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On May 23, the Apple TV+ feature film Fountain of Youth will debut online.
Two estranged siblings (Natalie Portman and John Krasinski) join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. Using historical clues, they embark on an epic quest filled with adventure. If successful, the mythical fountain could grant them immortality.
The cast includes Eiza Gonzalez, Stanley Tucci, Domhnall Gleeson, Carmen Ejogo and Laz Alonso.
Here is a trailer for Fountain of Youth:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On May 20, the new young adult drama Motorheads will debut online on Amazon Prime. This series is about first love, first heartbreak and turning the key in your first car. It’s set in a once-thriving rust-belt town that’s now searching for a glimmer of hope; it’s an adrenaline-filled story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school. The cast includes Matt Lanter, Michael Cimino, Nathalie Kelley, Ryan Phillippe, Uriah Shelton, Drake Rodger and Mia Healey [among others].
The season finale of FBI will air on CBS on May 20 at 8 PM followed by the series finale of FBI: International at 9 PM and then the series finale of FBI: Most Wanted at 10 PM.
On May 21. the second season premiere of Nine Perfect Strangers will air online on Hulu while on that same day, the finales of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will all air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively.
On May 22, the finale of Black Snow will air online on AMC+ while on that same day, the first two episodes of the fourth and final season of the Canadian medical drama Transplant will premiere on NBC at 8 PM.
The new dark comedy limited series Sirens will debut online on Netflix on May 22. Devon (Meghann Fahy) thinks her sister Simone (Milly Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish beach estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class. The cast includes Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Felix Solis and Bill Camp.
On May 23, the Apple TV+ feature film Fountain of Youth will debut online. Two estranged siblings (Natalie Portman and John Krasinski) join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. Using historical clues, they embark on an epic quest filled with adventure. If successful, the mythical fountain could grant them immortality. The cast includes Eiza Gonzalez, Stanley Tucci, Domhnall Gleeson, Carmen Ejogo and Laz Alonso.
The original rom-com movie Worth the Wait will debut online on Tubi on May 23. The lives of multiple Asian-American strangers fatefully intertwine as they navigate budding love, confront profound loss and encounter old flames. The movie stars Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), Ross Butler (Riverdale and Love in Taipei), Elodie Yung (The Cleaning Lady), Sung Kang (Fast & Furious franchise) and Andrew Koji (Black Doves).
On May 24, the movie Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway will make its linear debut on Hallmark Channel at 8 PM. The movie originally aired on Hallmark+ on September 19, 2024.
The two-night debut of The Librarians: The Next Chapter will air on TNT on May 25 at 11 PM after the NBA Basketball playoffs coverage. The reboot of the popular series centers on Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan), a “Librarian” from the past who time traveled from 1847 and now finds himself stuck in the present. When Vikram returns to his castle in Belgrade, Serbia and discovers that it is now a museum, he inadvertently releases magic across the continent. With the help of a new team of eclectic heroes, including a savant in world history (Bluey Robinson), a scientific genius (Olivia Morris) and a highly skilled Guardian (Jessica Green), Vikram has only six months to clean up the mess he made. Original series star Christian Kane will reprise his role of Jacob Stone. The second part of the two-night debut will air on TNT at 10 PM on May 26.
On May 25, the UPtv movie A Bestselling Kind of Love will debut at 7 PM. Sophie Wood (Ashley Newbrough) is thrilled when her first novel soars to the top of the bestsellers list but is terrified of speaking in front of crowds to promote it. Her agent hires Daniel (Jason Diaz), a public speaking coach, to help her overcome her fears.
Lastly, the finale of The Last of Us will air on HBO on May 25 at 9 PM.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 19, 2025| 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:
Out of Africa movie on TCM
5:30 PM:
Footloose (original) movie on AMC
5:50 PM:
Where the Crawdads Sing movie on HBO
Terminator: Dark Fate movie on Showtime
6 PM:
Falling for Vermont movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Crossword Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
6:25 PM:
Flashdance movie on MGM+
6:30 PM:
The Da Vinci Code movie on Syfy
7 PM:
A Knight’s Tale movie on BBC America
Justice League movie on TNT
8 PM:
MobLand on Showtime (NEW)
Wild Cards on CW (Encore)
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
Godfather of Harlem on MGM+ (Encore)
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Breakfast Club movie on AMC
The Color Purple (2023) movie on Cinemax
8:50 PM:
Hotel Cocaine on MGM+ (Encore)
9 PM:
The Last of Us on HBO 2 (Encore)
The Chi on Showtime (Encore)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Family Law on CW (Reair)
An Unexpected Valentine movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
9:15 PM:
The Suicide Squad movie on TNT
9:30 PM:
Angels & Demons movie on Syfy
9:45 PM:
Hotel Cocaine on MGM+ (Encore)
10 PM:
Paradise on ABC (NEW)
Watson on CBS (Encore)
The Chi on Showtime 2 (Encore)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off movie on AMC
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on May 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
Starz has announced that Power Book III: Raising Kanan will end with its upcoming 5th season. The show’s 4th season finale just aired, by the way. (Variety)
Netflix has given its popular period piece drama Bridgerton a 5th AND 6th season renewals. The Diplomat has also been renewed for a 4th season. The new series Forever has been given a 2nd season renewal and the young adult series My Life With the Walter Boys will get a third season. (TV Line)
Amazon Prime has given its sci-fi series Fallout a 3rd season renewal, but the streaming service has pulled the plug on the Kevin Bacon-led action horror series The Bondsman after only one season. (Variety and TV Line)
SERIES ORDERS/PICK UP NOTES
FOX has given a greenlight to the drama series Memory of a Killer, which will star former Grey’s Anatomy hunk Patrick Dempsey in the lead role. The show, inspired by a Belgian film, will be a dramatic thriller about a hitman (Dempsey) who develops early onset Alzheimer’s. The show is set for the 2025-2026 TV season. (Variety)
The CW has acquired the US broadcast rights to the first two season of the Canadian drama Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent as part of its 2025-2026 TV season line-up. The show follows the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit’s detective duo, Detective Sergeants Henry Graff (Aden Young) and Frankie Bateman (Kathleen Munroe), as they investigate high-profile homicides in Canada’s largest metropolis. Their unique investigative skills are showcased through psychological tactics, with a heavy focus on the motives and actions of the criminals. These cases delve into the worlds of high finance, politics, real estate, media, and more. (Variety)
It seems like S.W.A.T. isn’t so dead after all. A spin-off series – S.W.A.T. EXILES (yep, it’s in all caps) – will find lead Shemar Moore back as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, being pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. It should be noted, though, that this spin-off has not yet been attached to a Stateside network or streaming service. (TV Line)
BOX OFFICE MOVIE NEWS
Alias alum Jennifer Garner is set to appear in the sci-fi drama flick Zygote, which is the working title right now. The movie will center on Parisa (Garner), an elite crisis negotiator who is sent 254 miles from Earth as a response to hostages on the International Space Station. Due to the unexpected nature of the expedition, Parisa quickly realizes this could be her final mission, as she is forced to confront the limits of her life’s work alongside her own mortality. (Deadline)
Taylor Sheridan, the creator of the Yellowstone franchise, will be teaming up with 1923 star Brandon Sklenar for the big screen movie F.A.S.T., a crime thriller about a former special forces commando who is tapped by drug enforcement officials to lead a black op strike team against CIA-protected drug dealers. (Variety)
More casting news for the next The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping movie have been announced. Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Elvis and Waves) will play Beetee (who was played by Jeffrey Wright in the mothership franchise). Maya Hawke (daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman) will play Wiress, who became the District 12 champion turned mentor. Ben Wang (the upcoming The Karate Kid: Legends star and the Disney+ short-lived series American Born Chinese) will play Wyatt Callow and Ralph Fiennes will play villainous President Coriolanus Snow. (Variety)
Luke Evans will star opposite Noomi Rapace in the action-thriller flick Traction that will be about a former U.S. soldier leading a humanitarian mission through war-torn Chechnya. Kate (Rapace), accompanied by her trusted Chechen ally Magomed, are forced to take on a cynical American war photographer (Evans), a schoolteacher and her injured student. Together, the group must navigate treacherous terrain and evade both Russian forces and guerrilla fighters. (Variety)
Kathryn Newton (Supernatural and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) and Lana Condor (To All the Boys franchise) will star together in the upcoming survival thriller Devil’s Mouth that follows college friends who, while on a trip to get to Thailand, get trapped in an underwater cave system with a bull shark. Old tensions and power struggles resurface as they fight to survive. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Minnie Driver is joining the 5th season of Emily in Paris, playing Princess Jane, a friend of Sylvie’s (series regular Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) who married into a royal family. (Variety)
Jude Law and Andrew Garfield will star in the Apple TV+ limited series that will focus on iconic magicians Siegfried & Roy with Law starring as Siegfried and Garfield as Roy. The series will focus on the wild ride relationship of two of the greatest showman-magicians in history who, along with their white tigers, are tasked with turning Sin City into a family-friendly destination. The duo push the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show. (Variety)
Amanda Arcuri (Watson) and Caroline Rhea (Sabrina the Teenage Witch) have joined the cast of the spin-off series Sheriff Country that will follow straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox (Morena Baccarin), the stepsister of Cal Fire’s division chief Sharon Leone (from the CBS series Fire Country) who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father (W. Earl Brown) and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter. Arcuri will play Skye, the aforementioned daughter while Rhea will play Gina, Sheriff Mickey’s assistant and the face of the Edgewater County Sheriff’s Office. (Deadline)
Ernie Hudson has joined the cast of the Blue Bloods spin-off Boston Blue, starring Donnie Wahlberg and Soneque Martin-Green. He will play Reverend Peters, the grandfather of Det. Lena Silver (Martin-Green). (Deadline)
Kelli Giddish is returning to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on a full-time basis, reprising her role of Amanda Rollins. (TV Line and Deadline)
The new slayer has been chosen for the potential Hulu reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that will feature original series star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Star Wars: Skeleton crew cast member Ryan Kiera Armstrong has landed the coveted role. (Deadline and TV Line)
Krysten Ritter will reprise her role of Jessica Jones in the second season of Daredevil: Born Again over on Disney+. (TV Line)
STREAMING MOVIE NEWS
Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones will star in the Netflix heist film Here comes the Flood that will tell the story of a bank guard plotting with a master thief to steal. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
[Photo Credit: Netflix]
Devon (Meghann Fahy) thinks her sister Simone (Milly Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish beach estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.
The cast includes Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Felix Solis and Bill Camp.
Here is a trailer for Sirens:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 18, 2025| 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 Patriot movie on BBC America
5:30 PM:
Captain America: The First Avenger movie on FX
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie on Syfy
6 PM:
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Aloha With Love movie on UPtv (Reair)
The Notebook movie on E!
Enough movie on Starz
6:30 PM:
Back to the Future movie on AMC
7 PM:
Love on the Danube: Love Song movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Black Adam movie on TNT
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol movie on MTV
7:15 PM:
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie on FXM
7:45 PM:
Terminator: Dark Fate movie on Showtime 2
8 PM:
Call the Midwife on PBS (NEW – Finale)
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Honeymoon, Honeymurder movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Yellowstone Romance movie on UPtv (Reair)
Captain America: Civil War movie on FX
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 movie on Syfy
8:30 PM:
Dances With Wolves movie on BBC America
9 PM:
Suits LA on NBC (NEW – Series Finale) (NBC has cancelled the show as of last week)
The Chicken Sisters on Hallmark Channel (NEW – Finale)
The Last of Us on HBO (NEW)
Godfather of Harlem on MGM+ (NEW)
Miss Austen on PBS (NEW – Two-Episode Finale)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
The Notebook movie on E!
Blue Beetle movie on TBS
9:30 PM:
Aquaman movie on TNT
10 PM:
The Equalizer on CBS (Encore)
Godfather of Harlem on MGM+ (Encore)
Mobland on Showtime (Encore)
The Real West movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Back to You and Me movie on UPtv (Reair)
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation movie on MTV
Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On May 20, the new young adult drama Motorheads will debut online on Amazon Prime.
This series is about first love, first heartbreak and turning the key in your first car. It’s set in a once-thriving rust-belt town that’s now searching for a glimmer of hope; it’s an adrenaline-filled story of a group of outsiders who form an unlikely friendship over a mutual love of street racing while navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school.
The cast includes Matt Lanter, Michael Cimino, Nathalie Kelley, Ryan Phillippe, Uriah Shelton, Drake Rodger and Mia Healey [among others].
Here is a trailer for Motorheads:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 17, 2025| 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 Pelican Brief movie on POP
5:15 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on TNT
6 PM:
The Story of Us movie on Hallmark Channel
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie on Syfy
6:20 PM:
Unstoppable movie on Cinemax
6:30 PM:
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Showtime (Encore)
Top Gun: Maverick movie on Paramount Network
6:45 PM:
Erin Brockovich movie on Showtime
7 PM:
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
The Day After Tomorrow movie on AMC
Arthur the King movie on Encore
Black Panther movie on FX
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off movie on Sundance TV
7:30 PM:
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Showtime (Encore)
John Wick: Chapter 4 movie on E!
8 PM:
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Encore)
The Last of Us on HBO 2 (Encore)
Love on the Danube: Love Song movie on Hallmark Channel (Linear Debut on Network TV)
8:30 PM:
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Showtime (Encore)
9 PM:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie on Syfy
Ant-Man movie on Encore
Green Book movie on Showtime
9:15 PM:
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Showtime (Encore)
9:30 PM:
I Am Legend movie on AMC
Top Gun: Maverick movie on Paramount Network
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore) (original) movie on Sundance TV
10 PM:
Hats Off to Love movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Knight and Day movie on Cinemax
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie on FX
Black Adam movie on TNT
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 16, 2025| 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: The new drama Murderbot will debut online on Apple TV+ today while the new season of The Chi will premiere online on Paramount+ with Showtime.
5 PM:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone movie on Syfy
6 PM:
Christmas Cookies movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
John Wick: Chapter 2 movie on E!
The Princess Diaries movie on Freeform
6:10 PM:
The School of Rock movie on MGM+
7 PM:
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
Independence Day movie on AMC
The Notebook movie on Bravo
7:30 PM:
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
8 PM:
Grosse Pointe Garden Society on NBC (NEW – Finale)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (NEW – Finale)
The Jane Mysteries: Murder at Moseby movie on Hallmark Mystery (Encore)
Deck the Walls movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Avengers: Infinity War movie on TBS
8:30 PM:
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie on Freeform
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum movie on E!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie on Syfy
9 PM:
S.W.A.T. on CBS (NEW – Two-Hour Series Finale)
The Last of Us on HBO 2 (Encore)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
True Lies movie on FXM
Erin Brockovich movie on Showtime 2
9:45 PM:
Where the Crawdads Sing movie on HBO 2
10 PM:
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
Fire Country on CBS (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 15, 2025| 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: The new drama Duster will debut online on Max today while the third season of Skymed will premiere online on Paramount+. There will also be a marathon of episodes of Hudson & Rex on UPtv today.
5:30 PM:
My Cousin Vinny movie on AMC
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 movie on FX
6 PM:
Groundswell movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
A League of Their Own movie on BBC America
7 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on Encore
Fast & Furious movie on HBO
Point Break (original) movie on Showtime 2
7:15 PM:
Now You See Me 2 movie on Syfy
8 PM:
9-1-1 on ABC (NEW – Finale)
Law & Order on NBC (NEW – Finale)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan on Starz (Encore)
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Twister movie on AMC
The Shawshank Redemption movie on MGM+
Bridge of Spies movie on Showtime
8:15 PM:
The Last of Us on HBO 2 (Encore)
8:50 PM:
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes movie on Starz
9 PM:
Doctor Odyssey on ABC (NEW – Finale)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on NBC (NEW)
Avengers: Age of Ultron movie on Encore
10 PM:
Grey’s Anatomy on ABC (NEW – Finale)
Found on NBC (NEW – Series Finale) [Found was cancelled by NBC last week]
SurrealEstate on Syfy (NEW)
The Last of Us on HBO (Encore)
Crossword Mysteries movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
10:30 PM:
Patriots Day movie on Showtime
The Rock movie on MGM+
Enjoy!
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