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On September 10, the Apple TV+ movie Come From Away will debut online.
The musical tells the true story of 7,000 people stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after all flights into the US are grounded on September 11, 2001.
This is a film adaptation of the Broadway hit musical featuring an ensemble cast that includes members of the original and current Broadway casts.
Here is a trailer for Come From Away:
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On September 6, the series finale of The CW drama The Republic of Sarah will air at 9 PM.
The Lifetime movie Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace will debut on September 6 at 8 PM. This latest made-for-TV movie will explore what really happened inside the palace that drove Prince Harry (Jordan Dean) and Meghan Markle (Sydney Morton) to leave everything behind in order to make a future for themselves and their son Archie.
On September 7, the 6th season of Queen Sugar will premiere at 8 PM on OWN.
The premiere of American Crime Story: Impeachment will air on FX on September 7 at 10 PM. This version of the anthology will unravel the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones (Annaleigh Ashford), Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein) and Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson) as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century. Clive Owen will play President Bill Clinton, Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton, Cobie Smulders as Ann Coulter, Mira Sorvino as Marcia Lewis, Margo Martindale as Lucianne Goldberg and Kathleen Turner as Susan Webber Wright.
On September 8, the Disney+ series Doogie Kameahola, M.D. (a reboot of sorts to Doogie Howser, M.D.) will debut online. Set in modern-day Hawaii, Lahela Kamealoha (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) is a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager. Her parents are played by Kathleen Rose Perkins and Jason Scott Lee.
The 90-minute season finale of Good Trouble will air on Freeform on September 8 at the special night of 9:30 PM.
On September 9, the season finale of Heartland will air at 8 PM on UPtv followed by the return of the final season of 800 Words at 9 PM.
The new crime drama Kin will debut online on AMC+ on September 9. The series focuses on the lives of a small, but tight-knit fictional Dublin crime family, The Kinsellas, who are embroiled in a war against a powerful drug kingpin, Eamon Cunningham (Ciaran Hinds from Justice League and The Terror). A boy is killed and his family embark on a gangland war with an international cartel – a war that is impossible to win. It’s David and Goliath. The cast includes Aidan Gillen (Game ofThrones), Charlie Cox (Daredevil) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black and Outlander).
On September 10, the Apple TV+ movie Come From Away will debut online. The musical tells the true story of 7,000 people stranded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland after all flights into the US are grounded on September 11, 2001. This is a film adaptation of the Broadway hit musical featuring an ensemble cast that includes members of the original and current Broadway casts.
The Netflix feature film Kate will debut online on September 10. An assassin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Mercy Street), after learning that she has only 24 hours left to live after being poisoned, goes on a manhunt through the streets of Tokyo and befriends the young daughter (newcomer Miku Martineau) of a past target. The cast includes Woody Harrelson and Michiel Huisman.
Also on September 10, the sixth and final season of Lucifer will premiere on Netflix online today
The Hallmark Channel movie Roadhouse Romance will debut at 9 PM on September 11. Country music fan Callie (Lauren Alaina, American Idol runner-up in 2011) is determined to continue her late grandfather’s legacy. While TV director Luke (Tyler Hynes from the Hallmark Channel movies It Was Always You and Flip That Romance) is in town, he teaches her that sometimes it’s best to look forward instead of back.
On September 12, the UPtv movie Love in Translation will debut at 7 PM. Linguistics Ph.D. student Julie Walters (Michelle Argyris from General Hospital) can speak almost every language you can imagine. She is a big believer that languages are best learned when doing fun activities like taking a painting class, hiking or visiting a Museum. Things turn upside down for Julie when handsome Dan (Corey Sevier from Cedar Cove and the Hallmark Channel movie Northern Lights of Christmas), the curator at the museum she dreams to work at, contacts her to get some French classes, and is all about doing it the fun way! As Julie and Dan get into all the fun activities that Julie usually plans for her students, sparks soon fly – could this be the perfect match?
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Redemption in Cherry Springs will debut on September 12 at 9 PM. After fallout from a story, reporter Melanie (Rochelle Aytes from Mistresses and S.W.A.T.) goes home to Cherry Springs for a break. When a friend disappears, she uses her skills to get to the truth, to the local detective’s (Keith Robinson from Dreamgirls) dismay. Frankie Faison also stars.
On September 12, the 5-episode limited series Scenes From a Marriage will debut on HBO at 9 PM. The series explores love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage, and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple. Mira (Jessica Chastain) is a confident, ambitious tech executive left unfulfilled by her marriage, and Jonathan (Oscar Isaac) is a cerebral and accommodating philosophy professor desperate to keep their relationship intact.
The new Showtime drama American Rust will debut on September 12 at 10 PM. In an economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, a complicated and compromised chief of police (Jeff Daniels) is forced to decide how far he’s willing to go when the son of the woman he loves (Maura Tierney) is accused of murder. A harrowing journey into the lives of a small town with big secrets, where people are driven by loyalty, love and desperation – and bad choices come far too easy. The cast includes Mark Pellegrino.
Lastly, also on September 12, the season finale of the PBS drama Guilt will air at 10 PM; while that same night, Fantasy Island will air an episode on FOX at 8:30 PM (a special night and time) on FOX and that night, too, the EPIX period piece drama Chapelwaite will move to its new timeslot of 9 PM.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 6, 2021| 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
NOTE: Happy Labor Day! Check out the all-day marathon of Harry Potter movies on E! Today. Als check your local listings for a marathon of episodes of Queen Sugar on OWN.
5:30 PM:
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal movie on Lifetime (Reair)
6 PM:
Star Trek (2009) movie on BBC America
Kung Fu Panda 3 (animated) movie on FX
6:30 PM:
Toy Story 3 (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Godfather of Harlem on EPIX (Encore)
Her Pen Pal movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
7:15 PM:
The Equalizer movie on TNT
7:30 PM:
Back to the Future movie on AMC
8 PM:
Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace movie on Lifetime (DEBUT)
Godfather of Harlem on EPIX (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
The Secret Life of Pets (animated) movie on FX
1917 movie on TMC
9 PM:
The Republic of Sarah on The CW (NEW – Series Finale)
High Flying Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Godfather of Harlem on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Toy Story 4 (animated) movie on Freeform
The Patriot movie on Sundance TV
10 PM:
Titans on TNT (NEW)
Domina on EPIX (Encore)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair)
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (animated) movie on FX
10:02 PM:
Heels on Starz (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on September 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWAL/CANCELLATIONS
The John Stamos Disney+ series Big Shot was renewed for a second season. (TV Line)
The CW has pulled the plug on the new drama The Republic of Sarah before its first season has finished its debut season. The September 6 finale will serve as the series finale. (TV Line)
SERIES PICK-UP NEWS
The CW has given a series order to the Nancy Drew spin-off Tom Swift that will focus on the billionaire inventor (played by Tian Richards), who was introduced in an episode of Nancy Drew that aired in May. (TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
The series The Girls on the Bus, based on the best-selling book “Chasing Hillary” by Amy Chozick from Julie Plec and Greg Berlanti, which is in development, has moved from Netflix to The CW. The story chronicles four female journalists who follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way. (The Hollywood Reporter and Variety)
It looks like the groundbreaking family drama Life Goes On could be getting a revival with original cast members Kellie Martin and Chad Lowe in tow. The series will be shopped to the networks and streamer soon, and if picked up would revisit Martin’s grown-up Becca, who is now a doctor, as she returns to her hometown and reconnects with her family. (TV Line and Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
It looks like Jungle Cruise 2 is going to happen with original stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt set to return. (The Hollywood Reporter and Bleeding Cool)
Judith Light will star alongside Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) and Ralph Fiennes in the upcoming box office dark comedy The Menu that will follow a young couple who travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu — and some shocking surprises. The cast also includes Nicholas Hoult, John Leguizamo and Janet McTeer. (Variety)
Killing Eve alum and current Free Guy co-star Jodie Comer will star in the upcoming Ridley Scott box office film Kitbag. Comer will play Josephine opposite Joaquin Phoenix, who will play Napoleon Bonaparte in the historical drama about the military leader and emperor. (Variety)
MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE NEWS
Jane Krakowski has joined the cast of the upcoming NBC event Annie Live! She will play Lily St. Regis. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
J. August Richards (Angel) will star in the small screen adaptation of Vampire Academy based on the paranormal romance novels by Richelle Mead. The show comes from executive producer Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies) and her long-time collaborator Marguerite MacIntyre. The show will also include a bevy of fresh faces. (TV Line)
Bridget Regan (Agent Carter and The Last Ship) will have a recurring role in season 3 of Batwoman, playing Poison Ivy, a.k.a Pamela Isley, a former botany student of Gotham University. (Variety)
Emily VanCamp is leaving the FOX medical drama The Resident ahead of its season 5 premiere; and while the circumstances behind her leaving the series have not been made clear, VanCamp and real-life husband Josh Bowman recently had a baby. (TV Line)
Dave Annable (Brothers and Sisters) will appear in the 2nd season of Walker in the recurring role of Dan Miller, the wife of Denise Davidson, the rival family of the Walker family. (Deadline)
Annie Wersching (24, Timeless and Runaways) will recur in the second season of Star Trek: Picard, playing the Borg Queen. (TV Line)
Kate Walsh will be reprising her role of Addison Forbes Montgomery in multiple episodes of the upcoming 18th season of Grey’s Anatomy. (TV Line)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will find two series regulars gone in the season 23 premiere. Jamie Gray Hyder and Demore Barnes will be departing as detective Kat Tamin and deputy chief Christian Garland respectively. (TV Line and Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Uncategorized on September 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The new crime drama Kin will debut online on AMC+ on September 9.
The series focuses on the lives of a small, but tight-knit fictional Dublin crime family, The Kinsellas, who are embroiled in a war against a powerful drug kingpin, Eamon Cunningham (Ciaran Hinds from Justice League and The Terror). A boy is killed and his family embark on a gangland war with an international cartel – a war that is impossible to win. It’s David and Goliath.
The cast includes Aidan Gillen (Game ofThrones), Charlie Cox (Daredevil) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black and Outlander).
Here is a trailer for Kin:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 5, 2021| 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:
Soul Surfer movie on CMT
5:50 PM:
Sing (animated) movie on FM
6 PM:
Winter in Vail movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Back to the Future movie on BBC America
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie on Cartoon Network
The Lost Boys movie on Sundance TV
6:30 PM:
Captain Marvel movie on TNT
6:48 PM:
A League of Their Own movie on Encore
7 PM:
A Vineyard Romance movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie on E!
Fried Green Tomatoes movie on POP
7:20 PM:
Despicable Me 2 (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Chesapeake Shores on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
Chapelwaite on EPIX (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Tombstone movie on Syfy
8:30 PM:
Back to the Future Part II movie on BBC America
9 PM:
Chapelwaite on EPIX (Encore)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Very, Very Valentine movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Beach House movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
9:02 PM:
Heels on Starz (NEW)
9:30 PM:
Zootopia (animated) movie on Freeform
10 PM:
We Were Soldiers movie on EPIX
10:30 PM:
The Lost Boys movie on Sundance TV
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on September 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Last night’s primetime line-up on the major networks was filled with wrestling, reality, repeats and news along with new episodes from two Friday night dramas.
Here is how those two Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
Burden of Truth (The CW) [NEW] – 499,000 viewers
9 PM Show:
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 362,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on September 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
On September 8, the Disney+ series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (a reboot of sorts to Doogie Howser, M.D.) will debut online.
Set in modern-day Hawaii, Lahela Kamealoha (Peyton Elizabeth Lee from Andi Mack and the Disney movie Secret Society of Second Born Royals) is a 16-year-old prodigy juggling a budding medical career and life as a teenager.
Her parents are played by Kathleen Rose Perkins (Colony and Fresh Off the Boat) and Jason Scott Lee (box office movies Dragon and Mulan).
Here is a trailer for Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on September 4, 2021| 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:
Fast & Furious movie on A&E
6:30 PM:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie on E!
6:55 PM:
Shooter movie on TMC
7 PM:
Call the Midwife on PBS (Reair)
Hearts Down Under movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Kiss at Pine Lake movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
7:07 PM:
Top Gun movie on Encore
7:45 PM:
Despicable Me (animated) movie on Freeform
8 PM:
Heels on Starz (Encore)
Fast Five movie on A&E
The Avengers movie on EPIX
Thor: The Dark World movie on FX
Clueless movie on HBO 2
Ready Player One movie on TBS
8:30 PM:
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit movie on Syfy
9 PM:
Journey of My Heart movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Love Takes Flight movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
9:05 PM:
Peter Rabbit movie on FXM
9:50 PM:
Despicable Me 2 (animated) movie on Freeform
10:10 PM:
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi movie on Showtime
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on September 3, 2021| Leave a Comment »
It was a night filled with college football, reality, repeats, a comedy and the CMA Summer Jam on the major networks last night along with new episodes from two Thursday night dramas.
Here is how those two Thursday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
Coroner (The CW) [NEW] – 403,000 viewers
9 PM Show:
The Outpost (The CW) [NEW] – 369,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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