Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 17, the 4-part limited series You Don’t Know Me will debut online on Netflix.
When all the evidence points towards his guilt, a man named Hero (Samuel Adewunmi) on trial for murder uses his closing argument to recount his love affair with a mysterious woman (newcomer Sophie Wilde).
Here is a trailer for You Don’t Know Me:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The new drama The Summer I Turned Pretty will also debut online on Amazon on June 17.
Based on the book by Jenna Han, this is a multi-generational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl Belly Conklin (newcomer Lola Tung) and two brothers (Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, played by newcomer Christopher Briney and Walker alum Gavin Casalegno respectively).
The cast includes Colin Ferguson (Eureka), Rachel Blanchard (You Me Her) and Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do).
Here is a trailer for The Summer I Turned Pretty:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 16, the new FX drama The Old Man will debut at 10 PM.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, the series stars Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase, who absconded from the CIA decades ago and has been living off the grid since. When an assassin arrives and tries to take Chase out, the old operative learns that to ensure his future he now must reconcile his past.
The cast includes John Lithgow, Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy) and Alia Shawkat (Search Party).
Here is a trailer for The Old Man:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 12, the new drama Becoming Elizabeth will debut on Starz at 9:04 PM.
Long before she ascended the throne, young Elizabeth Tudor (German actress Alicia von Rittberg from Genius: Einstein) was an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court.
Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife and Partners in Crime), Romola Garai (The Hour and Emma) and Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey and Knightfall) co-star.
Here is a trailer for Becoming Elizabeth:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The new drama Dark Winds will debut on AMC at 9 PM as well as online on AMC+ on June 12.
Set in 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley, the series follows Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon from Westworld and Fargo) of the Tribal Police as he is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon from Roswell, New Mexico).
Jessica Matten (Burden of Truth and Frontier), Noah Emmerich (The Americans) and Rainn Wilson (The Office) co-star.
Here is a trailer for Dark Winds:
Posted in Breaking News, New Shows, News, Television on June 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
FOX has finally released their proposed fall schedule, along with premiere dates. The schedule to that follows includes the shows that have been picked up and new shows that will debut in the fall, as well as what will air mid-season.
As usual, I will primarily be focusing on the returning and new dramas.
The expected fall line-up for FOX is as follows: (please note this schedule could change):
SUNDAY [Starting September 11]
8 pm Monarch [NEW] (Series Premiere) [After NFL Double-Header]
This series is a Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first family of country music. The Romans are headed by the insanely talented, but tough as nails Queen of Country Music Dottie Cantrell Roman (Susan Sarandon). Along with her beloved husband, Albie (country artist Trace Atkins), Dottie has created a country music dynasty. But even though the Roman name is synonymous with authenticity, the very foundation of their success is a lie. And when their reign as country royalty is put in jeopardy, heir to the crown Nicolette “Nicky” Roman (Anna Friel from Pushing Daisies) will stop at nothing to protect her family’s legacy, while ensuring her own quest for stardom. The cast includes Josh Sasse (Galavant and the Hallmark Channel movie Her Pen Pal).
MONDAY [Starting September 19]
8 PM – 9-1-1
9 PM – The Cleaning Lady
TUESDAY [Starting September 20]
8 pm The Resident
9 pm Monarch (Regular Time Slot Premiere)
WEDNESDAY [Starting September 21]
8 PM – The Masked Singer
9 PM – LEGO Masters
THURSDAY [Starting September 29]
8 PM – Hell’s Kitchen
9 PM – Welcome to Flatch (New Timeslot)
9:30 PM – Call Me Kat (New Timeslot)
FRIDAY
8 PM – Friday Night SmackDown
SUNDAY [Starting September 25]
8 PM – The Simpsons
8:30 PM – The Great North
9 PM – Bob’s Burgers
9:30 PM – Family Guy
The dramas Fantasy Island and 9-1-1: Lone Star will be held back until mid-season along with the new dramas Accused and Alert.
NOTE: Fantasy Island was to air this summer, and then it was bumped to the fall and now it’s been moved to mid-season of 2023.
Accused – The anthology drama opens in a courtroom with a defendant being accused of a crime, then backtracks to reveal how these people got caught up in the extraordinary situations in which they find themselves. Each season will focus on a different crime. The actors who will be seen in the show include Michael Chiklis, Jill Hennessy, Whitney Cummings, Abigail Breslin, Aisha Dee, Oakes Fegley and Robert Wisdom
Alert – This is a character-driven police procedural about the LAMPU — the Los Angeles Police Department’s missing person’s unit. When police officer Nikki Parker’s son goes missing, she joins the LAPD’s Missing Person’s Unit to help other people find their loved ones, even as she searches for her own. Six years later, her world is turned upside-down when her ex-husband, Devon Zoellner, shows up with a proof-of-life photo of their missing boy. Or is it? The cast has yet to be announced.
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The reboot of Queer as Folk will debut on Peacock online on June 9.
This is a vibrant reimagining of the groundbreaking British series that explores a diverse group of friends in New Orleans whose lives are transformed in the aftermath of a tragedy.
The cast includes Jesse James Keitel (Big Sky), Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets), Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) and Ed Begley, Jr.
Here is a trailer for Queer as Folk:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 4, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On June 8, the Disney+ drama Ms. Marvel will debut online.
Newcomer Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City, who is an avid gamer, a voracious fan-fiction scribe and a superhero mega fan with an oversized imagination – particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. She feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home; that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to.
Here is a trailer for Ms. Marvel:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On May 31, The CW drama Tom Swift will debut at 9 PM.
As an exceptionally brilliant inventor with unlimited resources and unimaginable wealth, the devilishly charming Tom Swift (Tian Richards) [the character that was originally introduced in season two of Nancy Drew] is a man who many men would kill to be, or be with – a man with the world in the palm of his hand. But that world gets shaken to its core after the shocking disappearance of his father, thrusting Tom into a breathtaking adventure full of mysterious conspiracies and unexplained phenomena.
The cast includes Ashleigh Murray, April Parker Jones and the voice of LeVar Burton.
Here is a trailer for Tom Swift:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The limited series FX’s Pistols will debut on Hulu online on May 31.
The 6-episode limited series focuses on the rock ‘n’ roll revolution that centers around the Sex Pistols. Toby Wallace will star as Steve Jones, founding member and guitarist and is based on his memoir.
Other cast members include Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm McLaren and Talulah Riley as Vivienne Westwood.
Here is a trailer for FX’s Pistols:
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