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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 drama Citadel: Diana will debut online on Amazon Prime while the 4th season of Outer Banks will premiere online on Netflix. Also, the new movie Girl Haunts Boy will debut online on Netflix while the new thriller series Teacup will debut online on Peacock. Lastly, the new movie A Man’s Promise will debut online on Passionflix.

5:30 PM:
Ant-Man and the Wasp movie on TNT

5:50 PM:
Terminator Genisys movie on MGM+

7 PM:
The Perfect Catch movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas Tree Lane movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Avengers movie on FX
Taken 2 movie on FXM

8 PM:
9-1-1 on ABC (NEW)
Law & Order on NBC (NEW)
The Penguin on HBO 2 (Encore)
Hudson & Rex on UPtv (Encore)
The Bourne Identity movie on MGM+
Top Gun movie on Paramount Network
Ghost movie on TMC
Twister movie on TNT
Olympus Has Fallen movie on USA Network

9 PM:
Doctor Odyssey on ABC (NEW)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC (NEW)
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)
Sweet Autumn movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Christmas on My Mind movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Dances With Wolves movie on BBC America
Taken 3 movie on FXM

10 PM:
Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (NEW)
Found on NBC (NEW)
The Old Man on FX (NEW)
Elsbeth on CBS (Encore)
The Bourne Supremacy movie on MGM+
The Mummy (1999) movie on TNT

10:30 PM:
Angel Has Fallen movie on USA Network

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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 finale of Slow Horses will air online on Apple TV+ while the Spanish-language drama La Maquina will debut online on Hulu.

6:05 PM:
San Andreas movie on Cinemax

7 PM:
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)
Under the Autumn Moon movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Dead Over Heels movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)

7:30 PM:
Deadpool 2 movie on FX

8 PM:
Chicago Med on NBC (NEW)
Sullivan’s Crossing on CW (NEW)
The Penguin on HBO 2 (Encore)
Red Dawn (original) movie on Cinemax
IF (2024) movie on MGM+
Top Gun: Maverick movie on Paramount Network

9 PM:
Chicago Fire on NBC (NEW)
Joan on CW (NEW)
Autumn at Apple Hill movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Outlander on Starz (Reair)
Curious Caterer Mysteries: Dying for Chocolate movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)

10 PM:
Chicago P.D. on NBC (NEW)
Outlander on Starz (Reair)

10:45 PM:
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)

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On October 12, the Hallmark Channel movie Haunted Wedding will debut at 8 PM.

The wedding between ghost hunters Jane and Brian at a haunted inn is disrupted by Angelique — a ghost who mistakes Brian for her own dead fiancé.

The movie stars Janel Parrish and Dominic Sherwood.

Here is a trailer for Haunted Wedding:

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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:

5:15 PM:
Thor: Ragnarok movie on TNT

6:50 PM:
Sherlock Holmes movie on HBO

7 PM:
The Heiress and the Handyman movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Mystery 101: Killer Timing movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Plane movie on Encore
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings movie on FX

8 PM:
Accused on FOX (NEW – Season Premiere)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie on TNT

8:55 PM:
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)

9 PM:
Murder In a Small Town on FOX (NEW)
Matlock on CBS (Encore)
Autumn Dreams movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Mystery 101: Deadly History movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)

10 PM:
High Potential on ABC (NEW)
The Irrational on NBC (NEW – Season Premiere)

10:30 PM:
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)

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On October 11, the Hallmark Mystery movie Curious Caterer Mysteries: Forbidden Fruit will debut at 9 PM.

Goldy (Nikki DeLoach) and Tom (Andrew Walker) take the next step in their romantic relationship, but their first date is interrupted when they witness the murder of a rock star.

Here is a trailer for Curious Caterer Mysteries: Forbidden Fruit:

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On October 11, the new limited series Disclaimer will debut online on Apple TV+.

This gripping psychological thriller stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline and is based on the best-selling novel by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets.

As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband, Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen), and their son, Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee).

The ensemble cast includes Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George and Hoyeon.

Here is a trailer for Disclaimer:

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The Netflix rom-com Lonely Planet will debut online on October 11.

A reclusive novelist (Laura Dern) arrives at a writer’s retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer’s block. While there, she meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth) — what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.

Here is a trailer for Lonely Planet:

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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:

On October 7, the two-episode premiere of the 4th and final season of Superman & Lois will air on CW starting at 8 PM.

The second season of the FOX anthology series Accused will premiere on October 8 at 8 PM followed by a new episode of the new drama Murder In a Small Town in its regular timeslot of 9 PM tonight.

Also on October 8, the second season of the NBC drama The Irrational will premiere at 10 PM.

The season finale of Slow Horses will air online on Apple TV+ on October 9.

On October 9, the new limited series La Maquina will debut online on Hulu. After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna (Gael García Bernal) is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan (Diego Luna) is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. While struggling to mount a comeback, Esteban must also juggle his own personal demons and protect his family, including his ex-wife Irasema (Eiza González), a journalist who finds herself on a collision course with the dark side of the boxing world.

The spin-off series Citadel: Diana will debut online on Amazon Prime on October 10. Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate, Manticore. Since then, Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), an undercover Citadel agent, is alone, trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in Manticore. When she finally sees a way out and the chance to disappear forever, the only way to do so is trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani (Lorenzo Cervasio), the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the head of the Italian organization, Ettore Zani (Maurizio Lombardi), who’s vying for leadership against the other European families.

Also on October 10, the season finale of the Peacock series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist will air online while on that same day the fourth season of Outer Banks will premiere online on Netflix. Also on October 10, the new drama These Stones will air online on UP Faith & Family.

The new horror-thriller series Teacup will debut online on Peacock on October 10. Inspired by the New York Times best-selling novel by Robert McCammon, the series will follow a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. The cast includes Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer and Kathy Baker (among others).

Also on October 10, the Passionflix new movie A Man’s Promise will debut online. This is the sequel to the movie A Brother’s Honor, which is based on the book series by Brenda Jackson.

The limited series Sweetpea will debut on Starz on October 10 at 8 PM. The six-part series stars Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis, a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder. At its core, the series is about a woman finally finding her voice, told through a uniquely dark and comedic lens.

On October 10, the movie Girl Haunts Boy will debut online on Netflix. Peyton List stars as Bea, a 17-year-old girl with a deadly secret. Michael Cimino plays Cole, who moves with his mother to a new house after the death of his father. The movie follows these two as they get to know each other, including Bea’s secret. She’s a ghost from the 1920s who is trapped in the present day. While she is a ghost, she is also still a teenage girl, and that means chasing adventures and having fun. How do you do that when you’re dead, though? Bea has haunted this house since the 1920s. It’s all thanks to a curse from an ancient ring. Never once did she fall in love, though, and she does when Cole moves into the house. Is there a way to undo the curse? That is a question that comes up, but then that means bringing the love story to an end. Does Cole really want that to happen? What about Bea, who has found love but with someone in the land of the living?

The Hallmark+ movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner will debut online on October 10. When a student from Aurora’s (Skyler Samuels) true crime literature class is found murdered outside the diner where she works, Aurora takes it upon herself to figure out the real culprit. The movie also stars Evan Roderick, Marilu Henner, Steve Bacic and Kavan Smith.

On October 11, the Netflix rom-com Lonely Planet will debut online. A reclusive novelist (Laura Dern) arrives at a writer’s retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer’s block. While there, she meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth) — what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.

The new limited series Disclaimer will debut online on Apple TV+ on October 11. This gripping psychological thriller stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline and is based on the best-selling novel by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband, Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen), and their son, Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The ensemble cast includes Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George and Hoyeon.

On October 11, the second season premiere of the Hulu drama Spellbound will air online.

The Hallmark Mystery movie Curious Caterer Mysteries: Forbidden Fruit will debut on October 11 at 9 PM. Goldy (Nikki DeLoach) and Tom (Andrew Walker) take the next step in their romantic relationship, but their first date is interrupted when they witness the murder of a rock star.

The Hallmark Channel movie Haunted Wedding will debut at 8 PM on October 12. The wedding between ghost hunters Jane and Brian at a haunted inn is disrupted by Angelique — a ghost who mistakes Brian for her own dead fiancé. The movie stars Janel Parrish and Dominic Sherwood.

Lastly on October 13, the second season premiere of Tracker will air on CBS at 8 PM tonight.

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:

5:30 PM:
Black Panther movie on TNT

6:45 PM:
Tombstone movie on FXM

6:55 PM:
The Penguin on HBO 2 (Encore)

7 PM:
Blind Date Book Club movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Martha Vineyard’s Mysteries: Ships in the Night movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)

7:30 PM:
Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie on FX

8 PM:
Superman & Lois on CW (NEW – Two-Hour Season Premiere)
9-1-1: Lone Star on FOX (NEW)
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)
Thor: Ragnarok movie on TNT

8:50 PM:
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (Encore)

9 PM:
Rescue: Hi-Surf on FOX (NEW)
Branching Out movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries: Poisoned in Paradise movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) movie on HBO 2

9:30 PM:
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (Encore)

10 PM:
Brilliant Minds on NBC (NEW)
The Penguin on HBO (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)

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Hey All,

Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:

RENEWALS

MGM+ has given the western period piece drama Billy the Kid a third and final season renewal. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Apple TV+ has given the Colin Farrel-led drama Sugar a second season renewal. (TV Line)

OFFICIAL SERIES ORDER

Amazon Prime has given an official series order to a spin-off to Reacher, the series starring Alan Ritchson in the lead role. The spin-off will be centered around Maria Sten, played by Frances Neagley in both the 1st and 2nd season of Reacher. It will follow Neagley as a private investigator in Chicago. (TV Line)

The FX drama series The Sensitive Kind, that will star Ethan Hawke, has been ordered to series, but exact plot details are being kept under wraps other than the show being a Tulsa noir about a guy (Hawke) who knows too much. Among the cast members are Keith David, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tim Blake Nelson and Kyle Maclachan [among others]. (Variety)

FX has also given a series order to the drama The Beauty from uber-producer Ryan Murphy. Evan Peters, Ashton Kutcher and Anthony Ramos will star in a series being described as focusing on modern society and its obsession with outward beauty. (Variety)

SPIN-OFF NEWS

Looks like the 9-1-1 franchise is growing with Ryan Murphy confirming he has plans to expand with another spin-off. He and series co-creator Tim Minear are working on a new spin-off that they hope will air next fall, but no specific location has been announced yet. (Variety and TV Line)

TV CASTING NEWS

Elizabeth Henstridge (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD) has not only directed an episode of Superman & Lois in both seasons two and three, but she will now play a pivotal role in the show’s final season; that of Lex Luthor’s daughter. (ComicBook.com)

Trevor Donovan has joined the cast of When Hope Calls, which will now air its second season on Great American Family (instead of Hallmark Channel). He will play Constable Jim Reynolds, an experienced Mountie who is known for his strong presence and skills in the field. (MSN)

CSI alum Matthew Gray Gubler has been cast in the upcoming CBS procedural Einstein, which is based on the German dramedy of the same name that focuses on Albert Einstein’s brilliant but directionless great-grandson Lew, who spends his days as a comfortably tenured professor until his bad boy antics land him in trouble with the law and he is pressed into service helping a local police detective solve her most puzzling cases. (TV Line)

Gossip girl alum Leighton Meester has joined the cast of the second season of The Buccaneers on Apple TV+. Details on what character she will be playing are being kept under wraps. (The Hollywood Reporter)

The Hallmark+ drama Ripple, which will explore how unexpectedly connected we are as human beings through the eyes and stories of its four main characters, has announced its lead cast members. Nate will be played by Pretty Little Liars alum Ian Harding; Walter will be played by veteran actor Frankie Faison; Kris will be played by British actress Julia Chand and Aria will be played by Sydney Agudong. (Deadline)

Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales, David Lyons and Tim Guinee will star in the upcoming Netflix limited drama series The Beast in Me. The tagline for the show is: Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly. Snow will play Nina, Nile’s spouse; Morales will play Shelley, Aggie’s ex-wife; Lyons will play FBI agent Brian Abbot and Guinee will play Wrecking Ball, an intimidating presence in Nile’s life. (Variety)

It looks like Meryl Streep has found her next TV role. She will star in the series adaptation of The Corrections based on the novel by Jonathan Franzen. No streaming service nor network is attached yet, but the series will be taken to market soon. The series will follow an elderly Midwestern couple who try to hold a Christmas reunion with their three adult children due to the father’s failing health. (Variety)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

John Boyega and Danielle Deadwyler will star as the late soul legend Otis Redding and his widow Zelma Redding respectively in the upcoming biopic Otis & Zelma. Redding’s burgeoning superstar career was tragically cut short when he died at the age of only 26 in a 1967 plane crash, leaving behind Zelma and three young children. (Variety)

Kirsten Dunst will star opposite Channing Tatum in the upcoming true crime film Roofman that is based on the remarkable story of Jeffrey Manchester, an eccentric and charming serial robber who broke into more than 60 McDonald’s overnight via their roofs, then emptied the cash register in the morning after herding staff into freezers. (Deadline)

Reacher star Alan Ritchson will appear in the box office adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks best-seller Counting Miracle that finds a former Ranger (Ritchson) returning to his small hometown with one mission: to find the father he never knew. While there he crosses paths with a doctor who is balancing her own life as a single mother of two and a reclusive old man with a mysterious past, leading to unexpected connections and a journey toward belonging. (Variety)

Fran Drescher will play the mother of Timothee Chalamet in the upcoming table tennis movie Marty Supreme that will follow Chalamet as a young ping pong pro. (Variety)

Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding and The Mandalorian) will join Glen Powell in the reboot of The Running Man, to be directed by Edgar Wright and based on the novel by Stephen King. (Deadline)

J.K. Simmons and Tony winner Nina Arianda will star in the magical realism dramedy 109 Billion Followers that will follow a film student (Olivia Simmons, the real-life daughter of J.K. Simmons) who makes a documentary about a homeless man (J.K. Simmons) who is convinced that he’s the Grim Reaper. Her cameraman and unlikely love interest (Jake Ryan) adds laughs and heart, while her broken but loving mother (Nina Arianda) adds drama and mess. (Variety)

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