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On August 7, the new six-episode half-hour comedic sci-fi series Demascus will debut online on Tubi.
A 33-year-old man (Okieriete Onaodowan from Hamilton and Station 19), on a mission of self-discovery and the burgeoning field of digital psychiatry that may be the key to defining his truest self.
The cast includes Martin Lawrence, Janet Hubert, Caleb Eberhardt and Shakira Ja’nail Paye.
Here is a trailer for Demascus:
Posted in Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, New Shows, Pictures, Spotlight, Television on July 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On the first day of San Diego Comic Con 2025, one of the first panels to be held was for the upcoming second season of the Disney+ series Percy Jackson & the Olympians that featured cast members Walker Scobell, who plays the lead character, Leah Sava Jeffries, who plays Annabeth Chase, Aryan Simhardi, who plays Grover Underwood, Charlie Bushnell, who plays Luke Castellan, Dior Goodjohn, who plays Clarisse La Rue and Daniel Diemer, who will play Tyson in the new season. Executive producers Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz and Craig Silverstein were also in attendance.
It was announced during this panel that season two will premiere on December 10 and a teaser trailer, offering a first look at the fan-favorite cyclops Tyson, was also shown.
Additionally, the show’s third season, which was ordered back in March, will feature demigods Nico di Angelo and his sister Bianca, children of Hades, who will be played by child actor Levi Chrisopulos and Olive Abercrombie (Outer Range and Mayfair Witches).
You can see the official trailer for Percy Jackson & the Olympians season 2 below:
Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias and Jo Koy [Photo Credit: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP]
Paul Feig and Rob Reiner [Photo Credit: Shor Masori]
Comedians Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and Jo Koy took to the stage in Hall H and you will find a great picture of the two to the left:
Also, legendary directors Rob Reiner and Paul Feig took to the stage and you will find a great picture of the two directly below:
Holland Roden, Erin Cahill, Heather Hemmens and Chyler Leigh attend the Fandom Party [Photo Credit: Getty Images]
Hallmark Stars [Photo Credit: TV Insider/Maarten de Boer]
For the first time, Hallmark hit up the convention stage, bringing the network’s stars B.J. Britt, Erin Cahill, Heather Hemmens, Holland Roden, Luke Macfarlane, Tyler Hynes and Will Kemp as well as fan-favorite Jonathan Bennett, via FaceTime, to the stage to talk about the projects they have starred in or will be part of soon.
They Hallmark Hallstars (as the panel was called) also talked about the Hallmark movies they would have loved to be a part.
It was also during this panel that the new, upcoming holiday movie Christmas in the Clouds – that will star Erin Krakow (star of the cable network’s long-running period piece series When Calls the Heart) and Tyler Hynes – was announced for the network’s upcoming Countdown to Christmas programming.
You can see two great pictures of the Hallmark Hallstars to the left and directly below:
The much-anticipated spin-off series NCIS: Tony & Ziva made its Comic Con debut with stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo taking the stage to share a new trailer and stories from the set of the new series, which will debut its first three episodes on Paramount+ on September 4.
The panel was moderated by NCIS alum Brian Dietzen (who plays Dr. Jimmy Palmer) and executive producer and showrunner John McNamara, who promised the show should appeal to both diehard fans and newbies.
According to de Pablo, the show is “an epic love story about two people going on a journey” while Weatherly shared, “it’s not a will they or won’t they, it’s a when will they.” [It should be noted that since the series will be airing on a streaming service instead of a major network, there will be more depicted than just a shared kiss between the two.]
Here is the new trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva:
Twisted Metal Cast [Photo Credit: Todd Williamson/Peacock]
The sci-fi thriller Twisted Metal from over on Peacock made an appearance at the convention with cast members Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Seanoa and Anthony Carrigan in attendance, and to the right you will find a great picture of them.
You can then watch the 11th anniversary of the Her Universe Fashion Show, which was heavily influenced by the box office movie Wicked, below:
Dafne Keen and Sophie Nelisse [Photo Credit: Jonny Marlow/Entertainment Weekly]
Then there was a special panel by Collider, the ultimate source for impactful entertainment news, that focused on the women of the Independent Film Company, which featured Dafne Keen from Logan, His Dark Materials, The Acolyte and Deadpool & Wolverine as well as Sophie Nelisse from The Book Thief and the TV series Yellowjackets, and to the right you will find a great picture of the two actresses, who have certainly grown up before our eyes.
