram) is on the verge of giving up on her career and returns to her small-town home of Silverado just as their local music festival is about to kick off, when a chance encounter with prolific songwriter Grady Connor (Niall Matter) changes everything. He’s trying to write a song for country music star Duke Sterling (Lucas Bryant) and Shayna seems like the perfect writing partner. Shayna and Grady grow close and romance blooms as they work on their love song but when she meets Duke, he begins to see her star potential and asks her to be his opening act at the upcoming festival. Although this seems like the opportunity of a lifetime for Shayna, the contentious history between Duke and Grady threatens to undermine everything she and Grady created. As her big break at the music festival approaches, Shayna feels forced to choose between love and possible stardom.
Pandora will return for the start of its 2nd season on The CW at 8 PM on October 4.
On October 4, the season finale of Power Book II: Ghost will air on Starz at 8 PM while that same day, the second season premiere of the period piece Britannia will premiere on EPIX at 9 PM.
Also on October 4, the series debut of Flesh and Blood will air on PBS at 9 PM followed by the debut of Cobra at 10 PM. Flesh and Blood follows the lives of three siblings (Claudie Blakley, Russell Tovey, and Lydia Leonard) are disrupted when their recently widowed mother (Francesca Annis) declares she’s in love with a new man (Stephen Rae). Tangled web of secrets, lies, rivalries and betrayals eventually leads to a murder. The next-door neighbor will be played by Imelda Staunton and the detective trying to work out whether an unfortunate incident was an accident or a heinous crime will be played by David Bamber. While Cobra is a 6-part series follows the British Prime Minister and his emergency committee as they navigate a major crisis and its political and personal fallout. The series stars Robert Carlyle, David Haig and Victoria Hamilton.
The Showtime series The Good Lord Bird will debut on October 4 at 9 PM. Told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Johnson-Lionel), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown’s (Ethan Hawke) motley family of abolitionist soldiers and eventually finds himself participating in the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. The series also stars Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Orlando Jones and Steve Zahn.
Also on October 4, the 10th season finale of The Walking Dead will finally air on AMC at 9 PM followed by the spin-off series The Walking Dead: World Beyond will debut at 10:06 PM. The new spin-off will follow a group of teenagers sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to save their father. The series stars Julia Ormond, Nico Tortella andAnnet Mahendru [among others].
Lastly, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Follow Your Heart will debut at 9 PM on October 4. Kathy Yoder (Galadriel Stineman) is a travel writer who has left her Amish ways behind, but when she returns home to settle her father’s affairs, she is tempted to return to her former lifestyle. The cast includes Kevin Joy and Jonathan Patrick Moore.
Mark your calendar!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on September 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Starz has renewed Power Book II: Ghost for a second season. (Variety)
The CW has announced that the upcoming sixth season of Supergirl will be its last. (Variety)
Netflix has pulled the plug on The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, the prequel series to the original 1982 Jim Henson film, after only one season. (Variety)
CHANGE OF PLANS
The Paramount Network is rebranding itself. It will soon be known as Paramount Movie Network, and it will focus on movies rather than traditional TV shows (reality and scripted alike) EXCEPT the network will hold onto its popular drama series Yellowstone that will be going into its fourth season. (Variety and TV Line)
CASTING NEWS
Actress Lisa Edelstein (House) will recur on 9-1-1: Lone Star, playing Gwyneth, the ex-wife of Capt. Owen Strand (series lead Rob Lowe) and mother to their adult son T.K. (series regular Ronen Rubinstein). A lawyer, Gwyneth visits Austin from NYC to be with T.K. after he was shot and hospitalized at the end of last season. It was also announced that Liv Tyler would not be appearing in season two of the show, where she starred as Michelle Blake. Tyler made the decision in part due to concerns about traveling back and forth from her home in the U.K. Her character is not being recast or killed off so the door is still open for her to return. (Variety, Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Actress Floriana Lima, who recurs as Darcy, the mother of Theon’s friend Liam, on A Million Little Things, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming season. (TV Line and The Futon Critic)
Actress Nicole Ari Parker (Empire)will play a major recurring role on Chicago P.D. where she will play Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller, a progressive, ardent proponent of police reform, who wants to help Voight (series lead Jason Beghe) and Intelligence adapt to the new reality, but will not tolerate breaches of the new police guidelines and protocols. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Actress Tehmina Sunny (Pandora) will appear in a multi-episode arc on Chicago Med, playing Dr. Sabeena Virani, who will supervise a clinical trial for a new medication, approaching Dr. Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) to lead the project. (Deadline)
Veteran actor Alan Arkin will not return to The Kominsky Method for the show’s third and final season. His character’s departure will be addressed in the season three storyline. (Deadline and TV Line)
Actor Basil Eidenbenz (Victoria) will replace Denmark actor Thue Ersted Rasmussen in the role of Witcher Eskel in the second season of the Netflix series The Witcher. (Deadline)
Actress Holly Taylor (The Americans) has joined the cast of Manifest for its third season. She will play Angelina, a Flight 828 passenger who so far, has flown under Ben’s (series regular Josh Dallas) radar. Her reemergence will play an integral part in the lives of the Stone family this season. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Actress Leah Gibson (Jessica Jones) and actor Nathan Owens (Devious Maids) will have recurring roles on Batwoman. Gibson will play Tatiana also known as The Whisper, a skilled assassin, unflappable and cold as ice in the face of danger. She is one of Safiyah’s (recurring guest star Shivaani Ghai) most important henchwomen who still harbors feelings for her powerful boss. Meanwhile, Owens will portray Ocean, a Zen gardener and thinker with a complicated past, who is a loyal soldier and fighter. He moves to Gotham looking for a new beginning. (Deadline)
Samuel L. Jackson will return as Nick Fury in a new Marvel series that is currently under development at Disney+. But exact plot details are being kept under wraps. (Variety)
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order for Peacemaker, a spin-off series from the upcoming movie Suicide Squad that will find John Cena playing the title role. The 8-episode series will be an action adventure comedy, but the exact plot is being kept under wraps. (Variety)
Actresses Sienna Miller (American Sniper) and Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) and actor Rupert Friend (Homeland) will star in the Netflix adaptation of the best-selling novel Anatomy of a Scandal. Miller will play Sophie Whitehouse, an Oxford graduate, a wife and a mother of two whose perfectly charmed life is about to implode; Dockery will play Kate Woodcroft, the steely criminal barrister specializing in prosecuting sexual crimes who’s risen quickly in her field, and just got handed the case of a lifetime; and Friend will play James Whitehouse, the ambitious and charismatic junior minister who has always shared his wife’s good fortune – until now. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Actress Parisa Fitz-Henley (Midnight, Texas) has landed the lead role in the ABC drama pilot Triage that follows pioneering surgeon Finley Briar (Fitz-Henley) over three distinct decades at the same hospital. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Disney+ is putting together a small screen version of Turner & Hooch that will star Anthony Ruivivar (Third Watch), Brandon Jay McLaren (Ransom and Graceland) and Becca Tobin (Glee). Ruivivar will play US Marshall Chief James Clark; McLaren will play Xavier Watkins, a marine-turned US Marshal and Tobin will play Brooke, a federal prosecutor and Scott Turner’s ex-girlfriend. (Deadline and The Futon Critic)
Actors Kevin Zegers (Fear the Walking Dead) and Sam Palladio (Nashville) will star opposite Katey Segal in the upcoming ABC drama Rebel that is inspired by the life of activist Erin Brockovich that will center on Annie “Rebel” Bello (Sagal), a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. Zegers will play Nate, Rebel’s eldest son, a doctor who balks at getting involved in her wars, and takes a certain karmic pleasure in disappointing her while Palladio will play Luke, a hot young lawyer, a junior associate with the firm headed by Rebel’s ex-husband, Benji. With a charm that belies the shark under the surface, Luke enjoys defending the firm’s roster of corporate clients. (Deadline)
Actors Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller and actress Jurnee Smollett will star in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Spiderhead, based on the George Saunders short story. The story is set in the near future, when convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects in hopes of shortening their sentences. The focus is on two prisoners who become the test patients for emotion-altering drugs that force the prisoners to grapple with their pasts in a facility run by a brilliant visionary who supervises the program. (Deadline)
The Amazon Prime series The Boys could be getting a spin-off that would be set at America’s only college exclusively for young adult superheroes (or “supes”) that is run by Vought International. It is described as an irreverent, R-rated series that explores the lives of hormonal, competitive supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test, competing for the best contracts in the best cities. (Variety)
HBO Max and Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa are working on a new generation of Pretty Little Liars, the Freeform drama that ran for 7 seasons and was spearheaded by I. Marlene King (who will not be involved in this new show). Original Sin is being described as a dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama that will be set in the present day, 20 years after a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. The new “Pretty Little” liars will center around a group of disparate teen girls who find themselves tormented by an unknown assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Algee Smith (Euphoria) will star alongside Chloe Grace Moretz in the sci-fi film Mother/Android that follows Georgia (Moretz) and Sam (Smith), a couple who go on a treacherous journey to escape their country, which is caught in an unexpected war with artificial intelligence. Days away from the arrival of their first child, the couple must face No Man’s Land— a stronghold of the android uprising, in hopes of reaching safety before Georgia give birth. (Deadline)
Disney has announced that actress Yara Shahidi (Grown-ish) will play Tinker Bell in the upcoming film Peter Pan and Wendy. She joins Jude Law, who will play Captain Hook. (Deadline)
Actress Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse) will play the lead in the feature film Aleppo, which will focus on a Syrian refugee and a UN journalist (Munn), brought together by tragedy and their escape from Syria. (Deadline)
Actor Aldis Hodge (Hidden Figures) will appear as Hawkman in the upcoming movie Black Adam that will star Dwayne Johnson in the title role. With his massive wings, hawk-like helmet and magic mace, Hawkman has been a regular presence in DC Comics since his debut in 1940, but the character has never really made it into a live-action feature. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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On October 1, the limited series The Salisbury Poisonings will also debut today on AMC+ (the streaming service of AMC).
In March 2018, the eyes of the world turned to the British city of Salisbury when it became the epicenter of what has been described as one of the biggest political events of the 21st century – but until now, the heroic acts behind the headlines have not been told. Within three days of the assassination attempt on double agent and spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, key agencies discovered that a lethal nerve agent called Novichok was used, just half a teaspoon of which could kill 20,000 people. Within four days, hundreds of traces were found across the city, and, just when things were finally thought to be under control, a perfume bottle containing the nerve agent was discovered, throwing the investigation into renewed chaos.
The cast includes Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring, Marie-Anne Duff and Johnny Harris.
Here is a trailer for The Salisbury Poisonings:
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Gangs of London is the new drama that will debut online on AMC+ (the streaming service of AMC) on October 1.
The 10-episode action-thriller is set in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic and multicultural cities, telling the story of a city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated.
The series stars a Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Colm Meaney and Michelle Fairley.
Here is a trailer for Gangs of London:
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The new drama Code 404 will debut its first season on Peacock on October 1.
DI John Major (Daniel May) and DI Roy Carver (Stephen Graham) are the best of the best at an elite police unit in London. After Major’s cover is blown and he is met with his untimely death, he is brought back to life with some glitchy AI technology.
Now, he’s better than ever – or so he thinks.
Here is a trailer for Code 404:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 27, 2020| Leave a Comment »
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:
5:30 PM:
Ant-Man and the Wasp movie on TNT
5:46 PM:
Wyatt Earp movie on Encore
6 PM:
Avengers: Age of Ultron movie on Syfy
6:35 PM:
The Avengers movie on EPIX
7 PM:
Love Unplugged movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
Falling for Look Lodge movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Riddled With Deceit: A Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Toy Story 2 (animated) movie on Disney
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX
The Dark Knight Rises movie on IFC
7:25 PM:
Frozen (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
American Sniper movie on A&E
Julie & Julia movie on TMC
Thor: Ragnarok movie on TNT
8:10 PM:
The Longest Ride movie on FXM
9 PM:
Brittania on EPIX (NEW)
Van der Walk on Masterpiece on PBS (NEW)
J.L. Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
The Comey Rule mini-series on Showtime (DEBUT – Night 1 of 2)
Coal Miner’s Daughter movie on CMT
Slumdog Millionaire movie on HBO 2
9:45 PM:
Brittania on EPIX (NEW)
9:59 PM:
The Princess and the Frog (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Reair)
10:05 PM:
Kate & Leopold movie on TMC
10:30 PM:
Brittania on EPIX (Encore)
10:45 PM:
Black Panther movie on TNT
Enjoy!
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On September 30, the Netflix film, based on the 1968 play by Mart Crowley, The Boys in the Band, will debut online.
A group of gay friends reunite to celebrate one of their birthdays. When the host’s potentially closeted college roommate shows up uninvited, the evening is thrown into turmoil.
The ensemble cast includes Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver and Tuc Watkins.
Here is a trailer for The Boys in the Band:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »
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:
5 PM:
The Equalizer movie on FX
5:30 PM:
Ant-Man movie on TNT
6 PM:
Hope Floats movie on CMT
6:30 PM:
Doctor Strange movie on Syfy
6:45 PM:
John Wick movie on IFC
7 PM:
Secret State on Ovation (NEW – Part 3 of 4)
All of My Heart movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Mystery 101: Dead Talk movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Moana (animated) movie on Freeform
Shooter movie on Paramount Network
Good Will Hunting movie on VICE
7:15 PM:
Britannia on EPIX (Encore)
7:50 PM:
New Year’s Eve movie on HBO 2
8 PM:
Just Wright movie on BET
Thor movie on EPIX
The Equalizer 2 movie on FX
Ant-Man and the Wasp movie on TNT
The Proposal movie on USA Network
9 PM:
Falling for Look Lodge movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Mystery 101: An Education in Murder movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Runaway Bride movie on CMT
9:30 PM:
Frozen (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
Avengers: Age of Ultron movie on Syfy
10:30 PM:
Ocean’s 8 movie on TNT
Enjoy!
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