Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new Netflix drama Stranger Things will debut online on July 15.
The 8-episode drama focuses on a young boy who vanishes into thin air and how friends, family, and local police search for answers. They are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl.
The cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour (Suicide Squad) and Matthew Modine (Proof).
Here is a trailer for Stranger Things:
Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, Video on July 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On July 13, the new 6-episode drama The A Word will debut on Sundance TV at 10 PM
The series follows 5-year-old Joe (Max Vento); Joe’s parents, Paul (Lee Ingleby) and Alison (Morven Christie from Grantchester), who struggle with parenting philosophies; his aunt and uncle, Nicola (Vinette Robinson from Sherlock) and Steve (Greg McHugh), who are working through unfaithfulness in their marriage; and his grandfather, Maurice (Chris Eccleston from Doctor Who), a recent widower and the owner of the family brewery.
Here is a trailer for The A Word.
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on July 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new 8-episode HBO limited series The Night Of will debut on July 10 at 9 PM.
The limited series will delve into the intricacies of a complex New York City murder case with cultural and political overtones, examining the police investigation, the legal proceedings, the criminal justice system and the feral purgatory of Rikers Island, where the accused await trial for felony crimes.
The cast includes John Turturro (O Brother, Where Art Thou), Paulo Costanzo (Royal Pains), Sofia Black-D’Elia (The Messengers) and Glenne Headly (The Joneses).
Here is a trailer for The Night Of.
Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On June 28, the new series Dead of Summer will debut on FreeForm at 9 PM.
Set in the late 1980s, school is out for the summer and a sun-drenched season of firsts beckons the counselors at Camp Stillwater, a seemingly idyllic Midwestern summer camp, including first loves, first kisses – and first kills. Stillwater’s dark, ancient mythology awakens, and what was supposed to be a summer of fun soon turns into one of unforgettable scares and evil at every turn.
The cast includes Elizabeth Lail (Once Upon a Time), Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Mark Indelicato (Ugly Betty) and Charles Mesure (The Magicians and V).
Here is a trailer for Dead of Summer:
Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, Video on June 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On June 22, the new CBS series American Gothic will debut at 10 PM.
The series is about a prominent Boston family reeling in the wake of the chilling discovery that someone in their midst is linked to an infamous string of murders. As shocking secrets from the past and present are revealed, their mounting suspicion and paranoia that one of them is a killer threatens to tear the family apart.
The cast includes Justin Chatwin (Shameless), Stephanie Leonidas (Defiance), Elliot Knight (Sinbad and Once Upon a Time), Anthony Starr (Banshee), Megan Ketch (Jane the Virgin) and Virginia Madsen (Sideways).
Here is a trailer for American Gothic:
Posted in New Shows, News, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On June 21 and June 22, the new OWN 13-episode series Greenleaf will air its two-night debut at 10 PM both nights
The series centers on the journey of estranged daughter and disillusioned preacher Grace Greenleaf (Merle Dandridge from The Night Shift and Star-Crossed), who has returned home after 20 years on the occasion of the mysterious death of her sister, Faith. As she re-enters the world of Calvary Fellowship World Ministries, the Memphis megachurch run by her powerful parents Bishop James Greenleaf (Keith David) and Lady Mae Greenleaf (Lynn Whitfield), it becomes evident that things are not as virtuous as they seem and that the family’s outward display of faith hides sin and misdeeds.
In a recurring role, Oprah Winfrey will play Grace’s aunt Mavis, a blues club owner, who reveals some shocking information about Grace’s uncle Mac (Gregory Alan Williams). Mavis is still estranged from the Greenleaf family and it starts to become evident that she intends to use Grace to sow the seeds of destruction.
Here is a trailer for Greenleaf:
Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, Video on June 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new USA Network drama Queen of the South will debut on June 21 at 10 PM.
Based on the global best-selling novel “La Reina Del Sur,” this series tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. In the process, she teams with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run.
The cast includes Peter Gadiot (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Matador) and Justina Machado (Devious Maids and Private Practice).
Here is a trailer for Queen of the South:
Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, Video on June 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new FreeForm series Guilt will debut on June 13 at 9 PM.
The definition of guilt is being responsible for wrongdoing or a crime. In the murder of Molly Ryan, many are guilty in different ways, but only one is truly guilty of her murder. When Natalie’s sister Grace (Daisy Head from When Calls the Heart movie) becomes the prime suspect in her roommate Molly’s murder and popular target for the press and in social media, Natalie leaves her life in Boston and heads to London to defend her.
With the help of an ethically questionable ex-pat lawyer Stan Gutterie (Billy Zane), Natalie starts to question how innocent her sister may really be as more ugly truths start to emerge.
The cast includes Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy and Merlin) and Kevin Ryan (Copper).
Here is a trailer for Guilt:
Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, Video on June 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Braindead is the new comic-thriller series to debut on CBS on June 13 at 10 PM.
The show is set in the world of Washington, D.C. politics that follows Laurel (Mary Elizabeth Winstead from Mercy Street), a young, fresh-faced Hill staffer who discovers two things: the government has stopped working, and bugs are eating the brains of Congress members and Hill staffers.
The cast includes Aaron Tveit (Graceland), Danny Pino (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), and Tony Shalhoub (Monk).
Here is a trailer for Braindead:
Posted in New Shows, News, Reminder, Television, Video on June 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On June 7, the new TNT drama Animal Kingdom will debut at 9 PM.
The series follows a 17-year-old boy, who, after the death of his mother, moves in with the Codys, a criminal family clan governed by matriarch Smurf (Ellen Barkin).
The cast includes Scott Speedman (Felicity) and Shawn Hatosy (Southland).
Here is a trailer for Animal Kingdom:
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