Lastly, the classic 1985 movie Red Sonja is getting a remake, and the cast of the flick, including Matilda Lutz, Wallis Day, Robert Sheehan (from The Umbrella Academy) and Martyn Ford, along with producers Mark Canton and Luke Lieberman, were on hand at the convention, sitting down with the folks from over at Screen Rant for an interview.
You can see that interview below:
Day Two Overview of San Diego Comic Con 2025 coming shortly…
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 1, the new animated series Eyes of Wakanda will debut online on Disney+.
The new 4-part limited series follows the adventures of brave Wakandan warriors throughout history. In this globe-trotting adventure, the heroes must carry out dangerous missions to retrieve Vibranium artifacts from the enemies of Wakanda.
Voices will be provided by Winnie Harlow, Cress Williams, Patricia Belcher, Larry Herron, Adam Gold, Lynn Whitfield, Jacques Colimon, Jona Xiao, Isaac Robinson-Smith, Gary Anthony Williams, Zeke Alton, Steve Toussaint and Anika Noni Rose.
Here is a trailer for Eyes of Wakanda:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 1, the new period piece drama Chief of War will debut, airing its first two episodes, on Apple TV+.
This epic series, executive produced and written by Jason Momoa, who is also the star, is set amidst the backdrop of the islands of Hawai’i, based on true events, following warrior Ka’iana (Momoa) as he tries to unify the islands before Western colonization in the late 18th century.
The cast includes Temuera Morrison (who played Momoa’s father in the Aquaman movies) and Cliff Curtis [among others].
Here is a trailer for Chief of War:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 20, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new drama Code of Silence will debut online on Britbox on July 24.
The series focuses on Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis), a Deaf canteen worker who is struggling to make ends meet, juggling two jobs, while also doing her best to support her Deaf mom, Julie. It’s not long before Alison is pulled into a high-stakes police investigation (since one of her jobs is in a police canteen) when DS Ashleigh Francis (Charlotte Ritchie) asks that she use her lip-reading skills to monitor a dangerous criminal gang.
As her interpretation of their covert conversations becomes central to the investigation, Alison is plunged into an exhilarating new world. Her role quickly becomes key to unlocking the police case, but her feelings become complicated when she finds herself drawn to one of the suspects, Liam Barlow (Kieron Moore). Despite knowing the risks and growing threat to her personal life, Alison can’t let go.
Here is a trailer for Code of Silence:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new limited series Washington Black will debut online on Hulu on July 23.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, the series follows the 19th-century odyssey of George Washington “Wash” Black (Eddie Karanja as young Wash and Ernest Kingsley, Jr. as grown up Wash), an eleven-year-old boy born on a Barbados sugar plantation, whose prodigious scientific mind sets him on a path of unexpected destiny. When a harrowing incident forces Wash to flee, he is thrust into a globe-spanning adventure that challenges and reshapes his understanding of family, freedom and love. As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into.
The series includes Sterling K. Brown, Rupert Graves and Tom Ellis among its cast.
Here is a trailer for Washington Black:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The 6 episode British series Red Eye will debut online on Hulu on July 22.
Jing Lusi (Crazy Rich Asians) stars as London police officer DS Hana Li, who is escorting Dr. Matthew Nolan (Richard Armitage, The Hobbit franchise) back to Beijing where he has been accused of murder. However, on Flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.
The cast includes Lesley Sharp and Jemma Moore.
Here is a trailer for Red Eye:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 17, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On July 21, the new series The Hunting Wives will debut online on Netflix.
This 8-episode series was originally slated to debut on Starz, but was picked up by the streamer instead, focusing on Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) and her family’s move from the East Coast to deep East Texas, where she succumbs to socialite Margo Bank’s (Malin Akerman) irresistible charms – and finds her life consumed by obsession, seduction and murder.
The ensemble cast includes Katie Lowes, Chrissy Metz, Dermot Mulroney and Jaime Ray Newman.
Here is a trailer for The Hunting Wives:
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On July 17, the new limited series Untamed will debut online on Netflix.
This series is a character-driven mystery-thriller following Kyle Turner (Eric Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Turner on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past.
The cast includes Wilson Bethel, Sam Neill, Rosemarie DeWitt and Lily Santiago.
Here is a trailer for Untamed:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on July 9, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The first two episodes of the new drama The Institute will debut on MGM+ on July 13 at 9 PM.
The series follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.
The cast includes Mary-Louse Parker, Julian Richings and Martin Roach [among others].
Here is a trailer for The Institute:
