Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On March 30,the new Hulu drama The Path will premiere online.
The series follows a family at the center of a controversial cult as they struggle with relationships, faith and power.
The cast includes Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Hugh Dancy (Hannibal), Minka Kelly (Almost Human and Friday Night Lights), Rockmond Dunbar (Prison Break), Sarah Jones (Alcatraz) and Michelle Monaghan (Source Code).
Here is a trailer for The Path:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new ABC drama The Catch will debut on March 24 at 10 PM.
Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos from The Killing) is LA’s top private investigator, but when her fiancé (Peter Krause from Parenthood) cons her out of millions and disappears, Alice goes on a private mission for payback.
The cast includes Alimi Ballard (Numb3rs and CSI), Jacky Ido (Taxi Brooklyn) and Sonya Walger (Lost and FlashForward).
Here is a trailer for The Catch:
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on March 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On March 22, a special preview of the new series Heartbeat will air on NBC at 9 PM.
This medial series follows the professional and personal life of world-renowned heart transplant surgeon Dr. Alex Panttiere (Melissa George from Grey’s Anatomy and The Slap).
The cast includes Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Jamie Kennedy (Ghost Whisperer), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) and Shelley Conn (Terra Nova and The Lottery).
Here is a trailer for Heartbeat:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On March 9, the new WGN America series Underground will debut at 10 PM.
The period piece drama tells the story of revolutionaries of the Underground Railroad who use their ingenuity, power and perseverance to attempt the greatest escape in history despite the dire consequences that awaited them on the other side.
The large cast includes Aldis Hodge (Leverage and Turn), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Friday Night Lights and True Blood), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), Alano Miller (Jane the Virgin), Jessica De Gouw (Arrow and Dracula), Amirah Vann (Tracers and Girls), Marc Blucas (Necessary Roughness), Mykelti Williamson (Justified), Adina Porter (The 100), Theodus Crane (Christmas in Conway), Renwick Scott (Treme), Johnny Ray Gill (Rectify), Reed Diamond (Wayward Pines) and James Lafferty (One Tree Hill).
Here is a trailer for Underground:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 4, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new drama Of Kings and Prophets will debut on ABC on March 8 at 10 PM.
One thousand years before Christ, the first king of the Israelites, Saul, struggles to unify the 12 Israelite tribes and defend his fledgling nation against savage enemy attacks. The prophet Samuel relays a message from God to King Saul that he must destroy one of Israel’s ancient enemies. But when Saul defies that message, Samuel prophesies that the Lord will tear the kingdom of Israel from him and choose another in his place. In time, Saul comes to realize that his greatest threat will not come from his enemies, but from the shepherd, David.
The series stars Ray Winstone (The Departed), relative newcomer Olly Rix, Simone Kessell (Terra Nova), Jeanine Mason (Bunheads), Haaz Sleiman (Killing Jesus and Covert Affairs), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (The Originals) and Nathaniel Parker (Merlin) [among others].
Here is a trailer for Of Kings and Prophets:
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on March 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new A&E thriller Damien will debut on March 7 at 10 PM.
The series follows the adult life of Damien Thorn (Bradley James from Merlin), the mysterious child from the 1976 horror film “The Omen,” who has grown up seemingly unaware of the satanic forces around him. Haunted by his past, he must now come to terms with his true destiny: that he is the Antichrist.
The cast includes Barbara Hershey (Once Upon a Time), David Meunier (Justified), Megalyn Echikunwoke (The 4400 and The Following) and Omid Abtahi (Those Who Kill and Last Resort).
Here is a trailer for Damien:
Posted in New Shows, Reminder, Television, Video on February 29, 2016| Leave a Comment »
A special preview of the new ABC drama The Family will air on March 3 at 9 PM.
This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge: is he really who he says he is?
The cast includes Joan Allen (The Bourne franchise), Andrew McCarthy (the classic film Pretty in Pink), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Liam James (The Way Way Back), Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Rupert Graves (Sherlock), Floriana Lima (Allegiance and The Mob Doctor) and Margot Bingham (Boardwalk Empire).
Here is a trailer for The Family.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new Hulu 9-hour streaming series 11-22-63 will debut online on February 15.
High school history teacher Jake Epping (James Franco) travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy – but his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, falling in love and the past itself, which doesn’t want to be changed.
The cast includes film star Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel (the Transformers franchise), T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Cherry Jones (24 and Transparent) and Sarah Gadon (Dracula Untold) [among others].
Here is the trailer for 11-22-63:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
On January 25, the new drama Recovery Road will debut on FreeForm (formerly ABC Family) at 9 PM.
Based on the popular young adult novel by Blake Nelson, the series focuses on a teenage girl dealing with addiction. Maddie (newcomer Jessica Sula) has a reputation as a party girl who doesn’t think she has a problem, until she’s confronted one day by her school guidance counselor and is forced to choose between expulsion and rehab. Maddie makes the difficult decision to live with other recovering addicts at a sober living facility while facing the daily pressures of her teenage life.
The cast includes Kyla Pratt (Dr. Doolittle movies) and Sharon Leal (Hellcats and the movie Dreamgirls).
Here is a trailer for Recovery Road:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The new Syfy drama The Magicians will air two back-to-back episode on January 25 at 9 PM.
The series centers on Quentin (Jason Ralph from Aquarius and Manhattan), a brilliant grad student chosen to attend Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, a secret upstate New York university specializing in magic. He and his 20-something friends soon discover that the magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real – and poses grave danger to humanity.
The cast includes Stella Maeve (Chicago P.D.), Arjun Gupta (How to Get Away With Murder), Olivia Taylor Dudley (Chernobyl Diaries), Hale Applebaum (Teeth) and Summer Bishil (The Last Airbender).
Here is a trailer for The Magicians:
